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níten

(n.)
Grammar
níten, niéten, neáten, nýten, es; n.

An animalbeastcattle

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Ðám monnum ðe beóþ neátenum gelíce, 14, 1; Fox 42, 3. Lǽde seó eorþe forþ cuce nítenu, Gen. 1, 24

síc

(n.)
Grammar
síc, es; n. : but síce, es; m.
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Of ðæm beorge on ðæt síc; ondlong síces ofer ðone bróc, 38, 28 : 35, 7. In wǽtan síce; of ðæm wǽtan síce in ða bakas, 382, 7: 386, 11. In ðæt wǽte sícc; of ðam síce, 386, 16. On ðæt eástre síc, 438, 28. In ðæt síc, 31, 12. [Syke rivus, Wrt.

þegen-scipe

(n.)
Grammar
þegen-scipe, es; m.
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S. 15; Th. i. 384, 13. a body of thanes Sce Adrianes wæs ðæs cáseres ðegnscipes ealdorman, ðe Maximianus wæs nemned, Shrn. 59, 24. bravery, manfulness, gallantry. v. þegen, VIII, þegenlíc Beóþ nú gehyrte, and healdaþ mid ðegenscipe ða hálgan Godes ǽ

ofer-drífan

(v.)

to cover by driftingto overcome, refute, repel, defeat

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Gif hig sacan stande ðæt hig .viii. secgaþ and ða ðe ðǽr oferdrifene beóþ gilde heora ǽlc .vi. healfmarc if they (the twelve) disagree, that which eight of them say shall stand: and those that in such case are out-voted shall each pay six half-marks,

on-bærnan

(v.)
Grammar
on-bærnan, p. de.

to set fire to, to light (a fire), to kindleto burn, consume by burningto heat, inflameto kindle desire for anything, to incite

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Hié beóþ onbærnde mid æféste, Blickl. Homl. 25, 7. to kindle desire for anything, to incite Monigra monna mód tó worulde forhogenesse onbærnde accensi wǽron, Bd. 4, 24; S. 596, 37

þeáh

(adv.)
Grammar
þeáh, þáh, þǽh, þéh; adv. conj.
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Þeáh ðe hé geong sý, Beo. Th. 3667; B. 1831. Ne beóþ gé tó forhte, þéh þe synnnigra cynn swylt þrowode, Andr.

Linked entries: þǽh þáh þéh

MID

(prep.)
Grammar
MID, (in Gloss. Ep. and Lindisfarne Gospels) mið; prep. with dat. acc. inst.

Within conjunction within company with, along withamongapudpenesbythroughwithatwhensinceseeing thatcum

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Se mihtiga slóh mid hálige hand, 167; Th. 208, 18; Exod. 485. having reference to time, with, at On úhtan mid ǽrdæge, Beo. Th. 253; B. 126: Andr.

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ge-ascian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-ascian, l. ge-áscian,
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Wé geácsodon his geceasterwaran beón Godes englas, and wé geácsodon þǽra engla geféran beón þá gástas sóðfæstra manna Wlfst. 2, 1 — 4. with acc. and complementary adjective Be þisum þeofum þe man on hrædinge fúle geáxian ne mæg of these thieves who cannot

ÆPPEL

(n.)
Grammar
ÆPPEL, æpl, appel, apl, eapl, es; m; nom. acc. pl. m. æpplas; nom. acc. pl. n. æppla.

an APPLEfruit generallymalumpomumwhat is round as an applethe apple of the eyea ballboluspillquidvis globosumpupillaglobusboluspilula

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Gením brembel-æppel take a bramble-fruit, i. e. a blackberry, L.M. 1, 64; Lchdm, ii. 138, 27. what is round as an apple, the apple of the eye, a ball, bolus, pill; quidvis globosum, pupilla, globus, bolus, pilula On ðæs siwenígean eágum beóþ ða æpplas

Linked entries: æppyl appel eapl epl

FELD

(n.)
Grammar
FELD, feald; gen. es; dat. a, e; m. A

FIELDpastureplainan open countrycampuscampestria

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Feadas ðíne beóþ gefylled of genihtsumnysse campi tui replēbuntur ubertāte, 64, 12

Linked entries: feald feld-denu

feorh-ner

(n.)
Grammar
feorh-ner, -nere, es; n.

