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LIFER

(n.)
Grammar
LIFER, e; f.

The LIVER

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The LIVER Lifer jecur, Wrt. Voc. 65, 50: 71, 6. Lifre læppan fibræ, Ælfc. Gl. 76; Som. 71, 110; Wrt. Voc. 45, 16. Ðære lifre nett reticulum jecoris, Ex. 29, 13. Ealle ða þing ðe tó ðære lifre clifiaþ cuncta, quæ adhærent jecori, Lev. 1, 8. Se vultor

myrre

(n.)
Grammar
myrre, myrra, an; f.

Myrrh

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Myrrh Hí him lác brohton; ðæt wæs gold and récels and myrre, Mt. Kmbl. 2, 11. Seó myrre getácnode ðæt hé wæs deádlíc, Homl. Th. i. 116, 10. Myrra déþ ðæt ðæt deáde flǽsc ne rotaþ, 118, 11. Murre myrra, Ps. Spl. 44, 10. Wín gemenged mid myrran myrratum

Linked entry: murre

rǽd-líce

(adv.)
Grammar
rǽd-líce, adv.
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wisely, skilfully, cleverly Hé rǽdlíce slóh swá hé hine ( the ball ) nǽfre feallan ne lét, Ap. Th. 13, 5. Ðæt hé meahte ðæt folc ðý wíslícor and ðý rǽdlícor lǽran, Past. 18, 2; Swt. 131, 18. advisedly, deliberately, designedly, on purpose Rǽdlíce consulto

sigorian

(v.)
Grammar
sigorian, sigerian, sigrian ; p. ode
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To vanquish, triumph over, triumph Ic sigerie (sigerige, sigrige, sigrie) triumpho, Ælfc. Gr. 24 ; Zup. 137, 5. Ic sigrige be Cristes mádmum, and ic ðíne tintregu ne gefréde, Homl. Th. i. 424, 33. Fullfremed sóðlufu middaneardes sigoraþ ealdor perfecta

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úle

(n.)
Grammar
úle, an; f.

An owl

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An owl Úlae cavanni, Txts. 47, 378: ulula, 107, 2150. Úle noctua, ulula, 81, 1382: ulula, Wrt. Voc. i. 281, 7: ii. 62, 35: noctua, i. 281, 6: ii. 60, 35: noctua vel strinx, i. 77, 41: strix vel cavanna vel noctua vel ulula, 29, 11. Ne etc gé úlan ( noctuam

un-forsceáwodlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
un-forsceáwodlíce, adv.

unexpectedlywithout forethoughtwithout consideration

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unexpectedly Óþ ðæt ðe hig (wildeór) cuman tó ðám nettan unforsceáwodlíce usque quo perveniant ad retia improvise, Coll. Monast. Th. 21, 17. without forethought, without consideration Ne getímode Thóme unforsceáwodlíce ðæt hé ungeleáfful wæs, ac hit

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un-cyme

(adj.)
Grammar
un-cyme, adj.

Meanpaltrypoor

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Mean, paltry, poor On uncymre byrigenne geseted ignobili traditus sepulturae, Bd. 1, 33; S. 499, 7. Wæs his æþeleste ræst on nacodre eorðan. Ðá bǽdon hine his discipulos ðæt hié móstan húru sume uncyme streównesse him under gedón for his untrumnesse,

un-gecynde

(adj.)
Grammar
un-gecynde, 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 ungecynde stówe him, ðonne ne gegréwþ hit ðǽr náuht, Bt. 34, 10; Fox 148, 27 note. Hié hæfdun hiera cyning áworpenne Ósbryht and ungecyndne ( not of

