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(n.)
Grammar
sǽ, m. f.; sǽs, sǽes, , sǽwe, seó; ǽs, ; dat. sǽm, sǽum, sǽwum.

Sea .sea seaseaa seaa sea, lake

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The word is found in the following glosses Sǽ mare vel aequor, Wrt. Voc. i. 41, 62 : 70,13 . Brym, sǽ aequor, 53, 50. Sǽ latex (latex?), ii. 53, 17, Ðæs ýþiendan sǽs fluctivagi ponti, 149, 61. And sǽ et salis, 32, 28. Mid sǽ cum pelago, 21, 27.

tíderness

(n.)
Grammar
tíderness, e; f.
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weakness, frailty, weakness in a general sense, physical, mental, or moral Ne mæg úre tyddernes ðyder ( to heaven ) ástígan, Homl. Th. i. 138, 12: ii. 6, 29: 88, 18.

a-spreótan

(v.)
Grammar
a-spreótan, p. -spreát, pl. -spruton; pp. -sproten; v. intrans. [a, spreótan]

To sprout forthbreak forthprogerminareerumpieructare

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To sprout forth, break forth; progerminare, erumpi, eructare Swá unefne is eorþe þicce, syndon ðas móras myclum asprotene sicut crassitudo terræ erupta est super terram, Ps. Th. 140, 9

buter-geþweor

(n.)
Grammar
buter-geþweor, es; n.
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Butter-curd, what is coagulated, butter; butyri coagulum, butyrum Buter-geþweor ǽlc and cýsgerunn losiaþ [MS. losaþ] eów butyrum omne et caseus pereunt vobis, Coll. Monast. Th. 28, 19

Linked entry: ge-þweor

cyrc-bræce

(n.)
Grammar
cyrc-bræce, es; m.

Church-breach, a breaking into a churchin ecclesiarn irruptio

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Church-breach, a breaking into a church;in ecclesiarn irruptio Ða heáfodleahtras sind, mansliht, cyrcbræce, etc. the chief sins are, murder, church-breach, etc. Homl. Th. ii. 592, 4

emn-éce

(adj.)
Grammar
emn-éce, adj.

Co-eternal coæternus

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Co-eternal; coæternus Is emnéce mægenþrymnes est coæterna majestas, Ps. Lamb. fol. 200, 25. Ealle þrý hádas emnéce him sylfum synt totæ tres personæ coæternæ sibi sunt, 201, 27

fixian

(v.)
Grammar
fixian, p. ode; pp. od [fisc = fix a fish]

To fishpiscāri

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To fish; piscāri Ic fixige piscor, Ælfc. Gr. 25; Som. 27, 11. For hwí ne fixast ðú on sǽ cur non piscāris in mări? Coll. Monast. Th. 24, 1

hider-weard

(adj.)
Grammar
hider-weard, adj.

Hitherwardin this direction

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Hitherward, in this direction Hie ǽr fætte wǽron and beóþ hiderwearde they were before fat and are still disposed this way, L. M. 2, 36; Lchdm. ii. 242, 5. : —

lǽring-mǽden

(n.)
Grammar
lǽring-mǽden, es; n.
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A girl who is receiving instruction, a female pupil Nim nú láreów and bryng ðínum lǽrincgmǽdene take now, master, and bring them to thy pupil, Th. Ap. 20, 13

bet-nes

(n.)
Grammar
bet-nes, -ness, e; f. [bet better]

Satisfaction, amends, amendment, recompencesatisfactio, compensatio

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Satisfaction, amends, amendment, recompence; satisfactio, compensatio Ðæt ic búton betnesse beó mínra synna that I am, without amendment of my sins, L. De Cf. 10; Th. ii. 264, 16

ge-dærsted

(v.)
Grammar
ge-dærsted, part. [dærst leaven]

Leavenedfermentedfermentatus

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Leavened, fermented; fermentatus Gedærsted is all fermentatum est totum, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 13, 33. Óþ-ðæt sié gedærsted oððe gecnoeden all donec fermentaretur totum, Lk. Skt. Lind. 13, 21

Linked entry: -dærsted

un-gesceád

(adj.)
Grammar
un-gesceád, adj.

Indiscreetunreasonableirrational

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Indiscreet, unreasonable, irrational Hwá is manna tó ðam ungesceád and ungewittig, ðæt hé ðæm cyninge his áre ætrecce for ðí ðe his geréfa forwyrht biþ? Lchdm. iii. 444, 7

un-tweó

(n.)
Grammar
un-tweó, gen. -tweón; m.

Not doubtcertainty

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Not doubt, certainty Bið untweó (-treo, MS.) ðæt ðǽr Adames cyn cwíþeþ gesárgad there is no doubt that Adam's race will lament afflicted, Exon. Th. 59, 31; Cri. 961

Linked entry: tweó

wósig

(adj.)
Grammar
wósig, adj.

Juicysucculent

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Juicy, succulent Ðeós wyrt is wel wósig, Lchdm. i. 270, 21. Genim ðás wyrte swá wósige gecnucude, 278, 23. Ða beóð fulle of gehwǽdum leáfum wel wósigum, 258, 3

wíþig-leáh

(n.)
Grammar
wíþig-leáh, gen. -leás; m.

A meadow where willows grow

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Ðis is ðæra feówer hýda landbóc æt Wíðigleá, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 457, 13-23

wirgung-galere

(n.)
Grammar
wirgung-galere, es; m.

One whose incantations are cursesa sorcerer

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One whose incantations are curses, a sorcerer Wyrincgalere, Marsum (the passage is: Marsum, qui virulentas matrices ad sacrae Virginis laesionem incantationum carminibus irritabat)Ald. 70 Hpt. Gl. 519, 46

Linked entries: wyrm-galere galere

ang-sum

(adj.)
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Hí þæne ancsuman weg geceósað, be þǽm se Hǽlend cwyð, 'Ancsum and neara is se weg þe tó lífe lǽt,' R. Ben. 20, 9. Add

be-neoðan

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Voc. ii. 71, 59. Swýþe feorr beneoðan þan ( valde infra ) ic gelýfde ꝥ, Gr. D. 218, 20. Beniðan inferius. An. Ox. 580. Add

bítel

(n.)
Grammar
bítel, bitela, an; m.

a beetleA beetleinsect

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a beetle.A beetle, insect Bitela mordiculus (in a list of insects), Wrt. Voc. i. 24, 18: ii. 58, 11. Bitelum blatis, 127, 10. Bitulum blattis, Txts. 45, 307. Substitute:

drohtnoþ

(n.)
Grammar
drohtnoþ, (= drohtaþ, q.v.)
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life, way of life Seó sáwl sceal mid deóflum drohtnoð (drohtoð, v. l. ) habban in morðre and on máne, Wlfst. 187, 18. Nǽfre ic geférde heardran drohtnoð, An. 1404