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ealu

(v.)
Grammar
ealu, (-o,-a). For 'generally indecl. in sing.' substitute: gen. ealoþ (-aþ, -eþ), alþes (Rtl.); dat. inst. ealoþ (-aþ, -eþ); acc. ealu (-o, -a); gen. pl. ealeþa,
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and add: ale Ealo coelia, Wrt. Voc. ii. 17, 24: i. 290, 61. Ealu celeum, cervise, ii. 130, 47. Æþele alu carenum, 23, 1. Gif ealo áwerd sié, Lch. ii. 142, 10. Twégen fǽtels full ealað oððe wæteres, Ors. 1, 1; S. 21, 16. Lytel níwes ealoð, Lch. i. 388

atelíc

(adj.)
Grammar
atelíc, adj. [ = atol, líc]

Dire ⬩ terrible ⬩ horrid ⬩ foul ⬩ loathsome ⬩ dirus ⬩ terribilis ⬩ horridus ⬩ deformis ⬩ fœ́dus

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Dire, terrible, horrid, foul, loathsome; dirus, terribilis, horridus, deformis, fœ́dus Norþ-Denum stód atelíc egesa over the North-Danes stood dire terror, Beo. Th. 1572; B. 784. Unwlitig swile and atelíc tumor deformis, Bd. 4, 32 ; S. 611, 17

Linked entries: atelucost atolíc

atolíc

(adj.)
Grammar
atolíc, adj. [atol, líc]

Dire ⬩ horrid ⬩ loathsome ⬩ dirus ⬩ horridus ⬩ deformis

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Dire, horrid, loathsome; dirus, horridus, deformis, Bd. 4, 32; S. 611, note 17

áðor

(pronoun.)
Grammar
áðor, pron.

Either the one or the other ⬩ both ⬩ alter ⬩ alteruter ⬩ uter-que

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Either the one or the other, both; alter, alteruter, uter-que And se ðe áðor fulbrece and he who violates either, L. C. E. 2 ; Th. i. 358, 20 : L. Ed. 2 ; Th. i. 160, 11 : Hy. 10, 42; Hy. Grn. ii. 293, 42. On áðrum on both, Cot. 214. On áðre hand on

Linked entry: áðer

á-wiht

alone ⬩ any good ⬩ good for anything

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Átes-hwón (v. nátes-hwón) ullatenus, Angl. xiii. 434, 987. Áreccan fier ówihte to recount any further, Cri. 248. Leng ówihte, 343: An. 801. Láðra ówihte, B. 2432.

limb-stefning

(n.)
Grammar
limb-stefning, The gloss at Wrt. Voc. i. 61, 46 is:
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Peripetasma limb-stefning. Comparison with 26, 6, limbus stemning vel hem, suggests (?) that the gloss should read, peripetasma, limbus stefning

áttor-láðe

Grammar
áttor-láðe, átter-, an; f.

The cock's spur grass ⬩ atterlothe [venom-loather] ⬩ panicum crus galli

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The cock's spur grass, atterlothe [venom-loather]; panicum crus galli Wið áttre, betonican and ða smalan áttorláðan dó on hálig wæter against poison, put betony and the small atterlothe into holy water, L.

Linked entry: átor-láðe

sweþel

(n.)
Grammar
sweþel, The gloss at Txts. 113, 72 is probably High German.

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ge-æmtian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-æmtian, -æmettigian, -æmtogian; p. ode; pp. od [æmtian to be at leisure]

To be unoccupied ⬩ be at leisure ⬩ be void ⬩ văcuum esse ⬩ văcāre

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To be unoccupied, be at leisure, be void; văcuum esse, văcāre Ðe hie selfe geæmettigian sceoldon who ought to keep themselves unoccupied, Past. 18, 4; Swt. 134, 5; Cot. MS. : Swt. 4, 3.

in-stede

(adv.)
Grammar
in-stede, -styde [or in stede ; cf. Icel. í-stað on the spot, at once];

