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gladian

(v.)
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Add: intrans. to be bright, shine, gleam (of polished metal) On him gladiað gomelra láfe, B. 2036. to be glad, rejoice Hwílon heó besárgað hyre líchoman sárnissa, hwílon heó gladað on gódum gelimpum, Hml.

á-drincan

to drink up, quench thirstto be drownedto be sunk to be drownedcrapulatus (a vino)

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Hwǽr hié wæteres hæfden þæt hié mehten him þurst of ádrincan, Ors. 2, 5; S. 80, 10. to be drowned; of ships, to be sunk Manega menn ádrincað on ánum dæge tógædere, ðe on mislicum tídum tó middanearde cómon, Hml. S. 5, 275.

hamele

(n.)
Grammar
hamele, hamule, an; f.

An oar-loop

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An oar-loop, but the word occurs only in a phrase, which may be borrowed from the Scandinavian. Icel. hamsa an oar-loop, is used in the phrase, til hömlu = per man [v. Cl. and Vig.

Linked entry: hamule

CWIC

(adj.)
Grammar
CWIC, cwyc, cwuc, cuc; def. se cwica, seó, ðæt cwice; adj.

Alive, QUICK vivus, vivax

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Be cwicum ceorle the husband being alive, L. Ethb. 85; Th. i. 24, 9. On cucum [MS. cucan] ceápe in live stock, Cod. Dipl. 1201 ; A. D. 956 ; Kmbl. v. 378, 20.

LEÓHT

(n.)
Grammar
LEÓHT, líht, es; n.

LIGHTa light

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Beó nú leóht on ðære heofenan fæstnysse fiant luminaria in firmameuto cœli, Gen. 1, 14. Gesceóp God twá miccle leóht God created two great lights, Lchdm, iii. 234, 7.

Linked entry: líht

þringan

(v.)
Grammar
þringan, p. þrang, pl. þrungon; pp. þrungen.

To presscrowdthrongto throngpress round, uponcrowd togetherto pressmove with violence, eagernesshurrypress onpress forwardforce a way

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Wergendra tó lyt þrong ymbe þeóden, Beo. Th. 5758; B. 2883. Ðá him ðæt folc swíðost an þrang ubi se obrui a circumfusa multitudine persensit, Ors. 3, 9; Swt. 134, 18. Duguð samnode, hildfrecan heápum þrungon, Andr.

and-fenge

(adj.)
Grammar
and-fenge, -fencge; adj.

That which can be receivedacceptableapprovedfitacceptabilisacceptusaptus

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That which can be received, acceptable, approved, fit; acceptabilis, acceptus, aptus Asette his hand ofer ðære offrunge heáfod, ðonne biþ heó andfeage ponet manum super caput hostiæ, et acceptabilis erit, Lev. 1, 4.

CÝF

(n.)
Grammar
CÝF, e; f:cýfe , an; f.

A vessel, vat, cask, bushel dolium, modius

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Se hét afyllan áne cýfe mid ele he commanded a vat to be filled with oil, Homl. Th. i. 58, 25. Under cýfe sub modio, Mt. Bos. 5, 15

Linked entry: cýp

dýgan

(v.)
Grammar
dýgan, p. dýgde; pp. dýged [dugan vălēre]

To do good, benefit prodesse, vălēre

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Ðæt ys to gelýfenne ðæt hit dýge it is to be believed that it may benefit, Herb. 2, 15; Lchdm. i. 84, 19

Linked entry: ge-dígan

land-sidu

(n.)
Grammar
land-sidu, a; m.
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Be landside according to the usage of the district, L. R. S. 8; Th. 1. 436, 27. Ealle landsida ne sýn gelíce omnium terrarum instituta non sunt equalia, 4; Th. i. 434, 30

munuc-cild

(n.)
Grammar
munuc-cild, es; n.

A boy that is being brought up to be a monk

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A boy that is being brought up to be a monk Sum munuccild drohtnode on his mynstre, and hæfde micele lufe tó his fæder and tó his méder. Swíðor for ðære sibbe ðonne for Godes dǽle wearþ ðá oflangod, and arn of mynstre tó his mágum, Homl.

ge-wrixlian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-wrixlian, -wixlian; p. ede; pp. ed.

to changeto get by exchangeobtainto give in exchangegrant

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Kmbl. p. 2, 17. to get by exchange, obtain Hie hæfdon gewrixled wíta unrím >they had got punishments innumerable, Cd. 18; Th. 22, 3; Gen. 335. to give in exchange, grant Swá sceal gewrixled ðám ðe ǽr wel heóldon meotudes willan so shall be granted

Linked entry: ge-wixlan

ge-hýrsumian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-hýrsumian, -hiérsumian; p. ode, ade; pp. od, ad.

to obeybe obedient toobĕdīrepărēreto make obedientbring into subjectionsubjĭcĕre

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to obey, be obedient to; obĕdīre, părēre Ic gehýrsumige obĕdio, Ælfc. Gr. 30, 5; Som. 34, 56 : păreo, 26, 2; Som. 28, 43. Ðe heora lustum gehýrsumiaþ who obey their lusts, Homl.

rempan

(v.)

to go headlong (like an animal butting with its horns (?),be precipitate

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Voc. ii. 15, 68 be precipitate Oft mon biþ suíðe rempende and rǽsþ suíðe dollíce on ǽlc weorc and hrædlíce and ðeáh wénaþ men ðæt hit síe for arodscipe and for hwætscipe saepe praecipitata actio velocitatis efficacia creditur, Past. 20, 1;Swt. 149, 12

tídrian

(v.)
Grammar
tídrian, p. ode.
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Gif mannes fét on sýþe týdrien if a man get footsore while travelling, Lchdm. i. 84, 23. of things, to get or be frail, perishable Ðæt sind ða getimbru eth;e nó týdriaþ those are the buildings that decay not, Exon. Th. 103, 5; Cri. 1683

Linked entries: ge-tídran týdrian

wlacian

(v.)
Grammar
wlacian, p. ode.

to beget lukewarmto make lukewarm

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to be or get lukewarm Ic wlacige tepeo, Ælfc. Gr. 26, 2; Zup. 154, 4.

earmian

(v.)
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[For constructions cf. of-hreówan.] used impersonally with gen. of cause Hwám ne maeg earmian swylcere tíde to whom will there not be pity for such a time?

ebba

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On þís ylcan geáre wæs swa mycel ebba ǽghwǽr ánes dæges swá nán man ǽror gemunde, and swá ꝥ man férde rídende and gangende ofer Tæmese be-eástan þǽre brigge on Lunden, Chr. 1114; P. 244, 13. iii. ebban týne he must put three fences to correspond to the

hód

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Nim þú þé be þínum hode, 129, 4. Gif hé godspel rǽde lecge him þæne hód ofer þá sculdra si evangelium legit, cucullum vel cappam super humeros dejiciat Ll. Th. ii. 140, 25. For ' Cot. 31, Lye' substitute

hyge-méþe

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. : þæt wæs feohleás gefeoht fyrenum gesyngad hreðre hyge-méðe one brother shot the other . . . that was a fight where no bót could be claimed (cf.