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bléd

(n.)
Grammar
bléd, e; f.

A shoot, branch, flower, fruitgermen, ramus, frons, flos, fructus

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A shoot, branch, flower, fruit; germen, ramus, frons, flos, fructus Ðæt cymen [MS. cyme] gréne bléda that green shoots come, Cd. 200; Th. 248, 24; Dan. 518. On ðæs beámes blédum on the branches of the tree, Cd. 200; Th. 248, 5; Dan. 508. Ne dreósaþ beorhte

ge-líffæstan

(v.)
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ge-líffæstan, p. -líffæste; pp. -líffæsted, -líffæst

To make alivequickenvivificāre

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To make alive, quicken; vivificāre God geworhte ǽnne mannan, and hine gelíffæste, and he wearþ ða mann gesceapen on sáwle and on líchaman God made one man, and made him alive, and he then became man with soul and body, Homl. Th. i. 12, 29. Se sunu gelíffæst

Linked entry: líf-fæstan

Geóla

(n.)
Grammar
Geóla, Iúla, an; m. [geól Yule]

The YULE or Christmas month, that is, December

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The YULE or Christmas month, that is, December Se ǽrra geóla the ere, or former yule, December. Se æftera géóla the after yule, January. Se mónaþ is nemned on Leden Decembris, and on úre geþeóde se ǽrra geóla, forðan ða mónþas twegen syndon nemde ánum

scotung

(n.)
Grammar
scotung, e; f.
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shooting Wunda ðe ða wælhreówan hǽðenan mid gelómre scotunge on his líce macodon, Th. An. 123, 33. what is shot, a missile Hí synt scotunga oððe flána ipsi sunt jacula, Ps. Lamb. 54, 22. Sceotunga, Ps. Spl. C. 54, 24. Scotunge ðíne jacula tua, Ps.

Linked entry: sceotung

streccan

(v.)
Grammar
streccan, p. strehte, streahte; pp. streht, streaht, streced (v. strecedness)
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To stretch. I. to hold out, extend -Ðú strecst (extendes) ðíne handa, and óðer ðé gyrt, Jn. Skt. 21, 18. Strece ðǽrtó ðínne hiht, Homl. Th. i. 252, 7. to spread out; — Ðæt folc strehton (straverunt) hyra reáf on ðone weg, Mt. Kmbl. 21, 8: Mk. Skt. 11

Linked entry: ge-streccan

stirn-líc

(adj.)
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stirn-líc, adj.
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hard, harsh Warna ðæt ðú nán þing styrn*-*líces ne sprece ongén Iacob cave, ne loquaris contra Jacob quidquam durius, Gen. 31, 29. Hard, unpleasant, severe (of weather) Hwíltídum ðeós woruld is gesundful and myrige on tó wunigenne, hwílon heó is eác

Linked entry: styrn-líc

un-geára

(adv.)
Grammar
un-geára, adv.

not long agolatelybefore longsoon

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of past time, not long ago, lately Ic wæs ungeára on niht ábysgod on wæccum nuper occupatus noctu vigiliis, Bd. 4, 25; S. 600, 39. Ðæt wæs ungeára, ðæt ic ǽnigra mé weána ne wénde bóte gebídan, Beo. Th. 1868; B. 932. of the future, before long, soon

wer-fǽhþ

(n.)
Grammar
wer-fǽhþ, e; f.
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Slaying, in pursuing the feud, under circumstances that call for the payment of wer [cf. L. Alf. pol. 42 : Be fǽhðum . . . Gif hé (a man's foe) wille on hond gán and his wǽpenu sellan, and hwá ofer ðæt on him feohte, gielde swá wer swá wunde, swá hé gewyrce

wyrt-brǽþ

(n.)
Grammar
wyrt-brǽþ, es; m.
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A perfume from plants, an odour, aroma Mid brǽðe áfylled swylce ðǽr lǽgon lilie and rose. Ðá cwæð Basilissa: 'Ic wundrie hwanon ðes wyrtbrǽð ðus wynsumlíce stéme,' Homl. Skt. i. 4, 36. Ne mihte nán wyrtbrǽð swá wynsumlíce stéman, ii. 27, 113. Ágeótende

