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nemning

(n.)
Grammar
nemning, e; f.
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Name, appellation his yldrena naman nemde, hwæt þæs ánes nama wæs and hwæt þæs óþres næmnincg wæs, Hml. S. 23, 684

ofer-spreca

(n.)
Grammar
ofer-spreca, an; m.
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One who talks extravagantly or inconsiderately Swá swá unsceamfæst oferspreca bæd ut inpudens procax imprecabatur, An. Ox. 2819. ofer-sprecan; II

Linked entries: ofer-sprecan spreca

rǽpan

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Þá þá his oxan rǽpte, þá scóc án his heáfod and mid þám horne hine þýde, Hml. S. 31, 785. Add

sculdor

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Add: sculdra, an dó of mæssehacelan and twyfeldende hí onbútan lecgehim on wynstran sculdran (in sinistra scapula), Angl. xiii. 406, 588

riht-tíd

(n.)
Grammar
riht-tíd, e; f.

A proper time

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A proper time ða Eástran on heora rihttíde ne heóld Pascha suo tempore non observabat, Bd. 3, 17; S. 545, 18

sǽ-flota

(n.)
Grammar
sǽ-flota, an; m.

A ship

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He makede muchul sæflot, Laym. 4530.]

cneów-sib

(n.)
Grammar
cneów-sib, gen. -sibbe; f.

A racegeneration generatio

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A race, generation; generatio Cende cneówsibbe cénra manna he begot a race of brave men Cd. 161; Th. 200, 13; Exod. 356

Linked entry: cneó-sib

on-steppan

(v.)

to walk, go

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Lege on lange hwíle óþ ðæt onstæppe, Lchdm. ii. 126, 17

for-licgan

(v.)
Grammar
for-licgan, -licggan, -ligan; p. -læg, pl. -lǽgon; pp. -legen [licgan to lie]

To lie in a forbidden mannerfornicatecommit fornicationfornĭcāriadultĕrāre

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To lie in a forbidden manner, fornicate, commit fornication; fornĭcāri, adultĕrāre Ðá forlǽg heó hý sóna then she soon committed fornication, Ors. 3, 6; Bos. 58, 6: 4, 4; Bos. 80, 21. Ðæt nán wíf heó ne forlicge that no woman commit fornication, L.

LICGAN

(v.; adv.)
Grammar
LICGAN, p. læg: pl. lǽgon; pp. legen.

To LIEfailto liegorun

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Á ðǽr læg [in his bed] hæfde his handa upweardes, 227, 16. læig æt forþsíðe he lay at the point of death, Homl. Th. i. 128, 7: Homl. Skt. 3, 301. Nǽfre on óre læg [failed] wídcúþes wíg, Beo. Th. 2088; B. 1041.

Linked entry: for-lǽge

tó-dǽlan

(v.)
Grammar
tó-dǽlan, p. de

To divide,separate,distributeto divide a whole into parts, to destroy unity, make dissension into divide a whole by assigning the limits of the different partsto divide one number by anotherto divide one thing from another,part,separateto scatter, disperseto destroyto distribute, give away parts of a whole,to divide into sharesto shareto divide,distinguish,separate,make a difference betweento be different,be distinguished from.to separate with the minddiscern,discriminate,distinguish,to give forth,utter

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Reádne Sǽ tódǽlde qui divisit Mare Rubrum in divisiones, Ps. Th. 135, 13. Hié heora here on tú tódǽldon agmine diviso in duas partes, Ors. 1, 10; Swt. 46, 16. Stánas bióþ earfoþe tó tódǽlenne, Bt. 34, 11; Fox 150, 24.

FRÓFOR

(n.)
Grammar
FRÓFOR, frófer, frófur; gen. frófre; f: v. <b>II;</b> but frófor and frófer are sometimes m.

comfortsolaceconsolationhelpbenefitprofitrefugesōlāmensōlātiumconsōlātioauxĭliumrefŭgium

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Grn. ii. 286, He geandbídode ðone frófer he awaited the comfort, Homl. Th. 136, 2. Nú behófige gé ðæs ðe swíðor ðæs bóclícan frófres now need ye so much the more the comfort of books, ii. 370, 18.

ge-mynd

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XII. the healthy state of the mental faculties, (sound) mind, v. ge-myndleás :-- Ne lét búton swilce of his gemynde wǽre, Hml. S. 23, 634. wæs onwended of his sylfes gemyndum, Gr. D. 260, II.

hreówsian

(v.)
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Sceal ðára lǽstena worda hreówsian, 199, 16. with clause hreówsade ðæt him ǽfre suá ungeriesenlíce geðénigan sceolde, Past. 199, 18. with prep.

sund

(n.)
Grammar
sund, es; n.
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[Heore ( fishes ) sund is awemmed, Laym. 21326.] the act of swimming on holme wæs sundés ðe sǽnra, Beo. Th. 2876; B. 1436. ðé æt sunde oferflát he beat you at swimming, 1039; B. 517. mid sunde (cf.

ge-habban

(v.)
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Ne mæg þá swétnesse þisse worulde nó gehabban, gif heó hine fleón onginþ, Bt. 11, 1; F. 32, 36. to restrain hine gehæfde ( restringeret ) fram ǽghwylcum unnyttum worde, Gr. D. 11, 8.

GEAT

(n.)
Grammar
GEAT, gat, es; pl. nom. acc. u, a, o; n.

A gatedoorportaostiumjānua

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Ðá he geneálǽhte ðære ceastre gate cum appropinquāret portæ civĭtātis, Lk. Bos. 7, 12. Heó ðæt geat ðæs mynstres ontýnde illa apĕruit jānuam Monastērii, Bd. 3, 11; S. 536, 18. Ða gyldnan geatu hát ontýnan bid open the golden gates, Exon.

Linked entry: helle-geat

hrór

(adj.)
Grammar
hrór, adj.

Stirringactiveagilenimblevigorousstoutstrong

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Ðæt folc gesceóp fægere Drihten heraþ holdlíce hróre geþance populus qui creabitur laudabit Dominum, 101, 16.

recen

(adj.)
Grammar
recen, adj.
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[Cumeð her forð, and beð alle reken, And lereð wel quat he sal speken, Gen. and Ex. 3485. Louerd, ic ( Moses ) am unreken of wurdes, 2817. My rankor refrayne for þy reken ( apt ) wordes, Allit. Pms. 60, 756. (See the glossary for other instances.

Linked entries: recene recenlíce

(n.)
Grammar
tá, (contracted from) , an; f.

A toe

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Gif heó mid ðám tán stæpeþ, 144, 15. Æt ðám óðrum táum ealswá æt ðám fingrum, L. Ethb. 71; Th. i. 20, 3. Mid ðǽm táum cum mentagris, Lchdm. i. lxxiv, 21 (cf. lxxi, 13).

Linked entries: táhae tán