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weorn

(n.)
Grammar
weorn, (wearn?)
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an admonition (?) Hét ðá of ðam líge lifgende bearn Nabocodonossor neár æt gangan; ne forhogodon ðæt ða hálgan, siþþan hí woruldcyninges weorn gehýrdon, Exon. Th. 197, 5 ; Az. 185. Cf. warenian, warenung

albe

(n.)
Grammar
albe, an; f.
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An alb Albe alba, Wrt. Voc. i. 81, 41. Mid gyrdle alban cingulo albe, Angl. xiii. 406, 589. Mid alban gescrýdd, 426, 878. Mid alban ( albis ) gescrýdde, 408, 618. Alpan, 403, 543

andig

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Andig invidus, Scint. 76, 6, 18. Ne hé ne beó andig (æfestig, v. l. ), R. Ben. 120, 13. Andig zelotypus, An. Ox. 364. Andiges invidi, 2708. Andigum invido, Scint. 75, 11. Add

cócer-panne

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For 'Mone B. 4694' substitute Hpt. Gl. 514, 38, and add Hyrstepanne vel cócorpanne frixorium, i. sartago, cremium, Wrt. Voc. ii. 151, 2. Cócerpannan sartagines, An. Ox. 4673. Cócur*-*pannan, 8, 278

deáwig

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Substitute for first passage Deáwig sceaftum with the dew on their spears, Exod. 344; and add :-- Deáwigre roscido, An. Ox. 84. Mid déwium (dǽwigum, Hpt. Gl. 421, 65) roscidis, rore madidis, 655

emb-rin

Grammar
emb-rin, embrin (-en), æmbern

an urn

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an urn Embrin bothoma (the m is altered into ni, Corp. Gl. H. 25, 146), Wülck. Gl. 9, 18. Embren bothoma, 358, 19. Æmbern bothonia, 195, 20. Embrin balus, 275, 12. Substitute:

ess

(n.)
Grammar
ess, es; m.
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The letter s Premo ic ofðrycce macað pressi on twám essum, Ælfc. Gr. Z. 170, 3. Fissum on twám essum . . . fusum, án s for ðan ðe se u is lang, 178, 5

fámig

Grammar
fámig, fǽmig.
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Fámbige melcingfata spumea mulctra, Germ. 390, 66. Ðǽm fámigum drohtum spumosis (remorum) tractibus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 75, 13: Hpt. Gl. 406, 67. Fǽmigum, An. Ox. 34: 4334: Hpt. Gl. 507, 71. Add:

Linked entry: fámgian

for-hylman

To cover upneglect

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To cover up, leave unperformed, neglect Cwæð Dryhten: 'Ic bebeóde . . . þæt þeós onlícnes eorðan séce' . . . Ne dorste þá forhylman Hǽlendes bebod wundor fore weorodum, ac of wealle áhleóp fyrngeweorc, An. 736. Substitute:

gyden-lic

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Substitute: Of a goddess, vestal (virgin) Gedenlic vestalis, Veslam colens (virgo), Hpt. Gl. 481, 37 : An. Ox. 3193. Gyddenlic, 7, 233 : 8, 170. Gydenlice, Wrt. Voc. ii. 81, 73. Gydenlic, 92, 78

heorot-beg

(n.)
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some kind of berry Murus eorum i. pro omni feraci arbore posuit .i. aliquando fructus eius albus, aliquando rufus, aliquando niger .i. herutbeg (note on Ps. 78, 45), An. Ox. 54, 2

missenlic-ness

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Ꝥ is án eádignes þe hí þǽr onfóþ, and ungelíc missenlicnes þæs edleánes (dispar retributionis qualitas), Gr. D. 315, 24. Seó missenlicnes (diversitas) manna líchamena . . . seó missenlicnes manna synna, 333, 23. Add

súþerne

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Súðerne secg a man from the south of Europe (?), Rä. 63, 9. Súðernes zephiri, An. Ox. 26, 67. Þú sealdest mé súþerne land terram australem dedisti mihi, Gr. D. 245, 18. Add

tó-bregdan

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Add Tó tóbrédenne diripiendas (illi circa diripiendas sarcinulas occupantur, Bt. bk. 1. prosa 3), An. Ox. 34, 3. to distract Heorte tóbróden ymbe woroldcara cor dispersum in rerum curis, Chrd. 70, 19

fen

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Add Gyrwe fen palus, Ælfc. Gr. Z. 60, 10. Ic gean ꝥ fen þe þurlác mé sealde ... ic gean ... án þúsend werð fen ... ꝥ healfe þúsend fen, C.D. iv. 59, 16-23

ǽl

(n.)
Grammar
ǽl, e; f.

Burning

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Burning Ðára eágan scínað swá leóhte swá is án micel blácern on ǽle (onǽle? cf. on-ál) their eyes shine as bright as is a great lamp a-light, Nar. 37, 18

offrung-sang

(n.)
Grammar
offrung-sang, es; m.

A hymn sung when an offering is made

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A hymn sung when an offering is made Nú sceole we healdan úrne palm, óþ ðæt se sangere onginne ðone offringsang, and geoffrian ðonne Gode ðone palm, Homl. Th. i. 218, 9. :-

hnǽgan

(v.)
Grammar
hnǽgan, p. de

To cause to bow, bring low, humble, humiliate

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To cause to bow, bring low, humble, humiliate Ic bebeóde bearnum mínum ðæt hie ðé hnǽgon æt gúþe I command my sons to humble thee in battle, Andr. Kmbl. 2660; An. 1331

talu

(n.)
Grammar
talu, e; and indecl.; f.

a tale, talk, story, accounttalk, discussion, disputea charge, claiman excuse, a defenceas a law term, a case (as regards either plaintiff or defendant), an action,a tale, list, series

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a tale, talk, story, account Leáses spelles talu constellatio (cf. Span. constelacion prognostication of the stars ), Wrt. Voc. ii. 20, 68. Ðá sprǽcon hí betwux him, and seó módor sæt hlystende hire tale ... Ðá se gingra bróðor ðis eall gehýrde fram

Linked entry: frum-talu

BÁT

(n.)
Grammar
BÁT, e; f: es; m. A

BOATshipvessellinterscaphanavicula

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BOAT, ship, vessel; linter, scapha, navicula Ðeós bát glídeþ on geofene this boat glideth over ocean, Andr. Kmbl. 992; An. 496. He bát gestág he ascended a boat, Exon. 52a; Th. 181, 33; Gú. 1302

Linked entry: bát-swán