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ofer-sleán

(v.)

to reduce, subdue

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to reduce, subdue Ðæt ða munecas furþor restan ðonne healfe niht ðæt seó dæges þigen tófered sý on ðære nihtlícam reste and seó hǽte ðære þigene oferslegen that the monks may rest more than half the night, so that the food of tie day may be distributed

ǽ-fyllende

(v.; adj.; part.)
Grammar
ǽ-fyllende, adj. [ǽ = law, fyllende part, of fyllan to fill, fulfil]

Following the lawfaithfullegem exsequens

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Following the law, faithful; legem exsequens Seó circe ǽfyllendra the church of the faithful, Exon. 18 a; Th. 44, 17; Cri. 704

þri-snæcce

(adj.)
Grammar
þri-snæcce, -snæce, -snece; adj.

Three-pointedcloven in three

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Three-pointed, cloven in three Þrysnece (-suæcce, -snæce) tungan hæfþ seó næddre trisulcam linguam habet serpens, Ælfc. Gr. 49; Zup. 288, 12

un-tódǽledlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
un-tódǽledlíce, adv.

Indivisiblyinseparably

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Indivisibly, inseparably Seó ðe hæfð ðás ðreó ðing on hire tógædre wyrcende untódǽledlíce, Homl. Th. i. 288, 25: 500, 14: 368, 2

Linked entry: tó-dǽledlíce

wit-leás

(adj.)
Grammar
wit-leás, adj.

Witlesssenseless

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Witless, senseless On ðam fíftan mónþe hé (the fœtus) biþ cwica and weaxeþ and seó módur líð witleás, Lchdm. iii. 146, 12

á-hleóþrian

(v.)
Grammar
á-hleóþrian, p. ode
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Hit áhleóðrode (insonuit ) swylce eall seó cyrice wǽre onstyred, 236, 13

Linked entry: hleóþrian

ge-cóplíce

(adv.)
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Hí ná seó hand and ꝥ gewrit þæs wrítendan swá gecóplíce (cóplíce, v.l., apte ) ne onféngce, Gr. D. 9, 19. ꝥ Add

Linked entry: cop-líce

Súþ-healf

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On eásthealfe þeningden, and seó burhstrǽt on súþhealfe, Ælfríces mearc on westhealfe, and hamingford on norðhealfe, C. D. iii. 15, 11. Add

onweg-ácirredness

(n.)
Grammar
onweg-ácirredness, e; f.

A turning away (from right belief), apostasy

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A turning away (from right belief), apostasy Seó onwegácerrednes fram Cristes geleáfan Angelcyninga apostasia regum Anglorum, Bd. 3, 9; S. 533, 8

Linked entry: á-cirredness

býtlung

(n.)
Grammar
býtlung, e; f. [býtl, ung]
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A building, edifice; structura, ædificium Seó býtlung is ofer Criste gelogod the building is founded on Christ, Homl. Th. i. 368, 22

þancfullíce

(adv.)
Grammar
þancfullíce, adv.
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Thankfully, gratefully Ðá ongeat Eustachius ðæt seó foresǽde costnung him ðá æt wæs, and þancfullíce hí underféng, Homl. Skt. ii. 30, 144

tunglen

(adj.)
Grammar
tunglen, adj.
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Of the stars, sidereal Seó tunglene heofon, Anglia vii. 12, 109, 115. Tunglenes éþeles wlite sidereae patriae decus, Hymn. Surt. 58, 2

þel-fæsten

(n.)
Grammar
þel-fæsten, þel-fæstenn, es; n.
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A fortress of planks (Noah's ark) Nolde seó culufre under salwed bord syððan ætýwan on þellfæstenne, Cd. Th. 89, 17; Gen. 1482

un-gesínelíc

(adj.)
Grammar
un-gesínelíc, adj.

Invisible

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Invisible Seó ungesýnelíce sáwl, Blickl. Homl. 21, 25. Ungesýnelícne God, 185, 31. Flǽsclíce men ða ungesýnelícan ne magon angytan, Wulfst. 2, 4

Linked entry: un-gesýnelíc

weorold-fægerness

(n.)
Grammar
weorold-fægerness, e; f.
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Earthly fairness Seó hine lǽrde ðæt hé nǽfre Godes geleáfan forléte, and ðæt nǽnig woruldfægernes ǽfre his geðóht oncerde, Shrn. 59, 31

ang-módness

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Gif seó sáwl slídan sceal in þá écan wíta and mid deóflum drohtnoð habban in angmódnysse earmra sáwla. Wlfst. 188, 6. Add

ge-hygdlic

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-hygdlic, adj.
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Seó syn þǽre gýmingce ymb his gehygdlicu (-hycglice, v. l.) þingc and spéde peccatum curae rei familiaris Gr. D. 328, 16

Linked entries: ge-hycglic -hygdlic

hirdenn

(n.)
Grammar
hirdenn, e; f.

A hardening

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A hardening xii ðúsendum sí ða sceatpra ðonne seó án flán ðe sý fram hundtwelftigum hyrdenna geondhyrded, Sal. K. P. 150. 28

wlátung

(n.)
Grammar
wlátung, e; f.
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Sight, spectacle Þe lǽs þe se hlyst and seó gesihí wurðe gefýled mid besmitenysse fracodlicra wurda and wlátuncga (spectaculorum), Chrd. 79, 4

Wealh-þeód

(n.)
Grammar
Wealh-þeód, e; f.

The Welsh people

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The Welsh people Ðis is seó gerǽdnes ðe Angelcynnes witan and Wealhþeóde rǽdboran gesetton, L. O. D. proem.; Th. i. 352, 1