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mann-slaga

(n.)
Grammar
mann-slaga, an; m.

A homicideman-slayer

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A homicide, man-slayer Manslaga homicida, Wrt. Voc. i. 85, 44: L. Edm. E. 4; Th. i. 246, 7. Ne beó ðú manslaga non occides, Deut. 5, 17: L. Eth. ix. i; Th. i. 340, 8: L. C. S. 41; Th. i. 400, 13. Gé sind manslagan ye are murderers, Homl. Th. i. 46, 24

neb-wlitu

(n.)
Grammar
neb-wlitu, e; f.

The form of the facethe facecountenance

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The form of the face, the face, countenance Heora nebwlitu sceán swá swá sunne, Homl. Th. ii. 426, 10. Ic ne mæg on his nebwlite beseón, Homl. Skt. 7, 104. Hí gesáwon his nebwlite swylce sumes engles ansýne, Homl. Th. i. 46, 5. Sege ús his nebwlite describe

scirpan

(v.)
Grammar
scirpan, p. te.
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to sharpen, whet Scyrpþ acuit, Engl. Stud. ix. 40. Hí hwetton (scyrptun, MS. C. ) tungan heora acuerunt linguam suam. Ps. Spl. 139, 3. Scerptun, Ps. Surt. 139, 4. metaph. to make active, arouse Symle hé sceal his hýrmen scyrpan mid manunge tó hláfordes

blind-nes

(n.)
Grammar
blind-nes, -ness, -nyss, e; f.

BLINDNESScæcitas

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BLINDNESS; cæcitas Ðá ge blindnesse bóte forségon when ye renounced the remedy of blindness, Elen. Kmbl. 777; El. 389: Exon. 41 b; Th. 139, 28; Gú. 600. Ofer hyra heortan blindnesse super cæcitate cordis eorum, Mk. Bos. 3, 5: Elen. Kmbl. 597; El. 299

strangung

(n.)
Grammar
strangung, e; f.
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strengthening, invigorating He ( Christ ) ne behófode nánes wæstmes ne nánre strangunge on ðære godcundnysse, Homl. Th. i. 150, 5. Mettas ðe célunge and strangunge mægen haebben, Lchdm. ii. 176, 16. Ðæt lyft hé gesceóp tó úres lífes strangunge, Hexam

endeleáslíce

(adv.)

everlastinglyto eternity

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Add: everlastingly, to eternity Gé beóð engla geféran endeleáslíce, Hml. Th. ii. 90, 1. Þá mánfullan beóð ǽfre cwylmigende on helle súsle endeleáslíce, 608, 11. Endeleáslíce losian, Hex. 22, 12. Endeleáslíce orsorh beón on gefeán, 52, 9. without making

Linked entry: endeleás-lic

fremfulnes

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Substitute: beneficence, benignity, action that profits another. v.fremfull, Beó him gegearewod eal mennisclic fremfulnes (-fullnyss, v.l.) omnis ei exhibeatur humanitas, R. Ben. 83, 18. Ic sille eówrum ceasterwarum hundteóntig þusenda mitta hwǽtes .

grimman

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To Add Glimnit (grimmit (?)) sevit. v. glýman. For substitute: to be fierce Gúþmód grummon martial minds were fierce, B. 306. [For gúþ-mód as a noun cf. miht-mód, Exod. 149, the only other case in which mód occurs compounded with a noun.] Add:(?): to

líhtan

(v.)
Grammar
líhtan, to shine.
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Take here leóhtan in Dict. and add: to be light Þá sceán leóht inn, swylce níwe móna árise, swá ꝥ hit líhte under þǽre róde swýðran earme . . . hit líhte geond ealle þá cyrcan, Vis. Lfc. 51-56. On þǽre ylcan nihte þe se behátena dæg æfter líhte nocte

þerscan

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Add Hé slóh þá beran and þærsc mid telgan ursos ferula caedebat, Gr. D. 229, 21. Hí ealle ongunnon heora hors mid heora sceftum þerscan ( tundere ) 14, 28. Þá ongan heó þerscan (beátan, v.l. tundere ) heó sylfe mid hire fýste ge eác mid hire brádum handum

cuman

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Add: p. cam. I 1. to come to a person Þá cam Putrael tó Boia, Cht. E. 274, 3. 1. add: to reach a point Oþ þæt wé tó þám gilde cuman, Ll. Th. i. 234, 27. Oð þæt gé cumon tó ánum feórðlincge until you come to your last farthing, Hml. Th. i. 268, 1.

