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middaneard-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
middaneard-líc, adj.

Earthlyworldlymundaneearthly

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ðí ðæt mid his hálgan láre middaneardlíc gedwyld ( human error ) ádwǽscte, Homl.

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niþerung

(n.)
Grammar
niþerung, e; f.

a bringing lowhumiliationoverthrowdamnationcondemnation

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Ǽttrige niþerunge venenata detrimenta, Hpt. Gl. 450, 39. damnation, condemnation Niþrung damnatio, Lk. Skt. Lind. 23, 40 : 24, 20. fram yrmþurn écre niþerunge generede, Bd. 4, 13; S. 582, 26 : 5, 13; S. 633, 14.

plantian

(v.)
Grammar
plantian, p. od
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To plant Ðú plantast ( plantes ) wíneard and ne brícst his, Deut. 28, 30. Gé plantiaþ, 28, 39. Gé plantigeaþ, Lev. 19, 23. heora heortan wyrtruman on ðisum andwerdum life plantiaþ,Homl. Th. ii. 132, 7.

Sunnan-niht

(n.)
Grammar
Sunnan-niht, e; f.
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-Ǽlcum gesinhíwum gebyreþ ðæt hig hyra clǽnnysse healdon ǽfre Sunnannihte (nocte diei Dominici), L. Ecg. P. ii. 21; Th. ii. 190, 18. His líc læg on byrgene ða Sæterniht and Sunnanniht . . . and árás of deáðe on ðone Eásterlícan Sunnandæg, Homl.

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weorþfullíce

(adv.)
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adv, of moral worth, worthily, honourably, excellently Ic wilnode weorþfullíce tó libbanne ða hwíle ðe ic lifede, Bt. 17; Fox 60, 15. nobly, in a way that is highly esteemed Swá swá men wurðlícor lybbaþ ðonne treówu, swá eác weorðfulícor árísaþ on

weorold-ǽht

(n.)
Grammar
weorold-ǽht, e; f.
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Ðone teódan dǽl his woruldǽhta gesyllan, Wulfst. 283, 26: Bt. 13; Fox 38, 2. Ðæt þolian woroldǽhta (world-, v. l. ), L. Edm. E. 1; Th. i. 244, 13. mót his fæstan álýsan, mid his worldǽhton ( mundanis suis possessionibus ), L. Ecg.

wudu-rǽden

(n.)
Grammar
wudu-rǽden, wudu-rǽdenn, e; f.

Woodcuttingright of cutting timber in a wood

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Heó hæbbe ða wudurǽddenne in ðæm wuda ðe ða ceorlas brúcaþ, and éc ic hire léte tó ðæt ceorla gráf, ii. 100, 14

á-ceósan

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Add: To pick out, elect; á-coren; pp. choice, excellent, select, elect Hié ácuron endlefan þúsend monna, Ors. 2, 5; S. 78, 24. Ðára monna ðe him tó fultume hæfde ácoren ( consilii causa legerat ), 6. 2; S. 256, 2.

brémel

Grammar
brémel, brémer
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Ðá fleáh, ðá tórýpte hine án bré[m]ber ofer ðæt nebb, Cht. Th. 172, 28. hine lǽddon betwux þá þiccan gewrido þára brémela, þæt him wæs eall se líchama gewundod, Guth. 36, 12. Of þiccum brémelum senticosis surculis, An. Ox. 1268.

bucca

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onsægdon deófle, swá heora þeáw wæs, buccan ( caprae ) heáfod, Gr. D. 232, 25. wæs on buccan slege getácnod, Hml. Th. ii. 210, 23. Ðár mon ðane chiorl slóh for ðan buccan, C.D. iii. 434, 21.

deáw

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H.), and deáwe seems to be due to rore), Wrt. Voc. ii. 119, 29. Bútan rénscúrum and reócendum deáwe, Hml. S. 18, 57. Swilce wǽre on wynsumum deáwe, 31, 888, 876. Þyses fýres hǽto sý gecyrred on wǽtne deáw, 30, 441.

ge-sǽlan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-sǽlan, to bind.
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II. to bind a thing, put a cord, chain, & c. round an object, to secure by binding :-- hét gebindan beam ǽrenum clammum and isernum and gesǽledne in susl don (clamavit: ' Germen radicum alligetur vinculo ferreo et aereo, '.

heáfod-segn

(n.)
Grammar
heáfod-segn, es; m.
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An ensign having a head (not a flag ?) Hét þá in beran eafor heáfodsegn, . . . helm, herebyrnan, gúðsweord, B. 2152-4.

mǽrsung

Grammar
mǽrsung, <b>. II.</b>
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Add Heora fixnoðe gelamp micel earfoðnys, þæt Crístes tácne gelumpe micel mærsung, Hml. Th. ii. 290, 6. Wé on lofsangum hyre mǽrða cýðað, ꝥ heó ús þingige tó hyre suna, ꝥ ús miltsige for ðǽre mǽrsunge þe wé hyre gedóó, Hml.

notian

(v.)
Grammar
notian, <b>I a.</b>
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Þǽra (hláfa) ic breác notigende, Hml. S. 23 b, 521. Add

oróþ

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Orþes spiritus, 2, 64, and add: — Him (the old man ) þæt oreð stincð and áfúlað, Wlfst. 148, 7.

pytt

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Ðonne drincð of ðǽm wielme his ágnes pyttes . . . 'bibe aquam de cisterna tua, et fluenta putei tui'. . . Bibit sui fluenta putei, Past. 373, 3-10. Andlang hagan tó ðám grundeliésan pytte, C. D. v. 148, 10.

swician

(v.)
Grammar
swician, <b>.
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</b> add :-- Nú swicað se deófol dígollíce embe ús þurh leahtras forlǽre ðá crístenan, and tó mislicum synnun heora mód áwende, Hml. S. 16, 220. Hwí woldest ðú swician on ðínum ágenum?

wringan

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þone cniht ásette on þá wíntreddan and hét hine wringan þá feáwa geclystru þǽra byrgena puerulum in calcatorio deposuit, et calcare ipsos paucissimos racemos fecit, 58, 17.

sceorfan

(v.)
Grammar
sceorfan, scearf, scurfon; scorfen

To gnawbitescarify

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Spíwe ðá deah ðám monnum ðe gihsa hié innan scyrfþ, Lchdm. ii. 60, 18-25: 176, 20. Gif geféle ðæt se geohsa hine innan sceorfe on ðone magan, 62, 10.

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