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cearcian

(v.)
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Ic cearcige strideo and strido, Ælfc. Gr. Z. 220, 9. Þá téð, þe nú on oferǽte blissiað, sceolon þǽr cearcian on pínungum, Hml. Th. i. 530, 32. Ne gestilde nǽfre stefen cearciendes wǽnes, Lch. iii. 430, 33. Cearciendum crepante i. sonante (naucleri portisculo

ge-tot

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Tó geflites hý fæstaþ and þæt dígle þing beón sceolde tó sige, þæt is tó bodunge and tó getotes gylpe, gewyrcaþ solent certare jejuniis, ut rem secreti victoriae faciant, R. Ben. 136, 22. Þæt nán þing flǽsclices beforan Gode mid getote ne bógie ut non

helle-fýr

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On hwylc gerád is hit tó gelýfanne ꝥ ꝥ líchamlice hellefýr mage geniman þá unlíchamlican wísan þǽre sáwle ?, Gr. D. 303, 18. Hweþer hit sý tó gelýfanne ꝥ sý án hellefýr (unus gehennae ignis) . . . witodlíce án hellefýr is, 333, 13-16. Cwælmed in þǽm méstan

merigen

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add: — Wæs þá geteald ǽfen and merigen tó ánum dæge, Lch. iii. 232, 12. Drince on morgenne scenc fulne þises drences, tó middes mergenes stande eástweard, ii. 116, 7. Ofer ealle niht oð leóhtne mergen, R. Ben. 47, 9. add Swá swá ꝥ godspel sægð : 'Ne

mis-lícian

(v.)
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Gif hwám þises sealmsanges fadung mislícað (displicuerit), R. Ben. 44, 14. Swá hwæt swá mé mislícode (miss-, v.l. ), Gr. D. 3, 1 8. Ðý lǽs hé mislícige ðǽm ðe hé ǽr hine selfne sealde ut ei placeat, cut se probavit, Past. 131, 3. Hira swá tilige ǽgðer

sǽlan

(v.)
Grammar
sǽlan, de

To happen, betide, fortune

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To happen, betide, fortune (e. g. in Spenser) Gif hié ærfeweard ne gestriónen, oðða him sylfum ælles hwæt sǽle . . . Gif him elles hwæt sǽleþ, Chart. Th. 471, 30-472, 1. Sǽlde unc on þám brocum swá unc gesǽlde (sǽlde, Kmbl.) happen what might to us in

ge-andwerdian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-andwerdian, Add: -weardian
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Se heáhengel geondweardode (printed geong weardode) Marian sáwle beforan Drihtne, Bl. H. 159, 9. Hé . . . hine sylfne beheáfdodne æfter ðon ðridan dæge eft geondweardode (-ne, MS.), 181, 2. Þá þá hé wæs geondweardod and gecýðed Benedicte praesentatus

Linked entry: ge-andweard

hosp-sprǽc

(n.)
Grammar
hosp-sprǽc, e; f.

Contemptuous, insulting language

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Contemptuous, insulting language Se eádmóda biscop ðe wé ymbe sprecaþ wæs swiðe geþyldig wið þwyrum mannum and him ne eglede heora hospsprǽc ac forbær blíðelíce ðeáh ðe him man bysmor cwǽde the lowly-minded bishop that we are talking about was very patient

wlanc

(adj.)
Grammar
wlanc, adj.

proudhigh-spiritedboldproudboldarroganthaughtyinsolentproudelateexultantsplendidgreathighaugustmagnificentrich

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proud, high-spirited, bold. Similar entries v. wlencu, Wlanc Wedera leód, Beowulf, Beo. Th. 687: B. 341. Wlonc hæleþ, 668; B. 331. Wæterþisa wlonc, Exon. Th. 363 7; Wal. 50. Ðǽr wlanc manig on stæðe stódon, Elen. Kmbl. 461; El. 231. Duguþ eal gecrong

Linked entry: wlencu

dúru-weard

(n.)
Grammar
dúru-weard, dúre-weard, -werd, es; m.

A door-keeper jānĭtor, ostiārius

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A door-keeper ; jānĭtor, ostiārius Se man beóde ðam dúrewearde, ðæt he wacige homo janĭtōri præcēpit ut vĭgĭlet, Mk. Bos. 13, 34. Ostiārius is dúruweard se ðe circan cǽgan healt ostiārius is the door-keeper who holds the keys of the church, L. Ælf. P

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fácen-ful

(adj.)
Grammar
fácen-ful, fácn-ful, -full; def. se -fulla, seó, ðæt -fulle; adj.

