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cáfer-tún

(n.)
Grammar
cáfer-tún, es; m.
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A hall, inclosure, court, vestibule; atrium, vestibulum Mycel and rúm heall vel cáfertún atrium, Ælfc. Gl. 109; Som. 79, 21; Wrt. Voc. 58, 61: Lk. Bos. 11, 21: Jn. Bos. 18, 15: Bt. 18, 1; Rawl. 38, 30. Seó fǽmne geneálǽhte ðam cáfertúne ðyses húses the

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ent

(n.)
Grammar
ent, es; m. A giant; gĭgas = γίγας
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He geblissode swá swá se mǽsta oððe swá swá ent to ge-yrnanne weg his exultāvit ut gĭgas ad currendam viam ejus, Ps. Lamb. 18, 6: Ps. Spl. 32, 16: Wrt Voc. 73, 52. Nem-broþ se ent Nimrod the giant, Boutr. Scrd. 21, 35 : Ors. 2, 4; Bos. 44, 17. Dauid eóde

Linked entries: EÓTEN eten

norþ-dǽl

(n.)
Grammar
norþ-dǽl, es; m.

a northern partthe north

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a northern part Middaneardes norþdǽl Europa, Hpt. Gl. 512, 20. Sió hǽte hæfþ genumen ðæs súþdǽles máre ðonne se cyle ðæs norþðǽles hæbbe, Ors. 1, 1; Swt. 24, 29. Nú hæbbe wé áwriten ðære Asian súþdǽl; nú wille wé fón tó hire norþdǽle, Swt. 14, 6. Sittan

ge-wunelíc

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-wunelíc, -wunolíc; adj.

Accustomedwontedusualordinaryconsuetus

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Accustomed, wonted, usual, ordinary; consuetus Þam folce wæs gewunelíc ðæt ... it was usual with the people to..., Jud. 7, 8. Ðæm eádberhte wæs gewunelíc ðæt he wunode on dýgolre stówe that Eadberht was in the habit of dwelling in a secret place, Shrn

Linked entry: wune-líc

þun-wang

(n.)
Grammar
þun-wang, e; -wange, -wenge, an; f. (and n.? Wange, wenge are both found neuter, though also the plurals wangas, wangan occur)

A temple

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A temple Þunwang timpus, Wrt. Voc. i. 42, 50. Þunwange tempus, 64, 32. Þunwencge (-wenge, -wange) timpus, Ælfc. Gr. 9, 32; Zup. 59, 5: 298, 2. Gif ic on þunwange gereste si dedero requiem temporibus meis, Ps. Th. 131, 4. Bufan his þunwengan supra tempus

Linked entry: wang

un-fæst

(adj.)
Grammar
un-fæst, adj.

Not firmunstableunsteadyweak

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Not firm, unstable, unsteady, weak Hú ne is ðé nú genóh sweotole gesǽd ðæt seó wyrd ðé ne mæg náne gesǽlþa sellan, for ðam ðe ǽgþer is unfæst ge seó wyrd ge seó gesǽlþ manifestum eat, quod ad beatitudinem percipiendam fortunae instabilitas aspirare non

weorod

(adj.)
Grammar
weorod, werod (-ed); adj.
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Sweet Werod (word, v.l. late) dulcis, Ælfc. Gr. 9, 28 ; Zup. 54, 5. Wæter . . . werod on swæcce, Homl. Th. ii. 144, 4. Hwæðer hit bið ðe wered ðe biter ðe wé ðicgaþ, 372, 29: Ex. 15, 25. Weredre mulsae, Hpt. Gl. 413, 40. Þurh weredre pro dulci, 462,

efen-lic

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Substitute: equal in extent Þǽm wintrum tódǽldum efenlice dǽle quibus (annis) aequa portione divisis, Bd. 4, 23; Sch. 463, 17. of equal degree, of like condition Éce efenlic comperennis, Wrt. Voc. ii. 132, 61. Nǽnig efenlic þám on worlde gewearð wífes

frécednes

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Dreórilic frécednys triste periculum, Germ. 402, 66. Of þǽre wídgyllan sídan þæs muntes wæs swíðe hefgu frécednys (frécenes, v.l.) for ege þám niþerstígendum e devexo montis latere erat grave descendentibus in timore periculum, Gr. D. 112, 20: Hml. Th

gnídan

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Add Ic gníde frico, Wrt. Voc. ii. 40, 11. Frico ic gníde, fricui ic gnád, frictum gegniden, Ælfc. Gr. Z. 137, 15. to rub an object Hit biþ geornlic þæt mon heardlíce gníde þone hnescestan mealmstán, Ors. 4, 13; S. 212, 27. <b>I a.</b> to

sceam-leás

(adj.)
Grammar
sceam-leás, adj.

