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hrútan

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Voc. ii. 139, 17. Ðá hé þæne cyrcward gehýrde ofer eall hrútan, Vis. Lfc. 31. Hrútende stertens, Wrt. Voc. ii. 121, 30

meolc

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Hé lifde be þára wildeóra meolcum, Shrn. 118, 17. ( ) of a woman Genim wífes meoluc þæs þe cild habbe, Lch. ii. 28, 8: 42, 5. ( ) figurative Ic sceal sellan eów giét mioloc drincan, nalles flǽsc etan.

mete

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Add: food Gif mete sý áwyrd, Lch. ii. 142, 14. Nys ríce Godes meta ( esca ) and d inc, Scint. 153, 7. Ǽgþer ge hrægles ge metes ge drinces, Bt. 26, 2 ; F. 94, 4. Wið genumenum mete, Lch. ii. 142, 7. Wermód drincan ǽr þon þe hié mete þicgan, 32, 1.

reócan

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In þǽre stówe þǽr þá hátan wæter reócað and swá mycele ǽþmas wyrcað in loco in quo aquae calidae vapores nimios faciunt, Gr. D. 343, 4.

sǽd-leáp

(n.)
Grammar
sǽd-leáp, es; m.

a seed-leap(Essex), seed-lip (Oxford)seed-lopa seed lepesatorium, saticulumsedlepesaticulum

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Gl. 609, 28: semilio, 611, 11 Sǽdleáp, Anglia ix. 264, 13. [ Ðæt acersǽd hwǽte, ðæt is twegen sédlǽpes, and ðæt bærlíc, ðæt is þré sédlǽpas, and ðæt acersǽd áten, ðæt is feówer sédlǽpas,s. Chr. 1124; Erl. 252, 34-36. ]

Linked entry: leáp

heáh-burh

(n.)
Grammar
heáh-burh, gen. -burge; f.

A chief town, large town; also a town having an elevated situation

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Ic wát heáhburg hér áne neáh lytle ceastre I know that near here is a town placed on high, a little city, Cd. 117; Th. 152, 8; Gen. 2517

snegel

(n.)
Grammar
snegel, snægel, snegl, snél, snǽl, es; m.

A snail

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Voc. i. 78, 63. Snægl 24, 4: ii. 51, 4. Snegel se ðe hæfþ hús testudo i. 78, 64. Snegl, snægl, snægel Ælfc. Gr. 9, 3; Zup. 37, 8. Gehúsed snægl Wrt. Voc. i. 24, 5. Snegl, snægl marruca Txts. 77, 1283:: Wrt. Voc. ii. 55, 50: coclea 22, 3.

Linked entry: snægel

swealwe

(n.)
Grammar
swealwe, swealewe, an; f.

A swallow

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Voc. ii. 43, 5. Swalowe, swaluwe, swalewe, Ælfc. Gr. 9, 3; Zup. 37, 7. Storc and swalewe, Homl. Th. i. 404, 25. Genim swealwan nest, Lchdm. ii. 100, 18. Swolwan, iii. 44, 13. Genim swealwan, gebærn tó ahsan, ii. 156, 8.

Linked entry: swalewe

ge-setnes

(n.)
Grammar
ge-setnes, -setenes, -setednes, -ness, -nis, -niss, -nys, -nyss, e; f.

Position, foundation, tradition, an institution, constitution, composition, ordinance, decree, lawpŏsĭtio, sĭtus, fundātio, trādĭtio, instĭtūtio, constĭtūtio, compŏsĭtio, lex, pactum

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ðonne Cristes gesetnys sý it is known to every intelligent man that the old law was easier than the institute of Christ is, Homl.

ge-nirwan

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ge-nirwan, ge-nirwian.
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Th. ii. 164, 28. Cf. ge-nearwian

Linked entry: ge-nyrwian

storm

(n.)
Grammar
storm, es ; m.
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Voc. ii. 61, 36. On ðære hreón sǽ and on ðǽm miclan stormum, Past. 9 ; Swt. 59, 3. Gescyrped mid ðære rinde wið ða stearcan stormas, Bt. 34, 10 ; Fox 150, 8. Seó lyft ábyrþ ealle wolcna and stormas, Lchdm. iii. 274, 10. <b>Ia.

