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ge-liger

(n.)
Grammar
ge-liger, es; n.

A lying withfornicationadulteryconcŭbĭtusconjŭgiumfornicātioadultērium

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A lying with, fornication, adultery; concŭbĭtus, conjŭgium, fornicātio, adultērium He sǽde ðæt his nama wǽre spiritus fornicationis ðæt is dernes geligeres gást he said that his name was spiritus fornicationis, that is, spirit of fornication, Shrn. 52

strangung

(n.)
Grammar
strangung, e; f.
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Ðæt lyft gesceóp tó úres lífes strangunge, Hexam. 4; Norm. 8, 17. vigor Helias lyfaþ git on líchaman mid langsumre strangunge. Homl. Skt. i. 18, 275. v. ge-strangung; strangian

under-feng

(n.)
Grammar
under-feng, es; m.

Undertakingacceptance

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Undertaking, acceptance Ðýlæs for ðý underfenge (the undertaking the office of teacher) his eáðmódnesse forlǽte, oððe eft his líf sié ungelíc his ðénunga, oððe tó ðríste and tó stíð sié for ðý underfenge his láreówdómes ne aut humilitas accessum

un-girwan

(v.)
Grammar
un-girwan, -girian; p. -girwde, -girede

To stripdivest

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To strip, divest gewlitegaþ and gegeraþ æalle gesceafta and æft ungewliteaþ and ungeraþ, Shrn. 198, 13. Gúðlác hine sylfne ungyrede, Guthl. 16; Gdwin. 68, 16. hine ungyrede ðæs godcundan mægenþrymmes, Blickl. Homl. 103, 2.

á-clǽnsian

(v.)
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A. 142, 110. to remove impurity from an object Ðá nebcorn of ðám andwlitan áclǽnsað, Lch. i. 348, 26

á-gíta

Grammar
á-gíta, -giéta.
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MS.) his góda and wilnað mid ðý geearnian ðone hlísan ðæt sié rúmgiful saepe se effusio sub appellatione largitatis occultat , Past. 148, 6.

Linked entries: á-giéta gítav

be-hóf

(n.)
Grammar
be-hóf, es; n.
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behoof, need, use ꝥ ǽnne scylling hæfde tó his ágenum behófe (nytte,v. l.) ut unum solidum in expensis propriis haberet, Gr. D. 158, 23.

Linked entry: -hóf

bisene

(adj.)
Grammar
bisene, adj.

Blind

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Blind On þǽre tíde wæs bysne (bysene, v. l.); þá sealde Drihten him gesyhðe, Gr. D. 275, 3. He áwrít róde tácen ofer þæs bysenan (blindan, v. l. ) mannes eágan, and seó nine þǽre blindnysse gewát fram hám eágum, 77, 28.

eardung-hús

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funde áne wéste stówe, in þǽre him sylfum geworhte tela unmycel eardunghús, Gr. D. 201, 5. Eádig þú eart, Maria, for ðan on þínum móde þú gearwodest Drihtnes eardunghús, Hml. A. 133, 574. Add

for-cúþlic

(adj.)
Grammar
for-cúþlic, adj.

infamousignominiousignobledespicabledisgracefulworthlesspoorbad

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cwæþ ꝥ him forcúþlic þúhte, ꝥ se án Iudéisca hine forsáwe, Hml. A. 98, 196. Forcúþlic absurdum, An. Ox. 2081. worthless, poor, bad. Similar entries v. for-cúþ (3 b) On þám horse þe mihte findan forcúþlocost on þám mynstre, Gr. D. 34, 10

Linked entry: cúþ-lic

for-spildan

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Ðæt forspilde ( perdat ) gemynd heara, Ps. Srt. 33, 17. soeceð forspildan ( perdere ) hine, 36, 32. Add

ge-spanan

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Voc. ii. 45, 15. in a good sense Ðæt ðá medwiisan tó máran angienne mid ðǽre líðelican bisnunga gespóne quatenus hebetes ad majora conscendere imitatio blanda suaderet, Past. 205, 18. in a bad or an indifferent sense gespeón him tó ealle Kentingas

méd

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Swá hwæt swá begit his swinces tó médes, 36, 43. v. mǽþ-, weorold-méd. Add

réceleáslíce

(adv.)
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Swá hwilc man swá Godes weorc clǽnlíce and behogodlíce wirceð, bið écelíce gehealden. Sé þe hit réceleáslíce and unclǽnlíce wyrceð, bið áwyrged intó helle, Hml. A. 168, 121. Add

seax

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Ðá gesæt (Cuthbert) æt mýsan, micclum onbryrd beseah tó heofonum, and his sex áwearp (cultellus quem tenebat decidit in mensam, Vit. Cuth. c. 34), Hml. Th. ii. 150, 23. v. ǽder-, græf-, mete-, wíngeard-, writ-seax

stalu

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Add Gehwylce wyrte, þe ǽr mid stale (furto) gewilnode, him sealde, Gr. D. 25, 16. <b>I a.</b> a particular instance of theft :-- Gyf ðú ǽnig ðing ðisse stale wite oððe gewita wǽre, Ll. Lbmn. 415, 24.

rúm-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
rúm-líc, adj.

gracious, liberal, benignliberal, abundant, plentiful

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Se ðe mid fódan ðære upplícan lufe biþ gefylled, biþ swilce sý mid rúmlícum mettum gemæst, Homl. Th. i. 522, 32.. Similar entries v. next word (rúmlíce)

æf-weard

absens

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ðá word ðára æfweardra swá geara wiste swá ðára andweardra, Guth. 70, 4: Gr. D. 311, 1. sægde ðá æfweardan þing andweardum mannum praesentibus absentia nuntiare coepit, 126, 11: Guth. 86, 9. Add

Linked entry: -weard

ǽrendung

carrying a message, acting as an emisarya message, an errand

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Ben. 50, 13. a message, an errand Ðæt wæs hræd ǽrendraca; sé tylode tó secganne hys ǽrndunge ǽr ðon ðé lyfde, Shrn, 95, 21

wind-gerest

(n.)
Grammar
wind-gerest, e; f.

A windy resting-place (?)a hall open to the winds (?)

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gesyhð sorhcearig on his suna búre wínsele wéstne, windgereste (wind gereste, MS. : windge reste, Grein) he sees the hall deserted, the resting-place of men open to the winds (? For the hall as a sleeping-place, cf.