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eaxel

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His ealdor*-*dóm ys on eaxle ( super humerum ), Ælfc. T. Grn. 9, 14.Þú mid þínre brádre hand þá nunnan ofer hire eaxle þaccodest, Gr. D. 190, 14. Hine þonne ofer eaxle besihð se déma tó þám forwyrhtum, Wlfst. 256, 8. Eaxla humeri, Wrt.

iacinð

(n.)
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On gimma gecynde carbunculus bið diórra ðonne iacinctus, and swáðeáh ðæt bleoh ðæs iacintes bið betera ðonne ðæs carbuncules; for ðǽm ðæs ðe ðæt gecynd forwiernð ðǽm iacinte se wlite his beorhtnesse hit eft geiécð, 411, 27-30.

hǽnan

(v.)
Grammar
hǽnan, p. de; pp. ed

To stone

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Hǽne hine man mid stánum let him be stoned with stones, Lev. 20, 2

Linked entry: ge-hǽnan

be-bod

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Hét hé beódan þæt hié fóron ealle út ætsomne. Þá ætsǽton ða Centiscan beæftan ofer his bebod, Chr. 905; P. 94, 6. Týn bebodu the decalogue, An. Ox. 841. Ǽlicera beboda praeceptorum legalium, 1017. Godes biboda weg, Past. 67, 9. Add

gelíce

(adv.)
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syndon Gode gelíce leófe, Wlfst. 300, 5. Wintres and sumeres wuda bið gelíce blédum gehongen, Ph. 37. Náðer ne þeder gelíce eáðe cumað, ne þér gelíce eáðe ne beóð, Solil. H. 44, 11.

ge-medemian

(v.)
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VI. to estimate, measure, fix the degree or worth of :-- Besceáwige hé á þone steal his gecyrrednesse and hine be þám gemedemige bútan hine mon for dám sácerdháde furðor forlǽte ilium locum attendat quando ingressus est in monasterio, non illum qui ei

plante

(n.)
Grammar
plante, an ; f.
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Ðæt is sió hálige gesomnung ðæt eardaþ in æppeltúnum ðonne hié wel begáþ hira plantan and hiera impan óþ hié fulweaxne beóþ ecclesia quippe in hortis habitat, quae ad viridatem intimam exculta plantaria virtutum servat, Past. 49, 2 ; Swt. 381, 17

wiþ-standan

(v.)
Grammar
wiþ-standan, p. -stód, pl. stódon; p. -standen.

to withstandresistto stand againstsucceed in opposingbe a match forrefuteto stand in the waybe a hindranceobstructpreventbe a preventiveto stand offkeep away,be absentto be hostile

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Him nǽnig wiþstód nullo prohibente, Bd. 1, 15; S. 483, 41. In swá micclum heápe ðæra ðe ðǽr wǽron út gongende, hira nǽnig ðám in gangendum ne wiðstód, Shrn. 41, 10. Ða þióstro ðínre heortan willaþ mínre láre wiðstondan, Met. 5, 22.

for-dimmian

(v.)
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ná mid þrýstnesse hýrsumnysse gearnunge fordimmian ne praesumptione obedientiae meritum obnubilent, Angl. xiii. 383, 263. Þænne his mód ne feóndes hatunge byð fordimmode cum eius animus nec inimici odio fuscatur, Scint. 24, 19.

þider

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Add Ðá hét hé bídan on þám eálande, ... and hé ðider heora þearfe forgeaf, Bd. 1. 25; Sch. 53, 2. Hit gebyreð rihtor intó West-Sexan; þyder hý scylan gafol syllan, Ll. Th. i. 356, 19. Add Far nú þider þe (swá hwider swá, v.l. ) þú wille, Gr.

ofer-sceadwian

(v.)

to cover with a shadow, overshadow

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Genip ofersceadude hig, 9, 34. Seó lyft ofersceadewude, Mk. Skt. 9, 7. Ðû oferscadudest (-sceaduwedest, Ps. Lamb.) obumbrasti Ps. Spl. 139, 8. Ofersceadwa obumbra, Ps. Surt. 139, 8

Linked entry: sceadwian

þolian

(v.)
Grammar
þolian, p. ode
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Hé férde swá swá his forcúða fæder, and his lífes ðolode and his lǽnan ríces, Homl. Skt. i. 18, 231. Hé ( Job ) hæfde his wíf, þeáh hé his bearna þolode, ii. 30, 204. Þolade caruerit, Wrt. Voc. ii. 23, 83.

strǽlian

(v.)
Grammar
strǽlian, p. ode
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To shoot strǽliaþ hine sagittabunt eum, Ps. Spl. 63, 4

beaftan

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hondum beóftun hine lamentabantur eum, Lk. R. 23, 27. Add

un-þeáw

(n.)
Grammar
un-þeáw, es; m.

A bad habitan evil practicea vicefault

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Ðæt is ðara monna unþeáw ðæt nyton hwæt send sese ignorare hominibus vitio venit, Bt. 14, 3; Fox 46, 8.

beado-wég

(n.)
Grammar
beado-wég, -wége, es; n.

A war-cupcontestdiscussionpoculum certaminiscertamen

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A war-cup, contest, discussion; poculum certaminis, certamen Him betwih beadowég [MS. beadowíg] scencton ðæs heofonlícan lífes dum sese alterutrum cælestis vitæ poculis ebriarent [MS. debriarent ], Bd. 4, 29; S. 607, 17

Linked entry: beadu-wég

dǽd-leán

(n.)
Grammar
dǽd-leán, es; n.

A deed-loan or reward, a recompencefactorum præmium

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A deed-loan or reward, a recompence; factorum præmium Him eallum wile mihtig Drihten dǽdleán gyfan the mighty Lord will give them all a recompence, Cd. 156; Th. 194, 20; Exod. 263

niþerness

(n.)
Grammar
niþerness, e; f.

Lownessa low positionthe bottom

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Lowness, a low position, the bottom Ðá geseah hé swá þýstre dene under him in nyþernesse gesette vidit quasi vallem tenebrosam subtus se in imo positam, Bd. 3. 19; S. 548, 9

ge-cwémedlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-cwémedlíc, adj.

Well pleasedbeneplăcĭtus

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Ne ne on glywcum weres gecwémedlíce oððe welgecwéme biþ him nec in tībiis vĭri beneplăcĭtum ĕrit ei, 146, 10

swǽr-mód

(adj.)
Grammar
swǽr-mód, (swár-); adj.
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Of an indolent, sluggish disposition Sum welig man wæs prútswongor and swǽrmód, and him wæs láð þearfendum mannum mete tó syllenne, Wulfst. 257, 12 MS. D. v. swǽr, V. and next word