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lytel

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
lytel, adj., and neut. of adj. Add:: , lýtel (?). A. adj.
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Þá nolde hé him geceósan welige yldran, ac þá þe hæfdon lytle worldspéda (few worldly goods), Bl. H. 23, 25 <b>B.</b> absolute and substantive. absolute. that are little, cf. <b>A. I.

sprǽc

(n.)
Grammar
sprǽc, spǽc, spréc, e; f.

Speech. ⬩ speech, talking ⬩ speech, the faculty of speaking ⬩ skilful speech, speaking with art, eloquence ⬩ what is said, a speech, saying, collection of words ⬩ speech, language, talk, discourse, words ⬩ a speech, language ⬩ speech, e.g. to have speech of or with a person, conversation, consultation, conference, discussion ⬩ a question, case that requires explanation ⬩ a sentence, decision, agreement, terms ⬩ a case, cause, suit, claim ⬩ talk about a person or thing, report, fame ⬩ words denoting places where there is speaking ⬩ lingua, loquela ⬩ colloquium, eloquium, ratio, judicium, consilium, senatus

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, agreement, terms Ðá com Putrael tó Bora and bed his forespéce tó Ælfríce.

ÁGAN

(v.)
Grammar
ÁGAN, to áganne; pres. part, ágende; pres. indic. ic, he áh, ðú áhst, pl. ágon, ágan, águn; p. ic, he áhte, ðú ahtest, pl. áhton; subj. ic, ðú, he áge, pl. ágen; p. ic áhte, pl. áhten; pp. ágen.

OWN ⬩ possess ⬩ have ⬩ obtain ⬩ possidere ⬩ habere ⬩ percipere ⬩ to make another to own or possess ⬩ to give ⬩ deliver ⬩ restore ⬩ dare in possessionem ⬩ reddere ⬩ rependere

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Hí águn they possess, Exon. 33 b; Th. 106, 33; Gú. 50. Ðæt ic éce líf áge ut vitam æternam percipiam, Mk. Bos. 10, 17. He sealde eall ðæt he áhte vendidit omnia quæ habuit, Mt. Bos. 13, 46: Ps. Th. 147, 3: Beo. Th. 5210; B. 2608.

firwet-georn

(adj.)
Grammar
firwet-georn, adj.

Very inquisitive ⬩ curious ⬩ cūriōsus

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Very inquisitive, curious; cūriōsus Ða ðe firwet-georne weorþaþ they who are very inquisitive, Bt. 39, 3; Fox 216, 4: Bt. Met. Fox 28, 151; Met. 28, 76

Linked entry: feorwit-georn

hlæsting

(n.)
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toll claimed by the king in harbours, and on transport by read or stream Nomina consuetudinum Anglice praecepi ponere, scilicet ... hlæstinge, Cht. Th. 411, 30. Hleastynge, 359, 4

here-rǽs

(n.)
Grammar
here-rǽs, es; m.
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An inroad by an army, a raid by the Danes Gif hwæt fǽrlices on þeóde becymð, beón hit hererǽsas, beón hit fǽrcwealmas, beón hit miswyderu, Wlfst. 271, 2

éþel

fatherland

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L. 114, 9. an adopted country: [Mi]d elþeóde éðel healdan to settle in a foreign country, Bo. 36. fig. proper condition: Ic ongeat ꝥ ðú wǽre út áfaren of þínes fæder éþele, ꝥ is of mínum lárum, Bt. 5, 1; F. 8, 29. used of heaven (or hell) as the home

ge-siht

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Blind sceal his eágna þolian, oftigen bið him torhtre gesihðe, Gn. Ex. 40. Blindum gesihðo caecis uisum, Lk. L. 4, 18. <b>I a.</b> the exercising of the faculty, a seeing :-- 'Hié God geseóð.' On þǽre gesihðe wesað ealle geleáffulle, Bl.

flód-blác

(adj.)
Grammar
flód-blác, adj.

