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lícettan

(v.)
Grammar
lícettan, p. te

To feignpretendsimulate

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To feign, pretend, profess falsely, simulate Forðam seó orsorge wyrd simle líhþ and lícet ðæt mon scyle wénan ðæt beó is sió sóþe gesǽlþ illa [prospera fortuna] enim specie felicitatis, cum videtur blanda, mentitur, Bt. 20; Fox 70, 30.

Linked entry: líccettan

mynetere

(n.)
Grammar
mynetere, es; m.

a moneyera money-changermoney-dealera minterone who coins

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Ǽlc mynetere ðe man tihþ ðæt fals feoh slóge . . . gif hé fúl beó, sleá hine man, L. Eth. iii. 8; Th. i. 296, 12-15. Ða myneteras ðe inne wuda wyrcaþ oððe elles hwǽr ; ðæt ða bión heora feores scyldige, iii. 16; Th. i. 298, 13.

Linked entry: mynet-smiððe

ge-lytlian

(v.)
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Th. ll, l. to belittle, depreciate, make out a person to be inferior to the character claimed for him Hé wolde gelitlian þone lifigendan Drihten, and sǽde ꝥ hé nǽre on sóðre godcundnesse his fæder gelíca, ac wǽre lǽsse on mihte, Ll.

ge-metlic

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L. 38, 6. meet, suitable, fit Þ hé ne wilnige wynsumran wyrde ðonne hit gemetlic sié, Bt. 40, 3 ; F. 238, 21. meeting the requirements of a case, sufficient Philippuses yfel mehte þéh þá giet be sumum dǽle gemetlic þyncan, ǽr Alexander tó ríce féng

Linked entry: ge-métednes

ge-fégan

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Ox. 2254. (1 a) of the structure of words or sentences :-- Gif se nama bið geféged of twám ansundum dǽlum, if the noun be compounded of two complete parís, Ælfc. Gr. Z. 88, 4. Feáwa coniunctiones beóð gefégede, 266, 10.

in-segel

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., so that an opening cannot be effected without breaking it Hé beleác þæt wínern and ásette his ágen insegl on ꝥ loc and forlét hit swá belocen apothecam clausit, atque impresso sigillo proprio munitam reliquit, Gr. D. 59, 5.

hirde

(n.)
Grammar
hirde, hierde, heorde, hiorde, hyrde, es; m.

A herd, shepherd, pastor, guardian, guard, keeper

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Ic ðæs folces beó hyrde and healdend I will be the people's keeper and preserver, Cd. 106; Th. 139, 25; Gen. 2315. Ne ic hyrde wæs bróðer mínes I was not my brother's keeper, 48; Th. 62, 1; Gen. 1007. Heorde, Exon. 43 b; Th. 146, 33; Gú. 719.

swift

(adj.)
Grammar
swift, adj.

Swift, fleet, that does or can move quickly

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Ne se swifta mearh burhstede beáteþ, Beo. Th. 4521; B. 2264. Him on swift wind (cf. ungemetlíc wind, Bt. 12; Fox 36, 15) swápeþ, Met. 7, 20. Rodor swíféþ swift, 28, 17. Bufan ðam swiftan rodore. Bt. 36, 2; Fox 174, 15.

Linked entry: swyft

ge-cirran

(v.)
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Ben. I. 13, 17. ꝥ wé é to turn from one to another Gíf hwá wille fram unrihte gecyrran eft tó rihte, Ll.

Linked entries: ge-cerran ge-cyrran

ádlian

(v.)
Grammar
ádlian, -igan; p. ode; pp. od

To ailto be sickto languishægrotarelanguere

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To ail, to be sick, to languish; ægrotare, languere Ðæt se ylca biscop án ádliende mæden gebiddende gehǽlde ut idem episcopus puellam languentem orando sanaverit, Bd. 5, 3; S. 615, 35. Ic ádlige langueo, Ælfc. Gr. 26, 2; Som. 28, 46

a-scamian

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

To be ashamedto make ashamed or abashederubescerepudore confundere

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To be ashamed, to make ashamed or abashed; erubescere, pudore confundere Ná ascamien on me non erubescant in me, Ps. Spl. 68, 8. Hí ascamode swíciaþ on swíman they wander abashed in giddiness, Exon. 26b; Th. 79, 31; Cri. 1299

Linked entry: a-sceamian

burg-bryce

(n.)
Grammar
burg-bryce, burh-bryce, -brice, es; m.
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In. 45; Th. i. 130, 7. the fine to be paid for this burglary; mulcta ob castelli vel domus violationem, L. Alf. pol. 40; Th. i. 88, 7

Linked entry: burh-bryce

gealdor

(n.)
Grammar
gealdor, es; n.

An incantationa charmloreincantātio

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An incantation, a charm, lore; incantātio Be ðam gealdre through that lore, Exon. 83 a; Th. 313, 26; Mód. 6. Sing ðis gealdor sing this charm, L. M. 3, 63; Lchdm. ii. 350, 28 : 3, 24; Lchdm. ii. 322, 6

líðend

(n.)
Grammar
líðend, es; m.

A travellersailor

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A traveller, sailor Líðend brohte elebeámes twig án tó handa the traveller (the dove) brought home an olive-branch [Bouterwek takes líðend to be a dative; if it is, the word refers to Noah], Cd. 72; Th. 88, 29; Gen. 1472

oden

(n.)
Grammar
oden, e; f.

A threshing-floor

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Beóþ sume on búre, sume on healle, sume on ódene, sume on carcerne, and lybbaþ ðeáh æalle be ánes hláfordes áre, Shrn. 187, 23. On odene cylne macian, Som

godcundlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
godcundlíce, adv.

Divinelyfrom heavenby inspirationdivinitus

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Ðeáh he sé godcundlíce gesceádwís though he be divinely rational, Bt. 14, 2; Fox 44, 18: Bd. 4, 3; S. 567, 10: 4, 24; S. 596, 41

bót-leás

(adj.)
Grammar
bót-leás, adj; [bót boot, leás less]

BOOTLESS, unpardonable, what cannot be remedied, recompensed or expiatedinexpiabilis

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BOOTLESS, unpardonable, what cannot be remedied, recompensed or expiated; inexpiabilis Ðonne síg ðæt bótleás then is that unpardonable, L. C. E. 2; Th. i. 358, 24. Húsbryce is bótleás housebreaking is unpardonable, L. C. S. 65; Th. i. 410, 6

Linked entry: bót-wyrþe

ge-rihtnes

(n.)
Grammar
ge-rihtnes, -ness, e; f.

A setting right, correctioncorrectio

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A setting right, correction; correctio Be heora gerihtnesse de illōrum correctiōne Bd. 5, 22; S. 644, 45. He wæs firena forgifnes and gerihtnes hǽþenra þeóda he was forgiveness of sins and the setting right of heathen peoples, Blickl. Homl. 163, 23

tæl-met

(n.)
Grammar
tæl-met, es; n.

A measure expressed by number

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A measure expressed by number Is tó ðære tíde tælmet hwíle seofon and twentig nihtgerímes there is to that season a space of time expressed by the number twenty-seven if the reckoning be by days, Andr. Kmbl. 226; An. 113

un-tilod

(adj.)
Grammar
un-tilod, adj.

Without provision made

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Without provision made Se ðe his ǽr tíde ne tiolaþ ðonne biþ his on tíd untilad who makes no provision for himself beforehand, for him will there be no provision made when the time comes, Bt. 29, 2; Fox 106, 3

Linked entry: tilian