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car-ful

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Add Hé weorpeð ðá cearfullan cǽge (the key of hell) in on þá helle, 15

róp

(adj.)
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róp, adj.

Liberalbountiful

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Liberal, bountiful Ðeós lyft byreþ lytle wihte, ða sind sanges rópe they (the birds) are bountiful of song, Exon. Th. 439, 2; Rä. 58, 3. v. next word

weder-wolcen

(n.)
Grammar
weder-wolcen, es; n.

A fine weather cloud.

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A fine weather cloud. v. weder, I a. weder*-*dæg, -tácen Hæfcle wederwolcen (the pillar of cloud) eorðan and uprodor efne gedǽled, Cd. Th. 182, 13; Exod. 75

haþoliþa

(n.)
Grammar
haþoliþa, an; m.

The elbow joint

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The elbow joint Lǽt him blód of ðam hálan haþoliþan let him blood from the sound elbow, L. M. 2, 51; Lchdm. ii. 264, 17. vide Glossary, s.v

wille-burne

(n.)
Grammar
wille-burne, an; f.

A bubbling burn, running stream

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Drihten lét willeburnan on woruld þringan of ǽdra gehwære, 83, I ; Gen. 1373

Linked entry: will-flód

symbel-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
symbel-líc, adj.

solemn

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Of a feast or festival, solemn Dæge symellícum die sollempni, Anglia xiii. 390, 354. Gebedu symellíce orationes sollempnes, 417, 750. Daegas symbellíce dies festos, Ps. Surt. 73, 8

ymb-gang

(n.)
Grammar
ymb-gang, es; m.
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Ofer ymbgang supra pinnam (cf. pinnaculum, circuitus templi, 71, 69), Wrt. Voc. ii. 74, 41.

eáster-dæg

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Easter Sunday On Martius ofer .xii. kł. Aprł lóca hwǽr þú finde .xiiii. nihta ealdne mónan, ofer ꝥ se niésta Sunnandæg bið Eástordæg, Lch. iii. 226, 20.

ge-méting

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Eft bihald ofer ðás gimoetinge (conventionem), and ðín bloedsunge ofer hiá (eos ) ðerhdǽl, Rtl. no, 32. Þá gemétinga and gesomnunga hwíttra monna albatorum hominum conventicula, Gr. D. 319, l. Gemétincga conventicula, conventus, Wrt.

ge-restan

(v.)
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(l a) of the sleep of death, to die, fall on sleep :< — Her lohs hine gereste in Effesia (cf. he John eode cucu and gesund into his byrgene, Hml.

DÓGOR

(n.; adj.)
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DÓGOR, dóger, es; m. n.
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His dógora wæs rím aurnen the number of his days was run out, Cd. 79; Th. 98, 5; Gen. 1625: 119; Th. 155, 12; Gen. 2571. Emb ahta dógera rímes after the number of eight days, Menol. Fox 189; Men. 96.

Linked entry: dóger

fætt

Grammar
fætt, l. fǽtt,

plumpcorpulentobesefattedplumpfull-bodiedsubstantialoleaginousunctuousrichfertileproductiverich

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Gl. 525. of things, plump, full-bodied, substantial Ðá beóð fulle of fǽttum leáfum and wel wósigum, Lch. i. 258, 3. Hafað seó lǽsse smæle leáf and gehwǽde, and seó óðer hafað máran leáf and fǽtte, 264, 20.

ge-neát

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D. v. 140, 30-141, 30. used of a thing which is an adjunct of another (?), the boat belonging lo a larger vessel (?) Fasellus vel geneát, i. genus holeris, Wrt. Voc. ii. 146, 54. ( O. L.

ge-wǽde

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Gewóedo uestimenta, 23, 34. (2 a) the garment of a soldier, cf. gúþ-gewǽde :-- Uil mec (a coat of mail ) hátan mith hęliðum hyhtlic giuǽde, Txts. 151, 12.

BREÓST

(n.)
Grammar
BREÓST, es; n.

the breast of man or beast; pectusthe breasts;ubera The heart, mind, thought pectus, cor, mens

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Ðǽr wearþ Alexander þurhscoten mid ánre flán underneoðan oðer breóst there Alexander was shot through with an arrow underneath one breast, Ors. 3, 9; Bos. 68, 27. the breast as the seat of the vital powers, of the feelings, and of the affections, The

corþer

(n.)
Grammar
corþer, gen. corþres; n: corþer; gen. corþre; f.

A bandmultitudecompanytroopbodytrainpomp multitudocohorscopiapompa

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Cyning corþres georn a king desirous of pomp Cd. 176; Th. 221, 28; Dan. 95.

Columba

(n.)
Grammar
Columba, an; m.

An Irish priest, the Apostle of the Highlands

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Columba was abbot 32 years, and died there, at the age of 77, on the 9th of June, 597 Bd. 3, 4; S. 106, 107 it is not in king Alfred's A. Sax. version. Columba is thus spoken of in the Chr. A.

teóna

(n.)
Grammar
teóna, an; m.
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to the flesh is truly son of man, should be called also son of God, Homl.

Linked entry: teóne

BEORMA

(n.)
Grammar
BEORMA, an; m : bearm, es; m.

Barmleavenyeastfrothfermentum

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Barm, leaven, yeast, froth; fermentum Se beorma awent ða gesceafta of heora gecynde barm changes creatures from their nature Homl. Th. ii. 278, 21. Wistfullian on yfelnysse beorman to feast on the barm of evil ii. 278, 25.

Linked entries: and-beorma ge-byrman

CÝLE

(n.)
Grammar
CÝLE, cíle, céle,es; m.

A cold, coldness, CHILL frīgus

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A cold, coldness, CHILL; frīgus Ne mæg fýres feng ne forstes cýle somod eardian the grasp of fire and chill of frost cannot dwell together, Salm. Kmbl. 708; Sal. 353. Befóran ansíne cýles ante faciem frigŏris, Ps. Spl. 147, 6.

Linked entries: céle cíle