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for-scrífan

to condemn

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Voc. ii. 7, 59. to blunt a weapon by a charm written on it (cf.

sófte

(adj.)
Grammar
sófte, (sóft?); adj.

Softsoft (of sleep), quiet, undisturbed soft, luxuriousgentle, not harsh, not stern

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Gr. 9, 28; Zup. 54, 5. soft (of sleep), quiet, undisturbed Ic sóftum slǽpe mé gereste Homl. Th. i. 566, 22. soft, luxurious Ne hé ne cume on wearmum bæðe ne on sóftum bedde L. Ælfc. C. 11; Th. ii. 280, 22. On ðam sóftum baðe Homl.

Linked entry: un-sófte

ge-férlǽcan

(v.)
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Ox. 7, 48. Ic eom þysum mǽdenum geférlǽht. Hml. S. 7, 256. Hí wǽron geférlǽhte on fæstum geleáfan, 28, 20. Beón on sóðre sibbe geférlǽhte, R. Ben. 82, 6. of relation between things His líchama is mínum geférlǽht, Hml.

hlýdan

chatter

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Ox. 1646

riht

(n.)
Grammar
riht, es n.

that which is straight or erect, a plumb line that which is straight in a metaphorical sense, right, law, canon, rule what is in accordance with law, human or divine, what is just or proper, right, justice, equity what is just in the case of a criminal, just punishment, justicewhat properly belongs to a person, what may justly be claimed, a right, due what is due from a person, duty what agrees with a proper standard, what is correct or exact, the rights of a case, the truth an account, a reckoning;ratio, mostly in such phrases as - riht ágildan - to render an account

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On riht:-- Healdan Godes ǽwe on riht, a-right, by rights, according to what is just or proper 45, 9, 22. Ðære cyrican on riht þeówian, 49, 4. Nis eów forboden ðætte ǽhta habban, gif gé ða on riht strénaþ, 53, 28.

swát

(n.)
Grammar
swát, es; n. [The passages in which the gender is marked are doubtful. Ðæt swót. Lchdm. iii. 98, 17, occurs in a late MS.; ísen swát, ii. 296, 18, may be a compound; ða swát, iii. 72, 28, may be a mistake for spátl, v. ii. 56, 15. Dutch has a neuter, German and Scandinavian have masculines.]
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On swáte ðínes andwlilan ðú brícst ðínes hláfes. Gen. 3, 19. Se man on gewinne and on swáte hé leofaþ, Blickl. Homl. 59, 36: Cd. Th. 33, 8; Gen. 482

Linked entry: swǽtan

for-tendan

(v.)
Grammar
for-tendan, p. -tende [ = -tendede], pl. -tendon; pp. -tended [for-, tendan to burn]

To burn off or awaysearinūrĕre

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To burn off or away, sear; inūrĕre Ðǽm mǽdencildum [MS.

Linked entry: tendan

be-seón

(v.)
Grammar
be-seón, -sión, bi-seón; ic -seó, ðú -sihst, he -sihþ, -syhþ, pl. -seóþ; p. ic, he -seah, ðú -sáwe, pl. -sáwon; impert. -sih; pp. -sewen; [be by, near, about; seón to see]

to look about or aroundcircumspicereto see, look, beholdvidere, aspicereto go to see, visitvisere, visitare

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to look about or around; circumspicere Sóna ðá hí besáwon hí, nánne hí mid him ne gesáwon suddenly when they looked about them, they saw no one with him, Mk. Bos. 9, 8.

biter-nys

(n.)
Grammar
biter-nys, -nyss, e; f.

BITTERNESSamaritudo

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BITTERNESS; amaritudo Híg cómon to ðære stówe, ðe ys Mara genemned, ðæt ys on úre lýden biternys; ðá ne mihton híg drincan ðæt wæter, forðamðe hit wæs biter: ðá héton híg ealle his naman Mara, ðæt ys on úre lýden biternys venerunt in Mara, nec poterant

Linked entry: bitter-nes

gyden

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. ¶ as an explanatory gloss on the name of a divinity :-- Veste gydene, Wrt. Voc. ii. 92, 81: Ueneris, An. Ox. 4449. Proserpinam, proprium nomen tó gidenan, 4187. Gydene, Wrt. Voc. ii. 67, 12.