Flood-pale ⬩ made pale by water, that is, by drowning ⬩ per ăquam pallĭdus

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Flood-pale, made pale by water, that is, by drowning; per ăquam pallĭdus Flódblác here the flood-pale host, Cd. 167; Th. 209, 11; Exod. 497

Linked entry: blác

hwæþer

(con.)
Grammar
hwæþer, conj.
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<b>I a.</b> where the question is introduced by a pronominal hwæþer, cf. II. 1 b α :-- Hwæðer (quid, cf. hwæt, Mt. 9, 5) is éðre tó secgenne, 'þé synd ðíne synna forgyfene', hwæðer þe (an) cweþan, 'arís, nim ðín bed and gá'?.

nacod

(adj.)
Grammar
nacod, næcad ; adj.

naked ⬩ bare ⬩ nudus ⬩ without clothing ⬩ unsaddled ⬩ bare-backed ⬩ naked ⬩ unsheathed ⬩ bare ⬩ destitute ⬩ stripped of property ⬩ not accompanied by deeds

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Th. i. 210, 27. of a sword, naked, unsheathed Him ne hangaþ nacod sweord ofer ðam heáfde, Bt. 29, 1; Fox 102, 27 : Beo.

sár-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
sár-líc, adj.

sad, mournful, lamentable, grievous ⬩ causing pain, grievous ⬩ sad, mournful

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Hwílum gyd áwræc sárlíc Beo. Th. 4224; B. 2109. Næs heo næuere swa sarlic, ꝥ wes Wenhauer þa quene, sarȝest wimmone, Laym. 28457

tó-berstan

(v.)
Grammar
tó-berstan, p. -bærst, pl. -burston; pp. -borsten.

to burst asunder, ⬩ to break (intrans) in two, or in pieces, ⬩ be rent asunder ⬩ to break out in sores, ⬩ to break out

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Th. 135, 51; By. 136. Seó byrne tóbærst the corslet was rent, 135, 66; By. 144. Sum man feóll on íse ðæt his earm tóbærst his arm was broken, Homl. Skt. ii. 26, 34.

seóc

(adj.)
Grammar
seóc, ;adj.

Sick ⬩ ill ⬩ sick at heart ⬩ ill at ease ⬩ sad

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Seonobennum seóc, 328, 17; Vy. 19: Beo. Th. 5473; B. 2740: 5800; B. 2904. Gif mon sý ðære healfdǽdan ádle seóc, Lchdm. ii. 284, 31. Seó lange mettrumnes ðæs seócan mannes, Blickl. Homl. 59, 28. Swá swá lǽca gewuna is ðonne hió seócne (siócne, Cott.

sund

(n.)
Grammar
sund, es; n.
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[Heore ( fishes ) sund is awemmed, Laym. 21326.] the act of swimming Hé on holme wæs sundés ðe sǽnra, Beo. Th. 2876; B. 1436. Hé ðé æt sunde oferflát he beat you at swimming, 1039; B. 517. Hé mid sunde (cf.

sceþþan

(v.)
Grammar
sceþþan, p. sceþede

To scathe ⬩ hurt ⬩ harm ⬩ injure

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Th. 453, 15; Hy. 4, 15: Beo. Th. 492; B. 243. Sceþþende nocens, Wrt. Voc. ii. 130, 12. Seó scæþþende wǽta, Bd. 4, 19; S. 589, 1. Ðú hýrdes sceþþendum sceaþan, Exon. Th. 85, 24; Cri. 1396

Linked entry: sceaþan

in-tinga

(n.)
Grammar
in-tinga, an; m.

A cause ⬩ sake ⬩ plea ⬩ case ⬩ occasion ⬩ matter ⬩ affair ⬩ business

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Forðon misenlíce intingan gelimpeþ quia diversæ causæ impediunt, Bd. 4, 5 ; S. 573, 7

Linked entry: tinga

EORL

(n.)
Grammar
EORL, es; m. I. an Anglo-Saxon nobleman of high rank, the yarl of the Danes, about the same as an ealdorman. He who was in early times styled ealdorman, was afterwards denominated

an earl ⬩ cŏmes, sătelles princĭpis

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Fór eorlum before the people, 98; Th. 129, 1; Gen. 2137. þegna and eorla of thanes and earls, Bt. Met. Fox 25, 15 ; Met. 25, 8. Geared gumum gold brittade, se eorl wæs æðele Jared dispensed gold to the people, the man was noble.

Linked entries: ealdor-man eorl-dóm

tál

(n.)
Grammar
tál, e; f.: es; n. (?)

evil-speaking, calumny, slander, vituperation, detraction ⬩ evil-speaking in reference to the Deity, blasphemy ⬩ scorn, mock, derision, reproach ⬩ blame, censure, reproof

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Ben. 124, 18, Módignys ácenþ yfelsacunge, ceorunge, and gelómlíce tála, Homl.

Linked entry: tǽl

hreód

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<b>II a.</b> a reed for writing :-- Hreód bóceras (scribe, Ps. Cam. has writ scribe, Ps. Srt. Vos. have writ scribę. Is it possible that scribe has been taken as imperative and glossed by wrít? Or should wríteres be read for writ?