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lǽne

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Ðæt wæs tó suíðe scortre hwíle, for ðǽm ðiós woruld is suíðe lǽnu in tempore paucorum dierum, Past. 255, 11. Sé ðe égðer wilt ge þissa lǽnena stóclífa ge þára écena háma, Solil. H. 2, 14. Add

láreów-lic

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On eallum þingum láreówlicum hí fylian regole in omnibus magistram sequantur regulam R. Ben. 9. 18, 9

ofer-ferian

(v.)
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On þon ýttran stæþ oferferod in citeriorem marginem translatus, An. Ox. 3680

Linked entry: ferian

ofer-settan

(v.)
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to place over, put in a position of authority Ðá underðiéddan . . . ðá ofersettan subditi. . . praelati, Past. 189, 16. to oppress, overcome with sleep, &c. Ic mid slǽpe oferseted wæs depressus somno, Gr. D. 347, 30

Linked entry: settan

rúnung

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Add: secret talking Hí ( the guards of Christ's sepulchre) námon þone sceatt and swáþeáh múþetton and on synderlicum rúnungum þæt riht eall rǽddon (in secret talks apart they supposed what the truth was ), Hml. A. 79, 161

scild-truma

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Férde hé him hindan tó mid ðrým scyldtruman ( he went forth behind them in three companies, 1 Macc. 5, 33), Hml. S. 25, 423

sóþsecgendlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
sóþsecgendlíce, adv.
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Truly Þá þá þǽr wæs án geleáffull man sóðsecgendlíce (sóðsecgende, v. l.) in gangende, hræðe se leása gást onweg gewát dum domum unus veraciter fidelis ingressus est, ab ea protinus mendax spiritus abscessit, Gr. D. 185, 17

un-álífedlíce

(adv.)
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Sum Godes wer . . . æt in wege unálýfedlíce þurh unhýrsumnesse, and hine þá sóna ácwealde án leó, 294, 23. Add

un-genemnendlic

(adj.)
Grammar
un-genemnendlic, adj.
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Þá semninga wearð hé mid fǽrlicum and ungenæmnendlicum deáile forþ-féred subita et inopinata (has in(n)ominata been read ? the Greek version has ἀγνώστῳ) morte defunctus est, Gr. D. 341, 13

Linked entry: ge-nemnendlic

rif

(adj.)
Grammar
rif, (?); adj.

Fierce

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Fierce Ic wiste ðæt úre fór wæs þurh ða lond and stówe ðe missenlícra cynna eardung in wæs rifra wildeóra ego sciebam per bestiosa loco nobis iter esse, Nar. 10, 5. Ða rifista ferociora, Rtl. 125, 31

sníð-streó

(n.)
Grammar
sníð-streó, sníð-streów

carline thistle sisca

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In Spanish sisca is the cylindrical sugar-cane

speling

(n.)
Grammar
speling, e; f.

The taking the place of anotherthe acting as the representative of another

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The taking the place of another, the acting as the representative of another Cristes gespelia hé (the abbot) is and his note and spelinge on mynstre healt Christi uices agere in monasterio creditur, R. Ben. 10, 12

tó-lísedness

(n.)
Grammar
tó-lísedness, e; f.

Dissolution,desolation,dispersion

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On tólýsydnysse in desolationem. Ps. Spl. C. 72, 19

Linked entry: tó-lísness

tún-gebúr

(n.)
Grammar
tún-gebúr, es; m.

A tenant in villenagevillein

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A tenant in villenage, villein Túngebúr inquilinus (cf. genaeot inquilinis, Txts. 71, 1117; geneát, Wrt. Voc. ii. 45, 57; bigenga tilia, inbúend colonus, i. incola, cultor, inquilinus,134, 24), Wrt. Voc. ii. 49, 56: i. 18, 50

Linked entry: ge-búr

leóran

(v.)
Grammar
leóran, p. de

To godepartpasspass away

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Hé leórde ðonan transiit inde, 11, 1: Andr. Kmbl. 247; An. 124. Hé tó drihtne mid sibbe leórde he departed in peace to the Lord, Glostr. Frag. 110, 30. Hé leórde tó heófonum migravit ad cælos, Bd. 2, 7; S. 509, 36.

Linked entries: bi-leóran ge-hlioran

man

(pronoun.)
Grammar
man, mon; indef. pron. (originally nom. of noun mann q. v. ; cf. French on from homo).

Oneanyonetheypeople

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Hyne man dyde up and hine man efosode and scrýdde hine and brohte hine, tó ðam cynge ille suspensus est in cruce. Eductum de carcere Joseph totonderunt, ac veste mutata obtulerunt regi, Gen. 41, 13, 14.

Linked entries: MANN mon

saltere

(n.)
Grammar
saltere, es; m.

a stringed musical instrument, a psalterythe book of Psalms a psalter,to sing psalms

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Grn. 7, 26. a psalter, a service-book containing the book of Psalms divided into certain portions for Matins, and the Hours, so as to be gone through in the course of the week :-- Hé (the mass-priest)] saltere swá man singþ on Róme, Chart.

Linked entries: psaltere sealten

on-stellan

(v.)

to institute, give rise to, set on foot, bring in, be the author of, set (an example)

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to institute, give rise to, set on foot, bring in, be the author of, set (an example) Ðú scealt greót etan swá ðú wróhte onstealdest thou (the serpent) hast brought sin into the world, Cd. Th. 56, 12; Gen. 911: 57, 22; Gen. 932.

Linked entry: an-stellan

yfelian

(v.)
Grammar
yfelian, p. ode.
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Íne gelícre geswencednysse ða mǽgþe yfelade Ini simili provinciam illam adflictione mancipavit, Bd. 4, 15; S. 583, 31.

hræfn

(n.)
Grammar
hræfn, a raven.
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Ðá cóm þǽr sum hrefen ( corvus ) inn; sóna swá hé þá cartan geseah, þá genam hé hig sóna and gewát mid on þæne fenn, Guth. Gr. 140, 5. Hí sǽdon þæt seó glóf of ánes hrefnes múþe feólle, 145, 27.