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hú-líc

(adj.)
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hú-líc, pron.

qualis

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Of what sort; qualis Hé áhsode hwæt alexander se cyning dyde and húlíc mon hé wǽre and in hwylcere yldo he asked what king Alexander was doing, and what sort of man he was, and of what age, Nar. 18, 12.

húsel-gang

(n.)
Grammar
húsel-gang, es; m.
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Se ðe hit singþ æt his endedæge ðonne forstent hit him húselgang he who sings it at his last day, for him it shall stand instead of receiving the Eucharist, Lchdm. iii. 288, 16. Gearwige tó húslgange oft and gelóme gehwá hine sylfne, L.

lǽðan

(v.)
Grammar
lǽðan, p. de

To speak ill of ⬩ accuse ⬩ abuse ⬩ execrate ⬩ detest ⬩ hate

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Hý wǽron ealle ánsprǽce ðonne hý mé leahtrodon and lǽðdon loquebantur simul, Ps. Th. 40, 7

Linked entry: láðian

módig-ness

(n.)
Grammar
módig-ness, e;f.

Pride ⬩ Highmindedness ⬩ magnanimity ⬩ greatness of mind which does not resent injury

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Th. i. 360, 28. in a good sense, Highmindedness, magnanimity, greatness of mind which does not resent injury Eahta sweras syndon ðe rihtlícne cynedóm upwegaþ:sóþfæstnys, módignes (patientia), L. I. P. 3; Th. ii. 306, 28.

ge-cyndelíc

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-cyndelíc, adj. [cyndelíc natural]

Natural ⬩ according to nature ⬩ natūrālis

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Natural, according to nature; natūrālis Hit is gecyndelíc ðæt ealle eorþlíce líchaman beóþ fulran on weaxendum mónan, ðonne on wanigendum it is natural that all earthly bodies are fuller at the increasing moon than at the waning, Bd. de nat. rerum; Wrt

Linked entry: ge-cundelíc

ge-lácnian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-lácnian, -lácnigan; p. ode; pp. od

To heal ⬩ cure ⬩ sānāre ⬩ mĕdēri

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His sáwle wunda dǽdbétende gelácnian to heal the wounds of his soul by doing penance, Homl. Th. i. 124, 14. Gelácnigan, Exon. 27 a; Th. 80, 19; Cri. 1309. Ic gelácnige mĕdeor, Ælfc. Gr. 27; Som. 29, 56. Gelácna ðú hý heal thou them, Hy. 1, 5; Hy.

Linked entries: lácnian ge-lécnian

stéda

(n.)
Grammar
stéda, an; m.
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Ðonne lǽdaþ hý mid him olfenda myran mid hyra folan and stédan ... ða stédan hý forlǽtaþ ... ða æmettan ymbe ða stédan ábisgode beóþ tollent camelos masculos et feminas illas quae habent foetas ... masculi remanent ... formicae masculos comedunt, Nar.

Linked entry: stéþa

beþian

(v.)
Grammar
beþian, beþigean.

To warm ⬩ foment

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Bæðþenda smerwunga wyrce of ele and wíne, beþe ðonne, smire mid þý, 182, 16. Take together, and add: generally used as a medical term

Linked entries: beþan bæþþan

éþung

breathing ⬩ panting ⬩ flatulency ⬩ inspiration ⬩ breath

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[or does éþung = iéþung, and obolitio = abolitio (v. á-íþan) ?] ? Éþungum fafumentio, Wrt. Voc. ii. 147, 18

Linked entry: ǽþung

á-drencan

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Hí ádrengton má ðonne ǽnig man wiste tó tellanne, 1087; P. 224, 19. Hí hig sylfe ádrencton, Jud. p. 162, 27. where the subject is the water Án sǽflód ðá men ádrencte, Ors. 2, 7; S. 90, 21. Sǽflód ádrencte feala túna, Chr. 1014; P. 145, 29.

