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weg-nest

(n.)
Grammar
weg-nest, es; n.

Food for a journey

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Ecg. P. i. 10; Th. ii. 176, 20. Heó onféng wægnyste ðære hálgan gemǽnsumnysse. Bd. 4, 23; S. 595, 27. Hé bútan hǽlo wegnyste of worulde gewát, 5, 14; S. 634, 33. Hé wæs hine trymmende mid ðý heofonlícum wægneste, 4, 24; S. 599, 2

Linked entry: nest

hǽmed

(n.)
Grammar
hǽmed, es; n.

A lying with, sexual intercourse, marriagecoitus

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Ecg. C; Th. ii. 128, 26. On unrihton hǽmede in adulterio, Jn. Skt. 8, 4 : Shrn. 132, 6. Ic wið brýde ne mót hǽmed habban with a bride I may not have intercourse, Exon. 105 b; Th. 402, 11; Rä. 21, 28. Hǽmed connubium, Mone Gl. 340.

Linked entry: dreám

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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Ecg. P. i. 8; Th. ii. 174, 32. Ne gerísaþ heom príta, ne micele ofermétta, L. I. P. 10; Th. ii. 318, 32. Heora eáþmétto ne mihton náuht forstandan, ne húru heora ofermétta, Bt. 29, 2; Fox 106, 1.

á-breótan

(v.)
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Hié his heáfdes segl ábreóton mid billes ecge, An. 51. Biáð ábreótte exterminabuntur, Ps. Srt. 36, 9. Wǽran sweordum ábrotene in gladio ceclderunt, Ps. Th. 77, 64

créda

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Ic gelýfe on God, Fæder ælmihtigne . . . on flǽsces ǽrist and þæt éce líf, Angl. x. 100, 7. Se mæssepreóst sceal secgan Sunnandagum . . . be þám Paternoster and be þám crédan eác, swá hé oftost mage, Ll. Th. ii. 350, 30.

ge-grippan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-grippan, p. de.
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to lay hold of, obtain, acquire Folc ðín frófro lífes deádlíces onfóe, and éco gifeá gigrippa ( conprehendat ), Rtl. 39, 27: 63, 20. Gigrippe sóðfæstnesse adprehendet justitiam, 45, 23. to seize Gást gegrippde hine, Lk. L. 9, 39.

Linked entries: grippan ge-grípan

CWACIAN

(v.)
Grammar
CWACIAN, cwacigan; part. cwaciende, cwacigende ; p,ode; pp. od

QUAKE, shake, trembletremere, contremere

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Heard ecg cwacaþ the hard edge shaketh, Elen. Kmbl. 1513 ; El. 758 . Céne cwacaþ the bold shall quake, Exon. 19b ; Th. 50, 8; Cri. 797 . Ða téþ cwaciaþ on swíðlícum cýle their teeth shall quake in the intense cold, Homl. Th. i. 132, 27: 530, 35.

wundian

(v.)
Grammar
wundian, p. ode

To wound

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Ecg. P. iv. 22; Th. ii. 210, 24. Ða cwóman tó ðon ðæt hió woldon ús wundigan, Nar. 22, 17. Se cempa ongon Waldend wundian, Exon. Th. 260, 2; Jul. 291. Swelce hé nacodne hine selfne eówige tó wundigeanne his feóndum, Past. 38; Swt. 277, 17.

Linked entry: ge-wundian

FǼMNE

(n.)
Grammar
FǼMNE, fémne, an; f. [fēmĭna a woman]

A virgin, damsel, maid, woman virgo, puella, fēmĭna

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Ecg. P. 4, 68; Th. ii. 228, 10. He mid fǽmnan on flet gǽþ he walks with the woman in the court, Beo. Th. 4074; B. 2034.

Linked entry: fémne

ge-mæcca

(n.)
Grammar
ge-mæcca, -mæccea, an; m. and f.

A companion, mate, consort, husband or wifeconjux

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Ecg. P. iii. 10; Th. ii. 186, 7. Be Euan his gemæccan by Eve his wife, Gen. 4, 1 : 28, 1 : Homl. Th. ii. 498, 26. He onféng hys gemæccean accepit conjugem suam, Mt. Bos. 1, 24

Linked entries: mæcca ge-mecca

hærfest

(n.)
Grammar
hærfest, es; m.

