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fóre-gilpan

(v.)
Grammar
fóre-gilpan, p. -gealp, pl. -gulpon; pp. -golpen

To boast greatlyvalde jactāre

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To boast greatly; valde jactāre Ðæt he wǽre cumen to ðám gódan tídum ðe Rómáne eft fóregulpon that he was come to the good times of which the Romans afterwards boasted greatly, Ors. cont. 4, 7; Bos. 12, 13

mǽþian

(v.)
Grammar
mǽþian, p. ode

To regardrespect

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To regard, respect Hé sylþ árleásnysse ðæt hé ne árige ne eác ne mǽþige his underþeóddum ne his gelícum the devil gives pitilessness, so that the man neither spares nor regards his subordinates or his equals, Wulfst. 59, 17

Linked entry: ge-mǽðian

æf-gydel

(adj.)
Grammar
æf-gydel, (?); adj.

Idolatrous, superstitiousidolum

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; the ide is not clear; v. Angl. vi. :oi: cf. also An. Ox. 3933 (v. æf-gælþ), where the same passage is glossed, and see note there superstitiosa, Hpt. Gl. 498, 77

grówan

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Regn ... þe þeós eorðe fram æfter gróweð, Ps. Th. 146, 8. Seó eorþe biþ geleht, ꝥ hió gréwþ and bléwþ and westmas bringþ, Bt. 33, 4; F. 130, 6. Þá land greówan and blóstmedon terra refloruit, Bd. 4, 13; Sch. 419, 10.

Burgende

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
Burgende, gen. a; dat. um; m.
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Provence has on the north of it the mountains, which people call the Alps, and on the south of it is the Mediterranean sea, and on the north and east of it are the Burgundians, and on the west the Gasconians, Ors. l, i; Bos. 24, 2

dæg-hwamlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
dæg-hwamlíc, dæg-hwomlíc; def. sedæg-líca, seó, ðæt dæg-líce; adj.

Daily diurnus, quotidianus

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Th. i. 264, 31.

Linked entry: dæg-hwomlíc

fót-swæþ

(n.)
Grammar
fót-swæþ, -swaþu.

of the track (lit. or fig.) of living creatures.of the trace of things

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Th. ii. 136, 32. of the trace of things Nán synne fótswæð ( uestigium ) on his sáwle belífð, Scint. 25, 12

ge-dræg

Grammar
ge-dræg, ge-dreag.
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Þǽr wæs wóp gehýred, earmlic ylda gedræg, An. 1557. Þǽr wæs cirm micel geond Mermedonia mánfulra hlóð, fordénera gedræg, 43. of things, material Ofer deóp gedreag over the deep tumult of the waves, Ra. 7, 10. non-material Sinsorgna gedreag, Kl. 45

EARS

(n.)
Grammar
EARS, ærs, es; m.

The breech, the buttocks, the hind part ánus, pōdex

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The breech, the buttocks, the hind part; ánus, pōdex

Linked entry: ærs

epiphania

(n.)
Grammar
epiphania, = ἐπιφάνεια

the Epiphany, the manifestation of Christ to the Gentiles

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the Epiphany, the manifestation of Christ to the Gentiles

sceanc-lira

(n.)
Grammar
sceanc-lira, an; m.

the calf of the leg

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The fleshy,brawny part of the shank, the calf of the leg Scanclira surra Wrt. Voc. i. 283, 71

hlæder

(n.)
Grammar
hlæder, e; f.: hlæddre, an (?). l. hlǽder; e: hlǽdre, an; f.

a ladderflight of stepsstairs

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Þǽr wæs gewuna þǽm folce ... ꝥ hié æfter hlǽddrum úp tó ðǽm glæsenum fæte ástigon (cf. þæs folces gewuna is ... þæt hí ... stæpmǽlum tó ðám fæte ástígað, Hml. Th. i. 510, 3), Bl. H. 209, 7.

medume

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Þeáh þe Paulus wǽre se medmesta (minimus) þára apostola, Gr. D. 91, 6. <b>II a.

lofung

(n.)
Grammar
lofung, e; f.

Praisingappraising

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The kingdom of heaven was allowed to these brothers for their net and ship, and to the rich Zacheus for half his possessions, and to a certain widow for a farthing, and to a certain man for a drink of water, Homl. Th. i. 580, 21-26.

eorcnan-stán

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
eorcnan-stán, eorcan-stán, eorclan-stán, earcnan-stán, es; m.

A precious stone, pearl, topaz lăpis prĕtiosus, gemmatŏpāzion = τοπάζιον, τόπαζος

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Th. 2420, note; B. 1208

scot-lira

(n.)
Grammar
scot-lira, an; m.
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The fleshy part of the leg, the calf of the leg Scotliran suras, Lchdm. i.lxxiv, 19. Cf. spear-lira

lof

(n.)
Grammar
lof, es; n. m.

Praisegloryhymn

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Wé herigaþ hira cræftas and ðeáh nyllaþ hí habban forðæm wé hiera nabbaþ nán lof we praise their arts, and yet do not wish to have them, for we get no credit from them, Past. 34, 2; Swt. 231, 8.

herung

praiseapprobationpraiselauds

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Heruncga preconia, i. laudes, 64. praise, extolling of the Deity Sé þe . . . his Drihten, þe is ealra gereorda gifend mid herincge ne ðancað, R. Ben. 69, Dionisius þancode his Drihtne mid herunge, Hml.

ildest

(adj.)
Grammar
ildest, superl.

eldestoldestprincipalchiefgreatest

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Th. 104, 18. Ða yldestan chus and cham hátene wǽron the eldest were named Cush and Ham, Cd. 79; Th. 97, 22; Gen. 1616.

sliht

(adj.)
Grammar
sliht, (?); adj.

Level, smooth level with the ground a level road planus plain, level

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Level, smooth; in the cpd. eorþ-slihtes level with the ground (?) Swá swá oxa gewunaþ tó áwéstenne gærs óþ ða wirttruman eorþslihtes mid tóþum (eats the grass to the root, to the level of the ground) Num. 22, 4