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hwítel

(n.)
Grammar
hwítel, es; m.

A WHITTLEa cloakmantleblanket

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Seó wimman mid hire hwítle bewreáh hine she covered him with a mantle; opertus ab ea pallio, Jud. 4, 18: L. M. 1, 32; Lchdm. ii. 76, 23. Ðá hét Benedictus beran ða tócwysedan lima on ánum hwítle intó his gebedhúse, Homl. Th. ii. 166, 21.

Linked entries: hwida hwien

mál

(n.)
Grammar
mál, es; n.

an actionsuitcause

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Eádwerd scylode ix scypa of mále ( = Icel. skilja af máli) put an end to the agreement with, paid off, nine ships, 1049; Erl. 174, 38. Hé sette ealle ða litsmen of mále, 1050; Erl. 176, 13.

mis-tímian

(v.)
Grammar
mis-tímian, p. ode

To happen amissto do amiss

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To happen amiss, to do amiss (with dat. of person) Gif ðú hwene gesihst geþeón on góde blissa on his dǽdum and gif him hwæt mistímaþ besárga his unrótnysse if you see any one flourish in goodness, rejoice at his deeds, and if any mischance befall him

ge-fremman

(v.)
Grammar
ge-fremman, p. -fremede; pp. -fremed

To promoteperfectperformcommit

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Ðás ongunnenan ðing ðurh Godes fultum gefremmaþ perform the things begun with God's help, Homl. Th. ii. 128, 4. Swá hwæt swá he on mycclum gyltum gefremede whatsoever he bath committed in great sins, Blickl, Homl. 107, 14 : 189, 22.

sundor-sprǽc

(n.)
Grammar
sundor-sprǽc, e; f.
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where a single person speaks privately with one or more, private speech, a private conversation Nero cwæð: 'Sege mé, Petrus, on sundorsprǽce, hwæt ðú ðence,' Homl. Th. i. 376, 27. Swá swá him (Moses) God silf dihte on heora sundersprǽce, Ælfc. T.

teorian

(v.)
Grammar
teorian, p. ode.
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Lǽcedóm wiþ miclum gange ofer land ðý læs hé teorige, 16, 26. Be ðone ðe lád teorie ( fail ). Ðeáh æt stæltyhtlan lád teorie Ængliscan, L. O. D. 4; Th. i. 354, 13-14.

tapor

(n.)
Grammar
tapor, (-er, -ur); m.

A taper; also the wick of a lamp

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A taper; also the wick of a lamp Leóhtfæt lampas, candel candela, taper papyrus (cf. leóhtfæt lucernarium, weoce papirus, 26, 56), Wrt. Voc. i. 284, 35. Tapor cereus, 81, 32: cerastus, ii. 130, 23. Swegles tapur the sun, Exon. Th. 205, 18; Ph. 114.

Linked entries: tapor-berend teaper

un-weder

(n.)
Grammar
un-weder, es; n.

Bad weathertempest

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Hé geðreáde ðæt wind and hroeðnise ł unwoeder ðæs wætres increpavit ventum et tempestatem aquae, Lk. Skt. Lind. 8, 24: p. 5, 18. Eów unwæstm þurh unweder gelóme gelimpeþ, Wulfst. 133, 7. Ús unwedera for oft weóldan unwæstma, 159, 12.

Linked entries: un-geweder un-widere

æt-wítan

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Add: To reproach A person (dat.) with something (acc. or clause) For hwý ætwíte gé eówerre wyrde ꝥ hió nán geweald náh, Bt. 39, 1; F. 210, 25. Tó hwam ætwite þú mé ꝥ ðú hí forlure ?, 7, 3 ; F. 20, 2. Heó ætwát ðǽm hǽþnum heora dysignesse.

Cásere

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Hé begeat þæs cáseres mága tó wífe, Chr. 1057; P. 188, 13. Cáseres gæfel, Mt. L. 17, 24. Cǽseres, p. 19, 5. Ðæs casseres, 22, 21. Geldas ðá ðe sint caeseres (cáseras, R.) ðǽm cásere, Mk. L. 12, 17. Cessares, Lk. L. 2, l. Ðǽm cásari (kásere, R.), Mt.

feax

a bush

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Wiþ ꝥ ðæt mannes fex (feax, v. l.) fealle, Lch. i. 110, 15. Ꝥ fýr ne fornam ne án hǽr heora feaxes, Hml. S. 30, 465. Fexe, hǽre capillatura, An. Ox. 1214.

Linked entries: feaxede feax-gerǽdian

ge-reáfian

(v.)
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Add: to take with violence, rob something Hié gereáfiað suá heáne láriówdóm suíðor ðonne hine geearnien culmen regi-tninis rapiunt potins quam assequuntur.

ge-fæstan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-fæstan, to fast.
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L. 5, 34. with cognate accusative Se man þe þis gefæst, Lch. iii. 228, 23. Þá þe Sunnandæges freóls heóldan and heora lencten wel gefæsten, Wlfst. 244, 19.

hild

(n.)
Grammar
hild, hild, es; m.

gracesafe keepingpreservationsafety

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Substitute: watchful care, safe keeping exercised by a person with respect to persons Þú eart se gooda gleáw on gesyhðe þára háligra þe þínne held curan, Ps. Th. 51, 8. Hálgum gástum þe his hyld curon, Dan. 481.

hóc

a hookchaindragginga fish-hook

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Gl. 289, II), 63, 81 (both glosses occur in lists of words connected with ships). a sharp bend or angle in the length of anything

hræd-lic

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Voc. ii. 56, 11. that comes unexpectedly, sudden Him cóm swá hrædlic sár swá þám cennendan wífe cymð fǽrlic sár, Ps. Th. 47, 6. Ðá ðe mid hrædlice luste ( repentina concupiscentia ) bióð oferswíðde, Past. 431, 11: Chr. 977; P. 122, 9 (in Dict.)

holt

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. ¶ compounds of holt with tree-names are not infrequent in charters, v. ác-, alor-, birc-, bóc-, hæsel-holt. Cf. too beorh-holt, C. D. B. ii. 246, 34: gehæg-holt. wood, a piece of wood, handle or shaft of a weapon (?).

sparian

(v.)
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Th. ii. 324, 32. (2 a) with infin., to forbear to do :-- Ná cuman ylde ł sparige non uenire differat, Angl. xiii. 388, 323

wæl-stów

(n.)
Grammar
wæl-stów, e; f.

The place of the slain,a battle-fieldany place where there is slaughter

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Æþelwulf cyning gefeaht wiþ .xxxv. sciphlæsta, and ða Deniscan áhton wælstówe geweald, 840; Erl. 66, 19. Hié ðǽr nán licgende feoh ne métten, swá hié ǽr bewuna wǽron ðonne hié wælstówe geweald áhton, Ors. 3, 7; Swt. 116, 33.

Linked entry: hreá-wíc

of-standan

(v.)

to remain standing, keep (trans. or intrans.) in the same place or condition, stop in a place

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Sele him on hátum wætre gewlecedum ða wyrta drincan ðý læs ðæt pic ofstande mid ðý óðre duste give him the herbs to drink in hot water made lukewarm, lest the pitch be left sticking with the other dust, 252, 4.