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ealu

(v.)
Grammar
ealu, (-o,-a). For 'generally indecl. in sing.' substitute: gen. ealoþ (-aþ, -eþ), alþes (Rtl.); dat. inst. ealoþ (-aþ, -eþ); acc. ealu (-o, -a); gen. pl. ealeþa,
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and add: ale Ealo coelia, Wrt. Voc. ii. 17, 24: i. 290, 61. Ealu celeum, cervise, ii. 130, 47. Æþele alu carenum, 23, 1. Gif ealo áwerd sié, Lch. ii. 142, 10. Twégen fǽtels full ealað oððe wæteres, Ors. 1, 1; S. 21, 16. Lytel níwes ealoð, Lch. i. 388

norþ-and-eást-rodor

Similar entry: norþeást-rodor

a-tíhþ

Grammar
a-tíhþ, a-tíþ

draws away ⬩ draws to ⬩ abstrahit ⬩ attrahit

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draws away, draws to; abstrahit, attrahit, Ps. Spl. second 9, 11 : Ps. Surt. 9, 30

eóton

(v.)
Grammar
eóton, ate, Chr. 998; Erl. 135, 20, = ǽton; p. pl.
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of etan

atol

(adj.)
Grammar
atol, adj.
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Atol atrox, An. Ox. 7, 291. Atole deformem, Wrt. Voc. ii. 91, 17: cenidos ( = cinaedos ), 96, 60. Add

atol

(n.)
Grammar
atol, es; n.

Terribleness ⬩ terror ⬩ horror ⬩ wretchedness ⬩ diritas ⬩ terror ⬩ horror ⬩ miseria

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Terribleness, terror, horror, wretchedness; diritas, terror, horror, miseria Sceal atol þrówian must suffer terror, Cd. 222; Th. 289, 10; Sat. 395.

Linked entry: atelíc

a-týnan

(v.)
Grammar
a-týnan, p. -týnde; pp. -týned, -týnd ; v. a.

to shut out ⬩ exclude ⬩ excludere ⬩ to un-shut ⬩ open ⬩ aperire

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Atýn us aperi nobis, Lk. Bos. 13, 25

Linked entry: æ-týnan

fram-atíhan

(v.)
Grammar
fram-atíhan, he -atíhþ; p. -atáh, pl. -atigon; pp. -atigen

To draw away from ⬩ abstrăhĕre

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To draw away from; abstrăhĕre Ðonne he framatíhþ hine dum adtrăhit [abstrăhet, Ps. Surt. 9, 30] eum. Ps. Spl. second 9, 11. v. tíhan I

á-teón

to draw (out), ⬩ to protract ⬩ to deal with, ⬩ to treat a person ⬩ to employ property ⬩ time ⬩ talents

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D. 43, 3. to employ property, time,talents Heó áteáh ealle þá niht in wópum in fletibus noctetn ducens, Gr. D. 215, 21. Eal hé on onlíc weorc áteáh, Bl. H. 215, 5. Þá ǽhta Steóh hú þé lícige. Hml. S. 9, 44.

ÁÐUM

(n.)
Grammar
ÁÐUM, es; m.

A son-in-law ⬩ a daughter's husband ⬩ a brother-in-law ⬩ a sister's husband ⬩ gener ⬩ sororis ⬩ ut et patris ⬩ sororis maritus

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A son-in-law, a daughter's husband, a brother-in-law, a sister's husband; gener; sororis, ut et patris, sororis maritus Áðum gener, Ælfc. Gr. 8; Som. 7, 18. Hæfst ðú suna oððe dóhtra oððe áðum habes filios aut filias aut generum, Gen. 19, 12. Cwæþ to

atelíc

(adj.)
Grammar
atelíc, adj. [ = atol, líc]

Dire ⬩ terrible ⬩ horrid ⬩ foul ⬩ loathsome ⬩ dirus ⬩ terribilis ⬩ horridus ⬩ deformis ⬩ fœ́dus

