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twifealdlíce

(adv.)
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twifealdlíce, adv.

Doublyto twice the amountin two ways

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Doubly, to twice the amount On ðam sixtan dæge hig gaderodon twyfealdlíce -in die sexta collegerunt cibos duplices Ex. 16, 22: L. Alf. pol. 39; Th. i. 88, 4. Gé gedóþ hyne helle beam twyfealdlícor ðonne eów (duplo quam vos), Mt.

full

(adv.)
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full, adv.

full

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Fol is another form of this adverb, e. g. fol neáh, Past. 35, 21: Ors. 1, 10; S. 48, 11, 12

weallan

(v.)
Grammar
weallan, p. weóll, pl. weóllon; pp. weallen.

of water, &c. issuing from a source to well, bubble forth, spring out, flow of the source, to well with, flow with, with a noun absoluteimplying abundanceto swarm, exist in large numbers of production in large numbers or great quantity, to swarm with flow with of violent movement, to boil, rage, heave of movement in liquids caused by heat, to boil (intrans.), to be hot used of a vessel in which a liquid boils of other than liquids, to be hot, burn, blaze, ragefiguratively, of persons, passions, emotions, to be fervent, to burn, rage, to be strongly moved trans. ( = willan?) To roll, turn

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Th. i. 472, 30. of production in large numbers or great quantity, to swarm with, flow with Land ðe weóll meolceand hunie terra quae lacte el melle manabat, Num. 16, 13. His gesceapu maðan weóllon, Homl. Th. i. 86, 10: Homl. Skt. i. 4, 212.

Linked entry: for-weallen

gearwian

(v.)
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Th. i. 324, 4. of food or meals, dress food, prepare a meal Martha gearwode þám Hǽlende ǽfengereordu, Bl. H. 67, 26. Gearwa (gearw, earwa, W. S.) mé ðætte ic giriordige para quod cenem, Lk. R. 17, 8.

hǽþen

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Voc. ii. 147, 38. Of hǽþenum gewunan apostatico ritu, An. Ox. 4920. Ic hine áwende fram hǽeth;enum gylde tó ðám sóðan Gode, Hml. Th. i. 468, 14. Tó þám hǽðenan temple getogen, Hml. S. 2, 384. In þǽre hǽþenan byrig, An. 1493. Hǽðnum horde, B. 2216.

gód

(n.)
Grammar
gód, es; n.

Goodgood thinggood deedbenefitgoodnesswelfare

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The true man must give his wealth at the time that it best pleases him to enjoy it himself, Blickl. Homl. 101, 17. Hwæðer him yfel ðe gód under wunige whether evil or good dwell in it [the heart], Exon. 27 a; Th. 82, 3; Cri. 1333.

wel

(adv.; int.)

Wellwellprosperouslywellmuchthoroughlyfreelywellproperlywellveryquitethoroughlyveryquitewellah

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Ben. 32, 18. marking degree well, much, thoroughly, freely: Gecnua wel Lchdm. ii. 322, 26. Lǽt gestandan wel let it stand a good while Lchdm. ii. 326, 19. Syle him ðás ylcan wyrte wel drincan on wætere Lchdm. i. 148, 19.

Linked entry: BET

ge-wunelic

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Voc. ii. 134, 5, 6. usual, of frequent occurrence Þá unlaga þe ǽr þisan wǽran tó gewunelice, Ll. Th. i. 312, 14. in accordance with practice. of a person, habitual Þá trymede hé hine mid his þá gewunelican árfæstnysse, Hml.

hatian

(v.)
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is manslaga, Hml.

sacan

(v.)
Grammar
sacan, p. sóc , sócon; sacen.

to fight, strive, contendto disagree,to wrangleto bring a suitto accuse, blameto refuse, deny.

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Voc. ii. 33, 10. to disagree, act in opposition, not to be, or not to act, in unison, to wrangle Ðonne se abbod and se práfost ungeráde beóþ and him betwyx sacaþ dum contraria sibi inuicem sentiunt, R. Ben. 124, 19.

útane

(adv.)
Grammar
útane, (-one, -ene); adv.

from withoutoutsideon the outsideon the surfaceoutat seaoutwardlyexternallyabout

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where there is motion (lit. or fig.) to an object, from without Útene extrinsecus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 145, 21. Him biþ se wela útane cumen, and hé ne mæg útane náuht ágnes habban, Bt. 27, 2; Fox 98, 7, 8.

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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Skt. i. 4, 143. Slægum ictibus Wrt. Voc. ii. 47, 54.

Linked entries: slæge hearp-slege

ancor

(n.)
Grammar
ancor, ancer, oncer; g. ancres; m. [ancŏra = ἄγκυρα : uncus = ὄγκος a hook, v. DER.]

An anchorancora

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An anchor; ancora Ðín ancor is git on eorþan fæst thine anchor is yet fast in the earth, Bt. 10; Fox 30, 5. On ancre fæst fast at anchor, Beo. Th. 611; B. 303. On ancre rád rode at anchor, 3771; B. 1883.

Linked entries: ancer ancra

fór-hradian

(v.)
Grammar
fór-hradian, -hradigan; p. ode; pp. od

To hasten beforeanticipatepreventprævĕnīrepræoccŭpāre

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Th. ii. 124, 12. Fórhradode Godes mildheortnys us God's mercy prevented us, ii. 84, 13. Ðonne hie fórhradigaþ ðone tíman gódes weorces when they anticipate the time of a good work, Past. 39, 3

Linked entry: fór-radian

mearþ

(n.)
Grammar
mearþ, es; m.

A martena kind of weasel

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Icel. marð-skinn.), Ors. 1, 1; Swt. 18, 20. Ofer mearþes hrycg ( in an enumeration of boundaries ), Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 391, 20

Linked entries: mærþ merþern

seámestre

(n.)
Grammar
seámestre, an; f.
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One who sews, a tailor, sempstress (though the noun is feminine it seems not confined to females, cf. bæcestre) Seámestre sartrix, Wrt. Voc. i. 74, 13. Sarcio . . . of ðam is sartor seámystre (-estre, other MSS. seámere) sartrix heó, Ælfc.

Linked entries: sémestre sǽmestre

ge-bodian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-bodian, p. ode, ade; pp. od, ad [ge-, bodian to tell]

To tellmake knownannounceproclaimnuntiāreannuntiāre

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Grn. ii. 293, 13. Ðæt ðǽr nán to láfe ne wearþ ðæt hit to Róme gebodade so that there was none left to tell it at Rome, Ors. 4, ii; Bos. 97, 30: Exon. 10 b; Th. 13, 14; Cri. 202

ge-hwyrftnian

(v.)

to tear

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brings its hungry whelps something to eat, then they show in that food which of them can tear it most, Ors. 3, 11; Bos. 71, 39, note

be-nemnan

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Ðet hié ðiss gelǽsten ðe on ðissem gewrite binemned is, 474, 3

broþ

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Voc. ii. 47, 66: apozima, aqua cum uariis cocta condimentis , Hpt. 31, 7, 95. Ǽlc broþ is tó forgánne, for þon þe hit biþ þindeude, Lch. ii. 210, 21. Gif mon sýþ gárleác on henne broþe, 276, 16.