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missenlic-ness

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Ꝥ is án eádignes þe þǽr onfóþ, and ungelíc missenlicnes þæs edleánes (dispar retributionis qualitas), Gr. D. 315, 24. Seó missenlicnes (diversitas) manna líchamena . . . seó missenlicnes manna synna, 333, 23. Add

of-sceamian

(v.)
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þá swýðe gescynd andofsceamod (scamiende, v. l.) eóde confusus valde exivit, Gr. D. 142, 3 : Hml. S. 2, 178. Add

reccend

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gesette gewisse práfostas and reccendas substitutis praepositis, Gr. D. 119, 21

symbelness

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Add Seó symbelnyss þǽre hálgan róde úpáhafennysse, Hml. S. 23 b, 398. Hit wæs þæs abbodes hádingdæg. Þá sende ánne bróðor tó Pafnuntię and laþode hine tó þǽre symbelnysse, 33, 61

þweora

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wæs gecyrred fram þám þweoran ( pravitate ) þæs Arrianiscan gedwolan, 239, 18

weóce

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For third passage substitute Þá gefyllde mid wætere ealle þǽre cyrcean ciellan and sette weócon (tapor, v.l.) onmiddan ( in media papyrum posuit), and þá mid fýre ontennde, Gr. D. 44, 15

wilwan

Grammar
wilwan, I.
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ungyrede hine his hrægle and hine sylfne nacodne áwearp and wylewede (wylede, v.l. ) on þám ordum þára þorna . . . and þár þá wæs lange welwed (volutatus), Gr. D. 101, 14-18. Add

boren

(adj.)
Grammar
boren, adj. (ptcpl.)
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Of (such and such) birth Sý swá boren swá sý whatever his birth be, Ll. Th. i. 248, 4. Gif borenran (æþel-boren, bett-boren, v. ll. ) þis gelimpe, 70, 1

ge-ǽwnod

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Under Móyses ǽ móste se bisceop habban án geǽwnod (í-ǽwod, v. l.) wíf, Hml. S. 10, 219. Ne ne beóþ geǽwnede neque nubentur An. Ox. 1265. Geǽwnedra conjugatorum 1006. Add

stræcness

(n.)
Grammar
stræcness, e; f.

Persistence, perseverance, pertinacity

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Persistence, perseverance, pertinacity Mid unáteriendlíc[r]e strecnysse indefessa instantia (perseverantia), Hpt. Gl. 434, 24. mid ánrǽdnesse and mid strecnesse geearnodon heofona ríce, L. Ælfc. P. 13; Th. ii. 368, 29

Linked entries: stræc strec-ness

á-wreþian

(v.)
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þǽre ýtemestan yldo his lífes mid medmiclum hláfe and cealde wætere áwreþede ultimam uitae aetatem pane cibario et frigida aqua sustentat, Bd. 5, 12; Sch. 630, 20

an-wlitegian

(v.)
Grammar
an-wlitegian, p. ode; pp. od [an = un un-, wlitigian to form]

To unformchange the form of anythingdeformare

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To unform, change the form of anything; deformare Ða he þwaraþ and gewlitegaþ; hwílum eft unwlitegaþ [MS. Cot. anwlitegaþ] these it tempers and forms; sometimes again it unforms, Bt. 39, 8; Fox 224, 9

ánes

(num.)
Grammar
ánes, g. m. n. of án

of one

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Ánes hiwes of the same hue or shape. Ánes wana wanting of one, as ánes wana twentig twenty wanting one, nineteen

cyric-geriht

(n.)
Grammar
cyric-geriht, es; n.

A church-dueecclesiæ debitum

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A church-due; ecclesiæ debitum gyrnaþ heora sceatta on teoðungum, and on eallum cyricgerihtum they desire their monies for tithes, and for all church-dues, L. I. P. 19; Th. ii. 328, 1

Eást-Centingas

(n.)
Grammar
Eást-Centingas, pl. m.

he East Kentians, men of East Kent Cantii ŏrientis habitātōres

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he East Kentians, men of East Kent; Cantii ŏrientis habitātōres Ealle Eást-Centingas friþ wið ðone here genámon all the men of East Kent made peace with the army, Chr. 1009; Th. 260, 39

Linked entry: Centingas

fóre-beran

(v.)
Grammar
fóre-beran, part. -berende; p. -bær, pl. -bǽron; pp. -boren

To preferpræferre

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To prefer; præferre He sundorlíf and munuclíf wæs fóreberende eallum ðám weólum and árum ðæs eorþlícan ríces ĕrat vītam prīvātam et mŏnachĭcam cunctis regni dīvĭtiis et hŏnōribus præfĕrens. Bd. 4, 11; S. 579, 8

gærcian

(v.)
Grammar
gærcian, p. ode; pp. od

To preparepărāre

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gærcodon flána heora on cocere [MS. kokere] părāvērunt săgittas suas in pharetra, 10, 3

eal-fela

(adv.)

Very much, full many permultum

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Very much, full many; permultum Se mæg ealfela singan and secgan he can sing and say very much, Exon. 17 b; Th. 42, 2; Cri. 666: Beo. Th. 1742; B. 869: 1770; B. 883

in-irfe

(n.)
Grammar
in-irfe, es ; n.
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Household stuff or goods Se ðe micel inerfa [MS.Cott. innierfe] and mislíc ágan wile beþearf eác micles fultumes pluribus adminiculis opus est ad tuendam pretiosæ supellectilis varietatem, Bt. 14, 2; Fox 44, 10

Linked entries: in-erfe in-orf

Lǽden-nama

(n.)
Grammar
Lǽden-nama, an; m.
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H] hwylces cynnes sý if you do not know some Latin noun, of what gender it is, Ælfc. Gr. 50; Som. 51, 35