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micge

(n.)
Grammar
micge, an; f.

Urine

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Urine Gesceáwa ǽlce dæge ðæt ðín útgong and micge síe gesundlíc. Gif sió micge síe lytelu..., L. M. 2, 30; Lchdm. ii. 226, 20. Ðonne onginþ ðære hǽto welm wanian þurh ða micgean, 2, 23; Lchdm. ii. 212, 7: 1, 37; Lchdm. ii. 88, 20

Linked entry: micga

ge-saca

(n.)
Grammar
ge-saca, an; m.

An adversaryadversarius

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Gesaca æmulus, Ælfc. Gl. 114; Som. 80, 17; Wrt. Voc. 60, 51

tácor

(n.)
Grammar
tácor, ,(-ur)es; m.

A husband's brother, brother-in-law

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Tácor, Ælfc. Gr. 8; Zup. 27, 20: levir, i. frater mariti, Wrt. Voc. i. 52, 31. Tácor, ðæt is brýdguma[n] bróðor levirum, ii. 84, 16. Tácor, 50, 30: Hpt. Gl. 498, 75

swearm

(n.)
Grammar
swearm, es; m.
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Gl. 230, 6) : Ælfc. Gr. 9, 12 ; Zup. 40, 14: examen, multitudo, Hpt. Gl. 457, 37 : 496, 14

ceorlian

(v.)
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Hit riht nis þæt wíf ceorlige oftur þonne ǽne. Wlfst. 305, 2. Heó hraðor wolde sweltan þonne ceorlian, Hml. S. 7, 303. Add

ed-sceaft

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Oþ edsceafte, Dan. 112. a new creature His gesceafta . . . of heora sǽde weorþaþ eft geedníwade, swylce hí þonne weordon tó edsceafte; . . . hí ǽlce geáre weorþaþ tó ædsceafte, Bt. 34, 11; F. 150, 12-16

ge-sundlic

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-sundlic, adj.
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healthy Gesceáwa ǽlce dæge ꝥ þín útgong and micge sié gesundlic, Lch. ii. 226, 20. safe. Cf. ge-sund ; Se weg is mycele gesundlicra tutior est via, Gr. D. 348, 10. prosperous On þám gesundlicum þingum in prosperity, Bd. 4, 23 ; Sch. 475, 10

Linked entry: -sundlic

sealt

(adj.)
Grammar
sealt, adj.
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Add Seó Asia on ǽlce healfe heó is befangen mid sealtum wætere búton on eásthealfe, Ors. 1, 1; S. 12, 12. Andlang strémes west ábútan þane sealtan mersc, C. D. B. i. 296, 33. Add Ðonne þú sealt flǽsc wille, Tech. ii. 125, 1

ge-smeágan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-smeágan, -smeán; p. -smeáde; pp. -smeád

To searchexamineconsiderscrutaricogitare

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Gesmeád sprǽc sermo commentitius, Ælfc. Gl. 100; Som. 77, 21; Wrt. Voc. 55, 25

hlid-geat

(n.)
Grammar
hlid-geat, es; n.

A swing-gate, folding-door

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Hlidgata valva, Ælfc. Gl. 29; Som. 61, 36; Wrt. Voc. 26, 35

Linked entry: liþ-geat

Etna

(n.)
Grammar
Etna, indecl? Etne, Ætne, es; m.

Etna, the volcano of Sicily

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Etna, the volcano of Sicily; Ætna, æ; f. = Αἴτνη, ης; f. . Etna [MS. Eðna] ðæt sweflene fýr tácnode, dá hit upp of helle geate asprang on Sicilia ðam lande, and fela ofslóh mid bryne and mid stence [Ors. B.

Linked entries: Ætne Etne

dreógan

(v.)
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And hié lange wǽron þæt dreógende ǽr heora áðer mehte on óþrum sige gerǽcan ( commisso praelio diu anceps pugna ), 3, 9; S. 134, 7: 1, 14; S. 58, 4: 4, 7; S. 182, 4. intrans. to act Tógénes ǽ dreógendes contra legem agentis, Ps.

ge-swícan

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Ox. 4096. of things, to prove ineffective Gúðbill geswác æt níðe, B. 2584. to become feeble, faint, fail; deficere. of persons Giríseð symle gebidda and ne geswíca (deficere) Lk. R.

on-scunian

(v.)
Grammar
on-scunian, -scynian, -sceonian.

to regard with loathing, to abhor, detest, execrateto regard with disfavour, to refuse, reject, shunto regard with fearto irritate

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Onscunigende gefeoht exosus bella, Ælfc. Gr. 41; Som. 44, 12. Onscunede exosam, Wülck.

hláford

(n.)
Grammar
hláford, es; m.

A LORD;dominus. herus

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A LORD; dominus. herus Hláford heros, Ælfc. Gl. 87; Som. 74, 46; Wrt. Voc. 50, 28. Scipes hláford nauclerus, 83; Som. 73, 66; Wrt. Voc. 48, 4.

Linked entries: hláf-weard hlǽfdige

flíma

(n.)

a run-awaydeserteran apostatean outlawexilean outcastwretch

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Ǽlc flýma beó flýma on ǽlcum lande þe on ánum sý, 296, 21. Pastio latronum latitantium in siluis qui spoliant et occidunt alios, quos Angli uocant fléman, Ll. Lbmn. 614, I.

Linked entry: flýma

ge-wuna

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Ðá twá word, abrenunteo and credo, þe man æt fulluhtþénunge on gewunan hæfð, 38, 9. Wé willað ꝥ munecas regollícor libban þonne hí ǽr þisan on gewunan hæfdon, Ll. Th. i. 346, 28.

tó-slúpan

(v.)
Grammar
tó-slúpan, p. -sleáp, pl. -slupon; pp. -slopen

To slip apart or awaybe relaxeddissolvedto have the connection between several objectsthat between the parts of the same object relaxedto be dissipated,destroyedto be loosedundoneto get relaxed,to be relaxed,get remissto get paralysed,get powerless,

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Hæfþ God geheaborade ealle his gesceafta, ð æt heora ǽc wræðeþ óþer, ðæt hié ne móton tóslúpan, 21; Fox 74, 11.

Linked entry: tó-swífan

hrínan

(v.)
Grammar
hrínan, p. hrán; pp. hrinen

To touchreachstrike

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Swá hit him on innan com hrán æt heortan so it came within him, touched him at his heart, Cd. 33; Th. 45, 9; Gen. 724. Óþ ðæt deáþes folm hrán æt heortan until the hand of death touched him at his heart, Beo. Th. 4532; B. 2270

hlǽfdige

a queenOur Ladylady

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Ætstód kquén ł hlǽfdige (regina) æt swíðran þínum, Ps. L. 44, 10. Seó sáwul is þæs líchoman hlǽfdige, and heó gewissað þá fíf andgitn swá swá of cynesætle ...