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ge-brýsed

(v.; part.)
Grammar
ge-brýsed, part. p. [ge-, brýsed, pp. of brýsan to bruise]

Bruisedcontrītus

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Bruised; contrītus Ðæt he his preósta ǽnne of horse fallende and gebrýsedne gelíce gebiddende and bletsigende fram deáþe gecyrde ut clērĭcum suum cadendo contrītum, æque ōrando ac benedīcendo a morte revocāvĕrit, Bd. 5, 6; S. 618, 24

ge-drysnan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-drysnan, p. ade, ede; pp. ad, ed

To put outquenchextinguishvanishextinguĕreevanescĕre

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He gedrysnade from égum hiora ipse evanuit ex oculis eorum, Lk. Skt. Lind. 24, 31

sib-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
sib-líc, adj.
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God biddan ðæt forgefe siblíce tíd and smyltelíco gewidra, Shrn. 74, 11. Wé sceolan ús geearnian ða siblecan wǽra Godes and manna, Blickl. Homl. 111, 3

un-lísan

(v.)
Grammar
un-lísan, p. de.

to unlooseundoto release

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Skt. i. 3, 537. to release beád ðæt man sceolde unlésan ealle ða menn ðe on hæftnunge wǽron, Chr. 1086; Erl. 223, 38

Linked entry: lísan

á-léfedness

(n.)
Grammar
á-léfedness, e; f.
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Ðám wearð geswutelod ꝥ sceolde gefeccan æt Swýðúnes byrgene his líchaman hǽle and þǽre áléfednysse ( the cure of his crippledness ), Hml. S. 21, 99

Linked entry: -léfedness

ge-frécnod

(v.)
Grammar
ge-frécnod, <b>ge-frécnian</b>; p. ode.
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S. 30, 436. to make or become fierce Hyra aldor máne gemenged, móde gefrécnod (cf. wæs réðe and rǽdleás, 177), Dan. 184

helpend

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symble untrumum and þearfum árede and hiora helpend wæs on hiora sáre infirmis et pauperibus consulere opem ferre nan cestabat, Bd. 3, 9; Sch. 229, II. Helpend am þínes auxiliatus sum tui. Rtl. 19. 9. Add

léc

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wæs gestæððig on his léce, Hml. S. 31, 296. Add

on-gyrdan

(v.)
Grammar
on-gyrdan, to ungird a person,
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strip a person of a girdle or of what is girded on him ongyrde hine his swurde discinxit se gladio suo, Bd. 3, 14; Sch. 258, 23. Þá ongyrde óþer þegn þá fǽmnan, Shrn. 130, 29

stihtian

(v.)
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wæs wrítere in þissere hálgan Rómáne cyrican, þǽre íc þeówige Gode stihtigendun mínum ordfruman (þǽre ic þeówie under Godes anwealde, v. l.) sanctae Romanae ecclesiae, cui Deo auctore deservio, notarius fuit, Gr. D. 52, 5. Add

þerscold

(n.)
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Þá ætstód fǽrlíce ætforan þám þrexwolde, Hml. S. 31, 529. Hí ne mihton þone fót onstyrian ofer þá þyrxwolde þǽre stówe ( extra loci limen ), Gr. D. 167, 27

hæften

(n.)
Grammar
hæften, e; f.

Captivity, custody

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Captivity, custody Ða betste of ðes eorles híréde innan ánan fæstene gewann and on hæftene gedyde he took the best of the earl's household within a fortress and placed them in custody, Chr. 1095; Erl. 231, 29

hǽlig

(adj.)
Grammar
hǽlig, adj.

Slippery, easily moved, fickle, inconstantlevisslipperylubricus, caducus

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Slippery, easily moved, fickle, inconstant; levis Ðam ungestæþþegan and ðam hǽlgan ðú miht secggan ðæt biþ winde gelícra oððe unstillum fugelum levis, atque inconstans studio permutat? nihil ab avibus differt, Bt. 37, 4; Fox 192, 23

on-scuniend

(n.)
Grammar
on-scuniend, -scunigend (?), es; m.

One who detests or shuns

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One who detests or shuns Nán ( no friend of the dead man ) hine tó ðæs swíðe ne lufaþ, ðæt sóna syððan ne sý onscungend, seoððan se líchoma and se gást gedǽlde beóþ, Blickl. Homl. 111, 29

Linked entry: -scuniend

orgel-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
orgel-líc, adj.

proud, arrogant, disdainfuldeserving scorn or disdain

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proud, arrogant, disdainful (v. next word). deserving scorn or disdain Hwý sceal ǽnigum menn þyncean tó orgellíc ðæt onbúge tó óðres monnes willan qua conscientia dedignatur homo alienae voluntati acquiescere? Past. 42, 2 ; Swt. 307, 15

Linked entry: orgel

þæslícness

(n.)
Grammar
þæslícness, e; f.

Fitnessmeetnessagreement with what is right

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Fitness, meetness, agreement with what is right Ða hláfordas manode ðæt hí milde wǽron heora ðeówum mannum mid þæslícnysse (v. Col. 4, 1 : Domini, quod justum est et aequum, servis praestate), Homl. Th. ii. 326, 27

cyleþenie

(n.)
Grammar
cyleþenie, an; f.

The herb celandine chelidonium majus

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The herb celandine ; chelidonium majus Cyleþenie, Herb. 75; Lchdm. i. 176, 15, 18

helle-bealu

(n.)
Grammar
helle-bealu, gen. wes; n.

Hell-balewoe of hell,

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Hell-bale, woe of hell, Exon. 28 b; Th. 87, 18; Cri. 1427

CUMBOL

(n.)
Grammar
CUMBOL, cumbl , cuml , es; n.

a sign, image, military standard, ensign, banner signum, imago, signum militare, vexillum morbi signum, vulnus

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Kmbl. 2409; An. 1206: Judth. 12; Thw. 26, 18; Jud. 333 . a sign or evidence of disease, a wound ; morbi signum, vulnus Se lǽce, ðonne he cymþ ðone untruman to sníðanne, ǽrest [MS. æresð] he sceáwaþ ðæt cumbl [cuml MS.

Linked entries: cuml cumul

drohtnung

(n.)
Grammar
drohtnung, drohtung, e; f. [droht vitæ condĭtio]

Conversation, condition, conduct, life, actions conversātio, condĭtio, stătio, actio

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Óþ-ðæt he full hál sý on his drohtnungum until he be full sound in his conditions, Homl. Th. i. 126, 2