Linked entry: brǽþ

á-ceápian

(v.)
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Add: To buy off or out, where a result is obtained by payment Hǽþenne here him fram áceápian, C. D. B. iii. 75, 3. Búton hé him wille fǽhðe of áceápian unless he will buy off the feud from himself Ll. Th. i. 150, 2. On ðá gerád ðæt hine náge nán man

án-wilnes

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Add: in a bad sense Ánwilnes obstinatio, pertinacia, Wrt. Voc. i. 51, 30. Ánwilnysse contumaciae, Scint. 104, 7: obstinationis, 122, 10. Anwielnesse (-wil-, v. l. ), Past. 47, 16. For nánre anwielnesse (pertinacia), 12. Mid ánwilnesse procaciter, R.

bócere

a bookmanan authora scholar

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Add: a bookman, an author, a scholar Nán bócere ne mæg, þeáh hé mycel cunne, heora naman áwrítan, Hml. S. p. 6, 67. Ðus Béda ðe bróema bóecere cuæð, Jn. 19, 37 margin. ꝥ andgit eów gecýðan on Englisc, ꝥ þá bóceras cunnon on Lýden, Angl. viii. 314, 23

brid

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Brid pullus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 118, 45. Cicen oððe brid, i. 77, 37. Brid swalwan pullus hirundinis, Ps. Srt. ii. p. 185, I. Fugla briddas, gif hié ǽr wilniað tó fleóganne ǽr hira feðra fulweaxene sín, Past. 383, 29. Sellan wel meltende mettas, culfrena briddas

cnoll

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Cnol jugum, Wrt. Voc. ii. 112, 15. Wæs se cnoll swá hit nú cúð is ꝥ se munt is mycel úteweard, Bl. H. 207, 26. Þæs muntes cnoll, 203, 8. On þǽm heán cnolle sumes muntes, 197, 18. Tó brynes cnolle, Cht. E. 267, 3. Tó Húnes cnolle, 381, 19. On cnolle

eardung-stów

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Háligum werum on þisum middanearde eardungstów ( tabernaculum ) nys, Scint. 62, 9. Betwix deádum mannum bið þín eardingstów, Nar. 50, 28. Uton gebeorgan ús wið swilce eardungstówe ( hell ), Wlfst. 141, 27: 147, 10. Eardungstówe tabernaculum, Ps. L. 18

ge-hǽt

(v.)
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Substitute: <b>ge-hǽtan;</b> p. te To heat. physical Genim senepes sǽd . . . and xx piporcorna, gesamna eall mid ecede, gehǽt on wætere, Lch. ii. 24, 17. Gehǽt ceald wæter mid hátan íserne, 100, 20. Gegníd mid wíne, and gehǽte, 214, 21. Ꝥ

ge-leórednes

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Add: a passing from one place to another, a migration. v. Dict. a passing from one state to another, ecstasy, transport of a vision On úplicere gesihþe geleórednesse in aromate extaseos (raptus ), An. Ox. 405. Geleórednesse oromate, i. in visione somni

gítsung

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gítsung, Add: <b>giétsung, gídsung</b>
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Gídsung, gítsung appetitus, Txts. 41, 184. Gítsung, Wrt. Voc. i. 287, 68: ii. 8, 61. Se þridda leahter is auaritia, ꝥ is seó yfele gítsung (gýttsung, v. l.), Hml. S. 16, 280. Radix omnium malorum est cupiditas gítsung is wyrtruma ǽghwylces yfeles, Wlfst

Indisc

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Add: as adjective Astriges, se Indisca cyning, Hml. Th. i. 524, 33. as subst. Indisca an Indian Ðá hǽðengyld þe ðás Indiscan wurðiað, Hml. Th. i. 456, 14. Þá Indiscan willað beón eówere gafolgylderas, ii. 482, 31. Þǽra Indiscra kyning ásende tó sécenne

hymele

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Add: The word translates several foreign plant-names Hymele volvula (cf. wudu-winde), Wrt. Voc. i. 289, 63. Hymele. Ðeós wyrt ðe man politricum and óðrum naman hymele nemneð byþ cenned on ealdum hússtedum, and eác on fuhtum stówun, Lch. i. 154, 23-26