Deceitful, crafty fraudŭlentus, dŏlōsus

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Deceitful, crafty; fraudŭlentus, dŏlōsus Se fácenfulla [MS. fakenfulla] fægere word sprecþ the deceitful man speaks fair words, Basil admn. 5; Norm. 46, 5. Múþ ðæs fácenfullan ofer me geopened is os dŏlōsi sŭper me ăpertum est, Ps. Lamb. 108, 2. Fram

Linked entries: fácn-ful fácyn-full

ge-risene

(n.)
Grammar
ge-risene, -risne, -rysne, es; [seems to occur only in pl.] n.

What is fitting, decent

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What is fitting, decent Godes hús sindon innan bestrýpte ǽlcra gerisna God's houses are stripped within of everything seemly, Swt. A. S. Rdr. 106, 43: Th. Chart. 511, 4. Ðæt heora gerisna nǽre ðæt hý swá heáne hý geþohtan ðæt hý heora gelícan wurdan

ád

(n.)
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Add: [m. and] n. A fire for burning the living or the dead Aad rogus, Wrt. Voc. i. 39, 52. Ád, 85, 29. Ðæt ád wæs forburnen, Hml. S. 4, 336. Hine ( the Phenix ) ád þeceð, Ph. 365. Bán, ádes láfe, 272. Ádes rogi, An. Ox. 3519. 'Eówer hrá bryttað lácende

eaht

(n.)
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Substitute: <b>eaht,</b> aht, æht, eht, es; m. council, deliberation Þonne úðweotan æht besǽton ( sat deliberating ), on sefan sóhton hú hié sunu Meotudes áhéngon, El. 473. estimation, consideration Bið ðæt æðeleste híw onhworfen, ðonne

mylen

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Add: f. n. A water mill Ligð bænorðan ðám porte .xxxvi. æceras yrðlandes, and .x. æceras mǽde, and án mylen, C. D. v. 316, 1. Gif hit beón mæg swá sceal mynster beón gestaþelod þæt ealle neád*-*behéfe þing þǽrbinnan wunien, þæt is wæterscype, mylen (

nówend

(n.)
Grammar
nówend, es; m.
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A skipper, mariner, sailor Þis is se heáhengel sanctus Michael and se ǽðela nówend and se gleáwa frumlida . . . sé ðe rhid heofonlicum wælum his scip gefylleð, An. Ox. 32, note. His nówent (nauta), þám wæs nama Uaracc . . . se nówent rihte ꝥ lytle scip

Linked entry: nomementa

on-timber

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Add Þæs mannes líchaman antimber bið of ðám fæder and of ðǽre méder, ac God gescypð þone líchaman of ðám antimbre, Hml. Th. i. 292, 28. Salomon árǽrde þæt mǽre hús of eorðlicum antimbre, ii. 580, 11: Wlfst. 279, 25. Sume (some adjectives) synd . . .

fyll

Grammar
fyll, fyllu(-o).

fill, full supply repletion, satiety

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Add: fill, full supply of food, &amp;c. Manducat unumquodque animal in mart alterum. Et dicunt quod vii minoribus saturantur maiores, ut vii fiscas sélaes fyllu, sifu sélas hronaes fyllu, sifu hronas hualaes fyllu, An. Ox. 54, 1. Dó ꝥ wós and þá

willes

(adv.)
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willes, adv.

Willingly, voluntarily, of one's own accord

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Willingly, voluntarily, of one's own accord Be ðam men ðe willes man ofslihð de homine qui voluntate aliquem occidit . L. Ecg. P. ii. I. tit.; Th. ii. 180, I. Ne scylan hyg ǽnig unriht willes geþafian, L. I. P. 6; Th. ii. 310, 18. Hé willes deáð þrowade

þicgan

(v.)
Grammar
þicgan, p. þah, þeah, and þigde, þigede, pl. þǽgon, þégon, and þígdon, þigedon; pp. þegen,
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and þiged. to take, receive, accept Hé him brád syleþ load tó leáne, hé hit on lust þigeþ, Exon. Th. 331, 31; Vy. 76. Hié ða lác þégon tó þance, Andr. Kmbl. 2225; An. 1114. Ðeáh hé máðmas þége, Elen. Kmbl. 2516; El. 1259. Ðæt hý beágas þégon, Exon. Th

Linked entry: ge-þicgan