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rihtlíce

(adv.)
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Add Þá ðe rihtlíce healdað hyra ǽwe, and on álýfedum tíman hǽmed begáð, Hml, Th. i. 148, 21. of direction, directly Ðá áxode ic hwilc se wæg wǽre þe tó Iordane þǽre eá rihtlícost gelǽdde, Hml. S. 23 b, 494

róse

Grammar
róse, l. (?) rose,
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and add Rose rosa, An. Ox. 56, 428. On hrosan brǽðe stýmende, Hml. Th. ii. 136, 29. Rosan ( rosam ) gesihð strengþa getácnað, Lch. iii. 210, 13. Wé onféngon þǽre rosena swæc, Angl. viii. 299, 44. Mid reádum rosum, An. Ox. 4509

wela

Grammar
wela, <b>. II.</b>
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Sume hé bereáfaþ hiora welan swíþe hraþe þæs ðe hí ǽrest gesǽlige weorþaþ, þý lǽs hí for longum gesǽþum hí tó úp áhæbben, and ðonan on oferméttum weorðen quosdam remordet, ne longa felicitate luxurient, Bt. 39, II; F. 228, , 22. Add

be-fón

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add : (1 a) with a non-material object Of manegum myngungum wé beféngun ( perstringimus) feáwa, Chrd. 8, 19. (1 f) to ensnare, entrap :-- Þá sendon hí tó him sume . . . ꝥ hí beféngon (caperent ) hine on his worde, Mk. 12, 13

un-witod

(adj.)
Grammar
un-witod, un-wiotod; adj.

Uncertain

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Uncertain Unwuted incertus, Rtl. 6, 5: 106, 15. Wel mon sceal wine healdon on wega gehwylcum; oft mon féreþ feor bí túne, ðǽr him wát freónd unwiotodne (where he cannot look for a friend), Exon. Th. 342, 23; Gn. Ex. 146

út-lende

(adj.)
Grammar
út-lende, adj.

Foreignstrangenot native

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Foreign, strange, not native Útlende ic eom and ælðeódig advena ego sum et peregrinus, Ps. Spl. 38, 17. Iacob útlænde (accola) wæs on eorðan Cham, 104, 21. Hé mǽnde be his feóndum ǽgðer ge inlendum ge útlendum, Ps. Th. 2, arg

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fyll-nis

Grammar
fyll-nis, -ness.

completeness, abundance

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Add: completeness, abundance On Críste ánum is ealles siges fylnes þurhtogen, Bl. H. 179, 7. Of fyllnisse his alle wé onféngon uuldor de plenitudine ejus omnes accepimus gratiam, Jn. L. R. 1, 16. Fylnysse liberalitate, gratia, An. Ox. 7, 228

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gabote

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Gabutan (gauutan, Corp. Gl. H. 87, 27, and see note on the word at p. xlii where the following Latin glosses are quoted, 'parapsis, gabata vel catinum' 'pisi, gavata (v. l. gabata) vel patina') parabsides, Ep. Gl. 18 f, 25. Add

gánian

(v.)
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Substitute Þeáh þe mé synfulra múðas on gánian quia os peccatoris super me apertum est, Ps. Th. 108, 1 Gángende múþe hiulco rostra Wrt. Voc. ii. 79, 34. Gániende, oscitantes 65, 1. Gánigende þrotbollan hiulcas gurguliones, An. Ox. 8, 190

gyfu

(n.)
Grammar
gyfu, e; gen. pl. -ena; f.

A giftgracedonumgratia

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A gift, grace; donum, gratia Gyfu gif hwylc is of me donum quodcumque ex me, Mk. Bos. 7, 11. Godes gyfu wæs on him gratia Dei erat in illo, Lk. Bos. 2, 40; Cd. 212; Th. 262, 5; Dan. 739

Horsa

(n.)
Grammar
Horsa, an; m.
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Horsa On hiera dagum Hengest and Horsa gesóhte Bretene, Chr. 449; Erl. 12, 1. Hér Hengest and Horsa fuhton wið Wyrtgeorne ðam cyninge in ðære stówe ðe is gecueden Agælesþrep and his bróður Horsan man ofslóg, 455; Erl. 12, 13

ofer-willan

(v.)

to boil so that a liquid is reduced in quantityto overboil, boil too much

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to boil so that a liquid is reduced in quantity Oferwylle óþ ðone þriddan dǽle, Lchdm. ii. 216, 3, 4: 228, 18: 238, 10. to overboil, boil too much Nim ðæt wæter ðe pyosan wǽran on gesodene oferwilleda, 286, 29

Créce

(n.)
Grammar
Créce, gen. a; dat. um; pl. m.

The Greeks Græci

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The Greeks; Græci He belytegade ealle Créce on his geweald he allured all the Greeks into his power Ors. 3, 7; Bos. 59, 39, 40. Philippus alýfde eallum Crécum Philip gave leave to all the Greeks 3, 7; Bos. 61, 42

ge-teóþian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-teóþian, p. ode; pp. od

To tithegive a tenth part

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To tithe, give a tenth part Ic ealle ða landáre ðe ic on Angla þeóde hæfde Gode into hálgan stówon geteóðode I gave a tenth part of all my landed property to God for holy places, Chart. Th. 116, 27

hlanc

(adj.)
Grammar
hlanc, adj.

Lank, lean, gaunt

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Lank, lean, gaunt: — Ðæs se hlanca gefeah wulf in walde at that rejoiced the gaunt wolf in the wood, Judth. 11; Thw. 24, 25; Jud. 205. Swá ðú on hrime setest hlance cylle sicut uter in pruina, Ps. Th. 118, 83

hlytm

(n.)

a parting or deciding by lot, an arranging of shares

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a parting or deciding by lot, an arranging of shares Næs ðá on hlytme hwá ðæt hord strude the part of each in despoiling the hoard was not carefully allotted [each took what he could ], Beo. Th. 6243; B. 3126

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toll-sceamol

(n.)
Grammar
toll-sceamol, es; m.

A seat where a receiver of toll sits, a place for receiving contributions

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A seat where a receiver of toll sits, a place for receiving contributions Hé geseah ǽnne man sittende æt tollsceamule (in teloneo), Mt. Kmbl. 9, 9. Ðæt folc hyra feoh torfude on ðone tollsceamul (in gazophilacium), Mk. Skt. 12, 41, 43

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swenc

(n.)
Grammar
swenc, es; m.

Trial, tribulation, affliction

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Trial, tribulation, affliction In niðrung ł in suoenc deáðes in damnationem mortis, Lk. Skt. Lind. 24, 20. On swencum (suoenccum, Lind.: geswincum, W. S.) ł costungum mínum in temtationibus meis, Rush. 22, 28. In suoencum in tribulationibus, Rtl. 184

tún-weg

(n.)
Grammar
tún-weg, es; m.

A road on a túna private road

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A road on a tún, a private road Ealles hereweg publica via, tuunweg privata via, Wrt. Voc. i. 37, 39-40. Tó túnweges ende, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. v. 281, 21. Ðǽr túnwegas út sceótaþ . . . þurh ðone tún, vi. 235, 6

síþ

(n.)
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síþ, es ; m.
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going, journeying, travel Síþes ámyrred hindered from going, Cd. Th. 24, 16 ; Gen. 378. Síþes wérig weary of swimming, Beo. Th. 1162 ; B. 579. Síþes sǽne slow in travelling, Apstls. Kmbl. 67 ; Ap. 34. Ne æt hám ne on síþe ne on ǽnigre stówe neither

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