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ídel

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Ox. 1109. Mid ídelre dǽde, Wlfst. 279, 8. Mid ídelre gewilnunge effeta (i. exinanita) uoluntate, An. Ox. 4677.

scír

(adj.)
Grammar
scír, adj.
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(g) of the world :-- Þurh ða scíran gesceaft, Exon. Th. 286, 7; Jul. 728. (h) of a banner :-- Fana hwearfode scír on sceafte the flag fluttered gleaming bright on its staff, Met. l, 11.

dæg-ðerlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
dæg-ðerlíc, [ = dæg-hwæðer-líc]; adj.

Daily, present diurnus, hodiernus

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Daily, present; diurnus, hodiernus Ðis dægðerlíce gódspel sprecþ ymbe ðæra Iudéiscra þwyrnysse this daily gospel speaks of the perversity of the Jews, Homl. Th. ii. 224, 29. On ðisre dægðerlícan rǽdinge in this daily lecture, i. 194, 24.

-isc

(suffix)

-ish

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Þiud-isk-o after the manner of the Gentiles; Iudaiw-isk-s : O. Sax. menn-isk human : O.Frs. mann-isk : Icel. bern-sk-r childish; En-sk-r English : Dan. Engel-sk English : O.H. Ger. diut-isc : Ger. deut-sch

norþerne

(adj.)
Grammar
norþerne, adj.

northern

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Of Japhet com ðæt norþerne mennisc be ðære norþsǽ ... Europa on norþdǽle [is gedǽled] Japhetes ofspringe, Ælfc. T. Grn. 4, 37.

teóðung-mann

(n.)
Grammar
teóðung-mann, es; m.
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one set over ten persons, a ruler of ten Ic sette hig tó teóðingmannum constitui eos decanos, Deut. 1, 15.

un-hírlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
un-hírlíc, adj.

fiercesavagedismaldoleful

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fierce, savage, of living creatures Mera mengeo on onsióne máran and un[hý]rlícran ðonne ða elpendas, Nar. 11, 1. of things Ðá cwom ðǽr swíðe micel wind and tó ðæs unheórlíc se wind geweóx ðæt hé ðara úra getelda monige áfylde tum euri uenti tanta uis

Linked entries: un-heórlíc hír-lic

port

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</b> town as opposed to country :-- Hé beád ꝥ ǽlc man þe wǽre unníðing sceolde cuman tó him of porte and of uppelande, Chr. 1087; P. 224, 34

heá-líce

(adv.)

on highgreatlyextremelynoblyelaborately

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Th. 1. 13. specially: Heálícust on tíde gebedes precipue in tempore orationis, Scint. 36, 16. in or to a high degree or extent, greatly, extremely Ealle mægene hergan heálíce, Cri. 383. Swá swá heálicor ic geswu[telige] ut ahius pandam, An.

Linked entry: heá-lic

Súþ-Seaxe

(n.)
Grammar
Súþ-Seaxe, -Seaxan; pl.
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Hé gewát on Súþ-Seaxe and Ine gefeaht wiþ Súþ-Seaxum, 722; Erl. 44, 29. Eádulf cynges þegn on Súð-Seaxum, 897; Erl. 95, 3. Se here on Súð-Seaxum and on Bearrucscíre hergodon, 1009; Erl. 142, 22: 998; Erl. 135, 21.

lencten-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
lencten-líc, adj.

Vernallenten

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Ðæs lænctenlíces emnihtes dæg the day of the vernal equinox, Lchdm. iii. 238, 17. Ebréi healdaþ heora geáres annginn on lenctenlícre emnihte, 246, 17. On lenctenlícre tíde in spring time, Hexam. 4; Norm. 8, 3.

huntaþ

(n.)
Grammar
huntaþ, huntoþ, es; m.

Huntinggamevenatio

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Hunting, game; venatio On feáwum stówum wíciaþ Finnas, on huntoþe on wintra and on sumera on fiscaþe be ðære sǽ, Ors. 1, 1; Swt. 17, 5. On huntoþe, Exon. 78 b; Th. 295, 22; Cri. 37. Tó huntaðe [a prayer] for hunting Rtl. 117, 1.

cyning-cynn

(n.)
Grammar
cyning-cynn, es; n. [cynn a sort, race, v. cynn]

A royal race regium genus

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Eanfriþ wæs ðære mǽgþe cyningcynnes Eanfrith was of the royal race of that province, 3, 1; S. 523, 14. Penda wæs se fromesta esne of Mercna cyningcynne Penda was the boldest man of the royal race of the Mercians, 2, 20; S. 521, 9

sendan

(v.)
Grammar
sendan, p. sende ; pp. sended, send
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Ðara ðe hé of hleó sende, Cd. Th. 7, 7 ; Gen. 102. Hié mé sendon on ðis carcern, Blickl. Homl. 237, 31. Hé wile ða sáula sendan on éce wítu, 95, 4: 125, 2.

hálwende

(v.; adj.)
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Ox. 4550. conducive to moral or spiritual health or well-being Hálwende cynnincg saluatrix natiuitas, An. Ox. 1538. Hé wolde ðǽm fortrúwodum monnum andrysno hálwendes eges ( saluberrimi timoris ) on gebrengean, Past. 385, 16.

gyte

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Add: a flood of water, downpour of rain Gyte inun-datio, Wrt. Voc. ii. 111, 63: 45, 63. Swá mycel yðgiung and regnes gyte (inundatio) forþ cóm, Gr. D. 167, 25. a shedding of tears Hwí ne feormast þú mid teára gyte torne synne?

-hám

(suffix)
Grammar
-hám, es; m.

the abode of the elves

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houses of the freemen.

ge-met

(adj.)
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Hé ealle gesceafta gelógode on ðám ðrím ðingum, þæt is, on gemete, and on getele, and on hefe, Hml. Th. i. 286, 10-15 : ii. 586, 32. Gehíwad tó þám gemete (ad mensuram) hyre heáfdes, Bd. 4, 19; Sch. 451, 20.

ge-niman

(v.)
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L.20, 20. of the action of disease Heó genummen wæs miclum feberádlum tenebatur magnis febribus, Lk. L. 4, 38. of deleterious influence on material, to taint (?)

ge-smirian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-smirian, l. ge-smirwau.
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Ox. 2764. to anoint as part of the ritual of consecration to an office Ic ðé tó cynincge gesmyrode, Hml. S. 18, 321. Bið gesmyrod ealra hálgena Hálga (ungatur Sancttis sanctorum, Dan. 9, 24) . . .