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útan-cumen

(adj.)
Grammar
útan-cumen, -cymen[e]; adj.

Come from without ⬩ from another land ⬩ foreign ⬩ alien ⬩ strange ⬩ belonging to another

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G. H.) ne lǽt ðú nó uncúðlíce wið hine, L. Alf. 47; Th. i. 54, 20. Ne hyrwe gé útancymenne man (advenam) Lev. 19, 33. Ǽlþeódige men and útancumene swýðe ús swencaþ, Wulfst. 91, 19. Gé wǽron útancymene (advenae) on Egipta lande, Deut. 10, 19.

Linked entries: út-ácumen út-cymen

áþ

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Hí heora freóndscipe gefæstnodon ge mid wedde ge mid áðe, Chr. 1016;P. 153, 4. Mid áþum, 921;P. 103, 20. Hé him áþas swór, 874; P. 72, 30. Þá salde se here him foregíslas and micle áþas, þæt hié of his rice uuoldon, 878;P. 76, 13. Add

túdor

(n.)
Grammar
túdor, tuddor, es; n.

That which grows from another (used of animals or of plants) ⬩ offspring ⬩ progeny ⬩ product ⬩ fruit ⬩ of human beings, ⬩ a child ⬩ offspring ⬩ race ⬩ breed ⬩ family ⬩ children ⬩ of animals ⬩ of human beings and animals ⬩ of plants

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Th. 13, 2; Gen. 196. 92, 27; Gen. 1535: 107, 12; Gen. 1788: 169, 18; Gen. 2801. tó teónan manna túdre to the hurt of mankind. Exon. Th. 270, 3; Jul. 459. Ðæs teámes wæs tuddor gefylled unlytel dǽl eorðan gesceafta, Cd. Th. 97, 16; Gen. 1613.

Linked entry: tuddor

for-brecan

(v.)
Grammar
for-brecan, part, -brecende; ðú -brecest, -bricst, -brycst, he -breceþ, -bricþ; p. -bræc, pl. -brǽcon; pp. -brocen

To break ⬩ break in two ⬩ bruise ⬩ crush ⬩ violate ⬩ frangĕre ⬩ confringĕre ⬩ conterere ⬩ commĭnuĕre ⬩ viŏlāre

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Ne forbrece [MS. forbræce] gé nán bán on him os non commĭnuētis ex eo, Jn. Bos. 19, 36. Ðæt man forbræce hyra sceancan vt frangĕrentur eōrum crūra, 19, 31. Hie gebod Godes forbrocen hæfdon they had broken God's command. Cd. 33; Th. 43, 30; Gen. 698

neán

(adv.)
Grammar
neán, adv.

from near ⬩ near ⬩ close at hand ⬩ nearly ⬩ about

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Ic eów wísige ðæt gé genóge neón sceáwiaþ beágas I will guide you so that from near ye may gaze on rings in abundance. Beo. Th. 6200; B. 3104. near, close at hand Gif ðú Grendles dearst neán bídan if thou durst here await Grendel, 1061; B. 528.

Linked entry: neón

wrídian

(v.)
Grammar
wrídian, wríþian; p. ode

To put forth shoots ⬩ be productive ⬩ grow ⬩ flourish

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Th. 102, 19; Gen. 1702. Ne sceal unc betweónan teónan weaxan, wróht wridian, 114, 12; Gen. 1963, Similar entries v. á-, ge-wrídian, and two preceding words

Linked entry: wríþian

be-sleán

(v.)

to strike ⬩ smite ⬩ to strike ⬩ dash ⬩ inflict ⬩ to strike ⬩ to strike

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Ger. pi-slahan stringere, verberare.]

lyt-hwón

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<b&gt;I a</b&gt;. with gen. :--- Lythwón monna geflit paucorum homimum contentio, Mt. p. 2, 10. as adv. of distance Þ á hé wæs lythwón þanon ágán progressus pusillum Mt 26, 39.

on-cweþan

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Him oncwæð Drihten, Gen. 1022-1036: An. 270. Drihten spræc . . . Abraham Metode oncwæð, Gen. 2303-2345 : Jul. 209. Offa gemǽlde . . . Leófsunu gemǽlde, hé þám beorne oncwæð, By. 230-245. Heó cwǽdon þæt heó on aldre ówiht swylces ne hýrdon.

stæf

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Add Álecge þonne his wǽpna, and nime stæf him on hande, and gá bærfót, Ll. Th. ii. 286, 19. <b&gt;I a.

BRÉMEL

(n.)
Grammar
BRÉMEL, brémbel, brǽmbel, brémber, es; m.

A BRAMBLE, brier, blackberry bush ⬩ ribulus, vepres, rubus fruticosus,

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Gr. 13; Som. 16, 15 : Gl. 48; Som. 65, 52; Wrt. Voc. 33, 48. Abraham geseah ánne ramm betwux ðám brémelum be ðám hornum gehæft Abraham vidit arietem inter vepres hærentem cornibus, Gen. 22, 13.

