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DÓR

(n.)
Grammar
DÓR, es; pl. nom. acc. dór, dóru, dúru; n.

A large door ⬩ porta

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A large door; porta Ðæt ðú ðíne dóru mihtest bedón fæste that thou mightest shut fast thy doors, Ps. Th. 147, 2. Gáþ nú on his dóru intrāte portas ejus, Ps. Th. 99, 3.

Linked entry: dýr

hord-cleófa

(n.)
Grammar
hord-cleófa, -clýfa, an; m.

A treasure-chamber, treasury, store-room, closet

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A treasure-chamber, treasury, store-room, closet Hí gáþ in tó ðínum húse and tó ðínum bedde and tó ðínum hordclýfan ingredientur cubiculum lectuli tui et super stratum tuum, Exod. 8, 3.

helle-gást

(n.)
Grammar
helle-gást, -gǽst,
  • Exon. 72 a; Th. 269, 28; Jul. 457
    • :
  • 74 b; Th. 279, 17; Jul. 615
    • :
  • Beo. Th. 2552; B. 1274.

sófte

(adj.)
Grammar
sófte, (sóft?); adj.

Soft ⬩ soft (of sleep), quiet, undisturbed ⬩ soft, luxurious ⬩ gentle, not harsh, not stern

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Th. i. 566, 22. soft, luxurious Ne hé ne cume on wearmum bæðe ne on sóftum bedde L. Ælfc. C. 11; Th. ii. 280, 22. On ðam sóftum baðe Homl. Skt. i. 11, 231. gentle, not harsh, not stern Similar entries v. sófte, III.

Linked entry: un-sófte

mynegung

(n.)
Grammar
mynegung, e; f.

admonition ⬩ exhortation ⬩ a demand for payment of what is due ⬩ a claim

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Bed. pref.; S. 472, 8. ' Ne ondrǽde gé eów' hé cwæþ . . .. Þurh ðæs apostoles mungunge (myngunge, MSS. O. F. ; minegunge, MS. T. ), R. Ben. 53, 1. Heó wolde þurh his mynegungum hire mód getrymman. Homl. Th. ii. 146, 10.

Linked entry: mynung

fóster-cild

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Ic eom untýmende; nim míne þínene tó þínum bedde, þæt ic húru underfó sum fóstercild of hyre, Gen. 16, 2. Hér synd þá cnihtas ... þíne fóstercyld, Hml. S. 2, 243. fig. of a disciple, scholar, &c. Hé ( St.

heáfod-hrægel

(n.)
Grammar
heáfod-hrægel, es; n.
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It also glosses poderis Gif þú fyligst rihtwísnysse þú gegrípst hí, and þú on dést swylce heáfudhrægl wyrðscype ( indues quasi poderem honorem ), Scint. 74, 2. of bedding, a bolster, pillow Bedreáf bedda geniht*-*sumiað . . . hwítel . . . and heáfudrægel

ge-anbídian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-anbídian, l. ge-anbidian, geandbidian,

to wait ⬩ to wait for. ⬩ to wait for the coming ⬩ return ⬩ to wait for the coming to pass ⬩ to wait

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and add: absolute, to wait Ic geanbidode oþ ic wiste hwæt þú woldest, Bt. 22, I; F. 7625. ꝥ folc stód geanbidiende, Lk. 23, 35. to wait for. to wait for the coming or return of a person (gen. ) Ðá bed heó þá cwelleras ðæt hí hire geanbidedan medmicle

unriht-hǽmed

(n.)
Grammar
unriht-hǽmed, es; n.

Unlawful cohabitation ⬩ illicit intercourse ⬩ adultery ⬩ fornication

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On ðæt hnesce bedd ðæs gesinscipes, næs on ða heardan eorðan ðæs únryhthǽmdes, 51; Swt. 397, 23. Ne ða unfæsðrádan ðe ne magon hira unryhthǽmdes geswícan neque adulteri, neque molles, neque masculorum concubitores, Swt. 401, 28.

