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camb

(n.)
Grammar
camb, es; m. [camb joined; p. of cimban] .
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Voc. 86, v. barnuc-camb, fleðe-camb, wulfes camb. the crest of a cock, the crest or top of a helmet, etc; crista Helmes camb the helmet's crest; crista, Ælfc. Gl. 53; Som. 66, 75; Wrt. Voc. 36, 2.

Linked entry: cambiht

dyrstig

(adj.)
Grammar
dyrstig, adj.

Daring, bold, rash audax, ausus

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Daring, bold, rash; audax, ausus Ðeós and ðis dyrstige audax, Ælfc. Gr. 9, 60; Som. 13, 41. Dýrstig oððe gedyrstlǽht ausus, 41; Som. 43, 29. Hú wǽre ðú dyrstig ofstician bár quomŏdo fuisti ausus jugŭlāre aprum? Coll. Monast.

deófol-seóc

(adj.)
Grammar
deófol-seóc, def. se deófol-seóca; adj. [seóc sick]

Devil-sick, possessed with a devil dæmŏnium hăbens, dæmoniăcus

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Deófolseóc dæmoniăcus, Ælfc. Gl. 78; Som. 72, 34; Wrt. Voc. 45, 66. Hí ða ofsettan deófolseócan forléton they forsook the possessed demoniacs, Homl. Th. i. 64, 26

Linked entry: feónd-seóc

eorþ-gealla

(n.)
Grammar
eorþ-gealla, an; m. [gealla gall]

The herb EARTH-GALL, the lesser centaury fel terræ, erythræa centaurium

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Voc. 79, 50; Ælfc. Gl. 41; Som. 64, 5; Wrt. Voc. 31, 17. Eorþgealla centauria, Mone A. 373. Nim centaurian, ðæt is fel terræ, sume hátaþ eorþgeallan take centaury, that is fel terræ, some call it earth-gall, L. M. 2, 8; Lchdm. ii. 186, 27

Linked entries: curmealle gealla

EAHTA

(n.; num.; adj.)
Grammar
EAHTA, ahta, æhta, ehta

eight octo

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Búton ðám eahta mannum except eight men, Ælfc. T. 6, 26. To eahta geára fyrste for a space of eight years, Jud. 3, 8. Æfter eahta dagum post dies octo, Jn. Bos. 20, 26.

Linked entries: æhta ahta ehta

helle-wíte

(n.)
Grammar
helle-wíte, es; n.

Hell-tormentpunishmenthell

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Hell-torment, punishment, hell Hellewíte tartara vel gehenna, Ælfc. Gl. 54; Som. 66, 100; Wrt. Voc. 36, 23. Se for ðám méde onféhþ écum tintregum hellewítes æternas inferni pænas pro mercede recipiet, Bd. 1, 7; S. 477, 40: Hy. 6, 36; Hy.

húsel-disc

(n.)
Grammar
húsel-disc, es; m.

Housel-dishthe paten

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Housel-dish, the plate for the consecrated bread, the paten Húseldisc patena, Ælfc. Gl. 26; Som. 60, 91; Wrt. Voc. 25, 31: patina Wrt. Voc. 81, 2.

Linked entry: offrung-disc

in-dryhto

(n.)
Grammar
in-dryhto, f.

Noblenesshonourglory

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Gehwone wyrta wynsumra ðe wuldercyning ofer eorþan gescóp tó indryhtum ælda cynne every pleasant plant that the king of glory created on earth as honours for the race of men, 58 b; Th. 211, 15; Ph. 198

Linked entry: -dryhto

in-híwan

(n.)
Grammar
in-híwan, -hígan ; pl.
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Ǽlce gǽre áne dægfeorme inhiowum every year one day's provision for the members of the convent, Chart, Th. 509, 14. Gie aron inhígo godes estis domestici Dei, Rtl. 82, 33

Linked entry: in-híréd

lapian

(v.)
Grammar
lapian, p. ode

To laplick

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To lap, lick Ic lapige lambo, Ælfc. Gr. 28; Som. 32, 25. Gedó ðonne on glæsfæt and ðonne mid hláfe oððe mid swá hwilcum mete swá ðú wille lapa on then put it into a glass vessel, and then, with bread or with whatever food you will, lap it up, L.

LIFER

(n.)
Grammar
LIFER, e; f.

