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ge-brengnis

(n.)
Grammar
ge-brengnis, an offering (?). v. brengnes in Dict. In Mk. L. 12, 44 the word glosses
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victus, but the passage refers to an offering

cymen

(n.)
Grammar
cymen, es; m. n. The herb cummin; cŭmīnum = κύμινον , cŭmīnum, cyminum, Lin
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Dó ðæt cymen on.eced put the cummin into vinegar, L. M. 2, 44; Lchdm. ii. 256, 6. Cymen cymīnum, Ælfc. Gl. 44; Som. 64, 64; Wrt. Voc. 32, 1: Herb. 155, 1; Lchdm. i. 280, 23: L. M. 2, 39; Lchdm. ii. 246, 23: iii. 6, 16: 24, 9.

Linked entry: cumin

be-þweán

(v.)
Grammar
be-þweán, ic -þweá; p. -þwóh, pl. -þwógon; pp. -þwegen

To wet, bedew, wash ⬩ rigare

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To wet, bedew, wash; rigare Mid mínum teárum strecednysse míne oððe míne beddinge ic beþweá oððe ic gelecce lacrimis nleis stratum meum rigabo, Ps. Lamb. 6, 7

nos-þyrel

(n.)
Grammar
nos-þyrel, -þyrl, -terl, es; n.

A nostril

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A nostril Dó on ðæt næsþyrl (nos-, MS. B.), Lchdm. i. 352, 4. Nosþyrla nares, Wrt. Voc. i. 43, 19. Úteweard nosterle pinnulae, 43, 22. Nosterla hǽr vibrissae, 21, 52. Se brǽþ on heora nosþyrlum, Homl. ii. 98, 9. Dó on ða næsþyrlu (nos-, MS. B.), Lchdm

Linked entry: næs-þyrel

wís-fæst

(adj.)
Grammar
wís-fæst, (
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v. wíse, and cf. þeáw-fæst
); adj.

Perfect

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Perfect Gif ðú wilt wísfæst (perfectus)wosa, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. Rush. 19, 21. Wísfæst éghwelc bið perfectus omnis erit, Lk. Skt. Lind. 6, 40. Folc wísfæst plebem perfectum, I. 17. Wísfæsto (perfecti) wossað gié. Rtl. 13, 19

heáfdede

Grammar
heáfdede, v. micel-heáfdede, þri-heáfdede, twi-heáfdede.

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-leáfe

(suffix)
Grammar
-leáfe, v. fíf-leáfe, seofon-leáfe, þri-leáfe.

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be-þencan

consider

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Mt. p. 19, 15. reflexive: Be*-*þenc þé animadverte, An. Ox. 56, 25. þæt hý hý sylfe georne beþencan . . . þæt hé hyne sylfne beþence, Wlfst. 179, 4-11. Ic eów sumes fyrstes geann ꝥ gé eów sylfe beþencean, Hml.

be-leólc

(v.)
Grammar
be-leólc, p. of be-lácan, and Goth. cognates at the end of lácan.

flowed around ⬩ inclosed ⬩ the reduplicated

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flowed around, inclosed, the reduplicatedExon. 122 b; Th. 471, 26; Rä. 61, 7;

wiþ

(prep.; adv.)
Grammar
wiþ, prep. (adv. conj. ).

towards ⬩ to ⬩ in the direction of ⬩ towards ⬩ to ⬩ at ⬩ with ⬩ towards ⬩ to ⬩ at ⬩ against ⬩ over against ⬩ opposite to ⬩ against ⬩ from ⬩ by ⬩ near ⬩ against ⬩ beside ⬩ unto ⬩ at ⬩ against ⬩ with ⬩ against ⬩ on ⬩ over against ⬩ opposite ⬩ against ⬩ in the way of ⬩ with. ⬩ with ⬩ part with ⬩ from ⬩ for ⬩ in return for ⬩ as payment for ⬩ for ⬩ in consideration of ⬩ for ⬩ in exchange for ⬩ for ⬩ for ⬩ in reward of ⬩ in return for ⬩ in answer to ⬩ for ⬩ as compensation for ⬩ in consideration of ⬩ in return for ⬩ on condition of ⬩ against ⬩ against ⬩ as a set-off ⬩ by the side of ⬩ compared with ⬩ in contrast with ⬩ with ⬩ to ⬩ with ⬩ with ⬩ against ⬩ to. ⬩ with ⬩ for ⬩ against ⬩ from ⬩ for ⬩ against ⬩ contrary to ⬩ in opposition to. ⬩ with ⬩ at ⬩ against ⬩ beside ⬩ by, ⬩ at ⬩ by ⬩ against ⬩ at ⬩ unto ⬩ with ⬩ from ⬩ for ⬩ with ⬩ against ⬩ to weigh one thing with or against another ⬩ in comparison with ⬩ with ⬩ to ⬩ with a person ⬩ with ⬩ towards ⬩ with ⬩ in respect to ⬩ with ⬩ with ⬩ against ⬩ to ⬩ with ⬩ to. ⬩ against ⬩ from ⬩ for ⬩ against ⬩ contrary to ⬩ against ⬩ by ⬩ through, ⬩ to rest on the arm ⬩ till. ⬩ till ⬩ to ⬩ until

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Grammar wiþ, not unfrequently the form of the word governed by wip does not shew the case : as instances of this are given the following passages in which the word is used with force of till, to Wið ende usque in finem, Ps.

ofer-méttu (o)

(n.)
Grammar
ofer-méttu (o), indecl. in sing. ; but declined in pl. , where it is used with singular meaning, cf. ofer-hygd, -méde : perhaps all the instances which follow may belong to the plural, since eáþmétto takes a verb in the plural; f.

