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á-calan

(v.)
Grammar
á-calan, p. -cól.
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Substitute: To die of cold Wið ðon ðe men ácale ðæt fel of ðám fótum in case the skin die off a man's feet with cold Lch. ii. 6, 24

á-metendlic

(adj.)
Grammar
á-metendlic, adj.
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Measurable, limited, brief Aacute;metendlice ðú ásettest dagas míne mensurabiles posuisti dies meos; thou hast made my days as an handbreadth, A. V., Ps. L. 38, 6. v. next word

Linked entry: -metendlic

fit

(n.)

a poem

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Hér mæg findan sé ðe hine lysteð leóðgiddunga hwá þás fitte fégde, Hpt. 33, 71, 2. Add

ge-byrgen

(n.)
Grammar
ge-byrgen, gebyrgenn, e; f.
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A grave Se wífmon, sé hyre bearn áfédan ne mæg, genime heó sylf hyre ágenes cildes gebyrgenne dǽl, wrý on blace wulle and bebicge tó cépemannum, Lch. iii. 68, 5

gewrit-rǽden

(n.)
Grammar
gewrit-rǽden, <b>, gewrit-rǽdenn,</b> e; f.
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An agreement made in writing, a charter conveying property (? cf. ge-wrítan) Cyrographum, i. conscriptio hominis vel manualis scriptio gewritrǽden vel ágnung, Wrt. Voc. ii. 137, 69. Cf. gecwid-rǽden

un-brosnigendlic

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Add: of material or non-material objects In þǽre wísan mæg beón ongyten hwylc seó cýþnes byþ in þám unbrosnend-lican lífe ( in illo incarruptibili vita), Gr. D. 312, 7

Linked entry: un-gebrosnendlic

Englisc

Grammar
Englisc, <b>; II 2.</b> add: (2 b)
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a passage written in English Ðis Englisc ætýwð hwæt seó forsette rǽding mǽnð, Angl. viii. 298, 9. Mé ys neód ꝥ ic menge ꝥ Lýden ámang þyssum Englisce, 317, 17

tó-slite

(n.)
Grammar
tó-slite, es; m.

A rentlearlacerationwound made by scratching, cutting, or biting,

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A rent, lear, laceration, wound made by scratching, cutting, or biting, v. slítan, slite Gif hwá tóbrýsed sý, genim ðás wyrte . . . Eác swylce tóslite heó gehǽleþ, Lchdm. i. 122, 3

Linked entry: slite

á-þindung

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Gif þonne sió áþindung þæs windes semninga cymð, þonne ne magon þás þing helpan, (the swelling up from wind) Lch. ii. 248, 5. Add

ge-bídan

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Ic þæs lífes ne mæg ǽfre tó ealdre ende gebídan, Ph. 562: B. 1386: Gú, 807.

on-cnáwan

(v.)
Grammar
on-cnáwan, p. -cneów; pp. -cnáwen

To knownoscere, cognoscere, agnoscereto know, recognise,to identify an object through being acquainted with its characteristics, to distinguishto recognise a factto know, understand, attain to a knowledge ofto know, learn by observation, observe, perceiveto acknowledgemake acknowledgment of a faultto acknowledge a greetingto acknowledge the power of another

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Th. i. 410, 9. to acknowledge, make acknowledgment of a fault Wé oncnáwaþ eal ðæt wé geworhton onworldríce, ne mágon we hit dyrnan, Hy. Grn. 7, 90. Ðæt hé mihte oncnáwan his mánfullan dǽda on ðam hæftnéde, Ælfc. T.

þá

(adv.; con.)
Grammar
þá, adv. conj.

Thenwhenthenat that timemarking sequencethenafter thatthereuponof timewhenof cause or reasonwhensinceasmarking timewhenwhensinceaswhenifthen ... whenwhen ... then

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Hwá mæg áuht óþres cweþan bútan ðú wǽre se gesǽligesta, ðá ðú mé wǽre ǽr leóf þonne cúþ, Bt. 8; Fox 24, 26.

wed

(n.)
Grammar
wed, wedd, es; n.

a pledge, what is given as security a pledge, what is given as security a pledge, solemn promise, engagement, covenant, compact

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Hé mé ða bóc ágeaf swá hé mé on ðon wedde ǽr geseald hæfde then I said that I would help him on condition that he would make a grant of the land to me, awd he engaged to do that . .

Linked entries: bád borg-wed borh-wed

earme

(adv.)
Grammar
earme, adv.

Wretchedly, badlymĭsĕre, măle

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Wretchedly, badly; mĭsĕre, măle He lyt ongeat ðæt him swá earme gelamp he little knew that it would fall out to him so badly, Cd. 76; Th. 94, 26; Gen. 1567

gǽst-cwalu

(n.)
Grammar
gǽst-cwalu, e; f.

Torment of soulănĭmæ tormentum

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Torment of soul; ănĭmæ tormentum Ðǽr eów is hám sceapen, grim gǽstcwalu there a home is made for you, bitter torment of soul, Exon. 42 b; Th. 142, 28; Gú. 651

Linked entry: gást-cwalu

geond-líhtan

(v.)
Grammar
geond-líhtan, p. -líhte; pp. -líhted; v. a. [lýhtan, líhtan to shine]

To enlightenillūmĭnāre

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To enlighten; illūmĭnāre Sunne endemes ne mæg ealle [gesceafta geondlíhtan innan and útan the sun cannot equally enlighten all [creatures] within and without, Bt. Met. Fox 30, 24; Met. 30, 12

þroht

(n.)
Grammar
þroht, es; m.

Oppressionafflictionhardship

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Oppression, affliction, hardship Ic hit leng ne mæg helan for hungre, is ðes hæft tó ðan strang, þreánýd ðæs þearl, and ðes þroht tó ðæs heard, Elen. Kmbl. 1405; El. 704

dǽdbót-líhting

(n.)
Grammar
dǽdbót-líhting, e; f.
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Mitigation of penance Ðis is mihtiges mannes dǽdbótlíhtingc, ac án unmaga ne mæg swilc geforðian, ac ꝥ hé mót on hine sylfne hit sécan þe geornor, Ll. Th. ii. 288, 21

Linked entry: líhting

ge-hyngran

Grammar
ge-hyngran, ge-hygrian.
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Add: To make hungry (used impersonally) Mið ðý hine gehyngerde cum esurisset, Lk. L. 6, 2. Gewyncerde esuriit, Mk. L. 11, 12. Syllan mete þám gehingredum, Wlfst. 119, 7: 209, 4

ge-strúd

(n.)
Grammar
ge-strúd, es; n.
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Robbery, rapine Wæs hé onbærned mid þǽre hǽte his gítsunge and higiende tó gestrúde (gestreóne, reáfláce, v.ll.) manna ǽhta suae avaritiae aestu succensus, in rapinam rerum inhians, Gr. D. 162, 32