Harvest, autumnautumpnusautumnautumnusautumn

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Ecg. P. 11; Th. ii. 208, 2 : Th. Chart. 151, 11. On hærfæste in autumno, Coll. Monast. Th. 26, 5. Ðis wæs on hærfest this was in autumn, Chr. 918; Erl. 104, 16

Linked entry: herfest

ofen

(n.)
Grammar
ofen, ofn, es; m.

An oven, a furnace

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Ecg. C. 33; Th. ii. 156, 35. On ofon gisended, clibanum Lk. Skt. Rush. 12, 28. Hí gáþ on ðíne ofnas furnos, Ex. 8, 3. Ðæt man ða ofnas ontende, Homl. Skt. i. 5, 294

Linked entry: ofn

un-áteorigendlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
un-áteorigendlíc, adj.

indefatigableunweariedthat shall not failunendingimperishable

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Wé ðe sind éce on úrum sáwlum, and eác beóð on líchaman unáteorigendlíce æfter ðam gemǽnelícum ǽriste, ii. 462, 30

nabban

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Hí næbbað éce gewitnesse, Past. 449, 3, Hié hit tó nánum láðe næfdon, Ors. 1, 10; S. 48, 13. Hý tó Gode næfdon náþer ne lufe ne ege, Wlfst. 10, 5. Nabbe (næbbe, v. l. ) gé nánne gemánan wið hine, Past. 357, 5. Add

æt-fæstan

(v.)
Grammar
æt-fæstan, p. -fæste; pp. -fæsted; f. trans, [æt, fæstan to fasten]

To fixfastendrive intoafflict withinflict onimpingereinfigere

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He him ætfæste éce edwít opprobrium sempiternum dedit illis, 77, 66. Bitere ætfæsted bitterly afflicted, 136, 8. Ne mágon we him láþ ætfæstan we cannot afflict him with pain, Andr. Kmbl. 2694; An. 1349

Linked entry: æ-fæstan

mæsse-preóst

(n.)
Grammar
mæsse-preóst, es; m.

A priest not of the Christian churcha priest of the Christian church, who had attained the last of the seven appointed orders, and might celebrate the mass

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Ecg. P. iii. 3; Th. ii. 196, 23: iv. 2; Th. ii. 204, 10. For other crimes and their punishment see L. Eth. ix. 27; Th. i. 346, 8-16 : L. Ecg. P. iv. 7; Th. ii. 206, 1. Ic Ælfríc munuc and mæssepreóst, oml. Th. i. 2, 12.

lustbǽr-ness

(n.)
Grammar
lustbǽr-ness, e; f.

Desirepleasurepleasantness

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Ecg. P. iii. 14; Th. ii. 202, 4: Wrt. Voc. ii. 23, 72

mann-þwǽre

(adj.)
Grammar
mann-þwǽre, adj.

Gentlemildmeeknot harshcourteous

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Ecg. C. pref.; Th. ii. 132, 14. Manþwǽre ( propitius ) heora fyrendǽdum, Ps. Th. 77, 37. Mildheort and manþwǽre misericors et miserator, 144, 8: Bt. 42; Fox 258, 9. On þeáwum monþwǽre moribus civilis, Bd. 3, 14; S. 540, 8.

syn-full

(adj.)
Grammar
syn-full, adj.

Sinful; used substantively, a sinner

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Ecg. C. 7; Th. ii. 140, 1. ðonne se synfulla his líf geendaþ, Blickl. Homl. 61, 2. Beó ðú milde mé synfullum, Lk. Skt. 18, 13. ðæt gé gebiddan for mé ðam unwyrðestan synfullan,Anglia xi. 103, 95. On ðisse synfulran ( peccatrice ) cneórisse, Mt.

hátheort-nes

(n.)
Grammar
hátheort-nes, -ness, e; f.

Wrath, anger, fury, rage, fervour, zeal

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Ecg. P. i. 8; Th. ii. 174, 33. Sió hátheortness ðæt mód gebringþ on ðæm weorce ðe hine ǽr nán willa tó ne spón mentem impellit furor, quo non trahit desiderium, Past. 33, 1; Swt. 215, 8.