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hosp-sprǽc

(n.)
Grammar
hosp-sprǽc, e; f.

Contemptuous, insulting language

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Contemptuous, insulting language Se eádmóda biscop ðe wé ymbe sprecaþ wæs swiðe geþyldig wið þwyrum mannum and him ne eglede heora hospsprǽc ac forbær blíðelíce ðeáh ðe him man bysmor cwǽde the lowly-minded bishop that we are talking about was very patient

sliccan

(v.)
Grammar
sliccan, (?)

to strike, slap

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to strike, slap Se ðe his wiel slicþ slieþ (?), slihþ (?) mid girde qui percusserit servum suum virga Ex. 21, 20. Gif men cídaþ and hira óðer his néxtan mid fýste slicþ (?), and hé dead ne biþ . . . hé biþ unscildig, ðe hine slóh 21, 18-19. Gif hwilc

Linked entry: slic

smittian

(v.)
Grammar
smittian, p. ode

To smear, pollute, defile illitus, unctus

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To smear, pollute, defile Smittodan funestavere, maculavere Wrt. Voc. ii. 151, 60. Smittud cacabatus Hpt. Gl. 514, 47. [ Smitted contaminata Ps. 105, 39. As reignes shall ben flitted Fro folk to folk, or whan they shal ben smitted Chauc. T. and C. v.

Linked entry: be-smittian

stópel

(n.)
Grammar
stópel, es; m.

A foot-step, mark left by the foot

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A foot-step, mark left by the foot Man dæghwamlíce ða moldan nimeþ on ðǽm lástum . . . and nǽfre man ðære moldan tó ðæs feale ne nimeþ, ðæt mon ǽfre þurh ðæt mǽge á ðý máran dǽl on ðǽm stóplum gewercean (make the footprints larger) . . . Forlét úre Drihten

æra gebland

(n.)
Grammar
æra gebland, [ær = ear sea]

The agitation of the sea

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The agitation of the sea, Chr. 937; Th. 202, 38, col. 1; ear in col. 2, and p. 203, 38, col. 1; eár in col. 2

Linked entry: ǽr-geblond

ete-lond

(n.)
Grammar
ete-lond, es; n.

Pasture land pascua terra

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Pasture land; pascua terra Ǽgðer ge etelond ge yrþlond [MS. eyrðlond] both pasture land and arable land, Cod. Dipl. 299; A.D. 869; Kmbl. ii. 95, 14

flésc

(n.)
Grammar
flésc, es; n.

Fleshcăro

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Flesh; căro We hæfdon hláf and flésc genóh on Egipta lande in terra Ægypti sedēbāmus sŭper ollas carnium et comĕdēbāmus pānem in sătŭrĭtāte, Ex. 16, 3

idig

(adj.)
Grammar
idig, [?]; adj.

Busyactive

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Busy, active Tóþas idge busy teeth [referring to the eating of the forbidden fruit by Adam and Eve ], Exon. 61 b ; Th. 226, 18; Ph. 407

stic

(adj.)
Grammar
stic, (?); sticc adj.
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Sticky, viscous Wið ómena geberste. . . . Steah feówer scearpan ymb ða poccas and lǽt yrnan ðæt sticce ( the sticky matter ) ðe hit wille, Lchdm. ii. 100, 4

syngung

(n.)
Grammar
syngung, e; f.

Sinning

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Sinning Ús is swíðe þearle tó éfstanne ðæt wé bewépan ðæt wé ǽr tó yfele gedydon, and ofer ðis ðære syngunge geswícan, Homl. Ass. 149, 137

þeód-gestreón

(n.)
Grammar
þeód-gestreón, es; n.
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A great treasure Brúc ðisses beáges, and ðisses hrægles neót, þeódgestreóna, Beo. Th. 2440; B. 1218. Nalæs hí hine læssan lácum teódan, þeódgestreónum, 87; B. 44

þoddettan

(v.)
Grammar
þoddettan, p. te
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To push, strike, batter Ða deóflu þoddetton ða earme sáwle and héton hý út faran of ðam líchaman, Wulfst. 235, 15. Þoddetton pulsent, Germ. 399, 264

þynnian

(v.)
Grammar
þynnian, p. ode

To make or to become thin

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To make or to become thin Ðynnade obtenuerat, Txts. 182, 80. Ðæt þicce horh ðú scealt mid ðám lǽcedómum wyrman and þynnian, Lchdm. ii. 194, 22

Linked entry: ge-þynnian

un-cwisse

(adj.)
Grammar
un-cwisse, adj.

Speechless

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Speechless Ðære tungan onstyrenesse beswicade ( linguae motu caruit ). Ðá wǽron ðrý dagas and ðreó niht fulle ðæt heó wæs uncwisse, Bd. 4, 9; S. 577, 18

Linked entry: -cwisse

un-bletsung

(n.)
Grammar
un-bletsung, e; f.

Cursing

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Cursing Fela is ðæra ðe .... embe bletsunga oððe unbletsunga leohtlíce lǽtaþ, and ná understandaþ ... 'Quodcumque benedixeritis et cetera,' L. I. P. 6; Th. ii. 310, 36

untíd-gewidere

(n.)
Grammar
untíd-gewidere, es; n.

Unseasonable weather

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Unseasonable weather Ðises ylcan geáres wǽron swíðe untídgewidera, and for ðí geond eall ðis land wurdon eorðwæstmas eall tó medemlíce gewende, Chr. 1095; Erl. 232, 35

ýþ-mearh

(n.)
Grammar
ýþ-mearh, gen. -meares; m.
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A wave-steed, a ship Sundhengestas, ealde ýðmearas, Exon. Th. 54, 5; Cri. 864. Se micla hwæl bisenceþ sǽlíþende, eorlas and ýðmearas, 363, 5; Wal. 49

brosnian

(v.)
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Heó (Rome) weosnath; and brosnaþ (marcescet) in hire sylfre. Gr. D. 134, 2. Nǽfre his líchama ne fúlode ne ne brosnode, Angl. xi. 1, 6. Add

circol-wyrde

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Add: [wyrde =(?) wi(e)rde a guard: cf. Goth. wardjans, acc. pl. from (?) wardeis], and for Bridf. 63 l. Angl. viii. 306, 26. v. next word

efen-sorgian

(v.)
Grammar
efen-sorgian, p. ode
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To compassionate, be sorry for Þá ongan mín mód efnsorgian ( compati ) þám forðférdan bréþer and mid hefigum sáre þæncan ymb his wíte, Gr. D. 345, 18

Linked entry: sorgian