waefer-sín
A sight ⬩ show ⬩ spectacle
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A sight, show, spectacle Wæfersýn spectaculum, Wrt. Voc. i. 55, 44. Ðæt ic him wæfersýn wǽre factus sum illis in parabolam, Ps. Th. 68, 11. Ond swá micel wundor and wæfersién wæs mínes weoredes on fægernisse fuitque inter uarietates spectaculorum in
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CEALF
A CALF ⬩ vitulus, vitula
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A CALF; vitulus, vitula He genam án fætt cealf tulit vitulum tenerrimum, Gen. 18, 7. He ofslóh án fæt celf occidit vitulum saginatum, Lk. Foxe 15, 27. Ne onfó ic ná of eówrum húse cealfas non accipiam de domo tua vitulos, Ps. Th. 49, 10. Ðæt hálige cealf
fromlíce
Strongly ⬩ stoutly ⬩ boldly ⬩ strenuously ⬩ promptly ⬩ speedily ⬩ audācĭter ⬩ strēnue ⬩ prŏpĕre
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Strongly, stoutly, boldly, strenuously, promptly, speedily; audācĭter, strēnue, prŏpĕre Gáþ fromlíce ðæt gé guþfreán gylp forbégan go boldly that ye may bow the warrior's pride! Andr. Kmbl. 2666; An. 1334: 2366; An. 1184: Judth. 10; Thw. 22, 1; Jud.
here-teám
plundering ⬩ spoiling ⬩ devastation ⬩ taking part in a 'here,' ⬩ what is got by an army ⬩ plunder ⬩ booty ⬩ spoil
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plundering, spoiling, devastation, taking part in a 'here,' i. e, a predatory band of more than thirty-five members [v. here] Se ðe hereteáme betogen sý he who is accused of taking part in a 'here,' L. In. 15; Th. i. 112, 2, MS. H. Heardlíc hereteám
íg
An island
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An island Wulf is on iége ic on óðerre fæst is ðæt églond fenne biworpen sindon wælreówe weras ðǽr on íge the wolf is on one island, I on another; closely is that island surrounded with fen, fierce men are there on the island, Exon. 100 b; Th. 380, 6
Scot-land
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Ireland, where the Scottas lived before migrating to the country now called Scotland On westende ( of Europe ) is Scotland, Ors. 1, 1; Swt. 8, 27. Án diácon wearð forþféred on Sceot*-*lande (cf. an Scotta eálonde, 215, 21), and ðæs diácones nama wæs
ge-héran
To hear ⬩ audīre
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To hear; audīre Ic ne sceal ǽfre gehéran ðære byrhtestan béman stefne I shall never hear the brightest trumpet's sound, Cd. 216; Th. 275, 14; Sat. 171 : 220; Th. 284, 27; Sat. 328. Ic gehére helle scealcas grundas mǽnan I hear hell's ministers bemoaning
stillan
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to become still or calm Ðá stylde se storm sóna, and seó sǽ wearð eft smylte, Shrn. 147, 9. Se æðeling hét streám*-*fare stillan, stormas restan, Andr. Kmbl. 3150 ; An. 1578 : Salm. Kmbl. 796 ; Sal. 397. to make still or calm, to still, pacify, appease
ceafl
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Þý fǽcnan ceafle strophoso rictu (carpere), Wrt. Voc. ii. 89, 66. Háwa hwæþer his ceaflas sín tóswollene, Lch. iii. 140, 8. Ceafla faucium, An. Ox. 3575. Grǽdigum ceaflum (faucibus), 838. Mid deórenum ceaflum ferinis rictibus, 3342: 1478. Ceaflum (ceaclum
citel
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Cetil caccabum, Wrt. Voc. ii. 102, 40: caldaria, 103, 21: enum, 107, 24. Cetel caldaria, 127, 53. Citel, 13, 53: cacabum, 7: enum, 29, 35. Lytel cytel lebes, 54, 18. Olla aenea cytel; sed ideo additus aenea quia est et olla fictilis, id est crocca,
