orgel-líce
Proudly, arrogantly, haughtily, insolently
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Proudly, arrogantly, haughtily, insolently Hé hine swá orgellíce up áhóf and bodode ðæs ðæt hê úþwita wǽre ne cýðde hé hit mid nánum cræftum ac mid leásum and ofermódlícum gilpe hominem, qui non ad verae virtutis usum, sed ad superbam gloriam falsum
Linked entry: orhlíce
smicer
Fair, fine, beautiful, elegant ⬩ elegans, delicatus
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Fair, fine, beautiful, elegant Smicre elegans, loquax Txts. 59, 737: elegans Wrt. Voc. ii. 29, 22. Smicerre ansíne eleganti forma 30, 26. Smicere leóþe carmine rithmico 23, 24. Windan manigne smicerne wǽn and manig ǽnlic hús settan and fegerne tún timbrian
ge-þrǽstan
To twist ⬩ hurt ⬩ torment ⬩ afflict ⬩ contĕrĕre ⬩ afflīgere
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To twist, hurt, torment, afflict; contĕrĕre, afflīgere Gefeóll he semninga on his earm ufan, and ðone swýðe geþrǽste and gebræc repente corrŭens brachĭum contrīvit, Bd. 3, 2; S. 525, 2. Se hǽleþ heortan geþrǽste qui sānat contrītos corde, Ps. Th. 146
Linked entry: ge-þréstan
hlæder
A ladder, ⬩ flight of steps; ⬩ scala
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A ladder, flight of steps; scala Ðá geseah hé on swefne standan áne hlædre and godes englas up stígende and nyðer stígende on ðære hlædre viditque in somnis scalam stantem, angelos quoque del ascendentes et descendentes per eam, Gen. 28, 12, 13: Past
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tó-sníðan
to cut in two ⬩ cut in pieces ⬩ cut up ⬩ to cut away ⬩ cut off
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to cut in two, cut in pieces, cut up Hé geteáh his seax and genam his sciccels ðe hé him on hæfde, tósnáð ðá hine on twá, and healfne sealed ðæm þearfan . . . Ðá wǽron ðǽr manige men ðe . . . hine bismrodan, ðæt hé his gegyrelan tó-sníðan sceolde, Blickl
swǽrness
heaviness of a burden (lit. or fig.), weight, ⬩ heaviness, want of readiness in moving, sluggishness,
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heaviness of a burden (lit. or fig.), weight, v. swǽr, Hwí settest ðú ðises folces swárnysse ( pondus ) uppan mé? Num. 11, 11. Ne mæg ic ána eówre swárnissa ( pondus ) and eówre saca ácuman, Deut. 1, 12. heaviness, want of readiness in moving, sluggishness
forþ-weard
moving onwards ⬩ on ⬩ onwards ⬩ continuously ⬩ prospectively ⬩ looking to the future
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expressing motion, moving onwards Mid þí þe hig ongunnon rówan and hí forðwerd wǽron on heora weg ( they were making way ), Ap. Th. 10, 24. with a verb of motion, on, onwards Nathan wæs forðwerd farende tóweard Rómána ríce, Hml. A. 181, 17. temporal
fugel-cynn
a kind or species of birds
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a kind or species of birds On ðǽre dúne bið ꝥ fugelcynn þe grifus hátte . . . On þǽre ylcan stówe byð óðer fugelcynn fénix hátte mons ubi est griphus auis . . . In eo etiam monte est auis faenix, Nar. 39, 1-3. On culfran híwe . . . On bócum is gerǽdd
scrift-bóc
a penitential ⬩ a book staling the penances to be enjoined after confession for various sins ⬩ a discourse referring to penance
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a penitential, a book staling the penances to be enjoined after confession for various sins i. scriftbóc on Englisc, Chart. Th. 430, 20; cf. L. Ælfc. P. 44; Th. ii. 384, 2. Swá hwylc swá ðás scriftbóc tilige tó ábrecanne quicunque Confessionale hoc violare
stíp
Deprivation (?), overthrow (?)
