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lytlian

(v.)
Grammar
lytlian, p. ode

to lessendiminish

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Cristes lage wanedon and cyninges lage lytledon Christ's laws waned, and the king's laws were weakened, L. Eth. ix. 37; Th. i. 348, 19. Lytligen ða grambǽran hiera gedréfednesse damnent iracundi perturbationem, Past. 40, 2; Swt. 291, 2.

GOD

(n.)
Grammar
GOD, es; m.

Godthe Deitya god

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Guilty men were the mightiest gods, Salm. Kmbl. p. 121, 40

Linked entry: af-god

ge-sib

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-sib, -sibb, -syb; adj.

Peaceable, near, related, familiarpācĭfĭcus, cognātus, prŏpinquus, fămĭliārisconsanguineus

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Ðe him gesibbe wǽron who were related to him, Job Thw. 167, 3. Gesibbe ǽrendracan cādūcĕātōres vel pācĭfĭci, Ælfc. Gl. 53; Som. 66, 79; Wrt. Voc. 36, 6.

Linked entry: ge-syb

scucca

(n.)
Grammar
scucca, sceucca, sceocca, scocca, an; m.
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Þe scucke wes bitweonen, Laym. 276. Þu ( the reeve before whom Juliana was brought) þat schucke art schucken (shuken, Bod. MS. ) herien, Jul. 56, 2.]

Linked entries: sceucca scocca sceocca

weorold-líf

(n.)
Grammar
weorold-líf, es; n.
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Nele God wið ende ǽfre tó worulde his milde mód mannum áfyrran on woruldlífe wera cneórissum numquid Deus in finem misericordiam suam abscindet a seculo et generatione? 76, 7.

á-hildan

(v.)
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Næs him nán wén ꝥ se beám . áhwár wende búton tó ðám hálgan swá swá hé áhyld wæs, Hml. Th. ii. 508, 32: Hml. S. 31, 407. Áhyldne reclinem, An. Ox. 2227. Áhyldum heáfde inclinato capite, R. Ben. I. 36, 2: Hml. Th. ii. 258, 2. intrans.

Linked entries: á-held á-hyldan

án-rǽdlíce

(adv.)
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Hí swíðe ánrǽdlíce wið þæs heres wǽron they were very resolutely making their way towards the Danes, Chr. 1003; P. 135, 9. of continuous action, constantly, persistently, pertinaciously Ánrǽdlíce pertinaciter, constanter, An. Ox. 771.

fore-spræc

Grammar
fore-spræc, fóre-spræc.

advocacyexcusepreliminary speecha prefaceprologue

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Þá sette Boia þás spéce wið Ælfríce; ꝥ wes ꝥ Putrael sealde Ælfríce viii oxan . . . and . . . gef Boia sixtig penga for þére forspǽce, Cht. E. 274, 3-6. Tó foresprǽce ꝥ se cwyde standan móste, Cht. Th. 501, 13.

ge-fégan

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Ðá stánas wǽron suá wel gefégede and suá emne gesnidene and gesméðde, ǽr hié mon tó ðǽm stede bróhte ðe hié on standan scoldon, Past. 253, 14

sceadu

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L. 108, 23 a weak form, sceaduwe, seems to be used: sceaduwa in 143, 4, though glossing umbra, is probably plural.] Add Swá swá sceaduwe þonne heó áhyldeþ sicut umbra cum declinat, Ps. L. 108, 23.

wæter-scipe

(n.)
Grammar
wæter-scipe, es; m.

A body of water, a piece of water, water

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Wæs ðám gebróðrum micel frécednys tó ástígenne tó wæterscipe, and cómon tó ðam hálgan were biddende ðæt hé ða mynstra gehendor ðam wæterscipe timbrian sceolde, Homl. Th. ii. 160, 29-31.

BRÉME

(adj.)
Grammar
BRÉME, brýme; def. se bréma, seó, ðæt bréme; comp. brémra; sup. brémest, brýmust; adj.