æf(e)stig

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æf(e)stig, æfestig.

envious ⬩ zealous (against)

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Hwá mæg beón ungesǽlgra ðonne se æfstiga (-ega, v. 1.) Past. 231, 22. Ðæs æfestigan invidi Hy. S. 16, 3. Ne sýn wé tó æfestige (-æst-, v. 1.) Wlfst. 253, 6. Ðá æfestgan (sefstegan, v. 1.) invidi Past. 229, II. Æfestigra manna, R. Ben. 92, 12.

gyrdan

(v.)
Grammar
gyrdan, girdan; p. gyrde; pp. gyrded

To GIRD ⬩ bind round ⬩ cingere

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To GIRD, bind round; cingere Ðá ðú gingra wǽre ðú gyrdest ðé ... ðonne ðú ealdast óðer ðé gyrt cum esses junior cingebas to ... cum senueris alms to cinget, Jn. Skt. 21, 18. Se ðe hine man gelome gyrt qua semper præcingitur, Ps. Th. 108, 19.

CNUCIAN

(v.)
Grammar
CNUCIAN, cnucigan; p. ode; pp. od

To KNOCK ⬩ beat ⬩ pound; ⬩ pulsare ⬩ tundere ⬩ pertundere

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He cnucode æt ðære dura he knocked at the door Homl. Th. ii. 382, 17, 22. Ic cnucige tundo, pertundo Ælfc. Gr. 28, 7; Som. 32, 56, 65.

Linked entries: cnocian cnuwian

ge-stincan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-stincan, p. -stanc, pl. -stuncon; pp. -stuncen

To perceive by the sense of smelling; ⬩ olfacere aliquid ⬩ odorare ⬩ odorari

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Ðonne gé ða swétan stencas gestincaþ when ye smell the sweet odours, Blickl. Homl. 59, 3. Hí ðæs landes lyft gestuncon they smelt the air of the land, Bd. 1, 1; S. 474, 35. Hí ná gestingcaþ [ = gestincaþ] they smell not, Ps. Spl. 113, 14

under-standan

(v.)
Grammar
under-standan, p. -stód, pl. -stódon; pp. -standen.

to understand ⬩ have insight into ⬩ to understand ⬩ perceive ⬩ know certainly ⬩ to understand in such and such a sense ⬩ to conceive of ⬩ consider ⬩ to accept as correct ⬩ to observe ⬩ notice ⬩ consider

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[I do gowe to understonden ego notifico nobis, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iv. 218, 15.] to understand in such and such a sense, to conceive of, consider Ne understand ðú hit mé tó unrihtwísnesse do not consider it as unrighteousness in me, Ps. Th. 21, 2.

Linked entries: for-standan for-standan

elles

(adj.)

otherwise ⬩ differently ⬩ elsewhere ⬩ else ⬩ else

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Ne gedafenað ꝥ hé elles dó, búton swá hé on axan licge, Bl. H. 227, 14. Oððe mid rihte oððe elles, Chr. 1085; P. 217: Ll. Th. i. 236, 4. elsewhere: Elles aliorsum, An.

un-strang

(adj.)
Grammar
un-strang, adj.

Not strong ⬩ weak ⬩ feeble

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Hwæt is unstrengre ðonne se mon ðe bið tó ungemetlíce oferswíþed mid ðam tédran flǽsce, 36, 6; Fox 182, 3: Homl. Th. ii. 370, 16. Óþ ðæt hié ( inflammations ) unstrangran weorþan, Lchdm. ii. 178, 14.

ge-witnes

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Ðá gód ðe hí openlíce dóð beóð swelce hí sién bútan gewitnesse, for ðǽm hí næbbað éce gewitnesse; ac hí habbað éce gewitnesse ðára yfela ðe hí diégellíce dóð sine teste est bonum, quod publice faciunt, et non sine aeterno teste, quod latentes delinquunt

lof

(n.)
Grammar
lof, es; n. m.

Praise ⬩ glory ⬩ hymn

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Wé herigaþ hira cræftas and ðeáh nyllaþ hí habban forðæm wé hiera nabbaþ nán lof we praise their arts, and yet do not wish to have them, for we get no credit from them, Past. 34, 2; Swt. 231, 8.

fæt

a vessel ⬩ utensil ⬩ a receptacle ⬩ box ⬩ casket ⬩ a compartment

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Dó on cyperen fæt oþþe on ǽrenum fate hafa, Lch. ii. 36, 1. Heald on cyperenum fate, 38, 12. On lǽmenum fæte in vase fictili, An. Ox. 11, 120. Under fæt sub modio, Mk. p. 3, 4. Fæte (fætt, L.), Mk. R. 4, 21. Fatte, Lk. L. 8, 16.