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cílian

(v.)
Grammar
cílian, l. cilian,
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and

riht-médrencynn

Grammar
riht-médrencynn, v. médren-cynn,
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and

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hreóh-nes

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Ýstende reóhnesse tumentem (aequoris) insaniam, An. Ox. 2500. Gedréfednesse ðreóhnessum tribulationum turbines, Wülck. Gl. 251, 41. Scúra hreóhnessa procellarum turbines, An. Ox. 4415.

Linked entry: hreóh

inwid

(n.)
Grammar
inwid, inwit. es; n.

Fraud ⬩ guile ⬩ deceit ⬩ evil ⬩ wickedness

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Ða inwit and fácen hycgeaþ on heortan qui cogitaverunt malitias in corde, 139, 2. Hie sprecaþ fácen and inwit, Cd. 109; Th. 145, 31; Gen. 2414. Inwit syredon they plotted evil, Andr. Kmbl. 1220; An. 610. Hwǽr áhangen wæs waldend þurh inwit, Elen.

Linked entries: -wid inwit

spic

(n.)
Grammar
spic, es; n.

Bacon ⬩ lard ⬩ the fat flesh of swine ⬩ the mast on which the swine were fed ⬩ popa, ⬩ lardum ⬩ fat of seals, whales, etc., blubber ⬩ blubber, lard ⬩ lard

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Man nime áne cuppan huniges and healfe cuppan clǽnes gemyltes spices, and mængc on gemang ðæt hunig and ðæt spic tógædere, Lchdm. iii. 76, 5. Án sconc spices a ham, L. Ath. i. prm.; Th. i. 198, 7.

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hlutor

Grammar
hlutor, l. hlútor,

clear ⬩ bright ⬩ shining ⬩ splendid ⬩ bright ⬩ untroubled ⬩ peace ⬩ clear ⬩ splendid ⬩ glorious ⬩ illustrious ⬩ brilliant ⬩ guilt ⬩ deceit ⬩ pure ⬩ sincere

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Hé hæfde hlúttre lufan, An. 1065. Hé þæt hlúttre mód in þæs gǽstes gód trymede, Gú. 77. Háligra hlúttre sáule, Az. 151. Mid clǽnre heortan and mid hlútrum gebedum, Bl. H. 81, 17

Linked entry: hlútor-líce

gleáwnes

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þriddan wucan, Angl. viii. 330, 6. v. gereord-gleáwnes, un-gleáwnes

leng

(n.)
Grammar
leng, e; f.

Length ⬩ height ⬩ stature

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Swá micel swá seó sǽ heó mǽst wiðteóhþ and git ánes mannes lenge ðe healt ánne spreót on his hand and strecþ hine swá feor swá hé mæg árǽcan intó ðere sǽ quantum mare plus se retraxerit, et adhuc statura unius hominis tenentis lignum quod Angle nominant

EÁST

(n.)
Grammar
EÁST, es; m.

EAST ⬩ ŏriens

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Sió sunne norþ eft and eást otéweþ the sun appears again in the north and east, i. e. in the north-east, 13, 118; Met. 13, 59.

Linked entries: Eást eásta

leác-tric

Grammar
leác-tric, leáh-tric, es; m.
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Ðá geseah heó ǽnne leáhtric ðá lyste hí ðæs and hine genam and forgeat ðæt heó hine mid Cristes ródetácne gebletsode then she saw a lettuce and had a longing for it, and took it and forgot to bless it with the sign of the cross, iii. 336, col. 1.

Linked entry: cærse

ge-drífan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-drífan, p. -dráf, pl. -drifon; pp. -drifen

To drive ⬩ go adrift ⬩ be driven ⬩ cast away or lost ⬩ agere ⬩ agi ⬩ ventis jactari ⬩ naufragare

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Rómáne oferhlæstan heora scipa ðæt heora gedráf [gedeaf Laud.] cc and xxx, and Lxx wearþ to láfe, and ureáðe genered the Romans overloaded their ships, so that 230 of them were lost, and 70 were left, and with difficulty saved, Ors. 4, 6; Th. 400, 20.