Róm-waran

(n.)
Grammar
Róm-waran, -ware; pl.

The people of Romethe Romans

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The people of Rome, the Romans Hú ungemetlíce gé Rómware bemurciaþ, Ors. 1, 10; Swt. 48, 17. Rómwara sundorriht jus Quiritum, Wrt. Voc. ii. 49, 11. Se ǽrra Rómwara cásere Julius, Bd. 1, 2; S. 475, 2. Rómwara ríce, 1, 3; S. 475, 13. Rómwarena hláford,

sadian

(v.)
Grammar
sadian, ode.

to satisfy, satiateto become satisfied,

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to satisfy, satiate. [ O. H. Ger. satón saturare. Cf. Icel. seðja to satisfy.] Similar entries v. ge-sadian. to become satisfied, to get satiated or tired Mé þincþ ðæt ðú sadige hwæt hwegnunges and ðé þincen tó ǽlenge ðás langan spell methinks thou art

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a-gytan

(v.)
Grammar
a-gytan, -gitan; p. -geat, pl. -geáton; pp. -gyten, -giten [a from, gitan to get]

To discoverknowunderstandconsidercognoscereintelligeredeprehendere

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To discover, know, understand, consider; cognoscere, intelligere, deprehendere Ðæt hit man geornor agytan mǽ ge that it may be better understood, Ors. 2, 1; Bos. 38, 30. Gecýðnyssa ðíne ic ageat testimonia tua intellexi, Ps. Spl. 118, 95, 99: 48, 12.

Linked entries: a-geat a-gitan

eallunga

(adv.)
Grammar
eallunga, allunga, eallenga, eællenge, eallinga, eallnunge; adv.

Altogether, entirely, quite, indeed, at all, assuredly, utterlyprorsus, omnīno, profecto

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Altogether, entirely, quite, indeed, at all, assuredly, utterly; prorsus, omnīno, profecto Ðæt ge eallunga ne swerion non jurāre omnīno, Mt. Bos. 5, 34: Exon. 21 b; Th. 57, 23; Cri. 923: Bt. Met. Fox 25, 131; Met. 25, 66: Bt. 10 ; Fox 30 3. Eallunga

hýra

(n.)
Grammar
hýra, an; m.

hireling

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A hired servant, hireling Se hýra se ðe nis hyrde mercenarius qui non est pastor, Jn. Skt. 10, 12, 13: Homl. Th. i. 238, 14: 240, 15. Hýrena þeáwe gé fleóþ ... swá se hýra ðonne hé ðone wulf gesyhþ ye flee after the manner of hirelings ... as the hireling

Linked entry: ambeht-híra

an-wlóh

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Add: Not flourishing, like a tree without leaves. In Dan. 585 the ríce is compared with the stump of the tree which for seven years shewed no signs of life, and the statement swá þín ríce bið anwlóh expresses the same as swá þín blœ́d líð in 563. Cf.

Linked entry: ge-wló

efen-þrowian

(v.)
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Ne beóð gé unróte . . . þanc ic dó for þon þás sceáp mé efenþrowiaþ, Bl. H. 191, 24. Qngan heó emþrowian his staþolfæstnesse, Hml. S. 23 b, 243. Eallum monnum efnðrowiende on hiora earfoðum singulis compassione proximus, Past. 97, 20, 23. Bið hé ús efenþrowiende

friþiend

(n.)
Grammar
friþiend, friþigend, es; m.
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A protector Hé ys úre friðigend and úre gescyldend adjutor et protector noster est, Ps. Th. 32, 17. Þú eart mín friðiend and mín gefultumend and mín gescyldend adjutor meus et liberator meus esto, 39, 21. Uton lufian úre cyrican, for ðám heó bið úre

gifol

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Add: liberal, munificent Ne beó gé óðrum monnum suá gifole (giofole, v. l.) ðæt hit weorðe eów selfum tó gesuince non ut aliis sit remissio, vobis autem tribulatio, vestra abundantia illorum inopiam suppleat Past. 325, 9. Hié wilniað ðæt hié gifule (