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deád-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
deád-líc, def. se deád-líca, seó, ðæt deád-líce; adj.

DEADLY, mortal mortālis, morticīnus

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Rómáne deádlícne sige gefóran the Romans gained a deadly victory, Ors. 3, 8; Bos. 63, 33. Se cyning and monige of his folce lufodon ðis deádlíce líf the king and many of his people loved this deadly life, Bd. 3, 30; S. 561, 41: Boutr. Scrd. 20, 29.

fót-welm

(n.)
Grammar
fót-welm, -wylm, es; m: fót-wolma, an; m.

The sole of the footpĕdis planta

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Mid ðære cóðe he wæs ofset fram ðam hnolle ufan óþ his fótwylmas neoðan with which disease he was afflicted from the crown above to the soles of his feet below, Homl. Th. ii. 480, 12: 508, 20.

leóþ-cræft

(n.)
Grammar
leóþ-cræft, es; m.

poetryversea poem

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Hé biþ swá ðeáh on leópcræfte ǽgðer ge lang ge sceort it [i of the genitive in certain words] is however in poetry both long and short, 18; Som. 21, 51. Ða gemetu gebyriaþ tó lédenum leóþcræfte metres pertain to Latin poetry, 50; Som. 51, 66.

lybb

(n.)
Grammar
lybb, es; n.

Medicinedrugsimplepoison

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Ðæt biþ lyb wið eágena dimnesse that is a medicine for dimness of eyes, L. M. 1, 2; Lchdm. ii. 30, 14. Oxna lyb green or black hellebore, Lchdm. ii. 34, 28. Ðis ðé lib be cyrneles this may be a medicine for thee for churnel, iii. 62, 21

Linked entry: lybbestre

gita

(adv.)
Grammar
gita, gieta, geta, gyta; adv.

Yetstill

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Reord wæs ðá gieta eorþbúendum án gemǽne there was as yet one speech common to dwellers on earth, 79: Th. 98, 25; Gen. 1635. Hiora nǽnig næs ðá gieta as yet none of them existed, Bt. Met. Fox 8, 24; Met. 8, 12

Linked entries: gyta geta

ge-cýðnes

(n.)
Grammar
ge-cýðnes, -ness, -nys, -nyss, e; f.

Testimonytestamentmanifestationtestimoniumtestamentum

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Seó ealde gecýðnis the Old Testament, Thw. Hept. p. 2, 14. Nú neálǽceþ ǽgðer ge ðín onwrigennes ge uncer gecýðnes now approaches both the discovery of thee [as false] and the manifestation of us two [as true], Blickl. Homl. 187, 23

ge-dreccan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-dreccan, p. -drehte; pp. -dreht, -dreaht

To vexafflicttormentoppressvexareaffligeretribulareopprimere

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For meteleáste gedrehte for want of food oppressed, Andr. Kmbl. 78; An. 39. Of unclǽnum gástum gedrehte vexati a spiritibus immundis, Lk. Bos. 6, 18 : 7, 6

Linked entries: ge-drecte ge-dreht

ge-sibsum

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-sibsum, -sybsum, -sibbsum; adj. [sibsum peaceable]

Peaceable, peaceful, loving peacepacatus, pācĭfĭcus

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Peaceable, peaceful, loving peace; pacatus, pācĭfĭcus Se ðe of Gode cymþ he biþ gódes willan and gesibsum that which comes from God is of good will and peaceful, Past. 46, 3; Swt. 349, 1; Hat. MS. 66 b, 5, 7.

Linked entries: sib-sum ge-sybsum

bonda

Grammar
bonda, l. bónda,
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Swá þám bóndan sý sélost, Wlfst. 272, 1. ¶ A comparison of Wlfst. 172, 5: 181, 9 with L. Eth. viii. 2: Si quis jejunium snum infringat, reddat liber pauper .xxx. d., gives liber pauper as the translation of bónda. and add

blówan

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Gl. 240, 27, 34. of other matter Heora hálgan líchaman hí gesáwon eall blówende, Hml. S. 23, 439. fig. Þeáh, bleów floruerit, An. Ox. 1500. Blówende ríce, Dóm. L. 28, 2

ge-leáfleást

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Hé wæs þǽra hǽþen[r]a láreów on heora geleáfleáste, Hml. S. 29, 7, 84. Seó burhwaru ( of Jerusalem ) forférde for hyre geleáfleáste, Hml. A. 46, 549. For heora geleáfleáste þá þá hí wurðodon hǽþængyld, 102, 5.

leornung

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Voc. ii. 141, 10. what is learnt or taught Sió fóstermódur ǽlcre leornunga and ǽlces cræftes mater omnium virtutum, Past. 217, 1

myndgian

(v.)
Grammar
myndgian, <b>. II.</b>
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add: to bring to the notice of a person For ðám ic ðé mindgige, ꝥ þú ongite ðætte nán gesǽlþ nis on þisse andweardan lífe ut agnoscas in his fortuitis rebus beatitudinem constare non posse, sic collige Bt. 11, 2 ; F. 34, 14. to remind a person of something

wind

(n.)
Grammar
wind, es; m.

Windingwrapping

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Gif preóst searwaþ be winde, gebéte ðæt if a priest do not conduct an ordeal rightly, let him make 'bót,' If a priest uses deceit in respect to the wrapping up of the hand or arm exposed to the ordeal (cf. in the descriptions 'of the proceedings at the

smeá-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
smeá-líc, adj.

searching, penetratingthat goes to the root heart of a matter, profoundexquisite, choice

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searching, penetrating (of inquiry, trial, etc.)

hind

(n.)
Grammar
hind, e; f.

A hind, the female of the hart

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A hind, the female of the hart Hind cerva, ÆIíc. Gl. 19; Som. 59, 23; Wrt. Voc. 22, 64. Hynd cerva. Wrt. Voc. 78, 27. Ðá geseah se godes þeów wilde hinde melce then the servant of God saw a wild hind in milk, Shrn. 130, 3.

mór

Grammar
mór, I. add: — Hí eardiað an þæs gedwildes móre and meoxe (in luto heresis), Chrd. 96, 31. Móras salebras, i. loca lutosa, An. Ox. 17, 63. The word occurs often in charters, v. Midd. Flur.

eorþ-cyning

(n.)
Grammar
eorþ-cyning, es; m. [cyning a king]

An earthly king, king of the land terræ rex

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An earthly king, king of the land; terræ rex Sceótend Scyldinga to scypum feredon eal ingesteald eorþcyninges the Scyldings' warriors conveyed all the house chattels of the king of the land to their ships. Beo. Th. 2315: B. 1155.

æsc-man

(n.)
Grammar
æsc-man, -mann, es; m.

A ship-mansailorpiratenautapirata

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A ship-man, sailor, and hence a pirate; nauta, pirata Ǽgþer ge æscmanna ge óðerra both of the ship-men and of the others, Chr. 921; Th. 195, 15: Cot. 155

æt-dón

(v.)
Grammar
æt-dón, ic æt-dó; p. -dide; subj. ic, ðú, he -do; pp. -dón, -dén

To take awaydepriveeripere

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To take away, deprive; eripere Ðæt nán preósta óðrum ne ǽtdé ǽnig ðara þinga that no priest deprive another of any of those things, L. Edg. C. 9; Th. ii. 246,10