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brim

(n.)
Grammar
brim, es; n. (not m.),
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Monnum bið ðonne (in June) gewunelic ðæt hí líðað on sǽs bryme, Shrn. 88, 2. Ofer sǽs brim, Bl. H. 143, 6. dele passages from An. 496, Edw. 12, and add

ge-rǽwe

(n.)
Grammar
ge-rǽwe, in the phrase on gerǽwe
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Of ðám alre tó ðám twám wycan standað on geréwe swá ðæt gemére gǽþ, C. D. iii. 424, 8

for-sworcenness

(n.)
Grammar
for-sworcenness, e; f.
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Obscurity, darkness On forsworcennesse sweartes þrosmes and ðæs weallendan pices, Wlfst. 139, 1. Næfð mín niht náne forsworcennysse, Hml. Th. i. 428, 30. Forsworcennyssa obscura, Hy. S. 23, 31: 37, 4

Linked entry: -sworcenness

hæc-geat

(n.)
Grammar
hæc-geat, es; n.
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D. ) On ðæt hæcget, C. D. v. 376, 14

Linked entries: geat hæc

út-waru

(n.)
Grammar
út-waru, e; f.

Defence away from home

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Defence away from home Gif ceorlisc man geþeó ðæt hé hæbbe .v. hída landes tó cynges útware, L. Wg. 9; Th. i. 188, 6: L. R. 3; Th. i. 190, 21

heáfan

(v.)
Grammar
heáfan, p. heóf, hóf

To mourn, wail, lament

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To mourn, wail, lament Ðæt wíf hóf hreówigmód the woman mourned repentant, Cd. 37; Th. 48, 5; Gen. 771. Heófon gehygd they lamented their purpose, 221; Th. 285, 28; Sat. 344

healseta

(n.)
Grammar
healseta, an; m.
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Se ealdormon rád þurh sumne wudu ðú rǽsde án næddre of holum treowe æt ðam healsetan him on ðone bósm and hyne tóslát ðæt hé wæs sóna deád, Shrn. 144, 27

speliend

(n.)
Grammar
speliend, speligend, es; m.

A representativevicar

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A representative, vicar Pronomen is ðæs naman speliend, se spelaþ ðone naman, Ælfc. Gr. 5; Zup. 8, 12. Se cyning is Cristes sylfes speligend under him sylfum, Bd. Whelc. 151, 39

gésine

(adj.)
Grammar
gésine, adj.

Voiddestituteexpers

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Void, destitute; expers Módum tǽcan ðæt we gésine ne sýn godes þeódscipes to teach our minds that we be not destitute of God's communion, Cd. 169; Th. 211, 18; Exod. 528

wróht

(n.)
Grammar
wróht, e; f. : es; m.

accusationa false accusationslandercalumnyfaultcrimeoffencea quarrelstrifecause of complaintinjuryhurt

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ðæm sǽde ðære wróhte ad seminanda jurgia, Past. 47 ; Swt. 358, 3. Bið ðæt deófol on wróhte onlícnisse; . . . bið se Pater Noster on sibbe onlícnisse. Salm. Kmbl. p. 146, 20.

ofer

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Add Þæt earme mancynn ofer him sylfum heófiað and wépað, Wlfst. 183, Add Dæg byð ofer dæg, Ps.

list

(n.)
Grammar
list, es; m: list, e; f.

Artskillcraftcunningartifice

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Ðæs líchoman listas and cræftas of ðæm móde cumaþ the arts and powers of the body come from the mind; intus est hominum vigor arce conditus abdita, Bt. Met. Fox 26, 216; Met. 26, 108.

manig-feald

(num.; adj.)
Grammar
manig-feald, adj.

Manifoldmultifariousof many kindsvariousconsisting of many partscomplexManifoldnumerousabundantplural

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For ðǽm mistlícum and manigfealdum weoruldbisgum, Bt. prooem; Fox viii, 5. Hit sceal heonanforþ mænigfealdre weorþan, Wulfst. 83, 19. Monigfealdran, Exon. 51a; Th. 177, 2; Gú. 1221.

scild

(n.)
Grammar
scild, sceld, scyld, es; m.
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Næfde hé scyld (scutum) æt handa, ðæt hé ðone cyning mid gescyldan mihte, Bd. 2, 9; S. 511, 22. Nán scyldwyrhta ne lecge nán scépes fell on scyld, L. Ath. i. 15 ; Th. i. 208, ii. Ðǽr læg secg mænig ofer scild scoten, Chr. 937; Erl. 112, 19.

Linked entries: scyld hrung sceld

ge-hnesctun

(v.)
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Ðæt mon ðá heardan heortan gehnescige, Past. 154, 3. of speech Gehnistun word heora mollierunt sermones suos Ps. Srt. 54, 22. Genexode synt his sprǽcu molliti sunt sermones eius Ps.

under-niman

(v.)
Grammar
under-niman, p. -nam, pl. -námon; pp. -numen.

to take surreptitiouslyto stealto take into the mindreceive what is said, taughtto take upon one's selfto blameresent

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Ðá undernam Godwine eorl swýðe ðæt on his eorldóme sceolde swilc geweorðan, Chr. 1052; Erl. 179, 16

Linked entry: under-fón

hwón-líce

(adv.)
Grammar
hwón-líce, adv.

Littleslightly

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Mid ðære sceall seó sáwul ealle þing gemætegian ðæt hit tó swíðe ne sý ne tó hwónlíce therewith shall the soul moderate all things, that there be not error by excess or by defect, 1, 162. Hwónlícor minus, Ælfc. Gr. 38; Som. 40, 47.

HÝF

(n.)
Grammar
HÝF, e; f.

A HIVE

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Wið ðæt beón æt ne fleón genim ðás ylcan wyrte ðe wé veneriam nemdon and gehóh tó ðære hýfe ðonne beóþ hý wungynde that bees may not fly away, take this same plant that we called veneria and hang it to the hive, then will they be stationary, Herb. 7,

Linked entries: híf héf

hynden

(n.)
Grammar
hynden, e; f.
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On ðære hyndenne, L. In. 54; Th. i. 136, 11

Linked entry: hynden-mann

cæg-loca

(n.)
Grammar
cæg-loca, an; m.
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A.] gebroht wǽre, sý heó clǽne, ac ðæra cǽgean heó scéal weardian; ðæt is, hire hordern, and hire cyste, and hire tege unless it has been brought under his wife's 'lock and key,' let her be clear; for it is her duty to keep the keys of them; namely, her