Pride, arrogance, haughtiness

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Pride, arrogance, haughtiness Hine his hyge gespeón and his ofermétto ealra swíðost, Cd. Th. 22, 35; Gen. 351. þurh heora miclan mód, and þurh ofermétto, 22, 7; Gen. 337 : 21, 30; Gen. 332. Hé biþ on oferméttu (-métto, Cott. MSS.) áwended . . . hé ástág

scóh

(n.)
Grammar
scóh, scó, sceó: gen. scós, sceós; n. pl. scós, sceós; gen. sceóna; dat. scón, scóum; the Ancren Riwle has the weak plural scheon; m.

A shoe

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Wíde sceós hangodan on hira (the Saracens) fótum, Shrn. 38, 8. His sceóna þwanga, Mk. Skt. 1, 7. Sceóea, Lk. Skt. Lind. 3, 16. Hí brohton swínes rysl his scón tó gedreóge, Homl. Th. ii. 144, 29. On ðínum sceón (scón. MS. B.), Lchdm. i. 330, 5.

Linked entries: sceó sceóh scó

Drihten-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
Drihten-líc, def. se -líca, seó, ðæt Drihten-líce ; adj.

Belonging to the Lord, Lordly ⬩ Domĭnĭcus

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He nǽfre mete onféng bútan ðý Drihtenlícan dæge he never took meat except on the Lord's day, 4, 25; S. 599, 30

Linked entry: Dryhten-líc

un-wil

(n.)
Grammar
un-wil, un-will, es; n.

Absence of good will ⬩ dislike ⬩ despite ⬩ repugnance ⬩ reluctance ⬩ against one's will ⬩ not willingly ⬩ without one's consent ⬩ without intention ⬩ involuntarily

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Grammar un-wil, with pronouns Þeáh ðú mé geoffrige mínes unwilles, ic beó þeáh unscyldig, Homl. Skt. i. 9, 87. Hire unwilles invita ipsa, L. Ecg. P. ii. 15, tit.; Th. ii, 180, 27.

sél

(adj.)
Grammar
sél, (the positive form does not occur, but is found in Layamon); cpve. sélra, sélla; spve. sélest, sélost; adj.

Good ⬩ good ⬩ worthy ⬩ having excellent qualities or properties ⬩ good of its kind ⬩ possessing the excellences of a class ⬩ excellent ⬩ well-qualified ⬩ skilful ⬩ efficient ⬩ good ⬩ advantageous ⬩ to one's interest ⬩ advisable ⬩ good ⬩ honourable ⬩ noble ⬩ proper ⬩ of value ⬩ precious ⬩ good ⬩ happy ⬩ pleasant

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Manige ðara sélestena cynges þéna forþférdon, Chr. 897; Erl. 94, 32. of things Næs sincmáðþum sélra on sweordes hád there was no greater treasure in the shape of a sword, Beo. Th. 4392; B. 2193. Hí nǽfre song séllan ne hýrdon, Exon.

Linked entry: sélost

-anne

(suffix)
Grammar
-anne, -enne, -ende the termination of the declinable infinitive in the dat. governed by to, as, = Ondréd to faranne timuit ire, Mt. Jun. and Th. 2, 22, but the B. MS. of A. D. 995 has farende, also Foxe, Bos. and the Rl. MS. about A. D. 1145. The Lind., about A. D. 957, has farenne [MS. færenne]. Alýfe me to farenne permitte me ire, Mt. Bos. 8, 21, and B. MS. about A. D. 995. Sometimes -ende is found, because -enne = ende, as in the preceding example farende about A. D. 995. Themost usual form is -anne, from the infin. -an; g. -annes; dat. -anne.

Linked entries: -an -ende -enne

geond-felan

(v.)
Grammar
geond-felan, -feolan: p. -fæl, pl. -fǽlon; pp. -folen [cf. (?) Goth. filhan: Icel. fela to hide; hence to give into one's keeping; so geondfolen fýre = utterly given up to fire. Or may folen be taken from the literal meaning and so geondfolen compare with the preceding participle geinnod? The meaning of the verb in any case seems to be]

To fill throughout ⬩ mplere

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To fill throughout; mplere, Cd. 2; Th. 3, 29; Gen. 43

Linked entry: geond-folen

niþþas

(n.)
Grammar
niþþas, niþas; pl. m. (a poetical word used only in the plural)

Men

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Men Niþþas findaþ gold, gumþeóda bearn, Cd. Th. 14, 27; Gen. 225. Niþþa bearna ǽrest ealra, 69, 14; Gen. 1135 : 77, 33; Gen. 1284 : Beo. Th. 2015; B. 1005 : Exon. Th. 167, 34; Gú. 1070. Niþþa nergend, 140, 18; Gú. 612. Niþþa gehwylcum, 360, 15; Wal.

Linked entry: niþ

pang

Grammar
pang, Dele the query, and see <b>þung.</b>

scegþ

Grammar
scegþ, The word seems to be used of a boat of considerable size
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Ǽnne scegð lxiiii-ǽre, Cht. Crw. 23, 7. See note p. 128