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ceddran

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, ... et tetigit os meum, et dixit: Ecce tetigit hoc labia tua), Angl. viii. 325, 32

Linked entry: ǽeder

dihtnere

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Se cyningc him gecígde his dihtnere, Ap. Th. 5, 13. Add

druncen-georn

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Ne mót nán preóst druncengeorn wurðan, Ll. Th. ii. 386, 9. Ne sceal mon beón druncengeorn ne oferǽte ( non vinolentus, non multum edax ), R. Ben. 17, 15. Nǽfre druncengeorne ( ebriosi ) nágon Godes ríce, Hml. A. 145, 39.

ge-mǽnscipe

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Th. i. 494, 18. union of parts Þæt þín sáwl and þín líchama tódǽlað heora gemǽn-scype, Wlfst. 248, 23. community of goods, possession in common Gif hý þonne hwæt syllan willan, sellan hí þæt bǽre háligan stówe rihtum gemǽnscipe, R. Ben. 103, 20

Linked entry: -mǽn-scipe

ge-fáh

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-fáh, gefáhmon.
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Th. i. 248, 12

gítsere

Grammar
gítsere, Add: <b>giétsere, gídsere</b>
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Þá gítseras (gýtseras, v. l. ), Ll. Th. i. 420, 1

on-riht

(adv.)
Grammar
on-riht, adv.
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Aright, rightly Mid repsum þám onriht ( rite ) belimpendum, Angl. xiii. 426, 877. Sé ána þé áriht sécð þe ðú onriht lérst þæt hý ðé sécan omnis recte quaesivit, quem tu recte quaerere fecisti, Solil. 13, 8. Hí ne gelýfdan onriht on Críst, Hml.

wíc

Grammar
wíc, <b>.
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</b> add Þá cóm him fǽringa micel folc manna . . . wǽron ealle hǽdena, and þone Hǽlend ne cúþe nán man of þǽre wíc þe hí of wǽron, Hml. S. 31, 1016.

bróðor-sib

(n.)
Grammar
bróðor-sib, -sibb, -syb, -sybb, e; f.

brotherhood, the relationship between brotherscognatio fraternalis, germanitasbrotherly lovefraternus amor

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brotherhood, the relationship between brothers; cognatio fraternalis, germanitas Syndon him on æðelum óðere twegen beornas, geborene bróðorsybbum [Kmbl. 1380, -sibbum] to him in his family are other twain men, born in brotherly-relationship, An. 690:

oll

(n.)

contempt, insult, contumely

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contempt, insult, contumely (in the phrase mid olle) Se deófol cwæþ mid olle ðæt hé wolde æt ðam weorce gecuman. Homl. Th. i. 166, 15. Hé áxode ðá mid olle (contemptuously) Eart ðu lá God ? Homl. Skt. i. 9, 72.

on-drǽdendlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
on-drǽdendlíc, adj.

To be feared, terrible

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To be feared, terrible Hé wǽs swíðe strang and swíðe ondrǽdendlíc he (William Rufus) was very severe, and very terrible, Chr. 1100; Erl. 235, 39. Gif ðes bealdwyrda biscop ácweald ne biþ, siððan ne biþ úre ege ondrǽdendlíc, Homl. Th. i. 420, 3.

on-sécan

(v.)

to require something (gen.) of a person (acc.)

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to require something (gen.) of a person (acc.) Ne onsécþ non quaeret, Ps. Spl. T. 9 second, 4.

trede

(adj.)
Grammar
trede, adj.

Firm to tread onthat may be walked on

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Th. 72, 2; Cri. 1166

strangung

(n.)
Grammar
strangung, e; f.

strengthening, invigoratingvigor

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Th. i. 150, 5. Mettas ðe célunge and strangunge mægen haebben, Lchdm. ii. 176, 16. Ðæt lyft hé gesceóp úres lífes strangunge, Hexam. 4; Norm. 8, 17. vigor Helias lyfaþ git on líchaman mid langsumre strangunge. Homl. Skt. i. 18, 275

teár

(n.)
Grammar
teár, ( = teahor), teór, tæher, teher, tehher, es; m.

A tear.a drop of water from the eye,caused by emotion, generally by griefin plural, used for the feeling of which the tears are a sign, grief, afflictioncaused by weakness.a tearlike dropthat which drops or exudes, e.g. honey from a comb

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Nim huniges teár and merces sǽd ... mæng wið ðone teár, 4, 16 [O. Frs. tár: O. H. Ger. zaher: Icel. tár; n.] Similar entries v. bryne-, hunig-teár; teagor

þanne

Grammar
þanne, <b>A. IV.</b>
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Ic wið eów stíðlícor áginne, ðonne ic tale wið eów habban wylle I shall proceed too sternly against to be ready to talk to you, Hml.

fird

(n.)
Grammar
fird, faerd, ferd, fierd, fyrd(e).

an expeditioncampaignan armya camp

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&para; an instance of a person receiving and responding to a summons to the fird is given in the following: Gelamp emb þá tíd þæt man beónn ealle Cantware wígge Holme, pá nolde Sigelm wígge faran mid nánes mannes scette unágefnum. . .

BRIM

(n.)
Grammar
BRIM, brym, es; n. m.

Surf, the sea, ocean, surface of the seaæstus aquæ, mare, pelagusπέλαγοςæquor

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Wæs þrim blóde fáh the sea's surface was stained with blood, Beo. Th. 3192; B. 1594: 1699; B. 847. Ic of fæðmum cwom brimes I came from the bosom of the sea, Exon. 103 b; Th. 392, 13; Rä. 11, 7: Andr. Kmbl. 884; An. 442: Beo. Th. 5599; B. 2803.

Linked entry: brym

swǽsende

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
swǽsende, es; but occurring almost always in pl. swǽsendu (-a, -o); n.

food, victuals, refectionflatteries, blandishments, fair speech.

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I. 37; Th. ii. 436, 6-8), Wulfst. 284, 5. Ðone mete and ða swǽsendo dapes, Bd. 3, 6; S. 528, 20. In phrases :-- Gán swǽsendum to go to dinner; ire ad reficiendum, 5, 4; S. 617, 18.

Linked entries: swoese swésende

mótan

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Bið þé God hold . . . and þú móst ( poteris ) mid him rícsian, Ll. Th. ii. 132, 16. Wóst þú genóh gif ic gedó þæt þuacute; þæt wóst, þæt þú móst simle lybban ? quid, cum te immortalem esse didiceris, satisne erit ? Solil. H. 56, 10.