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eác

(prep.)
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eác, prep.
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Eác þǽm ( moreover ) monega eá sindon be noman nemnede for þǽm gefeohte, Ors. 2, 4; S. 72, 12. Eác þan, Ll. Th. i. 36, 9

éhtend

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Add: a pursuer, assailant (cf. éhtan, <b>I, III</b>) Scipia sǽde þæt hé þára ǽlces éhtend wolde beón, swá swá his feóndes, þe þæs wordes wǽre þæt from þóhte Scipio said he would pursue with relentless hostility every one who voted for leaving

ende-stæf

An endconclusiondeath

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Þú for his deáþe plegodest, and þú ús æt endestæfe mycel herereáf gehéte, Bl. H. 85, 19. Hit on endestæf eft gelimpeð þæt se líchoma lǽne gedreóseð, B. 1753. Him þæt gehreówan mæg, þonne heó endestæf eft gesceáwiað, Sat. 541.

fæst-hafol

strongfirmsteadfasttenaciousretentiveparsimonious

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Th. ii. 118, 20. parsimonious, close-fisted For hwí wǽre þú swá fæsthafol mínra góda þe ic þé sealde?, Wlfst. 258, 12. Were grǽdigum and fæsthafelum uiro cupido et tenaci, Scint. 110, 15.

fandung

trialtestingtrialexperiment

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God ne costnað nǽnne mannan; ac hwæðere nán man ne cymð to Godes ríce, búton hé sý áfandod; for ðí ne sceole wé ná biddan þæt God úre ne áfandige, ac wé sceolon biddan þæt God ús gescylde, þæt wé ne ábreóðon on ðǽre fandunge . . .

freóls

(adj.)
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freóls, adj.
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Ǽlc hláford his nýdþeówum byrge ... for ðám hí sýn Gode efenleófe and þá ðe syndon freólse. Ll. Th. ii. 314, 11. of places, exempt from jurisdiction, &amp;c.

ge-sceádwíslic

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On eówerre sáule is andgit and gemynd and se gesceádwíslica willa, Bt. 14, 2 ; F. 44, 25. based on reason or argument Ic eom geþafa ðæs þe ðú segst, for þám þe ðú hit hæfst geséþed mid gesceádwíslicre race assentior, cuncta enim firmissimis nexa rationibus

hrægel-talu

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It was for the purchase of such clothing (ad uestimenta) that the land mentioned in the charter quoted in Dict. was given ), R. Ben. 89, 3

irsian

(v.)
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Unryhtlicu iersung is ðæt mon iersige (irsige, v. l. ) on óðerne for his góde. Past. 189, 8

irþling

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S. 5, 225. a bird (some of the same Latin words are used for the wren. v. wrenna) Irðling cucuzata, Wrt. Voc. ii. 16, 21. Eorþlinc birbiacaliolus, Hpt. 33, 241, 56

hyge-leás

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Higeleáse might be taken to correspond with unróte, or it might be an error for híwleáse), Lch. ii. 166, 12. <b>la.</b> of a person's actions, conduct, &amp;c. :-- Higelǽs effrenatus (cachinnus ), Hpt.

sǽlan

(v.)
Grammar
sǽlan, de.

to fasten with a cordto restrain, repress, confine

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Sǽlde sǽgrundas the bound sea-depths (in contrast with the relaxing of the bonds which held the sea, when a passage was made through it for the Israelites), Cd. Th. 196, 9; Exod. 289

wearp

(n.)
Grammar
wearp, es; n.

the warp, thread stretched lengthwise in a looma pliant twig that may be used in basket-making.

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[Warp, threde for webbynge stamen, licium, Prompt. Parv. 517

hám-weard

(adv.)
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hám-weard, adv.

Homeward, in the direction of homedomum versus, retro

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Æþelwulf ðá him hámweard fór Ethelwulf then journeyed homeward, Chr. 855; Erl. 68, 29: 885; Erl. 82, 30. Se esne hig hámweard lǽdde tó his hláforde the servant brought her home to his lord, Gen. 24, 61

tíþ

(n.)
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tíþ, e; f.

Grantcessionconcession

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Hý wǽron ðé biddende mínra góda and ðú him symble tíðe forwyrndest they were asking thee for my goods and thou didst ever refuse them the grant thereof, Wulfst. 259, 11.

Linked entry: tygþ

á-þolian

(v.)

To hold out under trial,To put up withenduresuffer

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Þá earman bearn ne mihton leng for sceame on þǽre byrig áðolian, ii. 30, 27. of things Ꝥ scyp byð gesund, gyf se streng áþolað, Shrn. 175, 23. Seó upfléring tóbærst... þæt hús eal ansund áðolode, Hml. Th. ii. 164, 5.

symbel-dæg

(n.)
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symbel-dæg, es; m.

a feast-day,a festival, day of a religious feast

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Com ðyder mycel menigo for ðon symbeldæge, Blickl. Homl. 99, 29: Homl. Th. ii. 242, 21: Ps. Th. 117, 25. Se biscop sæt sume symbeldæge on ðære cierecan, Shrn. 78, 26. Ðone mǽron symbeldæg Drihtnes upstiges, Blickl. Homl. 131, 10.

fullian

(v.)
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fullian, fulligan, fulwian, to fullianne; part. fulligende; ic fullige, ðú fullast, he fullaþ, pl. fulliaþ; p. fullode, ede; pp. fullod, ed; v. trans.

To FULL or make white as a fullerto baptizealbārecandĭdum făcĕrebaptīzāreβαπτίζειν

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This last form is also found in. Piers P. p. 398. Ormin only uses the verb to dip, once Unnderr waterr dippesst, H. 1551.

ge-sellan

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Ǽghwæt þæs þe him ǽnig mon for Godes noman geselle, Ll. Th. i. 92, ii. Ðiós eorðe eallum mannum is tó gemánan geseald, Past. 335, 10: 337, 3. (z) without dat. Eal hé ꝥ ær for Gode gesealde, Bl. H. 215, 5.

þanne

(adv.)
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þanne, þænne, þonne; adv. conj.
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Him wæs Godes egsa mára in gemyndum, þonne hé menniscum þrymme þegan wolde ( too much fear of God for him to wish for human glory ), Exon. Th. 112, 6; Gú. 139.

Linked entries: þonne þænne