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ǽfen-gifl

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Ben. 63, 16. Uton nú brúcan ðisses undernmetes swá ðá sculon ðe hiora ǽfengifl on helle gefeccan sculon prandete tamquam apud inferos coenaturi Ors. 2, 5; S. 86, i: Past. 27, 8 : 323, 19. Add

swícung

(n.)
Grammar
swícung, e; f.

deceiving, deluding, deceit, fraud, delusionoffence, occasion of stumblingscandalum

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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.

metan

(v.)
Grammar
metan, p. mæt, pl. mǽton; pp. meten.

to metemeasureto measure outmark offassign the bounds of a placeto measure by pacesto traversepass overto measure one thing by or with anotherto compare

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Férdon forþ ðanon, féðelástum foldweg mǽton, Beo. Th. 3271; B. 1633: 1032; B. 514: 1838; B. 917. Forþ gesáwon lífes látþeów lífweg (liftweg?)

týdran

(v.)
Grammar
týdran, týdrian; p. ede

To propagate To bring forthproduceto propagatenourishfosterTo be prolific

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Of hem ben tudered manig on, Gen. and Ex. 630

ǽwisc-nys

(n.)
Grammar
ǽwisc-nys, -ness, e; f.

Disgraceobscenityfilthinessa blushing for shamereverencededecusobscenitaspudore suffusioreverentia

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On ǽwiscnesse openly, as not being ashamed to be seen; in propatulo. Cot. 110, 202

Linked entries: áwesc-nis éwiscnes

ciric-wæcce

(n.)
Grammar
ciric-wæcce, an; f.

A church-watch or wakevigilia

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A church-watch or wake; vigilia We lǽraþ ðæt man, æt ciricwæccan, swíðe gedreóh sí we teach that a man, at the church-wakes, be very sober, L. Edg. C. 28; Th. ii. 250, 12

Linked entry: cyric-wæcce

cwic-lifian

(v.)
Grammar
cwic-lifian, cwic-lifigan; p. -lifode; pp. -lifod

To live vivere

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Ðǽr sceal fæsl wesan cwic-lifigendra cynna gehwilces there shall be food for each of living kinds, Cd. 65; Th. 79, 14; Gen. 1311

eádig-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
eádig-líc, eádi-líc; adj.

Happy, prosperous prosper, abundans, faustus

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Happy, prosperous; prosper, abundans, faustus Biþ ðæt ǽrende eádiglícre that errand will be more prosperous, Exon. 100 a; Th. 375, 1; Seel. 131. Cumaþ eádilíc wæstm on wangas convalles abundābunt frumento, Ps. Th. 64, 14

Linked entry: eádi-líc

fore-spæc

(n.)
Grammar
fore-spæc, e; f.

A speaking for or togetheran assentingagreementastipŭlātio

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A speaking for or together, an assenting, agreement; astipŭlātio Ðæt eall gelǽst sý ðæt on úre forespæce stænt that all be fulfilled which stands in our agreement, L. Ath. v. § 3; Th. i. 232, 8

heorþ-fæst

(adj.)
Grammar
heorþ-fæst, adj.

Having a house of one's own

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Having a house of one's own Sý hé heorþfæst sý hé folgere whether he have a house of his own or be the follower of another man, L. C. S. 20; Th. i. 386, 23

Linked entry: fæst

blíþsian

(v.)
Grammar
blíþsian, p. ode; pp. od

To rejoice, be glad, blithe, merrylætariexsilire gaudio

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To rejoice, be glad, blithe, merry; lætari Hí tó swíðe blíþsodon they rejoiced too much, Past. 50, 2; Hat. MS. Blíþsa, cniht on ðínum gióguþháde rejoice, young man, in thy youth, 49, 5; Hat. MS

dimmian

(v.)
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Substitute: To be or become dim Dymme[n]de caligans, Wrt. Voc. ii. 127, 65. Hyt fremað dimgendum eágum tó þý ꝥ seó beorhtnys ágyfen sý, Lch. i. 136, 1. Wið dymgendum eágum, 178, 4

in-fyrde

(n.)
Grammar
in-fyrde, es; n.
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Andlang díces tó infyrde á be mǽre on Temese; andlang Temese, C.D. vi. 84, 19. On ðá rǽwe; of ðǽre reáwe on Temese, on ðæt infyrde; andlang Temese, v. 275, 21

Linked entry: -fyrde

gǽlsa

(n.)
Grammar
gǽlsa, an; m.

A gluttonone who is inordinately fond

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A glutton; fig. one who is inordinately fond of a pursuit Gif mann bið ákenned on xxvi nihta ealdne mónan, sé bið weorces gǽlsa (he will be a glutton of work), Lch. iii. 158, 15

hárian

(v.)
Grammar
hárian, p. ode

To grow grey

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Ic sceolde wesan ceorl on háriendum heáfde I should have to be a husband when my head was growing grey, Shrn. 39, 27

ge-stællan

(v.)

to stallstable

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to stall, stable Ðá hét he on ðæs pápan ciericean gestællan his blancan and monig óðer neát he ordered his horse and many other cattle to be stabled in the pope's church, Shrn. 51, 22

for-trúwian

(v.)
Grammar
for-trúwian, -trúwigan; p. ode, nde; pp. od, ud

To be over-confident, rashto presumepræsúmĕrepræcĭpĭtāre

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To be over-confident, rash, to presume; præsúmĕre, præcĭpĭtāre Ðú ðé fortrúwodest [MS. fortrúwudest] for ðínre rihtwísnesse thou wast over-confident on account of thy virtue, Bt. 7, 3; Fox 22, 13.

self-will

(n.)
Grammar
self-will, es; n. (?)
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Self-will, one's own will, free-will Be ðám ðe beóþ hyra sylfwilles ( sua sponte ) gefullode, L. Ecg. C. 17, tit. ; Th. ii. 128, 30. Be selfwille ultro, Wrt. Voc. ii. 73, 27.

Linked entry: self-willes

ge-neát

(n.)
Grammar
ge-neát, es; m.

A companion, associate, vassal

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Be cyninges geneáte of a king's 'geneat,' L. In. 19; th. i. 114, 9: Chr. 897; Erl. 96, 3. Be ðon ðe monnes geneát stalige in case a man's 'geneát' steal, L. In. 22, Th. i. 116, 9

wudu-rǽden

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

Woodcuttingright of cutting timber in a wood

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Woodcutting, right of cutting timber in a wood Ánan esne gebyreþ tó metsunge .xii. pund gódes cornes, and wudurǽden be landside (the amount of wood that he may cut is to be determined by local custom), L. R. S. 8; Th. i. 436, 27.