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bor-líce

(adv.)
Grammar
bor-líce, adv.

Eminentlyexcellentlywell

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Eminently, excellently, well Hyt geríst borlíce wel it is eminently suitable, Angl. viii. 302, 5. Wel borlíce hé forð stæppeð full nobly he steps forth, 307, 28. Hé geswutelað borlice he shews admirably, 329, 24. Þá híw rímcræftige esnas borlíce foregylpað

æf-þanc

(n.)
Grammar
æf-þanc, es; m: æf-þanca, -þonca, -þunca, an; m.

Offenceinsultgrudgedispleasureenvyzealsimultasoffensaodiumzelus

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Offence, insult, grudge, displeasure, envy, zeal; simultas, offensa, odium, zelus Swindan me dyde æfþanca mín tabescere me fecit zelus meus, Ps. Spl. M. 118,139. Æfþonca gefylled full of grudges, Exon. 83 b; Th. 315, 4; Mod. 26. Eald æfþoncan edniwedan

Linked entries: of-þanc æf-þunca

un-sceaþfull

(adj.)
Grammar
un-sceaþfull, (-scæþ-, -seeþ-); adj.

Innocent

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Innocent Se ðe æfter ðæm higaþ ðæt hé eádig sié on ðisse worulde, ne biþ hé unsceaþful (-full, Cott. MSS.) qui festinat ditari, non erit innocens, Past. 44; Swt. 331, 15. Hé ðe unscæðfull byð mid his handum innocens manibus, Ps. Th. 23, 4. Unsceðfull

feorh-ádl

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the last illness Hit (an unborn child) in þám magan wyrð tó feorhádle, oftost on Tíwesniht, Lch. iii. 146, 23. Full oft þá sweltendan men on heora feorhádle secgað beforan fela þinga swá hit æfter ágǽþ plerumque morientes multa praedicunt, Gr. D. 296

winter-burna

(n.)
Grammar
winter-burna, an; m.

A stream that is full in winter(?)a stream that has the fullness of winter(?)a torrent

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A stream that is full in winter(?), a stream that has the fullness of winter(?), a torrent Ofer ðæt burna ł uinter-burna trans torrentem, Jn. Skt. Lind. 18, 1. ¶ the word occurs as a local name, and is found often in the Charters, e. g.: In Winter-burnan

drohtnung

(n.)
Grammar
drohtnung, drohtung, e; f. [droht vitæ condĭtio]

Conversation, condition, conduct, life, actions conversātio, condĭtio, stătio, actio

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Conversation, condition, conduct, life, actions; conversātio, condĭtio, stătio, actio Hiradrohtnung sí afandud quorum conversātio sit probāta, Deut. 1, 13. Manega hálige béc cýðaþ his [Gregoriuses] drohtnunge and his hálige líf many holy books manifest

byrst

(n.)
Grammar
byrst, a bristle.
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Substitute: e; f., in passage from Lch. read swínen . . . bristle, and add Byrst seta, An. Ox. 51, 1. Brysti setes, Txts. 109, 1132. Manu, brystae (biriste, Hpt. 33, 244, 5) juba, setes porci et leonis cabalique, 110, 1182. Hí heora flán him on áfæstnodon

dæl

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Dael baratrum, Wrt. Voc. ii. 101, 53. Dæl vel fǽrseáþ baratrum, i. terre hiatus, 125, 24. Dæl (dell, den, v. ll. ) lígum full, Bd. 5, 12; Sch. 616, 4. Of þám hylle dún in þæt dæll; ꝥ ollung þæs dæles; ꝥ úp on þone hyll, Cht. E. 235, 2: C. D. iii. 52,

beorht

(n.)
Grammar
beorht, es; n.

