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ofer-sceáwian

(v.)

to overlook, superintend

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[Episcopus . . . is on Englisc scawere, for he is iset to þon þet he scal ouerscawian mid his ȝeme þa lewedan, O. E. Homl. i. 117, 7.]

smicere

(adv.)
Grammar
smicere, adv.

Finely, fairly, elegantly

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Fox 150; Men. 76. Ðonne singþ hé smælor and smicror minutas ac tenues voces format Past. 63; Swt. 461, 3

áwríþan

Grammar
áwríþan, Add: I
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Gif þú geótendǽdre ne mæge áwríþan . . . lege on þá ǽdre ꝥ dust and áwríð swíþe, 148, 12-19. for awríðe, l. áwriðe,and add Áwriþe (or -wríþe ?) solueret [altered from soluat], Bl. Gl

sciftan

(v.)
Grammar
sciftan, p. te.
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to divide, separate into shares: — Fón ða yrfenuman tó lande and tó ǽhtan, and scyftan hit swíðe rihte the heirs shall succeed to the land and property, and shall divide it with perfect justice, L. C. S. 79; Th. i. 420, 17. [Shift to divide, Sussex.

Linked entry: scyftan

BERIE

(n.)
Grammar
BERIE, berge, berige, berigie, an; f.

a BERRYbaccaa grapeuva

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Though wín-berie, q. v. a wine-berry, is generally used in Anglo-Saxon for a grape, yet berge, berige are sometimes found, as, - Gif ðú gange binnan ðínes freóndes wíneard, et ðæra bergena swá fela, swá ðú wylle, and ne ber ðú ná má út mid ðé if thou

hring

(n.)
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Occurs four times, in poems by the same author Ðá cwom wópes hring þurh ðæs beornes breóst blát út faran weóll waðuman stream, Andr. Kmbl. 2558; An. 1281. Ðá wæs wópes hring hát heáfodwylm ofer hleór goten nalles for torne teáras feóllon, Elen.

Linked entry: wóp

set

(n.)
Grammar
set, es; n.
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Fox 221; Men. 112.

Linked entries: seotu set-gang siota

heáh-setl

(n.)
Grammar
heáh-setl, es; n.

A high seat, throne, seat of honour [at table], seat of justicethronethronus, solium, tricliniuma high seat (at table)

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Fore ðæm héhsedle pro tribunali, Jn. Skt. Lind. 19, 13. Be ðám unrihtwísum cyningum ða wé gesióþ sittan on ðám héhstan heáhsetlum concerning unjust kings whom we see sitting on the highest thrones, Bt. 37, 1; Fox 186, 2

Linked entry: heáh-seld

Crist

(n.)
Grammar
Crist, Krist, es; m.

CHRIST Christus

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Fox 1-7. Hér is on cneórisse bóc Hǽlendes Cristes liber generationis Iesu Christi Mt. Bos. 1, 1. Hér ys gódspelles angyn Hǽlendes Cristes, Godes suna initium evangelii Iesu Christi, filii Dei Mk. Bos. 1, 1.

Linked entry: Cristes bóc

on-styrian

(v.)

to move, stir (of physical motion)to move, stir up, exciteto move, disturb, agitate (a person)

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Onstyrgan ( commoveri ) foet míne, Ps. Surt. 65, 9. to move, stir up, excite Hí mycle fyrhto onstyredon ðám monnum ðe hí sceáwodon, Bd. 5, 23; S. 645, 23. Unsibbe onstyrian, Cd.

Linked entry: in-styrian

eges líc

(adj.)
Grammar
eges líc, def. se eges líca, seó, ðæt eges líce; adj. [eges líc a likeness of fear = ]

Fearful, terrible, dreadful, terrific, horrible, awful terrĭbĭlis, terrĭfĭcus, horrĭbĭlis, horrendus

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Egeslícne cwide sigora Weard ofer ðæt fǽge folc forþ forlǽteþ the Lord of victories shall send forth a dreadful utterance over the fated folk, Exon. 30a; Th. 92, 30; Cri. 1516.

