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tæflere

(n.)
Grammar
tæflere, es; m.

A gamester, dicer, gambler

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Wé lǽraþ, ðæt preóst ne beó hunta, ne hafecere, ne tæflere, ac plege on his bócum, swá his háde gebiraþ, L. Edg. C. 64; Th. ii. 258, 8

Linked entry: teblere

þreápian

(v.)
Grammar
þreápian, p. ode

To rebukereprehend

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MSS.) wile his hiéremenn, ðæt his word beóþ gehwyrfedo tó unnyttre ofersprǽce plerumque contingit, ut, dum culpa subditorum cum magna invectione corripitur, magistri lingua usque ad excessus verba pertrahatur, Past. 21; Swt. 165, 17

Linked entry: þrípel

un-sár

(adj.)
Grammar
un-sár, adj.

Not sorewithout soreness or pain

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Ðæt geswel wyrð unsárre the swelling becomes more free from pain, ii. 208, 4

Linked entry: sár

wyrm-sele

(n.)
Grammar
wyrm-sele, es; m.
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.], a place where there are serpents (hell) Ne þearf hé hopian ðæt hé þonan móte, of ðam wyrmsele, Judth. Thw. 23, 13; Jud. 119

Linked entry: wyrm-geard

wudu-treów

(n.)
Grammar
wudu-treów, es; n.

A tree of the woodsa forest tree

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Ðæt man weorðige ǽniges cynnes wudutreówa, L. C. S. 5 ; Th. i. 378, 20. Wudutreówu, Wulfst. 40, 15

Linked entry: wyde-treów

a-metan

(v.)
Grammar
a-metan, to paint, l. á-métan,
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and add Wæs ðǽr án myrige dún mid wyrtum ámét ( mons laetus, uariis herbarum floribus depictis, Bd. 1, 7), Hml. S. 19, 108. Seó heofon is mid steorrum ámétt (-mét, v. l. ), Lch. iii. 232, 21: Angl. viii. 310, 1.

Linked entry: on-métan

ge-spornan

Grammar
ge-spornan, <b>ge-speornan</b>
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., and add: n : tread upon, light upon : — Ðæt deófol on ðá eorðan gewíteð, and þanon helle wésten gespyrreð (-spyrneð ?), Sal.

ge-staþolfæstnian

(v.)
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Add: to establish, secure from disturbance De ilca ðerhgiendiga and gitrymma and gistaðolfæstniga ðǽm wuldor and onwæld ipse perficiet et confirmabit solidabitque ipsi gloriam et imperium, Rtl. 22, 5. to make effectual, carry into effect Geþeahta þá

Linked entry: staþolfæstnian

gránung

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Nis ðǽr ádles gránung, ac þǽr is geogoð bútan ylde, 142, 27. Gránung and murnung and sworetung, Verc. Först. 121, 18. Ic swince on mínre gránunge ( gemitu ), Ps. Th. 6, 5. Add

ǽmetta

Grammar
ǽmetta, ǽmeta, ǽmta.
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Beóð hié swíður on hiera móde geswenced for ðǽm ǽmettan (ǽmtan, Hatt. MS.) ipsa deterius sua quiete fatigantur, 126, 24, Swá oft swá hí ǽmtan (ǽmettan, v. l.) habbaþ quotiescumque vacant, Bd. 4, 25; S. 601, 16: Ll. Th. i. 236, 3. Add

Linked entry: ǽmta

ofer-méde

(n.)
Grammar
ofer-méde, es; n.: -médu; f. [the plural form is used with singular meaning, cf. ofer-hygd, -méttu]

Pridesuperbia, elatio, animositas

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Ðæt hie ne ástigan on ofermédu, Blickl. Homl. 185, 14. Se ðe on ofermédum leofaþ, Exon. Th. 317, 33; Mód. 75

COPS

(n.)
Grammar
COPS, cosp, es; m.

A ropecordfetter funisanquinacompes

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Hí sǽdon ðæt hió sceolde sleán on ða raccentan and on cospas they said that she should throw them into chains and fetters Bt. 38, 1; Fox 194, 32

Linked entries: camp ge-fótcypsed cosp

on-líce

(adv.)
Grammar
on-líce, adv.

Like, in like manner

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Onlícost dydon swelce him nǽfre ǽr ðæm gelíc yfel an ne becóme, Ors. 3, 10; Swt. 140, 10; Past. 17; Swt. 123, 7

swǽrmódness

(n.)
Grammar
swǽrmódness, (swár-), e; f.

Sluggishness of disposition, slowness, dullness

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Sluggishness of disposition, slowness, dullness Oft mon biþ suíðe wandigende æt ǽlcum weorce and suíðe lætrǽde, and wénaþ menn ðæt hit sié for suármódnesse and for unarodscipe, and biþ ðeáh for wisdóme and for wærscipe ( but the Latin is : Saepe agendi

sweord-hwíta

(n.)
Grammar
sweord-hwíta, an; m.

One who polishes a sword

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Ic geann mínon swurdhwítan ðæs sceardan málswurdes, Chart. Th. 561, 22

Linked entry: hwíta

wic-þegnung

(n.)
Grammar
wic-þegnung, e; f.
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Service which lasts for a week Se ðe ða ǽrran wicþénunga geendod hæbbe, þonne hé út of ðære wicþénunge fære, cweþe ðis fers . . . and swá mid bledsunge of ðære wicþénunge fare.

ge-standan

(v.)
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(l a α) of a thing personified :-- Ic wilnige ðætte ðeós sprǽc stigge . . . suǽ suǽ on sume hlǽdre . . . oð ðæt hió fæstlíce gestonde on ðǽm solore ðæs módes, Past. 23, 18. of things, material, to be stationed, after movement, become stationary Stearra

FLÓD

(n.)
Grammar
FLÓD, es; n. m.

a flowing of waterflowflowing waterwavetideFLOODsearunning streamriverflūmenfluctusfluentumæstusaccessusflŭviusthe Flooddelugedilŭvium

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a flowing of water, flow, flowing water, wave, tide, FLOOD, sea, running stream, river; flūmen, fluctus, fluentum, æstus, accessus, flŭvius Ðæt flód [n.] eóde of stówe ðære winsumnisse to wætrienne neorxena wang; ðæt flód [n.] ys ðanon todǽled on feówer

Linked entry: flóde

hors

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Hió becwið Cynelufe hyre dǽl þǽra wildera horsa, Cht. Th. 538, 33. Þá Deniscan hæfdon miclne dǽl þára horsa freten, Chr. 894; P. 87, 25.

seonuwealtness

(n.)
Grammar
seonuwealtness, e; f.
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Ðære eorþan sinewealtnes the sphericity of the earth , Lchdm. iii. 258, 10. For ðære eorþan sinewealtynysse, 260, 11