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a-gimmed

(v.; part.)
Grammar
a-gimmed, -gymmed; part.

Gemmedset with gemsgemmatus

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Gemmed, set with gems; gemmatus Agimmed and gesmiðed bend a gemmed and worked crown, a diadem; diadema, Ælfc. Gl. 64; Som. 69, 12; Wrt. Voc. 40, 46. Agimmed gerdel, vel gyrdel, vel angseta, vel hringc a gemmed girdle or ring; strophium, 64; Som. 69,

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beorhtian

(v.)
Grammar
beorhtian, beorhtigan; p. ode; pp. od.

to shinebrightenclarereto sound clearly or loudlyclare sonare

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to shine, brighten; clarere Ðǽr his geearnunge oft miclum mægenum scínaþ and beorhtigaþ there his earnings often shine and brighten, with great virtues Bd. 3, 19; S. 550, 17. to sound clearly or loudly; clare sonare Beorhtode bencswég the bench-noise

Linked entry: brihtan

cehhettung

(n.)
Grammar
cehhettung, e; f.

a laugh of scorn, scorncachinnus, contemptus

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A laughing in a cackling manner, a laugh of scorn, scorn; cachinnus, contemptus Hwelce cehhettunge ge woldon ðæs habban, and mid hwelcum hleahtre ge woldon beón astyred what scorn ye would have at this, and with what laughter ye would be moved, Bt. 16

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dryht-líce

(adv.)
Grammar
dryht-líce, driht-líce; adv.

In a lordly manner, divinely nobĭlĭter

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In a lordly manner, divinely; nobĭlĭter God leóht and þýstro gedǽlde dyhtlíce God divinely parted light and darkness, Exon. 11 a; Th. 14, 32; Cri. 228. Abraham fór eorlum driht-líce spræc Abram spoke in a lordly manner before the people, Cd. 98; Th.

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emb-sittan

(v.)
Grammar
emb-sittan, p. -sæt, pl, -sǽton; pp. -seten

To sit round or about, surround, beset, besiege circumsĕdēre, obsĭdēre

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To sit round or about, surround, beset, besiege; circumsĕdēre, obsĭdēre Porsenna and Tarcuinius embsǽton Róme burh Porsenna and Tarquin surrounded Rome, Ors. 2, 3; Bos. 42, 11. He besirede ðæt folc ðe hi embseten hæfdon he deceived the people who had

Linked entry: ymb-sittan

Gafol-ford

Grammar
Gafol-ford, Gaful-ford; gen. -fordes; dat. -forde, -forda; m. [gafol tribute, ford a ford : the tributary ford]

CamelfordCornwalllŏci nōmen in agro Cornubiensi

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Camelford, Cornwall; lŏci nōmen in agro Cornubiensi Hér wæs Weala gefeoht and Defna æt Gafolforda [Gafulforda, Th. 110, 111, 17, col. 1] here [A. D. 823] there was a battle of the Welsh and Devonians at Camelford, Chr. 823; Th. 110, 17, col. 2; 111,

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leásing

(n.)
Grammar
leásing, es; m.
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A false person [cf. earming] Nǽfre ðú gelǽrest ðæt ic leásingum dumbum and deáfum deófolgieldum gaful onháte never shall thou persuade me to promise tribute to false creatures, to dumb and deaf idols [or is leásingum = with lies, falsely. v. leásung]

bisceopian

(v.)
Grammar
bisceopian, biscopgan; p. ode; pp. od

To exercise the office of a bishop, to oversee, visit, confirmepiscopali munere fungi, visitare, confirmare

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To exercise the office of a bishop, to oversee, visit, confirm; episcopali munere fungi, visitare, confirmare Se bisceop biþ gesett to hádigenne preóstas, and to bisceopgenne cild the bishop is appointed for the ordaining of priests, and confirming of

Linked entries: bisceopung biscopgan

ge-eán

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-eán, adj.

