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a-wrítan

(v.)
Grammar
a-wrítan, p. -wrát, pl. -writon ; pp. -writen ; v. a. [a, wrítan to engrave, write] .

to write out or downto transcribedescribecomposetranscriberedescribereconscriberecontexereto inscribeinscribereinscriptione ornareto carvedelineatedrawsculperedelineare

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to write out or down, to transcribe, describe, compose; transcribere, describere, conscribere, contexere Ðæs hálgan fæder and biscopes Sancti Cuþberhtes líf ǽrest eroico metro and æfter fæce gerǽde worde ic awrát I wrote out the life of the holy father

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GÁT

(n.)
Grammar
GÁT, nom. acc; gen. gáte, gǽte; dat. gǽt; pl. nom. acc. gǽt, gét; gen. gáta; dat. gátum; f.

A she-GOATcapra

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A she-GOAT; capra Ic blǽte swá gát I bleat as a goat. Exon. 106 b; Th. 406, 17; Rä. 25, 2. Gát capra vel capella, Wrt. Voc. 78, 33 : 287, 36 : 288, 16. Gáte blód goat's blood, Med. ex Quadr. 6, 4; Lchdm. i. 352, 3. Gáte flǽsc goat's flesh, L. M. 1, 31

ídel-ness

(n.)
Grammar
ídel-ness, e ; f.

Idlenessvanityfrivolityuselessnessfutilityemptinessfalseness

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Idleness, vanity, frivolity, uselessness, futility, emptiness, falseness Seó ýdelnes is ðære sáwle feónd idleness is an enemy of the soul, L. E. I. 3 ; Th. ii. 404, 11. Ǽlces libbendes mannes mægen and anwald is ídelnes universa vanitas omnis homo vivens

Linked entry: ídel-gild

næss

(n.)
Grammar
næss, ness, es; m.

a nessland running out into waterheadlandpromontory

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a ness, land running out into water, headland, promontory. [The word ness found in English local names is mostly of Scandinavian origin, Icel. nes ; but, in a charter of 778, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 382, 28, Tucingnæs occurs, and in another of 801 is the

Linked entries: næsse ness

slǽp

(n.)
Grammar
slǽp, slép, sleáp, sláp, es; m.
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Sleep Befeóll slǽp ( sopor ) on Abram, Gen. 15, 12. Hrædlíce se slǽp becymeþ, Lchdm. i. 246, 17. Slǽp biþ deáþe gelícost, Salm. Kmbl. 624; Sal. 611. Hine slǽp ofereode. Andr. Kmbl. 1640; An. 821. Mec slǽp ofergongeþ. Exon. Th. 422, 23; Ra. 41, 10. Slép

Linked entry: sláp

duguþ

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Add: The word is sometimes masc. virtue, excellence Sinope tó eácan hiere hwætscipe and hiere monigfealdum duguþum hiere líf geendade on mægðháde Sinope singulorum virtutis gloriam perpetua virginitate cumulavit, Ors. 1, 10; S. 46, 25. Sé wǽre wierðe

útane

(adv.)
Grammar
útane, (-one, -ene); adv.

from withoutoutsideon the outsideon the surfaceoutat seaoutwardlyexternallyabout

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where there is motion (lit. or fig.) to an object, from without Útene extrinsecus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 145, 21. Him biþ se wela útane cumen, and hé ne mæg útane náuht ágnes habban, Bt. 27, 2; Fox 98, 7, 8. Ic nolde ðæt ðú wéndest ðæt Gode áhwonan útane cóme

hladan

(v.)
Grammar
hladan, p. hlód;pp. hladen.

to heap, pile up, build, place, lade, load, freight to lade, draw [water]; haurire

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to heap, pile up, build, place, lade, load, freight Ic mé hrycg hlade ðæt ic habban sceal I load my back with what I am to have, Exon. 102 a; Th. 386, 21; Rä. 4, 65. Wyrd wóp wecceþ weán hladeþ fate awakens grief, heaps up misery, Salm. Kmbl. 874; Sal

Linked entries: hlæd hlædel hlæst

bæþ

a bath for washingthe bath of fish or sea-fowl:--

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Dele II, and add: a bath for washing Bæþ (balnearum usus, baða brice, R. Ben. I. 68, 1) þám untrumum swá oft swá hit framige; hálum and húru þám geongum sý seldor and lator getíðod, R. Ben. 60, 22. v. pænningas tó beðe (= bæðe?) five pence for the expenses

a-þolian

(v.)
Grammar
a-þolian, p. ode, ude; pp. od

To sustainenduresuffersustinereperdurarepati

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To sustain, endure, suffer; sustinere, perdurare, pati Hwyle aþolaþ quis sustinebit? Ps. Spl. 129, 3: Exon. 27 a ; Th. 81, 8 ; Cri. 1320 : Solil. 4. Ðæt him frécne on feorh aþolude that their soul in them suffered violently; anima eorum in ipsis defecit

Beám-dún

(n.)
Grammar
Beám-dún, Beán-dúm, e; f.