Linked entries: ge-cynde un-cynde

cyssan

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Hió cyst deosculatur, Kent. Gl. 192. Ne cys þú míne fét, Hml. S. 5, 301. Cyssan bassiare, Wrt. Voc. ii. 86, 19. Ǽlc þára manna þe óðerne swíðe lufað, hine lyst bet cyssan ðonne óðerne on bær líc, þonne þér þǽr cláðas betweóna beóð, Shrn. 185, 31. Sylle

fird-wíc

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Fyrdwíc árás the camp was pitched, Exod. 129. Ferdwíc castra, Ps. Srt. 28, 3. Tó midlunge fyrdwícana heora in media castrorum eorum, Ps. L. 77, 28. Hé funde herereáf on þám fyrdwícum, Hml. S. 25, 360. Wíf ne sceal faran tó wera fyrdwícum, ac wunian æt

ge-swencness

(n.)
Grammar
ge-swencness, e ; f.
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Labour, hardship, trouble, distress Ús wæs swælc geswencnis mid deórum becymen tantus oriebatur tumultus, Nar. 14, 30. Ne sprǽce hé . . . be Lazares geswencnesse (contritione), þá þá hé cwæð ꝥ hé onféncge manige yfel on his lífe. Gr. D. 310, 27. For

ge-þoftscipe

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Add: league, alliance, and substitute for passages Þǽr is geþoftscipe engla and geférrǽden apostola, Wlfst. 265, 9. Ðý lǽs hé sié innan ásliten from ðǽm geðoftscipe ðæs incundan Déman ne interni foederis discussione feriantur, Past. 351, 24. Ðá hé hine

godcundlíce

(adv.)
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Add: of action by the Deity, by God, from heaven Þá cóm micel wæl and moncwild godcundlíce ( diuinitus ) sended, Bd. 4, 3; Sch. 357, 22. Hé wæs godcundlíce ( diuinitus ) gefultumod, 4, 24; Sch. 482, 2. in respect to religion or to the church, ecclesiastically

gleáwscipe

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Add: sagacity Se abbod sceal gýman and mid eallan gleáwscípe hogian ( omni sagacitate curare ), R. Ben. 51, 9. On gleáwscype swíþe bescáwede, Lch. iii. 436, 11. diligence Gif hé ongyt þæt eal his hogu and gleáwscipe náht framað si viderit nihil suam

hordere

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Be mynstres hordere ( cellarario ). Se mynstres hordere sí gecoren of þǽre gesamnunge, sýfre and ná oferettol. . . ; sý hé ealre geférrǽdenne swá swá fæder. Hé hogige embe ealle ðing; ne dó hé nán ðing bútan þæs abbodes hǽse; healde þæt him beboden sý

níde

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Add Hé gebint hine selfne tó him mid his wordum ðæt hé sceal niéde ðá giémenne ymb ðone habban ðe hé ǽr ne ðorfte ... ðæt hé hine sceal níde tela lǽran apud curam, quae ante deerat, mens ligatur . . . commissis sibi cogitur bona dicere, Past. 193, 8-

þífþ

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Add Godes feós ðeófð sacrilegium, Wülck. Gl. 116, 28. Wǽron in gangende þeófas in þone wyrtgeard, ac onwendum heora móde fram þǽre þýfðe (þeóf(e)tte, v.l.) ... hí ádelfon ... Hé cwæð: 'Ne willað gé nú leng þeófian ... geswícað fram ðám þweoran þǽre þýfðe

wite-lic

(adj.)
Grammar
wite-lic, wítig-lic; adj.
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Penal Hwæthugu wítelices poenale aliquid, Gr. D 324, 1. Gclǽded æfter deáðe tó wítiglicre stówe ( ad poenalem locum), 331, 18. Se hunger sóna ácwelleð and álýseð of dám wítelican lífe, Verc. Först. 178. Tó þon ꝥ hí heom ne ondrǽdon þone wítelican dóm

wiþer-breca

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Add: an adversary, opponent. Þeáh . . . ealle þá streámas hunige flówen, and him þonne ne sié ofer eorðan nǽnig wiðerbreca, Verc. Först. 114, 9. Þú slóge ealle wiþerbrecan mé percussisti omnes adversantes mihi, Ps. Vos. 3, 8. one who resists, an obstinate

wæfre

(adj.)
Grammar
wæfre, adj.

flickeringwaveringquiveringwaveringlanguishingactivenimble

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flickering, wavering, quivering Wylm ðæs wæfran líges (cf. Icel. vafr-logi), Cd. Th. 231, 2; Dan. 241. fig. wavering, languishing Him wæs geómor sefa, wæfre and wælfús, Beo. Th. 4831; B. 2420. Hé ne meahte wæfre mód forhabban in hreþre, 2305; B. 1150