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seóþan

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Add Hé seáþ coquebat, Germ. 395, 391. Se déma hét hí lǽdan sóna and seóðan on wætere (belúcan on byrnendum baðe, Shrn. 150, 1), Hml. S. 34, 343. 1. Add Swá swá gold on ofne hé hié sýð and costað in fornace probatur aurum; tu, ut sorde careas, tribulationis

steáp

(n.)
Grammar
steáp, a stoup. [In l. 7 dele '(?)' after 'remove', see á-settan.]
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Þá bær þæs biscopes cniht tó his fæder wínes drync, swá swá hit þeáw wæs. Þá rǽhte se cyning his hand forð swígende and genam þone hnæp (steáp, v. l. calicem). . . and þám biscope þone drync sealde, Gr. D. 186, 7. Ille regina dedit duas steápas in twaem

croc-sceard

(n.)
Grammar
croc-sceard, es; n. [sceard a shred, fragment]

A shred or fragment of a crock or pot ⬩ a potSHERD ⬩ testa, testu

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A shred or fragment of a crock or pot, a potSHERD; testa, testu Adruwode oððe forseárode swá swá blýwnys oððe crocsceard mægen mín aruit tamquam testa virtus mea Ps. Lamb. 21, 16. Mid ánum crocscearde with a potsherd Job Thw. 166, 34; Homl. Th. ii. 452

Linked entry: sceard

metsian

(v.)
Grammar
metsian, p. ode.

to feed ⬩ to furnish with provisions

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to feed Ðú metsast ús cibabis nos, Ps. Spl. 79, 6. Hé metsode hí cibavit illos, 80, 15: nutriebat, Hpt. Gl. 466, 28: saginaverit, 493, 9. Ðú ús geþafodest him tó metsianne swá swá sceáp, Ps. Th. 43, 13. to furnish with provisions Heora ǽlc férde tó

Linked entries: metian ge-metsian

weorþfullíce

(adv.)
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adv, of moral worth, worthily, honourably, excellently Ic wilnode weorþfullíce tó libbanne ða hwíle ðe ic lifede, Bt. 17; Fox 60, 15. nobly, in a way that is highly esteemed Swá swá men wurðlícor lybbaþ ðonne treówu, swá hý eác weorðfulícor árísaþ on

on-drysne

(adj.)
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add: of a person Hú egeslic and hú andrysne heáhþrymme cyningc hér wile déman quam celsithronus metuendus adveniet judex, Dóm. L. 94. of a thing, of awful moment, solemn [The Latin of R. Ben. 140, 5 is: Ad celebrandum missarum solemnia] Nú is þearf

spannan

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add: to harness or yoke oxen to that which has to be drawn Ðá þá him náht ne speów, þá hét hé spannan oxan tó, ac hí ne mihton áwecgan ꝥ mǽden swá, Hml. S. 9, 106. to join in matrimony Span[n]an adjungere (has sponsi ad prolem generis satagunt adjungere

abboda

(n.)
Grammar
abboda, an; m.

An abbot ⬩ abbas

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An abbot; abbas Swá gebireþ abbodan as becometh abbots, L. I. P. 13; Th. ii. 320, 35

dún-lendisc

(adj.)
Grammar
dún-lendisc, adj.

Hilly, mountainous land ⬩ montānus

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Hilly, mountainous land; montānus Sume sind derivatīva, swá dún-lendisc montānus, Ælfc. Gr. 5; Som. 4, 10

from-doe

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Giséne wérun swá fromdoe word ðás visa sunt sicut deleramentum verba ista, Lk. Skt. Rush. 24, 11

íð-dǽde

(adj.)
Grammar
íð-dǽde, adj.

Easy to do

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Easy to do Hit wæs Gode ýðdǽde, ðá hé hit swá gedón habban wolde, Wulfst. 15, 18

ofer-líþan

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Swá ic strange sǽ and mycele oferlíðe velut transvadato vasti gurgitis aequore, Guth. Gr. 102, 33. Add

on-wæstm

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Add: shoot, branch Drihten forbrycð þá myclan cedertreówu emne swá þá lytlan onwæstmas, Ps. Th. 28, 5

ofer-mæstan

(v.)

to over-fatten

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to over-fatten Swá ðæt úre líchama ne wurþe ofermæst tó ídelum lustum, Bd. Whelc. 228, 25

Linked entry: mæstan

on-sceortian

(v.)

to grow short

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to grow short Swá ða dagas forþ onsceortiaþ as the days go on shortening, Shrn. 96, 3

snytro-hús

(n.)
Grammar
snytro-hús, es; n.

The house of wisdom

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The house of wisdom Hé ðá swá gelóme wiðsóc snytruhúse repulit tabernaculum Silon Ps. Th. 77, 60

fliéte

(n.)
Grammar
fliéte, an; f.

Cream ⬩ curds ⬩ flos lactis ⬩ coagŭlum

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Cream, curds; flos lactis, coagŭlum Fliéte verbĕrātum: geþworen [MS. geþrofen] fliéte churned cream; lactudiclum? Wrt. Voc. 290, 27, 28. Dó on ðæt fæt swá fela swá ðara fliétna ðǽron clifian mǽge put into the vessel as much of the curds as may cleave

for-cnídan

(v.)
Grammar
for-cnídan, p. ic, he -cnád, ðú -cnide, -cnyde, pl. -cnidon; pp. -cniden

To beat or break into pieces ⬩ dash or throw down ⬩ comminuĕre ⬩ contĕrĕre ⬩ collidére

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To beat or break into pieces, dash or throw down; comminuĕre, contĕrĕre, collidére Ic gewanie oððe forcníde hig swá swá dust commĭnuam eos ut pulvĕrem, Ps. Spl. 17, 44. Ealle trumnysse hláfes he forcnád omne firmāmentum pānis contrīvit, 104, 15. Setl

for-drincan

(v.)
Grammar
for-drincan, p. -dranc, pl. -druncon; pp. -druncen

To make drunk ⬩ inebriate ⬩ madefăcĕre ⬩ ebriāre

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To make drunk, inebriate; madefăcĕre, ebriāre Gedréfde hí syndon and astyrede syndon swá swá fordruncen [MS. fordruncon] man turbāti sunt et mōti sunt sīcut ebrius, Ps. Lamb. 106, 27. Abigail forswígode ðæt dysig hiere fordruncnan hláfordes Abigail concealed

Linked entry: fore-druncen

rásettan

(v.)
Grammar
rásettan, p. te
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To move impetuously, to rage (of fire) Hé ( Nero) wolde fandian, gif ðæt fýr (at the burning of Rome ) meahte swá longe reád rásettan, swá hé secgan gehérde, ðæt Troia burg ofertogen hæfde léga leóhtost, Met. 9, 14. Blác rásetteþ reáda líg, reðe scríþeþ