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óleccung

(n.)
Grammar
óleccung, e; f.

soothing, caressing, gentleness of treatmentflattery, fawning, adulationcharm, allurement

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soothing, caressing, gentleness of treatment Ólæcung delinimentum, Wrt. Voc. i. 54, 69. Olaecunge blandimentorum, Hpt. Gl. 485, 48. Hú gesceádwís se reecere sceal bión on his þreaunga and on his óleccunga quae esse debet rectoris discretio correptionis

tó-cleófan

(v.)
Grammar
tó-cleófan, p. -cleáf, pl. -clufon; pp. -clofen

To cleave asunder

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To cleave asunder Ic tócleófe (-clefe, MS. J.) findo, Ælfc. Gr. 28, 6; Zup. 178, 5. Ic tóclǽfe, Engl. Stud. xi. 65, 38. Gif ðú ǽnne stán tóclífst, ne wyrþ hé nǽfre gegaderod swá hé ǽr wæs, Bt. 34, 11; Fox 150, 26. Tóclýfþ findit, i. rupit. Wrt. Voc.

mearc

(n.)
Grammar
mearc, e; f.

a limitboundterma limitboundarya boundary ( = gemǽre) of a particular estatea boundaryconfine of a districtborderthe territory within the boundariesfines

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a limit, bound, term (of time) Ðá ðæs mǽles wæs mearc ágongen then was the limit of the time passed, Cd. 83; Th. 103, 17; Gen. 1719: 224; Th. 296, 13; Sat. 501. Him ðæt tó mearce wearþ hé ðǽr feorhwunde hleát that proved his life's limit; there his death-wound

swerian

(v.)
Grammar
swerian, p. swór (but a weak swerede occurs; cf.
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Icel. svarði as well as sór), pl. swóron; pp. sworen To swear, make oath. absolute Se ðe sweraþ (swereþ, Ps. Th. Surt.) néhstan his qui jurat proximo suo, Ps. Spl. 14, 6. Ðæt land ðe ic fore swór heora fæderum terram pro qua juravi patribus eorum, Num

Linked entry: fore-swerian

sél

(adv.)
Grammar
sél, soel ; also sélor ; adv. (cpve.)
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Better. of health Cwæð ðæt heó gelýfde ðæt hire sóna sél wǽre quia crederet eam mox melius habituram, Bd. 5, 3 ; S. 616, 11. Sóna ic wæs wyrpende and mé sél wæs statim melius habere incipio, S. 616, 34 : 5, 5 ; S. 618, 4. Sóna him biþ sél. Lchdm. iii

hríðer

(n.)
Grammar
hríðer, hrýðer, es; n.

oxcowheifer

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Horned cattle, ox, cow, heifer Jung hrýðer juniculus [anniculus ? ], Ælfc. Gl. 22; Som. 59, 86; Wrt. Voc. 23, 45. Geong hrýðer L. M. 2, 16; Lchdm. ii. 196, 24. Se hláford geáhsode ðæt ðæt hrýðer [cf. fear, 7] geond ðæt wésten férde the master learned

Linked entries: hruðer hrýðer

lyt

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
lyt, indecl. used as subst. adj. and adv.

Fewlittle

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Few, little Ðæra is nú tó lyt ðe wile wel tǽcan there are now too few of those that will teach well, Homl. Th. i. 6, 22. Ðæra biþ ealles tó lyt, ðe hé ne beswíce, Wulfst. 97, 7. Is swíðe lyt manna ðæt ne sý mid ðǽm sumum besmiten there are very few men

Linked entry: lyt-hwón

nefne

(prep.; con.)
Grammar
nefne, nemne.

UnlessexceptExcept

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Grammar nefne, conj. connecting clauses, Unless, except Hé hyra má ácwellan wolde, nefne him witig God forstóde, Beo. Th. 2116; B. 1056: 6101; B. 3054: Exon. Th. 340, 5; Gn. Ex. 106 : 345, 11; Gn. Ex. 186. Hí sǽdon, nemne ( nisi ) hí him máran andlyfne

Linked entries: nemne nymne

ge-logian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-logian, p. ode; pp. od

To place, lodge, dispose, regulateponere, disponere, reponere, collocare

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To place, lodge, dispose, regulate; ponere, disponere, reponere, collocare God gelogode ðone man Deus posuit hominem, Gen. 2, 8 : Homl. Th. i. 12, 33. Ða geleáfullan folc híg sylfe gelogiaþ and heora líf for Gode the faithful folk dispose themselves

