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freó-drihten

(n.)
Grammar
freó-drihten, -dryhten, es; m.

A noble lord or masteringĕnuus vel nōbĭlis dŏmĭnus

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A noble lord or master; ingĕnuus vel nōbĭlis dŏmĭnus Onfóh ðissum fulle, freódrihten mín accept this cup, my noble lord. Beo. Th. 2343; B. 1169.

rúmlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
rúmlíce, adv.

largely, fully,liberallygraciously, kindly, benignly

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largely, fully, at large, at length Ðæt hí rúmlíce roccettaþ swíðe, Ps. Th. 143, 16. Ðás þing rúmlíce gecýðan, Anglia viii. 303, 48. Ymbe ðás þing rúmlícor sprecan, 321, 36. Tó-dǽledlícor vel rúm[licor ?] differentius, Wrt.

Linked entry: rúm-líc

ofer-teón

(v.)

to draw one thing over another, to cover by drawing one thing over anotherto bring to an end, finish

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Ðonne se fulla móna wyrð ofertogen mid þýstrum, Bt. 39, 3; Fox 214, 29: Met. 9, 16. to bring to an end, finish Ofertogen finitum, Wrt. Voc. ii. 134, 4

Linked entry: ofer-togenness

ge-sígan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-sígan, p. -sáh, pl. -sigon; pp. -sigen [sígan to sink]

To sinkfallset as the suncaderelabioccĭdĕre ut sol

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To sink, fall, set as the sun; cadere, labi, occĭdĕre ut sol Ǽr heó [sunne] fullíce gesígan onginne before it [the sun] begin fully to sink, Herb. 19, 5; Lchdm. i. 112, 21.

adeliht

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Cenosas þá fennigan meras, i. paludes paludosas vel adelihtan, fúlan lutosas, fetidas, immundas, 130, 68. Add

brún-fág

(adj.)
Grammar
brún-fág, adj.

coloured, dyedOf a brown colour, brown-huedfulvi coloris

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[brown, fág coloured, dyed] Of a brown colour, brown-hued; fulvi coloris Ætbær brúnfágne helm he bore away the brown-hued helmet, Beo. Th. 5223; B. 2615

rǽcan

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Copp full of æcced ráhton tó his múðe (obtulerunt ori eius), Jn. L. R. 19, 29. a non-material thing, to give, bestow Þine dómas rǽcað gehwám ágen gewyrhta, Hy. 7, 15. Rǽc fultume tribue auxilium, Rtl. 41, 11: 23,9

un-sæpig

(adj.)
Grammar
un-sæpig, adj.

Not sappysapless

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Not sappy, sapless Treówa gif hí beóð on fullum mónan geheáwene, hí beóð heardran tó getimbrunge, and swíðost gif hí beóð unsæpige geworhte, Homl. Th. i. 102, 24

Linked entry: sæpig

LEÁF

(n.)
Grammar
LEÁF, e; f.

LEAVEpermissionlicense

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Se Englisca be fulre leáfe hine werige Anglicus plena licentia defendat se, L. Wil. ii. 2; Th. i. 489, 13. Hé sæt on ðam biscopríce ðe se cyng him ǽr geunnan hæfde be his fulre leáfe, Chr. 1048; Erl. 177, 27.

gild

(n.)
Grammar
gild, geld, gield, gyld. es; n.

a payment of moneya tributecompensationretributionsubstitutesolutiotributumcompensatioremuneratioretributioGUILDsocietyclub, to which payments were made for mutual protection and support, more extensive than our friendly societiessocietasfraternitasa payment to Godworshipservicesacrificeofferingcultussacrificiuma heathen deitynumena visible object of worshipan idolidolum

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a payment of money, a tribute, compensation, retribution, substitute; solutio, tributum, compensatio, remuneratio, retributio Beád ðá Swegen full gild then Sweyn commanded a full contribution, Chr. 1013; Th. 273, 6.

wlacian

(v.)
Grammar
wlacian, p. ode.

to beget lukewarmto make lukewarm

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Swá swá ðæt cealde ǽrest onginð wlacian, ǽr hit ful wearm weorðe, swá eác ðæt wearme wlacaþ, ǽr hit eallunga ácealdige sicut a frigore per teporem transitur ad calorem, ita a calore per teporem reditur ad frigus, Past. 58; Swt. 447, 4. to make lukewarm

búc

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Him wearð geboren tó búc ful wæteres, Hml. Th. ii. 422, 29. Butas (búcas ?), bléda, mélas, cuppan, Angl. ix. 264, 17. glossing buccula ( = a cheek?, or the beaver of a helmet?, or the boss of a shield?; from the bulging shape) Buuc buccula, Wrt.

lícettung

(n.)
Grammar
lícettung, e; f.

Feigningpretencesimulationhypocrisy

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Innan gé synt fulle líccettunge [MSS. A. B. lícetunge] intus pleni estis hypocrisi, Mt. Kmbl. 23, 28. Bútan lícetunge sine hypocrisi, Coll. Monast. Th. 33, 7.

mand

(n.)
Grammar
mand, mond, e; f.

A basketmandmaund

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Twælf monde fulle duodecim cophinos plenos, Mt. Kmbl. Rush. 14, 20: 16, 9. Hú monig monda quot sportas, Lind. 16, 10. Mondo, Mk. Skt. Lind. 8, 8. Huu monig mondo (monde, Rush.) quot cophinos, 19

ofer-slop

(n.)
Grammar
ofer-slop, es; n.

An over-garment, surplice

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Oferslop bleófáh habban ǽrende fúllíc getácnaþ, Lchdm. iii. 200, 5-7. On oferslopum in stolis, Lk. Skt. Lind. 20, 46

Linked entry: slop

frum-spræc

(n.)
Grammar
frum-spræc, e; f.

An original speecha promisecovenantprædictumpromissum

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An original speech, a promise, covenant; prædictum, promissum Fyl nú frumspræce fulfil now thy promise, Cd. 190; Th. 236, 24; Dan. 326: Exon. 53 b; Th. 188, 7; Az. 42

ge-wittiglíce

(adv.)
Grammar
ge-wittiglíce, adv.
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And ðǽrrihte wearð se mann geclǽnsod fram ðám fúlan gáste, and gewittiglíce sprǽc, Hml. Th. i. 458, 6

fágettan

to quibble

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Voc. ii. 130, 35. v. fág) Se fulla móna fágettað, þonne hé ðæs sunlican leóhtes bedǽled bið þurh ðǽre eorðan sceadwunge, Hml. Th. i. 608, 33. to quibble, use with double meaning Cwæð Ualerianus tó ðám cýðere : "Ágif ðá mádmas."

glædene

(n.)
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Hand fulle secges and glædenan, ii. 356, 1. Wyl secg and glædenan neoðewearde, iii. 20, 4

greátnes

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</b> great bulk, swollen form :-- Swilce man siwige áne bytte and bláwe hí fulle windes, and wyrce siððan án þyrl, þonne heó tóþunden bið, on hire greátnysse, Hml. S. 34, 319