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mǽgþ

(n.)
Grammar
mǽgþ, <b>, mǽgeþ,</b> e; f.

A collection of mǽgasa familystockraceas a technical term in the laws, relatives, kindred, the mǽgas who were living at the same time, and to whom the mǽg-lagu applied descendants of a common ancestor living at the same timea generationa tribesubdivision of a peoplea peoplenationprovincecountry

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Hæfdon ða mǽgþa ǽlcne for écne god the nations held each to be god eternal, Bt. Met. Fox 26, 98; Met. 26, 49. Mǽgþa tída tempora nationum, Lk. Skt. 21, 24: Cd. 124; Th. 158, 12; Gen. 2616: Beo.

fiþer-flówende

(adj.)
Grammar
fiþer-flówende, adj.
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Flowing in four parts, running in four streams Fyþerflówendre eá quadrifluo (quatuor fluminibus currens) amne, An. Ox. 48, 2

Linked entry: fiþer-flédende

æg-hwanan

(adv.)
Grammar
æg-hwanan, -hwanon, -hwonon, -hwanone, -hwonene; adv.

Everywhereevery wayon all sidesundique

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Fox 7, 89; Met. 7,45. Ǽghwonon everywhere, Bd. 4, 13; S. 582, 44. Ǽghwanone, 3, 6; S. 528, 18. Ǽghwonene, 3,15; S. 541, 42

ár-wurþ

(adj.)
Grammar
ár-wurþ, -wyrþ; def. se árwurþa; seó, ðæt árwurþe; adj. [ár honour, weorþ worth]

Honour-worthhonourablevenerablereverendhonorabilishonorandusvenerabilisvenerandus

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Se góda biþ simle árwyrþe the good is always honourable, Bt. 39, 2; Fox 212, 23. Ár-wurþe wudewe [MS. wurdewe] or nunne nonna, Ælfc. Gl. 69; Som. 70, 21; Wrt. Voc. 42, 30.

Linked entry: ár-weorþ

áninga

(adv.)
Grammar
áninga, ǽninga, ánunga; adv. [án one, inga]

One by onesinglyat onceclearlyplainlyentirelyaltogethernecessarilyby all meansat all eventsper singulasingulatimplaneprorsusomninonecessarioad omnem eventum

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Fox 18, 11; Met. 18, 6

Linked entries: ǽninga ánunga

a-streccan

(v.)
Grammar
a-streccan, ic -strecce, ðú -strecest, he -strecþ ; p. -streahte, -strehte ; impert. -strece ; pp. -streaht, -streht; v. a.

To stretch outto extendprostratelay lowto prostrate oneselfbow downextendereexpandereprosternerese prosternereadorare

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Fox 1, 159; Met. 1, 80. Ðá feóll Abram astreht to eorþan cecidit Abram pronus in faciem, Gen. 17, 3. Astrehte hine to eorþan adoravit in terram, Gen. 18, 2 : Mt. Bos. 18, 26, 29: Mk. Bos. 3, 11

Linked entries: a-streahte astreht

án-súnd

(adj.)
Grammar
án-súnd, on-súnd; adj. [án sole, entire, wholly; súnd sound]

Soundentireunhurtsanusintegerincolumis

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Lamb. fol. 200a. 7. Beóþ ðá gebrosnodan báan mid ðam flǽsce ealle ánsúnde eft geworden then the corrupted bones together with the flesh will all again be made sound, Hy. 7, 89; Hy. Grn. ii. 289, 89.

Linked entry: on-sund

carc-ern

(n.)
Grammar
carc-ern, carc-ærn, es; n. [care care, or Lat. carcer a prison; ærn, ern a place]
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Ðonne þincþ him ðæt he síe on carcerne gebroht then it seems to him that he is brought into prison, Bt. 37, 1; Fox 186, 15. Ic wæs on cearcerne [MS. Cot. carcærne] eram in carcere, Past. 44, 7: Hat. MS. 62b, 22. To ðam carcerne to the prison, Andr.

Linked entries: carc cearc-ern

CEALD

(adj.)
Grammar
CEALD, cald; ra; ost; adj.[ceald = cald, q. v.]

Cool, COLDfrigidus, gelidus

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Fox 20, 180; Met. 20, 90: 20, 152; Met. 20, 76. Wedera cealdost the coldest of tempests, Beo. Th. 1097; B. 546

Linked entries: cald cyld

clipur

(n.)
Grammar
clipur, es; m.

