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ge-nóg

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-nóg, -nóh; adj.

ENOUGH, sufficient, abundantsatis, sufficiens, abundans

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Ðú hæfst ǽlces gódes genóh thou shalt have abundance of every good thing, Deut. 28, 11: Exon. 93 b; Th. 352, 8; Sch. 94: Cd. 29; Th. 39, 4; Gen. 619

Linked entries: ge-nóh ge-nóh

súcan

(v.)
Grammar
súcan, p. seác, pl. sucon; pp. socen
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Of múðe súkendra ( lactantium ), Mt. Kmbl. Rush. 21, 16

Linked entries: a-súcan socian

drygan

Grammar
drygan, l. drýgan,
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Dríg tó duste, 20. of the action of heat, air, &c. Seó hǽtu drýgð, and seó beorhtnys onlýht, Hml. Th. ii. 284, 35. to become dry Drýgeð ł wisneð aruit, Jn. L. 15, 6

for-irþ

(n.)
Grammar
for-irþ, e; f.

A headland

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A headland (heáfod-land, q. v.) in the case of land whose furrows are at right angles to those of the adjacent land [cf. forera (other Latin forms are forertha, -erda, -erdum, v. Philol.

Linked entry: for-yrþ

ge-segnian

(v.)
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Add: to make the sign of the cross upon anything in token of blessing or consecration, cross Hé him gebæd and hine gesegnode (-sénode, v.l.) mid Crístes róde tácne signans se signo sanctae crucis. Bd. 4, 24; Sch. 491, 3.

ginne

(adj.)
Grammar
ginne, adj.
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Wide, spacious, ample, broad (lands). having a large area Of þǽre ginnan byrig, Jud. 149. Seó æftre eá Ethiopia land and leódgeard beligeð úton, ginne ríce ( a broad realm ), Gen. 230.

Linked entries: gin gin

hyge-leás

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</b> of a person's actions, conduct, &amp;c. :-- Higelǽs effrenatus (cachinnus ), Hpt. Gl. 481, 2. of things, unsuitable, extravagant Wé lǽrað ꝥ man geswíce higeleásra gewǽda and dislicra gerǽda and bismorlicra efesunga. Ll.

lufiend

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Add: a lover of a person. cf. lufian; I. 1 a Swá swá lufu byð betweóna þám lufiende and þám þe hé lufað, Solil. H. 28, 16. of love between the sexes. Cf. lufian ; I. 2 Ic hæbbe óðerne lufiend . . . sé ðe his geleáfan bring mé lét tó wedde, Hml.

sceáta

(n.)
Grammar
sceáta, an; m.

a corner,anglebosom, lapa cloth, napkin

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the rope fastened to the lower corner of a sail: Icel. skaut, skaut-reip the sheet of a sail) Sceáta pes veli, Wrt.

Linked entries: súþ-sceáta sceát

wacan

(v.)
Grammar
wacan, p. wóc; pp. wacen

To waketo come into beingbe bornspring

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Abrahame wóc bearn of brýde to Abraham a child was born of his wife, Cd. Th. 167, 10; Gen. 2763: Beo. Th. 3925; B. 1960. Of ðam eorle wóc unrím þeóda, Cd. Th. 99, 15; Gen. 1646: 98, 29; Gen. 1637: Beo. Th. 2535; B. 1265.

Linked entries: on-wacan on-wacan

HNECCA

(n.)
Grammar
HNECCA, an; m.

A NECK, nape of the neck, back of the head

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A NECK, nape of the neck, back of the head Hnecca cervix vel jugulum, Ælfc. Gl. 72; Som. 70, 116; Wrt. Voc. 43, 44: Wrt. Voc. 70, 26: Wá ðǽm ðe willaþ lecggean bolster under ǽlcne hneccan menn mid tó gefónne ...

Linked entry: snecca

fóþer

foodnutrimenta coveringthe body of a waggonthe amount contained in a waggona waggon-load

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Ælce geáre of burhwuda fíftig fóðra wudes, and fíftig swína mæsten, Cht. E. 293, 30

Linked entry: ge-féþrian

medu

(n.)
Grammar
medu, meodn, a; m.: wes; n.

Meada drink made from honey

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Ða mǽla ðe wé oft æt meodo sprǽcon, Byrht. Th. 137, 66; By. 212. Tó medo, Beo. Th. 1212; B. 604. Ðá wé medu þégon, 5260; B. 2633. Ða þeówan drincaþ medo, Ors. 1, 1; Swt. 20, 17. Wylle swá swýðre medo, L. M. 2, 52; Lchdm. ii. 270, 7.

Linked entry: medo

þǽr

Grammar
þǽr, <b>I a.</b>
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Add Hé stǽleð fǽhðe in firene, þǽr þe hié écne anwaldan oft forgeáton, Sat. 641. add Þǽr þe þis god ne wǽre, nǽnige þinga úra goda on hyra onsýne gefeóllon, Verc. Först. 100, 5. Eálá þǽr hig hogodon utinam saperent, Cant. M. ad fil. 29

Æsces dún

(n.)
Grammar
Æsces dún, e; f. [æsc ash-tree, dún a hill]

ASHDOWN

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Æsces dúne A.D. 871, here fought king Æthelred and Alfred, his brother, with all the army [of the Danes], on Ashdown, Chr. 871; Th. 139, 5, col. 1

Linked entry: Esces dún

a-munan

(v.)
Grammar
a-munan, ic, he -man, ðú -manst, pl. -munon; p. -munde , pl. -mundon; pp. -munen

To think ofmindconsiderbe mindful ofhave a care forcogitarereputarememor esseprovidere

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To think of, mind, consider, be mindful of, have a care for; cogitare, reputare, memor esse, providere Hwæt is se mann, ðe ðú swá miclum amanst? quid est homo, quod memor es ejus? Ps. Th. 8, 5.

Linked entries: a-manst a-mundon

and-weorc

(n.)
Grammar
and-weorc, ond-weorc, an-weorc, es; n.

Mattersubstancematerialmetala cause of anythingmateriacæmentummetallumcausa

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Matter, substance, material, metal, a cause of anything; materia, cæmentum, metallum, causa He ðæt andweorc of Adames lice aleoðode he dismembered the substance from Adam's body, Cd. 9; Th. 11, 16; Gen. 176.

Linked entry: an-weorc

a-scúfan

(v.)
Grammar
a-scúfan, -sceófan; p. -sceáf. pl. -scufon; pp. -scofen, -sceofen [a from, scúfan to shove]

To drive awayexpelbanishrepelshove awayexpellerepellereabigereextrudereemittere

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Me cearsorge of móde asceáf Þeóden usser our Lord has driven anxious sorrow from my mind, Cd. 55; Th. 68, 11; Gen. 1115. He wæs asceofen and adrifen of his biscop-setle pulsus est a sede sui episcopatus, Bd. 4, 12; S. 581, 17

beorht

(n.)
Grammar
beorht, es; n.

Brightnessa glisteninglightsightglancetwinklingsplendorlumenlux

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Onféng ðam beorhte hire eágena received the sight [full sight, sparkling] of her eyes Bd. 4, 10; S. 578, 2. Ðæt biþ an eágan beorht that is in the twinkling of an eye Bd. 2, 13; S. 516, note 20

ceren

(n.)
Grammar
ceren, cæren, cyren, es; n?

sweet wine carenum

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Cærenes gódne bollan fulne meng togædere mingle together a good bowl full of boiled wine, L. M. 1, 1; Lchdm. ii. 24, 19. Cyren vel awilled wín dulcisapa, Cot. 62