Life's preservation or salvation, a refuge, sustenance, nourishmentfoodvītæ servātiorefŭgiumălĭmentumcĭbus

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Beóþ Godes streámás góde wætere fæste gefylde, ðanan feorhnere findaþ foldbúend flūmen Dei replētum est ăqua, părasti cĭbum illōrum, Ps. Th. 64, 10

here-geatu

(n.)
Grammar
here-geatu, gen. -geatwe; f.

military equipment heriot

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Ða beóþ mid gyldenum hyltsweordum and mid manigfealdum heregeatwum gehyrste septos tristibus armis, Bt. 37, 1; Fox 186, 6: Bt. Met. Fox 25, 17; Met. 25, 9. as a technical term, heriot. The amount of the heriot for various ranks is given L. C.

mis-

(adj.; prefix)
Grammar
mis-, mist-, misse-líc; adj.

wanting in likeness or unityunlikediversevariousdiverging from the usual courseerratic

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Synna beóþ mislíce, Blickl. Homl. 43, 17. Mistlíce wóge wegas divortia, diverticula, Wrt. Voc. i. 37, 44. Mistlícra ( variarum ) cræfta biggenceras, Coll. Monast. Th. 30, 1. Misselícum sweccum variis odoribus, Kent. Gl. 1016.

west-dǽl

(n.)
Grammar
west-dǽl, es; m.
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Tungol beóþ gewiten under waþeman westdǽlas on, Exon. Th. 204, 14; Ph. 97. the west Beheald . . . tó westdǽle vide . . . ad occidentem, Gen. 13, 14: Deut. 3, 27. God sende wind fram westdǽle, Exod. 10, 19.

Linked entry: eást-dǽl

á-cuman

(v.)
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Ðæt hé nánum men máre ne beóde ðonne hé ácuman mæge ut auditoris sui animum ultra vires non trahat, Past. 459, 7. Ne mæg ic ána ácuman ( sustinere ) eall ðis folc, Num. 11, 14

ge-manian

(v.)
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Gemanad compulsa, 4366. to bring to mind what should not be forgotten, remind, admonish Þonne hié ꝥ eall gemunan and þurh ꝥ leóht gemanode beóþ, Bl. H. 129, 21, 8. Ælfwine cwæð . . . 'Gemunað þá mǽla . . . 'Offa gemǽlde . . . 'Hwæt !

ídel-ness

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Hwǽr beóþ þá symbelnessa, and þá ídelnessa, and þá ungemetlican hleahtras ?, Bl. H. 59, 18. <b>II a.</b> a vain, false religion :-- Ýdelnysse superstitions, An. Ox. 4429. Ýdelnysse super-stitione, i. uanitate, 4021.

on-cweþan

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Leófsunu gemǽlde, hé þám beorne oncwæð, By. 230-245. Heó cwǽdon þæt heó on aldre ówiht swylces ne hýrdon. Elene maðelade and him yrre oncwæð, El. 573. Ongan hé tó Gode cleopian . . . Him stefn oncwæð, An. 1400-1431: Jul. 282.

ǽn-lic

(adj.)

only, singlealone, solitaryexcellent, peerless,

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beorht, mire, ǽnlic O preclara, i. splendida, An. Ox. 1266. Ǽnlic aurea, 1461: Hy. S. 24, 7. Sum swíðe ǽnlic wer and foremǽre quidam spectabilis vir, Gr. D. 307, 1. Adrianus wæs geong and ǽnlic, Shrn. 59, 28. Fæger on ansýne and ǽnlic, 88, 13.

Linked entry: án-lic

on-wealh

(adj.)
Grammar
on-wealh, -walh; adj.

Whole, entiresound, uninjured, uncorruptedwhole, entire

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Ða lástas á onwalge beóþ and on ðære ilcan onsýne ðe hié on forman on ða eorþan bestapene wǽron, Blickl. Homl. 127, 20. metaph. Heó onwealg on hiere onwalde æfter þurhwunade regnat incolumis, Ors. 2, 1; Swt. 62, 23. Wæs hyre mægdenhád onwalg, Exon.

Linked entries: an-wealh -wealg