The LIVER

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Lifre læppan fibræ, Ælfc. Gl. 76; Som. 71, 110; Wrt. Voc. 45, 16. Ðære lifre nett reticulum jecoris, Ex. 29, 13. Ealle ða þing ðe tó ðære lifre clifiaþ cuncta, quæ adhærent jecori, Lev. 1, 8.

lyffettan

(v.)
Grammar
lyffettan, p. te

To flatter

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To flatter, pay court to Ic lyffytte adulor, Ælfc. Gr. 25; Som. 26, 63. Ða byrþeras ðe hine tó byrgenne feredon synd ólæcunga lyffetyndra geférena the bearers who carried him to the grave are the blandishments of flattering companions, Homl.

Linked entry: liffettan

mǽl-sceafa

(n.)
Grammar
mǽl-sceafa, an; m.

A canker

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A canker Mǽlscæafa eruca, Ælfc. Gl. 23; Som. 60, 3; Wrt. 24, 7. Mǽlsceafa caniglata. Wrt. Voc. ii. 128, 19. Mǽlsceafa eruca, Wrt. Voc. 78, 66; Zup. 310, 5. In the last reference one MS. (v. Wrt. Voc. 91, 23) has mæslesceafe; in Wrt.

Linked entries: mæsle-sceafe sceafa

mæsse-lác

(n.)
Grammar
mæsse-lác, es; n.

The mass-offeringthe host

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Messelác, Ælfc. Gl. 34; Som. 62, 61; Wrt. Voc. 28, 41. [v. Ducange: 'fertum genus panis, in Glossis MSS. Isidoro et Papiæ dicitur oblatio, quæ ad altare fertur et sacrificatur a Pontificibus, a quo offertorium nominatur.

mecgan

(v.)
Grammar
mecgan, p. mægde(?)

To stirmix

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Nime ðat dust and mæcige mid ðan æge take the dust and stir it up with the egg, 126, 19. Streám sceal mecgan mereflóde the river shall stir up (as it pours in) or mix with, the ocean, Menol. Fox 507; Gn. C. 24

Linked entry: mæcige

méting

(n.)
Grammar
méting, e; f.

A paintingpicture

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A painting, picture Métincg pictura, Ælfc. Gr. 28, 5; Sow. 31, 61. Métingc, Wrt. Voc. i. 46, 73: 75, 19. Swá swá on métinge biþ forsewen seó blace anlícnys, ðæt seó hwíte sý beorhtre gesewen, Homl. Th. i. 334, 12.

mid-dæg

(n.)
Grammar
mid-dæg, es; m.

Mid-day

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Middæg meridies, Ælfc. Gr. 12; Som. 15, 46: Hymn. Surt. 16, 29. Ðæs middæges gereord, R. Ben. 65, 20 Tó middæges, 65, 18. Tó middæge at midday, Lchdm. iii. 218, 4, 6, 9, etc. On ðæm sumerlícan sunnstede on middæge (MS. R. middan dæge), 258, 15

mis-cweðan

(v.)

to speak amiss or incorrectlyto cursemaledicere

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Voc. ii. 12, 46: Ælfc. Gr. 50, 21; Som. 51, 49. Solocismus, ðæt is miscweden word on endebyrdnysse ðære rǽdinge of ðam rihtan cræfte, 50, 22; Som. 51, 49. to curse; maledicere Se ðe miscweðes feder ł moeder qui maledixerit patri aut matri, Mk. Skt.

mýdrece

(n.)
Grammar
mýdrece, an; f.

A chest

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J. ) oððe cyst loculus, Ælfc. Gl. Zup. 313, 15. Ðǽs synt twá micle mýdercan, and án hræglcysð, and án lytulu towmýderce, and eác twá ealde mýdercan, Chart. Th. 538, 19-22.

Linked entries: méderce mídrece

rǽd-líce

(adv.)
Grammar
rǽd-líce, adv.
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Ðæt hé meahte ðæt folc ðý wíslícor and ðý rǽdlícor lǽran, Past. 18, 2; Swt. 131, 18. advisedly, deliberately, designedly, on purpose Rǽdlíce consulto, Ælfc. Gr. 38; Som. 41, 35. On ðám gemótan ðeáh rǽdlíce wurðan on namcúðan stówan, L.