Linked entry: ge-dráf

ge-helan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-helan, he -heleþ, -hileþ; p. -hæl, pl. -hǽlon; pp. -holen

To conceal ⬩ hide ⬩ cover up ⬩ cēlāre ⬩ occŭlere ⬩ tĕgĕre

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Woldon hí and wéndon dæt hí ðǽr mihton dígle and geholene beón fram andsýne ðæs unholdan cyninges occŭlendos se a făci rēgis victōris crēdĭdissent, 4, 16; S. 584, 25

genge

(adj.)
Grammar
genge, adj.

Going, current, prevalent, valid ⬩ usual

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Á ðín dóm sý gód and genge ever be thy judgment good and valid, 54 b; Th. 192, 20; Az. 109. Gód biþ genge and wiþ God lenge good prevails and lasts before God, 91 a; Th. 341, 4; Gn. Ex. 121

stefnan

(n.; v.)
Grammar
stefnan, p. de.
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to regulate, direct, fix, institute Hé stefnde Godes cyrican and Godes gesomnunga on ðære byrig eahta and twentig geára he had the direction of God's church and God's congregations in that town eight-and-twenty years, Shrn. 108, 6.

un-gereclíce

(adv.)
Grammar
un-gereclíce, adv.

Without order ⬩ tumultuously ⬩ without restraint

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Ic ongite ðæt ealle gesceafta tófleówon swá swá wæter and náne sibbe ne náne endebyrdnesse ne heóldon, ac swíþe ungereclíce tóslupen and tó náuhte wurden, gif hí næfdon ǽnne God ðe him eallum stiórde and racode and rǽdde vel ad nihilum cuncta referuntur

þeód-wrecan

(v.)

to avenge thoroughly, ⬩ take great vengeance for

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The parallel between full- and þeód- might be further illustrated from compound adjectives in Icelandic, e.g. full-glaðr and þjóð-glaðr, full-góðr and þjóð-góðr), Beo. Th. 2561; B. 1278

cýle-gicel

(n.)
Grammar
cýle-gicel, es; m.

An icicle ⬩ frigŏris stiria

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An icicle ; frigŏris stiria Land wǽron freórig cealdum cýlegicelum the lands were frozen with cold icicles, Andr. Kmbl. 2521; An. 1262: Exon. 56b; Th. 201, 20; Ph. 59

sinc-weorðung

(n.)
Grammar
sinc-weorðung, e; f.

A costly decoration ⬩ jewel

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A costly decoration, jewel Ic ðé beága lyt, sincweorðunga, syllan meahte, Andr. Kmbl. 543; An. 272: 953; An. 477. Him Elene forgeaf sincweorðunga, Elen. Kmbl. 2435; El. 1212

ge-dǽlan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-dǽlan, . I.

to divide a whole into parts. ⬩ here the parts are no longer in contact ⬩ where the parts remain in contact, to mark the limits of the parts. ⬩ of a non-material whole, to distinguish the component parts of ⬩ to dissolve union, part company ⬩ to separate ⬩ to part man and wife ⬩ to part from one another ⬩ to separate oneself from ⬩ to cease to do ⬩ to form a dividing line between objects :-- ⬩ To separate, ⬩ to go away from one another, part ⬩ of a whole, to separate into parts, split up ⬩ to share. ⬩ to divide into parts and take them, divide an inheritance, spoil, c. ⬩ of the partition and occupation of land ⬩ to get advantage from, have a share in ⬩ to get, enjoy ⬩ To make a division of work ⬩ to distribute. ⬩ to scatter objects ⬩ to spend ⬩ of almsgiving ⬩ to give as a person's share, hand over, give ⬩ of the dispensations of Providence, to allot, assign, grant ⬩ to utter words. ⬩ to diffuse, spread :--

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lumina spargerentur, An.

wraxlian

(v.)
Grammar
wraxlian, p. ode

To wrestle

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Ða wraxlode (luctabatur) án engel wið hine, Gen. 32, 24. Ic wæs on unmǽtutn costnungum winnende and wraxligeude, Homl. Skt. ii. 23 b, 578. Wraxliendum luctando. Germ. 389, 91. Pleglícum ł wræxliendum palaestricis, Hpt. Gl. 405, 6

Linked entries: wrǽstlian wræxliende