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Babilónisc

(adj.)
Grammar
Babilónisc, def. se Babilónisca, seó, ðæt Babilónisce; adj.

Babylonish ⬩ Babylōnĭcus

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Babylonish; Babylōnĭcus Dóhtor, seó Babilónisce wræcce [MS. babilonisca wræcca] filia Babilonis misera, Ps. Lamb. 136, 8

DEÁD

(adj.)
Grammar
DEÁD, def. se deáda; seó, ðæt deáde; adj.

DEAD ⬩ mortuus

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DEAD; mortuus Lazarus ys deád Lazarus mortuus est, Jn. Bos. 11, 14: Mt. Bos. 9, 24: Jud. 3, 25: Elen. Kmbl. 1761; El. 882: Bco. Th. 939; B. 467: Exon. 126 b; Th. 487, 19; Rä. 73, 4. Næs ðǽr nán þing deád of ðám nec erat quidquam mortuum de his, Ex. 9

Linked entry: déd

DIM

(adj.)
Grammar
DIM, def. se dimma, seó, ðæt dimme; adj.
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DIM, dark, obscure, hidden; obscūrus, tenebrōsus Ðes wída grund stód deóp and dim this wide abyss stood deep and dim, Cd. 5; Th. 7, 12; Gen. 105: 24; Th. 30, 36; Gen. 478. Nǽnegum þuhte dæg on þonce, gif sió dimme niht ǽr ofer eldum egesan ne brohte

ge-fæd

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-fæd, adj. [ge-fadian to set in order]

Orderly ⬩ dispŏsĭtus

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Orderly; dispŏsĭtus Ðæt preósta gehwilc to sinoþe hæbbe gefædne man to cnihte that every priest at the synod have an orderly man for servant, L. Edg. C. 4; Th. ii. 244, 14

on-týnness

Grammar
on-týnness,
Dele, and see <b>on-tygness.</b>

be-sellan

(v.)
Grammar
be-sellan, p. -sealde, -salde, pl. -sealdon, -saldon; pp. -seald [be by, about, sellan to give]

To surround, bring on ⬩ circumdare, obducere

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To surround, bring on; circumdare, obducere Sinnihte beseald surrounded with perpetual night, Cd. 2; Th. 3, 27; Gen. 42

Linked entry: be-seald

FǼGE

(adj.)
Grammar
FǼGE, def. se fǽga, seó, ðæt fǽge; comp. -ra; sup. -est; adj.

fated, doomed, destined ⬩ prŏpĕræ morti dēvōtus, cui mors immĭnet ⬩ dead, killed, slain ⬩ mortuus, occīsus ⬩ accursed, condemned ⬩ execrātus, damnātus

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fated, doomed, destined; prŏpĕræ morti dēvōtus, cui mors immĭnet Æt fótum feóll fǽge cempa the fated warrior fell at his feet, Byrht. Th. 135, 17; By. 119 : Exon. 89 a; Th. 335, 2; Gn. Ex. 27. Næs ic fǽge ðá gyt I was not yet doomed, Beo. Th. 4289; B

hind-fald

Grammar
hind-fald, híne. The word seems constructed as a nominative to the genitive hína (from hígna).
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Dele the bracket:

sǽd-berende

(adj.)
Grammar
sǽd-berende, In a legend of the Holy Cross Seth is represented as bringing seeds from Paradise, whither he had been sent by Adam: Seth, ita edoctus ab angelo cum uellet discedere, dedit ei angelus tria grana pomi illius, de quo manducauerat pater eius dicens ei: 'Infra triduum cum ad patrem tuum redieris ipse exspirabit. Haec tria grana infra eius linguam pones, &amp;c.' If the poet of the Genesis knew such a legend it might have suggested the epithet he applied to Seth. v. Mod. Lang. Rev. vi. 200. See, too, C. M. 1365
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His leue Seth toke of cherubyn, and þre curnels he ȝaf to hym whiche of ꝥ tre he nam ꝥ his fadir eet of Adam

ing

(n.)
Grammar
ing, the name of the nasal guttural ᛜ ng, in the Runic alphabet. In the Gothic the name seems to have been iggws, see Zacher, Das Gothische Alphabet, p. 3.
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In the Runic poem 22 ; Kmbl. 343, 27 it is taken as the name of a prince of the East Danes Ing wæs ǽrest mid Eást Denum gesewen secgum ; óþ hé siððan eft ofer wǽg gewát. Ðus heardingas ðone hæle nemdon. This name [cf. Gothic form] may be the same as

endlyfta

(n.; num.; adj.)
Grammar
endlyfta, ændlyfta, ællyfta; seó, ðæt, -e; adj.

