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sceáwere

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add: a watchman Episcopus is grécisc nama, ꝥ is on léden speculator, and on englisc sceáwere, for þám þe hé is geset tó þám ꝥ hé ofersceáwian sceole mid hys gýmene þá lǽwedan, swá swá God sylf cwæð tó Ezechiele: ' Speculatorem dedi te ic þé gesette tó

saltere

(n.)
Grammar
saltere, es; m.

a stringed musical instrument, a psalterythe book of Psalms a psalter,to sing psalms

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Grn. 7, 26. a psalter, a service-book containing the book of Psalms divided into certain portions for Matins, and the Hours, so as to be gone through in the course of the week :-- Hé (the mass-priest)] saltere swá man singþ on Róme, Chart.

Linked entries: psaltere sealten

Wéland

(n.)
Grammar
Wéland, es; m.
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A character in old Teutonic legends celebrated for his skill as a smith. Allusion to him is found in Middle English poetry: 'My sword . . . thorrow Velond wroght yt wase,' Torrent of Portugaled.

Linked entry: Weolud

sófte

(adv.)
Grammar
sófte, cpve. sóftor, séft; adv.

Softly, gently softly, quietly, without disturbancecalmly, at ease, without troublegently, not harshlywithout discordeasily, without opposition facile

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Hí willniaþ manifeald earfoþe tó þrowianne, for ðam ðe hí willniaþ mǽran áre mid Gode tó habbanne, ðonne ða habbaþ ðe sóftor libbaþ Bt. 39, 10; Fox 228, 17: Shrn. 163, 20.

Linked entry: sófte

spinnan

(v.)
Grammar
spinnan, p. spann, pl. spunnon; pp. spunnen.

to spinto writhetwist

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, to writhe, twist Sum ungesceádwís man hine sylfne áhéng ðæt hé fótum span (for sparn? v. spornan) and his feorh forlét a certain foolish man hung himself, so that he moved his feet convulsively (could not rest them on the ground?)

Linked entry: spornan

ge-swencan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-swencan, -swæncan; p. -swencte; pp. -swenced, -swenct [swencan to disturb, vex]

To disturbagitatetroublevexfatigueoutwearyafflictharassoppresspulsāreagĭtāretrībŭlārevexārefătīgāreafflīgĕreaffĭcĕreopprĭmĕre

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He biþ geswenct óþ geár seofone he will be troubled for seven years, Lchdm. iii. 188, 12: 192, 4: 204, 14. Hí wurdan geswencte vexāti sunt, Ps. Th. 106, 38: 43, 23: Ors. 1, 7; Bos. 30, 30

Linked entries: swencan ge-swæncan

oxa

(n.)
Grammar
oxa, an ; m.
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An ox Oxa bos ... oxa on ðam forman teáme unus, on ðam æfteran teáme binus, Wrt. Voc. i. 23, 39, 47-48: ii. 48, 36. Oxa bova, i. 287, 54. Wilde oxa bubalus, 22, 46. Oexen boves, Ps. Surt. 49, 10 : ií. p. 291, 11. Án getýme oxena, Lk. Skt. 14, 19.

Linked entries: axan exen

ge-cwéme

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-cwéme, adj. [cwéme pleasant, pleasing]

Pleasantpleasinggratefulacceptablefitjŏcundusgrātusplăcĭtuscomplăcĭtusacceptus

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Forðam hyt wæs swá gecwéme befóran ðé quoniam sic fuit plăcĭtum ante te, Mt. Bos. 11, 26 : Jn. Bos. 8, 29.

ge-félan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-félan, p. de; pp. ed

To feelperceivesentīre

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He ðæs wítes worn gefélde he felt the force of the torment, Cd. 214; Th. 269, 23; Sat. 77

geoguþ-hád

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Þá hwíle þe hit on cnihtháde biþ, and swá forþ eallne giogoþhád, Bt. 38, 5; F. 206, 24

sígan

(v.)
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Först. 110, 10

CLÁ

(n.)
Grammar
CLÁ, cleó, clawu; clawe; cleó, clawa, clawu, clawe; clawena; clám, clawum; f.

