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á-cirran

(v.)
Grammar
á-cirran, p. de
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Hé geseah his hors ácyrred fram his wédenheortnesse ( a sua vesania immutatum ), Gr. D. 78, 16. Synd ealle ðáseorðlican þing ácerrede, ðæt heó ne syndon swylce heó iu wǽron, Wlfst. 212, 1. [Add:passages from á-cerran, -cyrran in Dict.]

Linked entries: a-cerran á-cyrran

á-cwelan

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Ðá óðre (hors) wǽron hungre ácwolen, Chr. 894; P. 87, 25. Add

bíte

(n.)
Grammar
bíte, l. bite,

a bitethe bite

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Swá hwilcne swá þæt hors mihte, hit slát and wundode hiora lima mid bitum, Gr. D. 78, 5. of the effect of cancer :-- Ealne þone bite þæs cancres heó áfeormað, Lch. i. 296, 22. fig. :-- 'Eálá deáþ, ic beó þín deáþ, and ic beó þín bite ou helle.'

sceamol

(n.)
Grammar
sceamol, es; m.

A bench, stool.

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T. ) to hore uet, A. R. 166, 16. I sal set þe faas of þe schamel of þi fete to be, Ps. 109, I

Linked entry: sceamel

segnung

(n.)
Grammar
segnung, sénung, e ; f.
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onféng qui cum oblatus Brittonum sacerdotibus, nil curationis vel sanationis horum ministerio perciperet, Bd. 2, 2 ; S. 502, 26

ærning

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Mid swíðe geswenctan horse for ærninge vehementer equo in cursu fatigato, Gr. D. 38, 30. Add

freá-wine

(n.)
Grammar
freá-wine, es; m.

A dear or beloved lorddŏmĭnus cārus

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He of hornbogan his freáwine fláne geswencte he laid low his dear lord with an arrow from his horned bow, 4867; B. 2438. Cf. Grm. D. M. 82, 192

wæterian

(v.)
Grammar
wæterian, p. ode

To water, supply with water,give drink to living creaturesto water plantsto irrigate

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Ðá hét ic wætrigan úre hors and úre niéteno, Nar. 12, 12. Tó wætranne, Lk. Skt. Lind. Rush. 13, 15 : p. 8, 15. to water plants Se man ðe plantaþ wyrta, hé hí wæteraþ, Homl. Th. i. 304, 26.

Linked entry: wætrian

seax

(n.)
Grammar
seax, es; n.
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Nim ðæt seax ðe ðæt hæfte sié fealo hrýðeres horn and sién .III. ǽrene næglas on, Lchdm. ii. 290, 22. Sting ðín seax on ða wyrte, 346, 12. Hý begyrde resten and náne sex (seax, MSS. T. F.) be heora sídan næbben cultellos ad latus non habeant, R.

Linked entries: sex sæx CNÍF

mere

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Add: the female of the horse Þ mǽden wæs swá forbroden swylce heó án myre wǽre, Hml. S. 21. 475. Gif man of myran folan ádrífð, Ll.

un-rím

(adj.)
Grammar
un-rím, and un-ríme; adj.

Innumerableincalculablenot to be numberedan immense, incalculable good

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Ðǽr is máðma hord, gold unríme, Beo. Th. 6016; B. 3012. Mid ða unríman mænigeo innumerabilis multitudo, Bd. 5, 12; S. 628, 4. Wǽron on ðyssum felda unríme gesomminge erant in hoc campo innumera conventicula, S. 629, 24.

á-feormian

(v.)
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Horu þú áfeormige, 23, 21. ꝥ wé áfeormian ( purgemus ) ꝥ werste, 14, 15. Áfeormudre yfelnysse expurgata malitia , An. Ox. 40, 24. Synna þe beóð þurh þæt fýr áfeormode, Hml. Th. ii. 590, 14

hringan

(v.)
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384, 272. to announce a time by ringing Sý þæs abbodes gýmen þæt mon ealle tída þæs godcundan þeówdómes on rihte tíman hrincge, oþþe hé sylf ǽlce tíd getácnige, oðþe swylcum bréðer þá gýmene betǽce þe ǽlce tíd . . . mid beácne geswytelige nuntianda hora

níten

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Hors mon sceal gyldan mid .XXX. sciłł. . . . myran mid .XX. sciłł. . . . oxan mid .XXX. p̃. cú mid .xxnii. p̃. swýn mid . VIII. p̃, man mid punde, sceáp mid sciłł, gát mid .II. p̃., Ll. Th. i. 356, 1-6.

ilca

(adj.; pronoun.)
Grammar
ilca, pron. [occurs in the weak declension only].

The same

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On ðisse ylcan tíde hac ipsa hora, Ex. 9, 18. On ðære ylcan tíde eadem hora; Wick. in the same hour, Lk. Skt. 24, 33. Hí smeágaþ unriht and on ðam ilcan forweorþaþ scrutati sunt iniquitatem; defecerunt scrutantes scrutinio, Ps. Th. 63, 5.

ge-beorc

(n.)
Grammar
ge-beorc, es; n?

A barkinglatrātus

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A barking; latrātus Gemenged stemn is ðe biþ bútan andgite, swylc swá is hryðera gehlów, and horsa hnǽgung, húnda gebeorc, treówa brastlung, et cætera confused voice is what is without understanding, such as is the lowing of oxen, and the neighing of

Linked entry: BEORCAN

dæg-lic

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Sýn simle þá dæglican tída begunnene mid ferse semper diurnis horis dicatur versus, 41, 21. On þǽm dæglicum tídum, 69, 2. Dæglicum dédum diurnis actibus, Rtl. 162, 23. v. twá- (twi-), þri-dæglic

hand-full

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'Horse mete is bere ꝥ hé ús forgeaf, underfó hé gærs.' Þá underféng se hálga þá handfulle, Hml. S. 3, 218. Sé ðe gripa ł handfulla gæderaþ qui manipulos colliget, Ps. L. 128, 7. Genim þreó handfulla mucwyrte, þreó sealtes. Lch. ii. 38, 10

wíc

(n.)
Grammar
wíc, The word is generally neuter, but as it is often used in the plural where a singular might express the meaning, the similarity of neuter plural and feminine singular accusatives seems to have caused the word to be taken sometimes as feminine, e. g. tó ánre wíc, Homl. Th. i. 402, 22. A weak form also seems to be used, Chart. Th. 446, 29.
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a dwelling-place, abode, habitation, residence, lodging, quarters Hé tó him wilniende wæs ðætte heó him funden swylce londáre swylce hé mid árum on beón mehte, and his wíc ðaer on byrig beón mihte on his lífe, Chart. Erl. 69, 23. In locum qui dicitur

líhtan

(v.)
Grammar
líhtan, p. te.

to alleviaterelieveassuageto lightalight

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Ðá wolde ic mínne þurst léhtan sitim levare cupiens, Nar. 8, 28. to relieve of a burden, to light, alight Hé lýhte of his horse he alighted from his horse, Bd. 3. 22; S. 553, 32. Ðá líhte se eorodman, 3, 9; S. 533, 33: H. R. 103, 17: Byrht.