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þǽr-úte

(adv.)
Grammar
þǽr-úte, adv.
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Without, outside Náhton hié náþer ne þǽrinne mete ne þǽrúte freónd, Ors. 2, 8; Swt. 92, 34. v. preceding word

Linked entry: úte

and-weorc

(n.)
Grammar
and-weorc, ond-weorc, an-weorc, es; n.

Mattersubstancematerialmetala cause of anythingmateriacæmentummetallumcausa

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Met. Fox 17, 32; Met. 17, 16

Linked entry: an-weorc

be-notian

(v.)
Grammar
be-notian, p. ode; pp. od [be, notian to use]

To useconsumeuti

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To use, consume; uti Hie hæfdan heora mete benotodne they had consumed their provisions Chr. 894; Th. 166, 15, col. 2

efen-fela

(v.)
Grammar
efen-fela, (em-).
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Man ne mihte nánne mete gegyrwan, ꝥ þára wyrma nǽre emfela þǽm mete, Ors. 1, 7; S. 36, 28. Gán inn emfela manna of ǽgðre healfe, Ll. Th. i. 226, 20. Dó béga emfela, Lch. ii. 20, 24. Ealra emfela, 28, 14. adjective Mid efenfealum (-feol-, Hpt.

manna

(n.)
Grammar
manna, monna; indecl.

Manna

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Manna Nemdon ðone mete manna, Ex. 16, 31: Ps. Spl. T. 77, 28: Num. 11, 9. Monna, Past. 17, 11; Swt. 125, 19

sworettan

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Tó þon ꝥ hí þone swétan mete húru sworettende and geómriende onbyrgdon ut cibum suavem saltem suspirando gustarent, Gr. D. 170, 10. Add

dǽdon

(v.)
Grammar
dǽdon, dǽdun

did, made

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did, made Ðæt hie to mete dǽdon that they made for food, Cd. 33; Th. 45, 6; Gen. 722; p. pl. of dón

scitte

(n.)
Grammar
scitte, an; f.
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Looseness of the bowels, diarrhœa Wið ðon ðe men mete untela melte and gecirre on yfele wǽtan and scittan, Lchdm. ii. 226, 6

ge-flog

(n.)
Grammar
ge-flog, es; n.
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Infectious disease Ꝥ nǽfre for gefloge feorh hé gesealde, syþðan him mon mægðan tó mete gegyrede, Lch. iii. 34, 9. Cf. on-flyge

Linked entry: -flog

un-cumlíðe

(adj.)
Grammar
un-cumlíðe, adj.

Inhospitable

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Inhospitable Se Hǽlend spræc tó sumum weligum men, ðe ... him wæs láð þearfendum mannum mete tó syllenne, and hé wæs uncumlíðe, Wulfst. 257, 14

ælmes-gedál

(n.)
Grammar
ælmes-gedál, es; n.

Distribution of alms

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Ælmesgedál dǽle man gelóme, mete dám of hingredum, 74, 2

healf-soden

(adj.)
Grammar
healf-soden, adj.

Half cooked

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Half cooked On healfsodenum mete in semicocto cibo, L. Ecg. C. 40; Th. ii. 166, 2: Med. ex Quadr. 7, 2; Lchdm. i. 356, 18

efen-eald

(adj.)
Grammar
efen-eald, efn-eald; adj.

Co-eval, of the same, ageco-ævus, co-ætāneus

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Co-eval, of the same, age; co-ævus, co-ætāneus Ic æt efenealdum ǽfre ne métte máran snyttro I never met with greater prudence among those of his age. Andr. Kmbl. 1105; An. 553: Bd. 5. 19; S. 637, 19.

Linked entry: efn-eald

smeá-lic

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Cf. smeá-mete

bríwan

(v.)
Grammar
bríwan, p. de; pp. ed

To cook, dress foodcoquere

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To cook, dress food; coquere Bríw his mete wið ele dress his meat with oil, L. M. 2, 51; Lchdm. ii. 264, 22; 266, 29

tender

(n.)
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Ðæt ne gehigeleás[t] méte tender ut non scurilitas inveniat fomitem, R. Ben. Interl. 75, 17

Linked entry: tynder

hlíwan

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Uton hlýwan ofcalene and wǽfan nacode and syllan mete þám gehingredum, Wlfst. 119, 6. Take here hleówan in Dict., and add

Linked entries: hleówan hlýwan

ǽs

fooda bait

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Add: food Áwyrpað his líc fugelum tó ǽse and hundum tó mete, Hml. S. 37, 235.

ge-þicgan

Grammar
ge-þicgan, [The strong and weak forms may be taken under one head.]
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For mete geþiged taken as food, 300, 11. Se geþigeda mete, ii. 186, 21. Fornam Crístes godcundlice miht ðone geðigedan mete, Hml. Th. i. 296, 29. Hý tó mete geþigede ðone líchaman gestrangiað, Lch. i. 320, 19.

ge-fá

(n.)
Grammar
ge-fá, [ = ge-faa], án; m. [fáh a foe]

A foean enemyinimicusadversarius

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Ðá métte hine his eald-gefána sum, and hine ofstang then one of his old foes met him, and stabbed [killed] him, Ors. 3, 7; Bos. 62, 22. To bismere his gefán [MS. gefaan = gefáu = gefáum = gefáhum] in mockery to his foes, Homl. Th. i. 226, 28

Linked entry: -fá