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ge-þryscan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-þryscan, p. te; pp. ed

To pressoppresspress downdepresspremeredeprimere

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Ðonne sió þreáung biþ ungemetgad ðonne biþ ðæt mód ðæs agyltendan mid ormódnesse geþrysced cumque increpatio immoderate accenditur, corda delinquentium in desperatione deprimuntur, 21, 7; Swt. 165, 19; Hat. MS

Linked entry: of-þryscan

torn-cwide

(n.)
Grammar
torn-cwide, es; m.

A speech that causes grief,bitter, grievous, distressing words

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.; woldun hý geteón mid torncwidum in orwénnysse Meotudes cempan, Exon. Th. 36, 25; Gú. 546

sweord-fetels

(n.)
Grammar
sweord-fetels, -fætels, es; m.

A sword-beltfaidilus, vagidilusa sword-belt.

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Ðæs swurdes mid ðam sylfrenan hylte ðe Wulfríc worhte and ðone gyldenan fetels, 558, 12

Linked entry: fetels

áþ-swaru

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mid áþsware him tó cwæð, Gr. D. 17, 19. Be áþsware . . . þú ágylst Drihtne áðswara þíne, (juramenta) Scint. 135, 3-5. þurh áþsware per juramentum, Confess. Pecc. 183, 1. Áðsware hé swór, (jus jurandum) Cant. Zach. 73.

ÉÐEL

(n.)
Grammar
ÉÐEL, æðel, ǽðel; gen. éðles; dat. éðle, éðele; m. n.

property, inheritance, country, realm, land, dwelling, home prædium ăvītum, fundus heredĭtārius, patria, terra, sēdes, domĭcĭlium, tabernācŭlum

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Hér sceal mín wesan eorþlíc éðel here shall be my earthly country, Exon. 36 a; Th. 117, 30; Gú. 232. Ic ealne geondhwearf éðel Gotena I traversed all the country of the Goths, 86 b; Th. 325, 10; Wíd. 109.

Linked entries: ǽðel éðyl óðel

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
má, indecl. cpve. used as subst. and adj.

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Mid ðý eówer má is cum sitis numero plures, Bd. 2, 2; S. 503, 13. Ne gehérde ða ondsware má manna ðonne ða míne getreówestan freónd, Nar. 32, 15. Má ðæra Iudéiscra ealdra embe Cristes cwale smeádon, Homl. Th. i. 88, 28.

Linked entries: mǽst

þweál

(n.)
Grammar
þweál, es; n. m.

washingwhat is used in washingointment

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Se Hǽlend hí áþwóh mid þweále, 242, 29: Blickl. Homl. 147, 22. Mid þweále ðæs hálgan fulluhtes, Lchdm. iii. 434, 2. Eádig ðú eart ðe onfénge ðone þweál mínre gife, Homl. Skt. ii. 30, 111. Þweálu clǽnes wǽles lavacra puri gurgitis, Hymn.

Linked entry: þweán

á-rǽdan

(v.)
Grammar
á-rǽdan, p. -réd and -rǽdde; pp. -rǽden and -rǽd(ed).
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Under dele last passage, under dele last two passages; and add: to determine, fix Hié þæt fæstnodon mid áþum swá swá hé hit áréd, Chr. 921 ; P. 103, 20. Aethelnóth and his wíf árǽddan hiora erfe, C. D. i. 234, 26.

fremian

(v.)
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Ne mihte se éhtere mid nánre ðénunge þám lytlingum swá micclum fremian, swá micclum swá hé him fremode mid þǽre éhtnysse hætunge, i. 84, 11. [Ne ligge e Þing þet ham wolde ureomien, A. R. 284.]

þing-rǽden

(n.)
Grammar
þing-rǽden, þing-rǽdenn, e; f.
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Mid ðínum (St. Andrew's) þingrǽdenum tuis intercessionibus, Hymn. Surt. 126, 8. Þurh heora menigfealdan þingrǽdena, Homl. Th. i. 556, 19

á-lútan

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S. 5, 29. where purpose is given Se þén tó his bletsunge mid ðám fæte áleát, Hml. Th. ii. 158, 19. to make an inclination with Seó leó áleát mid þám heáfde, Hml. S. 30, 417

drencan

(v.)
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God ús drencte mid teárum potum dedit nobis in lacrymis, 413, 11. Drynctun mec mid ecede potaverunt me aceto, Ps. Srt. 68, 22.

cyn-ren

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Ðú fyldest þás eorþan mid mistlicum cynrenum nétena, Bt. 33, 4; F. 132, 26. v. fore-, wyrt-cynren

ge-fæstan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-fæstan, to fast.
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Add: in a general sense, to abstain from food Mið ðý gefæste cum jejunasset, Mt. L. 4, 2. Gefaested macilentus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 113, 70. Gefæsted, 55, 59. to fast as discipline, absolute Mið ðý gié gefæstas cum jejunatis, Mt. L. 6, 16.

ge-cwéman

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Th. i. 28, 3. to satisfy, content by discharge of an obligation or demand Micel is ꝥ sácerd áh tó dónne ... gif hé his Drihtne gecwémeð mid rihte. Ll. Th. i. 360, 31. Þá þe Gode hýrdan and mid rihte gecwémdon, Ll. Lbm. 472, 13.

Coludes burh

(n.)
Grammar
Coludes burh, burhg; gen. burge; dat. byrig; f.

Colud's cityColdinghamBerwickshireScotlandColudi vel Coludana urbs, Colania, in agro Barovici

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Ǽrðamðe ðæt mynster æt Coludes byrig mid byrne fornumen wære priusquam monasterium Coludanæ urbis esset incendio consumptum 4, 25; S. 599, 18. Hér Coludes burh forbarn mid godcundum fýre in this year [A.

þaccian

(v.)
Grammar
þaccian, p.ode

to patclapstrike gentlywith the open hand or the liketo clapput one thing to another

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Ðaccige hé hine selfne mid ðǽm fiðrum his geðóhta cogitationum alis semetipsos feriant, 64; Swt. 461, 17.

lácnian

(v.)
Grammar
lácnian, p. ode

To healcuretendtake care oftreatdress(a wound)

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Ðæt lácnaþ ðone milte that heals the milt, L. M. 2, 38; Lchdm. ii. 246, 11. Hé mid ælmessan sáwla lácnaþ, Exon. 122 a; Th. 467, 30; Alm. 9. Betwyh ðon ðe hine mon lácnode inter medendum, Bd. 4, 26; S. 603, 15. Lácnode fomentat, Wrt. Voc. ii. 37, 17.

Linked entry: lǽcnan

þynne

(adj.)
Grammar
þynne, adj.

Thinthinleanthe opposite of fat or stoutthinthe opposite of thickthinthe opposite of broadthinthinthinweakfeebledelicatefine

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Ǽr se þicca mist þynra weorðe, Met. 5, 6. fig. thin, weak, feeble Hwilc sié sió gecynd ðæs líchoman, hwæðer hió sié strang ðe heard ... ðe hió sié hnesce and mearwe and þynne, Lchdm. ii. 84, 14.

Linked entries: þinne þynness

sicetung

(n.)
Grammar
sicetung, sicettung, siccetung, siccettung, e; f.
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Mín geár wǽron on sicetunga and on gestæne ( in gemitibus ), Ps. Th. 30, 11. Sicetunge singultu, Hpt. Gl. 514, 66. In sicettunge and geoxunge in singultum, Wrt. Voc. ii. 46, 8. Getogene sicetunge ducta suspiria, Hpt. Gl. 511, 41.