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sófte

(adv.)
Grammar
sófte, cpve. sóftor, séft; adv.

Softly, gently softly, quietly, without disturbancecalmly, at ease, without troublegently, not harshlywithout discordeasily, without opposition facile

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Ðú sófte gedést, ðæt hí ðé selfne gesión móten 20, 272. without discord Gebunden gesiblíce sófte tógædere Met. 20, 68. easily, without opposition Ne sceole gé swá sófte sinc gegangan, ús sceal ord and ecg ǽr geséman Byrht. Th. 133, 32; By. 59

Linked entry: sófte

ge-swencan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-swencan, -swæncan; p. -swencte; pp. -swenced, -swenct [swencan to disturb, vex]

To disturbagitatetroublevexfatigueoutwearyafflictharassoppresspulsāreagĭtāretrībŭlārevexārefătīgāreafflīgĕreaffĭcĕreopprĭmĕre

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Th. 106, 38: 43, 23: Ors. 1, 7; Bos. 30, 30

Linked entries: swencan ge-swæncan

tó-cleófan

(v.)
Grammar
tó-cleófan, p. -cleáf, pl. -clufon; pp. -clofen

To cleave asunder

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Drihhtin toclæf þe sæ, Orm. 14798. He smot and toclef þat heued, R. Glouc. 186, 3. Mine herte shal tocleve, Chauc. T. and C. v. 613. Þe holi goste heuene shal tocleue, Piers P. 12, 141. Þe shell tooclef, Alis. (Skt.) 1009.

dóm-bóc

(n.)
Grammar
dóm-bóc, f. [bóc a book, q. v.]

DOOM-BOOK, a book of decrees or laws lĭber judĭciālis

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DOOM-BOOK, a book of decrees or laws; lĭber judĭciālis Béte be ðam ðe seó dóm-bóc secge let him pay a fine according as the doom-book may say, L. Ath. i. 5; Th. i. 202, 7: L. Edg. i. 3; Th. i. 262, 23: i. 5; Th. i. 264, 20.

Linked entry: bóc-tǽcing

incer

(adj.; pronoun.)
Grammar
incer, adj. pron. 2nd person dual.
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Of or belonging to you two Ic nú ðis þing wríte tó ðé gemǽnelíce and tó mínre méder and mínum geswustrum forðon incer lufu sceal beón somod gemǽne nunc tibi et matri mee sororibusque meis de singulis regni mei commodis scribebam, que tibi et illis communia

gliw

(n.)
Grammar
gliw, es; n.

Gleejoyminstrelsymirthjestingdrollerygaudiummusicafacetiæmimus

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Glee, joy, minstrelsy, mirth, jesting, drollery; gaudium, musica, facetiæ, mimus Ðý læs ðe him con leóða worn, oððe mid hondum con hearpan grétan, hafaþ him his gliwes giefe unless he knows many songs, or with hands can greet the harp, has his gift of

Linked entry: gleow

side-ful

(adj.)
Grammar
side-ful, [<b>side-full</b>] ; adj.
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of good behaviour or manners, honest, modest, virtuous, sober Sideful pudicus, Wrt. Voc. i. 51, 33. Se árfæst snoter eádmod sidefull séfre clǽne wæs qui pius, prudens, humilis, pudicus, sobrius, castus fuit, Hymn. Surt. 137, 1.

sweor-beáh

(n.)
Grammar
sweor-beáh, gen. -beáges; m.
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A collar, band or chain for the neck, necklace Myne vel sweorbéh monile vel serpentinum, Wrt. Voc. i. 40, 50. Swurbeáh monile, 74, 58. Swurbéh murenula vel torques, 16, 57.

un-rím

(adj.)
Grammar
un-rím, and un-ríme; adj.