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Dire, terrible, horrid, foul, loathsome; dirus, terribilis, horridus, deformis, fœ́dus Norþ-Denum stód atelíc egesa over the North-Danes stood dire terror, Beo. Th. 1572; B. 784. Unwlitig swile and atelíc tumor deformis, Bd. 4, 32 ; S. 611, 17

Linked entries: atelucost atolíc

atolíc

(adj.)
Grammar
atolíc, adj. [atol, líc]

Dire ⬩ horrid ⬩ loathsome ⬩ dirus ⬩ horridus ⬩ deformis

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Dire, horrid, loathsome; dirus, horridus, deformis, Bd. 4, 32; S. 611, note 17

á-trahtnian

(v.)
Grammar
á-trahtnian, p. ode

To treat ⬩ discuss

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To treat, discuss Átrah[tnode] exposuit, i. tractavit, An. Ox. 2300. ꝥ wé rúmlícor þás gerénu átrahtnion Angl. viii. 324, 7. Wé habbað ymbe þǽre sunnan ryne manega þing gerádlíce átrahtnod, 308, 15

Linked entry: trahtnian

aþýdum

Grammar
aþýdum, dat. of aþýed = aþýd.

pressed

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pressed,L. M. 1, 8; Lchdm. ii. 54, 1;

limb-stefning

(n.)
Grammar
limb-stefning, The gloss at Wrt. Voc. i. 61, 46 is:
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Peripetasma limb-stefning. Comparison with 26, 6, limbus stemning vel hem, suggests (?) that the gloss should read, peripetasma, limbus stefning

sweþel

(n.)
Grammar
sweþel, The gloss at Txts. 113, 72 is probably High German.

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ge-býrian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-býrian, -býrigan, -bírian; 3rd sing. eþ; p. ede; pp. ed; 3rd sing. aþ; p. ode; pp. od. [The cognate words point to a short vowel.]

To happen ⬩ to fall out ⬩ to pertain to ⬩ belong to ⬩ evenire ⬩ accidere ⬩ contingere ⬩ pertinere ad ⬩ It pertains to ⬩ it is fitting or suitable ⬩ it becomes ⬩ it behoves ⬩ pertinet ad ⬩ convenit ⬩ oportet ⬩ decet

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Ath. v. 1, 4; Th. i. 230, 3. Ne gebýraþ hit swá non ita convenit, Gen. 48, 18. Him ne gebýraþ to ðám sceápum non pertinet ad eum de ovibus, Jn. Bos. 10, 13. Him gebýrode to ðám þearfum de egenis pertinebat ad eum, 12, 6.

Linked entries: býre ge-bíraþ

ge-æmtian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-æmtian, -æmettigian, -æmtogian; p. ode; pp. od [æmtian to be at leisure]

To be unoccupied ⬩ be at leisure ⬩ be void ⬩ văcuum esse ⬩ văcāre

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To be unoccupied, be at leisure, be void; văcuum esse, văcāre Ðe hie selfe geæmettigian sceoldon who ought to keep themselves unoccupied, Past. 18, 4; Swt. 134, 5; Cot. MS. : Swt. 4, 3.

in-stede

(adv.)
Grammar
in-stede, -styde [or in stede ; cf. Icel. í-stað on the spot, at once];

On the spot ⬩ at once ⬩ immediately

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On the spot, at once, immediately Instyde continuo, Mt. Kmbl. Rush. 27, 48. Instyde statim, Mk. Skt. Rush. 1, 28 : 2, 12

á-þeówan

(v.)

to drive away ⬩ force away ⬩ to press out ⬩ thrust out ⬩ squeeze out ⬩ to press into

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Hí ne nihton ǽnigne eles wǽtan út áþýn, 250, 14. Út áþýde elisi, i. expressi, Wrt. Voc. ii. 143, II. Hí (the eyes) wǽron út áðýde (printed-dyde) of þám eáhhringum, Hml. S. 21, 279. to press into Swá hié on wexe wǽron áðýde, Bl. H. 205, I

Linked entries: á-þéwan á-þíwan á-þýan á-þýn á-þýwan

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