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dysegian

(v.)
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Suá micle suá hé má wát and wísra bið ðonne óðre menn, suá hé má dysegað and suiður wienð wið ðone cræft ánmódnesse quo plus sapiunt, eo a concordiae virtute desipiscunt, Past. 347, 12. On Nóes dagum ðá ðá menn dysgodon tó swýðe, Hml. S. 13, 185. Add

FANN

(n.)
Grammar
FANN, e; f?

FAN, implement for winnowing grainvannus, ventilābrum

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Ðæs fann ys on his handa, and he afeormaþ his þyrscelflóre cujus ventilābrum in mănu sua, et permundābit āream suam, Mt. Bos. 3, 12: Lk. Bos. 3, 17

Linked entries: fan fon

ge-fægen

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Hé sceolde beón ðǽre sprǽce swá micle gefægenrasuá him máre ðearf wæs, and ðæs ðe gefægenra ðe hé hím suá eáðmódlíce and suá árlíce tó spræc, Past. 305, 6-8. Add

Cwanta-wíc

(n.)
Grammar
Cwanta-wíc, es; n. [wíc a dwelling]

St. Josse-sur-Mer or Estaples, the ancient name of which was Quantovic or Quentawich

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Josse-sur-Mer or Estaples, the ancient name of which was Quantovic or Quentawich Hér wæs micel wælsliht on Lundenne and on Cwanta-wíc and on Hrófes ceastre in this year [A.

eám

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Wæs sum æðele cyning Óswold . . . wearð ofslagen Eádwine his eám (cf. erat Osuald nepos Aeduini regis ex sorore Acha, Bd. 3, 6), Hml. S. 26, 7.

gedwǽs-mann

(n.)
Grammar
gedwǽs-mann, es; m.
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A silly, foolish person Secgað sume gedwæsmenn þæt sum orfcyn sý þe man bletsigan ne sceole, and cweðað þæt hí þurh bletsunge misfarað and ðurh wyrigunge geðeóð, Hml. Th. i. 100, 29.

ǽfen-gereordian

(v.)
Grammar
ǽfen-gereordian, p. ode; pp. od

To sup or take suppercœnare

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To sup or take supper; cœnare

Linked entry: ge-reordan

eadesa

(n.)

an adze

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Surt. 73, 6

un-ástyrod

(adj.)
Grammar
un-ástyrod, adj.

Unmovedinmotus

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Surt. 11, 4

Linked entries: un-onstyrod á-styrian

rýnelíce

(adv.)
Grammar
rýnelíce, adv.

Mystically mystice

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Surt. 68, 13

un-druncen

(adj.)
Grammar
un-druncen, adj.

Not drunksober

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Not drunk, sober Hé suá micle bet his ágen dysig oncnéw suá hé undruncenra wæs he recognized his own folly so much better as he was more sober, Past. 40; Swt. 295, 8

rynig

(adj.)
Grammar
rynig, adj.

Good at running

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Good at running Sum biþ rynig, sum ryhtscytte, Exon. Th. 296, 14; Crä. 51. [Cf. (?) He gon to rusien swa þe runie (wode, 2nd MS.) wulf þenne he cumeð of holte, Laym. 20123.]

dæg-steorra

(n.)
Grammar
dæg-steorra, an; m. [dæg a day, steorra a star]

The day starlucifer, aurora

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Surt. 27, 23. Nú gǽþ dægsteorra up jam ascendit aurora, Gen. 32, 26. Ǽr dægsteorran ic cende ðé ante luciferum genui te, Ps. Spl. 109, 4

lǽþþ

Grammar
lǽþþ, lǽþþu.
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Hí mé sǽdon ꝥ sum wer wunne on þǽre hefigestan hatunge his gesacan, þæs lǽþþu (lǽðð, v. l.) and feóndscipe forð weóx tó þon swíðe ꝥ . . . quidam vir gravissima adversarii sui aemulatione laborabat, cujus ad hoc usque odium prorupit, ut . . . Gr.

glitinian

(v.)
Grammar
glitinian, glitenian; p. ode; pp. od

To glitterglistenshine

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Heó glytenode on ðæra engla mydle swá scýnende sunne she glittered amid the angels as the shining sun, Shrn. 149, 7. His reáf wurdon glitiniende vestimenta ejus facta sunt splendentia, Mk. Skt. 9, 3

un-gelǽredness

(n.)
Grammar
un-gelǽredness, e; f.

Uninstructednessignoranceinexperiencerudeness

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Mid ðearfednesse ge mid heora ungelǽrednesse paupertate ac rusticitate sua, Bd. 4, 27; S. 604, 28

Linked entry: ge-lǽrednes

be-clypian

(v.)
Grammar
be-clypian, be-cleopian, be-clepian; p. ede, ode, ade; pp. ed, od, ad

To accusesummonsue at lawaccusarein judicium vocarejudicio compellere

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To accuse, summon, sue at law; accusare, in judicium vocare, judicio compellere Ǽr he clǽne sý ǽlcere spæce, ðe he ǽr beclyped wæs before he be clear of every suit, in which he had been previously accused, L. C.

stihtere

(n.)
Grammar
stihtere, es ; m.
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eos gratia vigilat, quos in sua desideria non relaxat, Past. 50, 4 ; Swt. 391, 22

scendþ

(n.)
Grammar
scendþ, scendþu,
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Surt. 108, 29)

metsian

(v.)
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Add Ǽghwilc hine sylfne metsode swá swá hé mihte oþþe wolde; sum him mid bær þæs líchaman genihtsumnysse, sum þǽra palmtreówa æppla, sum beána mid wætere ofgotene each provisioned himself as he could or would; one carried with him a sufficiency for the