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hleór-slæge

(n.)
Grammar
hleór-slæge, -slege, es; m.

A blow on the cheek or face

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A blow on the cheek or face Hleórslægeas underféng alapas accepit, Past. 36, 9; Swt. 261, 6

Dorce-ceaster

(n.)
Grammar
Dorce-ceaster, Dorces ceaster, Dorca-ceaster, Dorceaster; gen. -ceastre ; f. [Bd. Dorcinca, Dorcic: Hunt. Dorecestre: Brom. Dorkecestre: Matt. West. Dorcestre]

DORCHESTER, Oxfordshire, the episcopal seat of the first bishop of the West Saxons, which was subsequently removed to Lincoln Durocastrum, in agri Oxoniensis parte Berceriensi finitĭma

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Hér Wulstán arcebiscop onféng eft biscopríces, on Dorceceastre in this year [A. D. 954] archbishop Wulfstan again received a bishopric, at Dorchester, Chr. 954; Th. 215, 26, col. 1

teám

(n.)
Grammar
teám, es; m.

A line; but the word which is used in the related dialects (v. infra) with a physical meaning is used in English figuratively.a line of descendants, offspring, progeny, family, childrenbringing forth children, child-bearinga line of animals harnessed together, a team

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II above), here-, leger-teám; tíman

gód

(n.)
Grammar
gód, es; n.

Goodgood thinggood deedbenefitgoodnesswelfare

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Se ðe gód onginneþ he who attempts good, 21, 34. He Godes good on ðære his ðǽde ongeat, he perceived in that deed of his the goodness of God, 215, 33. He mid góde gyldan wille uncran eaferan he will repay our offspring with good, Beo.

lícettan

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lícette ꝥ úþwita wǽre.

ǽr

(adv.; con.)
Grammar
ǽr, adv.

earlyexpressing readiness, quickness, soonearlier, beforepreviously, beforehandsooner beforesoonerfirst

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Ðæt hié forceorfe ǽr, ǽr hié on ðá eágan feallen, 141, 10. wolde on ǽr ðæt godspell áwrítan, ǽr ðám ðe gewende him fram, Hml.

under-fón

(v.)
Grammar
under-fón, p. -féng, pl. -féngon; pp. -fangen.

to receiveto have givento getto receivesubmit toa riteto receive a personto receive for the purpose of entertaining, sheltering, harbouringto receive for safe conduct, custodyto receive as a servant or dependentto receive, admit into a societyto receive as a masterto submit toto receiveadmit the claims ofto receive, admit the force of a person's wordsaccept testimonyto receive what is offeredto acceptto receiveserve as a receptacle forto receive or accept an office, a duty, etc.to take upon one's selfto undertake a labour, task, etc.to receive what is burdensomeundergobearto take surreptitiouslyto steal

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underféhð, underféhð ðone ðe mé sende, Mt.

Linked entry: under-niman

ENGEL

(n.)
Grammar
ENGEL, ængel, angel, engyl; gen. engles; dat. engle; pl. nom. acc. englas, engel; gen. engla; dat. englum; m. An ANGEL, a messenger; angelus = ἄγγελος
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He ðam engle oncwæþ he spake to the angel, Cd. 141; Th. 176, 12 ; Gen. 2910: Lk. Bos. 2, 13. God sent his engel befóran ðé Dómĭnus mittet angĕlum suum córam te, Gen. 24, 7: 16, 7.

ÍDEL

(adj.)
Grammar
ÍDEL, adj.

emptydestitutevoiddevoidvainuselessidleidleunemployed

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Se deófol on sumum uncystum gebringþ ðone ðe gemét ídelne ǽlces gódes weorces the devil brings into some vices him whom he finds devoid of every good work, L. E. I, 3; Th. ii. 404, 13.

