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mis-lícian

(v.)
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Ðý lǽs hé mislícige ðǽm ðe hé ǽr hine selfne sealde ut ei placeat, cut se probavit, Past. 131, 3.

of-gán

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Ðá tíþode se ealdorman him, and se abbod sealde him ðá án hund mancosa goldes, C. D. B. iii. 547, 6

ge-brítan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-brítan, p. te; pp. ge-briacute;ted, ge-brítt
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Genim . . . gebærned sealt tó swýþe smalan dúste gebrýt, 216, 4. fig- God eall heora wǽpn gebrýt Dominus confringet arma. Ps. Th. 45, 8. þára synfulra mægen þú gebrýttest dentes peccatorum conteruisti, 3, 6. God ealle his fýnd gebrýtte, 46, arg.

écan

(v.)
Grammar
écan, ǽcan, ícan, iécan, ýcan, ýcean, ic éce, ðú écest, he écþ, pl. écaþ; p. écte, pl. écton, éhton; pp. éced [eáca an addition]

EKE, increase, prolong, addaugēre, appōnĕre

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Hwæt biþ ðé ealles seald oððe éced swá from ðære inwitfullan yflan tungan quid dētur tĭbi aut quid appōnātur tĭbi a lingua dŏlōsa? 119, 3

Linked entries: ǽcan ge-ícan

carte

(n.)
Grammar
carte, an; f. [Lat. charta] Paper, a piece of paper, a deed; charta = χάρτης
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Alecge ða sealfe on hátne cláþ oððe cartan lay the salve on a hot cloth or on paper, L. M. 2, 19; Lchdm, ii. 202, 10. Cartan wrítan [MS. wirtan] oððe rǽdan to write or read a paper, Lchdm. iii. 200, 35

Linked entry: caerte

lǽwa

(n.)
Grammar
lǽwa, an; m.

A betrayertraitor

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His lǽwa him tácen sealde dederat traditor ejus signum eis, Mk. Skt. 14, 44: Homl. Th. ii. 246, 10. Mid Judan ðe Cristes léwa wæs; Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 138, 21. Hér is ðæs lǽwan hand ecce manus tradentis me, Lk. Skt. 22, 21

Linked entry: be-lǽwa

ge-líhtan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-líhtan, p. -líhte

To alightapproachcome

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Segde ðætte sealfa god wolde helwarum hám gelíhtan said that God himself would come home to the dwellers in hell, Cd. 222; Th. 291, 16; Sat. 431

ampre

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sealfe . . . ompran neoþowearde þá þe swimme, 52, 18: 76, 4. Wiþ wóum múþe genim ompran, 54, 22. Ádelfe ompran, 78, 1. Ampron, iii. 16, 12

hymlíc

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
hymlíc, hymlic ?, es; m.
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Wyrc sealfe of netlan and of hemlíce, ii. 128, 7. Well hemlíc, 78, 6. ¶ in a local name :-- On hemléclége, C. D. iii. 437, 3

Linked entry: hemlic

æfte-weard

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Dele first quotation, and add On æfteweardum ðǽm sealme in the latter part of the psalm, Ps. Th. 38, arg. On æftewyrdne December, and on foreweardan Ianuarie ðám mónþe, Lch. iii. 154, 12. substantive use :-- On æfteweardan ðæs regoles, Hml.

on-drincan

(v.)

to drink of

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Ðá ondranc se ðæs wætres, and sealde hit ðæm bréðer . . . and se ondranc eác ðæs wætres, Shrn. 64, 11-12. Bæd ðæt hé him ousende wínes ondrincan, Bd. 5, 5; S. 618, 11. Sioððan hié hæfdon ondruncen ðæs wætres potata aqua, Nar. 13, 28

Linked entry: in-drincan

smirwan

(v.)
Grammar
smirwan, smerwan, smirewan, smeruwan, smirian, smerian, smyrian; p. smirede, ode

To smear, anoint unctus to anoint

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MS.) eówre eágan mid sealfe.' Ðonne wé smirewaþ (smierewaþ, Halt. MS.) úre heortan eáge mid sealfe Past. ii; Swt. 68, 10-12. Smiriaþ Ps. Surt. 140, 6. Smirede linivit Wrt. Voc. ii. 74, 15. Smyrede 51, 47. Smerede unxit Ps. Spl. 44, 9: Blickl.

a-grafan

(v.)
Grammar
a-grafan, p. -gróf, pl. -grófon; pp. -grafen

To engraveinscribesculperecælaresculptareinscribere

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To engrave, inscribe; sculpere, cælare, sculptare, inscribere He sealde Moise twá stǽ nene wexbreda mid Godes handa agrafene dedit Moisi duas tabulas scriptas digito Dei, Ex. 31, 18.

Linked entries: a-græfen a-gróf

Grammar
ná, <b>. I.</b>
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</b> add :-- Hé hiene geniédde ꝥ hé sealde Rómánum þreó hund gísla; and hé þéh siþþan ná þý lǽs ne hergeade on Rómáne ad deditionem coactus, trecentos obsides dedit. Enim cum inprobos non cohiberet excursus Ors. 5, 7 ; S. 228, 31. Add

of-cyrf

(n.)
Grammar
of-cyrf, es; m.

a cutting off, amputationthat which is cut off

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Th. i. 94, 32. that which is cut off Hé tócearf his basing on emtwá, and sealde óðerne dǽl ðam earman wædlan, and mid ðam ofcyrfe hine eft bewǽfde wrapped himself in the remaining portion of the cloak, Homl. Th. ii. 500, 27.

sǽ-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
sǽ-líc, adj.

Of the sea

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Ða sǽlícan nýtenu ( two seals ), Homl. Th. ii. 138, 15

mægden

(n.)
Grammar
mægden, mǽden, es; n.

A maidengirlvirgin

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Hit sealde ðam mǽdene (the daughter of Herodias), and ðæt mǽden hit sealde hire méder, Mk. Skt. 6, 28. Gif hwá mǽden nýdnǽme si quis violenter virginem opprimat, L. C. S. 53; Th. i. 406, 3.

Linked entry: mǽden

giefu

(n.)
Grammar
giefu, e; gen. pl. -end; f.

A giftgracefavourdonummunusgratia

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Us giefe sealde uppe mid englum gave us favour above with angels, 17 b; Th. 41, 24; Cri. 660: 32 a; Th. 101, 24; Cri. 1663

sinc-fæt

(n.)
Grammar
sinc-fæt, es ; n.
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Ides sincfato sealde . . . hió Beówulfe medoful ætbær, 1248 ; B. 622. Forsóc hé ðám syncfatum, beága mænigo, Vald. 1, 28. a receptacle for treasure, a casket, cf. hord-fæt Hé ætwæg Brósinga mene, sigle and sincfæt. Beo. Th. 2404 ; B. 1200

þán

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Þá sealde se fæder hire þán and leóht bufan and þán and leóht beneoðan ... Seó sáwel bideð æt ðám fæder þánes landes and wǽtes 'junge irriguam (terram)'.