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sweor-ród

(n.)
Grammar
sweor-ród, e; f.
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Hé becwæð Wulfstáne ærcebiscope áne sweorróde (the Latin version has philacterium; cf. the use of this word for chains and medals worn by gladiators round their necks as tokens of victory), Óðrum litlum silfrenum swurródum

swearcian

(v.)
Grammar
swearcian, p. ode.
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to make or to become dark Seó swearcigende sunne and ða gesceafta samod ealne middaneard áðeóstrodon mid sweartre nihte for heora Scyppendes ðrowunge, Homl.

Linked entry: swarcian

þreá-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
þreá-líc, adj.

Miserablewoefulcalamitous

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Fox 248; Men. 125

un-weorþscipe

(n.)
Grammar
un-weorþscipe, es; m.

dishonourdisgraceindignation

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Bt. 27, 2; Fox 96, 9. indignation Ierre and unweorðscipe ira et indignatio, Past. 33; Swt. 222, 10. Similar entries v. next word

be-tyllan

(v.)
Grammar
be-tyllan, p. de

To luredecoy

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To lure, decoy Þá gelǽdde hé here in Peohtas, þá gelíccetton hí fleám for him, and hine betyldon (-tilldon, -telldon v. ll. ) on nearo fasten cum exercitum ad uastandam Pictorum prouinciam duxisset, iniroductus est, simulantibus fugam hostibus, in angustias

Linked entry: be-tilldon

georstu

(int.)
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Voc. ii. 110, 26; and for a similar interjectional use cf. sehðe ecce, Ps. Srt. 32, 18; 38, 6.]

meduma

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For 'A weaver's beam' substitute 'A treadle of a loom,' in l. 2for 'insubulæ,' l. 'insubula,' and add Meðema tramarium, Wrt. Voc. i. 59, 27.

mete-rǽdere

(n.)
Grammar
mete-rǽdere, es; m.
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The brother appointed for the week to read aloud to the others at meals. Cf. Be ðǽre wucan rǽdere. Gebróðra gereorde æt hyra mýsum ne sceal beón bútan háligre rǽdinge, R. Ben. 62, 2-4, Gyf þú meterǽdere fyldstól habban wille, Tech. ii. 122, 20

on-lecgende

(adj.)
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For 'on-lying' substitute 'that is to be laid on, that is to be applied to a wound', and add: — Wiþ sweórcoþe, wyrc onlecgende sealfe, Genim fearres gelyndo and beran smeru and weax, ealra emfela, wyrc tó sealfe, smire mid, Lch. ii. 48, 5

scín

(v.)
Grammar
scín, scýn; p. scíde, scídde (cf. týn, þýn
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for conjugation) To sky, be afraid Martinus rád gescrýd mid sweartum cláþum; þá scýddon (scýhdon, v. l.) þá múlas þe ꝥ cræt tugon ðurh his tócyme áfyrhte, Hml. S. 31, 971. [v. N. E. D. shy; vb. O. H. Ger. sciuhen perhorrescere.] Cf. sceóh

scirpan

(v.)
Grammar
scirpan, to clothe.
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Þá þá hé wæs eallinga eft scyrped vestitus, 343, 19. to equip for a journey Hé hine hám wel scyrpan wolde, Bd. 5, 19; Sch. 659, 25

sél

(adv.)
Grammar
sél, adv.
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Add Hé gebæd for hine, and him wæs sóna sǽl (sél, v. l.); and hé hine þá genam oravit, moxque ilium melius habentem tulit, Gr. D. 247, 25. Add Næs him ealles ná þe sél þæs þe hé georne hédde, Hml, S. 23, 638

spendan

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Þám spédigum gedafenað þæt hé spende and dǽle; ðám wǽdlan gedafenað þæt hé gebidde for ðane dǽlere, Hml. Th. ii. 256, 32. Add

swecc

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(See for both these Ald. 45, 3.)

tǽcan

Grammar
tǽcan, <b>. IV.</b>
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Add Ðá ísernan hierstepannan hé tǽhte for íserne weall tó settane betuh ðǽm wítgan and ðǽre byrig, Past. 165, 9. add: with double accusative? Hé tǽhte hí (him? Cf. hé sealde hí (him?) ꝥ gerýne, 97) þá gerýna þas hálgan geleáfan, Hml. S. 30, 94

úp-lic

Grammar
úp-lic, <b>. I.</b>
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add: Se deáð is for þám úplic; þeáh se man ástíge ofer þone yfemystan dǽl þæs hýhstan holtes, swáþeáhhwzðere hiene se deáð geséceð, Verc. Först. 103, 13. On úplicere gesihde in oromate, i. uisione superna, An. Ox. 404.

maniend

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Add: a creditor Hé sǽde ꝥ hé wǽre hefelíce geswenced fram his maniende (moniendan, v. l.) for twelf scillingum quia a creditore suo pro duodecim solidis graviter offligeretur, intimavit. Gr. D. 157, 32. Hé hét ꝥ hé ágeáfe his maniende (-um, v. !.

sǽ-cocc

(n.)
Grammar
sǽ-cocc, es; m.

A cockle

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Th. 24, 11. a farthing-worth of muscles were a feste for suche folke, oþer so fele Cockes (cokkys, MS. G. : cokeles, MS. I.), Piers P. C text x. 95

BRÚN

(adj.)
Grammar
BRÚN, adj.

BROWN, dark, duskyfuscus, subniger, rufus, furvus

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Fox 26, 58; Met. 26, 29

ge-sundfullíce

(adv.)
Grammar
ge-sundfullíce, superl. -lícost; adv.

Safelysecurelysuccessfullyprosperouslytūteprospĕre

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Hió færþ gesundfullícost it goes most securely, Bt. 39, 7; Fox 222, 22

Linked entry: -sundfullíce