BAMPTON, Devonshireoppidum situm esse arbitror in agro Devoniensi, qua Somersætensibus adjacet, et vocari hodie Bampton

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BAMPTON, Devonshire; oppidum situm esse arbitror in agro Devoniensi, qua Somersætensibus adjacet, et vocari hodie Bampton, Gibson Chr. Explicatio, p. 14, col. 1 Hér Cynegils and Cwichelm gefuhton on Beámdúne in this year Cynegils and Cwichelm fought

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BEARG

(n.)
Grammar
BEARG, bearh, es; m.

A castrated boara barrow pigmajālis

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A castrated boar, a barrow pig; majālis Amæsted swín, bearg bellende on bóc-wuda a fattened swine, a barrow pig [castrated boar] grunting in beech woods, Exon. 111 b ; Th. 428, 10 ; Rä. 41, 106. Bearh majalis, Ælfc. Gl. 20; Som. 59, 31; Wrt. Voc. 22,

Linked entries: bearug berg

cyne-setl

(n.)
Grammar
cyne-setl, es; n. [selt a seat]

A royal seat, throne imperii sedes, solium

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A royal seat, throne; imperii sedes, solium Constantinopolis is nú ðæt heáhste cynesetl ealles eástríces Constantinople is now the chief royal seat of all the eastern empire, Ors. 3, 7; Bos. 61, 11. Ðe sit on his cynesetle qui sedet in solio ejus, Ex

cweart-ern

(n.)
Grammar
cweart-ern, cwert-ern ,es; n.

A guard-house, prison custodia, carcer

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A guard-house, prison; custodia, carcer Ðæs cwearternes hirde híg betǽhte Iosepe custos carceris tradidit eos Ioseph, Gen. 40, 4. Ic wæs on cwearterne eram in carcere, Mt. Bos. 25, 36, 39: Lk. Bos. 3, 20: Jn. Bos. 3, 24: Ælfc. Gr. 9, 18; Som. 9, 59

efen-yrfe-weard

(n.)
Grammar
efen-yrfe-weard, es; m.

A co-heir cŏhēres

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A co-heir; cŏhēres Sibba, his geféra and efenyrfeward ðæs ylcan ríces Sebbe, sŏcius ejus et cŏhēres regni ejusdem, Bd. 3, 30; S. 562, 2. Swylce gedafenaþ ðæt hí engla efenyrfeweardas on heofonum sín tāles angĕlōrum in cælis dĕcet esse cŏhērēdes, 2, 1

flód-weg

(n.)
Grammar
flód-weg, es; m.

A flood-waywatery waythe seamărīna viamăre

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A flood-way, watery way, the sea; mărīna via, măre Sǽmen fóron flódwege the seamen went on the sea, Cd. 147; Th. 184, 12; Exod. 106. Fór flódwegas went the watery ways, Exon. 109b; Th. 418, 2; Rä. 37, 9: 82a; Th. 309, 4; Seef. 52

forþ-ferednes

(n.)
Grammar
forþ-ferednes, -ness, e; f.

A going forthdeparturedeathŏbĭtustransmigrātio

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A going forth, departure, death; ŏbĭtus,transmigrātio Ongeáton hí on ðon, ðæt heó to ðon ðider com, ðæt heó hire sǽde ða neáh-tíde hire forþferednesse ex quo intellexēre quod ipsa ei tempus suæ transmigrātiōnis in proxĭmum nunciāre vēnisset, Bd. 4, 9

Linked entry: feredness

frǽcne

(adv.)
Grammar
frǽcne, adv.

Fiercelyseverelyhardlydūreatrōcĭteraudacter

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Fiercely, severely, hardly; dūre, atrōcĭter, audacter Abrahames cwén spræc frǽcne on fǽmnan Abraham's wife spoke severely against the damsel, Cd. 103; Th. 136, 22; Gen. 2262: Ps. Th. 64, 3: 90, 12. Ðonne hit ðé frǽcnost þynce when it seems worst to thee

freólsung

(n.)
Grammar
freólsung, e; f.

A feastingcelebrating a feastsollennĭtas

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A feasting, celebrating a feast; sollennĭtas On middele freólsunga ðíne in mĕdio sollennĭtātis tuæ, Ps. Spl. 73, 5. Healdemon ǽlces Sunnan dæges freólsunge let a man keep every Sunday's festival, L. C. E. 14; Th. i. 368, 11: L. Edg. i. 5; Th. i. 264,

frymþelíc

(adj.)
Grammar
frymþelíc, adj. [frymþ a beginning]

Primitivefirstprīmĭtīvus

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Primitive, first; prīmĭtīvus Ongunnon hí ðæt apostolíce líf ðære frymþelícan cyricean onhýrigean cœpérunt apostŏlĭcam prīmĭtīvæ ecclēsiæ vītam imĭtāri, Bd. 1, 26; S. 487, 32: 4, 23; S. 593, 41. On frymþelícum synne originali peccato, Rtl. 101, 20. Of

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