The eleventh ⬩ undĕcĭmus

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The eleventh; undĕcĭmus On ðam endlyftan mónþe undĕcĭmo mense, Deut. 1, 3. Endlyfta ðæra tăcna ys geháten áquārius the eleventh of the signs is called ăquārius, Bd. de nat. rerum; Wrt. popl. science 7, 9; Lchdm. iii. 246, 3

Linked entry: ændlyfta

feówerteóða

(n.; num.; adj.)
Grammar
feówerteóða, m; seó, ðæt, feówerteóðe, f. n; adj.

The fourteenth ⬩ quartus dĕcĭmus

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The fourteenth; quartus dĕcĭmus Se wæs feówerteóða fram Agusto ðam Cásere who was the fourteenth from Augustus Cæsar, Bd. 1, 4; S. 475, 27. Ðæs feówerteóðan dæges of the fourteenth day, Ex. 12, 18. On ðam feówerteóðan dæge quarta dĕcĭma die, Lev. 23,

flód-weg

(n.)
Grammar
flód-weg, es; m.

A flood-way ⬩ watery way ⬩ the sea ⬩ mărīna via ⬩ măre

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A flood-way, watery way, the sea; mărīna via, măre Sǽmen fóron flódwege the seamen went on the sea, Cd. 147; Th. 184, 12; Exod. 106. Fór flódwegas went the watery ways, Exon. 109b; Th. 418, 2; Rä. 37, 9: 82a; Th. 309, 4; Seef. 52

rest

Grammar
rest, [In Bl. H. 11, 16, 19 the word seems to be of the weak declension.]
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Add [Niht]licere ræste nocturnae quieti ł somno, An. Ox. 2197. add Þín gást bið on heofonum, and þín rest ne losað nǽfre on worulde, Hml. S. 15, 67. Hé æfter þám gereordum ræste séceð, dýgle stówe under dúnscræfum, Pa. 36. Ðeáh þe þá rícestan hátan

CWIC

(adj.)
Grammar
CWIC, cwyc, cwuc, cuc; def. se cwica, seó, ðæt cwice; adj.

Alive, QUICK ⬩ vivus, vivax

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His is mycel sǽ, ðǽr is unrim cwycra his is the great sea, where is a countless number of things alive, Ps. Th. 103, 24.

Linked entries: cucon cucu cwicen cwicu cuic cweoc cwicu cwuc cwyc cuc

a-séngan

(v.)
Grammar
a-séngan, for a-sénian [a, sénian to see]

To shew ⬩ discover ⬩ manifest ⬩ manifestare ⬩ perspicuum facere

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To shew, discover, manifest; manifestare, perspicuum facere Ðe ic aséngan ne mæg which I may not discover, Exon. 70 a ; Th. 261, 11; Jul. 313

deáhl

(adj.)
Grammar
deáhl, [ = deágol]; def. se deáhla; seó, ðæt deáhle; adj.

Dark, secret ⬩ obscūrus, secrētus

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Dark, secret; obscūrus, secrētus Ðære deáhlan neahte of the dark night, Bd. 2, 6; S. 508, 13

þegnisc

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
þegnisc, (? cf. -ska nouns in Icelandic(?); or see þegnest(?))
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service Þat sáwulgesceot sceulon ða canonicas habban, and swilce þénisce dón for hig swilce hig ágon tó dóne, Chart. Th. 609, 16

Linked entry: þénisc

sliht

(n.)
Grammar
sliht, sleaht, sleht, slieht, sliét, slyht (see the cpds.), es; m.

a striking of coin ⬩ a stroke, flash of lightning ⬩ slaughter, death by violence ⬩ the deadly stroke of disease ⬩ what is to be killed, animals for slaughter ⬩ a blow, mortal blow; stamp, coining ⬩ strages, occisio ⬩ mowing ; striking of an instrument

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a striking of coin Similar entries v. pening-sliht a stroke, flash of lightning Similar entries v. líget-sliht slaughter, death by violence Ðes sliht haec caedes Ælfc. Gr. 9, 27; Zup. 53, 4. Æt eallum slyht[e?] and æt ealre ðære hergunge ðe ǽr ðam gedón

Linked entries: slæht eorþ-slihtes hand-sliht sleht

berðen

(n.)
Grammar
berðen, e; f.

A burthen ⬩ load ⬩ sarcina

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A burthen, load; sarcina Seám vel berðen sarcina, Wrt. Voc. 16, 27

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