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scortlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
scortlíce, adv.
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Nú wylle wé sum þing scortlíce eów be him gereccan, Homl. Th. ii. 118, 3. Sceortlíce summatim, breviter, vel commatice, Wrt. Voc. i. 55, 15 : strictim, ii. 82, 74. Nú is óðer cwyde be gódum mannum sceortlíce gecweden, Homl. Th. i. 484, 20.

hund-nigontig

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Hé let him behindan ciólas nigon and hundnigontig, Met. 26, 24. where the governed or qualified noun is not expressed Máre bliss bið . . . be ánum synfullan men . . . þonne be nigon and hundnigantigan Þe dǽdbóte ne behófiað, Angl. xi. 114, 68.

ord-fruma

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Add Ic gecýðe be ǽlcum þǽra spella æt hwilcum ordfruman ic hý geáxode quibus haec auctoribus mihi comperta sint manifesto, Gr. D. 9, 6, 2. Add Þæt æðele cyn, engla ordfruman, þæt þe eft forwearð, Sat. 21

án-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
án-líc, ǽn-líc; adj. [án one, líc like]

ONLYsingularincomparableexcellentelegantbeautifulunicuseximiusegregiuseleganspulcher

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Th. 101, 5: Exon. 56a; Th. 198, 12; Ph. 9: Beo. Th. 507; B. 251. Gesete fram deóflum oððe fram leónum ánlícan oððe ánnysse míne restitue a leonibus unicam meam, Ps. Lamb. 34, 17; restore thou myn aon lijf aloone [darling] fro liouns, Wyc

clam

(n.)
Grammar
clam, clammes; m. n?

mud, claymalagma, lutuma bandagechain, net, fold, prisonvinculum

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Gebindan ǽrenum clammum to bind with brazen bands, Cd. 200; Th. 248, 28; Dan. 520: Beo. Th. 2675; B. 1335: 1931; B. 963

Linked entries: CLOM helle-clam

firgen-streám

(n.)
Grammar
firgen-streám, fyrgen-streám, firgend-streám, firigend-streám, es; m,

A mountain-streamthe oceanmontānum vel saltuense flūmenoceănus

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A mountain-stream, the ocean; montānum vel saltuense flūmen, oceănus Hió ðæt líe ætbær under firgenstreám she bore the corpse away under the mountain-stream, Beo. Th. 4263; B. 2128.

frum-cyn

(n.)
Grammar
frum-cyn, -cynn, es; n.

original kindlineagedescentoriginprosāpiaŏrīgoa racetribegĕnusgens

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Ic eówer sceal frumcyn witan I must know your origin, Beo. Th. 509; B. 252. a race, tribe; gĕnus, gens Ðæt he ahredde frumcyn fira that he saved the race of men, Exon. 8 a; Th. 3. 12; Cri. 35: Cd. 190; Th. 236, 6; Dan. 317.

in-cleofa

(n.)
Grammar
in-cleofa, an; m.

closetbed-chamberdencave

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An inner chamber, closet, bed-chamber, den, cave Incleofa cellarium, Wrt. Voc. ii. 130, 56 : camera, 127, 79. Incleofe spelunca, Ps. Spl. T. 9, 10. Forþ of hire inclifan out of her closet, Chart. Th. 230,17. On incleofum [bedcliofum, MS.

Linked entry: in-cleof

innan-weard

(adj.)
Grammar
innan-weard, adj.

Inwardinternalinterior

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Flet innanweard the interior of the hall, Beo. Th. 3957; B. 1976 : 1987; B. 991. Breóst innanweard the breast within, Andr. Kmbl. 1294; An. 647 : Exon. 71 b; Th. 266, 19; Jul. 400.

Linked entries: inne-weard in-weard

leornung-mann

(n.)
Grammar
leornung-mann, es; m.

A learnerpupilscholarstudentdisciple

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Ic wylle tó him gecyrran and biddan ðæt ic móte heononforþ his leorningman beón, Homl. Th. ii. 414, 15. Hí [Martha and Mary] wǽron ðæs Hǽlendes leorningmen, 438, 18.

mæst

(n.)
Grammar
mæst, es; m.