Innumerableincalculablenot to be numberedan immense, incalculable good

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Folc unrím ( or pl.? ) þrymfæste twá þeóda áwócon, Cd. Th. 158, 9; Gen. 2614. Werod, mægen unríme, Elen. Kmbl. 121; El. 61. Hyra fromcynn swá unríme weorðan sceolde, Exon. Th. 188, 4; Az. 40: 187, 26; Az. 36. Ðǽr is máðma hord, gold unríme, Beo.

ymb-þanc

(n.)
Grammar
ymb-þanc, es; m. n. : -þanca, an; m.
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Tó morgenne wé beóþ gesémde of what use are considerations of the words, or what will they do for us? To-morrow we shall be at one on the matter, Blickl. Homl. 183, 12

á-cennan

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., where the product is of the same kind as the producer, in reference to men or animals Tó ácennene ad propagandam An. Ox. 1400. Ácennende wæs enixa est Wrt. Voc. ii. 29, 38. Ácenned cretus 21, 23. Ðæs ácendan engles mægen, Bl. H. 165, 5.

Linked entry: on-cennan

á-feormian

(v.)
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Add: I. to cleanse an object from impurity (dat. or prep, fram, of) Þú áfeormast fram fúlum synnum þǽra heortan, Angl. xiii. 112, 3. Ús fram sennum hí áfeormian ( abluant ), Hy. S. 118, 23. Ús áfeormigende nos abluendo , 52, 19.

dríman

(v.)
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To make a joyous sound with voice or with instrument, to rejoice. of living creatures Ic dréme psallam, Ps. L. 107, 2. Seldan snottor guma sorgleás blissað, swylce dol seldon drýmeð sorgful ymb his forðgesceaft, Fä. 55.

Linked entries: dreman drýman

gesca

(n.)
Grammar
gesca, geocsa, geohsa, geoxa, gihsa, an ; m.
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hiccough or sobbing Gesca, iesca singultus, Txts. 97, 1865. Gescea singultum, Wrt. Voc. i. 289, 35. yox (v. D. D. s. v.), hiccough Gesca tentigo (cf. extentio, i. tenacitas ventris, tentigo, Wrt. Voc. ii. 145, 59), Txts. 101, 1996.

ge-drífan

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L. 8, 12. to impel matter by physical force, to carry along (of wind or water) Þ scipp gedrifen wæs (jactabatur) from ýðum, Mt. 14, 24. Ǽlc ceápscip frið hæbbe . . . gyf hit undrifen bið.

hefig-líce

(adv.)

sluggishlydullyvehementlydeeplyintensely

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R. 13, 15. with grief, displeasure, or anger Þá hǽðenan weras his word hefiglíce (moleste) onféngcon, Gr. D. 250, 20. Hefiglíce dure. Gen. 21, 11 (in Dict.). Fela spræc se Hǽlend and hefiglíce be rícum; ac hé hí eft gefréfrode, Hml.

hwíl-wende

(adj.)
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II. of a person, concerned with the things of time ; of things, temporal, not spiritual or eternal :-- Sé þe hwílende (tempo-rarius ) ys on blisse, éce hé byð on wíte, Scint. 172, 7.

stæpe

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</b> the mark left by the foot, a trace (lit. or fig.); vestigium :-- Ðonne beóð ðá fét gesewene, ðonne mon ongiet mid hwelcum stæpum ðæt náwht wæs ðurhtogen, ac ðeáh ðæt unclǽne mód féhð on ðá ládunga, and mid ðǽre beheleð his fét and ðá stæpas

galan

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Add: of human speech, in poetical or passionate expression Se geonga ongann geómran stefne gehæfted for herige hearmleóð galan, An. 1129 : 1344. Sorhleóð galan to lament Kr. 67 : Cri. 623.

ofer-sprǽce

(adj.)
Grammar
ofer-sprǽce, adj.

speaking too much, talkative, loquaciouszungun linguam magniloquumsaying more than is just or true

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Ger. ubarsprácha zungun linguam magniloquum.] saying more than is just or true (v. ofer-sprecan) Ða fácnes fullan weoloras and ða ofersprǽcan labia dolosa, Ps. Th. ll, 3. Ða ofersprécan ðe mé yfel cweðaþ qui maligne loquuntur adversum me, 34, 24