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á-breóþan

(v.)
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Ábroþen (abroten, MS., but see Angl. viii. 450) vel dwǽs vafer vel fatuus vel socors, Wrt. Voc. i. 18, 62. Apostatan ábroðene, Wlfst. 164, 10 note. of actions, to fail, come to nought Ábreóðe his angin, By. 242. trans, and wk.

Linked entries: a-broten á-broþenness

twelfta

(n.; num.; adj.)
Grammar
twelfta, ord. num.
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Hé wæs twelfta sylf, Andr. Kmbl. 1330; An. 665.

Linked entry: epiphania

eorþ

(n.)
Grammar
eorþ, e; f.

The earth terra

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The earth; terra Seó [MS. sie] eorþ is dryge and ceald, and ðæt wæter wǽt and ceald the earth is dry and cold, and the water wet and cold, Bt. 33, 4; Fox 128, 34

Linked entry: rima

Hámtún-scir

Grammar
Hámtún-scir, l. scír,
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Bearrucscíre and Hámtúnscíre and Wiltúnscíre, 1011 ; P. 141, 17

HEALM

(n.)
Grammar
HEALM, es; n.

HAULM, straw, stem or stalk of grass, stalk of a planta roof of strawstipulaculmus, calamus, stipula, festucaa reed

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Gán and gadrion him sylfe ðæt healm let them go and gather straw for themselves, Ex. 5, 7. Swá windes healm sicut stipulam ante faciem venti, Ps. Th. 82, 10. Genim rigen healm and beren take rye and barley straw, L.

Linked entry: halm

læt-rǽde

(adj.)
Grammar
læt-rǽde, adj.

deliberate

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Slow of counsel, deliberate Oft mon biþ suíðe wandigendre æt ǽlcum weorce and suíðe lætrǽde and wénaþ menn ðæt hit síc for suármódnesse and for unarodscipe and biþ ðeáh for wisdóme and for wærscipe often a man will be very hesitating in every action,

un-gebét

(adj.)
Grammar
un-gebét, un-gebétt; adj.

unamendeduncorrectednot amended through the penance prescribed by the churchunatoned because 'bót' has not been made

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of things, unamended, uncorrected; in reference to sin, not amended through the penance prescribed by the church Scylde ðe an hiera ealra gewitnesse gedón wæs and ðágiett ungebétt (-bét, Hatt.

ge-rýnu

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III. a religions rite, sacrament :-- GSstlicere gerýne mistico (baptismatis) officio, An. Ox. 2884. Hé þigde þá gerýnu (sacramentum) þæs drihten-lican líchaman and blades, Gr. D. 275, 12.

treów

Grammar
treów, truth.
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Sé ðe forlǽt ðone cele ungetreównesse, and wyrð wlacra treówa, Past. 447, 7. Ne cuæð hé ðæt for ðý ðe hé wolde his treówa and geleáfan forlǽtan quod exhibebat non amittendo fidem, 101, 7

lah-wita

(n.)
Grammar
lah-wita, an; m.

a lawyer

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One who has a knowledge of law, a lawyer Cyningan and bisceopan eorlan and heretogan geréfan and déman lárwitan and lahwitan gedafenaþ mid rihte ðæt hí Godes riht lufian it rightly befits kings and bishops, nobles and generals, sheriffs and judges, those

á

(adv.)
Grammar
á, <b> (ó);</b> adv.
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F. 68, 26), Met. 10, 18. in any degree, any (with comparatives) Ne oncnáwð á lengc stówe non cognoscet amplius locum, Ps. L. 102, 16 : An. 1469: H. R. 17, 22.

hund-teóntig

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Hundteóntig daga on án and hundeahtatig daga, Hml. A. 92, II. þurh ðá hunteóntig and feówer and feówertig þúsenda þrowera, Ll. Lbmn. 415, 21. with a number as multiplier Wintra hæfde twá hundteóntig geteled ríme and fífe eác (cf.

gengan

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Novƀ and Decƀ mid seofon rihtingum glædlíce gengað, Angl. viii. 302, 8. Man gengde geond eall ábútan þone portweall, Hml. S. 23, 267. For him Jordanen gengde on hinder Jordanis conversus est retrorsum, Ps. Th. 113, 3.

wígle

(n.)
Grammar
wígle, (wigle?), es; n.

Divinationheathen practice

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Ant. i. 131, 27.] [His (the devil's) wiȝeles and his wrenches, A. R. 300, 5.] [Wieles, 92, 21 : Fragm. Phlps. 8, 54.] [Wiheles, Marh. 13, 9.]

FEL

(n.)
Grammar
FEL, FELL, es; n.

skinhidepelliscŏriumcŭtis

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Ðæt celf híg bæradon bútan ðære wícstówe mid felle and mid flǽsce vĭtrĭlum cum pelle et carnĭbus crĕmans extra castra, Lev. 8, 17. Hie blód and fel þégon they ate the blood and skin, Andr. Kmbl. 46; An. 23: Ors. 1, 1; Bos. 20, 37.

Linked entry: fell

á-sittan

to sit upto remain sittingto be agroundto reduce by siegeto be apprehensive afraid

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trans, with fit, to reduce by siege Holofernus wolde hí út ásittan and hé heora wæterscipe mid weardmannum besette, Hml.

ge-logian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-logian, l. ge-lógian,
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and add: to put together, to join Gelógod and geféged compositus, Germ. 391, 188. to collect, bring together Þ eall middaneard, swylce under ánum sunnan leóman gelógod (gegaderod, v.l., collectus), wǽre beforan his eágan gelǽded, Gr.

weald

(adv.)
Grammar
weald, adv. conj.

perhaps may be in dependent clauses, with indefinite pronouns or adverbs (cf. gif), in case

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gehwá ðis wile and cunne his geleáfan, weald hwá ða mycclan yrmðe gebídan sceole in case any one have to experience that great misery, Homl.

ge-wríþan

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Dó on ánne clǽnne cláð, and gewríðe onbútan þǽs mannes swyran, Lch. i. 160, 23. Ðá hét hé gewríðan ðone pápan and ðone óðerne preóst tó his hricge hindan, Hml. Th. ii. 310, 30.

Linked entry: ge-wriþen

mǽl

(n.)
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Þonne hí etað tó ánes mǽles on dæg quando in die una refectio fuerit, Chrd. 15, 7. Be hyre ( St.