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Eád-wacer

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On Édwaceres gewitnisse, Cht. Th. 632, 18. Add

tó-clipigend-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
tó-clipigend-líc, adj.

Of address or appeal

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Of address or appeal O is tóclypigendlíc abverbium

DÓM

(n.)
Grammar
DÓM, es; m.

Doom, judgment, judicial sentence, decree, ordinance, law jūdĭcium, sententia, decrētum, jus, lex a ruling, governing, commandrectio, gubernātio, impĕrium might, power, dominion, majesty, glory, magnificence, honour, praise, dignity, authority potentia, potestas, majestas, glōria, splendor, honor, laus, dignĭtas, auctōrĭtas will, free will, choice, option arbitrium, optiosense, meaning, interpretationsignifĭcātio, interprĕtātio

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Ðæt he beáh-hordes brúcan móste selfes dóme that he might enjoy the ring-hoard of his own free will, Beo.

hund

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De Scilla ... hí gewiton on sǽ and wurdon tó hundum. Scilla, ðet is sǽhund gecweden, An. Ox. 26, 61. the word occurs in local names On þone hundes þýfel; of hundes þýfel, C. D. iii. 425, 29.

CNEÓ

(n.)
Grammar
CNEÓ, cneów, es; n.

a KNEE genua generation,relationship generatio,propinquitatis gradus

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Hie on cneówum sǽton they sat on their knees Cd. 181; Th. 227, 2; Dan. 180; Chr. 979; Erl. 129, 22; Ors. 3, 9; Bos.68, 35; Exon. 48a; Th. 164, 19; Gú. 1014. Cneó bígeþ bends the knees Exon. 62b; Th. 229, 23; Ph. 459.

Linked entry: cneów

dæg-ðerlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
dæg-ðerlíc, [ = dæg-hwæðer-líc]; adj.

Daily, present diurnus, hodiernus

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Daily, present; diurnus, hodiernus Ðis dægðerlíce gódspel sprecþ ymbe ðæra Iudéiscra þwyrnysse this daily gospel speaks of the perversity of the Jews, Homl. Th. ii. 224, 29. On ðisre dægðerlícan rǽdinge in this daily lecture, i. 194, 24.

norþerne

(adj.)
Grammar
norþerne, adj.

northern

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Of Japhet com ðæt norþerne mennisc be ðære norþsǽ ... Europa on norþdǽle [is gedǽled] Japhetes ofspringe, Ælfc. T. Grn. 4, 37.

un-hírlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
un-hírlíc, adj.

fiercesavagedismaldoleful

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fierce, savage, of living creatures Mera mengeo on onsióne máran and un[hý]rlícran ðonne ða elpendas, Nar. 11, 1. of things Ðá cwom ðǽr swíðe micel wind and tó ðæs unheórlíc se wind geweóx ðæt hé ðara úra getelda monige áfylde tum euri uenti tanta uis

Linked entries: un-heórlíc hír-lic

port

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</b> town as opposed to country :-- Hé beád ꝥ ǽlc man þe wǽre unníðing sceolde cuman tó him of porte and of uppelande, Chr. 1087; P. 224, 34

óht

(n.)
Grammar
óht, e; f.

Fear, terroror hostile pursuit, persecution, active enmity

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cf. óga and Icel. ðtti fear), or hostile pursuit, persecution, active enmity (? cf. éhtan and O. H.

borges bryce

(n.)

a breaking or breach of a suretyship or pledge

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a breaking or breach of a suretyship or pledge,L. Alf. pol. 3; Th. i. 62, 9, 10, 12

níwe

(adj.)
Grammar
níwe, neówe; adj.

newnot yet usednewrecentnot of long standingnot long madenew (to anything)inexperiencednewnoveldifferent from what has gone before

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Homl. 147, 30. new, recent, not of long standing, not long made Nán man ne sent níwe wín on ealde bytta; elles ðæt níwe wín brycþ ða bytta . . . Ac níwe wín is tó sendenne on níwe bytta ...