wearmian

(v.)
Grammar
wearmian, p. ode

To get warm

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Caleo ic wearmige and of ðam calesco ic onginne tó wearmigenne, 35; Zup. 212, 2. Gif wund ácólod sý ... lege on ða wunda, heó cwicaþ sóna and wearmaþ, Lchdm. i. 194, 26. Wyrta wearmiaþ, Exon. Th. 212, 20; Ph. 213.

ge-cynd

(n.)
Grammar
ge-cynd, f. also has gen. ge-cynd (Bl. H. 31, 32); dat.
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</b> = mónaþ-gecynd :-- Þúú the manner or way natural or proper to any one, mode of action Ðeáh hire biþ forwierned hire gecyndes ðurh þæs monnes willan, Bt. 34, 11; F. 152, 13. Lamb spǽcan on mennisc gecynde. Mart. H. 2, 19.

scip-ráp

(n.)
Grammar
scip-ráp, es; m.
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Ðæt gafol biþ on ðǽm sciprápum, ðe beóþ of hwæles hýde geworht and of seoles . . . Se byrdesta sceall gyldan . . . twegen sciprápas; ǽgðer sý syxtig elna lang, óðer sý of hwæles hýde geworht, óðer of sioles, Ors. 1, 1; Swt. 18, 1-23

west

(adj.)
Grammar
west, []; spve. west[e]mest; adj.
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Westerly, situated in the west Rómána onweald, se is mǽst and westmest, Ors. 6, 1; Swt. 252, 19. On ðæm síþmestan onwalde and on ðæm westemestan. Swt. 254, 2. Ðis sindon ðæs landes gemǽra ðe gebyriaþ into ðære westmestan híde, Cod. Dip.

á-hón

(v.)
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Voc. ii. 30, 33. to hang on a gallows or cross Ðonne hine man on gealgan áhéhð quando appensus fuerit in patibulo, Deut. 21, 22. Áhéngon infurcarunt, áhongen infurcatus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 49, 40, 41. Hé hié ðǽr áhón hét, Chr. 897; P. 91, 17.

hleór

a cheeka face

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On hleórum on the cheeks (of a badger), Rä. 16, 4. Ic bidde ꝥ gé wylspringas ontýnan on hleórum . . . dreórige hleór (moestam faciem) drecab mid wópe, Dóm. L. 26-35. Hleór genas Wrt. Voc. ii. 42, 20. a face Hleór frons, Txts. 64, 438: facies Wrt.

godspell-traht

(n.)
Grammar
godspell-traht, es; m.
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Ic cweðe nú þæt ic nǽfre heononforð ne áwende godspeltrahtas of Lédene on Englisc, Hml. Th. ii. 594, 19

Linked entry: traht

teám

(n.)
Grammar
teám, es; m.

A line; but the word which is used in the related dialects (v. infra) with a physical meaning is used in English figuratively.a line of descendants, offspring, progeny, family, childrenbringing forth children, child-bearinga line of animals harnessed together, a team

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[Weren boðe ( John's parents ) teames ateald, O. E. Homl. ii. 133, 32.] a line of animals harnessed together, a team Oxa on ðam forman teáme (cf. oxa on frumteáme imus, ii. 48, 36) imus, on ðam æfteran teáme binus (bimus), Wrt. Voc. i. 23, 47, 48.

wiþer-saca

(n.)
Grammar
wiþer-saca, an; m.

an adversaryopponentenemya rebelan adversary at lawa prosecutorone who renouncesdeniesapostate

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Ðá andsweredon Pílate ða twegen wælhreówan wyþersacan, Annas and Caiphas, and cwǽdon: 'Lá, leóf déma, eall ðeós mænio secgaþ ðæt hé wæs of forligre ácenned,' Nicod. 7; Thw. 3, 32. one who renounces or denies, an apostate Wiðersaca apostata, Hpt.

bíd

(n.)
Grammar
bíd, es; n.

Delay, abidingmora

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Delay, abiding; mora Wearþ on bíd wrecen was driven to delay [on delay], Beo. Th. 5917; B. 2962. On bíd wriceþ drives on delay, Exon. 101 b; Th, 382, 29; Rä. 4, 3