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nett

(n.)
Grammar
nett, es; n.

a neta mosquito-netnet- workweb

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Ic bréde nett plecto, Ælfc. Gr. 28; Som. 32, 8. Óþ ðæt ðe hig (wildeór) cuman tó ðám nettan ... Ne canst ðú huntian búton mid nettum? Coll. Monast. Th. 21, 15-21 : 22, 11. On feala wísan ic beswíce fugelas, hwílon mid nettum, 25, 11.

ge-mǽnan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-mǽnan, p. de; pp. ed [ge-mǽne communis] .

to MEAN, to signifysibi velle, significareto communicate, announce, pronounce, uttercommunicare, pronuntiareto MOAN, to groaningemiscere, plangereto considercolloqui, considerareto make common, contaminate, defile, violatecommunicare, coinquinare, violarecommunicare alicuito make knowndicere, monstrare, judicare

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[mǽne vilis, scelestus] to make common, contaminate, defile, violate; communicare, coinquinare, violare Ðæt ðǽr ǽnig mon wordum ne worcum wǽre ne brǽce, ne þurh inwit-searo ǽfre gemǽnden that there not any man by words or works should break the compact

Linked entries: mǽnan mǽnan

tiber

(n.)
Grammar
tiber, tifer, es; n.
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Hié Drihtne lác begen brohton; brego engla beseah on Abeles gield, cyning eallwihta, Caines ne wolde tiber sceáwian ( ad munera illius (Cain) non respexit Dominus, Gen. 4. 5), 60, 9; Gen. 979.

Linked entries: teofrian tifer

tó-sleán

(v.)
Grammar
tó-sleán, p. -sloh, pl. -slógon; pp. -slegen

To strike to pieces,knock to bitsto demolish,knock down a buildingto divide in two by a blow or stroketo drive away thoughts

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Gif hit (an egg) ne tócíne, tósleah hwón if it will not crack, break it slightly with a blow, Lchdm. iii. 18, 2. of abstract objects, to drive away thoughts Ða yflan gebohtas ðe him on mod becumaþ hé sceal sóna on Criste tósleán . . .

LǼCE

(n.)
Grammar
LǼCE, es; m.

A LEECHdoctorphysiciana leech

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Lǽteþ flint brecan his sconcan ne biþ him lǽce gód he shall cause the stones to break his legs, no doctor shall avail him, 206; Sal. 102. Nys hálum lǽces nán þearf non est opus valentibus medico, Mt.

Linked entries: lǽca léce

ge-swígan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-swígan, p. de.
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L. 22, 26. not: to break silence, to keep silent, v. ge-swígung Gif ðás gesuígas, stánas clioppogað, Lk. L. 19, 40. (2 a) to keep silent when questioned :-- Ðæ hǽhsácerd geáscade ðone Hǽlend . . . hé gesulgde (tacebat), and nóht geonsuarede, Mk.

gehwǽr

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Bd. 4, 24; Sch. 481, 12. indefinite. anywhere without restriction, anywhere one pleases, of motion Gif hrýðera hwelc sié þe hegas brece and gá in gehwǽr ( quolibet ), Ll.

middan-eard

(n.)
Grammar
middan-eard, es; m.

The middle dwellingthe abode of menthe earththe worldthe worldmankind

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Hé sǽde, ðæt eal ðes middaneard nǽre ðé máre dríges landes ofer ðone mycelan gársecg, ðonne man ǽnne prican ápricie on ánum brádum brede.

Linked entries: middan-geard mid-eard

þancung

(n.)
Grammar
þancung, e; f.
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hí swá lytle þoncunge wiston Iósepe ðæs ðe hé hí æt hungre áhredde it is wonderful that they felt so little gratitude to Joseph for saving them from famine; hunc Ioseph, quem constituit Deus Aegyptiis conservatae salutis auctorem, quis credat ita in brevi

ge-brocian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-brocian, p. ode ; pp. od.
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-brocod) in Dict. and add: to hurt, injure, break a bone. Cf. ge-broc, Gif widobáne gebroced weorðeð, Ll. Th. i. 16, 6. to afflict, distress, trouble, vex.

Linked entry: brócian

þys-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
þys-líc, þyl-líc; pron.

