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cirlisc

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Cierliscum (ceorl-, cyrl-, v. ll.) men feówertig sciłł. gebéte. Be cirliscere (cierl-, cyrl-, v. ll.) fǽmnan onfenge. Gif mon on cirliscre (ceorl-, cyrl-, v. ll. ) fǽmnan breóst gefó, Ll.

EÁCA

(n.)
Grammar
EÁCA, an; m.

An addition, EEKING, increase, usury, advantageadditāmentum

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Ic [Ælfríc Abbod] geset hæbbe feówertig lárspella, and sumne eácan ðǽrto I [Abbot Ælfric] have composed forty sermons, and some addition thereto, Ǽlfc. T. 27, 18.

folgere

(n.)
Grammar
folgere, es; m.

aFOLLOWERattendantdiscipleasseclapĕdĭsĕquusassectātor

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Ðý þriddan dæge þeóda Wealdend arás, and he feówertig daga folgeras síne rúnum arétte on the third day the Ruler of nations arose, and for forty days he comforted his followers [ = disciples] with words, Hy. 10, 35; Hy.

rignan

(v.)
Grammar
rignan, rínan; p. rínde. [A strong preterite occurs in the Blickling Gloss, rán pluit.
  • Cf.
In Elyes tyme heuene was yclosed þat no reyne ne rone (roon, MS. W.: roen, MS. R.: ron, MS. B.: raynade, MS. C.),
  • Piers P. 14, 62.
]

to rain, to cause rain to fallto rain, to fall (of rain)

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Hit rínde feówertig daga, Gen. 7, 12 : Mt. Kmbl. 7, 27. Hyt rínde fýr and swefl of heofone plait ignem et sulphur de coelo, Lk. Skt. 17, 29.

Linked entries: regnian regnan rínan

templ

(n.)
Grammar
templ, tempel, es; n.
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'Tóworpne sint ða stánas ðæs temples,' Past. 18; Swt. 133, 10. ' Ðis tenrpel wæs getimbrod on six and feówertigon wintron' ... Hé hyt cwæð be hys líchaman temple, Jn. Skt. 2, 20, 21. Ðæt templ ealre clǽnnesse ( the Virgin's womb ), Blickl.

ymb-gang

(n.)
Grammar
ymb-gang, es; m.
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Six hund fóta and feówertig seó cyrce wæs ymbeganges, Homl. Th. ii. 496, 35. Ofer ymbgang supra pinnam (cf. pinnaculum, circuitus templi, 71, 69), Wrt. Voc. ii. 74, 41.

norþ

(adv.)
Grammar
norþ, adv.
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Add: with reference to movement, direction, or extent Sum feówertig scipa fóron norþ ymbútan, Chr. 894; P. 86, 9. Fela hund manna hí námon, and lǽddon norð mid heom, 1064; P. 192, 9.

HUND

(n.; num.; adj.)
Grammar
HUND, n.

A HUNDREDcentum

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Ðǽr wǽron twá hund and eahta and feówertig wera, Blickl. Homl. 239, 14. Mid ccl hunde [þridde healf hund, MS. E.] scipa, Chr. 893; Erl. 88, 25. Ðá geceás Gedeon þreó hund manna, Jud. 7, 6. Þreó hund manna and eahtatýne men, Gen. 14, 14.

Linked entry: hundes beó

COSTIAN

(v.)
Grammar
COSTIAN, costigan, costnian; p. ode, ade, ede; pp. od , ad, ed

To tempt, try, prove probare, tentare.