A CLAPPER of a belltintinnabuli vel campanæ malleus

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Sóþlíce mid ðæs rápes æt-hríne se bend styraþ ðone [MS. ðæne] clipur the band with which the clapper is tied, is as it were a method for moving the clapper of the tongue, and beating more or less the lips.

DYPPAN

(v.)
Grammar
DYPPAN, dippan; ic dyppe, he dypþ, dyppeþ, pl. dippaþ; p. dypte; pp. dypped, dypd = dypt; v. a.

DIP, immerge, baptizeimmergĕre, intingĕre, tingĕre, baptīzāre

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Biþ dipped fót ðín on blóde ut intingātur pes tuus in sanguĭne, Ps. Spl. 67, 25. Dippaþ ysopan sceaft on ðam blóde fascĭcŭlum hyssōpi tingĭte in sanguĭne, Ex. 12, 22.

dimnes

(n.)
Grammar
dimnes, dymnys, -ness, -nyss, e; f.
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Ðis biþ gód lǽcedóm wið eágna dimnesse this is a good remedy for dimness of eyes, L. M. 1, 2; Lchdm. ii. 26, 9. Wolcnu and dimnys on his ymbhwyrfte nubes et cālīgo in circuitu ejus, Ps. Lamb. 96, 2: Mone B. 3240.

Linked entry: dymnys

flýma

(n.)
Grammar
flýma, fléma, an; m.

One who fleesa runawayan exileoutlawa man who had fled for any offence, and whose flight was equivalent to a convictionprofŭgusfŭgĭtīvusexul

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One who flees, a runaway, an exile, outlaw, a man who had fled for any offence, and whose flight was equivalent to a conviction; profŭgus, fŭgĭtīvus, exul Ðú bist flýma geond ealle eorþan profăgus ĕris sŭper terram, Gen. 4, 12: 4, 16.

Linked entries: fléma flíma

geare

(adv.)
Grammar
geare, gearwe, gearuwe, gearewe, gere; adv. [gearo? ready]

Entirelyclearlycertainlywellvery wellenoughpĕnĭtusprorsusplānecertebĕnevaldeoptĭmesătis

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Fox 20, 188; Met. 20, 94. Ic cann swá geare I so well know, Cd. 27; Th. 37, 1; Gen. 583. Nú gé geare cunnon now ye well know, Exon. 16 a; Th. 36, 9; Cri. 573. Hí wiston geare certi sunt, Lk. Bos. 20, 6. Swíðe geare, Ps. Th. 101, 5. Gearor, comp.

EALU

(n.)
Grammar
EALU, ealo, es;

ALE cervĭsia, sīcĕra

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Th. ii. 38, 7: Bt. 17; Fox 60, 5, MS. Cot: L. M. 1. 47; Lchdm. ii. 120, 15: Beo. Th. 1542; B. 769. [Chauc. Laym. ale: O. Sax. alo in alo-fat, n. an ale-cup: Dan. Swed. Icel. öl, n.]

hyge-leás

(adj.)
Grammar
hyge-leás, adj.

Thoughtlesscarelessfoolish

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G.] wíse ac wísdóm and weorþscipe gedafenaþ heora háde a too thoughtless manner is not seemly for bishops, neither at home nor when travelling, but wisdom and dignity are becoming to their rank, L. I. P. 10, note; Th. ii. 318, 41.

læt

(n.)
Grammar
læt, es; m.
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lxxx scill. forgelde gif ðane óðerne ofslæhþ lx scillingum forgelde ðane þriddan xl scillingum forgelden if any one slay a 'læt' of the highest class, let him pay eighty shillings; if he slay one of the second, let him pay sixty shillings; let them pay for

land-here

(n.)
Grammar
land-here, es; m.
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Hér fór Æþelstán in on Scotland ǽgðer ge mid landhere ge mid scyphere, 933; Erl. 110, 27

lytig-

(adv.; prefix)
Grammar
lytig-, lyte-líce; adv.

Cunninglyartfullycraftily

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Ða woruldsǽlþa mid swíðe manigre swétnesse swíðe lytelíce óleccaþ ðǽm módum, Bt. 7, 1; Fox 16, 10. Hú lytelíce hý ðonne deófol bepǽhte, Wulfst. 11, 9, 16.

mand

(n.)
Grammar
mand, mond, e; f.

A basketmandmaund

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Parv. mawnd, skype sportula, p. 300, see the note for other examples) Mand corvis, Wrt. Voc. i. 291, 20: cophinus, ii. 74, 47: 104, 62: qualus, 118, 47: corben, 104, 42. Manda coffinos, 17, 47: 72, 68.