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hrægl

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<b>III a.

hlot

on allotted portiona sharelotlotfatefortune

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Cf. ǽnige hǽðenscipe oþþe on blót oþþe on firhte, ii. 296, 15) oþþe on fyrhte, Ll. Th. i. 378, 22. on allotted portion, a share, lot.

híréd

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híréd, l. híred,

a familya familyhousethe familycourt

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On .xiiii. nihte mónan is gód on níwne híred tó fǽrenne, Lch. iii. 178, 32.

þweál

(n.)
Grammar
þweál, es; n. m.

washingwhat is used in washingointment

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[Forhabbe hé hyne wyð ǽlc þweald, Lchdm. iii. 134, 25.] what is used in washing, ointment. (Cf. Icel. þvál a kind of soap, þvæla to wash with soap: Swed. twål hard soap.) Similar entries v. þweán, II Pund ðuahles librum ungenti, Jn. Skt. Lind. 12, 3

Linked entry: þweán

slítan

(v.)
Grammar
slítan, p. slát, pl. sliton; pp. sliten

To slit, tear, rendto tear a garment rendto tear, split, rend, cleave, divideto tear, rend, as an animal does with the teeth or feet, a bird with its beak, to tear, bite irritateto tear to destroy, waste, consumeto carp at, back-biteto tear attero to tear, split to tear, break scindere, lacerare, laniare, lacessere, saevire, delere to slit, tear, break

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To slit, tear, rend in the following glosses: Sclát carpebat Wrt. Voc. ii. 103, 51. Bítende and slítende mordax 57, 52. Slítende mordens Kent. Gl. 580: corrumpens Hpt. Gl. 454, 68. Ic beó sliten carpor Wrt. Voc. ii. 21, 40.

(adv.; int.)

Woeillwoealasvae,well-a-waywell-a-dayahvah

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Wá lá wá hú ic greów..., wá lá on hú micelre genihtsumnysse ic hwílum wæs, Homl. Skt. ii. 30, 189-193. Wá lá wá ðæt is sárlíc heu, pros dolor! Bd. 2, 1; S. 501, 14.

Linked entries: eów waa

mis-fón

(v.)

to fail to taketo mistake

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to fail to take, to mistake Ic hwílum gecoplíce funde ac ic nú gerádra worda misfó once I readily invented, but now I fail to get appropriate words, Bt. 2; Fox 4, 9. Be ðǽm ðe on cyricean misfón.

Linked entries: mis-cirran fón

ge-héran

(v.)
Grammar
ge-héran, p. de; pp. ed

To hearaudīre

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To hear; audīre Ic ne sceal ǽfre gehéran ðære byrhtestan béman stefne I shall never hear the brightest trumpet's sound, Cd. 216; Th. 275, 14; Sat. 171 : 220; Th. 284, 27; Sat. 328.

un-gemetfæst

(adj.)
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un-gemetfæst, adj.

immoderateimmodestintemperateimmoderateexcessiveirretentive

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men bið þurst getenge, Lchdm. ii. 192, 25: 160, 4

feorrian

(v.)
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feorrian, p. ode; pp. od

depart

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Ic feorude fleógende elongavi fugiens, Ps. Spl. C. 54, 7. Ic feorrode symle fleónde I fled always farther and farther away, Hml. S. 23 b, 510. Feorrade (fearrade, L.) from hire ðe engel discessit ab illa angelus, Lk. R. 1, 38.

flís

fleecewooldown

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Th. ii. 138, 12. wool, down Flýse lanugine, Wrt.

ge-mód

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Voc. ii. 136, 31. Gimódae, gemóde conjurati, Txts. 48, 201. Gemóde, Wrt. Voc. ii. 14, 66.

ge-sweorcan

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Forst. 147, 18. anger Wearð gecýdd þám cyninge embe Iudan sige, and he geswearc on móde (when king Antiochius heard these things, he was full of indignation, I Mace. iii. 27), Hml.

sáwel-leás

(adj.)
Grammar
sáwel-leás, adj.

without lifewithout soul

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Similar entries (v. sáwel, II.) without soul On ðæs mannes sáwle is Godes anlícnyss, for ðam is se mann sélra ðonne ða sáwulleásan nýtenu, ðe nán andgit nabbaþ embe heora ágenne Scyppend, Hexam. 11; Norm. 18, 22. Similar entries (v. sáwel,II.)

CYCENE

(n.)
Grammar
CYCENE, cicene,an; f.

A kitchen coquīna, culīna

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Th. ii. 166, 5, 11. Wurpon hí ða anlícnysse inn to heora cycenan [MS. kycenan] they cast the image into their kitchen, ii. 166, 3. Gif ceorl hæfde cirican and cycenan [MS. kycenan] if a free man had a church and a kitchen, L. R. 2; Th. i. 190, 15

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lácnung

(n.)
Grammar
lácnung, lǽcnung (v. sealf-lǽcnung), e; f.

Healingcureremedymedicine

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Pen, 1; Th. ii. 278, 4. Ða hé gehǽlde ðe lácnunga beþorftun eos qui cura indigebant sanabat, Lk. Skt. 9, 11. Gebéte wið hine ða wunde and begyte him ða lácnunge componset ei vulnus, et sanationem ei comparet, L. Ecg. P. iv. 22; Th. ii. 210, 25

Linked entry: lǽcnung

lígen

(adj.)
Grammar
lígen, adj.

Flamingfiery

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Th. ii. 164, 23

pusa

(n.)
Grammar
pusa, posa, an ; m.
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Th. ii. 532, 19-24. Se ríca berþ máre ðonne hé behófige tó his fórmettum, se þearfa berþ æmtigne pusan, i. 254, 31. Áwurp stánas in tó ðám pusum, and besenc hý on sǽlícum ýþum, ii. 418, 6. Posa peram, Mk. Skt. Lind. 6, 8 : Lk. Skt. Lind. 9, 3 : 10, 4

Linked entry: posa

ge-tremman

(v.)
Grammar
ge-tremman, p. -tremede; pp. -tremed

To strengthenestablishconfirmfirmāreconfirmāre

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Grn. ii. 279, 133: Blickl. Homl. 17, 6: 119,14

ge-endung

(n.)
Grammar
ge-endung, -ændung, e; f.

An endfinishdeathfīnisconsummātiomors

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Th. ii. 74, 10. On geendunga in consummātiōne, Ps. Spl. 58, 14. Æfter geendunge ðæra ealdra manna after the death of the old men, Jud. Thw. 153, 20 : Homl. Th. ii. 122, 18

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