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reádness

(n.)
Grammar
reádness, e; f.
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Redness Reádnyss rubor, Ælfc. Gr. 9, 21; Som. 10, 28. Seó reádnes ðære rósan, Blickl. Homl. 7, 29. Seó reádnes ðæs swyles rubor tumoris, Bd. 4, 19; S. 589, 31. Reádnysse ostro, purpura, vermiculo, Hpt. Gl. 503, 49 : 522, 6

ge-bedda

Grammar
ge-bedda, <b>; I.</b>
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add: (1 a) of a husband Ǽlc wíf ðe cild gebǽre ... sceolde forhabban ... fram hire gebeddan, Hml. Th. i. 134, 20. add Hafað him þrý gebeddan, ꝥ is greót and molde and wyrmas, Verc. Först. 92, 9. Cf. ge-resta

stuntlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
stuntlíce, adv.
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Ælfc. Gr. 48; Zup. 279, 11

tæppere

(n.)
Grammar
tæppere, es; m.

One who sells wine, a tavern-keeper

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Tæppere caupo, 74, 17: Ælfc. Gr. 9, 3; Zup. 36, 13: Scint. 226, 10

un-weód

(n.)
Grammar
un-weód, es; n.

A noxious weed

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Man sceal ǽlc unriht mid rihte bétan and unweód áweódian and gód sǽd árǽran, 73, 2

Linked entry: weód

bítel

(n.)
Grammar
bítel, es; m.

A beetle ⬩ hammer

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A beetle, hammer Nán monn ne gehiérde æxe hlem ne biétles suég absque mallei sonitu, Past. 253, 17. Hé sceal habban æcse, . . . býtel, Angl. ix. 263, 7. Þá blacan bétlas nigro colore (the noun is unglossed), Wrt. Voc. ii. 61. 58

féging

a joining ⬩ composition

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Ælfc. Gr. Z. 88, 3: 266, 11

hlǽn-nes

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Hungor esuries, hlǽnnys macies, Ælfc. Gr. Z. 82, 15: Wrt. Voc. ii. 56, 2: exhilitas, 145, 6. Mid hlǽnnesse macie (me dira fames macie torquebit, Ald. 272, 16), An. Ox. 23, 33. Hlǽnnesse atrophiam, lenuitatem corporis, Hpt. 31, 14, 338. Add

leóht-lic

(adj.)
Grammar
leóht-lic, of little weight.
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Hú deóp seó bóc ys on gástlicum andgite, þeáh þe heó mid leóhtlicum wordum áwriten sig, Ælfc. Gen. Thw. 3, 22

heálede

(adj.)
Grammar
heálede, adj.

Ruptured, hydrocelous ⬩ ruptured ⬩ ponderosus, cui humor viscerum in virilia labitur

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Ruptured, hydrocelous Heálede hirniosus, Ælfc. Gl. 76; Som. 71, 126; Wrt. Voc. 45, 29. Heálede ydropicus, Wrt. Voc. 283, 62. Heálede ponderosus, Past. 11, 7; Swt. 73, 4, 9, 11: Herb. 78, 2; Lchdm. i. 182, 1: Lchdm. iii. 144, 26

brastlung

(n.)
Grammar
brastlung, e; f.

A BRUSTLING, rustling, creaking, breaking, crashing; ⬩ strepitus, crepitus, fractio

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Brastlung treówa rustling of trees, Ælfc. Gr. 1; Som.2, 35: Greg. Dial. 1, 2

Linked entries: BRASTL bærstlung

CÓC

(n.)
Grammar
CÓC, es; m.

A COOK; ⬩ coquus

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A COOK; coquus Cóc coquus Ælfc. Gr. 28, 5; Som. 32, 7; Wrt. Voc. 82, 50 Hwæt secgaþ we be cóce quid dicimus de coquo? Coll. Monast. Th. 29, 5. Hí cócas gehyrstan cooks roasted them Ps. Th. 101, 3

tín-feald

(num.; adj.)
Grammar
tín-feald, adj.

