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a-lifian

(v.)
Grammar
a-lifian, p. ode; pp. od

To livevivere

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To live; vivere He geþohte ðæt he wolde on fellenum gegyrelan ealle his dagas his lífes alifian he resolved that he would live all the days of his life in clothing of skins, Guthl. 4; Gdwin. 26, 13

Dona-feld

(n.)
Grammar
Dona-feld, gen. -feldes ; dat. -felde, -felda; m.

TANFIELD, near Ripon, YorkshireCampodōnum in agro Eboracensi

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TANFIELD, near Ripon, Yorkshire; Campodōnum in agro Eboracensi On Donafelda, dǽr wæs ðá cyninges botl, hét Eádwine ðǽr cyricean getimbrian in Campodōno, ubi tunc etiam villa rēgia erat, Æduīni rex fecit basĭlĭcam, Bd. 2, 14; S. 518, 17

Ellen-dún

(n.)
Grammar
Ellen-dún, Ellan-dún, e; f. [Flor. Ellandun, i. e. mons Eallæ: Will. Malm. Hellendune: Hunt. Elendune]

Allington, near Amesbury, Wiltslŏci nōmen in agro Wiltoniensi

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Allington, near Amesbury, Wilts; lŏci nōmen in agro Wiltoniensi Hér gefeaht Ecgbryht cyning and Beornwulf cyning on Ellendúne [Ellandúne, Th. 111, 21, col. 2] in this year Egbert and Beornwulf fought at Allington, Chr. 823; Th. 110, 20

ellen-sióc

(adj.)
Grammar
ellen-sióc, adj. [sióc = seóc sick, diseased, infirm, languid]

Infirm or languid from want of strength invălĭdus, dēbĭlis

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Infirm or languid from want of strength; invălĭdus, dēbĭlis Hwæðer he cwicne gemétte in ðam wongstede Wedra þeóden ellensiócne whether he should find the languid prince of the Goths alive on the field, Beo. Th. 5567; B. 2787

flét

(n.)
Grammar
flét, e; f.

Creamskimmingcurdsflos lactislactis crĕmor exemptuscoagŭlum

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Cream, skimming, curds; flos lactis, lactis crĕmor exemptus, coagŭlum Flét flos lactis, Cot. 37. Hwít sealt dó on reám oððe góde fléte put white salt into cream or good skimmings, L. M. 3, 10; Lchdm. ii. 314, 2

Linked entry: flýte

heofon-hám

(n.)
Grammar
heofon-hám, es; m.

A heavenly homeheaven

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A heavenly home, heaven On heofonháme in cælo, Ps. Th. 102, 18: 137, 6: 148, 4: Exon. 12 a; Th. 18, 33; Cri. 293. Ðú ðe heofonhámas healdest and wealdest qui habitas in cælo, Ps. Th. 122, 1

lǽwan

(v.)
Grammar
lǽwan, p. de

To betray

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To betray Ðonne lǽweþ bróðer óðerne hǽðnum on deáþ and sunu se lǽweþ his fæder then one brother shall betray another to the heathen to death, and a son he shall betray his father, Blickl. Homl. 171, 21

mixen-plante

(n.)
Grammar
mixen-plante, an; f.

The mixer-plantsolanum nigrummorella minornight-shade

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The mixer-plant; 'solanum nigrum, which is morella minor, and is often found on mixens. Otherwise night-shade,' Lchdm. iii. 338, col. 2 Of ðære wyrte ðe man háteþ myxenplante, L. M. 1, 58; Lchdm. ii. 128, 23

Linked entry: plante

óþ-cirran

(v.)
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to turn away, be perverted Gif sóðfæstra þurh myrrelsan mód ne óþcyrreþ (neod cyrreþ, MS. ) if by seduction the mind the mind of the righteous is not perverted Exon. Th. 262, 26; Jul. 338. Cf. on-cirran; intrans

ge-sécan

Grammar
ge-sécan, <b>; II c.</b>
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add: (c α) where the subject is a thing Bið him leófre ꝥ hine geséce ǽlc þǽra yfela þe ǽfre on helle sý, and hine ǽlc ýð geséce ... and hine ǽlc tor geséce ... Verc. Först. 94, 3-13

ge-ryd

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-ryd, -rid; adj.

