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ríman

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Mé þincð þæt lang æall rímande, and ðé ǽlenge gehýranne, 59, 30

socian

(v.)
Grammar
socian, p. ode

to soakto steep in a liquidto soakto lie in a liquid

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to soak (trans.), to steep in a liquid Socodon coquebant Germ. 399, 378. to soak (intrans.), to lie in a liquid Glædenan rinde lytelra gedó þreó pund on glæsfæt, gedó ðonne ðæs scearpestan wínes .v. sestras, ásete ðonne on háte sunnan . . . ðæt hit

sprǽc

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

Speech.speech, talking speech, the faculty of speaking skilful speech, speaking with art, eloquencewhat is said, a speech, saying, collection of words speech, language, talk, discourse, wordsa speech, languagespeech, e.g. to have speech of or with a person, conversation, consultation, conference, discussiona question, case that requires explanationa sentence, decision, agreement, termsa case, cause, suit, claimtalk about a person or thing, report, fame words denoting places where there is speakinglingua, loquelacolloquium, eloquium, ratio, judicium, consilium, senatus

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Th. 58, 7. Ídele sprǽce, Hy. 7, 108. of written words :-- For ðære gelícnisse his gelógodan sprǽce from the likeness to his style, Ælfc. T.

a-wisnian

(v.)
Grammar
a-wisnian, p. ade; pp. ad

To be dryto become drywizenarescere

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To be dry, to become dry, wizen; arescere Awisnade vel oferdrugade aruit, Lk. Lind. War. 8, 6

Bylges leg

(n.)
Grammar
Bylges leg, es; n. [Flor. Bililesleaga: Sim. Dun. Byligesleage: Hovd. Biligesleage]
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BISLEY, in Gloucestershire Hí cómon to Bylges lege they came to Bisley, Chr. 1055; Erl. 190, 15

efen-þrówian

(v.)
Grammar
efen-þrówian, p.ode ; pp. od

To suffer together, to compassionate, commiseratecompăti, commĭsĕrāri

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To suffer together, to compassionate, commiserate; compăti, commĭsĕrāri, Past. 16, 1; Hat. MS. 20 a, 25, 26

mægen-stán

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mægenstánes dæne, C. D. v. 45, 23. Anlang wæges ðǽm megenstáne, iii. 411, 21. Add

seócan

(v.)
Grammar
seócan, p. <b>seác.</b>
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To be ill Þysum cnihte seócendum (aegrotanti) and forneáh his ænde gelǽddum, Gr. D. 338, 24

un-wrǽne

(adj.)
Grammar
un-wrǽne, adj.

Not lustful

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Not lustful Lǽcedómas gif man wrǽne sié oþþe unwrǽne, Lchdm. ii. 14, 25: 144, 20

Linked entry: wrǽne

Gal-walas

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Hé hyne onsende Galwala mǽgðe þǽre ceastre þe ys nemned Limouex, Shrn. 98, 27. Add

gyrne

(adv.)
Grammar
gyrne, adv.

Earnestlyenixe

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Earnestly; enixe Hí gyrne cleopedon to Gode they earnestly cried to God, Chr. 1083; Erl. 217, 22

hærn

(n.)
Grammar
hærn, or hærne [?], es; m.n?

The braincerebrumcerebrum

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The brain It gæde ðe hærnes it went to the brains, Chr. 1137; Erl. 262, 6

smalian

(v.)
Grammar
smalian, p. ode

To become small, slender, etc. minoro

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To become small, slender, etc. Fram mettum smaligan to get slender by diet Lchdm. ii. 282, 29

HEÁH

(adj.)
Grammar
HEÁH, héh; adj.

HIGH, tall, lofty, sublime, haughtyaltus, excelsus, celsus, excellens, sublimis

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Th. i. 166, 18. Seó eádignes ðæs heán heáhengles tíd the blessedness of the festival of the great archangel, Blickl. Homl. 197, 4, 24. From stæþe heáum from the high shore, Exon. 106 a; Th. 405, 6; Rä. 23, 19.

Linked entries: héh heá heág

torr

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H. 207, 20) gelícnysse sumes scræfes, Hml. Th. i. 508, 17. <b>II a.</b> a tor :-- On eofede tor; of eofede torre on heán dúne, Cht. E. 266, 18

un-settan

(v.)

to displaceput down

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to displace, put down unsettanne (-setanne, Rush.) ad deponendum, Mk. Skt. Lind. 15, 36

defe

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Of þám þorne þǽre defe; of þǽre defe beorclíge, Cht. Crw. 25, 55

ge-þeódlǽcan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-þeódlǽcan, p. ge-þeódlǽhte
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To adhere, cleave to Ðá rihtan geðeódlǽhtun mé recti adheserunt mihi, Ps. L. 24, 21

Linked entry: -þeódlǽcan

grippan

(v.)
Grammar
grippan, p. de
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To seize Sóhton hine grioppanne (gigripanne,R.) querebant eum apprehendere, Jn. L. 7, 30

Linked entry: grípan

for-dilemengan

(v.)
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to dissemble, not to observe Ne fordilemenge man gyltas neque dissimulent peccata, Chrd. 18, 9