Yeaningenītenspariens

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Yeaning; enītens, pariens Ðú wást ðæt ic hæbbe hnesce litlingas, and ge-eáne eówa mid me thou knowest that I have tender infants and yeaning sheep with me, Gen. 33, 13; tu scis [MS. nosti = novisti], quod parvŭlos hăbeam tĕnĕros et oves fētas mecum,

scúr-heard

(adj.)
Grammar
scúr-heard, adj.
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Made hard by blows (v. scúr, <b>I b;</b> and cf. heoru hamere geþuren, Beo. Th. 2575; B. 1285) Sweordes ecg, scerp and scúrheard, Andr. Kmbl. 2267; An. 1135. Ðæt him féla láf ( the sword ) ne meahte scúrheard sceþþan, Beo. Th. 2070; B. 1033

slápolness

(n.)
Grammar
slápolness, e; f.
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Somnolence, sleepiness Seó slápolnys byþ gescrýdd mid wácum tætticum dormitatio vestietur pannis, Homl. As. 9, 237. Ádrǽf slápolnyssa expelle sompnolentiam, Hymn. Surt. 18, 13. Ásol-cennys ácenþ ídelnysse and slápolnysse, Homl. Th. ii. 220, 25. Ic syngede

sin-híwan

(v.)
Grammar
sin-híwan, -hígan ; pl.
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Members of a family united by the lasting bond of marriage, a married pair Sinhíwan ( Adam and Eve ), Cd. Th. 48, 19 ; Gen. 778 : 49, 9 ; Gen. 789 : Exon. Th. 153, 9 ; Gú. 823. Hyra somwist sinhíwan ( body and soul ) gedǽlden, 160, 10 ; Gú. 941 : 284

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stulor

(adj.)
Grammar
stulor, adj.
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Furtive Stulur furtiva, clandestina, secreta, Wülck. Gl. 245, 42: furtiva, Wrt. Voc. ii. 38, 30. acting with stealth, stealthy Seó hreóhnys is open costung, and seó smyltnys is stulor and dígele swica, Homl. Th. ii. 392, 24. stolen Wæteru stulre swéttran

un-derigende

(adj.)
Grammar
un-derigende, adj.

Harmlessinnocent

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Harmless, innocent Nocens, derigende, is nama and participium, and innocens, underigende; of ðam geféged ys ǽfre nama, Ælfc. Gr. 9, 38; Zup. 62, 16. Underigende handum innocens manibus, Ps. Spl. 23, 4. Hió mid wíflíce níðe wæs feohtende on ðæt underiende

wudu-cerfille

(n.)
Grammar
wudu-cerfille, an; f.

Wild chervil

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Wild chervil Wuducerfille brassica, Wrt. Voc. i. 67, 4. Wuducerefille brassica sylvatica, 68, 74. Wuducerfille pastinace, 19. Wuducarfille speragus, 46. Wuduceruille. Genim ðysse wyrte wyrttruman ðe man sparagi agrestis, and óðrum naman wuducerfillu

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á-rétan

Grammar
á-rétan, Dele 'set right' (in last two passages á-rétan = to comfort),
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and add Hé hæfde his wíf mid him þe hine árétte, þeáh hé his bearna þolode, Hml. S. 30, 204. On þǽm sealme hé wæs cleopiende tó Drihtne, wilnode þæt hé hine árétte, Ps. Th. 27, arg. Be eallum þám þe gebrocode wǽron and eft árétte, 28, arg

cleófan

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For first two references substitute Germ. 399, 451: 400, 498, dele all derivatives but tó-cleófan, and add Cleáfað hearta iuero scindite corda vestra, Rtl. 5, 4. On wintra erian and in miclum gefyrstum timber cleófan, Angl. ix. 261, 23. On þone cleofenan

dysegian

(v.)
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Suá micle suá hé má wát and wísra bið ðonne óðre menn, suá hé má dysegað and suiður wienð wið ðone cræft ánmódnesse quo plus sapiunt, eo a concordiae virtute desipiscunt, Past. 347, 12. On Nóes dagum ðá ðá menn dysgodon tó swýðe, Hml. S. 13, 185. Add

fácen-lic

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Hú sió bysmerlice sibb and fácenlice wearð betweónum Læcedemonium and Persum, Ors. S. 2, 28. Warnien hí þæt hí nán þing fácenlices ne dón videant ne aliquam fraudem presumant inferre, R. Ben. 95, 12, 15. Fácenlicu dolore (misread dolosa ? ), Ps. L. 106

for-sewen

(adj.)
Grammar
for-sewen, adj. (ptcpl.)

Despisedabject

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Despised, abject Þú hæfst ús gehwyrfde on bæclincg and ús forsewenran gedóne þonne úre fýnd avertisti nos retrorsum prae inimicis nostris, Ps. Th. 43, 12. Ðonne óðrum monnum ðyncð ðæt hié mǽste scande ðrowigen, and hié forsewenuste bióð for worulde cum