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scencing-cuppe

(n.)
Grammar
scencing-cuppe, an; f.

A cup in which drink is served:

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A cup in which drink is served: — Heó bit ðæt findon betweox him twá smicere scencingcuppan intó beódern for Chart. Th. 536, 7

wæfer-hús

(n.)
Grammar
wæfer-hús, es; n.

A theatreamphitheatre

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A theatre, amphitheatre lǽdde tó ðam wæferhúse, ðǽr ða deór wunodon, beran and león, ðe ábítan sceoldon, Homl. Skt. ii. 24, 49

tunece

(n.)
Grammar
tunece, an;
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Ðá sende him mon áne blace hacelan angeán him on bismer, and eft hié him sendon áne tunecan ongeán, ða ðe hié tó gehéton, ðæt ealles búton árunge tó Róme ne com ( the Latin seems to have been misunderstood, it is: Senatus sagurn, hoc est, vestern moeroris

Linked entry: tunice

on-bryrdan

(v.)
Grammar
on-bryrdan, p. de.

to instigate, stimulate, incite, inspire, animateto excite to a feeling of compunction

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tó geleáfan onbryrde, Blickl. Homl. 107, 2. se héhsta Déma mid elne onbryrde inspired her with courage, Judth. Thw. 22, 37; Jud. 95. Git mid fullwihte onbryrdon ealne ðisne middangeard, Exon. Th. 467, 10; . 136.

ofere

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Mið þám þá wearð sóna ofere, nyste . Ðá þá ofere wæs, þá cóm him láteów ongeán, Vis. Lfc. 7-9. from above bebeád genipum ofere ( desuper ), Ps. Rdr. 77, 24

ge-eácnian

(v.)
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Add: to make greater, add to, increase, augment his synna geeácnað, Hml. S. 16, 292. Wé geeácniað heora werod, Hml. Th. i. 214, 23. mid ðám geeácniað yfelnysse him sylfum. Hml. S. 13, 298.

ofer-hycgan

(v.)

to despise, contemn, disdain, scorncontemnere, aspernereto be puffed up

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Ðeáh hine oferhogden, ne for-hogde nó, Swt. 405, 31. Ða lytegan sint tó manianne ðæt oferhycggen (-hycgen, Cote. MSS.) ðæt hié wieton, 30, 1; Swt. 203, 7. Oferhige and ádríf fram ðé, Bt. 7, 2; Fox 18, 8 note.

ge-þafian

(v.)
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him ne geðafað ðæt . . . 419, 3:4. him geþafiaþ þæt bióþ heora hláfordas. Bt. 16, 3; F. 54, 20. his suna geþafode þæt læg mid Lucrettie, Ors. 2, 2 ; S. 66, 30. ꝥ with infin. and dat.

lufian

(v.)
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R. 12, 25. to have a strong lilting for, be very fond of lícet ðæt lufige ðæt ne lufað, ðisses middangeardes gilp lufað, and lícett swelce ðone onscunige fingit se de bono opere amare, quod non amat, de mundi autem gloria non amare,

gíme-líst

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Cf. gíman ; 2 Oft ðá cræftas and ðá mægenn weorðað te færwyrde ðǽm ðe hæfð ðonne for hira giémeléste hié fortrúwiað on þǽm cræftum ðe habbað, and nyllað iécan, Past. 463, 6.

wácmódness

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wácmódness, <b>. I.</b>
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ðám fæderum bebeád þæt heora bearn ne geǽbiligdon, þæt ne wurdon gewǽhte ðurh wácmódnesse . . . Cildru behófiað swíðlicere steóre, Hml. Th. ii. 324, 27. Add

hreówsung

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Swelce mid ðǽre hreówsunga tó ðǽm áðweán ðæt mægen eft áfýlan cum idcirco se lacrymis lavant, ut mundi ad sordes redeant, Past. 419, 25.

nytan

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Add: Cf. witan ; 2 Þá nyston his leorningcnihtas nán andgit þyssera worda, Hml. Th. i. 152, 10. Cf. witan; 4 þǽrúte nyste he did not know they were outside, Hml. S. 31, 693.

á-drǽfan

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Leáse welan sind, for ðan ðe ne ádrǽfað úre sáule hafenleáste, Hml. Th. ii. 88, 26. ðone deófol ádrǽfde of ðám preóste, 170, 3: i. 406, 1. Drihten ðá cýpan út ádrǽfde, 410, 35: Chr. 1097; P. 234, 13.

of-lysted

(v.; part.)
Grammar
of-lysted, -lyst; part.

Possessed with a very strong desire, very desirous for

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Ðá wæs swýðe oflysted ðæt ðæs eádigan weres blód águte he was possessed with a very strong desire to shed the holy man's blood Guthl. 7; Gdwin. 44, 22. Ða ðe sind oflyste rihtwísnysse, Homl. Th. i. 204, 1: Exon. Th. 464, 3; . 81

hunden

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sende on fleógan hundene (muscam caninam), Ps. Rdr. 77, 45. Add

sand-grot

(n.)

a grain of sand

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Th. 466, 6; . 117

eahtian

(v.)
Grammar
eahtian, eahtigan, ehtian; p. ode, ade, ede; pp. od.

to meditate, devise, deliberate meditāre, reputāre, deliberāre to esteem æstimāre

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to meditate, devise, deliberate; meditāre, reputāre, deliberāre Eahtade wynna þorfte brúcan he meditated how he might enjoy delights, Exon. 37 b; Th. 122, 17; Gú. 307.

Linked entries: ahtian ehtian eahtan

leóht-leás

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hét lǽdan tó leóhtleásum cwearterne, Hml. S. 29, 240: 35, 36. Add

spyrian

(v.)
Grammar
spyrian, p. ede, ode

to trackgo in a trackfollowmake a journey in search of something to make a trackgoto enquireinvestigateexamineto enquire after or intoseek to know aboutto search afterseek to attainto askinvestigare, indagare, sciscitarito track; to investigate; to ask

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Nyle deáð ǽnig swæð forlǽtan, ǽr gehende ðæt hwíle ǽr æfter spyrede, Met. 27, 16.

Linked entries: æfter-spyrian spirian