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telgor

(n.)
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telgor, tealgor, es; m.: e; f.
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A plant, shoot, twig On ðam dæge ðe God geworhte ǽlcne telgor on eorðan ( omne virgultum agri ), Gen. 2, 5. Telgre vimen, Engl. Stud. xi. 67, 95.

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þrym-setl

(n.)
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þrym-setl, es; n.

A throne

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sitton ofer þrymsetl ( thronos ) démende twelf mǽgða Israhél, Lk. Skt. 22, 30: Blickl. Homl. 31, 8

cifes

(n.)
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Ger. kevis, kievis pellex.] Add

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meós

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Tó meósleáge, v. 215, 9 (cf. ge-légu). On meósmór, iii. 81, 29. the first component in local names, e. g

sealt

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Dó on hwít sealt, 94, 8: 124, 10. metaphorical 'Ge sind þǽre eorðan sealt.' Láreówum gedafenað þæt hí mid wísdómes sealte geleáffulra manna mód sylton, Hml. Th. ii. 536, 17. See Kemble, Saxons in England, ii. 69 sqq. on the subject of salt-works

týdrung

(n.)
Grammar
týdrung, e ; f.

propagationa branch

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Gr. 36; Zup. 216, 15

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be-galan

(v.)

to enchantcharm to recite a charm

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Gl. to recite a charm Sygegealdor ic begale, sigegyrd ic mé wege, Lch. i. 388, 15. [Þe londes men hire (a snake) begaleðO. E. Hml. ii. 197, 20. Aluen bigolen þat child (Arthur), Laym. 19256. O. H. Ger. bi-guol; p.t

rúme

(adv.)
Grammar
rúme, adv.

widely, far and wide,liberally, extensively, amply, abundantly, in a high degreeplainly, clearlywithout contraction, in full

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Th. 87, 29; Gen. 1456 : 86,10 ; Gen. 1428. Gehýran mæg ic rúme and swá wíde geseón, 42, 14; Gen. 673 : 132, 9; Gen. 2190.

Linked entry: rúm-heort

Candel-mæsse

(n.)
Grammar
Candel-mæsse, an; f.
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D. 1014, Swegen ge-endode his dagas to Candelmæssan here, A. D. 1014, Sweyn ended his days at Candlemas, Chr. 1014; Th. 272, 25, col. 1

fæst-hafol

(adj.)
Grammar
fæst-hafol, -hafel, -hafod; adj.

Fast-having, sparing, miserly tĕnax, parcus, sordĭdus

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Gr. 9, 60; Som. 13, 44. Fæsthafol strængþ tĕnax vĭgor, Hymn. Surt. 11, 2. Fæsthafel tĕnax, Ælfc. Gl. 82; Som. 73, 42; Wrt. Voc. 47, 46. Sint to manianne ða fæsthafolan the miserly are to be admonished, Past. 45, 2; Cot. MS.

heóre

(adj.)
Grammar
heóre, hýre; adj.

Gentlemildpleasant

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Culufre fótum stóp on beám hýre the dove with her feet stepped on to the tree, gentle, Cd. 72; Th. 88, 20; Gen. 1468. Ðǽr se hýra gæst þíhþ an þeáwum where the gentle spirit thrives in morals, Exon. 38 a; Th. 126, 9; . 368

mann-slaga

(n.)
Grammar
mann-slaga, an; m.

A homicideman-slayer

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sind manslagan ye are murderers, Homl. Th. i. 46, 24. Ðyder sculan mannslagan, Wulfst. 26, 14

neb-wlitu

(n.)
Grammar
neb-wlitu, e; f.

The form of the facethe facecountenance

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Ne behealde heora nebwlite, ii. 404, 28

scirpan

(v.)
Grammar
scirpan, p. te.
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Surt. 139, 4. metaph. to make active, arouse Symle hé sceal his hýrmen scyrpan mid manunge tó hláfordes neóde and him eác leánian be ðam ðe hý earnian, Anglia ix. 260, 23. v. a-, ge-scirpan

endeleáslíce

(adv.)

everlastinglyto eternity

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Add: everlastingly, to eternity beóð engla geféran endeleáslíce, Hml. Th. ii. 90, 1. Þá mánfullan beóð ǽfre cwylmigende on helle súsle endeleáslíce, 608, 11. Endeleáslíce losian, Hex. 22, 12.

Linked entry: endeleás-lic

glýman

(v.)
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Ger. (13th cent.) ein glúmender hunt a savage dog. In Ld. Gl. G. 3, 59 is given from another Leiden MS. glimnit sevit. Perhaps here for glimnit might be read grimmit. v. grimman.] (?)

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grimman

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: to make angry Beóde ic ꝥ God ne grymman (gremian, v. l. ), Ll. Th. i. 270, 28

cuman

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Oð þæt cumon tó ánum feórðlincge until you come to your last farthing, Hml. Th. i. 268, 1. 3. add: Ll. Th. i. 122, 6

Róm-waran

(n.)
Grammar
Róm-waran, -ware; pl.

The people of Romethe Romans

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The people of Rome, the Romans Hú ungemetlíce Rómware bemurciaþ, Ors. 1, 10; Swt. 48, 17. Rómwara sundorriht jus Quiritum, Wrt. Voc. ii. 49, 11. Se ǽrra Rómwara cásere Julius, Bd. 1, 2; S. 475, 2. Rómwara ríce, 1, 3; S. 475, 13.

on-bæcling

(adv.)
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on-bæcling, adv.

Back, backward, behindretrorsum

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Back, backward, behind; retrorsum Gán onbæcling to go back, retire, Blickl. Homl. 27, 20: 31, 12: Ps. Th. 43, 19. Cer ðé onbæcling get thee behind, Cd. Th. 308, 26; Sat. 698. Forhwí gengdest ðú onbæcling quare conversus es retrorsum? Ps.

Linked entry: on-hinderling