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gráf

(n.)
Grammar
gráf, es; m. n.
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A grove Heó hæbbe ða wudurǽddenne in ðæm wuda ðe ða ceorlas brúcaþ and éc ic hire léte to ðæt ceorla gráf let her have right of pasturage in the wood which the 'ceorls' use, and besides I leave to her the ' ceorls' grove, Cod. Dipl.

simbel

(adj.)
Grammar
simbel, symbel, simel ; adj.
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Ger. simpal for the most part appears in adverbial forms, but Graff vi. 26 gives one instance of its adjective use, simplém assiduis.

Linked entries: simble simbles symbel

anda

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Cf. the use of anda, Jn. 2, 14) was thema Godes barne al an andun, Hél. 3741) Þá wæs wíde lǽded morgenspel manigum on andan ( to the anger of many), El. 970

MANN

(n.)
Grammar
MANN, man, monn, es; m.

MANa human being of either sexa man who is wnder the authority of anothera servantvassalliege-mana parishioner

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Used of a male :-- Ðeós biþ gecíged fǽmne, for ðam ðe heó ys of were genumen. For ðam forlǽt se man fæder and módor and geþeót hine tó his wífe, Gen. 2, 23-24. Gelíc ðam dysigan men ( viro, cf. wísan were, 24), Mt. Bos. 7, 26.

Linked entry: manna

ge-samnian

(v.)
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Sal. 400. used reflexively to assemble, come together, meet. Cf. ge-samnung; Ðá gesomnodon wé ús ymb ꝥ Ll. Th. i. 56, 18.

Ǽ

(n.)
Grammar
Ǽ, indecl. f.

Lawstatutecustomritemarriagelexstatutumceremoniæritusmatrimonium

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Húslfatu hálegu ða ǽr Israela in ǽ hæfdon the holy vessels which the Israelites formerly used in their rites, Cd. 212; Th. 262, 29; Dan. 751. Wircaþ his bebodu and his ǽ and his dómas observa præcepta ejus et ceremonias atque judicia, Deut. 11, 1.

Linked entries: ǽ-fyllende á

þeód-wita

(n.)
Grammar
þeód-wita, an; m.
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</b> used of a poet :-- Se þeódwita Virgilius, Anglia viii. 320, 30. Oft ða þeódwitan ðus heora meteruers gewurðiaþ, 332, 15. <b>II b.</b> </b> Manega þing wé mihton of þeódwitena gesetnysse geícean, Anglia viii. 321, 24.

wíc-stów

(n.)
Grammar
wíc-stów, e ; f.
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Past. 54; Swt. 423, 13. a camp, an encampment; both singular and plural forms are used to translate castra Hé nemde ðære stówe naman Manaim, ðæt is wícstów ( castra ), Gen. 32, 2.

ǽtren

(adj.)
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&para; in the northern Gospels and the Ritual the word is used as substantive or adjective of the viper :-- Sió hátterne vipera , Rtl. 125, 27. Cynna ǽterna (cynn ǽterne, R.) genimina uiperarum , Lk. L. 3, 7. Cynn ǽttema progenies uiperarum .

an-lícnes

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</b> an image used for worship, an idol; :-- Anlícnyssa simulacrorum, An. Ox. 3472. Hiora anlícnessa ( imagines ) hefenisc fýr forbærnde, Ors. 2, 8; S. 94, 14. Rachel hæfde þá andlícnyssa (idola) forstolen, Gen. 31, 32.

eáwunga

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. ¶ used as the case of a noun :-- On eáwunge in propatulo, i. manifeste, An. Ox. 2826. On openysse, on ǽwunge, 1485: 47. In eáuung (in eówunga, R.) cymeð in palam veniat, Mk. L. 4, 22. On eáwung, Lk. L. 8, 17. In eáunge, Jn. L. 7, 4.

ge-hwider

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Add: where there is motion, to every place, to all parts, in all directions. used generally Hé ðanon eóde gehwyder (-hwider, on gehwylce healfe, v. ll.) ymb þá stówa, and þǽr godcunde láre bodode inde ad praedicandam circumquaque exire consueverat Bd

ge-teórian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-teórian, l. ge-teórian,
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S. 23 b, 320. of things, to be used up, come to an end, fail. material þá hyra feoh geteórode cum defecisset emptoribus pretium. Gen. 47, 15. Þá ꝥ win geteórode defciente uino, Jn. 2, 3. non-material Him nǽfre seó langung ne geteórode, Bl.

hú-lic

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Hé giémde hwæt hé hæfde monna gerímes, and ne nóm náne ware húlice hié wǽron, Ors. 5, 4; S. 224, 22. used substantively Ðá ðe geségon húlic (hwelce, R.) geworden wére, Mk. L. 5, 16. Hé ædeáude húlco ( qualia ) wéro ðrouendo hreáferas, Lk. p. 9, 3.

sceár

(n.)
Grammar
sceár, e ; f.

A pair of shears or scissors;

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A pair of shears or scissors; but the word is generally used in the plural (dual?) as the modern shears, scissors Scér forfex, Wrt. Voc. ii. 36,65. Scéroro, scérero forices, Txts. 60, 401. ísern*-*scéruru forfex, 65, 903. Sceára forfex, Wrt.

tó-cwísan

(v.)
Grammar
tó-cwísan, p. de

To shatter,break to pieces,crush,bruise

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The word seems used with a passive force in the following passage

tó-sceacan

(v.)
Grammar
tó-sceacan, -scacan; p. -sceóc, -scóc; pp. -sceacen, scacen.

to shake to pieces,shake violently,to disturbto shake off,drive away,disperse

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The word is used also intransitively: All þe worlde shall toshake, Anglia iii. 546, 156

hirde

a keeperguardianprotectordirectorguidepastor the keepera keepera guardwatchman

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Hringa hyrde, B. 2245. used of a dragon: Wyrm, hordes hyrde, B. 887. Frætwa hyrde, 3 33. non-material Fyrena hyrde, B. 750.

íren

(n.)
Grammar
íren, es; n.

Irona swordblade

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Iron, an iron weapon [cf. use of steel in modern English], a sword, blade Ðæt swurd, drihtlic íren, Beo. Th. 1788; B. 892.

ymb-þanc

(n.)
Grammar
ymb-þanc, es; m. n. : -þanca, an; m.
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Tó morgenne wé beóþ gesémde of what use are considerations of the words, or what will they do for us? To-morrow we shall be at one on the matter, Blickl. Homl. 183, 12