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gǽlan

to delay ⬩ to dupe

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Add: to delay For ðǽm gif ús ne lyst ðǽra ǽrrena yfela ðe wé ǽr worhton, ðonne ne gǽlð ús nán ðing te fullfremmanne ðá gódan weorc ðe wé nú wyrceað nisi enim retro aspicerent, erga coeptum studium nullo torpore languerent, Past. 445, 29.

breóst-cófa

(n.)
Grammar
breóst-cófa, an; m. [breóst
the breast, the heart, mind,
cófa
a cave,
chamber
]

the breast, the heart, mind, ⬩ a cave ⬩ chamber ⬩ The breast-chamber, breast, heart, mind; ⬩ pectoris cubile, pectus, uber, cor, animus

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Fox 9, 64; Met. 9, 32: Cd. 27; Th. 36, 19; Gen. 574: Exon. 76 b; Th. 287, 22; Wand. 18

Linked entry: in-cofa

swícung

(n.)
Grammar
swícung, e; f.

deceiving, deluding, deceit, fraud, delusion ⬩ offence, occasion of stumbling ⬩ scandalum

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For swícuncgum propter illusiones, R. Ben. Interl. 88, 5. offence, occasion of stumbling; scandalum Se ðe lufaþ bróðer his, swícung (scandalum; v. 1 Jn. 2, 10) on him nys, Scint. 14, 12.

ESNE

(n.)
Grammar
ESNE, es; m.

A man of the servile class, a servant, retainer, man, youth ⬩ mercēnārius, servus, vir, jŭvĕnis

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Uton agifan ðæm esne his wíf let us give to the man his wife, Bt. 35, 6; Fox 170, 7

wédan

(v.)
Grammar
wédan, p. de

To be mad or furious, to rage, rave ⬩ to be mad, out of one's senses ⬩ to act with violence, be furious, rage,

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Þe kyng ferde for wraþþe as he wolde wede, R. Glouc. 53, 10

Linked entry: a-wédan

fugol-cyn

(n.)
Grammar
fugol-cyn, -cynn, -cinn, es; n.

Fowl-kind ⬩ vŏlucrium gĕnus

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Fowl-kind; vŏlucrium gĕnus Micel fugolcyn much fowl-kind, Ex. 16, 13. Fisccinn and fugolcinn fish and fowl, Ælfc. T. 8, 26

werian

(v.)
Grammar
werian, wergan; p. ede.
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Nú wille ic ðæt hit man on eallum þingon for áne híde werige . . . sý ðér máre landes, sý ðér lesse ( there were 578 hides ), 203, 16. Hé werige for twá hída, iv. 262, 15.

Linked entries: a-werian ge-werian wergan warian

sulung

(n.)
Grammar
sulung, e; f. A Kentish word for a certain quantity of land, derived, like carrucata, from a name of the plough; from its origin it might mean, so much land as could be cultivated by one plough. From the first two passages given below it would seem that the sulung was equivalent to two hides (manentes), and later a solanda, which is probably the same word, is said 'per se habere duas hidas.' v. Seebohm, Vill. Comm., p. 54. But perhaps it may be inferred that both hide and sulung were considered as on the same footing as regards the plough. Thus to the gebúr with his gyrd landes, i. e. one quarter of a hide, are to be given two oxen, L. R. S. 4; Th. i. 434, 23, while a gift of half a sulung is accompanied by the further gift of four oxen, Chart. Th. 470, 9-14. v. Seebohm, pp. 138-9, and generally. In the Domesday Survey of Kent the assessment was given by solins, and the word remained in use. v. Pegge's Kenticisms, s.v.
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sulling Aliquam terrae partiunculam, hoc est duarum manentium ... ritu Cantiae án sulung dictum, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. i. 249, 19. Terrae particula duarum manentium, id est, án sulung, 250, 8. Yc gean intó Cristes cyrican on Cantwarabyrig ðæs landes æt Holungaburnan

Linked entry: swulung

fæste

shaken ⬩ firmly ⬩ fast ⬩ urgently ⬩ strictly ⬩ solemnly ⬩ securely ⬩ fast ⬩ fast ⬩ speedily ⬩ at once

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Ic fæste stande for þínre campunga, Bl. H. 225, 34. Him þá férend on fæste wuniað the travellers fix their abode on him, Wal. 25: 36. Oþ þæt þín fót weorðe fæste on blóde, Ps. Th. 67, 22. Ꝥ man Godes cyricean fæste tremede, Bl.

