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smǽte

(adj.)
Grammar
smǽte, adj.

Refined, pure

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Refined, pure (of gold) Smaete gold obrizum, Wrt. Voc. ii. 115, 11. Smǽte obrizum 75, 72. Hié wurdan sóna tó ðam golde ðe man háteþ obritsum ðæt is smǽte gold Shrn. 32, 21. Smǽte gold ðæt in wylme biþ þurh ofnes fýr eall geclǽnsod Elen. Kmbl. 2616;El

ge-stælan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-stælan, p. de; pp. ed

To set up ⬩ put upon ⬩ impute ⬩ accuse ⬩ statuere ⬩ imponere in ⬩ imputare ⬩ arguere ⬩ accusare

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To set up, put upon, impute, accuse; statuere, imponere in, imputare, arguere, accusare Ge feor hafaþ fǽhþe gestæled and moreover [she] hath a deadly feud set up, Beo. Th. 2685; B. 1340. Ne mæg on me fácnes frum-bearn fyrene gestælan may not deceit's

ge-þingan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-þingan, p. -þang, pl. -þungon; pp. -þungen

To thrive ⬩ grow ⬩ become excellent

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To thrive, grow, become excellent Metode geþungon Abraham and Loth Abraham and Lot throve to the Lord [cf. ge-þeón], Cd. 82; Th. 103, 7; Gen. 1714: Bt. Met. Fox 1, 14; Met. 1, 7. Ǽghwæðer heora wæs ælþeódig ðǽr and hwæðere for heora lífes geearnunge

Linked entries: þingan þingian

hoh-

(adj.; prefix)
Grammar
hoh-, hog-ful; adj.

Mindful, ⬩ careful, ⬩ anxious, ⬩ wise, ⬩ prudent

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Mindful, careful, anxious, wise, prudent Ic nú on sibbe gesitte on mínne cynestól hohful embe ðæt hú ic his lof árǽre quiete pace perfruens, studiosus sollicite de laudibus Creatoris omnium occupor addendis, Chart. Th. 240, 8. Ðá wearþ ðæt mǽden mycclum

sweger

(n.)
Grammar
sweger, swegr, e; f.

A mother-in-law

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A mother-in-law Sueger socrus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 120, 68. Sweger, i. 52, 8. Sweger, swegr, Ælfc. Gr. 11; Zup. 79, 18. Swegr (suegir, Lind.) on hyre snore, and snoru on hyre swegere (swegre, MS. A., Rush.: suoegir. Lind.), Lk. Skt. 12, 53. Maria is Godfæder

Linked entry: sweór

scypen

(n.)
Grammar
scypen, e; f.

A shippen ⬩ a cow-house ⬩ stall

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A shippen [in some northern dialects; also pronounced shup'm (Cumberland)], a cow-house, stall Scypen bovile, Wrt. Voc. ii. 12, 72. Scipen, 126, 59: bostar vel boviale, i. 58, 25. Scepen, steal, vel fald bovile, stabulum, 15, 23. Ða þing tó begánne ðe

Linked entries: scepen scipen scoppa

ge-wil

(n.)
Grammar
ge-wil, -will, -wile, -wyle, es; n.
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A will, wish, pleasure; vŏluntas, arbitrium, vōtum Ne wend ðú ðé nó on ðæs folces unriht gewil turn thou not thyself to the unjust wish of the people, L. Alf. 41; Th. i. 54, 7: Hy. 7, 78; Hy. Grn. ii. 288, 78. On yfelra manna gewill according to the

Linked entries: ge-will ge-wile ge-wyle

Greátan leag

(n.)
Grammar
Greátan leag, leá, e; f.
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Probably Greatley, near Andover, Hants; Greatanleagensis Ealle ðis wæs gesetted on ðam miclan synoð æt Greátanleage, on ðam wæs se ærcebisceop Wulfhelme, mid eallum ðǽm æðelum mannum, and wiotan [and Æðelstáne cyninge] all this was established in the

Winter-fylleþ

(n.)

the month of October

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the month of October Bede, speaking of the months, says: Antiqui Anglorum populi... annum totum in duo tempora, hiemis et aestatis dispertiebant, sex menses... aestati tribuendo, sex reliquos hiemi; unde et mensem, quo hiemalia tempora incipiebant, Wintirfyllith

weód

(n.)
Grammar
weód, es; n. f. (?)

