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sundor-sprǽc

(n.)
Grammar
sundor-sprǽc, e; f.
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Ðá clypode Herodes ða ðrý tungelwítegan on sundersprǽce, Homl. Th. i. 78, 17. Ðætte hé hæbbe his sundorsprǽce mid ðǽm bilwitum cum simplicibus sermocinatio ejus, Past. 35, 4; Swt. 243, 16.

mitta

(n.)
Grammar
mitta, an; m.

A measure, both dry and liquid, as for corn, meal, ale, honey

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A measure, both dry and liquid, as for corn, meal, ale, honey; according to one passage it seems equal to two 'ambers' Under mittan sub modio, Wrt. Voc. ii. 85, 9: Hpt. Gl. 505, 4. Under mitte (mytte, Rush), Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 5, 15. Mitta, Mk.

Linked entry: an-mitta

æl-tæw

Grammar
æl-tæw, l. æl-tǽwe, -teáwe, -teówe, -tówe,
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Hé hét geáxian sumne æltǽwne drý, Hml. S. 14, 49. Ic ðá égðyrle macige ðe ælteówe beóð, 36, 69. Ðá æltǽwan mód ðára gódra esna piae subditorum mentes, Past. 199, 3. Ðeáh hié wieten ðæt hié æltǽwe ne sín cum de imperfectione reprehendunt, 7.

or-wéne

(adj.)
Grammar
or-wéne, adj.
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Ors. 4, 9; Swt. 192, 4. not giving ground for hope, desperate, despaired of Wenstú ðæt ic sceole sprecan to ðissum treówleásan men and tó ðissum orwénan drý ( this desperate sorcerer ), Blickl. Homl. 183, 32.

Linked entries: wéne orenum

sinscipe

(n.)
Grammar
sinscipe, es ; m.
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Ðrý hádas . . . mæigðhád, wudewan hád, and riht sinscype, Homl. Th. i. 148, 7. Sinscipe, 604, 30. Mé nú ne lyst nánes synscipes ac ðæs Hǽlendes geþeódnysse mid gehealdenre clénnisse, Homl. Skt. i. 4, 37.

dust

Grammar
dust, l. dúst,
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H. 227, 15. other dry material reduced to powder Ofenbacen hláf clibanius, dúst of ðǽm ... amolium, Wrt. Voc. i. 41, 22. Fǽrlíce áhreás þæt templ mid eallum his anlícnyssum tó dúste áwende, Hml. Th. i. 72, 6.

rosig

(adj.)
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[Dr. Craigie kindly furnishes this note.]

sweór-hnitu

(n.)
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Dr. Bradley suggests that suernit is a mistake for suge hnitu (usiu in Isidore is uermis porci), and that a later glossarist taking suer- as = sweor- may have produced sweor-hnitu

Linked entry: hnitu

á-weccan

(v.)

to wake (trans.) from sleepraise from the deadto arouse a person from quiescenceto excite to feeling or actionstir upto arouseexcite passion

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Wearþ se drý áweht wiþ ðám apostolum, 173, 18. Hig wǽron ongeán hyne mid yrre áwehte, Nic. 14, 17. Sceolan wé beón áwehte and onbryrde tó godcundre láre, Bl.

scrincan

(v.)
Grammar
scrincan, p. scranc, pl. scruncon; pp. scruncen.
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of a plant, to wither away, dry up, shrivel Mid ðam mǽstan bleó hy ( the male and female pennyroyal) blówaþ ðonne neálíce óðre wyrta scrincaþ and weorniaþ, Lchdm. i. 204, 13. Scrincan marcescere, Hpt.

Linked entry: a-scrincan

á-drúgian

(v.)
Grammar
á-drúgian, -drúwian.

To dry up,

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To dry up, of material containing moisture (lit. and fig.) Ádrúgað aruit heorte mín, Ps. Srt. 101, 5. Wæstmas ádrúgiaþ, Bl. H. 59, 3. Ádrúgade exaruit, Mk. R. 4, 6. Ðá wǽtan hrægel ádrugedon, Bd. 5, 12; S. 631, 25. Míne bán ádrúchedon, Ps.

ge-tengan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-tengan, p. de; pp. ed [tengan to hasten, rush upon]

To hastenjoindevote one's self toinjungĕredēdĕre

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He sóna getengde wiþ ðæs drýs he at once hastened towards the magician, 374, 4. Se þeign ðá ðǽr to geteingde the servant then hastened thither, Shrn. 14, 27

Linked entries: tengan ge-tenge

un-andergilde

(adj.)
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(Dr. Craigie's note.)

stán-bucca

(n.)
Grammar
stán-bucca, Ælfric has wrongly given to the river-name Cinyps the meaning of
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' (Note by Dr. Craigie.)

dógor

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Ðrió dógor triduo, 8, 2. Ðerh ðreó dógor per triduum, 14, 58. v. feoþor-, feówer-dógor. Add

FÝR

(n.)
Grammar
FÝR, fír, es; n.

FIREa firehearthignisfŏcus

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Ðæs fýres gecynd is hát and dríe the nature of fire is hot and dry, Boutr. Scrd. 18, 22, 23. In fýres fæðm into the fire's embrace, Beo. Th. 372; B. 185. Fýres feng grasp of the fire, 3532; B. 1764.

Linked entries: fír fýryn

búr-byrde

(adj.)
Grammar
búr-byrde, adj.
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Of peasant birth Wéron þǽr ðreó wíteþeówe men búrbærde, and ðreó ðeówberde, Cht. Th. 152, 19

-en

(suffix)
Grammar
-en, <b>. I.</b> m. forms only a few masculine terminations of nouns; as, Þeóden; gen. þeódnes; m. a king, from þeód people: dryhten; gen. dryhtnes; m. a lord, from dryht

people, subjects

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people, subjects. f. -en forms many feminine nouns = the Ger. -in, Dan. -inde; as, Þínen, e; f. a maid-servant [Ger. dienerin], from þén [Ger. diener]; þeówen, e; f. a female slave, from þeów: wylen; gen. wylne; f. the same, from weal a slave: mennen,

Linked entry: -ælfen

candel

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Ontend þreó candela, and drýp ꝥ wex þriwa, 286, 6. Swá hwelc mon swá condella onbærne on ciricean of his gestreónum on mínum noman, Shrn. 101, 28. Add

þeów-byrde

(adj.)
Grammar
þeów-byrde, -berde; adj.
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Of servile birth Wéron ðǽr ðreó wíte-þeówe men búrbærde, and ðreó ðeówberde, Chart. Th. 152, 20