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eahta

Grammar
eahta, <b>; I.</b> add: <b>I a.</b> with ordinals
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Th. 38, arg. the abstract number eight Nim viii and sete hine on þám forman lyðe þæs þúman, Angl. viii. 326, 32

car-ful

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Först. 112, 4. Add Hé weorpeð ðá cearfullan cǽge (the key of hell) in on þá helle, 15

leóht-brǽdness

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Först. 167, 6

belcentan

(v.)

to uttergive forthbelcheructateeructare

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to utter, give forth, belch, eructate; eructare Se lǽcecræft biþ swíðe swéte belcentan the medicine is very sweet to eructate Bt. 22, 1, Bodl; Fox 76, note 17

wæl-ceald

(adj.)
Grammar
wæl-ceald, adj.

Deadly cold

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Ðǽr (in hell) cymð forst fyrnum cald, Cd. Th. 20, 28; 316), wintre beðeahte, Salm. Kmbl. 937; Sal. 468

on-stál

(n.)
Grammar
on-stál, es; m.(?)

A charge, accusation

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A charge, accusation Gif Englisc onstál gá forþ . . . Gif hit biþ Wílisc onstál, L. In. 46; Th. i. 130, 15-16. Onstáles invectionis, illationis, Hpt. Gl. 448, 53

ge-þrístian

(v.)
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ge-þrístian, p. ode, ade; pp. od, ad [þríst, þríste bold]

To darepresumeaudērepræsūmĕre

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Forðam he geþrístade quod se præsumpsisset, Bd. 1, 7; S. 477, 15

Linked entry: -þrístian

þracu

(n.)
Grammar
þracu, gen. þræce; f.
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Se cásere héht bannan tó beadwe, beran út þræce ... wǽron Rómware sóna gegearwod the emperor bade give the summons to war, bade put forth their power(?) ... At once were the Romans prepared, 90; El. 45.

Linked entries: ge-þracen þrece

sceacan

(v.)
Grammar
sceacan, scacan; sceóc, scóc; sceacen, scacen, scæcen.

to shake (intrans.), quiverto flee, hurry off, go forthto move quickly, to be flung, be displaced by shakingto pass, proceed, departto shake (trans.)to weave

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Lind. 11, 7. but generally used of rapid movement, of living creatures, to flee, hurry off, go forth (cf. (?)

boga

an archa vault

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Bígels, boga, incleofa camera, areas, fornax, Wrt. Voc. ii. 127, 78. Bogan fornicem, 37, 2. Bígelsa bogum (boga bígelsum, An. Ox. 511) arcuum fornicibus (of an aqueduct, v. Ald. 8, 32), Wrt.

ge-sǽlignes

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Ox. 2582 : prosperis successibus, i. fortunis, 3995 : 4260. happiness, good fortune, happy estate, v. gesǽlig; II. of persons Ðyncð him ðæt hié wiellen ácuelan for ðǽre medtrymnesse ðæs óðres gesǽlignesse (felicitatis), Past. 231, 21.

Linked entry: sǽligness

ge-sceád

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Þrý eácan synd . . . for gesceáde oððe for fægernysse, 107, 4.

CENNAN

(v.)
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CENNAN, cænnan. cynnan; -nende; de; ed; v. trans.

to beget, conceive, create, bring forth gignere, creare, facere, parere to bring forth from the mind , to declare, choose, ascribe, clear, proveadvocare, confiteri, adscribere, purgare, manifestare

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Ic me to cyninge cenne Iudas I chose Judah to me for a king, Ps. Th. 107, 8. We deórwyrþne dǽl Dryhtne cennaþ we ascribe the precious lot to the Lord, Exon. 35a; Th. 113, 8; Gú. 154.

frignan

(v.)
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[The different treatment of the g in this word gives rise to a great variety of forms. the g may be retained, see the forms in Dict., to which add p.pl. [ge-] frungan; pp.

CLÁTE

(n.)
Grammar
CLÁTE, an; f.

CLOT-burburdock, goose-grass, cliversphilanthropos = φιλάνθρωπος , lappa, arctium lappa, galium aparine

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The herb CLOT-bur, a bur that sticks to clothes, burdock, goose-grass, clivers; philanthropos = φιλάνθρωπος lappa, arctium lappa, galium aparine, Lin Ðás wyrte man philanthropos nemneþ, ðæt ys on úre geþeóde menlufigende, forðý heó wyle hrædlíce to ðam

tyht

(n.)
Grammar
tyht, es; m.
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[Þat (moderation ) is þeaw ant tuht forte halden, O.E. Homl. i. 247, 32. Cf. For þere ilke tuhtle (þinge, 2nd MS.) cnihtes weoren ohte, Laym. 24675.

Linked entry: ofer-tyht

and-wlata

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Anwlatan frontis, Scint. 172, 5 : formae, An. Ox. 5169. Lege ofer þá eágan on þone andwlatan, Lch. i. 72, 5. Begeót ðæne andwlatan, 200, 10. Anwlatan, 356, 20. Add

ge-meode

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v. ge-medemian; but see next word) ðú wére tu formam corporis adsumere dignatus es, Ps. Srt. ii. p. 202, 38

sárig

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Först. 128, 8

wig-hete

(n.)
Grammar
wig-hete, es; m.

Hate that leads to war

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Hate that leads to war Sunu deáþ fornam, wíghete Wedera death took off her son, the Weders' hate that found its vent in war Bec. Th. 4246; B. 2121