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eornostlíce
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Add: adv. Eornestlíce serio, An. Ox. 2, 116. Eornnestlíce, 2891. Wiðstandaþ þám eornostlíce (georne, v. l.) strange on geleáfan, Hml. A. 52, 56. (adverbial) conj. Sume (conjunctions) sind gecwedene rationales . . . ergo, igitur . . . tulit ergo Dominus
fana
a flag ⬩ fane
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Add: a flag Pater Noster hafað gyldene fonan, and seó fone is mid .xii. godwebbum útan ymbhangen, Sal. K. 152, 17. Fanan uexillo, An. Ox, 4804. Fanan labara, 1762. [v. N. E. D. fane a banner.] Similar entries v. wind-fana. fane, flower de luce Fana
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for-liger
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Forligr fornicatio, Scint. 86, 17. Forligref[s ?] fornicationis, 57, 4. Forligres, 88, 5. Forligeris prostibuli, fornicationis, Hpt. Gl. 435, 42. Forligeres, hǽmedes, An. Ox. 4219. Fúles forligeres lupanaris incesti, 4221. Forligres, 2, 307. Forlegores
ge-þingan
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Add: [a strong pp. seems to occur in Gr. D. 206, 15.] to appoint to an office Hraðe sóna wæs æfter mundgripe méce geþinged þæt hit sceáden mǽl scýran móste, cwealmbealu cýðan, B. 1938. to assign an office to a person Seó heordelice gýming tó þám beran
ge-wítigian
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Add: to declare, make known Ðerh ðǽra táceno ædeáwnise mið ðý genítgade Críst per signorum experimenta promens Christum, Jn. p. 2, 1. Án gedæfneð ꝥte sié deád for ðǽm folce gewítgade unum debere mori pro populo prophetizat, 6, 11. Gewítga ( prophetizo
ge-týn
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Take here ge-týan and ge-týdan in Dict., and add: p. -týde, -tydde; pp. -týd, -tydd Tó þǽm ꝥ hé ús getýde tó eádmódnysse wege ut nos ad viam humilitatis instrueret, Gr. D. 59, 30. Ðeáh hine ðá brocu getýn and gelǽren, Past. 35, 12. Wæs se blaca Heáwold
hrǽw
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Add: A living body Sceal þín hrá dǽlan . . . Hié þín feorh ne magon deáðe gedǽlan, An. 954: 1033. a dead body, corpse Eálá þú earma líchama, nú þú scealt gewurðan tó fúlan hrǽwe and wyrmum tó mete, Wlfst. 141, 1. Rǽwe (reáwe, Hpt. Gl. 441, 14) cadaueri
nosu
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Dele 'also an', and add: a nostril; pl. the nostrils, nose 'Ðín nosu is swelce se torr on Libano. 'Ðæt is ðæt wé oft gestincað mid úrum nosum ðæt wé mid úrum eágum gesión ne magon. Mid ðǽm nosum (per nasum) wé tósceádað góde stincas and yfele. Hwæt is
tácn
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Add Þá þá tácna on sǽlicum strandum mearcode cum (patibuli) signacula in glarigeris sulcaret litoribus, An. Ox. 2490. <b>III a.</b> add :-- Táncna (prophetica) signa, An. Ox. 2618. <b>III b.</b> add :-- Pyles tácen is þæt þú mid
æf-wirdla
Dispendium, i. damnum, impedimentum, defectio, periculum, detrimentum
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Dispendium, i. damnum, impedimentum, defectio, periculum, detrimentum æfwerdla, wonung, wom, wana, vel hénþa, Wrt. Voc. ii. 140, 68. Æfwyrdlan dispendio, An. Ox. 353: detrimentum, i. contemtum, 452: jacturam, Wrt. Voc. ii. 43, 67. Ðæt hé him ðæs befæstan
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