A nail, CLAW, hoofunguis, ungula

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Wurdon forþaborene ísene clawa iron claws were brought forth, Homl. Th. i. 424, 19. Sume wǽron mid ísenum clawum totorene some were torn with iron claws, Homl. Th. i. 542, 30. Hóf oððe clawu ungula, Wrt. Voc. 71, 66.

Linked entries: clawu cleó

Cynete

(n.)
Grammar
Cynete, an; f.

KENNET which rises in Wiltshire fluvii nomen qui originem suam habet in agro WiltoniensiKENNET, a village on the river Kennet in Wiltshirevillæ nomen in agro Wiltoniensi

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KENNET, a village on the river Kennet in Wiltshire; villæ nomen in agro Wiltoniensi Wæs fyrd gesomnod æt Cynetan a force was assembled at Kennet, Chr. 1006; Erl. 140, 23

gráf

(n.)
Grammar
gráf, es; m. n.
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Forþ be ðam gráfe along past the grove, iii. 18, 31. Ðone gráf, 52, 23. Eác we wrítaþ him ðone gráf ðǽrto. Ðis syndon ða gemǽru ðe to ðæm gráfe gebyriaþ also we assign to him in addition the grove.

un-áwendendlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
un-áwendendlíc, adj.

Unchangeableunalterableinvariable

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Unchangeable, unalterable, invariable Heora nán nǽfre of ðam háde ðe hé is ne áwent, forðan ðe God is unáwendendlíc, Homl. Th. ii. 606, 27: Bt. 35, 2; Fox 158, 4.

ge-receness

(n.)
Grammar
ge-receness, e; f.
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K. p. 150, 4. interpretation, explanation Tó mǽgwlite gást-licre (-a, v. l.) gerecenesse (-a, v. l.) ad formam interpretationis, Bd. 5, 23 ; Sch. 696, 4. proof, testimony. C. ge-reccan ; III. 6 Gerecenesse congerie (v. (?)

Linked entries: rece-ness ge-recness

mere

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Add Beforan ðǽm temple stód ǽren ceác . . . ðætte ðá menn ðe intó ðǽm temple gán woldon meahten hira hónda ðweán on ðǽm mere ante fores templi ad abluendas ingredientium manus mare aeneum, id est, luterem boves portant. Past. 105, 4

ólehtung

(n.)
Grammar
ólehtung, e; f.
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Först. 170. Eáwlá, wíf, tó hwan wenest ðú þínes líchoman hǽle mid smyringe and oftþweále and óðrum líðnessum? Of ðám cymeð unhǽlo, nales mægen. Gif þú þá ilcan ólectonge þám líchoman [dó, hit ná] híwfægere bið, þonne hit ǽr wæs, 166

orsorglíce

(adv.)
Grammar
orsorglíce, adv.

without anxietycarelessly, rashlysecurely, safely

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Th. i. 418, 5. carelessly, rashly Ðæt hiera nán ne durre grípan suá orsorglíce on ðæt ríce, Past. 4, 2 ; Swt. 41, 5. securely, safely Forðam ðe hit swá earfoðe is ǽnegum menn tó witanne hwonne hé geclǽnsod síe, hé mæg ðý orsorglícor (tutius) forbúgan

a-lýsan

(v.)
Grammar
a-lýsan, to alýsanne; p. de; impert. -lýs, -lís; pp. ed; v. a;

To let loosefreedeliverliberateto pay for loosingto payredeemransomliberareredimere

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To let loose, free, deliver, liberate, to pay for loosing, to pay, redeem, ransom; liberare, redimere Helias wylle hine alýsan Elias vult liberare eum, Mt. Bos. 27, 49. Fæsten alýsan jejunium solvere, Bd. 5, 4; S. 617, 13.