Linked entry: stearm

ge-þinge

(n.)
Grammar
ge-þinge, es; n.
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Voc. ii. 100, 52. Geþingio aparatio, 4, 70. an arrangement, a satisfaction of claims Geðynge expiando, Rtl. 23, 20. Ne seleð Gode geðinge his non dabit Deo placationem suam, Ps. Srt. 48, 8. <b>II a.

Linked entries: ge-þingio ge-þynge

sceand

(n.)
Grammar
sceand, e; f.

shame, disgrace, infamy, ignominya shameful, infamous, or abominable thing,

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Ig*-*nominium sconde hléwung (cf. (?) ge-léwan) sive fraceþu, idem et infa*-*mium Wrt. Voc. ii. 49, 30. Sume wurdon getawod tó scande some were shamefully entreated Chr. 1076 ; Erl. 214,39. Is him óðer earfeþu scyldgum tó sconde. Exon.

sleán

(v.)
Grammar
sleán, p. slóh, slóg, slógh, pl. slógon; pp. slagen, slægen, slegen. <b>A.</b> trans. I.
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Th. ii. 342, 7; 350, 24. On slógan incursere, Wrt. Voc. ii. 48, 1. Drenc wið deádum swile ðæt hé út sleá, Lchdm. ii. 74, 18: 102, 20. Ðý læs hit in sleá, 324, 3. Gif hié út sleán if they (pocks) break out, 106, 4

Linked entries: a-sleán feoh slege

GÉN

(adv.)
Grammar
GÉN, gién; adv.

Again, moreover, besides, at length, yet, hithertoiterum, denuo, adhuc, insuper, denique

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Gén strengre is it is yet harder, 10 b; Th. 12, 28; Cri. 192: 95 b; Th. 357, 14; Pa. 28: 97 a; Th. 363, 8; Wal. 50

láf

Grammar
láf, <b>. I.</b>
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Add: what is left, a remainder Éce láf (v. éce ; I.), Exod. 370. Láfa, belíuendras superstites, i. uiui, An. Ox. 3313. ¶ in the phrase tó láfe as remainder, remaining, left Þrý dagas nú tó láfe syndan, Bl. H. 231, 14.

oxa

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L. 13, 15. .xii. þeówe men and .ii. gesylhðe oxan, C. D. iv. 263, 20. Mon selle him tó ðém londe .iiii. oxan, .ii. cý, and .L. scépa, and ǽnne horn, i. 310, 13: 27.

ge-gearwian

(v.)
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Is gegearwod paratur (in imbri vehementi fames), Kent. Gl. 1043. <b>III a.

wyn-sum

(adj.)
Grammar
wyn-sum, adj.

winsomeagreeablepleasantpleasantjoyous

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Th. 42, 8; Gen. 671. in reference to the conduct of living creatures Swǽs vel wynsum eucharis, Wrt. Voc. i. 61, 17: ii. 32, 52. Wynsum (suavis ) is Dryhten, Ps. Surt. 33, 9: Ps. Th. 85, 4. Eálá ðú wynsuma man, Wulfst. 246, 2.

hebban

(v.)
Grammar
hebban, occurs with dat.

to liftto liftto raiseliftmake a soundto exaltelevateto extolexaltto set upinstituteto raisebring upto directbearTo risemount

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D. iii. 315 II., to direct the mind to a lofty object Dó þínes scealces sáwle blíðe, for ðon ic hí tó ðé hebbe ad te animam meam levavi, Ps. Th. 85, 3. Tó ðé ic hóf sáwle míne, Ps. Srt. 85, 4.