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ymb-scrýdan

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Ðone man þe se cyning wile wurðian man sceal embscrýdan mid cynelican reáfe homo, quem rex honorare cupit-debet indui vestibus regiis, Hml. A. 99, 231. Seó cwén stent ymb-scrýd (emb-, v.l.) mid fáhnyssum (circumamicta varietate), 28, 109. Add

on-legen

(n.)
Grammar
on-legen, e; f.

An on-laying, (medicinal) application

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Mid onlegene swá swá mon of swelcum þingum wyrcþ . . . Lácna mid onlegena beres, 82, 14-24. Gesodene wuduæpla and hlafes cruman and swilce onlegena, 190, 15

niþer-gang

(n.)
Grammar
niþer-gang, es; m.

Descent

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Descent Mid hyra upgange oððe nyþergange, Lchdm. iii. 246, 8

gesinsciplic

(adj.)
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conjugal Mid gesynsciplicum weorce coniugali opere, Chrd. 116, 13: 33

swég-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
swég-líc, adj.
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Sonorous Mid swéglícre stefne sonora voce, Anglia xiii. 412, 675

under-fangenness

(n.)
Grammar
under-fangenness, e; f.

Undertakingassumption

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Undertaking, assumption Mid underfangennysse menniscnysse assumptione humani, Ath. Crd. 35

un-áblinnende

(adj.)
Grammar
un-áblinnende, adj. (ptcpl.)

Unceasing

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Unceasing Mid unáblinnendre stemne incessabili voce, Hymn. ad Mat. 4

Linked entry: á-blinnan

ágnett

(n.)
Grammar
ágnett, es; n.
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Usury, interest Mið ágnettum cum usuris. Lk. L. 19, 23

eág-brǽw

(n.)
Grammar
eág-brǽw, es; m.
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The eye-lid Mid þá eágbrǽwas, Lch. i. 352, 6

Linked entry: brǽw

fetel

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Mínes swyrdes mid fetele, C. D. iii. 304, 29. Add

módor-lic

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Mid móderlice[re] cennincge materna matrice, An. Ox. 1763. Add

un-ǽmetta

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Add: — Bisceopas mid óðrum unǽmettan (occupationibus) ábysgode. Chrd. 80, 21

ambrósie

(n.)
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ambrosia Mid ambrósie þǽre wyrte swétnysse gefylde, Guth. 90, 3

mearc-ísern

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Gemearcod mid deófles mearcíserne, Hml. A. 201, 192, 206. Add

ge-regnian

(v.)
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Hé hit (a book) gihrínade mið golde and mid gimmum, Jn. p. 188, 4. Ðæt hrægl . . . scolde beón . . . gerénod mid golde, Past. 83, 24. Gerénod cæppe penula, Wrt. Voc. i. 25, 55. Geafum gehríned (ornatum), Lk. L. 21, 5.

prass

(n.)
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Se cásere fór intó Efese mid ðrymme and mid prasse, Homl. Skt. i. 23, 26. Hí Pantan streám mid prasse bestódon, Eást-Seaxena ord and se æschere they stood by Panta's stream in proud array, the East-Saxon line and the host of the ashen boats, Byrht.

be-wrítan

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To score round Bewrít þú hý (the mandragora) wel hraþe mid íserne, þý lǽs heó þé ætfleó . . . þú hý bewrít mid íserne, and swá þú scealt onbútan hý delfan swá ðú hyre mid þám íserne ná æthríne make a score in the ground round it at once with iron, lest

CRICC

(n.)
Grammar
CRICC, crycc, e; f.

A CRUTCHstaff baculus

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He, mid his crycce hine awreðiende, hám becom baculo innitens domum pervenit 4, 31; S. 610, 17 He mid criccum his féðunge underwreðode he supported his gait with crutches Homl. Th. ii. 134, 24

Linked entry: crycc

weóce

(n.)
Grammar
weóce, an ; f.

The wick of a lampcandle

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Ðonne ðú blácernes behófige . . . wǽt mid ðínum scytefingre on midden, swylce ðú weócan settan wylle Techm. ii. 126, 3. Riscene weócan fila scirpea Germ. 391, 15. Wéocan accendilia Wrt. Voc. i. 66, 46: cicindilia 284, 26.

heóf

(n.)
Grammar
heóf, es; m.

Lamentationgriefsorrow

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Lamentation, grief, sorrow Maximus mid micelum heófe gedréfed him tó com Maximus troubled with great grief came to him, Homl. Th. i. 414, 17. Sǽde ðæt hie hæfden bet gewyrht ðæt him mon mid heáfe [heófe MS.

Linked entry: heáf