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dægmǽl-sceáwere

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Substitute: An observer of the dial, an observer of times and seasons, an astrologer, diviner Dægmélsceáwere aruspex, Wrt. Voc. i. 17, 12: horoscopus, 60, 11

steor-wiglere

(n.)
Grammar
steor-wiglere, es; m.
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An astrologer Ste(o)rwigleras mathematici, An. Ox. 55, 8

Linked entry: wiglere

wísian

(v.)
Grammar
wísian, p. ode.

shewguidedirectto shewshewpoint putguidedirectindicate

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Grammar wísian, with dat. of person and acc. of way Hwá ðam sǽflotan sund wísode. Andr. Kmbl. 762 ; An. 381. Hú ðú sǽhengeste sund wísige, 976; An. 488. Grammar wísian, with acc. of person Swá mec wísaþ, se mec wrǽde on legde. Exon.

Linked entry: riht-wísian

þing

(n.)
Grammar
þing, es; n.
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Wé ágyltaþ þurh feówer þing, þurh geþóht and þurh word and þurh weorc and þurh willan, Blickl.

bí-geng

(n.)
Grammar
bí-geng, (big-).

practiceexercisedoingcultivationtillageobservanceworship

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Add: and e ; f. (? v. An. Ox. 2283 infra.) practice, exercise, doing Líf mid gódra weorca bigenge frætwian, Ll. Th. ii. 402, 5. Bígencge, Hml. Th. ii. 48, 28. Biggenge, R. Ben. 3, 7.

be-weddian

(v.)

to betrothpledgeplight

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Add: to betroth Ic beweddode (desponsavi) eów anum were, -ꝥ gé án clǽne mǽden gearcion Críste, Hml. A. 30, 139: Hml. Th. ii. 54, 14. Beweddede subarravit (me annulo), An. Ox. 4293 : subarraret (nuptiali dote), 4553.

hýd

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Add: the skin of an animal, raw or dressed Hiera sceldas wǽron betogen mid elpenda hýdum ( scuta elephanti corio extenio habilia ). . . elpendes hýd wile drincan wǽtan gelíce and spynge déð, Ors. 5, 7 ; S. 230, 26. Hýde bysse, i. corii, An.

healf

(adj.)
Grammar
healf, adj.

a half

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Ors. 5, 3; S. 222, 30. as a measure of degree Se áð sceal bión healf be húslgengum, Ll.

Linked entry: healf

heolstor-loca

(n.)
Grammar
heolstor-loca, an; m.

A dark enclosureprison

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A dark enclosure, prison, Andr. Kmbl. 288; An. 144; 2010: An. 1007

wegan

(v.)
Grammar
wegan, p. , pl. ; pp.

to move, bear, carry, bring, transport to bring, cause to bear, support to bear, carry, to have bearwearto haveto be under the influence of havebear to bear, submit toto weigh,to put something in a balance to be equal to To move

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., where the object is abstract Sume him ðæs hádes hlísan willaþ wegan en wordum and ða weorc ne dóð some are ready to bear the reputation of being of the elect, as far as words go, and do not do the works, Exon.

Linked entry: æt-wegan

Cyménes óra

(n.)
Grammar
Cyménes óra, an; m.

Cymen's shore, near Wittering, Sussex Cymēni lītus, qui ibi naves ad terrain appulit. Nunc nomen amisit, sed fuisse prope Wittering, in agro Sussexiensi, Charta Donatiònis quam Cedwalla Rex Ecclesiæ Selsiensi fecit, planissĭme convincit

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in this year, A.

Linked entry: Cymén

cyric-sceat

(n.)
Grammar
cyric-sceat, ciric-sceat,es; m.

Church-scot, church-money, tax or rate

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Church-scot was at first a certain measure of corn paid to the church.

Linked entry: ciric-sceat

tyge

(n.; v.; part.)
Grammar
tyge, tige (v. double forms togen, tigen, pp. of teon), es; m.
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a pull, tug Gange him tó mínre byrgene and áteó áne hringan up, and gif seó hringe him folgaþ æt ðam forman tige, ðonne wát hé ðæt ic ðé sende tó him. Gif seó hringe nele up þurh his ánes tige, ðonne ne sceall hé ðínre sage gelýfan. Homl.

Linked entry: tige

ge-metlic

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Lǽrð ús Godes engel stilnesse and gemetlice sprǽce . . . Lǽrð ús se deófol unstillnesse and ungemetlíce hleahtras and unnytte sprǽce, Wlfst. 233, 13-18

Linked entry: ge-métednes

ge-fetian

(v.)
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As. 183, 61. with abstract object, a noun Æt þǽra byrgenan . . . manege gefettan líchamlice hǽle, Wlfst. 4, ll. a clause Blinde gefettan þæt hý lócedan bráde, Wlfst. 5, l

oþþe

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add: a particle co-ordinating words, phrases, or clauses, between which there is an alternative, words Feorran oððe neán, Gen. 1047.

Linked entry: of-þe

bismer

(n.)
Grammar
bismer, n.

infamyshamedisgraceignominyhumiliationscorncontumelyinsult blasphemy

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Add: m., f. infamy, shame, an infamous deed Bysmor, sceamu rubor, An. Ox. 2933. Hé gehýrde þæt bysmor mínra worda, Hml. S. 23 b, 366.

Linked entry: bismer-sprecan

ge-lendan

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Add: to go to land from the water, to land Hí oferreówon ðone brym and gelendon on ðám lande þe is geháten Gerasenorum ( enauigauerunt ad regionem Gerasenorum . . . et cum egressus esset ad terram, Lk. 8, 26-27), Hml.

on-búgan

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Hí nellað onbúgan ðám leahtrum . . . ac winnað him tógeánes, Hml. S. 17, 62.

sóna

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Add: within a short time, with reference to a definite past or future time Hǽlend him tó cwæþ, 'Lóca nú'. . . Hé þá sóna instæpes geseh, Bl. H. 15, 27. Þá cleopedon his ðegnas him tó . . .