Linked entries: a-ýdlig ídel

wrecca

(n.)
Grammar
wrecca, wræcca, an ; m.

one driven from his own countrya wanderer in foreign landsan exilea strangerpilgrima wretchan evil persona wretched persona miserable, feeble creaturea wretchedunhappymiserablepoor person

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héht ðæt wítehús wræcna (the angels driven from Heaven) bídan, Cd. Th. 3, 22 ; Gen. 39. Ðæt ðú helpe gefremme wérgum wreccan, . . . and ðín hondgeweorc móte cuman tó ðam upcundan ríce, 17, 2 ; Cri. 264.

Linked entries: wræcca wrec

ǽ-welm

(n.)
Grammar
ǽ-welm, -wellm, -wylm, -wylme, -wielme, es; m. [eá water, wælm a welling or boiling up]

A welling up of waterspringfountainsourcehead of a riverbeginningaquæ fons

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Gif he gesión mǽge æðelne ǽwelm ǽlces gódet [MS. goodes] if he may see the noble fountain of all good, 23, 7; Met. 23, 4: 20, 517; Met. 20, 259. Andlang Lígan óþ hire ǽwylm along the Lea unto its source, L. A. G. 1; Th. i. 152, 9. Ðære ǽwylme [MS.

Linked entries: ǽ-wylm eá-wylm

lyre

(n.)
Grammar
lyre, es; m.

Lossdamagedestructiondetriment

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macode heora líf tó lyre he destroyed them, 106, 6. Hwílum forlidenesse ic þolie mid lyre ealra þinga mínra aliquando naufragium patior, cum jactura omnium rerum mearum, Coll. Monast. Th. 27,1. On lyre in perditione, Ps. Lamb. 87, 12.

sige-fæst

(adj.)
Grammar
sige-fæst, adj.
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ofslóh mid ðam sigefæstan here eall ðæt mennisc, Jos. 10, 40. Hí sigefæste ofer sǽ férdon, Bd. 1, 12 ; S. 481, 15. Sigefæste triumphabiles, triumpho plenos, Hpt. Gl. 489. 33. Hý beóþ ðý gesundran and ðý sigefæstran, Exon.

ge-restan

(v.)
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(l a) of the sleep of death, to die, fall on sleep :< — Her lohs hine gereste in Effesia (cf. he John eode cucu and gesund into his byrgene, Hml.

hwanne

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bád sóðra geháta, hwonne him lífes weard ... reste ágeáfe, 1426: 2276. wyrde bídeþ, hwonne God wille þisse worlde ende gewyricean, Bl.

ufan

(adv.)
Grammar
ufan, adv.

from abovedownaboveat the top

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On ðam seáðe ufan hús getimbrode, Guthl. 4; Gdwin. 26, 9. Ðá gefeóll on his earm ufan, Bd. 3, 2; S. 525, 2

Linked entries: ufan ufon on-ufan

twi-feald

(num.; adj.)
Grammar
twi-feald, adj.
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hine hét ðæt ne tweóde, ac ðæt wǽre ánrǽd, Guthl. 4; Gdwin. 30, 3-7. double (as in double dealing), not straightforward, deceitful, v. twifealdness, Dómes dæg áráfaþ ðæt cliwen ðære twifaldan (twy-fealdan, Cott.

for-dilgian

(v.)
Grammar
for-dilgian, -diligian; p. ode, ade; pp. od, ad

To blot outdestroydēlēreobnūbĭlāreoblītĕrāre

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To blot out, destroy; dēlēre, obnūbĭlāre, oblītĕrāre He wolde ealle his þeóde fram ðam gingrum óþ ða yldran fordón and fordilgian he would do for and blot out all his nation from the younger to the elder, Bd. 3, 24; S. 556, 13: 5, 21; S. 643, 26.

for-gieldan

(v.)

to pay forrepayrequitereddĕre

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to pay for, repay, requite; reddĕre Ðæt he hine scolde forgieldan that he should pay for it, Past. 63; Hat. MS.

hwósta

(n.)
Grammar
hwósta, an; m.

A cough

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Hine dreceþ þyrre hwóstan and him on ðam hwóstan hwílum losaþ sió stemn he is troubled with a dry cough and at times during the cough he loses his voice, 51; Lchdm. ii. 264, 13.