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ge-drípan

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Of gedrýpydre cláþ weocan linteolo ebrio (i. madido ).

Hagustaldes-eá

Grammar
Hagustaldes-eá, Hagustealdes-hám
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Eanberht Hagestaldes biscop, Hagusteald bs̃ ł of Hagestaldes-ee, 806. Mon gehálgode on Agustald tó biscope, 685.

BRÆGEN

(n.)
Grammar
BRÆGEN, brægn, bragen, es; n.

The BRAIN;cerebrum, cerebellum

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Brægenes ádl the disease of the brain, L. M. 2, 27; Lchdm. ii. 222, 3. On his brægn astíge his unriht in verticem ipsius iniquitas ejus descendet, Ps. Th. 7, 16

Linked entry: bragen

hæft

(n.)
Grammar
hæft, hæfte, es; n.

A haft, handlemanubriummanubriuma haft or kiltcapulum, manubriumhandle

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Folc Ebréa fuhton hæfte guldon hyra fyrngeflítu fágum sweordum the Hebrew folk fought with the haft [ = sword, a part put for the whole, cf. ord, ecg ?] with stained swords repaid their quarrels of old, Judth. 12; Thw. 25, 16; Jud. 263

læppa

(n.)
Grammar
læppa, an; m.

A skirtlappetlobelapa detached portiona district

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A skirt [of a garment], lappet, lobe [of the ear &c.], lap [in dew-lap; cf. also lop-eared], a detached portion, a district Læppa óððe ende ora, Ælfc. Gr. 50; Som. 51, 30.

Linked entries: lappa twi-lafte

cæppe

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Sácerd, þonne hé mæssan singe, ne hæbbe hé on cæppan (cappam), Ll. Th. ii. 140, 9. Ðá dyde Albanus on hine þæs preóstes cæppan (caracallam, Bd. 1, 7), Shrn. 93, 31. Se bisceop brǽd of his cæppan (ceppan, v. l.), Hml. S. 31, 469: 913.

hreppan

(v.)

to touchtreat

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Ða wé ne hreppaþ those [nouns] we shall not treat of, Ælfc. Gr. 9; Som. 12, 30. Ðeáh hí hwá hreppe heó hit ne gefrét though any one touch it [the soul] it does not feel it, Homl. Swt. 1, 220.

lengu

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Ox. 1640. of time relations. Cf. lang; 3a Ǽr þon ðe seó sunne cyrre hig tó þæs dæges lenge ere the sun turn herself (before the winter solstice) and as an effect the length of the day increases, Shrn. 153, 28.

seóc

(adj.)
Grammar
seóc, ; adj.
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III. of mental disquiet, sick at heart, ill at ease, sad :-- Ne beó ðú on sefan tó seóc, Exon. Th. 166, 29; Gú. 1050. Seóc and sorhful, Cd. Th. 281, 20; Sat. 275. Ic ðysne sang síðgeómor fand on seócum sefan, Apstls. Kmbl. 3 ; Ap. 2.

wód

(adj.)
Grammar
wód, adj.

Madravingblasphemousmadragingfurious

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Orm. A. R. Ayenb. wod : Chauc. wood : Prompt. Parv. wood, coen : Goth. wóds: O. H. Ger. wuce: Icel. óðr.] Similar entries v. ellen-, tung-wód; wéde

for-drencan

(v.)
Grammar
for-drencan, p. -drencte; pp. -drenced, -drenct

To make drunkinebriateintoxicatemadefăcĕreinebriāre

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Nis ðæs mannes fæsten náht, ðe hine sylfne on forhæfednysse dagum fordrencþ the man's fasting is naught who inebriates himself on days of abstinence, Homl. Th. ii. 608, 24.

forþ-rǽsan

(v.)
Grammar
forþ-rǽsan, p. de; pp. ed

To rush forthspring forth, spring uprise upproruĕreexsĭlīresălīreexsurgĕre

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Forþrǽsdon of ðǽm wítum exsurrexērunt a supplĭciis, Martyrol. ad 26, Mart

munuc-cild

(n.)
Grammar
munuc-cild, es; n.

A boy that is being brought up to be a monk

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A boy that is being brought up to be a monk Sum munuccild drohtnode on his mynstre, and hæfde micele lufe tó his fæder and tó his méder. Swíðor for ðære sibbe ðonne for Godes dǽle wearþ ðá oflangod, and arn of mynstre tó his mágum, Homl.

ge-cringan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-cringan, p. -crang, -crong, pl. crungon; pp. crungen

To sinkfalldieoccumberemori

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Stíðmód gecrang firm of mind he died, Apstls. Kmbl. 144; Ap. 72

stán-clúd

(n.)
Grammar
stán-clúd, es; m. A rock
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Haec Caribdis án stánclúd on sǽ, Ælfc. Gr. 9, 78; Zup. 75, 7. Ðá áhéng se munuc áne lytle bellan on ðam stánclúde, Homl. Th. ii. 156, 5. God him ( the Israelites ) forgeaf wæter of heardum stánclúde, 264, 22: Homl. Skt. i. 6, 279.

ebba

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heights of spring, middle and neap tides (v.

récan

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Add: to expose to smoke or steam, fumigate: — Lege stór on þá gléda and réc hine mid ꝥ hé swǽte, Lch. ii. 348, 5.

cirm

(n.)
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Ox. 5247. [v. N. E. D. chirm.]

hærfest

(n.)
Grammar
hærfest, es; m.

Harvest, autumnautumpnusautumnautumnusautumn

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Ðis wæs on hærfest this was in autumn, Chr. 918; Erl. 104, 16

Linked entry: herfest

bedding

(n.)
Grammar
bedding, beding, e; f.

BEDDINGcovering of a bedstramentumstratuma bedlectus

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Lamb. 6, 7. a bed; lectus Gyf ic astíge on bedinge strǽte mínre si ascendero in lectum strati mei, Ps. Spl. 131, 3

Linked entry: beding