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swingel

(n.)
Grammar
swingel, swingell, e; and swingel[l]e, an ; f.

a stripe, strokea scourging, whipping, flogginga scourge, rod, whip a swingle, a stick to beat flaxthe swinglele pesselinto swingle the flax estonger vostre lynexcussorium, excudiaexculidiumexcudiumto beat flaxchastisement, affliction

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witun ðé nellan on belǽdan swincgla us inferre plagas nobis, Coll. Monast. Th. 18, 24. a scourging, whipping, flogging Gif hwá his hýde forwyrce and cirican geierne sié him sió swingelle (swingle, MS.

Linked entry: swincgel

synderlíce

(adj.; adv.)
Grammar
synderlíce, adv.

apart, away from all others, in privateseparately, severally, apartspecially, in particularonly, exclusively, solely, to or by one's selfspecially, exceedingly, to a greater extent than in any other case, singularly

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Synderlíce ánne gehwylcne hád God and hláford andettan synt geneádede singulatim unamquamque personam Deum et dominum confiteri compellimur, Ath. Crd. 19. Hine synderlíce ǽlc man beheóld, Homl. Skt. i. 23, 625.

Linked entry: sundorlíce

DRAGAN

(v.)
Grammar
DRAGAN, ic drage, ðú drægest, drægst, dræhst, he drægeþ, drægþ, dræhþ, pl. dragaþ; p. dróg, dróh, pl.drógon ; pp. dragen.

DRAG, drawtrahĕreTo draw oneself, to draw, gose conferre, ire

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Hí drógon heora scipa on, west-healfe ðære brycge they dragged their ships to the west side of the bridge, Chr. 1016; Erl. 155, 9, 23. v. intrans.

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

Frig-dæg

(n.)
Grammar
Frig-dæg, Frige dæg, es; m.

FRIDAYFriga's daydies Vĕnĕris

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M. p. 278 ; and for names of the days of the week in the several Teutonic dialects pp. 112-115

hefigian

(v.)
Grammar
hefigian, p. ode.

to make heavyoppressgrieveafflictvexto become heavyto be aggravated or increasedto be burdened or oppressed

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Seó untrumnys dæghwamlíce weóx and hefegode languor per dies ingravescebat, Bd. 4, 3; S. 568, 38.

Linked entry: a-hefigian

mearcian

(v.)
Grammar
mearcian, p. ode(mearc a mark).

to make a mark on anythingto mark outdesign

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Lind. 27, 66. to mark out, design Ǽlc cræftega þencþ and mearcaþ his weorc on his móde ǽr hé it wyrce every artificer considers and marks out his work in his mind before he does it, Bt. 39, 6; Fox 220, 4.

ræced

(n.)
Grammar
ræced, reced, es; m. n.
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Wið ðæs recedes weal, 658; B. 326 : 1452; B. 724. His ( Lot ) recedes hleów, Cd. Th. 147, 18; Gen. 1441. Se beorn ( Noah ) reste on recede, 95. 25; Gen. 1584. In ræcede, Exon. Th. 314, 21; Mód. 17 : 413, 11; Rä. 32, 3. Recyde, Runic pm.

Linked entry: reced

bi-healdan

(v.)
Grammar
bi-healdan, p. -heóld, pl. -heóldon; pp. -healden.

to hold by or near, guard, observe, preservetenere, inhabitare, custodire, servare, præservareto see, look on, beholdvidere, intueri, aspicere

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Hine weard biheóld of heofonum a guardian from heaven guarded him, Exon. 34 a; Th. 108, 22; Gú. 76 : 54 b; Th. 193, 22; Az. 125.

Linked entry: be-healden

bisceop-wyrt

(n.)
Grammar
bisceop-wyrt, biscop-wyrt, biscep-wyrt, e; f.

BISHOP'S-WORT, bishop's weed, betony, vervain, marsh-mallowammi = άμμι [ammi majus, Lin.], betonica, verbena, hibiscum = ίβίσκos

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[wyrt a wort, herb, plant] BISHOP'S-WORT, bishop's weed, betony, vervain, marsh-mallow; ammi = άμμι [ammi majus, Lin.], betonica, verbena, hibiscum = ίβίσκos Wyrc to drence æscþrotu, betonice, bisceopwyrt make into a drink ash-throat, betony, bishop's-wart

Linked entries: biscep-wyrt biscop-wyrt

scild-burh

(n.)
Grammar
scild-burh, f.
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When this arrangement is abandoned, they are said 'bregða skjaldborginni,' c. 95] Wearð scyldburh tóbrocen, Byrht. Th. 138, 56 : By. 242. Hæleþ higerófe scildburh scǽron, Judth.

Linked entry: bord-haga

þicce

(adv.)
Grammar
þicce, adv.
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Wearð beám monig blódigum teárum birunnen reáde and þicce, Exon. Th. 72, 22; Cri. 1176

un-gewit

(n.)
Grammar
un-gewit, un-gewitt, es; n.

madnessinsanityfollystupidity

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And Theodosius, ðá hé swilce ungewitt ǽlce dæge gehýrde, hé wearð sárig, Homl. Skt. i. 23, 370

wundrung

(n.)
Grammar
wundrung, e; f.

wonderingwonderadmirationastonishmenta wonderful sighta spectacle

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Heó mid wundrunge wearð befangen, 2, 251. Hé þearle siððan Maurum wurðode, and on wundrunge hæfde (held him in admiration), 6, 185. Ðǽr heó líð óð ðis on mycelre árwurðnysse mannum tó wundrunge (to the admiration of men), 20, 101.

be-pǽcan

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Gewurdon on slǽpe Pictauienscisce, bepǽhte for swíðe the Poitevins, utterly deluded, went to sleep, Hml. Th. ii. 518, 25. Add

burg-waran

Grammar
burg-waran, -ware.
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Add: , -waras (-weras). [Though plural forms are most frequent, the singular seems to be used in the following Yldest burhwara proceres, burhwara cives, Wrt.

clif

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Abies ꝥ treówcyn þý clyfe weóx, Nar. 8, 22. Ofer clif per preceps (v. Mt. 8, 32), Wrt. Voc. ii. 72, 35. Ealle ðá clifu ( rupes ) þe neáh þǽm sǽ wǽron forburnan tó ascan, Ors. 5, 4; S. 226, 4. Cliofum cautibus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 16, 16.

ge-leánian

(v.)
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Ox. 42, 1. to give remuneration for well-doing (acc.) to a person (dat. ) :-- Drihten ealle þá gód mannum geleánað mid twyfealdre méde éces lífes, Bl. H. 101, 23. to give recompense for loss, suffering, &c.

ge-martyrian

(v.)
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On þysum geáre wearð Eádweard cyning gemartyrad (ofslegen, v.l.), Chr. 97?; P. 122, 16. to inflict suffering on, torture Þá clǽnan þe dæghwámlíce campiað . . . wið unlustas . . .

geómor

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Hé geómor wearð, sárig for his synnum, Dóm. 87. Ic þis giedd wrece bi mé ful geómorre, Kl. 1. <b>I a.</b> sad of soul, at heart :-- Hé módes geómor meregrund gefeóll, B. 2100. <b>I b.