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ge-sméþian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-sméþian, p. ode
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Hml. Th. i. 360, 34

Linked entry: sméðian

ge-cwémnes

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Þonne sceáwaþ þus eádmódlice geþingunge and gecwémnesse úres módes wið úre þá néhstan dum tale placitum nostrae mentis aspexerit. Gr. D. 349, 34. On gecwémnessum heora in beneplacitis eorum, Ps. Rdr. 140, 5. Add

ge-þyldiglíce

(adv.)
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ðá swingle forbær swýðe geþyldiglíce (-þylde-, v. l. ), Hml. S. 19, 78: Gr. D. 108, 32. Geðyldelíce, Past. 217, 4: Hml. Th. i. 176, 11: Wlfst. 7, 11: R. Ben. 17, 12: 28, 9: Bt. 18, 4; F. 66, 34.

hrycg

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Geseah ꝥ þǽr sæt án deófol on þǽre cú hrycge, Hml. S. 31, 1047. a ridge. v. gráf-, lǽg-, middel-, sand-, stán-, timber-hrycg, and Midd. Flur. s. v

tó-swellan

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After 'F' in last line insert: 10876, and add His hýd tósweóll cutis intumescebat, Gr. D. 157, 9.

sám-wyrcan

(v.)

to do a thing incompletely

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to do a thing incompletely Gif hwá on fyrde griðbryce fulwyrce . . . Gif sámwyrce . . . L. C. S. 62; Th. i. 408, 23. Fæsten wæs sámworht the fort was not finished, Chr. 892; Erl. 88, 34. Stántorr ( the tower of Babel ) sámworht stód, Cd.

Linked entries: sám-bryce sám-worht

ofer-slege

(n.)
Grammar
ofer-slege, es; n.

A lintelsuperliminare

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Sprengaþ on ðæt oferslege (superliminare) . . . ðonne gesihþ ðæt blód on ðam oferslege, Ex. 12, 22-23. On hyra gedyrum and oferslegum. Homl. Th. i. 310, 29: ii. 40, 12 : 264, l : 266, 8

hlyta

(n.)
Grammar
hlyta, hlytta, an; m.

A diviner, one who divines by casting lots

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A diviner, one who divines by casting lots Flaminius forseah ða sægene ðe ða hlyttan him sǽdon ðæt æt ðæm gefeohte ne cóme wið Gallíe Flaminius contemtis auspiciis quibus pugnare prohibebatur adversum Gallos, Ors. 4, 7; Swt. 184, 26.

swǽsness

(n.)
Grammar
swǽsness, e; f.

Blandishment, fair speech

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Ðæt ðissere worulde swǽsnyssa ( blanditias ) warnige, Scint. 216, 12

Linked entry: swǽsness

Æðelbryht

(n.)
Grammar
Æðelbryht, -berht, -briht, es; m. [æðele, bryht bright, excellent. v. beorht] .

Ethelbert king of KentEthelbert the secondÆthelbryhtus

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D. 860, hér, Æðelbald cyning forþférde, and féng Æðelbryht to eallum ðam ríce his bróðor, and se Æðelbryht [MS. Æðelbriht] rícsode v gear here, A.

Linked entry: Berhte

wǽta

(n.)
Grammar
wǽta, an; m.:wǽte, an; f.

wet, moisturea liquid a liquid that may be drunkor used in cookery, medicine,etc., liquor, drinkmoisture in an animal body, humourwater, urinemoisture of plants, juice, sap

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Seó lyft sycð ǽlcne wǽtan up tó hyre, . . . se wǽta gǽð up swylce mid miste, and gyf hit sealt byð . . . hit byð . . . tó ferscum wǽtan áwend, Lchdm. iii. 278, 7-12. Ðá forscranc ðæt sǽd, for ðan ðe hit næfde nǽnne wǽtan.

Linked entries: wǽt wǽte

middel

(n.)
Grammar
middel, es; middela(?), an; m.

The middlecentre

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Hié gegripan on hire middel laid hold of her waist (cf. Laym. 28069, Þa leo iueng me bi þan midle: Piers. P. 5, 358, B. text), Blickl. Homl. 141, 29

Linked entry: midlest

næs

(adv.)
Grammar
næs, adv.

Not

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Gif hit fæger is, ðæt is of heora ágnum gecynde, næs of ðínum; heora fæger hit is, næs ðín, Bt. 14, 2; Fox 42, 33. Heó wæs ful cweden, næs æmetugu, Blickl. Homl. 5, 5. Ic cýðe mid dǽdum, næs mid wordum ánum, 181, 25 : Ps. Th. 48, 12.

witon

Grammar
witon, wuton (-an, -un), uton (-an, -un);

let us

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MS.) ágifan ðæm esne his wíf, Bt. 35, 6; Fox 170, 6. Wuton wuldrian weorada Dryhten, Hy. 8, 1. Uuton nú gehýran, Blickl. Homl. 83, 30. Wutan cuman ealle, and úre mágas mid ús wutun þyder habban, Ps. Th. 73, 8.

Linked entries: utan uton

weax-bred

(n.)
Grammar
weax-bred, es; n.

a table, tablet for writing ona table, list

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a table, tablet for writing on Ðá wrát gebedenum wexbrede (wæx-, Lind.) postulans pugilarem scribsit, Lk. Skt. 1, 63.

seld-

(adj.; prefix)
Grammar
seld-, sel-, syl-líc ; adj.
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Hit is sellícre ðæt hiora ǽnig ne mæg bútan óðrum bión, Met. 11, 50. ðǽr geségon syllícran wiht, Beo. Th. 6069 ; B. 3038. having unusual good qualities, excellent, admirable Þeódnes cynegold sóðfæstra gehwone sellíc glengeþ, Exon.

á-lífan

(v.)
Grammar
á-lífan, (-lýfan, q. v.
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Noldan him þá londleóde þæt fæsten áliéfan, Ors. 5, 11; S. 238, 7. wuda and wætres nyttað, þonne him bið wíc álýfed, Gn. Ex. 110. Þæs áléfdan indulte, Wrt.

Linked entries: a-léfan á-lýfan

inne

(adv.)
Grammar
inne, adv.

Inwithininsidein-doors

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Béte swá seó dómbóc sæcge gif hithér inne. Gif hit sý eást inne gif hit sý norþ inne béte be ðam ðe ða friþgewritu sæcgan let him make 'bót' as the law says, if it be in this part of the country.

Linked entry: innian

ǽg-hwilc

(n.; adj.; pronoun.)
Grammar
ǽg-hwilc, -hwelc, -hwylc; adj. [á + ge + hwý + líc]

Everyallwhosoeverwhatsoeverevery onequicunqueunusquisqueomnis

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Hér is ǽghwylc eorl óðrum getrýwe here is every man true to the other, Beo. Th. 2460; B. 1228. Ǽghwylcum máððum gesealde he gave a present to every one. Beo. Th. 2104; B. 1050. Ǽghwylcne ellþeódigra unumquemque alienorum, Andr. Kmbl. 51; An. 26.

Linked entries: á-hwylc ég-hwelc

lengu

(n.)
Grammar
lengu, indecl. f.

Length

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Ðæs lengo ne his heánesse ǽnig ende gesewen wæs cujus neque longitudini neque altitudini ullus esse terminus videretur, 5, 12; S. 629, 13. Tó lengo his ad staturam suam, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. Rush. 6, 27. Lengu dæga longitudine dierum, Ps. Surt. 90, 16.

Linked entries: leng lenge leng lengeo