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gǽlsa

lust

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Se clǽna cniht hæfde oferswíðod woruldlice gǽlsan, Hml. S. 4, 58: Hml. Th. ii. 70, 24

hæftling

(n.)
Grammar
hæftling, es; m.

A captive

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Gr. 28; Som. 32, 41. Ðá áxode se ealdorman ðone hæftling hwæðer hé þurh drýcræft his bendas tóbrǽce then the alderman asked the captive whether he broke his bonds by witchcraft, Homl. Th. ii. 358, 10.

ge-andspornan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-andspornan, ge-spurnan.

to offend

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Ðéh ðe alle ondspyrnendo sié, ic nǽfra geondspyrnad bióm, Mt. L. 26, 33 : Mk. L. 14, 27, 29. Geondspyrned, 6, 3. Geondspurnad, 4, 17: Mt. L. 13, 21

Linked entry: and-speornan

ge-sýman

(v.)
Grammar
ge-sýman, -séman. -sǽman; p. de; pp. ed

To load

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To load Se cyning ge-sýmde gold and seolfor uppan olfendas the king loaded gold and silver upon camels, Homl. Th. i. 458, 23. Ða wǽron gesýmed mid feó and mid hrægle that were laden with money and raiment, Gen. 45, 23.

Linked entry: ge-sǽman

splott

(n.)
Grammar
splott, es; m.

a plot of land a spot

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Skt. i. 23, 415. On clǽnan splott súðe-weardne, Cod. Dip. B. iii. 336, 23. a spot Is se finta fægre gedǽled sum brún sum basu sum blácum splottum searolíce beseted cauda porrigitur fulvo distenta metallo, in cujus maculis purpura mista rubet Exon.

Linked entry: ge-splottod

á-wiltan

(v.)
Grammar
á-wiltan, p. te.

to rollto harassmolest

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Se engel áwylte þæt hlid of ðǽre þrýh, Hml. Th. i. 222, 8. Engel eft áwælte (revolvit) ðone stán, Mt. L. 28, 2. Hé áwælte (aduoluit) ðone stán tó ðǽr dura, Mk. R. 15, 46.

Linked entries: wiltan á-wyltan

bacan

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þe him hláf baceð, Wlfst. 212, 27. In þám ofne þá wíf bócon heora hláfas, Gr. D. 251, 26. Þæt man breád bace, Wlfst. 296, 8. Þá oflǽtan þe gé sylfe bacen, Ll. Th. ii. 404, 35. Hláf bacan panes coquere, 160, 26.

land

Grammar
land, <b>. I.</b>
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Of Dyddanhamme gebyreð micel weorcrǽden, Se geneát sceal wyrcan swá on lande, swá of lande, C.

GADERIAN

(v.)
Grammar
GADERIAN, gadorigean, gadrian, gadrigean, gæderian, gædrian; to gaderigenne, gadrienne, gadrigenne; ic gaderie, gaderige, gadrige, ðú gaderast, gadrast, he gaderaþ, gadraþ, pl. gaderiaþ, gadriaþ; p. gaderode; pp. gaderod

To GATHERgather togethercollectstore uplĕgerecollĭgĕrecongrĕgāre

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Gr. 37; Som. 39, 22. Se ðe ne gaderaþ mid me, se hit tostret qui non collĭgit mecum, dispergit, Lk. Bos. 11, 23. Hý gaderiaþ feoh, and nyton hwám hý hyt gadriaþ they store up wealth, and know not for whom they store it up, Ps. Th. 38, 8 : Lk.

locc

(n.)
Grammar
locc, es; m.

a haira curlringlet

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The hair of the head, a hair, a lock of hair, a curl, ringlet Comatus se ðe hæfþ loccas, coma is locc, Ælfc. Gr. 43; Som. 45, 9. Locc unscoren coma vel cirrus, Wrt. Voc. 42, 45. Locc uncinus, 42, 48.