Shameless, bold; impudent, wanton

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Shameless, bold; impudent, wanton Scamleás im*-*pudens Wrt. Voc. i. 47,45 . Scamleás frontosa Hpt. Gl. 506, 77. Scam*-*lease procax 525, 57. Scomleás impudens Wrt. Voc. ii. 44, 38. Selǽce biþ micles tó beald and tó scomleás ( praesumtione percussus )

fyrst

Grammar
fyrst, adj.

first, foremost in positionforemost in virtue or worth, best, of great excellence

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For 'First . . . Exod. 399' substitute: first, foremost in position Hé wæs mid þǽm fyrstum mannum on þǽm lande he was among the first men in the country, Ors. 1, 1; S. 18, 13. foremost in virtue or worth, best, of great excellence Hú se láreów sceal

galan

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Add: of human speech, in poetical or passionate expression Se geonga ongann geómran stefne gehæfted for herige hearmleóð galan, An. 1129 : 1344. Sorhleóð galan to lament Kr. 67 : Cri. 623. Gehyrde heó hearm galan (tell his woes) helle deófol . . . '

ge-angsumian

(v.)
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Þá deóflu ðá sáwle mid ðreátungum geang-sumiað;, Hml. Th. i. 410, 8. Hunger þæt landfolc micclum geangsumode (cf. genyrwde coangustabat, Gr. D. 145, 5), ii. 170, 32. Wearð geancsumod se árleása Pascasius. . . wódlíce geancsumod ꝥ his mágas ne mihton his

bǽtan

to baitworry with dogs,to beatmake way against the wind or current

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Substitute: to bait, worry with dogs, Gif ðú mid wilddeórum mé bǽtan wylt, Hml. S. 8, 85. [Icel. beita to bait, hunt with dogs] to beat, make way against the wind or current Good scipstióra ongit micelne wind on hreóre sǽ ǽr ǽr hit geweorðe, and hǽt

hwearfian

(v.)
Grammar
hwearfian, p. ode

To turnchangeroll aboutrevolvewandermovetoss about

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To turn, change, roll about, revolve, wander, move, toss about Ic nú giet hwearfige mé self on ðǽm ýðum mínra scylda adhuc in delictorum fluctibus versor, Past. 65, 7; Swt. 467, 22. Ǽlc gesceaft hwearfaþ on hire selfre swá swá hweól and tó ðam heó swá

Linked entry: hreafigende

LIM

(n.)
Grammar
LIM, es; n. (but it also occurs with adj. fem.:).

A limbjoint

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A limb, joint, member of a body, branch of a tree Án lim membrum; má lima membra, Wrt. Voc. 70, 20, 21. Gif men cíne hwylc lim, genim regen mela, dó on ðæt lim, L. M. 1, 73; Lchdm. ii, 148, 22. Be ðæs limes (the finger) micelnysse, Homl. Th. ii. 204,

Linked entry: leomu

neáh

(adj.)
Grammar
neáh, adj.

nighnearlaterlatterlastlatest

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nigh, near On ðam neáhgum mynstre [neáhnunnan-mynstre] de vicino virginum monasterio, Bd. 4, 1; S. 564, 4 note. Neágum proximis (cf. O. L. Ger. náan proximum ), Germ. 399, 409. Seó ús neárre Ægyptus, Ors. 1, I; Swt. 14, 3. Seó ús neárre Ispania, Swt.

þrúh

(n.)
Grammar
þrúh, (also þrýh, Bd. S. 580, 14); gen. dat. þrýh, and dat. þrúh; f.: dat. þrúge; m. n.

Wood or stone hollowed outa troughpipeconduita boxchesta coffinsarcophagustomb

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Wood or stone hollowed out. a trough, pipe, conduit Ðrúh, thruuch, thruch tubo, Txts. 103, 2067. Þrúh vel mylentroh canalis. Wrt. Voc. ii. 128, 16. Of þrýh ł þeótan tubo, Hpt. Gl. 418, 61. Of ðam bróce in ðæt þrúh; of ðam þrúge, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii.

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cwide

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Add: a saying, words Se cwide Dauides þe hé cwæð, Bl. H. 139, 27. Drihten is gemyndig þæs his cwides þe hé gecwæð . . . and hé wolde þone cwide getrymman on þǽre godcundan dǽde, 215, 24. Getrymede mid Jóhannes cuide Johannis voce roborati, Past. 85,