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clincig

(adj.)
Grammar
clincig, adj.
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Shrivelled with heat or cold, rough Clincig síþfæt asperum iter, Hy. S. 104, 35. [Cf. somer dryeth mareis and mores . . . and maketh hem rouȝe and harde and clynkery. v. N. E. D. clinkery.] Cf. clingan

nón-belle

(n.)
Grammar
nón-belle, an ; f.
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The bell rung at the hour for the service of nones Monegra monna gewuna is þonne fæstan sceolan, ꝥ sóna swá hig þá nónbellan gehýrað hig tó mete fóð, Ll. Th. ii. 436, 34

sófte

(adv.)
Grammar
sófte, adv.
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Add Him bið swíðe sófte things will go very easily for him, Hml. Th. i. 164, 2. Þæt ǽlc mann drunce be þám þe sylf wolde and him sóftost wǽre, Hml. A. 92, 23

be-irnan

Grammar
be-irnan, <b>II 2</b>.
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ne beam (georn, v. l. ) on synne, Gr. D. 22, 28. Godes yrre on tó beyrnanne Dei iram incurrere , Chrd. 109, 28. Add

sadol

(n.)
Grammar
sadol, -el, -ul, es; m.

A saddle

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héht eahta mearas on flet teón, ðara ánum stód sadol, ðæt wæs hildesetl heáhcyninges, Beo. Th. 2080; B. 1038

wæl-spere

(n.)
Grammar
wæl-spere, es; n.

A battle-spearspear with which slaughter is to be wrought

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A battle-spear, spear with which slaughter is to be wrought Oft gár forlét, wælspere windan on ða wícingas, Byrht. Th. 141, 14; By. 322. Syx smiðas sǽtan wælspera worhtan, Lchdm. iii. 52, 31

wealg

(adj.)
Grammar
wealg, adj.

Nauseous

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Halliwell gives wallow = flat, insipid; wallowish = nauseous) Se wearma welð on gódum cræftum, ðý læs sié wealg for wlæcnesse, and for ðæm weorðe út áspiwen ( ne evomatur tepidus ) Past. 58; Swt. 447, 18

tór-begete

(adj.)
Grammar
tór-begete, adj.

Hard to get

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Hard to get Gif beget and yt rinde, sió ðe cymþ of neorxnawonge, ne dereþ him nán átter. Ðonne cwæþ se ðe ðás bóc wrát ðæt hió wǽre tórbegete, Lchdm. ii. 114, 3-6

treppan

(v.)
Grammar
treppan, p. te

to treadto trap

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to tread trepeþ terit, Kent. Gl. 144. [Cf.Halliwell's Dict. trap to tramp : Du. trappen to tread, trample : O. Frs. Ger. treppe a step.] to trap Hió [tr]e[p]te inretivit, Kent. Gl. 211

Linked entry: træppan

foxung

(n.)
Grammar
foxung, e; f.

A foxlike trick

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A foxlike trick Cwæð se Hǽlend him tó: 'Foxas habbað holu' ... Críst geseah his prættas, for ðan þe mid sóðfæstnysse ne sóhte þone Hǽlend, ac foxunga wǽron wunigende on him, Hml. S. 16, 162

fremful-lic

(adj.)
Grammar
fremful-lic, adj.

Profitableadvantageousbeneficial

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Profitable, advantageous, beneficial Is swíðe fremfullic þæt gehwá hine gelóme and geornlíce tó Gode gebidde, Hml. Th. ii. 430, 3. Him ne ðúhte ná fremfullic ꝥ fénge tó þǽre gife, Hml. S. 31, 101

full-secgan

(v.)

to give a full account (of)

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Wé wyllað nú fulsæcgan be ðám wífe, Hml. S. 3, 633. Grammar full-secgan, trans. fulsǽde his síð him eallum, Hml. S. 4, 284

be-ceorian

(v.)

to murmur atcomplain of

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Substitute: to murmur at, complain of Gif hit mid múðe beceorað ore si murmuraverit, R. Ben. 21, 1. His ríce men hit mǽndon, and þá earme men hit beceorodan, Chr. 1086; P. 221, 13

weolma

(n.)
Grammar
weolma, an ; m.

Desire(?) what of its kind is most to be desired (?), what is best.

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Similar entries Cf. cyst Siþþan Marian, mægða weolman (best of maidens), mǽrre meówlan, mundheáls geceás Exon. Th. 28, 12; Cri. 445

eardian

(v.)
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H. 105, 16. of an in-dwelling spirit Geleáffulle menn gearwiaþ clǽne wununga on heora heortum Críste. cwæþ: 'Ic eardige on him' . . . God sécþ þá clǽnan heortan him on tó eardienne, Bl. H. 73, 13. On his hálgum God eardaþ ( habitat ), An.

firding

Grammar
firding, (-ung).

military servicefightingmarchingan expeditionmilitiatroopsarmamentmilitary forces

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Sende se cyning heretogan mid mycelre fyrdinge, Hml. A. 103, 46: 104, 55. 'Hæbbe mid him tó þǽre fyrdincge Jóhannem and Paulum . . . ' Se heretoga férde mid þǽre fyrdiucge, Hml. S. 7, 313, 318: 28, 2: 18, 215, 397. Fyrdungce (ferdungc, Hpt.

GLEÁW

(adj.)
Grammar
GLEÁW, adj.

Clear-sightedwiseskilfulsagaciousprudentgoodsagaxprudensastutussapiensgnarus

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Ioseph se ðe gingst wæs hys gebróðra and eác gleáwra ofer ealle Joseph who was youngest of his brethren and wise beyond them all, Ors. 1, 5; Bos. 28, 8.

Linked entries: glǽw gléw

scort

(adj.)
Grammar
scort, adj.
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hæfþ scyrtran (sceortran, MS. R.) sceade ðonne seó sunne, Lchdm. iii. 252, 13. On lxv and þreó hundræd scy[r]tran and lengran ða ǽdron beóþ tódǽlede, 146, 6. marking height, not tall (Zacchaeus) wæs scort on wæstme. Homl.

Linked entries: scyrtra sceort

ge-hycgan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-hycgan, -hicgan; p. -hogde, -hogede, -hogode; pp. -hogod [see March, § 222]

To thinkconceiveconsiderdevisereflectbe mindfulthink aboutcareintendresolve

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Hæfde on án gehogod ðæt he gedǽde swá hine drihten hét his purpose had continually been to do as the Lord commanded him, Cd. 140; Th. 175, 9; Gen. 2892. Ðæt hió ðæs niwan taman náuht ne gehicgge that she care nothing about the new tameness, Bt. Met.

gífre

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Voc. ii. 40, 29. of animals Swá swá fleógende fugel, ðonne gífre ( avidus ) bið, gesihð ðæt ǽs, and ðonne for ðǽm luste ðæs metes forgiet ðæt grín, Past. 331, 17. Ðæs gífran dopfugeles voracis mer[g]ule Wrt. Voc. ii. 76, 6.