Celebrated, renowned, illustrious, famous, notable, BRIM, glorious, esteemed;celeber, clarus, illustris, famosus, notus, coguitus

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Hí Rómána brýmuste wǽron they were the most esteemed of the Romans, Ors. 2, 2; Bos. 41, 30

Linked entries: brémen brýme

swán

(n.)
Grammar
swán, es; m.

a herd, particularly a swineherd;a man, warrior boy, lad, journeyman

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Icel. sveinn) Ne gefrægn ic nǽfre wurðlícor æt wera hilde sixtig sigebeorna sél gebǽran, ne nǽfre swánas swétne medu (swa noc hwitne, Hickes) sél forgyldan, Fins. Th. 78; Fin. 39

Linked entry: swon-

sweor

(n.)
Grammar
sweor, swer, swyr, es; m. f.

A column, pillar (lit. or fig.), that which is shaped like a pillar

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Drihten swutelode him ðone weg on dæg þurh swert tácn on sweres gelícnysse, and on niht swilce án byrnende swer him fór beforan, Ex. 13, 21: Homl. Th. ii. 196, 8.

Linked entries: swer swyr

for-beódan

(v.)

to forbidto restraincheckto prevent

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Se pépa hit him forboden hæfde, Chr. 1048; P. 172, 8. with a clause, affirmative Ðæt ús on óðerre stówe forbiét ðæt hit beforan mannum dón, on óðerre lǽrð . . . Ðǽr ðǽr God ús forbeád ðæt úre ryhtwísnesse beforan monnum dyden, Past. 451, 2-6.

wacian

(v.)
Grammar
wacian, p. ode

To watchwaketo remain awakenot to sleepto be freed from obstructionto opento be alertto watchbe on the watchbe on guardto watchbe on the watch to injure

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Gr. 41; Zup. 245, 10. to remain awake, not to sleep Gif tó lange waciaþ, áteoriaþ, Homl. Th. i. 488, 34. Ic waecade vigilavi, Ps. Surt. 101, 8. Hwæðer hé wacode ðe slépte, Bd. 2, 12; S. 513, 39.

Linked entries: a-wacian wæcian

on-wreón

(v.)

to uncover, discloseto uncover, open, remove a coveringto make known, shew forth, reveal, discoverto shew the (hidden) meaning of anything, to explainto shew, display so as to avoid concealmentto display what is bad, to exposeto reveal

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Kmbl. 2245; El. 1124. to shew the (hidden) meaning of anything, to explain Ic wéne ðæt ðás word ne sind eów fullcúðe, gif hí openlícor eów ne onwreóþ, Homl. Th. i. 580, 27. Augustinus ús onwreáh ðissere rǽdinge andgit, ii. 384, 21.

bysmerian

(v.)
Grammar
bysmerian, bysmrian, bismrian, bismærian, bysmorian, bysmrigan, to bismrienne, bysmrigenne; p. ode, ede; pp. od, ed [bismer, bysmer mockery, blasphemy]
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Uton gangan ðæt we bysmrigen him let us go that we may revile him, 2713; An. 1359

cyrnel

(n.)
Grammar
cyrnel, cyrnl; gen.es; dat.e ; pl. nom. acc. cyrnlu; gen. cyrnla; n.

KERNEL, grainnucleus, granum a hard

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that of one little kernel comes a great tree; but in the kernel we can see neither root, nor rind, nor boughs, nor leaves; but from the kernel God draws forth tree, and fruits, and leaves, Homl.

Linked entries: cirnel cirnel

EORL

(n.)
Grammar
EORL, es; m. I. an Anglo-Saxon nobleman of high rank, the yarl of the Danes, about the same as an ealdorman. He who was in early times styled ealdorman, was afterwards denominated

an earl cŏmes, sătelles princĭpis

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hádum, ge ceorle ge eorle so also we ordain for all degrees, whether to churl or earl, L.

Linked entries: ealdor-man eorl-dóm