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cræt-wǽn

(n.)
Grammar
cræt-wǽn, es; m. [wǽn a waggon]

A chariotwain currus

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A chariot, wain; currus Crætwǽn mid seolfre gegyred a chariot mounted with silver Ors. 2, 4; Bos. 43, 14. Mid crætwǽne with a chariot 2, 4; Bos. 43, 6. Sceoldon senátas rídan on crætwǽnum the senators must ride in chariots 2, 4; Bos. 43, 9

cucler-mǽl

(n.)
Grammar
cucler-mǽl, es; n. [mǽl a measure]

A spoon measure cochlearis mensura

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A spoon measure; cochlearis mensura Án cuclermǽl one spoon measure L. M. 2, 7; Lchdm. ii. 186, 10. Tú cuclemiǽl two spoon measures 1, 2; Lchdm. ii. 28, 3

Linked entry: mǽl

snǽdel

(n.)
Grammar
snǽdel, (more generally) snǽdelþearm, es; m.

The great gut

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The great gut Snaedil vel þearm, snaedilþearm, snédildaerm extale Txts. 58, 381. Snǽdel Wrt. Voc. i. 286, 59. Snǽdel(-?) vel bæc-þearm extales 44, 48. Snǽdelþearm extale ii. 29, 74: 145, 29: fither 149, I: fiber 38, 54. Snǽdelþearm fithrem Lchdm. i.

Linked entry: bæc-þearm

ge-sméðan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-sméðan, p. de; pp. ed; v. a.

To make smooth or evento soothesoftencomplanare

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To make smooth or even, to soothe, soften; complanare Se ele gesméð ða wunda the oil sooths the wounds, Past. 17, 10; Swt. 125, 10; Hat. MS

Linked entry: sméðan

ge-smiðian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-smiðian, p. ede; pp. ed; v. trans.

To forgeto make as a smith doesfabricare

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To forge, to make as a smith does; fabricare Bend agimmed and gesmiðed diadema, Ælfc. Gl. 64; Wrt. Voc. 40, 46

ge-risene

Grammar
ge-risene, [7a line 4 /. Bd. i. 26.]
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. /. ) are his llfes and háda iuxta honorem et vita et gradu eius condignum, Bd. 4, 26; Sch. 508, 10.

ge

(con.)
Grammar
ge, conj.

Andalsoet

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Ge mid býsenum heofonlíces lífes ge eác mid monungum et exemplis vītæ cælestis et monitis, Bd. 4, 19; S. 588, 3 : 2, 12; S. 512, 30, 31. Ge ... and both ... and, Cd. 35; Th. 46, 30-33; Gen. 752, 753. Ge eác swá same and in like manner, Bt. Met.

Linked entries: irfeweardian ge-stirian

sand

(n.)
Grammar
sand, es; n.

sand, gravel sand by the sea, sands, sea-shore

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Hé behídde hyne on ðám sande (sabulo) Ex. 2, 12. Sume men secgen ðæt seó síe eást irnende on ðæt sond, and ðonne besince eft on ðæt sand, and ðǽr néh síe eft flówende up of ðám sande, Ors. 1. 1; Swt. 12, 20-23.

for-wyrd

(n.)
Grammar
for-wyrd, -wird, e; f. [wyrd fortune; for-weorþan to perish] Loss,

damagedestructionperditionruindeathdetrīmentumintĕrĭtusintĕrĭtioperdĭtiopernĭciesinternĕcio

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Grammar for-wyrd, for-wyrd, es; n. is neuter in the following examples Ðín andbídaþ ðæt éce forwyrd the eternal perdition awaits thee, Homl. Th. i. 598, 9. God forlǽt hí to ðam écan forwyrde God will abandon them to the eternal perdition, i. 112, 23

Linked entries: for-wird fǽr-wyrd

fýren

composed of fire on fire, flaming, burning.bearing fireburning, red-hot

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Geteald tó þǽre fýrenan and tó þǽm ísenan hóce . . . getogen mid þon ísnan hóce on þǽre picenan . . . hí hine besencton on þá fýrenan , Bl. H. 43, 24-30. On þǽre fýrenan helle, 45, 5. Fýrenum ádum flammiuomis (i. ardentibus) torribus, An.

