ge-geng
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A body of fellow-travellers, a company Seó sǽ ádrencte Pharaonem and ealle his gegenge . . . Críst deófol silfne besencte and ealle his gegenge, Btwk. 196, 4, 8. v. ge-genge; n
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heofon-wealdend
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The ruler of heaven: Hefonwealdend arcitenens (Nullns me superat . . . ni Deus aethrali summus qui regnat in arce . . . Dum pater arcitenens concessit, jure guberno, Aid. 271, 13-21), An. Ox. 23, 10
híw-lic
beautiful ⬩ formosam ⬩ figurative
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Add: beautiful. In Lch. iii. 204, 8: 212, 6 the original Latin is formosam. of language, figurative Híwlice ł þeáwlice spǽce tropologiae, i. similitudinis ł figurati sermonis, Hpt. Gl. 432, 12
hungor-lic
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Hungry; of things, meagre, scanty; — Hungerlicre gnéðelicnesse familicae frugalitatis, Wrt. Voc. ii. 147, 33.] þá ungerlican familice, 80, 8.þá hungerlican, 34, 28. See hungrig; where the same passage is glossed
hráca
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Hráca of breóste flegma ex pectore, Chrd. 23, 7 Flegmata, ꝥ byð hráca oððe geposu, deriað þám ealdan, Angl. viii 299, 36. Hráca ł snofol flegmata, An. Ox. 31, 3. Add
ile
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Add: ill, es; n. sole of the foot Ilia plantarum, Lch. i. lxxi. 12. Ila, lxxiv. 23. hard skin Ile callus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 127, 51. Wearras, ilas callos, 13, 48
burg-geat
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Add Gif ceorl geþeáh ꝥ hé hæfde ... bellhús and burhgeat(for burhgeat as implying tln importance of a residence see first passage under burh; I a), Ll. Th. i. 190, 16
díc
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Add: a wk. gen. dícan occurs Tó ðǽre dícan hyrnan; ðonan andlang díc, C.D. v. 78, 30. On þá þreó dícas; of ðám dícan; in ðæs díces geat, vi. 60, 14
wǽpen-wiga
An armed warrior
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An armed warrior Ic wæs wǽpenwiga (wǽpen wigan? the subject of the riddle is a horn) nú mec þeceþ geong hagostealdmon golde and sylfore, Exon. Th. 395, 1; Rä. 15, 1
waþem
A wave ⬩ billow
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A wave, billow Ic þonan wód ofer waþema gebind I crossed the band of billows, Exon. Th. 288, 1; Wand. 24. Waðema streám, sincalda sǽ, Cd. Th. 207, 24; Exod. 471
weax-æppel
A wax apple, a ball of wax
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A wax apple, a ball of wax Se Pater Noster mæg ána ealla gesceafta on his ðære swíðran hand on ánes weaxæpples onlícnisse geðýn and gewringan, Salm. Kmbl. p. 150, 33
wín-líc
Of wine
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Of wine Hé wæter áwende tó wínlícum drence, Ælfc. T. Grn. 13, 37. Hé gemét ðæt wæter tó wínlícum swæcce áwend (cf. 1. 16), Homl. Th. ii. 58, 31: 64, 29
Brádan-relic
an island, broad island ⬩ Flat Holme, an island in the mouth of the Severn
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Flat Holme, an island in the mouth of the Severn Sǽton hie úte on ðam íglande, æt Brǽdanrelice they sat outward on an island, Flat Holme, Chr. 918;Ing. 132, 19
ge-swing
A vibration; ⬩ vibrātio ⬩ fluctuātio
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A vibration; vibrātio, fluctuātio Ofer ýða geswing over the vibration of the waves, Andr. Kmbl. 703; An. 352: Beo. Th. 1700; B. 848: Exon. 95 b; Th. 356, 7; Pa. 8
ge-þýn
to press
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to press He mæg ealla gesceafta on ánes weax-æpples [MS. -æples] onlícnisse geþýn he can press all creatures into the likeness of a wax apple, Salm. Kmbl. p. 150, 34
freólic
free ⬩ free will ⬩ liberal ⬩ unstinted in quantity
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Add: free as in free will. Similar entries v. freó, 8. Freólicum cyre libero arbitrio, An. Ox. 1287: 1312. liberal, unstinted in quantity Of frílicum gestrióne fenore liberali, Kent. Gl. 1046
á-teran
to tear away
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to tear away Hié mid ðǽm ánum yfele áterað of ðáre menniscan heortan ealle ðá gódan cræftas dum unam nequitiam perpetrant, ab humanis cordibus cunctas simul virtutes eradicant, Past. 359, 20
symbel-calic
A chalice
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A chalice for use at festivals or at the solemnity of the Mass. II. Ic an Ðeódréd mín wíte massehakele ðe ic on Pauie bouhte and simbelcalice, Chart. Th. 515, 18
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BE
BY ⬩ near to ⬩ to ⬩ at ⬩ in ⬩ on ⬩ upon ⬩ about ⬩ with ⬩ juxta ⬩ prope ⬩ ad ⬩ secus ⬩ in ⬩ cum ⬩ of ⬩ from ⬩ about ⬩ touching ⬩ concerning ⬩ de ⬩ quoad ⬩ for ⬩ because of ⬩ after ⬩ by ⬩ through ⬩ according to ⬩ pro ⬩ propter ⬩ er ⬩ secundum ⬩ beside ⬩ out of ⬩ e ⬩ ex
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BY, near to, to, at, in, on, upon, about, with; juxta, prope, ad, secus, in, cum Be wege by the way, Mk. Bos. 8, 3. Wunode be lordane he dwelt by Jordan, Cd. 91; Th. 116, 6; Gen. 1932. Be grúnde wód went on the ground, Exon. 106a; Th. 404, 29; Rä. 23
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láf
remnant ⬩ remains ⬩ relic ⬩ remainder ⬩ rest ⬩ lave ⬩ legacy ⬩ heirloom ⬩ a relict ⬩ widow
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what is left, remnant, remains, relic, remainder, rest, lave [in northern dialects] Láf superstes, Ælfc. Gr. 9; Som. 11, 7. Healmes láf stipulæ, Ælfc. Gl. 59; Som. 67, 131; Wt. Voc. 38, 51. Ðǽr wæs ungemetlíc wæl geslægen and sió láf wið ðone here friþ