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hrǽcan

(v.)
Grammar
hrǽcan, p. hrǽhte

hawkspit

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Wið ðæt man hefelíce hrǽce for difficulty in clearing the throat in cases of cold, 46, 1; Lchdm. i. 148, 12, 15

Linked entries: hráca hráca

líc-þegnung

(n.)
Grammar
líc-þegnung, -þénung, e; f.

funeralexeguies

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Ðá ðá his frýnd ða lícþénunge gearcodon when his friends were performing the last offices for the dead, ii. 28, 3. Ða fǽmnan dedan hire liicþénunge and lǽddon hí tó byrgenne, Shrn. 87, 27. Lícþénunga exsequiæ, Ælfc. Gr. 13; Som. 16, 17

ge-gódian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-gódian, p. ode; pp. od

To bestow goods uponenrich

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To bestow goods upon, enrich Ða mynstru he genihtsumlíce to dæghwomlícum bigleofan gegódode he abundantly enriched those minsters for daily subsistence, Homl. Th. ii. 118, 30 : H. R. 105, 6 : Chr. 1086; Erl. 220, 39.

Linked entries: gódian ge-góded

sinc-fæt

(n.)
Grammar
sinc-fæt, es ; n.
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Forsóc hé ðám syncfatum, beága mænigo, Vald. 1, 28. a receptacle for treasure, a casket, cf. hord-fæt Hé ætwæg Brósinga mene, sigle and sincfæt. Beo. Th. 2404 ; B. 1200

stefning

(n.)
Grammar
stefning, stemning, e; f.
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Cornwall Glossary stemming is given as 'a turn in succession, as when in dry seasons people have to take their regular turn for water at the common pump') Hié (seó fyrd) hæfdan heora stemninge (steminge, another MS.) gesetene, Chr. 894; Th. i. 166, col

teón-cwide

(n.)
Grammar
teón-cwide, es; m.
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Reproachful, abusive, insulting speech, blasphemy, contumely, calumny, slander Ne fríne ic ðé for tǽle ne þurh teóncwide, Andr. Kmbl. 1266; An. 633.

weorold-cempa

(n.)
Grammar
weorold-cempa, an; m.
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Se woruldcempa sceall winnan wið úre fýnd, and se Godes þeówa sceall symle for ús biddan . . . Nu ne sceolon ða woruldcempan to ðam woruldlícum ge*-*feohte ða Godes þeówan neádian fram ðam gástlícan gewinne, Homl. Skt. ii. 25, 820-8

circul

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Dele 'the zodiac,' and add: a cycle, circular arrangement for computing Sceal wintrum fród on circule cræfte findan hálige dagas, Men. 67.

ge-wrégan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-wrégan, to accuse.
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L. 27, 12. to accuse to somebody Clemens wearð gewréht tó ðám cásere for ðám micclan crístendóme þe hé árǽrde, Hml.

grytt

(n.)
Grammar
grytt, es; n.
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Voc. ii. 91, 22 where grues is written for the cams of Ald. 153, 28), Wrt. Voc. i. 287, 25. Gryttes polline (cf. mealewes poling, i. farine, An. Ox. 3872, boen glosses of Ald. 53, 28), ii. 83, 66

Linked entry: gryt

gylden

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In 1. 8 for gyldenum l. gyldnurn, and add Gelden trendel circulus aureus, Kent. Gl. 373. Gylden, 963. Hafað hé gyldene gáde, Sal. 91. Man hit cleopede þá Gildene burh, Chr. 1052; P. 183, 20. Gyldenu fatu and silfrenu. Bt. 36, l; F. 172, 19.

leahter-full

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Hé is Gode deád, for þan þe hé leahterfull and geleáfleás ætbærst, and hé ys geworden tó wealdgengan, Ælfc. T. Grn. 18, 5. Gif se práfast hlehterful (hleahter-, lehter-, v. ll.) si propositus repertus fuerit vitiosus R. Ben. 126, 1.

nædre

Grammar
nædre, l. nǽdre,
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For ðǽm . . . sceal ðǽre nǽdran lytignes . . . ðǽre culfran biliwitnesse gescirpan, 237, 20-23. Nédra (nédre, R.) serpentem Lk. L. 11, 11

tela

Grammar
tela, <b>.
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Oft getímað yfelum teala for lífe, 332, 15. <b>III a.</b> of health :-- Hí settað heora handa ofer ádlige men, and him bið tela ( bene habebunt ), Hml. Th. ii. 304, 22.

wác

Grammar
wác, <b>; II.</b>
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Þá man talað wáce þe woldon for Godes ege georne riht lufian, Wlfst. 243, II. <b>II a.</b> of non-material things :--- III. add :-- Hé beleác hine on cwearterne and sende him bigleofan lytelne and wácne, 35, 38.

án

(num.; adj.; pronoun.)
Grammar
án, <b>. I</b> I 2 a.
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Shrn. 63, 29. 2d. add: v. for án. [Cf. Goth, þat ain ei.]

gástende

(v.; adj.; part.)
Grammar
gástende, l. ge-áscende ?
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Ðá reahte hé [hú] hys mód fór oft gastnde (geáscende ?)

ofer-flówendness

Grammar
ofer-flówendness, , , e; f.

Superfluity, exuberance

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Gif hit gelimpþ for oferflówennysse metes ex superfluitate cibi L. Ecg. P. iii. 14; Th. ii. 200, 30. Hé ne dranc mid oferflówendnysse, Homl. Th. i. 168, 12: ii. 218, 30. Wé nellaþ habban ús tó lífes bricum, ac tó oferflówednyssum, 540, 11

on-scyte

(n.)
Grammar
on-scyte, es; m.

an attack, assaultan attack in words, a calumny, backbiting

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For ídelan onscytan hý scamaþ, ðæt hý bétan heora misdǽda, 165, 7

ge-streónan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-streónan, p. de; pp. ed

To gaingetobtainacquirelucrāriacquīrĕre

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Ðæt he manige þeóde úrum Drihtne þurh his láre gestreónde so that he gained many a nation for our Lord by his teaching, Blickl. Homl. 121, 10

Linked entry: streónan