Linked entry: loca

for-þencan

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Substitute: To despise; used reflexively, to despise one's self, to despair; pp. for-þóht desperate, in despair Þú eart fulneáh forþóht. Ac ic nolde ꝥ þú þé forþóhte ... for ðǽm ðe hine forþencð, bið ormód thou art wellnigh desperate.

ge-þeódan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-þeódan, he -þeót; p. -þeódde; pp. -þeóded, -þeód

To joinconnectuniteassociateapplyadjusttranslatejungĕreadjungĕreconjungĕrecōpŭlāresŏciāreaptāre

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Mihte swýðe well beón to him geþeóded se cwide ðe Iacob se heáh-fæder cwæþ cui mĕrĭto pŏtĕrat illud quod Patriarcha dīcēbat aptāri, Bd. 1, 34; S. 499,25. Ðá wæs geþeóded hefig gefeoht conserto grăvi prælio, 2, 20; S. 521, 10: 4, 21; S. 590, 12.

ildu

(n.)
Grammar
ildu, indecl. f.

an ageævumageætasagesenectus

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Ða ðe nabbaþ náwþer ne ildo ne wísdóm quos vet imperfectio vel ætas prohibet, Past, 49. 3 ; Swt. 383, 21. age, old age; senectus Seó yldo and se ende ðæs heora lífes their old age and the end of their life, Blickl. Homl. 163. 5.

Linked entries: ældu eldo ilda ildo

a-rédian

(v.)
Grammar
a-rédian, l. á-redian,
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Drihten ús geunne þæt wé magan his willan áredian, Wlfst. 50, 8. to find out by experience Gif hé swá áredad bið (cf. the later (Winteney) version: Gyf heó swilc áfunde byð) on þǽre cumlíðnesse þæt hé ne wyrðe þǽre scyrunge si non fuerit talis qui

be-lífan

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Mid þǽm miclan wólbryne monncwealmes þe him raðe ðæs æfter com, swá ðæt hié healfe belifene wurdon, Ors. 2, 6; S. 86, 26

(n.)
Grammar
eá, a river.
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Seó eá (éa, MS.) Danai, Ors. 1, 1; S. 8, 16: Nar. 35, 5. Se múþa þǽre ié (íe, MS.), Ors. 1, 1; S. 10, 13. Ælfe múþa þǽre ié, 16, 6.

nacod

Grammar
nacod, <b>. I a.</b>
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S. 31, 61. <b>I b.</b> add :-- Se nacoda assa bið mid reáfum gesadelod, Hml. Th. i. 210, 29. <b>I c.</b> add :-- Hí sceoldon underhnígan nacodum swurde (nacedum swyrdum, v. l.), Hml. S. 5, 28. <b>I d.

tíd

(n.)
Grammar
tíd, e; f.
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Hwílum sié sprǽce tiid, Past. 38; Swt. 275, 17. Hé bít ðære tíde, hwonne hé ðæs wierðe sié, ðæt hé hine besuícan móte, 33; Swt. 227, 11. On tíde hé sende hys þeów at the season he sent a servant (A. V.), Lk. Skt. 20, 10.

Linked entry: týd

dráf

(n.)
Grammar
dráf, e; f. [dráf drove, p. of drífan]

DROVE, herd, band armenta, grex, agmen

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Oft twegen sǽmen oððe þrý hwílum drífaþ ða dráfe cristenra manna fram to sæpe duo tresve a pirātis christianōrum agmen congregātum a mari usque ad mare compellunt, Lupi Serm. i. 15; Hick. Thes. ii. 103, 34.

wilm

(n.)
Grammar
wilm, wielm, welm, wælm, wylm, es; m.

that which wellsof fluida fountstreamwater that surges or boilsthat moves in wavesof firesurgingfireflamesheatfervent heatfiery heatboilingroastinginflammationviolent movementviolenceragingtempestuous movement of water of mental emotionfervourardourheatfuryragepassion

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Gif hit wæter , hǽte man hit óð hit hleówe tó wylme, L. Ath. iv. 7; Th. i. 226, 14. On welme weorðan fervere, Past. 5, 8; Swt. 447, 9. inflammation Se wielm ðæs innoðes út abiersð and wierð tó sceabbe, Past. II; Swt. 71, 9.

Linked entries: wielm wælm welm