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Deprivation (?), overthrow (?) Hé his torn gewræc on gesacum swíðe strengum stiépe, Cd. Th. 4, 27; Gen. 60. The passage refers to the expulsion of the angels from heaven. Cf. steóp-., á-stépness orbitatio, á-stýpan in Wulfst. 252, 11: Wé wǽron ástýpede
Linked entry: stúpian
á-screncan
to trip up ⬩ cause to stumble
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Add: to trip up, cause to stumble Hé mid ðǽre synne ðæt mód áscrenceð mentem peccato supplantat, Past. 415, 11. Áscrencte elideret, i. offenderet, áscrencte elisi, Wrt. Voc. ii. 143, 9-12. Áscrencan elisisse, 87, 52: 31, 41. Ðonne ætspornað hié and weorðað
atol-lic
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Seó sunne scíman ne hæfde and wæs atollic (eatolíce,v.l.) on tó beseónne, Bd. 3, 27;Sch. 316, II. Deófol is atelic sceocca, Hml. Th. i. 16, 21. Þeáh ðe hé (the leper)atelic ware, 122, 6. Án atelic sceadu on sweartum híwe, ii. 508, l. Seó sáwel bið atelic
líc
A body
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A body [living or dead] generally the latter; the word remains in lich-gate, lyke-wake Líc oððe líchama corpus, Ælfc. Gr. 9, 32; Som. 12, 16. Líc ǽgðer ge cuces ge deáðes corpus; líc oððe hreáw funus; líc oððe hold cadaver, Wrt. Voc. 85, 51-54: 49, 25
fédan
to suckle ⬩ nurse ⬩ to feed up ⬩ fatten ⬩ to support ⬩ maintain ⬩ nurture ⬩ educate ⬩ foster ⬩ to nourish ⬩ sustain ⬩ to bring forth ⬩ To graze
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Add: of living creatures. to give food to (lit. or fig.) Gif hié mon ongemang ðǽre ðreátunga fét mid sumere heringe, Past. 303, 1. Wiþ feóndseócum men, þonne deófol þone monnan féde oððe hine innan gewealde mid ádle, Lch. ii. 136, 25. His mæ-acute;gas
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ge-þingian
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Add: to try to get favourable terms for a person, intercede, mediate. absolute Gehwylces mannes dǽda clypiað tó Gode and gewrégað oþþe geþingiað, Scrd. 20, 38. to intercede for a person Gif hwelc monn cymð, and bitt úrne hwelcne ðæt wé hine lǽden tó
a-creópian
To creep ⬩ serpere ⬩ scatere
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To creep; serpere, scatere Ðá lǽfdon híg hit [Manhu] sume, óþ hit morgen wæs, and hit wearþ wyrmum acreóped dimiserunt quidam ex eis usque mane, et scatere cæpit vermibus, Ex. 16, 20
be-hýpan
To heap or cover over ⬩ surround ⬩ encompass ⬩ contegere ⬩ circumsepire ⬩ circumdare
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To heap or cover over, surround, encompass; contegere, circumsepire, circumdare He wæs mid wǽpnum and mid feóndum eall útan behýped cum armis et hostibus circumseptus erat Bd. 3, 12; S. 537, 28
burg-stal
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A hill-seat, dwelling on a hill; sedes super collem vel clivum. Cot. 209. The name of places built on a hill, as Burstall in Suffolk, Borstall in Kent and Oxfordshire, etc
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BURN
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A bubbling or running water, a BOURN, brook, stream, river; torrens, rivus Hefe upp ðíne hand ofer burna and ofer móras extende manum tuam super rivos et super paludes, Ex. 8, 5
gærs-hoppa
A grass-hopper ⬩ locust ⬩ lŏcusta ⬩ cĭcāda
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A grass-hopper, locust; lŏcusta, cĭcāda He cwæþ and com gærshoppa dixit et vēnit lŏcusta, Ps. Lamb. 104, 34 : 108, 23. Cwómón gærshoppan grass-hoppers came, Ps. Th. 104, 30 : 77, 46
Linked entries: græs-hoppa hoppa