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Feówertig daga he wæs fram deófle costod diebus quadraginta tentabatur a diabolo Lk. Bos. 4, 2; Homl. Blick. 29, 14

Linked entries: costigan costnian

ge-rím

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Se tíma wæs standende twá þúsend wintra and twá hund and twá and feówertig geára gerímes, Angl. viii. 336, 2. la. in phrases denoting that objects cannot be counted :-- Hý wǽran gemanigfealdode ofer ǽle gerím (super numerum), Ps.

hlæder

(n.)
Grammar
hlæder, e; f.: hlæddre, an (?). l. hlǽder; e: hlǽdre, an; f.

a ladderflight of stepsstairs

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Sc̃s Petrus cyrice ... on þǽra hlǽddre twá and feówertig stæpena, Angl. xi. 4, 8: 5, 10. Þǽr wæs gewuna þǽm folce ... ꝥ hié æfter hlǽddrum úp tó ðǽm glæsenum fæte ástigon (cf. þæs folces gewuna is ... þæt hí ... stæpmǽlum tó ðám fæte ástígað, Hml.

weard

(n.)
Grammar
weard, es; m.

a guard, warder, watchman, sentinel a guardian, protector, lord

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a guard, warder, watchman, sentinel Ðara wearda sum geseah ðæt of heofonum com án læs feówertig wuldorbeága . . . ðá gecerde se weard tó Criste, Shrn. 62, 5-8. Weard Scyldinga, se ðe holmclifu healdan scolde, Beo. Th. 464; B. 229: Ps. 126, 2.

(n.)
Grammar
CÚ, nom. acc; gen. cúe, cú, cuus, cús; dat.; pl. nom. acc. ; gen. cúa, cúna; dat. cuum, cúm; f.

A cow vaccabucula

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Feówertig cúna vaccas quadraginia Gen. 32, 15; Cod. Dipl. 732; A. D. 1016-1020; Kmbl. iv. 10, 23: 949; A. D. 1649-1052; Kmbl. iv. 284, 8. On cuum in vaccis Ps. Lamb. 67, 31.

Linked entries: cuu folc-cú

Gregorius

(n.)
Grammar
Gregorius, gen. Gregories; dat. Gregorie; acc. Gregorium; m.
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Agustínus ðá mid his geférum ðæt synd gerehte feówertig ðe férdon be Gregories hǽse, óððæt hí becómon gesundfullíce to ðisum íglande Gregory sent messengers to this island....

geond

(prep.)
Grammar
geond, giond; prep. acc.

Through, throughout, over, as far as, among, in, after, beyondper, trans, inter, post, ultraκατά

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Kmbl. 1535; An. 769, Geond feówertig daga post quadraginta dies, Num. 13, 22. Fæder folca gehwæs us féran hét geond ginne grund the father of every nation bids us depart beyond the abysmal deep, Andr. Kmbl. 661; An. 331.

fíf

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Þǽr on ríme forborn fíf and hundseofontig hǽðnes herges, Jul. 588. as plural Gif þǽr beóð fíf and feówertig rihtwísra, Gen. 18, 28

wer

(n.)
Grammar
wer, es; m.
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Twá hund and eahta and feówertig wera, and nigon and feówertig wífa, Blickl. Homl. 239, 14. Bletsung gemǽne werum and wífum, Exon. Th. 7, 14; Cri. 101. Ge weras ge wíf, Blickl.

Linked entry: wíf

þurh-wunian

(v.)

to continuelastnot to come to an endnot to pass awayto continue in a place, with a personto remain, not to leaveto continue in a conditionnot to changeto perseverepersisthold out

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Ádl þurhwunigende languor perseuerans, 153, 17. to continue in a place, with a person, to remain, not to leave Ic þurhwunode ( perseveravi ) on ðam munte feówertig daga and feówertig nihta, Deut. 9, 9.

cyne-dóm

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Hé mid gódum weorcum geglengde his kynedóm and his kynedómes geweóld feówertig geára, Ælfc. T. Grn. 7, 11: Ps. C. 149. Kynedóme regio, An. Ox. 43, 3.

prica

(n.)
Grammar
prica, an; m. pricu (e), an, e (?) ; f.
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Syx and hundnigontig prican beóþ on ðam dæge, and ða prican habbaþ minuta twá hund and feówertig, Anglia viii. 317, 16-24. Se án dæg hæfþ syx and hundnigontig prica (?) ... feówer prica (?)

Linked entry: pric-mǽlum