Linked entry: lógian

cræft

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Dele ' a craft, kind of ship; navis qualiscunque,' and add under Mid eallum Créca cræftum universam Graeciae lectam juventutem, Ors. 1, 10; S. 46, 31. Under <b>II :-- </b>Hé leornode sumne cræft þe hine áfét, Hml. Th. ii. 556, 32. Under &

ge-défe

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Add: suitable, fitting, seemly Hé má lufedon dióra drohtað, swá hit gedéfe ne wæs, Met. 26, 92. Tó forðspównesse gedéfore heánesse ad profectum debiti culminis, Bd. 2, 4; Sch. 127, 5. Gedéfum gafule debita pensione, Wrt. Voc. ii. 25, 22. Gedéfum debitis

ná-wiht

Grammar
ná-wiht, <b>. I a.</b>
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Add Deófol mót ǽlces mannes áfandigan, hwæðer hé áht sý oððe náht, Hml. Th. i. 268, 12. Ne frign ðú unc nóhtes má ne ne áxa caue ne no; ulterins scisciíeris, Nar. 32, 6. Ne byþ ꝥ tó náhte that will be good for nothing, Lch. i. 344, 25. Oð hit mid ealle

nigon

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add: inflected Mid nigonum þára níwena scipa, Chr. 897; P. 90, 23. (1 a) with a pronoun :-- Ðæt wé tellan á .x. men tógædere, and se yldesta bewiste þá nigene, Ll. Th. i. 230, 23. uninflected Næs ná má þonne hundtwelftig on þǽm rǽdehere, and nigan on

wiþerian

(v.)
Grammar
wiþerian, wiþrian; p. ode.

to be againstbe hostileto strivestruggledisputeto resistopposeto make hostileprovoketo become provoked

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to be against, be hostile Ic wiðerige adversor, Ælfc. Gr. 25; Zup. 145, 18. Ða ðe wiðriaþ mé qui adversantur mihi, Ps. Lamb. 34, 19. Ða wiðrigendan (wiðriende, Ps. Spl.) mé adversantes mihi, 3, 8. to strive with, against (wiþ, ongeán), struggle, dispute

hreów

(n.)
Grammar
hreów, e; f.

Sorrowregretpenitencepenancerepentance

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Sorrow, regret, penitence, penance, repentance Búton him seó sóþe hreów gefultmige unless true penitence help them, Blickl. Homl. 101, 7: Bt. Met. Fox 18, 21; Met. 18, 11. Án hreów ys wydewan and fǽmnan viduæ et puellæ una est pœnitentia, L. Ecg. P.

GILP

(n.)
Grammar
GILP, gelp, gielp, gylp, es; m.

Gloryostentationprideboastingarrogancevain-gloryhaughtinessgloriaostentatio

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Glory, ostentation, pride, boasting, arrogance, vain-glory, haughtiness; gloria, ostentatio Se seofoþa heáfod-leahter is ídelwuldor ðæt is gylp the seventh chief sin is vain-glory, that is pride, Homl. Th. ii. 220, 27: 218, 22. He nolde nán þing dón

clǽne

(adj.)
Grammar
clǽne, adj.
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Add: physical. of metal, free from dross or alloy Fífténe scillingas clǽnes feós, Cht. Th. 168, 16. Mid claene feó, ðæt wæs mid clǽne golde, Txts. 175, 5. of land, free from hurtful growth, clear Ðone æcer ðe wæs mid ðornum áswógen . . . ðone æcer

for-fón

to take awayto seizeto anticipate

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For 'I. to be deprived of . . . MS. H.]' substitute: to take away, take as forfeit Gif hine (a man who has sought asylum in a monastery) on þám fierste geyflige . . . léte mid ryhte þeódscipe . . . and þám híwum hundtwelftig sciłł. ciricfriðes tó bóte

hlúd

noisytalkativeclamorousa blowa crash

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Add: of sound, voice, &c. Hlúd herges cyrm, Exod. 107: An. 1158. Þeódegsa bið hlúd gehýred, cwániendra cirm, Cri. 835. Swég. . . hlúd, 492. Se dyne becóm hlúd of heofonum, Sat. 467: 607. Stefn æfter cwóm hlúd, An. 740. Hlúd býman stefn, Cri. 949.

Linked entry: hlúde

fulluht

(n.)
Grammar
fulluht, fulwiht, fullwiht, fulwuht, es; n. [v. Grimm And. u. El. pp. 136-7]

Baptismbaptismus

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Baptism; baptismus Hwæðer wæs Iohannes fulluht? Mt. Bos. 21, 25; of whennes was the baptem of Joon? Wyc: baptismus Joannis unde ĕrat? Vulg: Mk. Bos. 11, 30: Lk. Bos. 20, 4: Ælfc. Gr. 9, 1; Som. 8, 22. Ðæt fulluht us aþwehþ fram eallum synnum baptism