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flyge

(n.)
Grammar
flyge, es; m. [fleógan to fly]

A flyingflightvŏlātus

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Ic sceal on flyge earda neósan I shall in flight visit lands, Cd. 215; Th. 271, 28; Sat. 112

rǽding-bóc

(n.)
Grammar
rǽding-bóc, f.
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A book containing the lessons, a lectionary Se mæssepreóst sceal habban ða wǽpna tó ðam gástlícum weorce... ðæt synd ða hálgan béc ... rǽdingbóc, L. Ælfc.

ge-sceádlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
ge-sceádlíce, adv.

Reasonably, rationallyrationabiliter

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Man sceal gesceádlíce tosceádan ylde and geóguþe we must discreetly distinguish between age and youth, L. de Cf. 4; Th. ii. 262, 4. Gesceádlícor more rationally, Bt. 39, 2; Fox 214, 7

Linked entry: sceádlíce

síþe

(n.)
Grammar
síþe, (from sigþe), es ; m.
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sceal habban . . . síþe, Anglia ix. 263, 5

sife

(n.)
Grammar
sife, es ; n.
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Man sceal habban . . . syfa . . . hérsyfe, Anglia ix. 264, 13

Linked entries: sibaed sibi syfe

þrǽsting

(n.)
Grammar
þrǽsting, e; f.

Tormentaffliction

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Torment, affliction Swá hé sceal etan ðætte hiene sió gewilnung ðære gífernesse of his módes fæstrǽdnesse ne gebrenge, ne eft sió ðrǽsting (ðrǽsðing, Hatt.

a-gitan

(v.)
Grammar
a-gitan, to destroy.
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Sumne sceal gár ágétan, Vy. 16. Hí woldon heafolan gescénan, gárum ágétan, An. 1145. Þǽr læg secg mænig gárum ágéted, Æðelst. IS. v. á-geótan, á-gíta

cáf

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Se eorðlica kempa bið ǽfre gearo and cáf, swá hwyder swá hé faran sceal tó gefeohte mid ðám kininge, Hex. 34, 19. Þæt hý sýn cáfran tó Godes þeówdóme, R. Ben. 68, 19. Petrus wæs cáfost on Crístes lufe, Hml. Th. ii. 388, 29. Add

ge-þeón

(v.)
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to receive, take, get Sceal wíf geþeón lof mid hyre leódum, leóhtmód wesan, rúne healdan, rúmheort beón a lady must have the praise of her people, must be cheery, keep counsel, be liberal, Gn. Ex. 85.

manung

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Add Suá sceal ǽghwelc láreów mid ánre láre and mid mislicum manungum his hiéremonna mód styrigean ex una doctrina, non una eademque exhortatione tangere corda audientium debet, Past. 175, 11.

met

(n.)
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Add: measure Ealdes mannes eágan beóþ unscearpsýno; þonne sceal hé þá eágan weccan mid gnídingum, mid gongum, mid rádum, oþþe mid þý þe hine mon bere oþþe on wǽne ferige; and hý sculan nyttian lytlum and forhtlicum metum ( these means are to be employed

ǽ-mód

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Man sceal lǽwedum mannum secgan be heora andgites mǽðe, swá ðæt hí ne beón ðurh ðá deópnysse ǽmóde, Hml. Th. ii. 446, 8. Add

byrde

(adj.)
Grammar
byrde, sup. byrdest, def. se byrdesta; adj.
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Born, well-born, noble, rich; natus, natu vel genere præstans, nobilis, opulentus Se byrdesta sceall gyldan the richest must pay, Ors. 1, 1; Bos. 20, 36

helle-seáþ

(n.)
Grammar
helle-seáþ, es; m.

The pit of hell

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The pit of hell Helleseáþ [Som. sceað] erebum, Ælfc. Gl. 54; Som. 66, 98; Wrt. Voc, 36, 21: Exon. 71 b; Th. 267, 29 ; Jul. 422

teám-full

(adj.)
Grammar
teám-full, adj.

Prolific, productive

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Sceáp heora teámfulle ł berende oues eorum foetosae, Ps. Lamb. 143, 13: Ps. Spl. 143, 17

þynnian

(v.)
Grammar
þynnian, p. ode

To make or to become thin

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Ðæt þicce horh ðú scealt mid ðám lǽcedómum wyrman and þynnian, Lchdm. ii. 194, 22

Linked entry: ge-þynnian

reáfol

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Fram reáflum ortrýwra geaglum þá sceáp . . . hé generude a rabidis perfidorum rictibus oues . . . eripuit, Angl. xiii. 366, 19. Reáflum lurconibus (labris), An. Ox. 7, 53. Add

a-getan

(v.)
Grammar
a-getan, p. de, te; pp. ed

To seizetake awaydestroycorripereeriperedelere

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To seize, take away, destroy; corripere, eripere, delere Sumne sceal gár agetan the spear shall take one away, Exon. 87a; Th. 328, 11; Vy. 16: Andr. Grm. 1144: Exon. 127b; Th. 491, 3; Rä. 80, 8.

fæt

(n.)
Grammar
fæt, fætt, es; n?

A thin plate of metal, gold-leaf, ornamentlāmĭna, bractea

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A thin plate of metal, gold-leaf, ornament; lāmĭna, bractea Sceal se hearda helm, hyrsted golde, fætum, befeallen the hard helmet, adorned with gold, with ornaments, shall be fallen off, Beo. Th. 4504, note; B. 2256.

ge-andettan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-andettan, -ondettan; p. te; pp. ed

To confessconfĭtēri

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To confess; confĭtēri Se seóca sceal geandettan ðam sacerde the sick must confess to the priest, L. Ælf. C. 32; Th. ii. 354, 28 : L. Alf. pol. 14; Th. i. 70, 15, note 38. Gif he hine geandette if he confess himself, L.

Linked entry: ge-ondettan