A pole to support a saila mast

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C. 24: Beo. Th. 71; B. 36: 3801; B. 1898: 3814; B. 1905: Andr. Kmbl. 929; An. 465. Hé hǽt fealdan ðæt segl, and eác hwílum lecgan ðone mæst, Bt. 41, 3; Fox 250, 15; Ors. 4, 6; Swt. 172, 5

Linked entry: mæst-ling

maðelian

(v.)
Grammar
maðelian, p. ode

To speakharanguemake a speechdeclaim

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Abraham maðelode .. ongan his brýd wordum lǽran, 86; Th. 109, 9; Gen. 1820: Beo. Th. 701; B. 348: 747; B. 371. Byrhtnoþ maðelode, wordum mǽlde, Byrht. Th. 132, 66; By. 42. Byrhtwold maðelode, hé ful baldlíce beornas lǽrde, 140, 60.

Linked entry: mæðlan

rǽd-bora

(n.)
Grammar
rǽd-bora, an; m.
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Th. 241, 27 : Beo. Th. 2655; B. 1325. God næfþ nǽnne rǽdboran, Ælfc. T. Grn. 24, 24. Hí hæfdon him Consulas ðæt wé cweðaþ Rǽdboran, Jud. Thw. p. 161, 22. Seó gerǽdnes ðe Angelcynnes witan and Wealhþeóde rǽdboran gesetton, L. O.

ge-hroden

(v.; part.)
Grammar
ge-hroden, [pp. of ge-hreóðan to adorn]

adornedornatus

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Eoforlíc gehroden golde a boar's likeness adorned with gold, Beo. Th. 614; B. 304. Gréne stondaþ gehroden hyhtlíce beorhtast bearwa the brightest of groves stands green, gloriously adorned, Exon. 57 a; Th. 203, 4; Ph. 79.

geond-wlítan

(v.)
Grammar
geond-wlítan, p. -wlát, pl. -wliton; pp. -wliten.

To look through, see through, look overperspĭcĕre, ŏcŭlis lustrāreTo look about, look aroundcircumspectāre

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To look through, see through, look over; perspĭcĕre, ŏcŭlis lustrāre He selfa mæg sǽ geondwlítan he can himself look through the sea, Cd. 213; Th. 265, 18; Sat. 9: Beo. Th. 5335; B. 2771.

ge-nearwian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-nearwian, p. ode, ade; pp. od, ad, ot

To narrow, straiten, constrain, confine, oppress, afflict

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Mid eofer-spreótum hearde genearwod hard pressed with boar-spears, Beo. Th. 2881; B. 1438. Mid weres egsan hearde genearwod with the fear of man sorely oppressed, Cd. 43; Th. 56, 32; Gen. 921: 123; Th. 157, 9; Gen. 2603.

Linked entry: nearwian

seld-guma

(n.)
Grammar
seld-guma, an ; m.
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But seld is used of royal residences, so that Bugge's explanation seems better, 'en mand som holder til en hövdings sal, en mand som er traadt i en hövdings tjeneste'), Beo. Th. 504 ; B. 249. Cf. sele-secg

Linked entry: guma

sige-wang

(n.)
Grammar
sige-wang, es ; m.
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Andrew's heathen enemies had been overwhelmed ), Andr. Kmbl. 3160 ; An. 1583. Smylte is se sigewong (cf. ðæt torhte lond, l. 19, wlitig is se wong eall, 198, 8, the dwelling-place of the Phenix ), Exon. Th. 199, 29 ; Ph. 33 : 146, 23 ; Gú. 714.

teoh

(n.)
Grammar
teoh, teohh, e; f.; but also m. or n.
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An association, a company, band Besæt hé ðá sinherge sweorda láfe weán oft gehét earmre teohhe with a mighty host he besieged then those whom the sword had spared, to the wretched band woe he oft promised, Beo. Th. 5868; B. 2938.

umbor

(n.)
Grammar
umbor, es; n.

A child

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A child Hwæt wit tó willan umbor wesendum ǽr árna gefremedon, Beo. Th. 2378; B. 1187. Ða ðe hine forð onsendon ǽnne ofer ýðe umbor wesende, 92; B. 46.