HÝDAN

(v.)
Grammar
HÝDAN, p. de

To HIDEconceal

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Fleóþ ðonne tó muntum and hié hýdaþ for ðara engla onsýne, Blickl. Homl. 93, 26: Past. 15, 1; Swt. 89, 15. Ic on mínre heortan hýdde in corde meo abscondi, Ps. Th. 118, 11: Bt. Met. Fox 29, 109; Met. 29, 55.

Linked entries: a-hýdan hídan

grymetan

Grammar
grymetan, l. grymettan, grymetian.
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Hí hrýmdon and grimetodon for ðám tintregum, Hml. Th. ii. 490, 12. Þá ongunnon ðá deóflu grimetian and cweðan, 494, 18. Ꝥ folc tealde ꝥ tó drýcræfte grymetende mid gehlýde, Hml. S. 7, 242. of animals Leó þonne hé grymetað (leó grymetende. Ps.

healh

(n.)
Grammar
healh, halh [in the declension the final h seems to be omitted before an inflection]; m. A word of doubtful meaning.
    Kemble, Cod. Dipl. iii. xxix.
translates it hall, probably originally a stone building.
    Leo, A. S. Names, p. 52,
takes it to be the same word as ealh. Somner gives healh-stán crusta, collyrida. In form it agrees with Latin calx.

halla stone buildingcalx.

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The following are some of the passages in which the word occurs Se westra eásthealh, Cod. Dipl. iii. 19, 6. On ðone west halh, 18, 25. Óþ cyninges healh, i. 257, 33. On Scottes healh; of ðam heale, vi. 2, 2. In Streónes halh; of ðam hale, 214, 25. On

þeáw

(n.)
Grammar
þeáw, es; m.
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Gif ðé heora þeáwas líciaþ, Bt. 7, 2; Fox 18, 5-7. referring to all created things God gesette unáwendendlícne sido and þeáwas eallum his gesceaftum, Bt. 21; Fox 74, 1: Met. 11, 12. a practice of religion, method of belief, way of thinking, legal usage

sáwel

(n.)
Grammar
sáwel, ol, ul, sáwl, sául, sówhul, ¨ e; f.

The soulthe soul, the animal lifethe soul,a soul, a human creature

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Ðonne is ðære sáwle gód wærscipe and gemetgung and geþyld and rihtwísnes and wísdóm and manege swelce cræftas, 34, 6; Fox 140, 28-35: 34, 10; Fox 148, 3-4. Nú tó ðam sóþan gefeán sáwel fundaþ, Exon. Th. 178, 3; Gú. 1238: 233, 12; Ph. 523.

Linked entry: sáwel-leás

díc

(n.)
Grammar
díc, e; f.

scrŏbis unde terram fodĕrant

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a ditch, the excavation or trench made by throwing out the earth, a channel for water; fossa, excavātio vel scrŏbis unde terram fodĕrant Ðonne to ðære díce hyrnan then to the corner of the ditch, Th. Diplm. A. D. 905; 495, 21.

Linked entry: walu

ge-neahhe

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Hreósað geneahhe tóbrocene burgweallas the ruined city walls fall to the ground, Cri. 977. often, frequently Þá henna hire áfyrrde án fox, sé cóm geneahhe (-neahche, v. l.) náht feorran (þá henna gelómlíce áweg bær án fox cumende of þám neáhlande, v.l

þeáh

(adv.)
Grammar
þeáh, þáh, þǽh, þéh; adv. conj.
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Skt. 18, 4-5: Bt. 13; Fox 38, 11. Ac þeáh ðú nú fier sié ðonne ðú wǽre, ne eart ðú þeáh ealles of ðam earde ádrifen, 5, 1; Fox 8, 35: 7, 4; Fox 22, 26. Ðeáh ðe hé wið ða scyldgiendan swugode, hé hit him ðeáh suígende gesǽde, Past. 21; Swt. 151, 23.

Linked entries: þáh þéh þǽh

ge-sécan

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Ne geséce nán man þone cyng for nánre sprǽce, Ll. Th. i. 266, 9.