Such

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Ne geceás ic nó ðis fæsten, ac ðyllíc fæsten ic geceás: brec ðæm hyngriendum ðínne hláf, Past. 43; Swt. 315, 13. Ðæt mód þillíc sár cweþende wæs, Bt. 5, 1; Fox 8, 24. Mid þyslíce þreáte hláford fergan, Exon. Th. 32, 23; Cri. 517.

Linked entries: þislíc þyl-líc

stǽnen

(adj.)
Grammar
stǽnen, (in the oblique cases the -en is sometimes contracted or absorbed; see below, and for other instances see under stapol); adj.
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Ða stǽnenan bredu the tables of stone, Past. 17; Swt. 125, 18: Ex. 31, 18. Stǽnene (sǽnine, Lind.) wæterfatu, Jn. Skt. 2, 6. Geond ealle ðás strǽt and stǽnene wegas, Homl. Skt. i. 14, 156

drý-cræft

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Ágróf se mon on ǽrenum brede drýcræftæs word, Shrn. 141, 16. ' Miht þú ádwǽscan þǽra crístenra drýcræft?' ... 'Beó ic scyldig gif ic his scýncræft ne mæg ádwǽscan mid mínum drýcræfte,' Hml. S. 14, 54-58.

FEAX

(n.)
Grammar
FEAX, fex, es; n.

Hair of the headthe lockscæsăriescŏmacăpillus

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Bócstafa brego bregdeþ feónd be ðam feaxe the prince of letters shall draw the fiend by his hair, Salm. Kmbl. 201; Sal. l00: Beo. Th. 3298; B. 1647. Wið feallendum feaxe for falling hair, Med. ex Quadr. 4, 11; Lchdm. i. 344, 18.

Linked entries: fæx fex

módor

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Fugelas ne týmað swá swá óðre nýtenu, ac ǽrest hit bið ǽig, and seó módor brét þæt ǽig tó bridde. Hml. Th. i. 250, 23. in extended sense, an ancestress Heó ( Eve ) is ealra libbendra módor, Gen. 3, 20. <b>I a.

ELE

(n.)
Grammar
ELE, es; m.

OIL ŏleum

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ele flýt bufon: ageót wæter uppon ðone ele, and se ele abrecþ up and swimþ bufon it is the nature of oil that it will rise above every fluid: pour oil upon water or on another fluid, the oil will float above: pour water upon the oil, and the oil will break

Linked entries: æl ole

guma

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Gumena brego, An. 61. of earthly princes Gumena baldor, Gen. 2693 : Jud. 9. Gumena aldor, Dan. 549. Gumena drihten, 613; B. 1824. Gumena weard, Dan. 636. Sigecyning . . . gúðweard gumena, Exod. 174. Hé wæs riht cyning, gúðweard gumena, El. 14.

tó-brítan

(v.)
Grammar
tó-brítan, p. te.

to break in pieces,crush,bruise (lit. and fig.)to crush with feelings of sorrow,to make contrite

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to break in pieces, crush, bruise (lit. and fig.) Ic tóbrýte tero, Ælfc. Gr. 28, 1; Zup. 165, 14: confringo, 28, 6; Zup. 176, 9. Ic tóbrýte hí confringam eos, Ps. Lamb. 17, 39. Ðú tóbrýtst hig confringes eos, 2, 9.

Linked entry: tó-brýtan

gifan

(v.)
Grammar
gifan, gyfan, giefan, geofan, giofan; ic gife; ðú gifest, gifst; he gifeþ, gifþ, pl. gifaþ; p. geaf, gæf, gaf, gef, ðú geáfe, géfe, pl. geáfon, géfon; pp. gifen, giefen, gyfen

To givedareimpertire

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Gé him hleoþ géfon ye gave them shelter, Exon. 27 b; Th. 83, 11; Cri. 1354 Weoruda waldend ðé wist gife heofonlícne, hláf the Lord of hosts grant to thee food, heavenly bread, Andr. Kmbl. 776; An. 388.

ge-leáfa

(n.)
Grammar
ge-leáfa, an; m. [leáfa belief]

Belieffaithconfidencetrustfĭdesfĭdūcia

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Hí monige hrǽdlíce fram deófolgyldum to Cristes geleáfan gecyrdon multos in brĕvi ab idōlătria ad fĭdem convertĕrent Christi, Bd. 5, 10; S. 624, 9 : Chr. 565; Erl. 17, 21. Ðú ðone geleáfan hæfst thou hast the belief, Bt. 5, 3; Fox 12, 11.