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frécenlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
frécenlíc, frécendlíc; adj.

Dangerous ⬩ perilous ⬩ perīcŭlōsus

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Dangerous, perilous; perīcŭlōsus Ðæt ðære tíde blódlæswu wǽre frécenlíc quia perīcŭlōsa sit illīus tempŏris phlebŏtŏmia, Bd. 5, 3; S. 616, 16.

Linked entry: frécendlíc

-mód

(suffix)
Grammar
-mód, in composition of adjectives.
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gealg-, geómor-, gewealden-, glæd-, gleáw-, gúþ-, heáh-, heán-, heard-, hreóh-, hreówig-, hwæt-, irre-, láðwende-, leóht-, meagol-, meaht-, micel-, ofer-, or-, reomig-, reónig-, réðe-, réðig-, rúm-, sárig-, sceóh-, stíð-, styrn-, swíð-, þancol-, þearl-, til

úht-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
úht-líc, adj.

of early morning ⬩ matutinus ⬩ of matins

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On úhtlícum in matutino, 100, 9. of matins Fram ðære tíde ðæs úhtlícan lofsanges a tempore matudinae laudis, Bd. 3, 12; S. 537, 23: 4, 7; S. 575; 2. Tó úhtlícum lofsangum ad matutinales laudes, Anglia xiii. 382, 243

stalian

(v.)
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Gang nú and æfter þissere tíde ne stala (stel, v. l. ) þú her ná má, Gr. D. 25, 6-20. Þæt seofoðe bebod is: 'Ne stala þú' (cf. ne stel þú, Ex. 20, 15), Hml. Th. ii. 208, 24

ge-mearcian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-mearcian, p. ode, ade; pp. od, ad

To mark, point out, describe, assign, appoint, determine ⬩ nŏtāre, signāre, designāre, assignāre, constĭtuĕre, decernĕre

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Ðú him mete sylest, mǽla gehwylce, and ðæs tídlíce tíd gemearcast to das escam illis in tempŏre opportūno, Ps. Th. 144, 16.

Linked entry: ge-mercian

tó-cyme

(n.)
Grammar
tó-cyme, es; m.

A coming to a place, ⬩ coming, ⬩ approach, ⬩ arrival, ⬩ advent ⬩ the coming of Christ to the world, ⬩ the first or second Advent ⬩ the anniversary of Christ's coming, ⬩ Advent

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Ǽr ðære tíde his (an attack of convulsions) tócymes, Lchdm. i. 364, 16. Ǽr Antecristes tócyme, Wulfst. 156, 7. Foran tó ðon tócyme dómes dæges. Blickl. Homl. 35, 8. For Drihtnes cynedómes tócyme, 87, 5. Deáþ mid his dígelan tócyme, Homl.

lor

(n.)
Grammar
lor, es; n. (v. ðæt forlor, Past. Swt. 403, 13).

Loss ⬩ destruction

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Ðonne hié him ǽr tíde tó tióþ ðæt hí ne mágon, ðonne is him tó ondrǽdenne ðæt him weorþe tó lore ðæt hié tó ryhtre tíde gefolgian meahton, ðæt is se wisdóm, ðe hié ǽr tíde wilniaþ and eówiaþ, ac hé him wyrþ ðonne swíðe ryhtlíce tó lore admonendi ne, cum

Linked entries: los lyre

ge-cwémlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-cwémlíc, adj.

Agreeable ⬩ well pleased ⬩ placitus ⬩ placatus ⬩ complacatus ⬩ congruus ⬩ beneplăcĭtus

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In tíde gicuoemlícum in tempore placito, Rtl. 19, 7; 18, 29. Gicuoemlíce placatus, 43, 17; 35, 43. Gicuoemlíc complacatus, 69, 11. Gicuǽmlíc supplex, 166, 5

Linked entry: ge-cwémedlíc

ge-wǽtan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-wǽtan, -wétan; p. -wǽtte; pp. -wǽted, -wǽtt

To wet ⬩ to make wet

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To wet, to make wet Onsend Ladzarus ðætte he gewǽte his ýtemestan finger on wættre send Lazarus, that he may wet the tip of his finger in water, Past. 43, 1Swt. 309, 6Hat. MS.

