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raðe

(adv.)
Grammar
raðe, (aspirated and unaspirated forms occur, and each can alliterate; the two forms are given separately. v. hraðe); adv.
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Ne þincþ eów ðý raðor ( none the sooner ) heora genóh, Bt. 13; Fox 38, 31 : 30, 1; Fox 108, 9. Nán man hit náh tó geáhnianne raðost þinga ( at the earliest ), ǽr syx mónþum æfter ðam ðe hit forstolen wæs, L. C. S. 24; Th. i. 390, 13.

á-cumba

(n.)
Grammar
á-cumba, an; m: ǽ-cumbe, an; n ? [cemban to comb] .

oakumthat which is combedthe coarse part of hemp,—Hards, flax, towstuppathe thing pruned or trimmed, properly of treesPruningsclippingstrimmingsputamenreduced to ashesWood ashes

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Voc. 40, 36. the thing pruned or trimmed, properly of trees, and figuratively of other things, hence,— Prunings, clippings, trimmings; putamen, hinc,—putamina non solum arborum sunt, verum omnium rerum purgamenta.

Linked entries: á-cuma ǽcumbe

for-swerian

(v.)
Grammar
for-swerian, p. -swór, pl. -swóron; pp. -sworen

To FORSWEARto swear falselyperjureejūrārepējĕrāre

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Ne forswere ðú non perjūrābis, Mt. Bos. 5, 33. Gyf gehádod man forswerige oððe forlicge, gebéte ðæt be ðæm ðe seó dǽd sý if a man in orders swear falsely or fornicate, let him make amends for it according as the deed may be, L. E.

here-strǽt

(n.)
Grammar
here-strǽt, e; f.

A military roadone allowing the passage of an armyhighwayhigh road

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Ne mé herestrǽta ofer cald wæter cúþe sindon nor are the highways over the cold water known to me, Andr. Kmbl. 400; An. 200. Gegier ðæt ðíne willas iernan bí herestrǽtum in plateis aquas divide, Past. 48, 6; Swt. 373, 6.

Linked entry: fird-strǽt

irþ

(n.)
Grammar
irþ, e; f.

ploughingtillinga cropploughed land

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Rípe yrþe maturam segetem, Bd. 1, 12; S. 480, 35, note. ploughed land Cf. on ða foryrþe eástewerde, Cod. Dipl. Kmbl. iii. 449, 32 where Kemble translates foryrþ 'the land which is first ploughed,' xlii

Linked entries: earþ ernþ

be-þeccan

(v.)
Grammar
be-þeccan, bi-þeccan; p. -þeahte, -þehte, pl. -þeahton, -þehton; pp. -þeaht, -þeht

To cover, cover over, concealtegere, contegere, operire

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Se wæs beþeaht mid þæce quod erat fæno tectum, Bd. 3, 10; S. 534, note 32: Exon. 117 a; Th. 451, 4; Dóm. 98. Biþeaht covered, Exon. 47 b; Th. 163, 36; Gú. 1004.

ge-hwylc

(pronoun.)
Grammar
ge-hwylc, -hwelc, -hwilc; pron.

Eachevery oneallwhoeverwhateverquisqueunusquisque

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Nú smeádon gehwilce men now some men have enquired, ii. 268, 7. Dǽda gehwylcra of all deeds, Elen. Kmbl. 2563; El. 1283. Háteþ arísan folc ánra gehwylc bids each folk arise, Exon. 23 a; Th. 63, 28; Cri. 1026.

segnian

(v.)
Grammar
segnian, sénian ; p. ode.
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to make the sign of the cross upon anything in token of blessing or consecration, to bless, consecrate Se biscop nam hláf and sénode essent manus ad panem benedicendum missuri, Bd. 3, 6 ; S. 528, 15 note.

Linked entries: sénian sægnian

þunor-rád

(n.)
Grammar
þunor-rád, e; f.

Thundera peal of thunder

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Thunder, a peal of thunder Ne bip þǽr líget ... ne þunerrád (þunor, Wulfst. 139, 31) non fulmina, ... tonitru, Dóm. L. 16, 263. Ðá com þunerrád and légetsleht and ofslóh ðone mǽstan dǽl, Shrn. 57, 35. Ðá wæs geworden mycel þunorrád, Blickl.

wítnung

(n.)
Grammar
wítnung, e; f.

Punishmenttormentpain

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Ðæs ic geléfe, ðætte ǽlc unriht wítnung sié ðæs yfel ðe hit déð, næs ðæs ðe hit þafaþ apparet, illatam cuilibet injuriam non accipientis, sed inferentis esse miseriam, Bt. 38, 6; Fox 208, 20.

be-wyrcan

surround

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After wool (1. 6) add: cf. non sum setigero lanarum vellere facta (Aldhelm), dele: Hé . . . Jos. 2, 1, and add: to build round, surround Hé þone oxan beworhte mid wuda. Hml. S. 18, 124. Hí bronda láfe wealle beworhton, B. 3162.

brand

a fire-branda torchburningbrand

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Ox. 54, 2 (see the note). a blade, sword: Se hálga áleát and astrehte his swuran under ðám scínendan brande, Hml. Th. ii. 510, 19

Linked entry: brand-óm

earc

(n.)
Grammar
earc, e; f.
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D. 41, 23-42, 6. the ark of Noah. v. arc in Dict. Hú wæs Nóes arc (earc, v. l.) gesceapen? Se arc (earc, v. l. ) wæs fyðerscýte, Angl. vii. 34, 322. Se swymmenda arc, Hml. Th. ii. 60, 2, 9. God beleác hí bynnan þám arce. . . .

earmlíce

(adv.)
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Hú mæg mon earmlícor gebǽron, þonne mon hine underþeóde his weregan flǽsce quis non spernat atque abjiciat vilissimae fragilissimae*-*que rei, corporis, servum?, F. 114, 23

ge-níwian

(v.)
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Hrægl bið geníwad, Rä. 14, 9. the object non-material Eft geníues restituens, Mt. p. 13, 4. Hé eft geníweges alle restituet omnia, Mt. L. 17, 11. Gást rehtne geniówa, Ps. Srt. 50, 11: Ps. C. 93.

ge-þræc

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Txts. 151, 6) þrǽd mé ne hlimmeð nor through thick-coming torments (?

in-cund

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Ox. 5, 23. non-physical, in reference to mind, feeling, spirit, denoting earnestness, sincerity Hé geoffrode his lác mid incundre heortan, Hml. S. 25, 795. His Drihten heriende mid incundre heortan, 37, 193.

mennisc

(n.)
Grammar
mennisc, n.
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Nelle ic þis mennisc gehealdan tó þám écum wítum, for þám þe hí synd týddre fragilis est in hominibus conditio, non ad aeternos servabo cruciatus, Angl. vii. 48, 467. a race, people Hé áxode hwæt ꝥ mennisc wǽre on þám muntum wunigende quis sit populus

wyrd

Grammar
wyrd, <b>. IV</b> 2.
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Add Hit ne mæg áberan þá byrðene swá mycelre wyrde ferre talenti pondus non valet, Gr. D. 228, l. a. Add Hé nerede hý of wyrde heora eripuit eos de interitu eorum, Ps. Rdr. 106, 20

scearpness

(n.)
Grammar
scearpness, e; f.

Sharpnessroughnessacidity, pungencyefficacy

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Seó scearpnes mínra eágena nis nú mid mé lumen oculorum meorum non est mecum, Ps. Th. 37, 10. Heó (betony ) gegódaþ ðæra eágena scearpnesse, Lchdm. i. 72, 16.

Linked entry: scearp