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hundredes ealdor

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[Cornelius 'centurio cohortis quae dicitur Italica', Acts 10, 1) is hundredes ealdor, Hml. S. 10, 119

maga

(n.)
Grammar
maga, the stomach.
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cuæð ðæt gé móston drincan ge-wealden wínes for eówres magan mettrymnesse modico vino utere propter stomachum et frequentes tuas infirmitates, Past. 319, 7. Add

ofer-wealdan

(v.)
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to rule over, control Ne lǽte nǽfre his hýrmen hyne oferwealdan, Angl. ix. 260, 27. Cf. wealdan; <b>III d.</b>

seldan

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Ðá reáferas geðenceað swíðe oft hú micel hié sellað, and swíðe seldun (-on, v. l. ) willað gemunan hú micel hié nimað, Past. 342, 15. Add

sicomorus

(n.)
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a sycamore ástáh uppan án treów ðe is on bócum geháten sycomeres treów, E. S. 49, 353. Úp on án treów sicomorum, Lk. 19, 4

snǽd

(n.)
Grammar
snǽd, a morsel.
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Nim niþewearde eolenan, gesníþ on hunig, ete swá manige snǽda swá mæge, 358, 20. Add

syndrig

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Add ǽnlýpig áwunode on syndrige (-re, v. l.) stówe fram þǽre cyrican in remotiore ab ecclesia loco solitarius manebat, Bd. 4, 30; Sch. 535, 14

tó-gelan

(v.)
Grammar
tó-gelan, pp. -golen.
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To diffuse, spread a fluid Se streám gewunode ꝥ tðgolen and tógoten wæs geond his æceras fluvius per agros diffundi consueverat. Gr. D. 192, 18

Linked entry: gelan

un-wérig

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Add: unwearied Þone æftran dæg mid his nihte anwérig on bénum þurhstód secundo die cum node subsequenti indefessus in precibus perstitit, Gr. D. 200, 7

wyrt

Grammar
wyrt, wort.
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Healde hine georne wiþ geswét eala, drince hlúttor eala, and on þæs hlúttran ealað wyrte wylle geonge ácrinde and drince, Lch. ii. 292, 21. Add

færeld

Grammar
færeld, <b>. I.</b>
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Ne mæg begýman his lyma færeldes membra deliberare non potest, Chrd. 75, 4. Mid heora bilwitton gyrlan and færelde simplici habitu incessuque, 77, 3. Add

fǽrlíce

(adv.)
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Add: quickly, rapidly Se maessepreóst þe tó fundode swá fǽrlíce (cf. ardlíce, 4, 64) mid gange, Hml. S. 3, 467. Cf. fǽr-lic; II a

wel-weorþ

(adj.)
Grammar
wel-weorþ, adj.
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Of high esteem, of great account swá wuldorfulle and Gode swá welweorþe (wel weorþe ? v. weorþ III a) leóde geneósian wolde Lchdm. iii. 432, 31

ofer-ealdormann

(n.)
Grammar
ofer-ealdormann, es; m.

A chief officer

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A chief officer wæs hyre þéna hire húses and hire geférscipes oferealdormann erat primus ministrorum et princeps domus ejus, Bd. 4, 3; S. 567, 22

ge-síþcundlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-síþcundlíc, -síþlíc; adj.

Pertaining to a companion

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Pertaining to a companion Swá swá he wǽre gesíþcundlícre [MS. Ca. gesíþlícre, MS. B.] gegaderunga quasi comes copulæ carnalis, Bd. 2, 9; S. 511, 1, note

tó-brítedness

(n.)
Grammar
tó-brítedness, e; f.

a bruise,breachtroublesorrow

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a bruise, breach gewríð tóbrýtednyssa heora alligat contritiones eorum, Ps. Lamb. 146, 3: 59, 4. trouble, sorrow Tóbrýtednys and ungesǽlignys contritio et infelicitas, 13, 3

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atollíce

(adv.)
Grammar
atollíce, adv.

Horribly

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Horribly wæs atelíce hreóflig, Hml. Th. i. 122, 17. Atelícor, 23. Hwæt is atelícor geðúht on menniscum gecynde þonne is ðæs hreóflian líc?, 336, 31

sceatt

(n.)
Grammar
sceatt, es ; m.

property, goods, wealth, treasureprice, gift, bribe, tax, tribute, money, goods a coin

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If the sums here given may be e

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bealo-ful

(adj.)
Grammar
bealo-ful, -full ; def. se bealo-fulla ; adj.

BALEFULdirecursedwickedpestiferusfacinorosusscelestusmalitiosus

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Heó ðone bealofullan aléde mannan she laid down the odious man, Judth. 10; Thw. 23, 2 ; Jud. 100. Biter bealofullum bitter to the baleful, Exon. 21 a ; Th. 56, 31; Cri. 909

meolcian

(v.)
Grammar
meolcian, p. ode.

to milktake milk from an animalto give milkto suckle

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Nán wíf hire yrfe ne meolcige, bútan heó ða meolc for Godes lufan syllan, Wulfst. 227, 10. Hyt biþ gód ceáp tó milcian, Lchdm. iii. 178, 30. to give milk, to suckle (v. ge-milcian) Ða breóst ða ðe nǽfre meolcgende nǽron, Blickl. Homl. 93, 32

Linked entries: melcan milcian