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oferbæc-getéung

(n.)
Grammar
oferbæc-getéung, e; f.

Contraction of the muscles at the back of the neck, tetanus

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Ðisne lǽcecræft man sceal dón mannum ðe hyra swyran mid ðám sinum fortogen beóþ, ðæt hé hys nǽn geweald náh, ðæt Gréccas hátaþ tetanicus) :-- Oferbæcgetéung titanus, Wrt. Voc. i. 19, 22

wit

(n.)
Grammar
wit, witt, es; n.

right mindwitswitintelligenceunderstandingthe mind

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Skt. i. 15, 7. wit, intelligence, understanding Ðæs ðú scealt werhðo dreógan, þeáh ðín wit duge, Beo. Th. 1183; B. 589. the mind Ðeós gítsunc hafaþ gumena gehwelces mód ámerred, ðæt hé máran ne récð, ac hit on witte weallende byrnð, Met. 8, 45

célan

(v.)
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Seó ádl mid cealdum þingum biþ tó célanne ... scealt þú ǽrest þá hǽto célan midcellendre, Lch. ii. 82, 3-6

cwelan

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Þú scealt ǽrest óðerne geseón drincan and ðǽrrihte cwelan, Hml. Th. i. 72, 15. Ꝥ spere him eóde þurh út, and hé feóll cwelende, Hml. S. 12, 55. Lífes lǽcedómes forwirnan ðǽm cwelendum monnum, Past. 377, 6. Add

wearglíce

(adv.)
Grammar
wearglíce, adv.

Vilely, meanly, wretchedly

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Vilely, meanly, wretchedly Gif ðú ðé wilt dón manegra beteran and weorþran, ðonne scealt ðu ðé lǽtan ánes wyrsan.

Linked entries: wærelíce wearg-líc

tǽcnan

(v.)
Grammar
tǽcnan, p. [e]de.

to shew, presentto shew the road, point out an object, lt;i>make knownto appoint, prescribe

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to shew, present Se ðe hæfþ .xx. hída se sceal tǽcnan (tǽcan, MS. B.) .xii. hída gesettes landes ðonne hé faran wille. Se ðe hæfþ .x. hída se sceal tǽcnan (tǽcan, MS. B.) .vi. hída gesettes landes. Se ðe hæbbe þreó hída tǽcne (tǽce, MS.

ge-horsod

Grammar
ge-horsod, ge-horsian.
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Add: provided with or possessed of a horse Hé sceal beón gehorsad ꝥ hé mæge tó hláfordes seáme ꝥ syllan equum habeat quem ad summagium domini sui prestare possit Ll. Th. i. 436, 6.

a-dǽlan

(v.)
Grammar
a-dǽlan, p. ede; pp. ed,

To partdivideseparatepartiridividereseparare

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To part, divide, separate; partiri, dividere, separare He sceal wesan of eorþan feor adǽled he shall be far parted from the earth, Cd. 106; Th. 140, 4; Gen. 2322.

clǽsnian

(v.)
Grammar
clǽsnian, ode; od

To cleansemundare, purgare

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To cleanse; mundare, purgare Sceal mon clǽsnian ða yflan wǽtan one must cleanse the evil humours, L. M. 2, 30; Lchdm. ii. 228, 14, note 4: 2, 32; Lchdm. ii. 234, 25, note 2: 2, 35; Lchdm. ii. 240, 23, note 4: 2, 48; Lchdm. ii. 262, 17, note 2

fór án

(num.; prep.; adv.)

onlytantumtantummŏdo

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Fór án eówre yrfe sceal beón hér ŏves tantum vestræ et armenta remăneant. Ex. 10, 24

mæsse-bóc

(n.)
Grammar
mæsse-bóc, gen. -béc; f.

A mass-bookmissal

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A mass-book, missal Saltere and pistol*-*bóc, godspellbóc and mæssebóc, sangbóc and handbóc, gerím and pastoralem, penitentialem and rǽdingbóc, ðás béc sceal mæssepreóst néde habban, L. Ælfc. C. 21; Th. ii. 350, 13: Chart. Th. 430, 7.

ge-neát-riht

(n.)
Grammar
ge-neát-riht, es; n.

The conditions regulating the tenure of the 'geneát-land :'

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On sumon he sceal land-gafol syllan ... villani rectum est varium et multiplex secundum quod in terra statutum est. In quibusdam terris debet dare land-gablum ..., LL. Th. i. 115, note

wrídan

(v.)
Grammar
wrídan, wríþan; p. de

To put forth shootsbe productive

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Wríðende sceal mǽgðe ðínre monrím wesan, 105, 33; Gen. 1762. Geunne ðé éce Drihten æcera wexendra and wrídendra. Lchdm. i. 402, 4. v. preceding and following words

ge-rádian

(v.)
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or gehradige do it quickly. v. ge-hradian), Angl. viii. 303, 27. to prepare Se mæssepreóst sceal cild fullian, swá raðe swá man raðost mæge hí gerádian tó fulluhte, Ll. Th. ii. 384,27

ofer-sǽlþ

(n.)
Grammar
ofer-sǽlþ, e; f.

Pleasure or happiness that exceeds due bounds

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Pleasure or happiness that exceeds due bounds: — Gif ðú wilnast ðæt ðú wel mǽge ðæt sóðe leóht sweotole oncnáwan ðú for-lǽtan scealt ídle ofersǽlþa unnytne gefeán (cf. gif ðú wilnige ðæt sóðe leóht oncnáwan áfyr fram ðé ða yfelan sǽlþa and ða unnettan

slipig

(adj.)
Grammar
slipig, adj.

Slippy, slimy, viscid

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Ða þiccan and ða slipigan (slipinga, MS.) wǽtan on ðam magan and ðæt þicce slipige horh ðú scealt mid ðám lǽcedómum wyrman and þynnian 194, 29-22. Wǽtan þicce and slipegran 178, 15. Of þiccum wǽtum slipegrum . . .

Linked entry: slipa

cyric-bót

(n.)
Grammar
cyric-bót, ciric-bót,e; f.

Church-repair ecclesiæ reparatio

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To ciricbóte sceal eall folc fylstan mid rihte all people must lawfully give assistance to church-repair, L. C. S. 66; Th. i. 410, 12: L. Eth. ix. 6; Th. i. 342, 8

Linked entry: bót

rǽde

(n.)
Grammar
rǽde, (?), an; f.
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T.) hé sceal lustlíce gehýran, R. Ben. 18, 9

Linked entry: ge-rǽde

ge-sceorf

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Sceal him mon sellan hát wæter drincan, þonne stilð ꝥ gesceorf, 240, 23. Þis deáh eác þám þe ꝥ gesceorf ðrowiað, 176, 22

mis-faran

Grammar
mis-faran, <b>; I.</b>
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Nú secge wé gif hit swá beón sceal, ꝥ hit is unnyt bebod . . . 'Declina a malo et fac bonum,' Hml. S. 17, 224. Add