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slíf

(n.)
Grammar
slíf, sléf, slýf, e: slífe, an; f.

A sleeve

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A sleeve Slýf manica Wrt. Voc. i. 81, 70. Be slífan gebunden submanicatus 21, 64. Slýfa manicae vel brachila 25, 63. Slýfan manice ii. 55, 23: 87, 58: bracile 127, 14: manicas 87, 43. Æghwelcere wunde beforan feaxe and beforan sliéfan (sléfan, MS.

Linked entries: sléf slífe slýf

hleówþ

(n.)
Grammar
hleówþ, hleóþ, hlíwþ, hlýwþ, e; f.

Shelter, protection, warmth

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Voc. 86, 25. Ðonne him cælþ cépþ him hlýwðe when he gets cold he looks out for warmth, Hexam. 20; Norm. 28, 23. neste bǽron heora briddum hleówþe bore it to their nest to shelter their young, Homl. Th. ii. 144, 23.

Linked entries: hlíwþ hlýwþ

tó-wesness

(n.)
Grammar
tó-wesness, -wesenness, -wisness, e; f.

separationdissolutiondivorcedifferencedisagreementdiscorddissension

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lináberendlíc gylt sió tówesnes (discordia) biþ, 46; Swt. 349, 15. Wæs tówesnes geworden crea dissensione, Bd. 4, 12; S. 581, 15. Ðá sóhte Colemannus ðysse tówisnesse (-wesennesse, MS.

Linked entry: -wesenness

weorþ-mynd

(n.)
Grammar
weorþ-mynd, (-mynt), es; m. : e; f. : -myndu (-o); indecl. f. Honour
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Th. i. 76, 23. Ðam ánum is éce weorðmynd, Exon. Th. 240, 10; Ph. 636. On weorðmynde ðara twelfa apostola, Lchdm. ii. 138, 22. Ðære dǽde weorðmynte in honour of the deed Ors. 6, 25 ; Swt. 276, 15.

Linked entry: wirþu

wlanc

(adj.)
Grammar
wlanc, adj.

proudhigh-spiritedboldproudboldarroganthaughtyinsolentproudelateexultantsplendidgreathighaugustmagnificentrich

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manege weorðaþ wlance and ealles rance and gylpgeorne erunt homines elati, superbi (2 Tim. 3, 1), Wulfst. 81, 15: L. I. P. 14; Th. ii. 322, 12. Ne wlance (elati) synd eágan míne, Ps. Spl. 130, 1.

Linked entry: wlencu

for-standan

(v.)
Grammar
for-standan, fór-standan (l. for-).
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Cwæð ðæt freólsas genóge hæfde, gif áht forstódan, C. D. iv. 10, 2. Heora eáþmétto ne mihton náuht forstandan, Bt. 29, 2; F. 104, 34. <b>III a.

Linked entry: for-licgan

gelíce

(adv.)
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Voc. ii. 47, 50. with dat. of a noun, in the manner of, in the same way as, as in the case of Sóðfæste men sunnan gelíce in heora fæder ríce scínað ( justi fulgebunt sicut sol in regno patris sui, Mt. 13, 43), Sat. 307: Ph. 601.

ge-win

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Þá folc him betweónum ful x winter þá gewin wraciende (wrecende, v. l. ) wǽron, 1, 11; S. 50, 21. war, cf. (2 d) Gódne hlísan ǽgþer ge on sibbe ge on gewinne, Bt. 24, 2; F. 82, 11.

ge-wit

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Ic mín gewit and ealle míne styrenesse forleás sensum motumque omnem perdidi, Bd. 5, 6; Sch. 577, 9. <b>I a.</b> a a]um cunnan? familiarem tuum sensu vis nosse?, Solil. H. 18, 18, 20. <b>I b.

windan

(v.)
Grammar
windan, p. wand, pl. wundon; pp. wunden

of motion that results from a blow, swing, or other impetus, to fly, leap, start to fly, wheel, springof the movement of living thingsof inanimate thingsof abstract subjectsof twistingrolling movementof living thingsof inanimate thingsto waverto twistrollto brandishwaveto twist, plait, weaveto twist, give a curved form to

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Th. 132, 68; By. 43. to twist, plait, weave Wundun intexunt Wrt. Voc. ii. 110, 74. wundon cynehelm of þornum plectentes coronam de spinis Mt. Kmbl. 27, 29 : Jn. Skt. 19, 2. Windan plumemus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 83, 78.

