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ge-swefian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-swefian, ic -swefige; p. ode; pp. od [swefan to sleep]

To cause to sleepcast asleeplullappeasesōpīresŏpōrāre

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Drihten on róde mid deáþe wæs geswefod the Lord was put to sleep by death on the cross, ii. 260, 18: i. 496, 12: Boutr. Scrd. 19, 37. Ic eom geswefod sŏpōrātus sum, Ps. Lamb. 3, 6

Linked entry: swefian

hón

(n.)

tendrils of a vine [?]

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Ðá geseah ic gyldenne wíngeard trumlícne and fæstlícne and ða twígo his hongodon geond ða columnan. ða wundrode ic ðæs swíðe. wǽron in ðæm wíngearde gyldenu leáf and his hón and his wæstmas wǽron cristallum and smaragdus eác ðæt gimcyn mid ðæm cristallum

tó-fleótan

(v.)
Grammar
tó-fleótan, p. -fleát; pp. -floten

To float in different directions,be dispersed by water,be carried away by water

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Mid te fleotinde word tofleoteð þe heorte, so ꝥ longe þer efter ne mei heo beon ariht igedered togederes, A. R. 74, 29. Forstoppeð ouwer þouhtes, ase ȝe wulled ꝥ heo nout ne touleoten ȝeond te world, 72, 22

Linked entry: fleótan

swearte

(adv.)
Grammar
swearte, adv.

Darkly, dismally, evilly

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Satanus swearte (miserably) þingaþ and ða atolan mid him wítum wérige, 292, 28 ; Sat. 447. Him ðæt swearte forgeald ( made grievous compensation ) Iudas innon helle, 301, 8; Sat. 578

swicollíce

(adv.)
Grammar
swicollíce, adv.

With deceit, with guile, deceitfully, fraudulently, craftily

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With deceit, with guile, deceitfully, fraudulently, craftily Hé cwæð ðæt hí wære wurdan ðæt hý ǽnig man tó swicol-líce ne bepǽhte mid leáslícre láre' uidete, ne quis uos seducat, ' Wulfst. 88, 26: 55, 3.

tún-scipe

(n.)
Grammar
tún-scipe, es; m.

The inhabitants of a tún

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The inhabitants of a tún Cýþe hé hit ðonne hé hám cyme; and gif hit cuce orf biþ mid his túnscipes gewitnysse on gemǽnre lǽse gebringe. Gif hé swá ne déð ǽr fíf nihtum, cýþan hit ðæs túnes men ðam hundredes ealdre, L. Edg. S. 8; Th. i. 274, 26.

twelf-feald

(num.; adj.)
Grammar
twelf-feald, adj.
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Forgilde hé mid twelffealdan, L. Eth. ix. 11; Th. i. 342, 28: Wulfst. 311, 6

spora

(n.)
Grammar
spora, spura, an;m.

spur

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Hé heów ðæt hors mid ðam spuran (cf.Icel. höggva hest sporum), Ælfc. T. Grn. 18, 22. .ii. spuran on .iii. pundan, Chart. Th. 503, 8

Linked entry: spura

hríðer

(n.)
Grammar
hríðer, hrýðer, es; n.

oxcowheifer

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Hine oftorfodon mid bánum and mid hrýðera [hrýðeres, MS. F: neáta, MS. D.] heáfdum they stoned him to death with bones and heads of cattle, Chr. 1012; Erl. 146, 18. Hrýðra fald bucetum, Ælfc. Gl. 1; Som. 55, 23; Wrt. Voc. 15, 22.

Linked entries: hruðer hrýðer

lah-slit

(n.)
Grammar
lah-slit, n[?]; -sliht, -slite, es; m; -slitt, e: f.
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Gif preóst fulluhtes forwyrne ðam ðe ðæs þearf sý, gylde wíte mid Englum and mid Denum lahslit, ðæt is twelf óran, 10-13. Gylde swá wífe swá lahslitte [lahslite, MS. B], 2; Th. i. 168, 3.

