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scíne

(adj.)
Grammar
scíne, sciéne, scéne, sceóne, scióne, scýne; adj.
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Mægþ scýne, Beo. Th. 6025; B. 3016. Se scýna stán, Andr. Kmbl. 1532 ; An. 767. On stede scýnum, Exon. Th. 70, 33; Cri. 1148. Ic ðé swá sciénne gesceapen hæfde, 85, 6; Cri. 1387. Hé forlǽrde idese sciéne, Cd. Th. 43, 34; Gen. 700.

tyslian

(v.)
Grammar
tyslian, p. ode
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Ne secge ic ná máre embe ða sceandlícan tyslunge búton ðæt ús secgaþ béc ðæt se beó ámánsumod ðe hǽðenra manna þeáwas hylt on his lífe and his ágen cynn unwurþaþ mid ðam I tell you, brother Edward, that you do wrong to forsake the English customs that

ufera

(adj.)
Grammar
ufera, uferra; cpve.: ufemest; spve.

upperhigherupmosthighestlaterafter

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Uferan dógrum, Beo. Th. 4407; B. 2200: 4773; B. 2392. On uferum tídum, Lchdm. iii. 438, 15. On uferan tídan, Wulfst. 89, 1

wiþer-saca

(n.)
Grammar
wiþer-saca, an; m.

an adversaryopponentenemya rebelan adversary at lawa prosecutorone who renouncesdeniesapostate

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Gl. 471, 74. a rebel Ne beó hé ná sacerd geteald, ac Godes wiðersaca non sacerdos sed rebellio judicetur, R. Ben. 112, 13. an adversary at law, a prosecutor (?)

wiþer-winna

(n.)
Grammar
wiþer-winna, an; m.

An adversaryopponentenemy

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Beó ðú onbúgende ðínum wiþerwinnan (adversario tuo ) . . . ðe læs ðe ðín wiðerwinna ðé sylle ðam déman, Mt. Kmbl. 5, 25: Homl. Ass. 4, 95.

fægernes

ornamentbeautypleasantness

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Fægernyssa on lédensprǽce, hú heó betst gelógod beó, 295, 4. pleasantness, a pleasant, delightful condition Ne mæg nán man hit ásecgan ymbe þá fægernessa þe God hafað gegearwod þám mannum þe hine lufian willað, Hml.

COSTIAN

(v.)
Grammar
COSTIAN, costigan, costnian; p. ode, ade, ede; pp. od , ad, ed

To tempt, try, prove probare, tentare.

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He mín costode he tried me Beo. Th. 4175; B. 2084. Úre costade, God probasti nos, Deus, Ps. Th. 65, 9. Costodon mín tentaverunt me Ps. Spl. C. M. 94, 8. Hí Godes costodon [MS. Costodan] tentaverunt Deum Ps. Th. 77, 41.

Linked entries: costigan costnian

a-fyrran

(v.)
Grammar
a-fyrran, -fyran; p. ede, de; pp. ed [a from, fyrr far]

To removetake awayexpeldeliveramovereavertereelongareauferreeripere

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Beóþ afyrrede are taken away. Ps. Spl. 57, 8. Ðú afyrdest of Jacobe ða graman hæftnéd avertisti captivitatem Jacob, Ps. Th. 84, 1.

Linked entry: a-fyran

Cwichelmes hlǽw

(n.)
Grammar
Cwichelmes hlǽw, Cwicchelmes hlǽw , Cwicelmes hlǽw ,es; m. [hlǽw a heap, barrow, small hill: Flor. Cuiccelmeslawe: Hunt. Chichelmeslaue: Hovd. Cwichelmelow: Cwichelm's hill; Cwichelmi agger]

CUCKHAMSLEY hill or Cuchinslow, Berkshire, a large barrow on a wide plain overlooking White Horse Vale Cwichelmi agger in agro Berchensi

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in agro Berchensi Wendon to Wealingæforda, and ðæt eall forswǽlldon; and wǽron him ðá áne niht æt Ceóles ége, and wendon him ðá andlang Æsces dúne to Cwichelmes [Cwicelmes, Th. 256, 28, col. 1: Cwicchelmes, 257, 27, col. 1] hlǽwe and ðǽr onbídedon beótra

lyre

(n.)
Grammar
lyre, es; m.

