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smiþ-cræft

(n.)
Grammar
smiþ-cræft, es; m.

Smithcraft, the craft or art of the worker in metal or wood

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Smithcraft, the craft or art of the worker in metal or wood Wæs sum bróðor syndrilíce on smiþcræfte well gelǽred erat fabrili arte singularis Bd. 3, 14; S. 634, 14

tó-geagn

(prep.)
Grammar
tó-geagn, prep. adv.

Towardsin the direction of

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Towards, in the direction of an object Tó-geaegn iornaþ iúh monn occurrit uobis homo. Mk. Skt. Lind. 14, 13. Wes heom toȝæn (aȝein, 2nd MS.) þe kaissere, Laym. 9792

Linked entry: geagn

irþling

(n.)
Grammar
irþling, es; m.

a husbandmanfarmerploughman a cuckoo

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In connection with the cuckoo it may be noticed that cucusare is given in DuCange as the verb properly used of the note of the cuckoo ; and see Grmm. D. M. 640, sqq. on the cuckoo as associated with a particular season of the year. However, in Wrt.

Linked entries: eorþ-ling ærþling

scrift

(n.)
Grammar
scrift, es; m.
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Ǽgðer man sceal ge on godcundan scriftan ge on woruldcundan dóman dás þingc tósceádan these things (the various circumstances of persons) are to be discriminated in the penances of the church and in the sentences of the law, L. C.

múþ

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Add: the external orifice in an animal body which serves for the ingestion of food, together with the cavity to which this leads Heó bróhte án twig on hire múðe (in ore suo ), Gen. 8, 11.

swylt

(n.)
Grammar
swylt, es; m.
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Th. 283, 5; Jul. 675: 477, 19; Ruin. 27. of the second death, the perdition of the soul Hí leahtrum fá, lége gebundne, swylt þrowiaþ . . . ðæt is éce cwealm, Exon. Th. 94, 14; Cri. 1540

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á-wendan

(v.)

To turn.to give a certain direction toto returnto reducebring into subjectionto turn aside,to remove divertto avertto pervertto changeto turn into something elsetransformto translatereproduce something with other materialto exchangeTo turntake a certain direction

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Hig noldan ná feohtan mid fægerum wordum ánum, swá þæt hí wel sprǽcon and áwendon þæt eft so that they spoke well and then did not act in accordance with their words, Ælfc. T. Grn. 11, 29.

Linked entry: on-wendan

æ-fyrmþa

(n.)
Grammar
æ-fyrmþa, pl. f. [æ, fyrmþ, e; f. washing]

Ablutionsthe sweepings of a housethe refuse of thingsthings of no valueablutionesquisquiliæ

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Ablutions, the sweepings of a house, the refuse of things or things of no value; ablutiones, quisquiliæ Æfyrmþa [MS. æfyrmþe] quisquiliæ, Ælfc. Gr. 13; Som. 16, 22

be-libban

(v.)
Grammar
be-libban, p. -lifde, pl. -lifdon; pp. -lifed, -lifd

To deprive of lifevita privare

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To deprive of life; vita privare Líc cólode belifd under lyfte the corpse was lifeless cold in the air Exon. 51 b; Th. 180, 19; Gú. 1282

cassuc-leáf

(n.)
Grammar
cassuc-leáf, pl. n.
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Hassock-leaves Wið eárum [earon MS.] genim ða brádan biscopwyrt and cassucleáf for the ears take the broad bishop-wort and hassock-leaves, Lchdm iii. 46, 2

clawung

(n.)
Grammar
clawung, e; f. [clá a claw]

A pain, the gripestormina

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A pain, the gripes; tormina Lǽcedómas wið clawunga leechdoms for the gripes, L. M. cont. 2, 32; Lchdm. ii. 164, 16: 2, 32; Lchdm. ii. 236, 1

cune-glæsse

(n.)
Grammar
cune-glæsse, an; f. cynoglossos = κυνόγλωσσον , cynoglossum officinale, Lin

The herb hound's or dog's tongue;

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The herb hound's or dog's tongue; Wið cancerádle, cune-glæsse nioðoweard for cancer, the netherward part of hound's tongue, L. M. 1, 44; Lchdm. ii. 110, 1

dryhten-dóm

(n.)
Grammar
dryhten-dóm, es; m. [-dóm termination, q. v.]

Sovereignty, majestydŏmĭnātus, majestas

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Sovereignty, majesty; dŏmĭnātus, majestas Se hálga hérede on héhþo heofoncyninges dryhten-dóm the saint praised the majesty of heaven's king on high, Andr. Kmbl. 1997; An. 1001

dust-sceáwung

(n.)
Grammar
dust-sceáwung, e; f. [sceáwung a beholding, contemplation]

A dust-viewing, contemplation of dust pulvĕris spectātio vel contemplātio

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A dust-viewing, contemplation of dust; pulvĕris spectātio vel contemplātio He gewát from ðære dustsceáwunga he departed from the contemplation of the dust, Homl. Blick. 113, 29

fyrrest

(adv.)
Grammar
fyrrest, adv. [sup. of feor; adv. far, q.v.]

Farthestlongissĭme

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Farthest; longissĭme Se mona wæs ðære sunnan fyrrest the moon was farthest from the sun, Ors. 6, 2; Bos. 117, 14: Bt. 39, 7; Fox 222, 21

hring-finger

(n.)
Grammar
hring-finger, es; m.

The ring-finger

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The ring-finger, the third finger Hringfinger anularis, Wrt. Voc. 283, 23. Mid þuman and mid hringfingre, L. Med. ex Quadr. 1, 5; Lchdm. i. 330, 21

langian

(v.)
Grammar
langian, p. ode

To belongpertain

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To belong, pertain Alle ða land ðe longen intó ðare hálagen stówe all the lands that belong to the holy place, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iv. 215, 4

ge-beódan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-beódan, <b>;
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</b> The second passage should be taken under I. the Latin is: Rex Persarum discedere ab armis et quiescere in pace universam Graeciam praecepit

ge-ebbian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-ebbian, p. ode, ade; pp. od, ad

To ebbrecedererefluere

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To ebb; recedere, refluere Ðá ðæt wæter wæs geebbod fram ðám scipum when the water had ebbed from the ships, Chr. 897; Th. 176, 26, col. 2

geond-sáwan

(v.)
Grammar
geond-sáwan, p. -seów, pl. -seówon; pp. -sáwen

To sow, scatter, spread abroadserere, spargere, disseminare

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To sow, scatter, spread abroad; serere, spargere, disseminare Deáw-driás winde geondsáwen the dew fall is scattered by the wind, Cd. 188; Th. 233, 19; Dan. 278