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neósung

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Dǽle man . . . frófer þám dreórigan, neósunge þám seócan, Wlfst. 74, 5. Add

ge-wífian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-wífian, p. ode, ade; pp. od, ad [wífian to take a wife]

To take a wifemarryuxōrem dūcĕre

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Ðæt cristen man gewífige that a christian man marry, L. Eth. vi. 12; Th. i. 318, 13, 18: L. C. E. 7; Th. i. 364, 23. Manige habbaþ genóg gesǽlilíce gewífod many have married happily enough, Bt. 11, 1; Fox 32, 5. Gewífad, Bd. 4, 22; S. 591, 7

Linked entry: wífian

Egiptisc

(adj.)
Grammar
Egiptisc, Egyptisc; def. se Egiptisca, Egiptiscea; seó, ðæt Egiptisce; adj.

Belonging to Egypt, EgyptianÆgyptius

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Hine gebohte Egiptisc man an Egyptian man bought him, 39, 1: Ex. 2, 11. 19. Ðisra Egiptiscra manna of these Egyptian men, Gen. 50, 11. Se Egiptiscea cyng the Egyptian king, Ex. 1, 17.

Linked entry: Egyptisc

in-coðu

(n.)
Grammar
in-coðu, e; and an; f.
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Fela incoða hé gehǽlde untrumra sáwla mislícra manna many diseases of sick souls of diverse men he healed, Homl. Th. ii. 560, 33. Incoða infirmitates; incoðe fibras [ = febris ? ], Hpt. Gl. 453. Incoðan melancholias, 478

ge-leáfleásness

(n.)
Grammar
ge-leáfleásness, e; f.
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Incredulity, want of belief On þám dæge wæs þǽra Judéiscra manna geleáfleásnys gewiten fram mannum and riht geleáfa ásprang onmang Godes gelaðunge, Wlfst. 294, 2

smeáh

(adj.)
Grammar
smeáh, smeóh; adj.

creeping in, penetratingsubtle, crafty insinuating

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Similar entries v. smea-wyrm subtle, crafty [Ðe man is ʒiep toʒenes him seluen; þat is smegh oðer man to bicharren and to biswiken E. Homl. ii. 195, 5. Cf.

eág-hill

(n.)
Grammar
eág-hill, es; m.

An eyebrow supercĭlium

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An eyebrow; supercĭlium, Mann

cwealm-ness

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Add: v. mann*-*cwealmness

un-geleáful

(adj.)
Grammar
un-geleáful, un-geleáfull; adj.

Unbelievingincredulous

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Hé æteówde ða wunda ðǽm ungeleáffullum mannum, 91, 2

C

Grammar
C, In Gothic and Icelandic C is entirely wanting, being always represented by k. It is remarkable that the Anglo-Saxons have seldom made use of k; but, following the Latin, have preferred the use of c.
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the letter c is found as an initial, medial, and final. — As an initial letter it corresponds to the Gothic amd Icelandic k; as, — A. Sax. corn corn, Goth. karn, Icel. korn; A; Sax. ceósan to choose, Goth. kiusan, Icel. kjósa. As a

gum-cyst

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Add:: cf. mann-cyst

un-lygen

(adj.)
Grammar
un-lygen, adj.

Unlyingtruthful

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Unlying, truthful Ceápige man on ðæs portgeréfan gewitnesse oþþe óðres unlygenes mannes, L. Ath. i. 12; Th. i. 206, 10

Linked entries: lygen un-gelygen

díc

(n.; v.)
Grammar
díc, es, e, and indecl.; m. f. [The instances given in Dict. under díc; m. and díc; f. may probably be taken together.]
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Add: an excavation, ditch, pit; fossa, fovea Díc fossa, pyt puteus, Wrt. Voc. i. 84, 57. Ðǽr fyxan díc tó bróce gǽð, C. D. ii. 29, 1. Of ðǽm pytte on ðone díc ... ondlong dices ðéh sió díc forscoten wǽre, iii. 168, 35. On ðá ealdan díc; andlang díce

ge-hádod

(n.; v.; part.)
Grammar
ge-hádod, -háded; def. se ge-hádoda; part.

In holy ordersordĭnātus

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Be gehádedum mannum concerning men in holy orders; de ordinatis, Th. ii. 364, 7; Wilk. 161, 1. He ǽlces mannes gehádodes and lǽwedes yrfenuma beón wolde he wanted to be the heir of every man, cleric and lay, Chr. 1100; Erl. 236, 7

Linked entry: hádod

manigfeald-líce

(adv.)
Grammar
manigfeald-líce, adv.

Manifoldlyin many waysin the plural

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Se ealda mænegfealdlíce bæd the old man made many prayers, Glostr. Frag. 110, 18. Mænifealdlíce, Menol. Fox 185; Men. 94

bær-fót

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Deóplic dǽdbót bið ꝥ lǽwede man weallige bærfót wíde, Ll. Th. ii. 280, 18. Nime hé stæf him on hand and gá bærfót, 286, 20. Cume manna gehwilc bærefót tó circan, Wlfst. 181, 1. Bær-fisce (-fót?) nudapes, Wrt. Voc. ii. 62, 19. Add

crang

(adj.)

deadkilled mortuusoccisus

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dead, killed; mortuus, occisus Mann

ác-cyn

(n.)
Grammar
ác-cyn, -cynn, es; n. [ác oak, cyn kind]

A species of oakilex

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A species of oak; ilex, Mann

þwærness

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Add: v. mann-, mód-, un-þwǽrness

gistlíþ-ness

(n.)
Grammar
gistlíþ-ness, (gæstlíþ-ness, gestlíþ-ness, q. v. in Dict.)
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. ¶ on gistlíþnesse as a guest :-- Gif bescoren man gange him an gestlíðnesse, gefe him man ǽnes if a tonsured man go from house to house seeking entertainment, let it be given him once, Ll. Th. i. 38, 12.