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CYLL

(n.)
Grammar
CYLL, e; f: cylle, cille,an; f: cylle, es; m. A leather bottle, flagon, vessel; uter, ascopēra = ἀσκοπήρα
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Gefylde he ðære cyrcan cyllan implevit lampades ecclesiæ, 1, 5. He gegaderode eall sǽwætru tosomne, swylce wǽron on ánum cylle congregans sicut in utrem aquas maris, Ps. Th. 32, 6.

drohtaþ

(n.)
Grammar
drohtaþ, drohtoþ,es ; m. [dreógan to do, suffer, pass life, live]

Conversation, manner or way of life, condition, conduct, society condĭtio vitæ, stătio, conversātio

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Ne wæs his drohtoþ swylce he on ealderdagum ǽr gemétte his condition was not such as he had before found in his life-days, Beo. Th. 1517; B. 756.

Linked entry: droht

hýr-ness

(n.)
Grammar
hýr-ness, e; f.

Obediencesubjection

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, underþeódde and him tó hérenysse geteáh subjecit, Bd. 3, 24; S. 557, 33.

mǽg-sibb

(n.)
Grammar
mǽg-sibb, e; f.

kinshiprelationshipLove between kinsmenaffection

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Mary to pity her. She said to him 'Remember, my Lord, that she was bone of my bone and flesh of my flesh,' Shrn. 68, 15. ( Christ) hym (men ) his mildse onwreáh and his mǽgsibbe gecýdde.

Linked entry: mǽgþ-sibb

Norþ-mann

(n.)
Grammar
Norþ-mann, es; m.

A man belonging to a northern countrya NorsemanNorwegianDane

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sǽde ðæt Norþmanna land ( Norway ) wǽre swýðe lang and swýðe smæl, Swt. 18, 24. ( Ohthere from Halgoland ) ealra Norþmonna norþmest búde, 17, 2. On his dagum cómon ǽrest iii scipu Norþmanna ...

Linked entry: Nor-men

stíþ-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
stíþ-líc, adj.
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Scrd. 21, 6. of speech, hard, harsh, severe Ne sceal nán mon geþrístlǽcan ðæt áht stíþlíces spræce ongeán his abbod, R. Ben. 16, 2.

un-forht

(adj.)
Grammar
un-forht, adj.

Not frightenednot afraidfearlessintrepid

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Him seó unforhte ágeaf andsware, Exon. Th. 251, 18; Jul. 147. Unforhte móde geneálǽhte ðære stówe, Blickl. Homl. 67, 1. Se man hýwaþ hine sylfne mihtine and unforhtne, Wulfst. 53, 15. Wígend unforhte, Cd. Th. 189, 6; Exod. 180: Byrht.

un-tweógendlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
un-tweógendlíce, adv.

without feeling doubtcertainlyunhesitatinglyso as not to cause doubtunequivocallyindubitably

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doubt) hét, ðæt hié óðer sceolden, oþþe ðæt lond æt him álésan, oþþe hié wolde mid gefeohte fordón missis legatis qui hostibus parendi leges dicerent, Ors. 1, 10; Swt. 44, 8

wræc-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
wræc-líc, adj.

strangewonderfulwretchedmiserable

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wurdon of ðære myrhðe áworpene, ðe ǽr on wǽron, and on ðis wræclíce líf bescofene and on earfoðan and on geswince wunedon, 9, 13. sceóp ðám wérlogan wræclícne hám, Cd. Th. 3, 17 ; Gen. 37

hálian

(v.)
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.), æfter ðǽm ðe hió wyrmsde, Past. 258, 1. the subject an indefinite hit Gif men his leoðu acen . . . ðonne hálað hyt sóna (cf. gif hund man tóslíte . . . ðonne bið hit sóna hál, 15), Lch. i. 86, 23, 4.

híw-cúþ

domesticfamiliar

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Se cyngc betwux his híwcúðum mannum blissode, Ap. Th. 3, 4. figuratively: Hwæt is ꝥ þǽm men sý máre þearf tó þencenne þonne embe his sáuwle þearfe, ... and hwylce látteówas hæbbe, and hwyder gelǽded sý ...

smale

(adv.)
Grammar
smale, smæle; adv.

finely not loudly

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Gegníd tó duste swá ðú smalost mǽge 108, 15. of the voice, not loudly Ðæs cocces þeáw is ðæt micle hlúdor singþ on úhtan ðonne on dægréd ac ðonne hit neálǽcþ dæge ðonne singþ smælor and smicror gallus profundioribus horis noctis altos edere cantus

Linked entries: smæl smæle

ge-sellan

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H. 73.

hefig-ness

oppressivenessburdensomenessa troubledullnessdiseaseoppression

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Seó sául þá hwíle þe heó on þám lícuman byð ne mæg God geseón swá swá heó wilnað for þæs lícuman hefenesse and gedréfednesse, Solil. H. 29, 14. disease Ðe ilca úsra untrymnise í hefignise gebær ipse nostras aegrotationes portavit, Mt.

nese

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'Ðá cwæþ ic : 'Nese, ne forgite ic hit nó,' Bt. 34, 9; F. 146, 15. where dissent is expressed ' ondrédon ꝥ wé heom for ðon grame beón woldon, for ðon þe ǽr ús hýran noldon.'

hangian

(v.)
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Wearþ gefæstnod be þǽre swíþran handa tó þǽre bǽre ꝥ hangode tó eorþan ( he hung by his right hand without being able to reach the ground with his feet ), 151, 19.

rícsian

(v.)
Grammar
rícsian, p. ode.

to exercise or have powerto rulegovernreignto domineerdominatetyrannizeexercise violenceto prevail

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Ðæt mǽge ríxian and wealdan ealra his feónda and dón him tó yfele ðæt ðæt he wylle omnium inimicorum suorum dominabitur, Ps. Th. 9, 25. Deáþ him furðor ne biþ rícsend mors illi ultra non dominabitur, Rtl. 26, 33.

lǽdan

(v.)
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hét smiðian of smǽtum golde áne lytle róde, ðá lǽdde on his swýðran, Hml. Th. ii. 304, 16. Æþelhelm lǽdde Wesseaxna ælmessan tó Rome, Chr. 887 ; P. 80, 30.

ciric-weard

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ábæd him ingang fram þám cyricweardum þæt him wǽre ágifen leáf him tó gebidenne ingressus ecclesiam a custodibus pettit, ut sibi licentiam concederetur orandi, Gr. D. 200, 3

for-sceamian

(v.)
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Be his synnum forsceamigean de peccatis propriis erubescere, Scint. 40, 9. with clause forscamað ꝥ [] hit ánan men andette, Angl. xii. 513, 29. Eall þæt forsceamode þæt ǽnigum men gecýdde, Wlfst. 138, 1. with infin.