A useless or injurious plant, ⬩ a weed

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A useless or injurious plant, a weed Æceres weód, ðæt ðe bið on ofen ásend faenum agri, quod in clibanum mittitur Mt. Kmbl. 6, 30. Hwonan hæfð hit ðæt weód (zizania) ? Mt. Kmbl. Rush. 13, 27. Is áwriten ðæt hé séwe ðæt weód on ða gódan ǽceras Past. 47

a-lifian

(v.)
Grammar
a-lifian, p. ode; pp. od

To live ⬩ vivere

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To live; vivere He geþohte ðæt he wolde on fellenum gegyrelan ealle his dagas his lífes alifian he resolved that he would live all the days of his life in clothing of skins, Guthl. 4; Gdwin. 26, 13

Dona-feld

(n.)
Grammar
Dona-feld, gen. -feldes ; dat. -felde, -felda; m.

TANFIELD, near Ripon, Yorkshire ⬩ Campodōnum in agro Eboracensi

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TANFIELD, near Ripon, Yorkshire; Campodōnum in agro Eboracensi On Donafelda, dǽr wæs ðá cyninges botl, hét Eádwine ðǽr cyricean getimbrian in Campodōno, ubi tunc etiam villa rēgia erat, Æduīni rex fecit basĭlĭcam, Bd. 2, 14; S. 518, 17

Ellen-dún

(n.)
Grammar
Ellen-dún, Ellan-dún, e; f. [Flor. Ellandun, i. e. mons Eallæ: Will. Malm. Hellendune: Hunt. Elendune]

Allington, near Amesbury, Wilts ⬩ lŏci nōmen in agro Wiltoniensi

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Allington, near Amesbury, Wilts; lŏci nōmen in agro Wiltoniensi Hér gefeaht Ecgbryht cyning and Beornwulf cyning on Ellendúne [Ellandúne, Th. 111, 21, col. 2] in this year Egbert and Beornwulf fought at Allington, Chr. 823; Th. 110, 20

ellen-sióc

(adj.)
Grammar
ellen-sióc, adj. [sióc = seóc sick, diseased, infirm, languid]

Infirm or languid from want of strength ⬩ invălĭdus, dēbĭlis

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Infirm or languid from want of strength; invălĭdus, dēbĭlis Hwæðer he cwicne gemétte in ðam wongstede Wedra þeóden ellensiócne whether he should find the languid prince of the Goths alive on the field, Beo. Th. 5567; B. 2787

flét

(n.)
Grammar
flét, e; f.

Cream ⬩ skimming ⬩ curds ⬩ flos lactis ⬩ lactis crĕmor exemptus ⬩ coagŭlum

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Cream, skimming, curds; flos lactis, lactis crĕmor exemptus, coagŭlum Flét flos lactis, Cot. 37. Hwít sealt dó on reám oððe góde fléte put white salt into cream or good skimmings, L. M. 3, 10; Lchdm. ii. 314, 2

Linked entry: flýte

heofon-hám

(n.)
Grammar
heofon-hám, es; m.

A heavenly home ⬩ heaven

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A heavenly home, heaven On heofonháme in cælo, Ps. Th. 102, 18: 137, 6: 148, 4: Exon. 12 a; Th. 18, 33; Cri. 293. Ðú ðe heofonhámas healdest and wealdest qui habitas in cælo, Ps. Th. 122, 1

lǽwan

(v.)
Grammar
lǽwan, p. de

To betray

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To betray Ðonne lǽweþ bróðer óðerne hǽðnum on deáþ and sunu se lǽweþ his fæder then one brother shall betray another to the heathen to death, and a son he shall betray his father, Blickl. Homl. 171, 21

mixen-plante

(n.)
Grammar
mixen-plante, an; f.

The mixer-plant ⬩ solanum nigrum ⬩ morella minor ⬩ night-shade

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The mixer-plant; 'solanum nigrum, which is morella minor, and is often found on mixens. Otherwise night-shade,' Lchdm. iii. 338, col. 2 Of ðære wyrte ðe man háteþ myxenplante, L. M. 1, 58; Lchdm. ii. 128, 23

Linked entry: plante

óþ-cirran

(v.)
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to turn away, be perverted Gif sóðfæstra þurh myrrelsan mód ne óþcyrreþ (neod cyrreþ, MS. ) if by seduction the mind the mind of the righteous is not perverted Exon. Th. 262, 26; Jul. 338. Cf. on-cirran; intrans

ge-sécan

Grammar
ge-sécan, <b>; II c.</b>
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add: (c α) where the subject is a thing Bið him leófre ꝥ hine geséce ǽlc þǽra yfela þe ǽfre on helle sý, and hine ǽlc ýð geséce ... and hine ǽlc tor geséce ... Verc. Först. 94, 3-13