Linked entries: slite -slitt

wesan

Grammar
wesan, I a.
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IV</b> 2 b. add :-- Se consul wæs on Sicilium mid firde gefaren, Ors. 4, 8; S. 186, 29

sár-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
sár-líc, adj.

sad, mournful, lamentable, grievous causing pain, grievous sad, mournful

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Hé sit mid sárlícum andwlitan, nát ic hwæt hé besorgaþ, Ap. Th. 15,10 . Hé cwæð mid sárlícre stemne, Swt. A. S. Rdr. 101, 205. Sárlíc leóþ tragoediam, Wrt. Voc. ii. 82, 37. Hwílum gyd áwræc sárlíc Beo. Th. 4224; B. 2109.

on-ǽlan

(v.)
Grammar
on-ǽlan, p. de.

to set fire to, to ignite, kindleto burn (cf. anneal), consume by burningto make hot with fireto make hot (in a metaphorical sense), to inflame, to excite intense feeling, to kindle passions

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Mid ðære lufe onǽled ðara worda, Ap. Th. 18, 27. Onǽled mid ðæm andan his hiéremonna unþeáwa, Past. 21; Swt. 159, 8

þæs-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
þæs-líc, adj.

suitableseemlybecomingfitmeetcongruouscomelyfairelegantaccordantin agreementin harmony

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Forbærn mid fýre þæslícum (congruo), Hymn. Surt. 29, 25 : Hpt. Gl. 443, 15. Ðæt hí Godes þénunge mid þæslícere endebyrdnysse gefyldon, Homl. Th. i. 508, 29. Þurh þǽslíce deádbóte per dignam poenitentiam, Scint. 40, 2.

Linked entry: his-lic

milts

(n.)
Grammar
milts, milds, e; f.

mildnesskindnessfavourmercymeeknesshumilityjoy

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L. 62; Th. ii. 300, 19, Ðú mid mildse mínre férest thou shalt depart with my favour, Andr. Kmbl. 3344; An. 1676.

Linked entry: milds

súpan

(v.)
Grammar
súpan, p. seáp, pl. supon; pp. sopen.
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Skt. ii. 26, 264. used figuratively Ðeáh ic hine súpe, ic hine wille eft út áspíwan of mínum múðe, Past. 58; Swt. 447, 1. Ða ðe ne suppas deáð qui non gustabunt mortem, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 16, 28.

Linked entries: sype sypian sopa

tíderness

(n.)
Grammar
tíderness, e; f.
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Mid sáre geswenced, mid mislícum ecum and tyddernessum, Blickl. Homl. 59, 8. spiritual infirmity, sinfulness Ǽgylt, mislimp vel tyddernes excessus, i. culpa, delicta, Wrt. Voc. ii. 145, 68.

ge-crístnian

(v.)
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Martinus nú iu gecrístnod ǽr his fulwihte hé mid þysse hrægle mé gegyrede Martinus adhuc catechumenus hac me ueste contexit, Bl. N. 3, 14.

Linked entry: crístnian

tynder

(n.)
Grammar
tynder, e; tyndren (-in), e (?); tyndre, an; f.

tinderfuela burneran implement which burns

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Of ston mid stel in ðe tunder, Misc. 17, 535. Tondre, tunder, Piers P. 17, 245. Tundyr fungus, napta, Prompt. Parv. 506. Du. tonder: O.H. Ger. zuntra; wk. f. fomes, isca : M.H.

Linked entries: tender tyndre

healf

(adj.)
Grammar
healf, adj.

a half

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Ðáh sé á half ríces mínes licet demedium regni mei, Mk. L. 6, 23. Half (hlaf, R.) gódra mínra ic sello ðorfendum demedium bonorum meorum do pauperibus, Lk. L. 19, 8.

Linked entry: healf