Lossdamagedestructiondetriment

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beóþ ða eádige ðe for hýnþum oððe lirum hwílwendlícra hyðða heófiaþ, Homl. Th. i. 550, 28

mægþ-hád

Grammar
mægþ-hád, <b>mægeþ-hád,</b> es; m.

maidenhoodvirginitycelibacychastitya body of young persons

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Ðæt sindan ða ða ðe mid wífum ne beóþ besmitene, and hira mægeþhád habbaþ gehealdenne, Past. 52, 7; Swt. 409, 7. Mæ[g]þhádes virginitatis, puritatis, Hpt. Gl. 411, 32: castitatis, 441, 69 : celibatus, pubertatis, 453, 56.

GRINDAN

(v.)
Grammar
GRINDAN, gryndan; part. grindende, ic grinde, grynde, ðú grintst, grinst, he grint, pl. grindaþ; p. ic, he grand, grond, ðú grunde, pl. grundon; pp. grunden
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Twi beóþ æt cwyrne grindende, án byþ genumen, and óðer byþ lǽfed duæ molentes in mola, una assumetur, et una relinquetur, Mt. Bos. 24, 41: L. Ethb. 11; Th. i. 6, 6. Sume ðara munecena cómon to grindanne some of the nuns came to grind, Th.

sláw

(adj.)
Grammar
sláw, slǽw, sleáw; adj.
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On óðre wísan sceal man manian ða sláwan (cf. late, Swt. 281, 16), on óðre ða ðe beóþ tó hrade, Past. "23; Swt. 175, 25. Ðá sláwan ( pigri ) sint to manianne ðæt hié ne forielden ðone tíman ðe hié tiola on dón mǽgen, 39, l ; Swt. 281, 19.

Linked entries: slǽw sleáw

sige-fæst

(adj.)
Grammar
sige-fæst, adj.
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beóþ ðý gesundran and ðý sigefæstran, Exon. Th. 408, 29 ; Rä. 27, 19. Se sigefæstesta cyning victoriosissimus rex, Bd. 3, 7 ; S. 529, 16. applied to things Sigefest wuldor, Hy. 8, 4. Sigefæstnehám, Menol. Fox 298 ; Men. 150.

swangorness

(n.)
Grammar
swangorness, e ; f.
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Ðæt is ðonne ðæt mon his eáge lǽte slápian ðæt mon for his unwísdóme and for his suongornesse ne mǽge ongietan ða unðeáwas ðara ðe him underðiédde beóþ.

un-clǽne

(adj.)
Grammar
un-clǽne, adj.

uncleanfoulfilthyuncleannot fit for fooduncleanimpure

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Hwæt gif hit unclǽne ( immundi ) beóþ fixas? Ic wyrpe ða unclǽnan út, and genime mé clǽne tó mete, Coll. Monast. Th. 23, 15. Ða óðre synd unclǽne ( polluta ), Lev. 11, 12.

un-twifeald

(adj.)
Grammar
un-twifeald, adj.

not doublesimplesincerehonestpurenot doubleunitedwithout division

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Gif hí góde beóþ and hláfordholde and untwifealde si probi sunt, 14, 1; Fox 42, 24.

Linked entry: twi-feald

eáþ-médu

(n.)
Grammar
eáþ-médu, f.: -méde, es; n. (Cf. ofer-méde.)
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Hé on eáðmédum bád on beorge, wæs him botles neód, Gú. 299. <b>I a.

ge-hwider

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Þá férdon ætforan him gehwyder, 16, 148. where influence is exerted Hí mid þý frymme þreátiað gehwider ymbsittenda óþra beóda (cf. hí þreátiaþ eall moncynn, Bt. 37, l ; F. 186, 6), Met. 25, 13. of position, on all sides, in every direction Seó bóc fram

hamer

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Þeáh ðǽra manna ǽghwylc hæfde ǽnne hamor on handa, and þeáh man . . . mid þám hameron beóte on þæt ísene þell . . . ne áwacode hé nǽfre for eallum þissum, tó ðám wérig hé wǽre, Wlfst. 147, 3-8. Hameras sleánde mallei percutientes, Scint. 171, 14.