Linked entries: brǽmbel brǽmbel-brǽr brǽmbel-leáf brémbel brémbel-rind brémber brémblas

oþþe

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Gen. 43, 27

Linked entry: of-þe

gierende

(v.; adj.; part.)
Grammar
gierende, taxauerat, Wrt. Voc. ii. 122, 6. Perhaps the passage to which this gloss belongs is Ald. 27, 14: Sibi usurpans tantopere taxauerat, other glosses to which are, taxauerat, i. iudicauerat hé démde, An. Ox. 2014: usurpans geauligende, 7, 118; taxauerat, i. iudicauerat, posse-derat hé démde, Hpt. Gl. 454, 3. As in the Corpus Glossary the gi- form of the prefix is very rare (gi-brec, Wrt. Voc. ii. 124, 6, is the single instance, unless gierende be another), and as there is no other instance of ǽrendan (the verb is always ǽrendian) perhaps gierende is incorrect. If, however, it is correct, it seems to be nearer in meaning to usurpans than to
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taxauerat

tyhtan

(v.)
Grammar
tyhtan, p.te.

to draw ⬩ stretch ⬩ to draw the mind to something ⬩ to incite ⬩ exhort ⬩ provoke ⬩ solicit ⬩ prompt ⬩ urge ⬩ persuade ⬩ to suggest ⬩ bring to the mind ⬩ to instruct ⬩ teach

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Th. 336,10 ; Gn. Ex. 46.

Linked entries: a-tyhtan tihtan tyhtend-líc

wearg

(adj.)
Grammar
wearg, werg, werig, wyrig; adj.

Evil, vile, malignant, accursed,

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Th. 75, 34; Gen. 1250. Gé dyslíce dǽd gefremedon, werge wræcmæcgas, Elen. Kmbl. 773; El. 387. Werige, Andr. Kmbl. 1229; An. 615. Fealleþ ðé onda wynstran wergra þúsend, Ps. Th. 90, 7.

sóþ

(n.)
Grammar
sóþ, es; n.

Sooth ⬩ truth in a general sense ⬩ conformity with an absolute standard ⬩ truth ⬩ that which conforms to an absolute standard ⬩ truth ⬩ what is true in general ⬩ truth in regard to a particular circumstance ⬩ exact conformity with the facts of a case ⬩ truth ⬩ fidelity to a promise ⬩ truth ⬩ reality ⬩ certainty ⬩ real condition of things ⬩ what really is ⬩ affirmation of truth ⬩ asseveration ⬩ truth ⬩ conformity with right ⬩ righteousness ⬩ equity ⬩ justice

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Th. 155, 32; Gen. 2581

Linked entry: sóþ-cwide

of

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Add Of þám (báne) worhte God fǽmnan, Gen. 183. add where removal, &amp;c. is from a material object Wæterfrocgan hwílon man gesihð of wætere, Chrd. 96, 28. Gif monnes tunge bið of heáfde, Ll.

wícnere

(n.)
Grammar
wícnere, es; m.
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Ðá cwæð se wícnere (in v. 9 geréfa is again used, in v. 10 wícnere), Gen. 24, 5. Ðá cwǽdon hig tó ðam wícnere (v. geréfan, v. 16; in each case the Latin is dispensatorem), 43, 19.

Linked entry: wícnung

un-scyldig

(adj.)
Grammar
un-scyldig, adj.

innocent ⬩ guiltless ⬩ innocent of a crime, charge ⬩ guiltless in relation to (wið) a person ⬩ innocent ⬩ not accountable for an ill result ⬩ not responsible

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... in simplicitate cordis mei feci hoc, Gen. 20, 4

crisma

(n.)
Grammar
crisma, an; m. [chrisma, ătis, n. = χρῖσμα, ατος; n. an unction, from χρίω [fut. χρίσω] I touch the surface of a body, I rub or anoint]

χρῖσμα, ατος ⬩ χρίσω ⬩ the chrism ⬩ unction or holy oil, used for anointing by the Roman Catholic church after baptism ⬩ oleum chrismatis ⬩ the white vesture, called chrisom, which the minister puts upon the child immediately after dipping it in water, or pouring water upon it in baptism ⬩ chrismale, id est, vestis candida, quæ super corpus baptlzati ponitur.

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Mid ðam háligan ele, ge scylan ða hǽðenan cild mearcian on ðam breóste, and betwux ða gesculdru, on middeweardan, mid róde tácne, ǽrðanðe ge hit fullian on ðam fantwætere; and ðonne hit of ðæm wætere cymþ, ge scylan wyrcan róde tácen uppon ðæm heáfde

Linked entries: crism-lýsing crysma

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