Tenfold

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Tenfold Týnfealde deni, Ælfc. Gr. 5; Zup. 13, 15. Týnfealdum oððe twéntifealdum deni aut viceni, R. Ben. Interl. 54, 15. Þreowa on teónfealdum ter denis, Hymn. Surt. 104, 23. Feówer síðo teáfald tal quater denario numero, Mt. Kmbl. p. 12, 12

scímian

(v.)
Grammar
scímian, p. ode

To shine ⬩ glisten

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W.) mico, Ælfc. Gr. 24; Zup. 138, 1.¨ Scímande (scínende. Rush.) coruscans, Lk. Skt. Lind. 17, 24. Cf. Be hiora. hiwe . . . beóþ ǽblǽce and eal se líchoma áscímod (shiny), Lchdm. ii. 232, 2

CALU

(adj.)
Grammar
CALU, caluw; adj.

CALLOW, bald, without hair ⬩ calvus, glaber

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CALLOW, bald, without hair; calvus, glaber Calu oððe hnot glaber [MS. glabrio], Ælfc. Gr. 9, 3; Som. 8, 36; Exon. 111b; Th. 427, 31; Rä. 41, 99. Monig man weorþ fǽrlíce caluw many a man becomes bald suddenly, Prov. Kmbl. 42

Linked entries: caluw calwere

ge-eáþmódgian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-eáþmódgian, ge-eáþmódigian, ge-eáþmódian, ge-eáþmódigan.
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God hine geeáðmódað (-æád-, v. l.) ꝥ hé gehýreð þára béne exaudire preces dignatur Deus, Gr. D. 70, 17. Críst giéðmódade (humiliavit) hine seolfne, Rtl. 21, 26. Ðg ðe hine suelc lytel cild geéðmódade (humiliaverit), Mt. p. 18, 5. Add

á-weg

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S. 25, 228. hér ys se áwege, Amauisti vel amasti, Ælfc. Gr. Z. 147, 1

Linked entry: on-weg

secgan

(v.)
Grammar
secgan, secgean, secggan, secggean, sæcgan; p. sægde, sǽde; pp. sægd, sǽd. [Forms as from an infin. sagian — sagast, sagaþ; p. sagode; imp. saga, are given here.]

To say ⬩ to say certain words ⬩ to mean ⬩ to tell a tale ⬩ recite a poem ⬩ pronounce ⬩ deliver ⬩ to speak of ⬩ tell ⬩ relate ⬩ narrate ⬩ declare ⬩ announce ⬩ give an account of something ⬩ to express in words feelings of gratitude, admiration, etc. ⬩ to give thanks, glory, etc., to a person ⬩ to declare a person or thing so and so ⬩ to say ⬩ tell ⬩ to speak of ⬩ to ascribe to a person ⬩ lay to the charge of ⬩ accuse of ⬩ attribute to

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Secgan, hú him æt ǽte speów, Beo. Th. 6044; B. 3026: Exon. Th. 437, 31; Rä. 56, 16. Be songe secgan, hwǽr ic sélast wisse goldhrodene cwén, 324, 26; Víd. 100. Seggan, ðæt ic gesǽlig mon wǽre, Bt. 2; Fox 4, 13.

Linked entries: ǽrend-secgan sæcgan sagian

be-cuman

to come ⬩ get, ⬩ to come to power ⬩ get into trouble ⬩ to come to ⬩ by ⬩ to cometo a person ⬩ to befall ⬩ to become ⬩ behove

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Þeós ǽ becom tó gýmeleáste this law fell into neglect, Angl. vii. 8, 71. Becuman tó þǽm écean lífe, Bl. H. 77, 21.

LǼTAN

(v.)
Grammar
LǼTAN, p. lét, leórt; pp. lǽten. The ellipsis of a verb in the infinitive, the meaning of which may be inferred from the context, not unfrequently takes place after lǽtan; and the connection of many of the meanings which follow with the simple one seems explainable in this way.

to LET ⬩ allow ⬩ permit ⬩ suffer ⬩ to let ⬩ let go ⬩ give up ⬩ dismiss ⬩ leave ⬩ forsake ⬩ let ⬩ to let ⬩ cause ⬩ make ⬩ get ⬩ have ⬩ cause to be ⬩ place ⬩ make as if ⬩ make out ⬩ profess ⬩ pretend ⬩ estimate ⬩ consider ⬩ suppose ⬩ think ⬩ to behave towards ⬩ treat ⬩ to let

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Æt ealre ðære hergunge and æt eallum ðám hearmum ðe ǽr ðam gedón wǽre ǽr ðæt friþ geset wǽre man eall onweig lǽte and nán man ðæt ne wræce ne bóte ne bidde as regards all the harrying and all the injuries that were done before the peace was made, let

Linked entries: aweg-lǽtan leórt

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