Linked entry: fæstlíce

uppan

(prep.)
Grammar
uppan, (-on); prep. dat. acc.

upon ⬩ on ⬩ above ⬩ upon ⬩ at ⬩ after ⬩ upon ⬩ on to ⬩ upon ⬩ against

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I. 3. marking object of attack, upon, against Hé fór uppon heora bróðer and uppon ðone earl wann, Chr. 1095; Erl. 231, 8-10. Se cyng his fyrde beád, and uppon ðone earl tó Norðhymbran fór, Erl. 231, 26.

Linked entries: uppon on-uppan

swég

(n.)
Grammar
swég, es; m.

unregulated, confused sound, noise, din, crash ⬩ regulated, modulated or articulate sound, ⬩ sound made by living creatures, voice, cry or note of a bird, song ⬩ sound made by means of an instrument, ⬩ voice; also the instrument ⬩ a person

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For ðam swége(of the harp. ) Bt. 35, 6; Fox 168, 1. Hearpan swinsigende swég, Cd. Th. 66, 8; Gen. 1081. Heó gehýrde bellan swég, Shrn. 149, 9: Homl. Th. ii. 156, 6. Swégas classica. Wrt. Voc. ii. 131, 62. Dreámas (swégas, MS. T.) organa. Ps.

Linked entries: swég-cræft swóg

a-scúnian

(v.)
Grammar
a-scúnian, p. ode; pp. od; v. a. [a away, scúnian to shun] .

to avoid ⬩ shun ⬩ fly from ⬩ evitare ⬩ reprobare ⬩ to hate ⬩ detest ⬩ odisse ⬩ detestari ⬩ to accuse ⬩ reprove ⬩ convict ⬩ arguere

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Ðá ascúnodon híg hine oderant eum, Gen. 37, 4. to accuse, reprove, convict; arguere Hwylc eówer ascúnaþ me for synne quis ex vobis arguet me de peccato? Jn. Bos. 8, 46

dógor-rím

(n.)
Grammar
dógor-rím, es; n. [rím a number]
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Fox 10, 133; Met. 10, 67. Is ðes þroht to ðæs heard dógorrímum this suffering is so hard in the days of my life, Elen. Kmbl. 1406; El. 705

enge

(adj.)
Grammar
enge, def. se enga; adj.

Narrow, anxious ⬩ angustus, anxius

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Helle wísceþ, ðæs engestan éðel-ríces shall wish for hell, the narrowest realm, Salm. Kmbl. 213; Sal. 106

feónd-sceaða

(n.)
Grammar
feónd-sceaða, -scaða, an; m.

A fiend-enemy ⬩ dire enemy ⬩ robber ⬩ hostis nŏcīvus ⬩ latro

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Me to grunde teáh fáh feóndscaða a hostile foe drew me to the ground, Beo. Th. 1112; B. 554. Ic sceal forstolen hreddan, flýman feóndsceaðan I shall rescue the stolen, make the robber flee, Exon. 104 a; Th. 396, 5; Rä. 15, 19

hrǽcan

(v.)
Grammar
hrǽcan, p. hrǽhte

hawk ⬩ spit

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Wið ðæt man hefelíce hrǽce for difficulty in clearing the throat in cases of cold, 46, 1; Lchdm. i. 148, 12, 15

Linked entries: hráca hráca

líc-þegnung

(n.)
Grammar
líc-þegnung, -þénung, e; f.

funeral ⬩ exeguies

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Ðá ðá his frýnd ða lícþénunge gearcodon when his friends were performing the last offices for the dead, ii. 28, 3. Ða fǽmnan dedan hire liicþénunge and lǽddon hí tó byrgenne, Shrn. 87, 27. Lícþénunga exsequiæ, Ælfc. Gr. 13; Som. 16, 17

ge-gódian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-gódian, p. ode; pp. od

To bestow goods upon ⬩ enrich

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To bestow goods upon, enrich Ða mynstru he genihtsumlíce to dæghwomlícum bigleofan gegódode he abundantly enriched those minsters for daily subsistence, Homl. Th. ii. 118, 30 : H. R. 105, 6 : Chr. 1086; Erl. 220, 39.

Linked entries: gódian ge-góded

stefning

(n.)
Grammar
stefning, stemning, e; f.
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Cornwall Glossary stemming is given as 'a turn in succession, as when in dry seasons people have to take their regular turn for water at the common pump') Hié (seó fyrd) hæfdan heora stemninge (steminge, another MS.) gesetene, Chr. 894; Th. i. 166, col

Linked entries: stefnan steming stemning

teón-cwide

(n.)
Grammar
teón-cwide, es; m.
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Reproachful, abusive, insulting speech, blasphemy, contumely, calumny, slander Ne fríne ic ðé for tǽle ne þurh teóncwide, Andr. Kmbl. 1266; An. 633.

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