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stán-strǽt

(n.)
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stán-strǽt, e; f.
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A road made with stones, a paved road Ðonne forð ðæt hit cymþ tó ðare stánstrǽte; of ðare stánstrǽte, Chart. Th. 525, 20. Cf. stán-weg

temprung

(n.)
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temprung, e; f.
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Tempering, moderation Swá hwæt on temprunge byþ hálwende hit ys quicquid ternperamento fit salutare est, Scint. 55, 1. Hafa ðú temprunge ( temperamentum, i. mediocritatem ), 172, 13

un-tráglíce

(adv.)
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un-tráglíce, adv.

Wellhonestly

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Well, honestly Ásécaþ ða ðe snyttro mid eów hæbben, ðæt mé þinga gehwylc þríste gecýðan untráglíce, ðe ic him tó séce, Elen. Kmbl. 819; El. 410

Linked entry: tráglíce

wróht-getíme

(n.)
Grammar
wróht-getíme, es; n.

A series of crimes

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Cf.teám, getýme) Hæfdon hió wið God gesomnod they had heaped up crimes against God, Cd. Th. 3, 34 ; Gen. 45

and-wlite

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Hé geseah beorhtnesse on his and-wlite, Hml. S. 24, 138. Add

clǽnsere

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Sé ðe wǽre gálsere on fúlan forligere, weorðe sé clǽnsere his ágenre sáwle, Wlfst. 72, 6. Sácerdas, ðæt is on Englisc clǽnseras, Past. 139, 15. Add

efen-sorgian

(v.)
Grammar
efen-sorgian, p. ode
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To compassionate, be sorry for Þá ongan mín mód efnsorgian ( compati ) þám forðférdan bréþer and mid hefigum sáre þæncan ymb his wíte, Gr. D. 345, 18

Linked entry: sorgian

fore-wís

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Þá áforhtode uncer mód, for þan hit bið ǽlces yfeles forewís, Hml. A. 206, 363. For Cot. 149 substitute Wrt. Voc. ii. 65, 79, and add

forhtnys

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Warð his leóhtbora áfyrht . . . and mid þǽre forhtnæsse . . . slǽp, Vis. Lfc. 38. Add

ge-scǽnan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-scǽnan, (causative to ge-scínan)
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to cause to shine, make bright Git his sweord scíneð swlðe gescǽned, and ofer dá byrgenna blícað ðá hieltas, Sal. 222. [O.H.Ger. ge-skeinan notum facere.]

gift-búr

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Se quadrans forðstæpð wel orglíce swylce hwylc cyng of his giftbúre stæppe geglenged, Angl. viii. 299, I. Of gyftbúre de thalamo Ps. Rdr. 18, 6. Add

god-bearn

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Godfæder his godbearn lufie and lǽre, Wlfst. 74, 13. Beóð heó rihtlice ealswá hý genamode beóð, godfæderas, gif hý heora godbearn Gode gestrýnað, 121, 5. Add

grindere

(n.)
Grammar
grindere, es; m.
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One who grinds corn Se .iiii. nihta móna byð gód þǽm ergendan hys sul út tó dóne and þém grindere his cweorn, Lch. iii. 178, 1

hell-cniht

(n.)
Grammar
hell-cniht, es; m.
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An infernal servant, a devil as servant Stód se earming ætforan þám árleásan deofle þǽr hé heálíce sæt mid his hel-cnihtum, Hml. S. 3, 372

leóþ-wrenc

(n.)
Grammar
leóþ-wrenc, es; m.
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Dyple obolisrnene . . . byð oft on Uirgilius bácum and on his leóðwrencum gesette, Angl. viii. 334, 19

Linked entry: wrenc

ofer-gesett

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Monige nyllað ná geðencean ðæt hié beóð óðrum bróðrum ofergesett on godcundum ðingum nonnulli velut obliti quod fratribus animarum causa praelati sunt, Past. 126, 17. Add

ofer-glésan

(v.)
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to write an English word over a Latin one to explain the latter, make an interlinear gloss Aldred hit oferglóesade on Englisc, Jn. p. 188, 7

Linked entry: glésan

on-scuniendlic

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Sé þe onweg ácyrreð his eáre ꝥ hé ne gehýre þá Godes ǽ, þæs bén byð onscuniendlic (-scunodlic, v. l., execrabilis), Gr. D. 210, 3. Add

oþ-sacan

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add: to deny a statement put negatively Hé þá oðsóc ꝥ hé hit nǽre he denied, (saying) that it was not he, Hml. S. 30, 273

sceáden-mǽl

(adj.)
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with divided marks, damascened; a sword with blade so marked Hraþe seoþdan wæs æfter mundgripe méce geþinged þæt hit sceádenmǽl scýran móste, cwealmbealu cýðan, B. 1939