drý-cræft
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Add: sorcery, magic Syxte mægen is ꝥ drýcræft þám men ne dereþ þe hine ( agate ) mid him hæfð, Lch. ii. 298, 10. Ðín drýcræft ðe tó nánre freme ne becymð, Hml. Th. ii. 414, 14. Ágróf se mon on ǽrenum brede drýcræftæs word, Shrn. 141, 16. ' Miht þú ádwǽscan
smyltness
Quiet, calm, serenity, tranquillity ⬩ of physical calm ⬩ the quiet of evening, evening ⬩ gentleness, quietness in action ⬩ quiet, silence ⬩ placidity, calmness ⬩ peace, tranquillity, quiet ⬩ calmness, composure
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Quiet, calm, serenity, tranquillity of physical calm Ðá bebeád hé ðam winde and ðære sǽ, and ðǽr wearð geworden mycel smyltness Mt. Kmbl. 8, 26. Smyltnes Mk. Skt. 4, 39: Blickl. Homl. 235, 9. On smyltnysse lyfta serenitate aerum Bd. 1, 1; S. 474, 30.
ǽg-ðer
Either ⬩ each ⬩ both ⬩ uterque ⬩ ambo
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Either, each, both; uterque, ambo Ǽgðer byþ gehealden ambo conservantur, Mt. Bos. 9, 17. Ǽgder ðara eorla each of the men. Andr. Kmbl. 2103; An. 1053. Heora ǽgðer either or both of them, each. Gen. 21, 31. On ǽgðre hand, on ǽgðere healic on either hand
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druncennes
DRUNKENNESS ⬩ ebriĕtas
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DRUNKENNESS; ebriĕtas Warniaþ eów, ðe-læs eówer heortan gehefegode sýn on druncenesse attendĭte autem vobis ne forte graventur corda vestra in ebrietāte, Lk. Bos. 21, 34. Ða hús ða ðe on to gebiddenne geworhte wǽron syndon nú on hús gehwyrfed oferǽta
EODOR
a hedge, fence, enclosure, dwelling, house ⬩ sēpes, sēpīmentum, dŏmus, tectum
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a hedge, fence, enclosure, dwelling, house; sēpes, sēpīmentum, dŏmus, tectum Héht ðá eahta mearas on flet teón in under eoderas he commanded then eight steeds to be led into the court under the enclosures, Beo. Th. 2078; B. 1037. II. a limit, end, region
FLINT
FLINT ⬩ a rock ⬩ sĭlex ⬩ petra
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FLINT, a rock; sĭlex, petra Flint sĭlex, Ælfc. Gl. 58; Som. 67, 94; Wrt. Voc. 38, 19: 85, 21. Flinte ic eom heardra I am harder than flint, Exon. 111b; Th. 426, 23; Rä. 41, 78. Ðæt ðú gesomnige flint unbrǽcne that thou unite the unfragile flint, Exon
gísel
A pledge ⬩ hostage ⬩ obses
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A pledge, hostage; obses Gýsel obses, Wrt. Voc. 72, 63: Byrht. Th. 139, 36; By. 265. Bútan ánum Bryttiscum gísle except one British hostage, Chr. 755; Erl. 50, 8. Ecgferþ wæs to gísle geseald Ecgfrid obses tenebatur, Bd. 3, 24; S. 556, 26. Ðú eádige
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ge-hyrwan
To make game of ⬩ despise ⬩ disparage ⬩ traduce ⬩ vex ⬩ oppress ⬩ cavillāri ⬩ contemnĕre ⬩ detrăhĕre
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To make game of, despise, disparage, traduce, vex, oppress; cavillāri, contemnĕre, detrăhĕre Elene ne wolde ðæs wilgifan word gehyrwan Elene would not despise the dear prince's word, Elen. Kmbl. 442; El. 221 : Exon. 39 b; Th. 131, 27; Gú. 462. He gehyrweþ
ge-líhtan
To lighten ⬩ mitigate ⬩ assuage ⬩ alleviare
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To lighten, mitigate, assuage; alleviare Mid ánre mæssan man mæg alýsan xii daga fæsten and mid x mæssan man mæg gelíhtan iiii monða fæsten and mid xxx mæssan man mæg gelíhtan xii monða fæsten with one mass a man may redeem a xii days' fast, and with
twirǽdness
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Discord, dissension, disagreement Sacu and twirǽdnyss ( strife, seditions, Gal. 5, 20), Homl. Skt. i. 17, 26. Ðæt swá hweþer swá hit wǽre swá sibb swá twyrédnys betweónan Saxan and Myrcenum, ðæt ðæt mynster beó ǽfre on sibbe. Cod. Dip. B. i. 156, 16.
