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ge-díglan

Grammar
ge-díglan, ge-díglian.
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Bið gedégled contexilar, Mt. p. 9, 10. to lie hid Ne gedégelde non latuit, Lk. L. 8, 47

ge-weorp

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Dele ' A throwing, . . . dashing, ' and for first passage substitute Him þá beorna breogo, þǽr hé on bolcan sæt, ofer waroða geweorp wið þingode with him (Andrew) the prince of men, from his seat on the gangway, across the sands held parley (the boat

hamer-wyrt

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(Cf. þás wyrte þe wé perdicalis (glossed in a later MS. by halmer wet ) nemdan, Lch. i. 186, 17). Hamorwyrte blóstman, Lch. i. 374, 5 : iii. 4, 8. Nim hamorwyrte hand fulle, 6, 27. With heáfodwræce; genim hamorwyrt, 2, l.

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.

hwelp

(n.)
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Huoelpas (welpas, R. ), Mt. L. 15, 27. Beran ongeányrnan gegripenum hwealpum urso occurrere raptis foetibus, Scint. 95, 5. Hwelpum, Kent. Gl. 607

preóst-hád

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Preósthádes oððe lǽwedes hádes men priests or laymen, Ll. Th. ii. 412, 12. Cyrclicere preósthádes geþinþe (ab) ecclesiastico clericatus gradu (discedens), An. Ox. 3692. Preóstháde (in) clero (degentium), 5303.

scyndan

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R. 24, 22. 2. add: v. scynd-ness Hú mon ǽnne mon scyndan scyle ðonne hé yfle costunga manege ðrowað de exhortatione, quae uni adhibenda est contrariis passionibus laboranti, Past. 455, 1

reónig

(adj.)
Grammar
reónig, ;adj.;

Mournful, sad, gloomy, weary;

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; Mournful, sad, gloomy, weary; Á mín hige sorgaþ reónig reóteþ and geresteþ nó ;ever hath my heart care, mournful laments and hath not rest,; Elen. Kmbl. 2163; El. 1083.

up-cyme

(n.)
Grammar
up-cyme, es; m.

Up-comingrisingup-springing

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Ic monnum sceal ýcan upcyme eádignesse for men I shall increase the upspringing of happiness, Exon. Th. 413, 3; Rä. 31, 9

BROC

(n.)
Grammar
BROC, es; m?

A BROCK, badgertaxo = tassusmeles

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Sum fyðerféte nýten is, ðæt we nemnaþ taxonem, ðæt ys broc on Englisc there is a four-footed animal, which we name taxonem, that is brock in English, Med. ex Quadr. 1, 2; Lchdm. i. 326, 12

Linked entry: brocc

(n.)
Grammar
bú, , es; n? [ic búe, he býþ, pres. of búan to dwell]

to dwellA dwelling, habitationhabitatio, habitaculum

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Mk. Skt. Lind. 5, 3

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hál-wenda

(n.)
Grammar
hál-wenda, an; m.

A saviour

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A saviour Míne eágan habbaþ gesewen ðínne Hálwendan. Se hálwenda ðe hé embe spræc is úre Hǽlend Crist se ðe com tó gehǽlenne úre wunda ðæt sindon úre synna mine eyes have seen thy Saviour [viderunt oculi mei salutare tuum].

heáh

(adv.)
Grammar
heáh, heá; adv.

High

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Fox 218; Men. 110

hord-fæt

(n.)
Grammar
hord-fæt, es; n.

A vessel for holding treasure

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Mt. 2, 11 apertis thesauris suis] and him lac geoffrodon. Homl. Th. i. 78, 27: 116, 3. On heora hordfatum behíddon absconderunt inter vasa sua, Jos. 7, 11

ofer-etol

(adj.)
Grammar
ofer-etol, -ettol; adj.

Given to excess in eating, gluttonous

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Se mynstres hordere sí ... wís, sýfre and ná oferettol (-etol, MS. T.), R. Ben. 54, 8. Ðes oferetola man hic comedo, Ælfc. Gr. 36; Som. 38, 47.

Linked entry: etol

CNYTTAN

(v.)
Grammar
CNYTTAN, p.cnittan; cnytte; pp. cnytted, cnytt, cnyt

To tiebindKNIT; necterenexereligare

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Ic cnytte MS. C. cnitte nexo 36; Som. 38, 23: 28, 3; Som. 30, 61.

Linked entries: be-cnyttan cnittan

oret-mæcg

(n.)
Grammar
oret-mæcg, es; m.

A combatant, warrior, champion

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Th. 669 ; B. 332 : 732 ; B. 363 : (Hrothgar's men), 967 ; B. 481. Orettmæcgas (the disciples), Andr. Kmbl. 1328; An. 664. Weóld Walum and Scottum and Bryttum eác byre Æðelrédes, Englum and Sexum, oretmæcgum. Chr. 1065 ; Erl. 196, 30

tó-hleótan

(v.)
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tó-hleótan, p. -hleát, pl. -hluton; pp. -hloten

To divide into lots,to divide into parts for which lots are to be cast

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To divide into lots, to divide into parts for which lots are to be cast Hý gedǽldan him mínhrægl and ðæt tóhlutan diviserunt sibi vestimenta mea et super vestem meam miserunt sortem, Ps. Th. 21, 16.

Linked entry: hleótan

tóweardness

(n.)
Grammar
tóweardness, e; f.

the time to comethe futurea future coming

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the time to come, the future Ðæt hé on tóweardnesse (in futuro saeculo) écelíce mid Criste rícsian móste, Bd. 3, 29; S. 561, 22.

wén-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
wén-líc, adj.

fairhandsomecomelyconveniens

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S.) gecýðnisse hiora non erat conveniens testimonium illorum Mk. Skt. Lind. 14, 59. Woenlíca (weonlíce, Rush.) gecýðnise conuenientia testimonia 14, 56

Linked entry: wénþ