Brightnessa glisteninglightsightglancetwinklingsplendorlumenlux

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Brightness, a glistening, light, sight, glance, twinkling; splendor, lumen, lux Ðis leóhte beorht cymeþ morgna gehwám this pure brightness cometh each morn Exon. 93 a; Th. 350, 6; Sch. 59. Onféng ðam beorhte hire eágena received the sight [full sight

ceren

(n.)
Grammar
ceren, cæren, cyren, es; n?

sweet wine carenum

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New wine boiled down one third or one half, sweet wine; carenum = κάροινον Hí, ða sylfe betweónum, indrencton mid ðám cerenum ðære gódspellícan swétnysse between themselves, they pledged with the wines of gospel sweetness, Guthl. 17; Gdwin. 72, 7. Cærenes

ge-wittig

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Add: in full possession of one's senses. Cf. ge*-*wit; Hé cwico wæs þá géna, wís and gewittig, B. 3094. having intelligence, having discretion Ꝥ cild þe læg on cradele . . . þá gýtseras lǽten efen scyldig and hit gewittig wǽre, Ll. Th. i. 420, 2. in

hwæcce

(n.)
Grammar
hwæcce, an; f.
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A chest [ Wearð gemét þæt feoh uppon ánre cornhwyccan ( printed -hryccan; -hwæccan, v. l. Cf. Ofer þæs mynstres earce, seó wæs hwǽtes full super arcam monasterii, quae erat frumento plena, Gr. D. 158, 13. The same incident is described in the two passages

Linked entry: corn-hwicce

teónian

(v.)
Grammar
teónian, p. ode.
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to vex, irritate. v. teón-full, 2 Hý teónedon ł hig gremedon irritaverunt (Moysen ), Ps. Lamb. 105, 16. to reproach, revile, abuse, calumniate Se ðe teónaþ þearfan tǽlþ Scyppende his qui calumniatur pauperem, exprobat factori ejus, Scint. 156, 14: 178

Linked entry: tínan

feaxede

bushy

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Add: having hair Ðeós wyrt is greáton bógum and swýþe smælon leáfon swylce heó má fexede gesewen sý this plant is with thick boughs and very narrow leaves, it looks rather as if furnished with hair, Lch. i. 250, 20. bushy, full of foliage (?), Similar

leófan

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Dele. The passage given here is in full: Israéla éðelweardas lufan lífwelan þenden hié lét metod. It may be noted that Israéla occurs 12 times in this poem, but only in this instance does it seem to form a half line. A word seems missing, and it might

butere

(n.)
Grammar
butere, an; f. BUTTER; butyrum [= βούτυρον, βοῦς , Boûs a cow,τυρός cheese]
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Butere butyrum, Wrt. Voc. 82, 27. Dó ðonne mele fulne buteran add then a basin full of butter, L. M. 1, 36; Lchdm. ii. 86, 17, 19, 22. On ðære buteran in the butter, l, 36; Lchdm. ii. 88, 1. On gódre buteran in good butter, 3, 32; Lchdm. ii. 326, 18:

flet-sittend

(n.)
Grammar
flet-sittend, es; m.

A court-residentin aula sĕdens

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A court-resident; in aula sĕdens Ðá wæs flet-sittendum fægere gereorded there was a feast fairly arranged to the court-residents, Beo. Th. 3580; B. 1788. Ða ic Freáware fletsīttende nemnan hýrde whom I heard the court-residents call Freaware, 4049; B

must

(n.)
Grammar
must, es; m. (?)

Mustnew wine

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Must, new wine Must mustum (cf. níwe wín mustum, 27, 47), Wrt. Voc. i. 82, 36. Must mid hunig gemenged inomellum, 27, 45. Heortan manna must and wíndrinc myclum blissaþ vinum laetificet cor hominis, Ps. Th. 103, 14. Ne miht ðú wín wringan on midne winter

wlátian

(v.)
Grammar
wlátian, p. ode; impers.

To cause a personloathing

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To cause a person (acc.) loathing Mé wlátaþ nauseo, Ælfc. Gr. 26, 6; Zup. 158, 7. Ús wlátaþ for ðisum mete anima nostra nauseat super cibo isto, Num. 21, 5. Ðonne hié mete þicgeaþ and drincaþ, ðonne wlátaþ hié, Lchdm. ii. 220, 5. Gif man sý innan unhál

of-scotian

(v.)

to shoot, wound or kill with an arrow, spear, etc.

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to shoot, wound or kill with an arrow, spear, etc. Hé hét hine mid strǽlum ofscotian, ðæt hé wæs ðara swá full swá igl biþ byrsta, Shrn. 55, 8. Ne ofsleá hine nán man mid his handa ac sí hé mid stánum oftirfod oððe mid flánum ofscotod manus non tanget

Linked entry: scotian