a-lýsan

(v.)
Grammar
a-lýsan, to alýsanne; p. de; impert. -lýs, -lís; pp. ed; v. a;

To let loosefreedeliverliberateto pay for loosingto payredeemransomliberareredimere

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Kmbl. 361; El. 181. Ða ðe ic na reáfode ðá ic alýsde quæ non rapui tunc exsolvebam, Ps. Spl. C. 68, 6: 48, 7. Ðú beó fram him alýsed liberatus sis ab illo. Lk. Bos. 12, 58.

lácnung

(n.)
Grammar
lácnung, lǽcnung (v. sealf-lǽcnung), e; f.

Healingcureremedymedicine

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Ða hé gehǽlde ðe lácnunga beþorftun eos qui cura indigebant sanabat, Lk. Skt. 9, 11. Gebéte wið hine ða wunde and begyte him ða lácnunge componset ei vulnus, et sanationem ei comparet, L. Ecg. P. iv. 22; Th. ii. 210, 25

Linked entry: lǽcnung

wíd-herian

(v.)
Grammar
wíd-herian, -hergan; p. ede
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To celebrate, spread abroad the praise of a person Ðeáh hí for micel gód ne dón, hí wilniaþ ðæt hí micel ðyncen, and hí mon wídherge quamvis implere maxima praetermittant, ea tamen minima observant, quae humano judicio longe lateque redoleant, Past.

gód-dónd

(n.)
Grammar
gód-dónd, gód-dénd.
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Substitute: gód-dónd, gód-dóend, es; m. one who does good, one who acts righteously Næs þá góddóend, sé þe God wiste non est qui faciat bonum, Ps. Th. 52, 2. one who does good to another, a benefactor Þá neát ongitað hira gðddénd, El. 359.

mattuc

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Of matucce and adesan hý út áwurpon hý bipenne et ascia deiecerunt eam, Ps. Rdr. 73, 6. Hé sceal habban æcse, adsan . . . mattuc, Angl. ix. 263, 3. Add

ge-hínan

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Hungre gehýned, El. 720. Ic ǽr hyhtful gewearð and nú gehýned éom góda geásne, 923. Gehiéned, Past. 66, 19. Gehéned, Ps. Th. 118, 67. Beón hig gehínede and gefyllon þá weorc opprimantur operibus et expleant ea Ex. 5, 9.

un-gehírsum

(adj.)
Grammar
un-gehírsum, adj.

Inattentive to what is saidunsubmissivedisobedient

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Ex. 10, 3. Oððe hé bið ánum gehýrsum, and óðrum ungehýrsum aut unum sustinebit, et alterum contemnet, Mt. Kmbl. 6, 24.

sáp

(n.)
Grammar
sáp, e; f. (?)

Amber, resin, pomade

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Reádre deáge (in margin,sápe) rubro stibio (the word occurs in a passage treating of dressing the hair, cf. the passage in Pliny describing the use and invention of'sapo:' Gallorum hoc inventum rutilandis capillis; fit ex sebo et cinere optimus fagino

Linked entry: sápe

drý-cræftig

(adj.)
Grammar
drý-cræftig, drí-cræfteg; adj. [cræftig crafty, skilful]

Skilful or crafty in magic or sorcery, magicalmagĭcæ artis perītus, magĭcus

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Pharaon gegaderude ealle ða drícræftegustan men vocāvit Pharao sapientes et malĕfĭcos, Ex. 7, 11

Linked entries: drí-cræfteg cræftig

in-findan

(v.)
Grammar
in-findan, p. -fand

To finddiscover

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To find, discover Soecaþ gé and gé infindes quærite et invenietis, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 7, 7. Infund restende invenit vacantem, 12, 44. Ic ne infand in him intinga ego non invenio in eo causam, Jn. Skt. Rush. 19, 6. Infunden wæs inventa est, Mt. Kmbl.

Linked entry: findan