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un-meahtig

Grammar
un-meahtig, <b>; I.</b>
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Swá micclum swá þæs mannes gecynd unmihtigre wæs, swá hit wæs leóhtre tó miltsunge homo quanto fragilior in natura, tanto facilior ad veniam, Angl. vii. 4, 35. Add

wreþian

(v.)
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Add: , wreþþan Hé þá wreþiende (wreþþende, v.l. sustentans) þá týdran limu betwyh his gingrena handum upp árǽhtum his ágnum handum in þone heofon gestáh, Gr. D. 175, 20

Eástre

(n.)
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Oð Eástru usque in Pascha, Chrd, 23, 36. Ǽr Eástrun, 115, 18

feórþan-dǽl

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In l. 5 after 30 add: cf. Se feórða dǽl byð quadrans gecíged, 335, 24. Add

car-ful

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Add Hé weorpeð ðá cearfullan cǽge (the key of hell) in on þá helle, 15

ǽr-ildo

(n.)
Grammar
ǽr-ildo, (?); f.

Former age

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Former age Ǽryeldo antisitus (but the Latin in Ald. 152, 31 is ante situm ), Wrt. Voc. ii. 91, 19. Ǽreldo anteritus (has the glosser read anteritas?), 5, 52

on-swebban

(v.)

to put to sleep (but generally of the sleep of death), lay to rest ( in the grave)

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to put to sleep (but generally of the sleep of death), lay to rest ( in the grave) Onsuebbaþ sepeliant, Wrt. Voc. ii. 120, 44. Onsuebdum sopitis, 120, 73

ge-þæslíc

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-þæslíc, adj. [þæslíc fit]

Fit ⬩ proper ⬩ dĕcens ⬩ opportūnus

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On tíman geþæslícum oððe on gedafenlícre tíde in tempŏre opportūno, Ps. Lamb. 31, 6

tó-scríðan

(v.)
Grammar
tó-scríðan, p. -scráð

To flow in different directions ⬩ be disperse

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To flow in different directions, be disperse Ðæt wæter unstille ǽghwider wolde wíde tóscríþan, wác and hnesce, ne meahte hit on him selfum ǽfre gestandan, Met. 20, 93

swertling

(n.)
Grammar
swertling, es; m.

A tit-lark

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A tit-lark Swertling ficedula (in later glossaries ficedula is translated rooke, Wülck. Gl. 583, 12 nuthage = nuthatch, 702, 32. See also sucga), Wrt. Voc. i. 29, 10

scoppa

(n.)
Grammar
scoppa, an; m.

A shop ⬩ a booth or shed for trade or work

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A shop, a booth or shed for trade or work (cf. workshop) Hé geseh ða welegan hyra lác sendan on ðone sceoppan (in gazophilacium), Lk. Skt. 21, 1

Linked entries: sceoppa scioppa scypen

ge-wif

(n.)
Grammar
ge-wif, es; n.

An affection of the eye ⬩ web

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An affection of the eye, web Wið ǽlces cynnes bróc on eágon wið gewif for every sort of malady in the eyes, for web, Lchdm. iii. 290, 3

gilp-hlæden

(v.; part.)
Grammar
gilp-hlæden, part. p.

Vaunt-lade

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Vaunt-laden Cyninges þegn gums gilp-hlæden gidda gemyndig a king's thane, a man filled with lofty themes, with memory rich in songs, Beo. Th. 1740; B. 868

þegen-hyse

(n.)
Grammar
þegen-hyse, pl. -hyssas; m.

A follower, ⬩ attendant

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A follower, attendant Ðegnhyssas clientes (the passage in Aldhelm is: Ejusdem nefandae militiae tam calones et clientes ... quam satrapae et proceres), Wrt. Voc. ii. 76, 73: 17, 74

þoft

(n.)
Grammar
þoft, (?), e; þofte, an; f.

A rower's bench

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(All three occur in lists 'de navibus.')

básnian

(v.)
Grammar
básnian, (from bádsnian, cf. bídan).
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Meotud on mereþyssan básnode (of Christ asleep in the storm), An. 447. Weras básnedon wíteláces weán (of the people of Sodom just before their destruction), Gen. 2417. Add

ǽ-fæstnes

(n.)
Grammar
ǽ-fæstnes, -festnes, -nys, -ness, e; f.

Firmness in the law ⬩ religion ⬩ religio

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Firmness in the law, religion; religio He wæs mycelre ǽfæstnesse wer he was a man of much religion, Bd. 4, 31; S. 610, 7: 2, 9; S. 510, 30, 32

æftan-weard

(adj.)
Grammar
æftan-weard, adj.

Coming after ⬩ following ⬩ posterior

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Coming after, following; posterior Rinc biþ on ófeste, se mec onþýþ æftanweardne the man is in haste, who urges me following, Exon. 125 a ; Th. 480, 3 ; Rä. 63, 5

ǽht-gesteald

(n.)
Grammar
ǽht-gesteald, es; n.

Possession ⬩ possessio

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Possession; possessio He ða brýdlufan sceal to oðerre ǽhtgestealdum idese sécan he must seek conjugal love in the possession of another woman, Exon. 67 b; Th. 249, 22 ; Jul. 115

Linked entry: ge-steald

druncning

(n.)
Grammar
druncning, ee; f.

A drinking ⬩ ebriĕtas

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A drinking; ebriĕtas Drencfæt oððe calic mín drincende oððe on druncninge lá hú scínende oððe hú beorht is calix meus inebrians [in ebriĕtāte] quam præclārus est, Ps. Lamb. 22, 5