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scencan

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Geneálǽcean mid þancdǽde tó scencenne drincan accedant cum gratiarum actione ad haurienda pocula, Angl. xiii. 393, 394. Fram yldran sí scenced þám abbude a priore propinetur abbati, 416, 731, Add

á-þracian

(v.)

to fearabhorto frighten

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Fýlðe gylta hwðnlíce ic áðracude (exhorrui), Angl. xi. 118, 46. Binne ná áþracude (abhorruit), Hy. S. 51, 7. Áþracigende horrens, 142, 32. to frighten Wítu áþraciað þá þe méda ná ingelaþiað poene terreant quos premia non invitant, Scint. 115, 5

á-mearcian

(v.)
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Stów gecwéme gebróþrum sí ámearcud ( designetur ), Angl. xiii. 397, 461. Syndan wé nú eft þider ámearcode tó þám gefeán neorxna wanges, Wlfst. 252, 14

Linked entry: mearcian

pricel

(n.)
Grammar
pricel, es; n. (?)
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A prickle, sharp point Seó rǽding pingþ ðæne scoliere mid scearpum pricele, Anglia viii. 308, 1. Wið priclom contra stimulos, Lk. Skt. p. 3, 6

Linked entry: pricels

dríman

(v.)
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To sing a song Ealle singende hý drýman omnia psallendo modificentur, Angl. xiii. 371, 78. Seó beó ne murnð leóflic leóþ tó drýmanne, Angl. viii. 324, 17. Wynsume swinsunge tó drémene dulcem melodiam modulaturus (i. canaturus ), An. Ox. 1344.

Linked entries: dreman drýman

swíg-tíma

(n.)
Grammar
swíg-tíma, an; m.
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A time of silence Seó niht hafaþ seofon tódǽlednyssa . . . þridde ys conticinium, ðæt ys swítíma, Anglia viii. 319, 29. and the preceding and following words

Linked entry: swí-tíma

un-tódállíc

(adj.)
Grammar
un-tódállíc, (-dǽl-); adj.

Indivisibleinseparable

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Indivisible, inseparable Tódǽl ða twá, ðonne byð án tó láfe; ðæt ys untódállíc, Anglia viii. 318, 30. Untódǽllícre[ro] inseparabili, indivisibili, Hpt. Gl. 430, 50

Linked entry: tó-dállíc

ed-niwan

(adv.)
Grammar
ed-niwan, l. -níwan,
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God gescipð symle edníwan of þám ǽrran ꝥ hí ne áteorian ex primordialibus seminibus non incognitae oriuntur naturae, sed notae saepius, ne pereant, reformantur, Angl. vii. 10, 99. Ðæs landes bóc ðe Eádréd cyngc ednýwon gebócade, C.

mán-full

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Mánful nefarius, Angl. xi. 117, 37. Mánfulne probrosum, An. Ox. 2783. Sittaþ mánfulle (perversi) on heáhsetlum, and hálige under heora fótum þryccaþ, Bt. 4 ; F. 8, 14. Þás mánfullan men þe wé ymbe specað wǽron getealde for godas, Wlfst. 106, 15.

noctern

(n.)
Grammar
noctern, es; m.
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A nocturn, one of the divisions of the office of matins Syx nocternes þæs æftran sealmas sex nocturnę, posterioris psalmi, Angl. xiii. 404, 561. Tó nocterne ad nocturnam, 426, 870. Æfter nocternum post nocturnas, 437, 1027.

on-efn

(prep.; adv.)
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Circumflexus accentus byð of þám óðrum twám geworht, swá wé hér onem (at the side ) habbað ámearkod, Angl. viii. 333, 27

ge-þungen

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Ꝥ hí beón þe geþungenran on þǽre fandunge, Angl. vii. 52, 502. (2 a) of things :-- Ic hæbbe þé oferþogen on geþungenre láre, Hml.

swicolness

(n.)
Grammar
swicolness, e; f.
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Deceit, fraud, treachery Míne synna ðe ic ge*-*fremede on mǽnan áðe and swicolnyssæ, Anglia xi. 102, 85. Antecrist lǽrþ unsóðfæstnysse and swicolnesse, Wulfst. 55, 12

weoxian

(v.)
Grammar
weoxian, p. ode
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To wipe, make clean Ðacian, ðecgan and fald weoxian, Anglia ix. 261, 18. Hús gódian, rihtan and weoxian, 262, 19. [Cf. O. H. Ger. wisken tergere.]

sceap

(n.)
Grammar
sceap, es ; n.

A private part

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A private part Hé getǽlde his fæder Noe, ðǽr hé on his sceape lócode, Anglia xi. 2, 53. Wið gicþan ðæra sceapa, Lchdm. i. 38, 15

weód-hóc

(n.)
Grammar
weód-hóc, es; m.

A weed-hooka hoe

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Voc. i. 289, 2 : Anglia ix. 263, 5

Linked entry: hóc

for-spanan

(v.)

allureto lureto lureto lure

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illecebroso (v. for-spennan), Angl. xiii. 34, 174. Forspanendum lufum illecebrosis amplexibus, Angl. xi. 117, 33. Wearð þæt wíf forspanen þurh ðæs deófles láre, Hml.

lustfullung

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-Ic gesyngode on yfelre geðafunge, and on unclǽnre lustfullunge, Angl. xi. 112, 14. Nihtsumere wynne þá ásmeádan lustfullunga opulentí luxus exquisita oblectamenta, An. Ox. 325

geond-scríþan

(v.)
Grammar
geond-scríþan, p. -scráþ
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To go through or about, traverse On þisre endebyrdnysse geondscríð se circul his ryne, Angl. viii. 302, 16. Se móna gelóme geondscríð þæne circul þe hátte zodiacus, 320, 37. Zodiacus ys se circul genemned þe þá twelf tácna geondscríðað, 317, 33.

ofen-raca

(n.)
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For 'an instrument for clearing out an oven or furnace' substitute: 'A fork for stirring the fire in a furnace for cooking,' [Cf. rotabulum furca vel illud lignum cum quo ignis movetur in fornace causa coquendi, Migne] Man sceal habban . . . ofnrace, Angl