Linked entry: níwung

lactuca

(n.)
Grammar
lactuca, an; f. This word seems to retain its Latin form in the nominative, but otherwise conforms to English usage, and is generally treated as a weak noun. The form lactucas, however, occurs in the Leechdoms, which, though it looks like a strong plural masc., seems to be singular
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Lactuca hátte seó wyrt ðe hí etan sceoldon mid ðám þeorfum hláfum heó is biter on þigene lettuce was the name of the herb that they were to eat with the unleavened loaves; it is bitter in the eating, Homl. Th. ii. 278, 26.

efesian

(v.)
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Sceára tácen is þæt þú wecge þínne scytefinger and þone midemistan on þínre swíðran hande ymb þín heáfod swilce þú efysian wille, Tech. ii. 127, 25. with acc. of person, to cut the hair of a person Ne efesiað eów, Deut. 14, 6.

ge-drinc

(n.)
Grammar
ge-drinc, ge-drync, es; n.
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Th. ii. 430) 6. with the idea of feasting Ealle þá hwíle þe þæt líc bið inne þǽr sceal beón gedrync and plega. . . his feoh þæt tó láfe bið æfter þǽm gedrynce and þǽm plegan, Ors. I. l; S. 20, 25-28. Mislice blissa hié hæfdon on hiora gedrynce, Bl.

sceáf

(n.)
Grammar
sceáf, es; m.

A sheaf, bundlea sheafa bundle (of herbs)

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Th. 125, 6. a bundle (of herbs) :-- Dippaþ ysopan sceáf (sceaft, Thw.) on ðam blóde fasciculum hyssopi tingite in sanguine, Ex. 12, 22. Syndrige sceáfas separate bundles (of rue, dill, mint, and marche), Lchdm. ii. 188, 24. Rúdan sceáfas þrý, 216, 2

Linked entry: sceáb

forþ-gang

Grammar
forþ-gang, (-geong).

a going forth of a placea going forth to a place a going oncourseprogresssuccessful progresssuccessan exita passagea privy

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Gif hé on þám gástlican gefeohte forðgang habban sceall, Hml. S. 26, 856. ꝥte hé é in a local sense, an exit, a passage (of part of the body) Him eóde se innoð út æt his forðgange, Hml. S. 16, 207.

slege

(n.)
Grammar
slege, slæge,es; m.

a stroke, blowof a serpent's sting,a striking, beating,stamping, coiningclashing, collisiona crash, clap of thundea fatal stroke, slaying, slaughter, death (by violencea defeat, loss inflicted on an army; cladesa stroke of affliction, punishment, diseasean instrument for striking a slaya plectrumplectro]a stroke, blowslayingplaga, ictus, tusio, percussio :a blow, defeat; n. a blow; a defeat, slaughter, loss; a stroke of apoplexy

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Of wundum oððe of sníþingum oððe of slegum Lchdm. ii. 82, 23. of a serpent's sting, cf. sleán Wið nædran slege Lchdm. ii. 10, 21; 110, 22. a striking, beating, scourging Seó sunsciéne slege þrowade Exon.

Linked entries: slæge hearp-slege

ǽðan

(v.)

To overflowdelugelay waste

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To overflow, deluge, lay waste Cwæþ ðæt he wolde eall á ǽðan ðæt on eorþan wæs said that he would for ever lay waste all that was on the earth. Cd. 64; Th. 77, 24; Gen. 1280

Linked entry: áǽðan

feorh-dolh

(n.)
Grammar
feorh-dolh, -dolg, es; n.

A life-wounddeadly woundlētāle vulnus

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A life-wound, deadly wound; lētāle vulnus Geseóþ nú ða feorhdolg ðe gefremedon ǽr on mínum folmum see now the deadly wounds which they ere inflicted on my palms, Exon. 29 a; Th. 89, 10; Cri. 1455