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wer-nægel
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A warnel or wornil. [Bailey's Dictionary gives 'warnel worms, worms on the backs of cattle within the skin'; and in Johnson's Dictionary, ed. Lathnm, is quoted the following: 'In the backs of cows in the summer are maggots generated, which in Essex we
bíte
a bite ⬩ the bite
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and add: a bite Wiþ nǽdran bite, Lch. ii. 110, 19. Bite morsum, Wrt. Voc. ii. 57, 60. Swá hwilcne swá þæt hors mihte, hit slát and wundode hiora lima mid bitum, Gr. D. 78, 5. of the effect of cancer :-- Ealne þone bite þæs cancres heó áfeormað, Lch.
hrífe
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Rapacious, fierce. of animals Wé ús warnigan scoldon wið þá missenlican cynd nædrena and hrífra wildeóra ( serpentes et rapida ferarum genera ), Nar. 5, 28. Þurh þá lond þe þá unárefnedlican cyn nǽdrena and hrífra wildeóra ( execrabilia serpentum et
munuc-hád
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Add: general or of a man In munucháde in monachico habitu Gr. D. 27, 18. Ne mót man iungum men wíf forgyfan, gif hé hine ǽr tó munucháde ( monachismo ) gemynte, Ll. Th. ii. 142, 9. Oft on lǽwedum háde and on lǽwedum girelan mid gódum weorcum and mid
ríp
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Dele <b>II a.</b> for which see <b>rípe,</b> and Add Þæt hér wǽre micel ríp (the accent is in the MS. and riip is a v. l.) ondweard multam esse messem, Bd. 1, 29; Sch. 99, 8. Rípes (hrípes, L.) tíd messis, Jn. R. 4, 35. Bénfeorm
hálig-rift
A holy garment, veil
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A holy garment, veil. Háligryft theristrum, Hpt. Gl. 525. Hió an hyre betsþ háliryft she gives her best veil, Th. Chart. 538, 7. Heó ðǽr háligryfte onféng accepto velamine sanctimonialis habitus, Bd. 4, 19; S. 587, 42: Shrn. 94, 25: Lchdm. iii. 430,
HEALT
HALT, lame, limping
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HALT, lame, limping Healt claudus, Wrt. Voc. 75, 35. Gif hé healt weorþ if he become lame, L. Ethb. 65; Th. i. 18, 14. Hæfdon him tó ládteówe ǽnne wísne mon, þéh hé healt wǽre and him tó gielpworde hæfdon ðæt him leófre wǽre ðæt hie hæfdon healtne cyning
clypiendlíc
Making a vocal sound ⬩ vocalis
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Making a vocal sound; vocalis [from vox, vocis the voice] Syndon fíf vocales, ðæt synd clypigendlíce, a, e, i. o, u. Ðás fíf stafas æteówiaþ heora naman þurh hí silfe, and búton ðám stafum ne mæg nán word beón awriten, and forðí híg sind quinque vocales
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æig
An egg ⬩ ovum
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An egg; ovum Ðæt æig getácnaþ hiht: ǽrest hit biþ æig, and seó módor siððan mid hihte bret ðæt æig to bridde the egg betokens hope: first it is an egg, and the mother then with hope cherishes the egg to a young bird, Homl. Th. i. 250, 22-24
eáw-fæst
Firm in observing the law, religious, pious ⬩ religiōsus, pius
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Firm in observing the law, religious, pious; religiōsus, pius Gregorius wæs of æðelborenre mægþe and eáwfæstre acenned Gregory was born of a noble and pious family, Homl. Th. ii. 118, 7. Se eáwfæsta papa the pious pope, ii. 118, 8. Mid eáwfæstum þeáwum