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glæsen

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Th. ii. 384, 7. Ꝥ glæsene fæt vas vitreum, Gr. D. 104, 28: 103, 13. Ele in ánum glæsenum fæte, 159, 9. Glæsene leóhtfatu, 49, 21. Add

hǽl

Grammar
hǽl, omen.
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Voc. ii. 115, 52. Nǽfre hé on aldordagnm ǽr ne siððan heardran hǽle healþegnas fand never in all the days of his life, before or since, less auspiciously (cf. Icel. íllu heilli malo augurio ; m evil hour) did he come upon hall-thanes, B. 719. Add

lifer

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Voc. i. 45, 10. Wiþ þǽre lifre swile, Lch. ii. 200, 1 (and often). His lifere iecor eius, Kent. Gl. 218. Swát ýðum weóll þurh báncofan, blód lifrum swealg (the blood streaming out brought with it parts of the inside of the body ? C f.. Add: —

munuc-reáf

(n.)
Grammar
munuc-reáf, es; n.
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Þám preóste is ungedafenlic ꝥ hé munucreáf ( uestem monachicam ) werige, Chrd. 63, 32

Linked entry: munuc-scrúd

nægel-seax

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Nægelsexes tácn is ꝥ þú mid þínum scitefingre dó ofer þínne óþerne swilce þú ceorfan wille, and stráca syþþan on þín leór mid þínum fingre swilce þú scearan wille, Tech. ii. 127, 1

nume-stán

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Voc. ii. 102, 39: calculus, ratio, vel sententia, vel numerus teblstán, 43. The gloss at 13, 6 seems to combine these two, and in this case nume-stán corresponds to the second. Could nume-stán be a mistake for nume[rus tæfl]stán ?

preóst-híred

(n.)
Grammar
preóst-híred, es; m.
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In ǽlcum preósthírede (canonica congregatione), 13, 20: 60, 32. Úre preósthýredas noster clerus, 42, 32. Hit is gewuna on manegum preósthíredum (canonicorum congregationibus; cf. geférrádene, 11), 13, 13

sticca

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Add Genim ǽnne sticcan and gewyrc hine feðorbyrste ( fray it out at the end) . . . styre þonne mid ðý sticcan, Lch. iii. 24, 18-20.

un-wyrd

(n.)
Grammar
un-wyrd, e; f.

Bad fortunemisfortune

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Bad fortune, misfortune Gyf him þince ðæt hé leád habbe, sum unwird him byð tóweard, Lchdm. iii. 170, 5. Ðæt mé nú þyncþ ðætte ic ðás unwyrd áræfnan mæg ðe mé on becumen is ut jam me imparem fortunae ietibus non arbitrer, Bt. 22, 1; Fox 76, 13

gamel

Grammar
gamel, gamol.

of great ageancient, of a time long past

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Add: of great age. of persons Ic eom gomel wintrum, Ps. Th. 70, 16. Gomol bið snoterost, fyrngeárum fród, sé þe ǽr fela gebídeþ, Gn. C.

tó-efnes

(prep.)
Grammar
tó-efnes, -emnes; prep. with dat.

On a level with,abreast of,alongside,beside

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Ondlang bróces óð hyt cymþ tóemnes ðæm ealdan lǽghrycge, iii. 437, 17

Linked entry: efen

treów-weorþung

(n.)
Grammar
treów-weorþung, e; f.

Tree-worship

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C. 16Th. ii. 248, 30. Cf; Wé forbeódaþ ǽlcne hǽðenscipe. . . ðæt is, ðæt mán weorðige .. . stánas oððe ǽniges cynnes wudutreówa, L. C. S. 5 ; Th. i.378, 17-21. v. Grmm. D. M. c. 21

un-fǽle

(adj.)
Grammar
un-fǽle, adj.

Evilillbad

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Evil, ill, bad Unfǽle (printed -sǽle), gemáh improbus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 45, 16. applied to living objects Hí wéndon ðæt hit unfǽle gást (phantasma) wǽre, Mk. Skt. 6, 49.

ge-hogian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-hogian, p. ode; pp. od.
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Þuacute; gehogodest sæcce sécean ofer sealt wæter, B. 1988. with clause Hæfde hé gehogod, þæt hé gedǽde, swá hine Drihten hét, Gen. 2892. with pronoun and clause in apposition Þá ic ǽrest hyt gehogede, þæt ic hine tó swíþe ne lufige, Solil.

Linked entry: ge-hycgan

ildu

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<b>III a.</b> Yeldo grues (l. caries; the line glossed is: Quae quassat caries, et frangit fessa vetustas, Ald. 153, 28), Wrt. Voc. ii. 91, 22.

ge-weaxan

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Th. ii. 432, 29. Wearð hrædlíce micel mennisc geweaxen, Hml. Th. i. 20, 21. Alle ðá ðe gewæxen sint mé omnia quae nata sunt mihi, Lk.

BERIE

(n.)
Grammar
BERIE, berge, berige, berigie, an; f.

a BERRYbaccaa grapeuva

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Though wín-berie, q. v. a wine-berry, is generally used in Anglo-Saxon for a grape, yet berge, berige are sometimes found, as, - Gif ðú gange binnan ðínes freóndes wíneard, et ðæra bergena swá fela, swá ðú wylle, and ne ber ðú ná má út mid ðé if thou

hwón-líce

(adv.)
Grammar
hwón-líce, adv.

Littleslightly

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Th. ii. 78, 14. Hé byþ hwónlíce biter on byrgincge it is a little bitter of taste, Herb. 140, 1; Lchdm. i. 260, 9. Hwónlíce þyrnihte, 161, 1; Lchdm. i. 288, 16.

namian

(v.)
Grammar
namian, p. ode.

to namemention the name ofmentionto nameappoint by name to a particular dutynominateto namegive a name to

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Ðeáh ðe wé ðás sinderlíce namian though we mention the names of these in particular, Homl. Th. ii. 432, 23. to name, appoint by name to a particular duty, nominate Gif hé ne mehte, ðonne namede him man six men, L. Ed. 1; Th. i. 158, 21.

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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Ðæt ðæm weorce nánum men ne geríse bét to fandienne, ðonne ðam wyrhtan ðe hit worhte that it became no man better to prove the work than the workman who made it, Ors. 1, 12; Bos. 36, 37