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scyldig

Grammar
scyldig, <b>I a.</b>
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Add Hé sorgode hú mycel se scyldiga þæs weorces forlure innan his sáwle pensabat culpae reus quantum perdebat intus, Gr. D. 291, 11. Add Beó hé útlah wið God . . . and wið þone cyning scyldig ealles þæs þe hé áge (cf. Wlfst. 271, 26), Cht.

clæppan

(v.)
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to throb Wið heáfodsár . . . þis syndon þá tácnu þæs sáres, ꝥ is ǽrest þá ðunewenga clæppaþ, Lch. iii. 88, 5. v. next word

Linked entry: clappan

windan

(v.)
Grammar
windan, p. wand, pl. wundon; pp. wunden

of motion that results from a blow, swing, or other impetus, to fly, leap, start to fly, wheel, springof the movement of living thingsof inanimate thingsof abstract subjectsof twistingrolling movementof living thingsof inanimate thingsto waverto twistrollto brandishwaveto twist, plait, weaveto twist, give a curved form to

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Th. 31, 27; Gen. 491. of inanimate things Þúfas wundon ofer gárfare the banners fluttered above the battalions Cd. Th. 199, 22 ; Exod. 342. Streámas wundon the waters rolled Beo. Th. 430; B. 212. Staþelas wið wǽge, wætre windendum, Exon.

Linked entry: winde

túnes-mann

(n.)
Grammar
túnes-mann, es; m.

A man living on a manor

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Ath. v. 3; Th. i. 232, 7: v. 6, 2; Th. i. 234, 1: v. 8, 5; Th. i. 236, 31), L. N. P. L. 59; Th. ii. 300, 5. Túnes-men, L. Edg. S. 13; Th. i. 276, 23. Cf. 8; Th. i. 274, 27

Linked entry: tún-mann

fǽr-béna

(n.)
Grammar
fǽr-béna, fær-béna (-u), an; m.
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Substitute: one that has to ask leave to go (faran) from his lord (? v. fær; I 2), a person of the churl class Gif ǽni man ágiten wurðe ꝥ ǽnige hǽðenscipe dreóge . . . gif hé sí cynges þegn . . . Gif hit sí elles landágende man . . .

hádung

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Heó wearð þá gefullod and hádunga underféng ( took the veil). . . and manega óðre mǽdenu wurdon Críste gehálgode, Hml. S. 7, 284. Hine man hádode tó mæssepreóste. Þá sóna æfter his hádunga (ordinatione), Gr. D. 225, 23. Add

steáp

(n.)
Grammar
steáp, a stoup. [In l. 7 dele &#39;(?)&#39; after &#39;remove&#39;, see á-settan.]
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Þá bær þæs biscopes cniht tó his fæder wínes drync, swá swá hit þeáw wæs. Þá rǽhte se cyning his hand forð swígende and genam þone hnæp (steáp, v. l. calicem). . . and þám biscope þone drync sealde, Gr. D. 186, 7.

æftemest

(adj.)
Grammar
æftemest, -myst, -most; adj. superlative of æfter,—

After-mostlastpostremusnovissimus

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After-most, last; postremus, novissimus Ðeós bóc is æftemyst on ðære biblioþécan this is the last book of the Bible, Ælfc. T. 31, 22; Grn. Ælfc. T. 16, 3.

middel

(adj.)
Grammar
middel, superl. midlest; adj.

Middle

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Se midlesta finger the middle finger, L. Alf. pol. 58; Th. i. 96, 3. Be ðam midlæstan ( the third in a list of five names ) is nú tó secgenne, Bd. 4, 23; S. 594, 15.

wiþer-hycgende

(adj.)
Grammar
wiþer-hycgende, adj.
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Ðú (the devil) scealt, wiðerhycgende (the adversary of God and man ), wergðu dreógan, Elen. Kmbl. 1900; El. 952. Ðé leán sceolan, wiþerhycgende (opponent of the gods ), witebrógan æfter weorþan, Exon. Th. 254, 12; Jul. 196.

Linked entry: wiþ-hycgan

sang-cræft

(n.)
Grammar
sang-cræft, es; m.

the art of singing, musican art of singingthe art of composing poetry

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Th. 206, 25; Ph. 132. the art of composing poetry Hé (Cædmon) þurh Godes gife ðone sangcræft onféng gratis canendi donum accepit, Bd. 4, 24; S. 596, 41

Linked entry: sang

þing

(n.)
Grammar
þing, es; n.
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Be fullum ðingum fully, Wulfst. 51, 11: 57, 8. state, condition Ealles folces þing byþ ðe betere æt ðám þýfðum the condition of the whole people will be the better in the matter of the thefts, L. Ath. v. 8, 9; Th. i. 238, 20.

æcyrf

(n.)
Grammar
æcyrf, e; f.

That which is cut offa fragmentpiecerecisurafragmentum

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That which is cut off, a fragment, piece; recisura, fragmentum Ðara treówa æcyrf and láfe forbærnde wǽron the offcuttings and leavings of the wood were burnt, Bd. 3, 22; S. 552, 13

ǽg-hwá

(n.; adj.; adv.; pronoun.)
Grammar
ǽg-hwá, m. f: neut. ǽg-hwæt; gen. ǽg-hwæs [á + ge + hwá]

Every oneeverythingquisquequicunque

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Þearfum ǽghwæs oftugon ye denied the poor everything, Exon. 30 a; Th. 92, 8; Cri. 1505. Se fugol is on hiwe ǽghwæs ǽnlíc the bird is in aspect every way unique, 60a; Th. 219, 24; Ph. 312. Ǽghwæs orwígne wholly defenceless, 72 a; Th. 268, 18; Jul. 434

Linked entry: ǽg-hwæt

candel-sticca

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Gyf þú candelsticcan habban wille . . . , hald þíne hand sámlocene, swylce þú candelstæf hæbbe, Tech. ii. 120, 18. II. sylurene candelsticcan and II. ouergylde, Cht. Th. 243, 34.

mǽl

(n.)
Grammar
mǽl, es; n.

A causesuitaction

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Ðú symle furðor feohtan sóhtest mǽl ofer mearce thou didst ever press on to fight, didst pursue thy cause (i.e. carry on war) over the border, Wald. 1, 33; Vald. l, 19

tíd-regn

(n.)
Grammar
tíd-regn, es; m.
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A seasonable rain Drihten geopenaþ heofunan his sélustan goldhord and sent tídrénas on ðín land ( to give the rain unto thy land in his season; ut tribuat pluviam terrae tuae in tempore suo), Deut. 28, 12

Linked entry: regn

brýd-lic

Grammar
brýd-lic, brýde-lic.
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Þý brýdelican gewrite sponsali dramate (the Song of Solomon), Wrt. Voc. ii. 95, 34: 27, 25. Brýdlice sponsalia, Hpt. Gl. 498, 43. Of brýdlicum genialibus, Germ. 390, 144. Add

eádan

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For second passage substitute Þonne is gromra tó fela æfestum eáden hæbbe ic þonne æt freán frófre when fate maliciously brings too many foes, then may I have comfort from the Lord, Hy. 4, 46. Add:

ge-leáffullíce

(adv.)
Grammar
ge-leáffullíce, adv.
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Ox. 1335. in accordance with faith, faithfully Woerc geleáffullíce ué biseno niomað opus fideliter imitemur, Rtl. 62, 23. in accordance with the Christian faith Þú eart gelǽred geleáffullíce, Hml. S. 29, 130