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ge-fleard

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Micle betere is ǽlcum crístenum men þæt hé náne wæccan æt cyrican næbbe, þonne hé þǽr wacyge mid ǽnigan geflearde, Wlfst. 279, 13. Beón hí ( bishops ) á ymbe wísdóm, and ǽghwylc gefleard unwyrð lǽtan, Ll. Th. ii. 316, 27.

ge-trahtnian

(v.)
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Ic bidde ꝥ mé þis sý fullícor getrahtnod (-rihted, -recced, v. ll.) hoc plenius exponi postulo, Gr. D. 102, 21

hefigian

(v.)

to weary

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To mate heavy or dull, to weary: Þý lǽs ic lengc þone þane hefige þára leornendra mid gesegenum þára fremdra tǽlnysse ne sensus legentium prolixae sententiae molesta defensio obnubilet, Guth. Gr. 102, 31

herigendlíce

(adv.)
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I, 27; Sch. 82, 7. Án ðǽra is þes hálga wer þe wé nú tódæg wurðiað, for ðan ðe hé áspende swíðe herigendlíce þæt feoh þe him God befæste, Hml. Th. ii. 560, 9. For last passage substitute

mæsse-steall

(n.)
Grammar
mæsse-steall, es; m.
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Th. ii. 292, 18. Se Geearnian wé mid gódum dǽdum. 'þæt is mid clǽne ælmessan and mid leóhte tó úrum ciricean and tó úrum mæssesteallum, Nap, 43. pápa hét hine mæssian at S. Petres weófode, Ch. 995; P. 130, 28.

séþung

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Th. ii. 272, 24. Se apostol áýdlode ealle þæs drýes séðunge, and geswutelode ðurh wítegena séðunge þæt Críst is sóð Godes sunu, 412, 29-414, 2: 420, 5. Add

weorod

Grammar
weorod, <b>. I.</b>
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Th. i. 318, 14. l. Add Án út ásceát of Latina weorode, and ánwíges bæd, Ors. 3, 6 ; S. 108, 10. v. bisceop-, camp-, elen-, cored-, hám-, in-, síþ-weorod

sceón

(v.)
Grammar
sceón, de

To fall to a person's lot

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To fall to a person's lot Gif unc bán fordsíð scéet on Rómeweȝe if death be the lot of both of us on the journey to Rome, Chart. Th. 583, 29.

COS

(n.)
Grammar
COS, coss, es; m.

A Kiss ⬩ osculum

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Th. i. 566, 19. Cossas syllan hearm getácnaþ to give kisses betokens harm Lchdm. iii. 208, 27

on-lǽtan

(v.)

to release, relax ⬩ to let a thing go on, to continue

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Voc. ii. 135, 19. Fæstan twegen dagas on ðære wucan, bútan hý ouermicel geswinc habben. Gif hý út an æcere wurc habben, ðæs middæges gereord is singallíce tó anlǽtenne (on- MS. T.),, R. Ben. 66, 1

Linked entry: an-lǽtan

tó-sígan

(v.)
Grammar
tó-sígan, pp. -sigen

To fall to pieces, ⬩ to decay, ⬩ get worn out

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Deut. 8, 4), ii. 196, 14

scýan

(v.)
Grammar
scýan, (for scýhan), scýn (?); p. de

To prompt ⬩ urge ⬩ persuade ⬩ suggest

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Cum enim malignus spiritus peccatum suggerit in mente, Bd. l, 27; S. 497, 14-20. Wé getǽceþ ł scýaþ him nos suadebimus ei, Mt. Kmbl. Rush. 28, 14. Cf. scýhend, scýend maulistis, Txts. 78, 654. Scýhend malistis, Wrt. Voc. ii. 55, 52

sele

(n.)
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Winter ýþe beleác ísgebinde óþ ðæt óðer com geár in geardas swá nú gyt déþ ða ðe sele (= sǽle ?)

sellend

(n.)
Grammar
sellend, es; m.

a giver ⬩ a betrayer

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Drihten se is ordfruma and syllend (largitor) ealra eádignesse, Bd. 4, 30; S. 609, 17. Hihton hí on God, ðæra góda syllend. Homl. Th. ii. 328, Hé lufaþ ðone glædan syllend, 212, 9. a betrayer Se sellend his traditor ejus, Mk. Skt. Lind. Rush. 14, 44

Linked entry: syllend

wilsumlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
wilsumlíce, adv.

willingly ⬩ voluntarily ⬩ spontaneously ⬩ devoutly ⬩ devotedly

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Se ðe ne wyle cyricean duru wilsumlíce (sponte) geeádmóded in*-*gangan, se sceal nýde on helle duru unwilsumlíce geniþerad gelǽded beón, 5, 14; S. 634, 19. Wilsumlíce (voluntarie) ic onsecg[e] ðé, Ps.

á-bryrdan

to instigate, stimulate, incite ⬩ to make contrite, remorseful

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Add: to instigate, stimulate, incite Ic trúwige ðæt sum wurðe ábrird, ðæt hine liste gehíran ðá hálgan láre, Ll. Th. ii. 364, 17. Æfter ðisum wordum wurdon ðá munecas mycclum ábryrde, Hml. S. 6, 344.

stoppa

(n.)
Grammar
stoppa, an; m.

A stop, a bucket, pail

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Voc. i. 25, 10: bona (?), 288, 2: botholicula, ii. 126, 55: bothonicla, 11, 20: bothonicula, Txts. 42, 122

Linked entries: stappa buter-stoppa

hord

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Ox. 4216. a place where treasure is deposited; the condition of being deposited (in the phrases of horde, on hard, but perhaps the passages might be taken under See N. E.

fald

(n.)
Grammar
fald, es; m. (not f.)
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Th. i. 434, 13. Wác byð se hyrde æt falde þe nete þá heorde þe hé healdan sceal mid hreáme bewerian, . . . gyf þǽr hwlyc þeódsceaþa sceaþian onginneð, ii. 326, 10. Þæs þe tó túne belimpð . . . ge on felda ge on falde, Angl. ix. 260, 1.

scyfe

(n.)
Grammar
scyfe, es; m.

precipitation ⬩ preceps ⬩ furtherance of a project ⬩ the pushing of a matter ⬩ prompting ⬩ instigation ⬩ prompting ⬩ instigation in a bad sense

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P. 7; Th. ii. 312, 21. prompting, instigation in a bad sense, cf. scúfan, VI Se ðe þurh deófles scyfe on synna befealle, L. C. E. 23; Th. i. 374, 9. Befeallen þurh deófles scyfe on heálíce misdǽde, Wulfst. 103, 21