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drop-fáh

(adj.)
Grammar
drop-fáh, -fág; adj. [dropa a drop, fáh coloured, stained]

Drop-coloured, variegated in spots, spotted stillātus

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Drop-coloured, variegated in spots, spotted; stillātus Stillātus, ðæt is on úre geþeóde, dropfáh stillātus, that is in our language, spotted, Herb. 131, 1; Lchdm. i. 242, 14.

mónaþ-seóc

(adj.)
Grammar
mónaþ-seóc, adj.

lunaticepilepticsuffering from mónaþádl

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Kmbl. 4, 24: Herb. 10, 2; Lchdm. i. 100, 18. suffering from mónaþádl Bearneácnigende wíf and mónaþseóc, Homl. Th. ii. 94, 4

Linked entry: món-seóc

treówa

(n.)
Grammar
treówa, trýwa, an; m. An assurance of good faith, a covenant, v. treów, IV
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Náðor ne wé on ðone here faran, ne heora nán tó ús, búton man trýwan and gýslas betwýnan sylle friðe tó wedde, L. A. G. 4; Th. i. 156, 8. Cf. trúwa

Linked entry: trýwa

þeóster-cofa

(n.)
Grammar
þeóster-cofa, an; m.
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Ðæt heó ðis bánfæt beorge bifæste, láme bilúce líc orsáwle in þeóstorcofan, Exon. Th. 173, 29; Gú. 1168

underling

(n.)
Grammar
underling, es; m. (the word seems to occur only in late texts)

An underlinga subordinatea subject

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An underling, a subordinate, a subject Heó ( the Jews ) syððen ǽfre unwurðe wǽron on heora lífdagen and get synden underlinges, Homl. Ass. 194, 50.

cirice

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Take here passages at cyrice, circe, cyrce in Dict. and add Seó cierece, Shrn. 53, 25. Ciric is sácerdes ǽwe, Ll. Th. ii. 334, 23. Beforan ðǽre ciricean dura, Past. 105, 13. On ðæs pápan ciericean, Shrn. 51, 21. On eallum cierecum, 54, 1

gnæt

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Heó ( fleabane ) gnættas and micgeas and fleán ácwelleþ, Lch. i. 266, 1. Add

tó-lísan

Grammar
tó-lísan, <b>I b.</b>
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Add Hý beóð tólýsede ungeleáffullíce they shall be destroyed in their unbelief, Hex. 48, 19

úp-weardes

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Add: of direction Þá fǽringa lócode heó uppweardes ( sursum respiciens) and geseah þone Hǽlend þider cuman tó hire, Gr.

tawian

(v.)
Grammar
tawian, p. ode.

to taw, dress or prepare materialto intreat shamefully or evilly, treat badly, abuse, insult.

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heora burga forbærnde and hí tó bysmore tawode (tucode, MSS. C. V.) he burnt up their cities and evilly intreated them, Homl. Skt. ii. 25, 388. Godes templ tawode tó bysmore he had shamefully abused God's temple (cf. l. 538), 25, 542.

Linked entry: ge-tawian

þrǽl-riht

(n.)
Grammar
þrǽl-riht, es; n.
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Frige men ne mótan wealdan heora sýlfra, ne faran ðár hí willaþ, ne áteón heora ágen, swá swá hí willaþ; ne þrǽlas ne móton habban ðæt hí ágon on ágenan hwílan mid earfeðan gewunnen, ne ðæt ðæt heom on Godes ést góde men geúðon and tó ælmesgife for Godes

singan

(v.)
Grammar
singan, p. sang, song, pl. sungon ; pp. sungen
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Cwæþ : 'Hwæt sceal ic singan ?' Cwæþ : 'Sing mé frumsceaft,' Bd. 4, 24 ; S. 597, 16

wealdend

(n.)
Grammar
wealdend, es; m.

one who exercises power over persons or things, a controller masterone who exercises dominion a ruler governor sovereign applied to the Deity a possessor master lord

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one who exercises power over persons or things, a controller, master Ǽlc mon biþ wealdend ðæs ðe welt, næfþ nánne anweald ðæs ðe ne welt quod quisque potest, in eo validus: quod non potest, in hoc imbecillis esse censendus est, Bt. 36, 3; Fox

æt-sacan

(v.)
Grammar
æt-sacan, p. -sóc, pl. -sócon; pp. -sacen; v. a. n. [æt, sacan to charge, accuse]

To denydisownabjurenegaredetestariabjurare

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Ðá ætsóc he at ille negavit, Mk. Bos. 14, 68: Lk. Bos. 22, 57. Ðá ætsóc he and swerede tuve cœpit detestari et jurare. Mt. Bos. 26, 74. Ðá ongan he ætsacan and swerian Ille autem cœpit anathematizare et jurare, Mk. Bos. 14, 71

Linked entry: sacan

hræd-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
hræd-líc, adj.

Quickhastysuddenspeedyprecipitate

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Quick, hasty, sudden, speedy, precipitate Hit wǽre tó hrædlíc gif ðá on cildcradole ácweald wurde it had been precipitate, had he been slain then in the cradle, Homl. Th. i. 82, 28.

þafetere

(n.)
Grammar
þafetere, þafettere, es; m.
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Ðæt swá stiére ðǽm ungeðyldegum irsunga, swá ðone hnescan ðafettere on recceléste ne gebrenge sic ab impatientibus extinguatur ira, ut tamen remissis ac lenibus non crescat negligentia, 60; Swt. 453, 25

ge-rǽpan

Grammar
ge-rǽpan, Substitute: To fasten with a rope, bind, chain
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hafað ealla gesceafta gerǽped (cf. hí hæfð gehæfte, Bt. 25; F. 88, 5) mid his racentum ligans singula nexu, Met. 13, 8. Him þinceð þæt sié racentan gerǽped videbit intus arctas dominos ferre catenas, 25, 37.

on-girwan

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Wæs hine sylfne ongyrwendne, Gr. D. 68, 11

bær

(adj.)
Grammar
bær, adj.
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tóbræc hire ceaflas mid his barum handum, Ælfc. T. Grn. 7, 17. Add

freónd-rǽden

(n.)
Grammar
freónd-rǽden, -rǽdden, -rǽdenn, e; f.

A friend-conditionfriendshipamīcĭtia

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Hie getreówlíce heora freóndrǽdenne healdaþ they faithfully hold their friendship, Bt. 21; Fox 74, 39: Exon. 67 a; Th. 249, 5; Jul. 107: Elen. Kmbl. 2413; El. 1208. Gif man wille fulle freóndrǽdene [freóndrǽddene MS.