On the spot ⬩ at once ⬩ immediately

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On the spot, at once, immediately Instyde continuo, Mt. Kmbl. Rush. 27, 48. Instyde statim, Mk. Skt. Rush. 1, 28 : 2, 12

bétende

(v.; part.)
Grammar
bétende, part. [from bétan to make better, atone]

Amending, atoning ⬩ reparans, expians

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Amending, atoning; reparans, expians Bétende [MS. betend] crungon hergas to hrusan the atoning bands sank to earth, Exon. 124 a; Th. 477, 24; Ruin. 29

pluccian

(v.)
Grammar
pluccian, ploccan. l. ploccian, and for the gloss at Wrt. Voc. ii. 140, 59
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substitute Ploccaþ discerpit, lacerat, tóslít, devorat, carpit.Add:

disme

(n.)
Grammar
disme, In the passage at An. Ox. 46, 4 musk is spoken of; cf.
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M.H. Ger. tiseme, tesim: M.L. Ger. desem, dessem musk. v. Angl. 30, 123: 32, 515

be-leólc

(v.)
Grammar
be-leólc, p. of be-lácan, and Goth. cognates at the end of lácan.

flowed around ⬩ inclosed ⬩ the reduplicated

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flowed around, inclosed, the reduplicatedExon. 122 b; Th. 471, 26; Rä. 61, 7;

on-wealcan

(v.)
Grammar
on-wealcan, Th. An. 116, 22 is found at Lch. i. 246, 10 where anwealche, anwelce
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are v. ll

átter-coppe

(n.)
Grammar
átter-coppe, an ; f. [átor poison, copp a head]

A spider ⬩ aranea

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A spider; aranea Swindan ðú dydest swá swá áttercoppan sáwle his tabescere fecisti sicut araneam animam ejus, Ps. Spl. T. 38, 15

fram-ateran

(v.)
Grammar
fram-ateran, p. -atær, pl. -atǽron; pp. -atoren

To tear from or asunder ⬩ to tear in pieces ⬩ dirĭpĕre

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To tear from or asunder, to tear in pieces; dirĭpĕre Ic framatere dirĭpio, Ælfc. Gr. 28, 3; Som. 30, 64

fram-a-teón

(v.)
Grammar
fram-a-teón, p. -ateáh, pl. -atugon; pp. -atogen

To draw away from ⬩ abstrăhĕre ⬩ extrăhĕre

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To draw away from; abstrăhĕre, extrăhĕre Framatuge extraxisti, Ps. Vos. 21, 8. Framatogen detractus, ablātus, Cot. 69

ge-ǽtred

(v.)
Grammar
ge-ǽtred, -ǽttred, -ǽttrad, -ǽttrud; part. [átor poison, venom]

Poisoned ⬩ envenomed ⬩ poisonous ⬩ infectus ⬩ toxĭcātus ⬩ vĕnēnātus

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Poisoned, envenomed, poisonous; infectus, toxĭcātus, vĕnēnātus Forwearþ micel heres for geǽtredum gescotum many of the army died from poisoned arrows, Ors. 3, 9; Bos. 68, 38. Geǽttred infectus, Cot. 104. Hæfde he twigecgede handseax geǽttred hăbēbat

ge-býrian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-býrian, -býrigan, -bírian; 3rd sing. eþ; p. ede; pp. ed; 3rd sing. aþ; p. ode; pp. od. [The cognate words point to a short vowel.]

To happen ⬩ to fall out ⬩ to pertain to ⬩ belong to ⬩ evenire ⬩ accidere ⬩ contingere ⬩ pertinere ad ⬩ It pertains to ⬩ it is fitting or suitable ⬩ it becomes ⬩ it behoves ⬩ pertinet ad ⬩ convenit ⬩ oportet ⬩ decet

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Ath. v. 1, 4; Th. i. 230, 3. Ne gebýraþ hit swá non ita convenit, Gen. 48, 18. Him ne gebýraþ to ðám sceápum non pertinet ad eum de ovibus, Jn. Bos. 10, 13. Him gebýrode to ðám þearfum de egenis pertinebat ad eum, 12, 6.

Linked entries: býre ge-bíraþ

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