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gliwian

(v.)
Grammar
gliwian, p. ede

To adorn[?]

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Me gliwedon wrætlíc weorc smiþa, Exon. 107 a; Th. 408, 17; Rä. 27, 13

ge-síþcund

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-síþcund, adj.

Of the rank of a 'gesith

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Gif gesíþcund man fare, þonne mót he habban his geréfan mid him, and his smiþ and his cildféstran if a 'gesithcund' man go away, then may he have his reeve with him, and his smith and his child's fosterer, 63; Th. i. 144, 2: 45; Th. i. 130, 9: 54; Th.

ísen-swát

(n.)
Grammar
ísen-swát, es ; m.
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Smít on ísenswát, L. M. 2, 65; Lchdm. ii. 296, 18. See iii. 366, col. 1. [?]

þurh-sleán

(v.)

to smite throughstrike throughto smite

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Th. ii. 30, 21. to smite Ic ðerhslǽ ł hríno ðone hiorde percutiam pastorem, Mk. Skt. Lind. Rush. 14, 27. [O. Frs. thruch-slá: O. H. Ger. durh-slahan percutere, pulsare.]

seámere

(n.)
Grammar
seámere, es; m.
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Se smiþ secgþ . . . Hwanon seámere (sartori) nǽdl ? nis hit of mínon geweorce ? Coll. Monast. Th. 30. 33

be-settan

(v.)
Grammar
be-settan, p. -sette, pl. -setton; pp. -seted, -sett; v. a. [be by, settan to set]

To BESET, set near, appoint, to place, own, posesscircumdare, collocare, ponere

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Wǽpna smiþ besette swínlícum hine the armour-smith beset it with figures of swine, Beo. Th. 2910; B. 1453. Se hálga wæs searoþancum beseted the saint was beset with various thoughts, Andr. Kmbl. 2511; An. 1257: Exon. 60 a; Th. 218, 19; Ph. 297.

Linked entry: bi-settan

slihtan

(v.)
Grammar
slihtan, p. te

To smite, slay caedens mactare

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To smite, slay Gif ðú fallas ł slæhtas cadens (translator seems to have read caedens in the second case) Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 4, 9

Linked entries: slæhtan wæl-slihta

treów-wyrhta

(n.)
Grammar
treów-wyrhta, an ; m.
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Se Smiþ andwyrt : Eálá Trywwyrhta, for hwí swá sprycst ðú?, Coll. Monast. Th. 31, 9-17. Ic hæbbe treówwyrhtan habeo lignarium, 30, 1

ge-drepan

(v.)
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to strike, smite Hé wæs gedrepen (gegripen, v.l.) and geþreád fram þám unclǽnan gástum and gefeóll tó þæs deácones fótum immundo spiritu correptus ad pedes diaconi corruit, Gr. D. 294, l

Linked entry: drepan

míte

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Bibiones vel mustiones muscfleotan vel wurma smite (sinite, Wrt., but see Wülck. Gl. 121, 23) l. (?) mustfleógan vel [must]wurmas, míte, Wrt. Voc. i. 23, 75-

fyrn-dagas

(n.)
Grammar
fyrn-dagas, gen. a; dat. um; pl. m.

Days of oldancient dayspriscæ dies

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Swá hine fyrndagum worhte wǽpna smiþ as the armourer wrought it in ancient days, Beo. Th. 2907; B. 1451

for-slihþ

(v.)
Grammar
for-slihþ, 3rd sing. pres. of for-sleán.

smites

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smites, L. Alf. pol. 50; Th. i. 94, 14;

ó-wérn

(adv.)
Grammar
ó-wérn, adv.
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(Smith's Bede, 595, 3, has ówhwǽr.)

hand-weorc

(n.)
Grammar
hand-weorc, es; n.

Handiwork, work done by the hand

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Sinc hondweorc smiþa treasure, the handiwork of artificers, Exon. 105 b; Th. 401, 6; Rä. 21, 7. Þurh ðæt handweorc by manual labour, L. E. I. 3; Th. ii. 404, 19

Linked entry: hand-geweorc

for-slyhþ

(v.)
Grammar
for-slyhþ, 3rd sing. pres. of for-sleán.

smites

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smites, L. Alf. pol. 50; Th. i. 94, 14, MS. H;

fored

(v.)
Grammar
fored, part.

Brokenfracturedfractus

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Broken, fractured; fractus Gif monnes ceácan mon fórslihþ ðæt hie beón forede if a man smite another's cheeks that they be broken, L. Alf. pol. 50; Th. i. 94, 15, note 34. Se foreda fót [MS. foot] the fractured foot, Past. 11, 2; Hat. MS. 15 a, 4

ofer-gedyre

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

A lintel

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A lintel Smíton on ǽgðer gedyre and on ða ofergedyru ponent super utrumque postem et in superliminaribus domorum Ex. 12, 7

Linked entry: gedýre

biggencere

(n.)
Grammar
biggencere, es; m.

A workeroperator

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A worker; operator Ic hæbbe smiþas ... and manega óðre mistlícra cræfta biggenceras habeo fabros ... et multos alios variarum artium operatores, Coll. Monast, Th. 30, 3

Wéland

(n.)
Grammar
Wéland, es; m.
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A character in old Teutonic legends celebrated for his skill as a smith. Allusion to him is found in Middle English poetry: 'My sword . . . thorrow Velond wroght yt wase,' Torrent of Portugaled.

Linked entry: Weolud

for-sleán

(v.)
Grammar
for-sleán, he -slæhþ, -slyhþ, -slihþ; p. -slóh, pl. -slógon; pp. -slegen, -slægen, -slagen [sleán to strike]

To strike with violencesmitebreakslaykilldestroyvehementer fĕrīrepercŭtĕrefrangĕreoccīdĕreinterfĭcĕre

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Gif monnes ceácan mon forslihþ [forslyhþ, H] ðæt hie beóþ forode, gebéte mid xv scillinga if one smite a man's cheeks, that they be broken, let him make amends with fifteen shillings, L. Alf. pol. 50; Th. i. 94, 14.

Linked entry: for-slegenlic