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sál

(n.)
Grammar
sál, es; m. : e; f. (?)

a rope, cord, line, bond ⬩ a rein ⬩ the loop which forms the handle of a vessel ⬩ the fastening of a door ⬩ a necklace, collar

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Ðá wæs be mæste segl sále fæst, Beo. Th. 3816; B. 1906. (cf.O. H. Ger. segil-seil rudens ) Sálum nexibus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 60, 74. a rein Sálas [h] abenas, 4, 58 : 6, 22.

Linked entries: sweor-sál salpanra

willes

(adv.)
Grammar
willes, adv.

Willingly, voluntarily, of one's own accord

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Ben. 26, 15. Geneádod tó ánre míle gange, gang willes twá, 28, 3. Hwílum willes, hwílum geneádode, Homl. Ass. 145, 45.

a-súrian

(v.)
Grammar
a-súrian, p. ode; pp. od

To be or become sour ⬩ tart ⬩ bitter ⬩ acescere

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To be or become sour, tart, bitter; acescere, Cot. 10: 177

án-wunian

(v.)
Grammar
án-wunian, part. -wuniende; p. ode; pp. od

To dwell or be alone ⬩ esse solitarius

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To dwell or be alone; esse solitarius, Ps. Lamb. 101, 8

fóre-beón

(v.)

to be before or over ⬩ to preside ⬩ præesse

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to be before or over, to preside; præesse. Scint. 32, 58

earfoþ-recce

(adj.)
Grammar
earfoþ-recce, adj. [reccan to relate]

Difficult to be told ⬩ diffĭcĭlis narrātu

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Difficult to be told; diffĭcĭlis narrātu, Lupi Serm. 5, 3, Lye

Linked entry: -recce

ge-weallan

(v.)

to boil ⬩ be hot ⬩ fervescere ⬩ fervere

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to boil, be hot; fervescere, fervere, Rtl. 101, 26: 105, 3

á-gleddian

(v.)
Grammar
á-gleddian, p. ode
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Cf. be-gleddian

willung

Grammar
willung, heat.
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Dele passage, in which wylme is to be read for wylinc

án-feald

(num.; adj.)
Grammar
án-feald, <b>. I.</b>
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Be ánfealdum ic forgylde simplum Ælfc. Gr. Z. 286, 17. Add

wíf

(n.)
Grammar
wíf, es; n.

a woman ⬩ a female person ⬩ a being in the form of a woman ⬩ a married woman ⬩ a wife

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Gif hwá cwydeleás of ðyssum lífe gewíte . . . beó be ðæs hláfordes dihte seó ǽht gescyft swýðe rihte wífe and cildan and néhmágon, L. C. S. 71; Th. i. 414, 1.

Linked entry: BRÝD

gierende

(v.; adj.; part.)
Grammar
gierende, taxauerat, Wrt. Voc. ii. 122, 6. Perhaps the passage to which this gloss belongs is Ald. 27, 14: Sibi usurpans tantopere taxauerat, other glosses to which are, taxauerat, i. iudicauerat hé démde, An. Ox. 2014: usurpans geauligende, 7, 118; taxauerat, i. iudicauerat, posse-derat hé démde, Hpt. Gl. 454, 3. As in the Corpus Glossary the gi- form of the prefix is very rare (gi-brec, Wrt. Voc. ii. 124, 6, is the single instance, unless gierende be another), and as there is no other instance of ǽrendan (the verb is always ǽrendian) perhaps gierende is incorrect. If, however, it is correct, it seems to be nearer in meaning to usurpans than to
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taxauerat

eásta

(n.)
Grammar
eásta, an; m.

The east ⬩ ŏriens

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The east; ŏriens He férde syððan to ðam múnte, be eástan Bethel inde transgrĕdiens ad montem, qui erat contra ŏrientem Bethel, Gen. 12, 8. Be eástan Ríne syndon Eást-Francan to the east of the Rhine are the East-Franks, Ors. I.

and-heáfdu

(n.)
Grammar
and-heáfdu, (-a); n. pl.
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Be ðém andheáfdan, ii. 172, 29: iii. 193, 8: vi. 8, 27, 29 (cf. on ðá heáfda, 36). Ofer ðá mǽd, ðæt swá be ðára andheáfdan, 234, 7. Tó ðám anheáfdan, iii. 279, 17, 18 (cf. andlang heáfda, 26). Be onheáfdan, 464, 19.

Linked entry: on-heáfdu

ge-þungen

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Be abbodum and óðrum geðungenum, R. Ben. 105, 12. Ne mæg se man módigan on geðincðum, for ðan þe fela synd geþungenran, Hml. S. 16, 372. by good qualities, excellent Þú eart beforan Drihtne geþungen, Hml. S. 23 b, 236 note.

gearo

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Þonne menn gearuwe beóð tó Lífes bebodum, Hml. Th. i. 362, 12. His men beón gearuwe ge tó rípe ge tó huntoðe, C.

sceacan

(v.)
Grammar
sceacan, scacan; sceóc, scóc; sceacen, scacen, scæcen.

to shake (intrans.), quiver ⬩ to flee, hurry off, go forth ⬩ to move quickly, to be flung, be displaced by shaking ⬩ to pass, proceed, depart ⬩ to shake (trans.) ⬩ to weave

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Th. 280, 32; Sat. 263 ; Beo. Th. 3610; B. 1803.

Á

(adv.)
Grammar
Á, aa, aaa; adv.

Always ⬩ ever ⬩ for ever ⬩ ever ⬩ semper ⬩ unquam ⬩ usque

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Á = ǽfre: Nú, sceal beón á on Ií abbod now, there shall always [ever] be an abbot in Iona, Chr. 565; Th. 33, 2, col. 2. Nú, sceal beón ǽfre on Ií abbod now, there shall ever [always] be an abbot in Iona, Chr. 565; Th. 32, 11; 33, 4, col. 1.

Linked entry: ÁWA

sorh

(n.)
Grammar
sorh, sorg, sorhg, e; f.

care ⬩ anxiety ⬩ sorrow ⬩ grief ⬩ affliction ⬩ trouble ⬩ sorrow, care ⬩ cura, solicitudo, angor, moeror, labor ⬩ care, sorrow

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Ne frín ðú æfter sǽlum, sorh is geníwod, Beo. Th. 2649; B. 1322: Ps. Th. 118, 28. Sorh is mé tó secganne, hwæt . . . it is a grief to me to tell, what . . . Beo. Th. 950; B. 473. Se Hǽlend wiste ðæt his gingran wolde unróte beón . . .

Linked entry: sorg

hwæt

(adj.; int.; pronoun.)
Grammar
hwæt, neut. of hwá, used as an adv. or interj.

Why ⬩ what! ⬩ ah!

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Kmbl. 1; An. 1: Beo. Th. 1; B. 1: Cd. 143; Th. 177, 27; Exod. 1: Rood Kmbl. 1; Kr. 1. Eá lá hwæt! Bt. Met. 4, 49; Met. 4, 25

Linked entries: hwet hwá hwata hwilc-hwega

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