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hwæt-ness

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ys gecweden for þǽra tungla hwætnysse momentum, ꝥ ys styrung, and on Lýden, a motu siderum, Angl. viii. 318, 6. Add

Scyttisc

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wel cúþe Scyttysc, and Aidan ne mihte gebígan his sprǽce tó Norþhymbriscum gereorde swá hraþe þágít, Hml. S. 26, 67. Add

síd-wærc

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Add: pleurisy wæs gehrinen mid sídwærce (lateris dolore) and þurh ꝥ tó his ænde gelǽded, Gr. D. 182, 18: 297, 7

streónend

(n.)
Grammar
streónend, strínend, es; m.
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One who gains or acquires Ealra strínend bið omnium adquisitor erit, Archiv cxxix. 19, 3: 7. v. ge-streónend, ge-strínend

þǽr-tó

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add: v. ge-byrian for other examples. with a verb of motion cóm þǽr-tó, Ors. 6, 36; S. 294, 1

un-gehrinen

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é

yfel-dǽd

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wearð álýsed fram þæs drýes bendum . . . and arn tó ðám apostole bysmrigende þæs drýes yfeldǽdum, Hml. Th. ii. 414, 26. Add

clipian

(v.)
Grammar
clipian, Add: <b>I a.</b> with acc.
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clipode tó Gode þisne cwyde, Ælfc. T. Grn. 11. 37. of sounds Þone swég þára fíf clipiendra stafa, Chrd. 57, 8

Waller-wente

(n.)
Grammar
Waller-wente, pl.

The Celtic inhabitants of Cumbria

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The Celtic inhabitants of Cumbria Nime his mága .xii. and .xii. Wallerwente, L. N. P. L. 51;Th. ii. 298, 8

wæter-streám

(n.)
Grammar
wæter-streám, es; m.

A stream of water

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A stream of water wæterstreámas wende tó blóde convertit in sanguinem flumina eorum, Ps. Th. 77, 44. [Waterr-stræm, Orm. 18092.]

ǽrend-fæst

(adj.)
Grammar
ǽrend-fæst, adj.

Bound on an errand

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Bound on an errand Férde sum ǽrendfæst ridda . . . and lǽdde hit forð mid him ðǽr fundode tó, Hml. S. 26, 221

Linked entry: -fæst

hǽmed-ceorl

(n.)
Grammar
hǽmed-ceorl, es; m.

A married man

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A married man Hwæðer sig hægsteald ðe hǽmedceorl utrum cælebs sit an uxoratus, L. Ecg. C. 1; Th. ii. 132, 28

of-spyrian

(v.)

to find out by inquiry or search

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to find out by inquiry or search Se ðe hit ofspyraþ, âh ðæt meldfeoh, L. In. 17; Th. i. 114, 4

on-cnáwness

(n.)
Grammar
on-cnáwness, e; f.

Knowledge, conception

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Knowledge, conception hiene bedǽlþ ðære oncnáwnesse ðæs uplecan leóhtes a luce se supernae cognitionis excludit, Past. 11, 4; Swt. 69, 24

FRÓFOR

(n.)
Grammar
FRÓFOR, frófer, frófur; gen. frófre; f: v. <b>II;</b> but frófor and frófer are sometimes m.

comfortsolaceconsolationhelpbenefitprofitrefugesōlāmensōlātiumconsōlātioauxĭliumrefŭgium

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Grn. ii. 286, He geandbídode ðone frófer he awaited the comfort, Homl. Th. 136, 2. Nú behófige gé ðæs ðe swíðor ðæs bóclícan frófres now need ye so much the more the comfort of books, ii. 370, 18.

bletsian

(v.)
Grammar
bletsian, bletsigan; part. bletsiende, bletsigende; p. ode, ade; pp. od, ad; v. a.

To BLESS, wish happiness, consecratebenedicere, consecraremerciful, kindto have mercy

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He bletsode hí benedicebat eos, Mk. Bos. 10, 16: Ps. Spl. 106, 38. Mid heora múþe híg bletsodon, and mid heora heortan híg wergdon ore suo benedicebant, et corde suo maledicebant, Ps. Lamb. 61, 5.

Linked entries: bletsung bledsian

BREÓST

(n.)
Grammar
BREÓST, es; n.

the breast of man or beast; pectusthe breasts;ubera The heart, mind, thought pectus, cor, mens

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Hwæðre he in breóstum ða git hérede — in heortan — heofonríces weard nevertheless he still in his breast — in his heart — honoured the guardian of heaven's kingdom, Andr. Kmbl. 102; An. 51.

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 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

wæter-scipe

(n.)
Grammar
wæter-scipe, es; m.

A body of water, a piece of water, water

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heora wæterscipe mid weardmannum besette constituit centenarios per singulos fontes, Anglia x. 94, 172. Ðone weterscype ðe into Níwan mynstre be ðes cinges leáfan geteáh, Chart. Th. 232, 3.

ofer-cuman

(v.)

to overcome, vanquish, subdueto come upon, reach, obtain

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ðone feónd ofercwom, Beo. Th. 2551; B. 1273. Hié feónd heora þurh ánes cræft ofercómon, 1403; B. 699. Ðæm wergan gáste wiðstondan and ofercuman, Blickl. Homl. 135, 11: 119, 21. Beswicen and ofercumen, 179, 5.