Linked entry: wǽtan

fóre-weard

(adj.; adv.)
Grammar
fóre-weard, fór-weard, -werd, -ward; adj.

FORWARD ⬩ fore ⬩ former ⬩ early ⬩ prōnus ⬩ antĕrior ⬩ prior

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Ða sylfan tiid [=tíd] folc habbaþ fóreweard geár at the same time people have the fore [part of the] year, Menol. Fox 12; Men. 6. Fórewearde heáfod the forehead; frons, Wrt. Voc. 70, 28.

hú-hwega

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Húhugu (hwæthwega, v. l. ) ymb þá teóþan tíd dæges, 3, 27; Sch. 316, 13.

riht-líflád

(n.)
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a right way of life, right conduct Hálige men gebiddað for heora feóndum on þá tíde þe hí magon heora heortan gecyrran tó wæstmbǽrre dǽdbóte and hí gehǽlan mid hyra sylfra rihtlífláde pro inimicis suis orant sancti eo tempore quo possunt ad fructuosam

Linked entry: líf-lád

sígan

(v.)
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</b> add :-- Geríst hyt ꝥ seó tíd hæbbe mearke hwænne heó tó síge kyningum and crístenum folce tó wurðfulre blisse, Angl. viii. 326, 13. Add Ꝥ him síge ꝥ blód út þurh þone múð, Verc. Först. 110, 10

bícnian

(v.)
Grammar
bícnian, bícnigan; part. bícniende; he bícneþ; p. ode; pp. od; v. a.

to beckon, nod ⬩ innuere ⬩ to indicate, signify, announce, shew ⬩ indicare, significare

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Bícnodon hí to his fæder innuebant patri ejus, 1, 62 : 5, 7. to indicate, signify, announce, shew; indicare, significare He sceal mid bellan bícnigan ða tída he shall with bells announce the times, L. Ælf. C. 11; Th. ii. 346, 29

ge-limplíc

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-limplíc, adj.

Fit ⬩ seasonable ⬩ suitable ⬩ meet ⬩ ordered by fate ⬩ fatal ⬩ compĕtens ⬩ congruus ⬩ opportūnus ⬩ fātālis

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On gelimplícre tíde in tempŏre opportūno, Ps. Spl. 144, 16 : Bd. 4, 24; S. 597, 10. Swá hwǽr swá he gelimplíce stówe findan mihte wheresoever he could find a suitable place, 3, 19; S. 547, 5 : 5, 3; S. 616, 25

ge-tǽse

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-tǽse, adj.
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Ne mæg se man him nánre mild*-*heortnesse wénan, se þe nú forleósað þá getǽsan tíde þǽre dǽdbóte, Archiv cxxii. 259, 45

wacen

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Add Mid þý Benedictus behogode þá tíde þæs nihtlican gebedes, hé gefealh his wæcce (wacone, v.l.) (instans vigiliis), Gr. D. 170, 30. Hé hine sylfne band mid mycclum fæstenum and wacenum, 19. Wacona vigilias, Ps. Vos. 76, 5

on-fengness

(n.)
Grammar
on-fengness, e; f.

Reception, acceptance

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Be ðære onfengnysse Cristes geleáfan de percipienda fide Cristi, 2, 13 tit; S. 515, 33. Ymb xl nihta ðæs sǽdes onfengnesse xl dies post semen receptum, L. Ecg. C. 30, note; Th. ii. 154, 36. Þurh ða onfengnesse ðæs Hálgan Gástes, Blickl. Homl. 135, 35

sol

(n.)

a sole ⬩ a collar of wood, put round the neek of cattle to confine them to the stelch ⬩ Sole ⬩ a rope or halter to tie cattle in the stall ⬩ soles, fetters, and shackles'

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'Sole, a rope or halter to tie cattle in the stall,' Kennett's Parochial Antiquities. Among 'husbandlie furniture' Tusser gives 'soles, fetters, and shackles' [cf. however sál] Sol orbita, Wrt. Voc. ii. 65, 6

Linked entry: sylu

te

(prep.)
Grammar
te, prep.

To

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Frs. te, ti: O. L. Ger. te, ti: O. H. Ger. za, ze, zi.] Cf. tó