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stihtan

(v.)
Grammar
stihtan, p. te.
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Stapas on his heortan hé stihte ascensiones in corde suo disposuit, 83, 6.

Linked entry: a-stihtan

þyrnen

(adj.)
Grammar
þyrnen, adj.

Of thorns

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mid þyrnenum helme his heáfod beféngon, Homl. Th. ii. 252, 26. Þyrnenne helm (ðyrnenne bég, Lind., Rush.) spineam coronam, Mk. Skt. 5, 17: Jn. Skt. 19, 5. Þyrnenne cynehelm (sigbég of ðornum, Lind., Rush.) coronant de spinis, 2.

un-gemyndig

(adj.)
Grammar
un-gemyndig, adj.

Unmindfulforgetful

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wurdon ðæs treówes ungemyndige, ac God wæs his gemyndig, Homl. Th. ii. 146, 2

dæges

(adv.)
Grammar
dæges, adv.
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Ymb his ǽ smeágende dæges and nihtes, Ps. Th. 1, 2: Bl. H. 47, 11. fóron ánstrecces dæges and nihtes they marched day and night without stopping, Chr. 894; P. 88, 5: 1066; P. 196, 30. Ægðer ge dæges ge nihtes, Bt. 35, 6; F. 168, 7

Fricg

(n.)
Grammar
Fricg, e; f.
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The name of a Teutonic goddess, the wife of Odin Se deófol hine þám hálgan æteówde on þǽra hǽþenra goda híwe . . . hwílon on Mercuries þe men hátað Óþon, hwílon on Ueneris. . . þe men hátað Fricg, Hml. S. 31, 717.

Linked entry: Fríg

sám-cwic

(adj.)
Grammar
sám-cwic, -cucu; adj.

Half-dead

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forléton hine sámcucene semiuiuo relicto, Lk. Skt. 10, 30. Sum móder bær hire sámcuce cild. Homl. Th. ii. 150, 16

cyn

(adj.)
Grammar
cyn, adj.
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Suá hit is cynn ðætte . . . 195, 20. Hit is cynn ( justum est ) ðæt wé ðæs gemǽnelíce brúcen, 337, 3. Hit is cyn ðæt wé úre scomigen debemus erubescere, 407, 15. Þonne is hit cyn ꝥ gé þone mid eádmédum gesécen, Ll.

Dene-mearc

(n.)
Grammar
Dene-mearc, Dene-marc,e ; f: -marce, -mearce, -merce, an; f.

DENMARK Dānia

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Weonoþland him wæs on steór-bord, and on bæc-bord him wæs Langa land, and Lǽland, and Falster, and Scon-ég; and ðás land eall hýraþ to Denemearcan Wulfstan said that he went from Haddeby.

Linked entry: Dena mearc

ísen-ordál

(n.)
Grammar
ísen-ordál, es; n.
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Wé cwǽdon . . . ðæt man . . . myclade ðæt ordálýsen ðæt hit gewege þrý pund . . . and hæbbe se teónd cyre swá wæterordál swá ýsenordál swá hwæðer him leófre sý we have ordained that the ordeal-iron be increased so that it weigh three pounds . . . and

Linked entry: or-dál

mǽr-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
mǽr-líc, adj.

Greatmagnificentglorioussplendidillustrious

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Gabrihel bodade Zacharian his mǽrlícan drohtnunge Gabriel announced to Zacharias his (John's) glorious life. Homl. Th. i. 352, 26. Ðá hæfde ðæt cild swíðe mǽrlíce stemne the boy had a magnificent voice, Wulfst. 152, 11.

ramm

(n.)
Grammar
ramm, es (a wk. gen. pl. occurs); m.
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Hé bierþ rammas ymbútan ðæt mód his hiéremonna, ðonne hé him gecýð mid hú scearplícum costungum wé sint ǽghwonon útan behrincgde, and se weall úres mægenes þurhþyrelað mid ðan scearpan ramman (ðǽm scearpan rammum, Cott.

Linked entry: ram

ge-wrítan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-wrítan, p. -wrát; pp. -writen

To writeto give or bestow by writingto write along with othersconscribere

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To write, to give or bestow by writing, to write along with others; conscribere He létt gewrítan hú mycel landes his arceb's hæfdon he had written how much land his archbishops had, Chr. 1085; Erl. 218, 29: Th. Chart. 296, 10.

ge-rísan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-rísan, 3rd sing. pres. -ríseþ, -ríst , pl. -rísaþ; p. -rás, pl. -rison; pp. -risen

To behove, become, befit, suitdĕcēre, convĕnīre

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Ðe him betst geríst which suits him best, Bt. 34, 10; Fox 148, 20: Menol. Fox 117; Men. 58. Wera gehwylcum wíslícu word gerísaþ to every man wise words are fitting, Exon. 91 b; Th. 343, 34; Gn. Ex. 166.

sciftan

(v.)
Grammar
sciftan, p. te.
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Scifte man of ðam gemóte ða ðe him tó rídan those who may go to him shall be appointed from the meeting , L. Edg. ii. 7; Th. i. , 268, 15

Linked entry: scyftan

scín

(n.)
Grammar
scín, scinn, es; n.
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Ðam deófle wiðstandan ðonne hé his wód scinn (wóde scín, MS. H.) tóbrædeþ to oppose the devil, when he spreads abroad his mad spirits (?), Wulfst. 80, 4. Cf.

tengan

(v.)
Grammar
tengan, p. de
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Hié hæfdon gecweden ðæt hié ealle emlíce on Latine tengden they had agreed that they all in unbroken order would proceed to the attack of the Latins, Ors. 3, 6; Swt. 108, 9

Linked entry: sam-tinges

for-dwínan

to vanishto passto fade awaydwindle awaypass awaydecay

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Fǽrlíce fordwán se ælðeódiga of his gesihðum, Hml. Th. ii. 286, 22. Hé ðǽrrihte of hyra gesihðum fordwán, i. 452, 15: Hml. S. 6, 315. Se deófol þǽrrihte fordwán on his gesihðe the devil straightway vanished while he was looking at him, 31, 178.

forþ-weard

(adj.)
Grammar
forþ-weard, adj.
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Cf. forþ, 4 Á swá hit forðweard[r]e (-werdre, -wærdre, v. ll. ) beón sceolde, swá hit lætre wæs, Chr. 999; P. 133, 6. departed, deceased. Cf. forþ, 6 a ꝥ him lifiendum wǽre ꝥ tó wíte ꝥ þám forðweardan (forðfarenum, v. l. ) men bið tó reste, Mart.

ge-sǽlþ

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Gif hié geðenceað ðára gesǽlða ðe him ungeendode becuman sculon si attendatur felicitas, quae sine transitu attingitur, Past. 407, 30

mist

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Ðá brǽðas ðæs flǽsces stigon upp on ǽlce healfe geond þá byrig eall swá hit mist wǽre, 23, 38. <b>I a.