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of-linnan

(v.)

to cease, leave off ⬩ discedere

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to cease, leave off Ðæt wæter oflan and má of heora múþe hit ne eode the water stopped, and it no longer came out of the mouth of the image Blickl. Homl. 247, 8

Linked entry: linnan

creópere

(n.)
Grammar
creópere, es; m.

A CREEPER ⬩ cripple ⬩ serpens ⬩ clinicus

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A CREEPER, cripple; serpens, clinicus Seó ealde cyrce wæs eall behangen mid criccum and mid creópera sceamelum the old church was all hung around with crutches and with cripples' stools Glostr. Frag. 12, 17

týdran

(v.)
Grammar
týdran, týdrian; p. ede

To propagate ⬩ To bring forth ⬩ produce ⬩ to propagate ⬩ nourish ⬩ foster ⬩ To be prolific

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Þenne men michel tuderið ... and here tuder swiðe wexeð, O.E. Homl. ii. 177, 16. Þeȝȝre time wass all gan to tiddrenn and to tæmenn, Orm. 18307. Of hem ben tudered manig on, Gen. and Ex. 630

ge-séðan

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Geséþendum (ipso) adtestante, An. Ox. 1326

aspide

(n.)
Grammar
aspide, es; m.

An asp ⬩ viper ⬩ serpent ⬩ aspis ⬩ ĭdis ⬩ άσπίs ⬩ ίδοs

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An asp, viper, serpent; aspis, ĭdis; f. = άσπίs, ίδοs; f. a sort of serpent remarkable for rolling itself up in a spiral form: a negative, and σπίζω to extend, Scapulæ Lexicon Aspidas aspides, Ps. Th. 139, 3.

ge-titelian

(v.)
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Án getitelod Ī, getácnað án þúsend, and twéyen ías getitelode, ĪĪ, getácniað twá þúsend, 282, 10-12

ge-cýþnes

witness, testimony ⬩ of the scriptures, testament

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Witan hwæt sý betwux ðám twám gecýðnessum; ðáre ealdan ǽ ǽr Crístes tócyme and þáre níwan gecýðnesse under Crístes gife. Ll. Th. ii. 368, 10-12. Gecýþnessa testamentorum (duorum), An. Ox. 1547

dréfednes

(n.)
Grammar
dréfednes, drefed-ness, drefed-nyss, e; f.

Vexation, affliction, tribulation ⬩ vexātio, afflictio, tribulātio

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Vexation, affliction, tribulation; vexātio, afflictio, tribulātio Syððon cómon [comen MS.] ealle dréfednysse [MS. dræuednysse] and ealle ifele to ðone mynstre after that all troubles and all evils came to the monastery, Chr. 1066; Erl. 203, 31

deófulgyld-hús

(n.)
Grammar
deófulgyld-hús, es; n.

A heathen temple ⬩ paganōrum templum

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A heathen temple; paganōrum templum Constantinus hét ðæt man cyricean timbrede, and ðæt man belúce ǽlc deófulgyldhús Constantine ordered churches to be built, and every heathen temple to be closed, Ors. 6, 30; Bos. 127, 36

Linked entry: deófolgyld-hús

éþnes

(n.)
Grammar
éþnes, -ness, e; f.

Easiness, facility, favour ⬩ facĭlĭtas

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Easiness, facility, favour; facĭlĭtas He gemunde ðara éþnessa and ðara ealdrihta ðe hí under ðám Cáserum hæfdon he remembered the favours and the ancient rights which they had under the Cæsars, Bt. 1; Fox 2, 16

Linked entries: eád-nes eáþnes

feó-gýtsung

(n.)
Grammar
feó-gýtsung, e; f.

Money-desire ⬩ greed ⬩ avarice ⬩ pĕcūniæ cŭpīdo ⬩ avārĭtia

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Money-desire or greed, avarice; pĕcūniæ cŭpīdo, avārĭtia Ðæt he sceolde his treówe for feógýtsunge and lufan forleósan that he should lose his truth for desire and love of money, Bd. 2, 12; S. 514, 40

Linked entry: feoh-gýtsung

gafol-gyldere

(n.)
Grammar
gafol-gyldere, es; m.

A tribute-payer ⬩ tributary ⬩ trĭbūti reddĭtor

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A tribute-payer, tributary; trĭbūti reddĭtor Ða Indiscan willaþ beón eówere gafolgylderas, and mid ealre sibbe eów underþeódan the Indians will be your tributaries, and with all peace submit to you, Homl. Th. ii. 482, 31

lyft-helm

(n.)
Grammar
lyft-helm, es; m.

The air ⬩ atmosphere ⬩ cloud

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The air, atmosphere, cloud Lyfthelm and laguflód air [or cloud?] and water, Menol. Fox 553; Gn. C. 46. Wǽron land heora lyfthelme beþeaht their lands were covered with cloud, Cd. 145; Th. 181, 13; Exod. 60

mánful-ness

(n.)
Grammar
mánful-ness, e; f.

Wickedness

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Hé leornode ǽfre máran and máran on his mánfulnysse and ne lét nánne his gelícan on yfele, Ælfc. T. Grn. 17, 28

med-strang

(adj.)
Grammar
med-strang, adj.

Of moderate means ⬩ of middle rank

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Of moderate means, of middle rank Ic lǽrde wlance men and heáhgeþungene ... Ic lǽrde eác ða medstrangan men (cf. Honsl. Th. i. 370, 20, see under medume) ... and þearfum ic lǽrde, Blickl. Homl. 187, 13-17

nacian

(v.)
Grammar
nacian, p. ode

To strip

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To strip (the clothes off a person) Ðá hé ðæt nolde hé wæs nacod and on carcern onsænded when he would not do that (deny Christ), he was stripped and sent to prison, Shrn. 51, 12

neádlunga

(adv.)
Grammar
neádlunga, adv.

Forcibly ⬩ against one's will

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Forcibly, against one's will Manega gewilniaþ óðres mannes wólíce and hí beóþ benǽmede neádlunga hyra ágenes many covet another man's goods, and they shall be forcibly deprived of their own, Basil admn. 9; Norm. 52, 20

Linked entry: nídlinga

niþer-stige

(n.)
Grammar
niþer-stige, es; m.

A descent

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A descent Se upstige and se niþerstige the ascent and descent (of the angels seen by Jacob in his dream), R. Ben. 23, 7. Tó Olivetes muntes nyþerstige ad descensum montis Oliveti, Lk. Skt. 19, 37

un-cynde

(adj.)
Grammar
un-cynde, adj.

Unnatural

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Unnatural Nim swá wuda swá wyrt of ðære stówe ðe his eard and æþelo biþ on tó weaxanne and sette on uncynde stówe him, ðonne ne gegréwþ hit ðǽr náuht, Bt. 34, 10; Fox 148, 27

hróc

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Flugon tó hrócas and hremmas . . . and þára martyra eágan út áhaccedon, Hml. S. 23, 77. v. niht-hróc. Add