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trég

(n.)
Grammar
trég, (treg ?), tríg (cf.? hég, híg hay, for the form), es; n.

A traytrough

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Nim ðæt reáde ryden, dó on tríg; hǽt stánes swíþe háte, lege on ðæt trig innan, Lchdm. ii. 340, 5-6. Bye us vessel . . . Dysschys, cuppys, and sawsers, Bolles, treyes, and platers, Rich. 1490

Linked entry: tríg

DǼL

(n.)
Grammar
DǼL, es; m.

a part, portion, DEAL pars, portio a part of speech in grammar pars orationis a part of a sentence, a wordverbum

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Hí heora gód on swá manige dǽlas todǽlaþ they divide their goods into so many parts, Bt. 33, 2; Fox 122, 26. Micel dǽl bewylledes wæteres on huniges gódum dǽle a great deal of boiled water in a good deal of honey, L. M. 2, 20; Lchdm. ii. 202, 27.

hweogul

(n.)
Grammar
hweogul, hweowol, hweohl, hweól, es; n.

A wheel

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A wheel Se firmamentum went on ðam twám steorrum swá swá hweogel [hweogul, MS. L; hweowul,MSS. R. P.] tyrnþ on eaxe the firmament turns on those two stars just as a wheel turns on an axle, Lchdm. iii. 270, 22. Swá swá hweowol ut rotam, Ps.

Linked entries: hwǽl hweowol

weaxan

(v.)
Grammar
weaxan, weacsan, weahsan, weahxan, wexan, wehsan; ic weaxe; ðú wyxt; hé weaxeþ, weaxþ, weaxt, waexit, weaxst, wexeþ, wexþ, wixt, wihst, wihxþ, wyxþ, wyxt, wyxst, wycxþ; p. weóx, weócs, weóhs, pl. weóxon, weóhson, weóxson ; pp. weaxen

To wax, grow.to grow, be produced,to grow, grow upto grow, increase, wax to grow in honour, grow great, flourish, prosper to be productiveto grow, take shape

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Mid wexendre praepollente, 459, 30. to grow, be produced, of animals or plants Of ðam weaxeþ wyrm hinc animal sine membris fertur oriri, Exon. Th. 213, 29; Ph. 232.

brǽþ

odourexhalation

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Ox. 2511

hálian

(v.)
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Add: hálig(e)an. of physical health, to heal (intrans.). the subject a person, to recover from wounds or illness Hé ongan trumian and háligean sanescere coepit, Bd. 4, 22 ; Sch. 456, 11. the subject a body or part of it Ðonne cólað se líchoma and hálað

fót-ádl

(n.)
Grammar
fót-ádl, Add: es; n.

goutpodagra

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Heó fótádle gelíðigað, 304, 25. as a translation of regia pestis, regius morbus Fótádles, fótcoþu regie pestis (virulenta incommoditate populari), An. Ox. 2792.

smylte

(adj.)
Grammar
smylte, adj.

Quiet, tranquil, calm, sereneof physical calmnessgentle, mild, of the wind favourable, prosperousof mental calm, placid, serene, tranquil, unruffled

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Th. 106, 28. fig. favourable, prosperous Smyltum belimpum successibus Anglia xiii. 32, 132. of mental calm, placid, serene, tranquil, unruffled Cild ácenned smylte a child born on the ninth day of the moon will be placid Lchdm. iii. 188, 12.

Linked entries: smelte smolt

wita

(n.)
Grammar
wita, an; m.

one who knowsa person of understanding or learninga wise manone able to give counsela counsellorone able to give counsel in affairs of stateone who takes part in the councils of a nation a leading manan eldera chief personseniorone who has knowledgea witnessa wise manone professing supernatural knowledge

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Alf. 49; Th. i. 58, 5. one able to give counsel, a counsellor Se wæs wita and geþeahtere ðæs Pápan consiliarius erat Papae, Bd. 5, 19; S. 638, 14. one able to give counsel in affairs of state, one who takes part in the councils of a nation, a leading

Linked entries: weota wieta wiota

nǽp-sǽd

(n.)
Grammar
nǽp-sǽd, es; n.

Seed of turnip or of rape

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Seed of turnip or of rape Genim senepes sǽdes dǽl and nǽpsǽdes, Lchdm. ii. 24, 15. Nim senepsǽd and nǽpsǽd, iii. 88, 15

mǽl

(n.)
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on án mǽl tó nónes gereorden ad nonam semper reficiant, 66, 5. Eten gebróþru on twá mǽl, þæt is ǽrest on ðǽre syxtan tíde and eft on ǽfen ad sextam reficiant fratres et ad seram cenent, 65, 14: 63, 15. (See also lencten; )

hón

(v.)
Grammar
hón, p. héng; pp. hangen

To hang, suspend, crucify

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Hóh on earm hang it on to the arm, Med. ex Quadr. 9, 12; Lchdm, i. 362, 27. Ðone óðerne hé hét hón on gealgan alterum suspendit in crucem, Gen. 40, 22. Hét se wælhreówa hine hón on heardre hengene, Homl. Th. ii. 308, 29.

ge-munan

(v.)
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Ꝥ hé oft hæbbe on gemynde ꝥ mannum is mǽst þearf tó gemunenne, ꝥ is ꝥ hí rihtne geleáfan habban, and ꝥ hí rihtne crístendóm healdan, Ll. Th. i. 326, 11. to remember (and pray for) the living Gemune þú mé earminge on þínum gebedum, Hml.

gifu

(n.)
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Ox. 3069

torn

(n.)
Grammar
torn, es; n.

Violent emotion of angergriefangerindignationwrathunrighteous angerragegriefafflictiontroubledistress

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Violent emotion of anger or grief (cf. teran, and Goth. ga-taura a rent; ga-tauman to be torn). of anger, where there is just cause, anger, indignation, wrath Gewát torne gebolgen dryhten Geáta (Beowulf when the dragon ravaged the country), Beo.

beadu-searo

(n.)
Grammar
beadu-searo, gen. -searewes, -searwes; n.

A war-trainan engine or weapon of warbellicus apparatus

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A war-train, an engine or weapon of war; bellicus apparatus

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barm

(n.)

a bosom

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a bosom: On barme in sinu, Jn. Rush. War. 1, 18

cæle

(n.)
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A KEEL or bottom of a ship; carina, Som. Ben. Lye

folc-gesetness

(n.)
Grammar
folc-gesetness, e; f.

A decree or ordinance of the peopleplēbiscītum

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A decree or ordinance of the people; plēbiscītum, Som. Ben. Lye

Linked entry: ge-setnes

for-spild

(n.)
Grammar
for-spild, es; m.

Destructionperdĭtio

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Destruction; perdĭtio On forspild into destruction, Past. 40, 5; Cott. MS

Linked entries: spild for-spildness