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plætt

(n.)
Grammar
plætt, a sounding blow, a smack : in the compound
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eár-plætt Drihten ús sealde hǽlu þurh ðám eárplættum, Homl. Th. ii. 248, 25

Linked entries: eár-plætt spor-plætt

un-lácnod

(adj.)
Grammar
un-lácnod, adj.

Uncured

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Uncured Hé hæfð on his nebbe opene wunde unlácnode, Past. 9; Swt. 61, 4

Linked entries: lácnian un-gelácnod

ge-gearwian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-gearwian, <b>;
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</b> add Hyt þá hǽle gegearwað, Lch. i. 122, 9

ofer-fléwedness

(n.)
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superfluity Hǽra hí áweg dón oferfléwednysse pilorum euellant superfluitatem, Angl. xiii. 408, 611

Linked entry: fléwedness

twégen

(n.; num.; adj.)
Grammar
twégen, (twegen? In the later MSS. of the Gospels tweigen and twegen are found, but ei may represent earlier e, e. g. weig, Lk. 1, 79, eige, 2, 9; or é, e. g. wreigende, 23, 10, wreigeð, 23, 14: Layamon has tweiȝe, tweien: in the Ormulum the form is tweȝȝen); m.: twá, twuá; f.: tú, tuu, twá; n.: gen. twéga, twégea, tweágea, twíga, twégera, twégra (later Gospels have tweigre, tweire); dat. twám, twǽm Besides these West Saxon are the following forms, nom. acc. twǽgen, twœgen, tuoegi, tuoege, tuóge, tuoe, tué; m.: f. tuoege: gen. tuoega, tuoe, twégen, tuoegara, twoegra, tuoera.

Two ⬩ absolutely ⬩ distributively

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Two. used adjectivally Tuégen stridi passus, Txts. 85, 1510. Twégen (twǽgen, MS. E.) aldormen, Chr. 822; Erl. 62, 12. Twégen englas, Gen. 19, 1. Óþre twégen sealmas, R. Ben. 37, 11. Twǽgen míne mégas, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. i. 310, 23. Twoegen gibróþæra, Txts

Linked entries: tú tuu twá

cíp-lic

(adj.)
Grammar
cíp-lic, adj.
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For sale þes sáwle his cýplice hæfð hic animam suam uenalem habet, Scint. 98, 17

sumer-bóc

(n.)
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a lectionary for the summer Brihtríc hæfð . . . .i. mæssebóc and winterrǽdingbóc and sumerbóc, Nap. 60

leornung-mann

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Þæs láreówes hǽs and þæs leornincgmannes weorc, R. Ben. 20, 6. Þæra fíf bóca andgit geopenode se Ælmihitiga Láreów his leorningmannum, Hml. Th. ii. 396, 12. Add

for-lure

(v.)
Grammar
for-lure, 2nd sing. p. of for-leósan: for-lure would lose,
  • Chr. 81
    • ;
  • Erl. 8, 4: Past. 7, 1
    • ;
  • Hat. MS. 12 a. 5
    • ;
p. subj. of for-leósan.

hast lost ⬩ didst lose

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hast lost, didst lose. Exon. 28 a; Th. 85, 30; Cri. 1399;

célan

(v.)
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Seó ádl mid cealdum þingum biþ tó célanne ... scealt þú ǽrest þá hǽto célan midcellendre, Lch. ii. 82, 3-6

ge-lífen

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-lífen, adj.
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Having permission, excused Hæfe mec giléfenne (-léfen, L.) habe me excusatum, Lk. R. 14, 19

Linked entry: ge-léfen

on-fónd

(n.)
Grammar
on-fónd, es; m.

One who undertakes or supports

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One who undertakes or supports Onfónd mínre hǽle susceptor salutis meae, Ps. Lamb. 88, 27

Linked entries: fóend on-fón

stǽr

(n.)
Grammar
stǽr, stér, steór, es; n.
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A history; historia Tó eallum ðe ðis ylce stǽr becyme úres cynnes tó rǽdanne omnes ad quos haec eadem historia pervenire poterit nostrae nationis legentes, Bd. pref.; S. 472, 33. Ðæt getæl ðæs hálgan stǽres and spelles ...

hleówan

(v.)
Grammar
hleówan, hleón, hlýwan; p. de.

to make warm, ⬩ cherish, ⬩ protect, ⬩ shelter ⬩ to become warm

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to make warm, cherish, protect, shelter Ðære sunnan hǽto ðe ðás eorðan hlýweþ the heat of the sun which warms this earth, Blickl. Homl. 51, 21. Wudubearwas eorþwelan hleóþ [cf. holtes hleó; or is rén the subject of the verb?]

Linked entry: hleón

batian

(v.)
Grammar
batian, p. ode.

to get better

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Grasu . . . sumu neát batigað fore, sumu cuelað herbae, quae haec animalia nutriunt, alia occidunt, Past. 173, 20

ge-ǽwirdlian

(v.)
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to injure Se líg and seó hǽte monine mann swíðe geǽwerdledan, Bd. 3, 16; Sch. 266, 26

Linked entries: -wirdlian -ǽwirdlian

mylen-weard

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Gif hé smeáwyrhtan hæfd, ðám hé sceal tó tólan fylstan: mylewerde, sútere . . . Angl. ix. 263, 18. Add

scering

(n.)
Grammar
scering, e; f.
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Shaving Scerincge þénuncge hǽra hí áweg dón oferfléwednysse rasurę officio pilorum euellant superfluitate, Angl. xiii. 408, 610

fellen

(adj.)
Grammar
fellen, adj. [fel skin]

Made of skins ⬩ pellĭceus

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Fellen hæt a hat made of skin, a felt hat; gălērus vel pīleus, Ælfc. Gl. 18; Som. 58, 111; Wrt. Voc. 22, 26

cælic

(n.)
Grammar
cælic, es; m.

A cup, chalice, goblet ⬩ calix

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A cup, chalice, goblet; calix Cælic hǽle ic onfó calicem salutaris accipiam, Ps. Spl. 115, 4

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