Prepared, ready, usualparatus

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Prepared, ready, usual; paratus Ðeáh se graf geryd sí though the grave be prepared, Lchdm. iii. 355, 2, col. 1; Shrn. 184, 20. Moises dyde on geryde orcas Moses put it into the usual basons, Ex. 24, 6

un-geweder

(n.)
Grammar
un-geweder, es; n.

Bad weatherstormtempest

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Bad weather, storm, tempest Se stranga winter mid forste and mid snáwe and mid eallon ungewederon, Chr. 1046; Erl. 170, 33. Hefigtýme geár on ungewederan, ðá man oððe tilian sceoldon oððe eft tilða gegaderian, 1097; Erl. 234, 24

Linked entries: ge-weder un-weder

weorold-deád

(adj.)
Grammar
weorold-deád, adj.
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Dead as far as this life is concerned, dead as regards the body Hí mé on deorce stówe settan, samed aulíce swá ðú worulddeáde wrige mid foldan collocavit me in obscuris sicut mortuos seculi, Ps. Th. 142, 4

ǽ-þryttan

(v.)
Grammar
ǽ-þryttan, p. -te
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To weary Ǽþrytte pertensum(-taesum,Ald.) est, An. Ox. 4582. Ǽþyrdte, 4, 83. Ǽðrette, Hpt. Gl. 512, 42. ( All are glosses on the same passage. ) Þæt hí ne beón ðurh ðá langsumnysse ǽðrytte, Hml. Th. ii. 446, 8

blód-dryncas

(n.)
Grammar
blód-dryncas, blód-drync, es; m.

Blood-drinking

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Blood-drinking, draught of blood Þǽr wæs gesiéne þæt seó eorþbeofung tácnade þá miclan blóddryncas þe hiere mon on þǽre tíde tó forlét . . . merito dicatur tantum humanum sanguinem susceptura terra tremuisse, Ors. 4, 2; S. 162, 3. Substitute:

ciric-ǽ

(n.)
Grammar
ciric-ǽ, ciric-ǽw
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church-marriage, the relation of the priest to the church on account of his orders Ꝥ syndon þá ǽwbrecan þe þurh heálicne hád ciricǽwe underféngan and ꝥ ábrǽcan . . . Ciric is sácerdes ǽwe, Ll. Th. ii. 334, 14, 23

deáþ-bǽre

Grammar
deáþ-bǽre, (deád-).
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Deáðbǽre (deád-, An. Ox. 1872) letale, mortiferum, Hpt. Gl. 450, 52. Se deáðbǽra wǽta, Past. 303, 16. Ðæt on ús deádbǽres is ðurh synna, 445, 25. Deáðbǽre (deád-, An. Ox. 2020) letiferas, mortiferas, Hpt. Gl. 454, 17. Add

ele-berge

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Seó tíd ꝥ man sceolde eleberigean somnian colligendae olivae tempus, Gr. D. 50, 10. Eleberigan (-berian), 28. Men wrungun elebergean ( olivas ) on þǽre treddan . . . Hí náht ne geháwedon flówan þæs eles of þám elebergum, 250, 13-26. Add

fennig

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On wege fennigum lǽdan oððe gán teónan hefige getácnað, Lch. iii. 212, 7. Cenosas þá fennigan meras, i. paludes paludosas vel adelihtan, fúlan lutosas, fetidas, immundas, Wrt. Voc. ii. 130, 67. Fennegan stagnosa, An. Ox. 36, 13. Add

féþe-mann

a pedestriana foot-soldier

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Substitute: one who goes on foot, a pedestrian Féþemen pedestres, Wrt. Voc. ii. 72, 67. Foeðemen, Mt. L. 14, 13: Mk. L. R. 6, 33. a foot-soldier Féþemen felethi (cf. féþe-here), Wrt. Voc. ii. 33, 45