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bannuc

(n.)
Grammar
bannuc, es; m.

A bannockcake

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A bannock,cake Healfne bannuc (cf. Wrt. Voc. ii. 79, 21 where the gloss is cicel) bucellam semiplenam, An. Ox. 2402

strǽl-wyrt

(n.)
Grammar
strǽl-wyrt, e; f.

Club-mosscallitrichon

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Somner gives the word as glossing callitrichon Gif dolh fúlige, ceów strǽlwyrt on and gearwan, Lchdm. ii. 96, 9

sponge

(n.)
Grammar
sponge, an; f.

A sponge

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A sponge Án heora genam áne spongean, Mt. Kmbl. 27, 48. Genim spjungean, gedó on scearp eced, Lchdm. ii. 192, 18

Linked entries: spjungean spynge

ge-wyrd

(n.)
Grammar
ge-wyrd, fate.
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Gewyrde ( secundum) historiam, An. Ox. 8, 15 a (v. ge-wyrdelic; gewyrd-wrítere). Ge-wyrda fata, i. fortuna, eventus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 147, 28. Cf. Gewyrd fatus, ta, tum (ut rerum tibi fata latentia solvant, Aid. 153, 9), An.

gífre

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(l a) as an epithet of the mouth, lips, &c. :-- Smǽrum gífrum (grífrum, MS.) buccis ambronibus, i. cupidis ł auidis An. Ox. 698.

ge-rýman

(v.)
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to allow passage, clear a way, passage, & c.

guma

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Add Þǽr læg secg mænig, guma norðerna, Chr. 937; P. 106, 26. Rinc mænig, gúðfrec guma, An. 1119. Guman út scufon, weras . . . B. 215. Módige magoþegnas, mágas síne, godfyrhte guman, An. 1518. Wítgan, gásthálige guman, El. 562.

a-reccean

(v.)
Grammar
a-reccean, p. -reahte. -rehte; pp. -reaht, -reht; v. trans.

To tell outrelaterecountexpresstranslateenarrareeloquiexprimerereddere

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Án ǽrendgewrit of Lǽdene on Englisc areccean to translate an epistle from Latin into English, Past. pref

irfe-stól

(n.)
Grammar
irfe-stól, es; m.

An hereditary seat

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Ne þearf ic yrfestól eaforan bytlian ǽnegum mínra ... ne sealdest ðú mé sunu I need not build an hereditary seat for any descendant of mine. .. thou hast not given me a son, 99; Th. 131, 14; Gen. 2176

mægen-strengþu

(n.)
Grammar
mægen-strengþu, indecl.: <b>-strengþ,</b> e; f.

Great strengthpower

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Ic siges mihte and mægenstrengþe swá micele eów sille ðæt gé eów tó gamene feónda áfillaþ swá fela swá gé reccaþ I will give you so great victorious might and power, that it shall be sport to you to slay as many foes as you can count, Wulfst. 132, 19

brægden

(v.; adj.; part.)
Grammar
brægden, bregden.
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Substitute for translation of Ors. 5, 7, Marius non minore pene quam ipse praeditus erat astutia; and add

clæfre

Grammar
clæfre, l. clǽfre, dele 'n.' (in Lch. ii. 312, 20 reád clǽfre is nominative), and add:, clǽfer (?), cláfre. [From clǽfre comes claver (remaining only in dialects), from cláfre comes clover]
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Cláfrena (clǽfran, An. Ox. 94) caltarum, 75, 22

fullian

(v.)
Grammar
fullian, to fulfil.
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Add: to become full, fill up (intrans.)

ge-ríman

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An. Ox. 3832. Add: —

hrine

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Add: an act of touching, the action of touching Þone þe ná ne gedyde swylcne se hrine ǽniges mannes, Gr. D. 87, 24. the touch of an inanimate object Hí þǽre eá wæteres hrine him ondrédon, Gr.

íg-land

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Add: iég-land, í-land Án íglond ligð út on gársecg . . . þeáh nú ánra hwá wealde þæs íglandes, Met. 16, 12-17. On þám iéglande þe Sicilia hátte, Bt. 15; F. 48, 20. On án íglond út on Wendelsǽ, Bt. 38, l ; F. 194, ll.

wealcan

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add: — Wealcendes exagitantis, i. commouentis (ponti aestum), An. Ox. 34, 5. Þá geseah hé án scip út on þǽre sǽ, swá swíðe torfigende fram þan wealcendum sǽs ýðum. Nap. 62, 25. add Wylcþ raptat, Germ. 389, 42.

toren-íge

(adj.)
Grammar
toren-íge, adj.

Blear-eyed

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B.) sý ad lippitudinem oculorum, Lchdm. i. 108, 23. Wið eágena sáre, ðæt ys ðæt wé cwéðaþ torníge (-ége, MS. H.) ad epiphoras oculorum, 156, 18

Linked entries: toran-eáge torn-íge

stíþ-hycgende

(adj.)
Grammar
stíþ-hycgende, adj.

resoluteobstinate, stubbornhaving hard, unpleasant thoughts

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Stíðhycgendum (the multitude of unbelievers), Andr. Kmbl. 1481; An. 742. having hard, unpleasant thoughts 'Is mé feorhgedál leófre micle ðonne ðeós lífcearo.' Him ðá stefn oncwæð stíðhycgendum, 2858; An. 1431

FROM

(adj.)
Grammar
FROM, freom; comp. fromra; sup. fromest, frommast; adj.

FIRMstrongstoutboldstrenuousfortisstrēnuusrichabundantexcellentūberabundanspræstans

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FIRM, strong, stout, bold, strenuous; fortis, strēnuus Ic eom on móde from I am firm in mind, Beo. Th. 5048; B. 2527: Exon. 46 a; Th. 156, 13; Gú. 874.

Linked entries: fram freom fromnis frum