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in-gán

(v.)
Grammar
in-gán, p. -eode

To go inenter

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Ðá ineode ingresso, Gen. 48, 3. on ðæs gesíðes hús ineode, Bd. 5, 4 ; S. 617, 16. Hú mæg man ingán on stranges hús quomodo potest quisquam intrare in domum fortis, Mt. Kmbl. 12, 29 : Lk. Skt. 8, 51. nolde ingán nolebat introire, 15, 28

ge-gladian

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

To make gladgladdenappeaselætĭfĭcāreexhĭlărāreplăcāre

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Ðæt he gegladie anséne on ele ut exhĭlăret făciem in ŏleo, 103, 15. Ðæt he ðé mid his lácum gegladige that he appease thee with his gifts, Gen. 32, 20. Gegladan mitigare, repropitiare, Hpt. Gl. 515

Linked entry: gladian

þoterung

(n.)
Grammar
þoterung, e; f.
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weóp swíðe biterlíce and feóll tó Ióhannes fótum mid geómerunge and þoterunge, Ælfc. T. Grn. 18, 32. symle clypode mid swíðlícere þoterunge: 'And wá ðissere burhware,' Homl. Th. ii. 302, 12

á-hýdan

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áhýdeð ( abscondit ) mé in getelde his, Ps. Srt. 26, 5. Se Hǽlend áhýdde hine, Jn. L. 8, 59: Gr. D. 141, 30: 194, 14. hine sylfne áhýdde wið þá Langbeardan, 293, 15. Áhýd þá ælmessan under þæs þearfan sceáte, Wlfst. 257, 18.

cystig-ness

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Ꝥ wyrð ágeaf tó ðáre ceastre bóte. Ðæt folc wearð fagen his cystignissa, Ap. Th. 10, 10. Sé ðe him for Godes lufon bigwiste foresceáwað, þonne hǽfð méde his cystignysse æt Gode, Hml. Th. i. 514, 14. Cystignesse liberalitate, Wrt.

ge-dwimorlic

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-dwimorlic, adj.
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Geseah ꝥ ꝥ fýr wæs geþúht on þára bróðra eágum . . . . . . þá bróðru þe gemétte mid þám gedwimorlicum fýre bepáhte ongeán gecígde de phantastico incendio . . .

ge-wrégan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-wrégan, to accuse.
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Voc. ii. 44, 73. to accuse a person Þá þe wæs gewroeged from aldursácerdum cum accusaretur a principibus sacerdotum, Mt. R. L. 27, 12. to accuse to somebody Clemens wearð gewréht tó ðám cásere for ðám micclan crístendóme þe árǽrde, Hml.

leahter-full

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is Gode deád, for þan þe leahterfull and geleáfleás ætbærst, and ys geworden tó wealdgengan, Ælfc. T. Grn. 18, 5. Gif se práfast hlehterful (hleahter-, lehter-, v. ll.) si propositus repertus fuerit vitiosus R. Ben. 126, 1.

sám-cwic

(adj.)
Grammar
sám-cwic, -cucu; adj.

Half-dead

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Half-dead Sum mǽden gehǽlde, ðæt ðe læg on legerbedde seóc, sámcucu geþúht, Homl. Th. ii. 510, 25. sámcucu læg, Homl. Skt. i. 6, 164: L. Ælfc. C. 31; Th. ii. 354, 10.

smeáþancollíce

(adv.)
Grammar
smeáþancollíce, adv.

Exactly, in a searching manner, thoroughly subtiliter

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hí gewissode swíðe smeáþancellíce ymbe ðæs mynstres gebytlungum he gave them most exact directions about the buildings of the monastery Homl. Th. ii. 172, 16. lǽrþ manna mód mid godcundre láre smeáþancellíce i. 412, 32

twin

(adj.)
Grammar
twin, adj.

Twindouble

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Iosep gaf ilc here twinne srud (to all of them he gave each man change of raiment, Gen. 45, 22), 2367. On twinne half, 3248

Linked entry: twinn

sceaþa

(n.)
Grammar
sceaþa, an; m.

a criminal, wretch, miscreant, an enemyfiend, devila spoiler, robbera warrior

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Óðer hine scyhte ðæt sceaþena gemót nihtes sóhte (cf. (Guthlac ) menigfeald wæl felde and slóh and of mannum heora ǽhta nam, Guthl. 2 ; Gdwin. 14, 5-6), Exon. Th. 109, 31 ; Gú. 98 .

Linked entries: sceoþa sceþþ

a-hládan

(v.)
Grammar
a-hládan, p. -hlód, pl. -hlódon; pp. -hláden [a from, hládan to lade]

To draw outdraw forthexhaurireeducere

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He of hæfte ahlód folces unrím he drew forth from captivity numberless people, Exon. 16a; Th. 35, 34; Cri. 568

cínu

(n.)
Grammar
cínu, e; f.

A chink, fissurerima, fissura

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Gemétte he ðæt fæt swá gehál ðæt ðǽr nán cínu on næs gesewen he found the vessel so whole that there was no chink seen in it, Homl. Th. ii. 154, 22

cyric-sang

(n.)
Grammar
cyric-sang, cyric-song, es; m.

A church-song ecclesiasticum carmen

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He wæs on cyric-songe se gelǽredesta qui cantandi in eeclesia erat peritissimus, 2, 20; S. 522, 25

feorm-fultum

(n.)
Grammar
feorm-fultum, es; m.

Food-supportpurveyancevictus auxĭliumcommeātusprōcūrātio

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Food-support, purveyance; victus auxĭlium, commeātus, prōcūrātio Ðæt him nán man ne þearf to feormfultume nán þingc syllan, bútan he sylf wille that no man need give him anything as purveyance, unless he himself be willing, L. C.

fleswian

(v.)
Grammar
fleswian, p. ede ; pp. ed

To mutterwhispersusurrāre

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To mutter, whisper; susurrāre Mid ðý he ðá geswippre múþe líccetende ǽrend rehte [MS. wrehte] and leáse fleswede when he then told a feigned message with his crafty mouth, and falsely whispered; cum sĭmŭlātam lēgātiōnem ōre astūto volvĕret, Bd. 2, 9;

Franc-ríce

(n.)
Grammar
Franc-ríce, es; n.

The kingdom of the FranksFrancōrum regnum

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The kingdom of the Franks; Francōrum regnum He hæfde ǽrendo sum to Breotone cyningum of Francríce he had an errand to the kings of Britain against the kingdom of the Franks, Bd. 4, 1; S. 565, 1, MS. B: Chr. 1060; Erl. 193, 32

eád-nes

(n.)
Grammar
eád-nes, -nys, -ness, -nyss, e; f.

Happiness, prosperity beatĭtūdo

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Ongan he wurþigan eádnysse and hýrsumnysse he began to esteem happiness and obedience, Guthl. 2; Gdwin. 18, 16

scunian

(v.)
Grammar
scunian, sceonian; p. ode.
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to shun, fear, avoid a thing from fear his hatunge fleáh and scunode. Guthl. 19; Gdwin. 76, 16. to be afraid Scunian revereantur, Ps. Spl. T. 69, 2. to detest, abhor Mid áne móde wurð gescunned uni animo detestetur, Chart. Th. 318, 37