Linked entry: winde

winter

(n.)
Grammar
winter, es; m. (in pl. a neuter form wintru occurs, as well as masculine wintras, winter: the dat. sing. wintra is a trace of earlier u-stem declension).

a season of the yearwinterwintry weathercolda year

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Th. 19, 17. Sam hit sumor sam winter, Ors. 1, 1; Swt. 21, 17. Wintres brumae Wrt. Voc. ii. 12, 43. On wintres tíman, ðæt is fram ðan anginne ðæs mónðes, ðe is November gehaten, óþ Eástran, R. Ben. 32, 10.

yfel

(n.)
Grammar
yfel, es; n.
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Homl. 79, 6. Ðone besmítan ðe ðú nánwiht yfeles on nystest, 85, 36. Yfeles ordfruma, Cd. Th. 288, 1; Sat. 374. ðæs yfeles geswíce, Hy. 2, 8: Met. 9, 52, Forðhealde yfele in malum prona, Gen. 8, 21: Hy. 7, 113.

Linked entries: efel eofel

DUMB

(adj.)
Grammar
DUMB, def. se dumba, seó, ðæt dumbe; adj.

DUMB, speechless, mute mūtus, e-linguis

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Th. i. 202, 7: L. Alf. pol. 14; Th. i. 70, 14. Dumb mūtus, Wrt. Voc. 75. 36: Mt. Bos. 12, 22: Lk. Bus. l1, 14. Se dumba fæder the dumb father, Homl. Th. i. 354, 27: Salm. Kmbl. 457; Sal. 229. Se dumba spræc lŏcūtus est mūtus, Mt. Bos. 9. 33: Lk.

FRIGNAN

(v.)
Grammar
FRIGNAN, part. frigneride, ic frigne, ðú frignest, he frigneþ, pl. frignaþ; p. ic, he frægn, frægen, frægin, fræng, fregen, fregn, ðú frugne, pl. frugnon; impert. frign, pl. frignaþ; subj. pres. frigne, pl. frignen; pp. frugnen

To askinquireinterrŏgāresciscĭtāri

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He hine wæs frignende, for hwon he ðæt Godes eówde forlǽtan wolde illum sciscitābātur, quāre grĕgem relinquĕret, Bd. 2, 6; S. 508, 14: 2, 13; S. 515, 41. Ic fregno(a) interrogabo, Mt. Lind. 21, 24: Mk. 11, 29.

Linked entries: fregnan fricgan frinan

hengen

(n.)
Grammar
hengen, e; f.

hanging that on which any one is hunga gibbetgallowscrossprisonconfinementdurance.

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B. hengene] and ðǽr gebíde óþ ðæt Godes ordále if a friendless man be so distressed that he have no surety, then let him submit to prison, and there abide, until he go to God's ordeal. Cf. L. H. 65, 5; Th. i. 568, 14, ponatur in hengen

Linked entry: heng-wíte

ícan

(v.)
Grammar
ícan, iécan, ícean, ýcan ; p. íhte, ícte

To EKEincreaseadd toaugment

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Ýceþ, Exon. 89 a; Th. 335, 9; Gn. Ex. 31. Sunne and móna iécaþ eorþwelan sun and moon increase the wealth of earth, 16 b; Th. 38, 23; Cri. 611. Ýcaþ, 119 a ; Th. 457,32; Hy 4, 93. Ðá íhte he eft his synna auxit peccatum, Ex, 9, 34.

Linked entries: écan íht

irfe-weard

(n.)
Grammar
irfe-weard, es; m.

an heir

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The guardian of an inheritance, an heir, possessor of a property Hér ys se yrfeweard [erfuard, Lind : erfeword, Rush.] hic est heres, Lk. Skt. 20, 14. Ðǽr gifeðe ǽnig yrfeweard æfter wurde if any heir to follow me had been granted me, Beo.

rád

(n.)
Grammar
rád, e; f.
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perficere, Bd. 4, 3; S. 566, 32.

be-týnan

(v.)
Grammar
be-týnan, -tiénan, bi-týnan; p. -týnde, pl. -týndon; impert. -týn, -tiéne; pp. -týned, -tiéned, -týnd; v. a. [be, týnan to hedge in].

to inclose or surround with a hedge, inclose, close, shut, shut upsepem circumdare, sepire, intercludere, claudere, occludere, concludereto end, finish, concludefinire

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Bos. 21, 33: Mk. Bos. 12, 1. Ceorles weorþig sceal beón betýned a churl's close ought to be surrounded with a hedge, L. In. 40; Th. i. 126, 13. hine betýndon in án nearo fæsten they inclosed him in a narrow fastness, Bd. 4, 26; S. 602, note 19.

Linked entries: be-tiénan bi-týnan

bletsian

(v.)
Grammar
bletsian, bletsigan; part. bletsiende, bletsigende; p. ode, ade; pp. od, ad; v. a.

To BLESS, wish happiness, consecratebenedicere, consecraremerciful, kindto have mercy

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Ic bletsige oððe wel secge benedico, Ælfc. Gr. 37; Som. 39, 38. Ic bletsige ðé on mínum lífe benedicam te in vita mea, Ps. Lamb. 62, 5: Exon. 41 b; Th. 138, 22; . 580. Ðú geáres hring mid gyfe bletsast benedices coronæ anni benignitatis tuæ, Ps.

Linked entries: bletsung bledsian