Linked entry: riht-hǽmed

ge-rihtan

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Béda betwyx þám óðrum þingum þe hé beorhtlíce gedihte þás þing hé tó gerihte, and mid leódlicum metre be þám mónðum þus giddode, Angl. viii. 301, 34. to direct. to address words to a person Ðone cwide Paulus geryhte tó biscepum, Past. 105, 8. to keep

hǽlþ

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Gif þú gesihst þé on wætere cealdan þw[e]án, hǽlde líchaman (sanitatem carports) getácnaþ, Lch. iii. 214, 14. of soul, salvation Eallon þám tó écere hǽlðe þe his líchaman séceað, Chr. 1023 ; P. 156, 25. healing, physical Heó árás andsund of þám bedde

recen

(adj.)
Grammar
recen, adj.
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[Cumeð her forð, and beð alle reken, And lereð wel quat he sal speken, Gen. and Ex. 3485. Louerd, ic ( Moses ) am unreken of wurdes, 2817. My rankor refrayne for þy reken ( apt ) wordes, Allit. Pms. 60, 756. (See the glossary for other instances.

Linked entries: recene recenlíce

ende-byrdlíce

(adv.)
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H. 35, 19. of narration, where circumstances are given in due order Béda þises hálgan líf endebyrdlíce áwrát, Hml. Th. ii. 132, 28. Swíðe endebyrdlíce þú hyt recst, Solil. H. 59, 10. Wé wyllað nú secgan endebyrdlíce be eallum þisum, Ælfc. Gr.

weax-bred

(n.)
Grammar
weax-bred, es; n.

a table, tablet for writing on ⬩ a table, list

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Techm. ii. 128, 6-12. a table, list Seó forme abecede ys bútan pricon, and seó oðer ys gepricod on ða swýðran healfe, and seó þrydde on ða wynstran healfe, swá ús hér æfter gelustfullaþ tó ámearkianne on þissum æfterfyligendum wexbredum, ðe se árwurða Béda

cwehte

(v.; part.)
Grammar
cwehte, pl. cwehton shook, moved, quoted, Beo. Th. 476; B. 235: Ælfc. T. 36, 9: Ps. Lamb. 21, 8: Mt. Bos. 27, 39: Mk. Bos. 15, 29; p.
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of cweccan

stǽnen

(adj.)
Grammar
stǽnen, (in the oblique cases the -en is sometimes contracted or absorbed; see below, and for other instances see under stapol); adj.
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Stǽnen bedd, Shrn. 69, 4. Ðæt stǽnna fæt alabastrum, Mk. Skt. Rush. Lind. 14, 3. Be ðære stǽnenan strǽte the paved way, Blickl. Homl. 189, 13. Stǽnen weofod altare lapideum, Ex. 20, 25. Weall stǽnene, Cd. Th. 101, 33; Gen. 1691.

rǽden

(n.)
Grammar
rǽden, rǽdenn, e; f.
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The word occurs as the second part of many nouns, when its force is much the same as that of the suffixes -ship, -hood, -red, denoting a state, condition. v. bed-, bróðor-, burh-, camp-, feónd-, folc-, freónd-, gafol-, gebed-, gecwid-, gefér-, heord-,

ge-dreóg

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
ge-dreóg, ge-dreóh; adj.
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(Ða bead se e Þa þa menn on heora bedde wæron and hit swiðe gedrih wæs Nap. 29. Cf. Lomb is drih, þing and milde agnus est animal mansuetum, O. E. Hml. ii. 49, 9. Maide dreiβ and wel itaucht, 256, 34.)

fealwe

(adj.)
Grammar
fealwe, fallow, pale yellow, dusky, bay, Exon. 57 a; Th. 202, 24; Ph. 74: 60 a; Th. 219, 22; Ph. 311: Beo. Th. 1735; B. 865: 1837; B. 916; nom. acc. pl.
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of fealo

stígan

(v.)
Grammar
stígan, p. stáh, pl. stigon; pp. stigen.
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Ǽr hé on bed stige, 1357 ; B. 676. Stígan on wægn, Exon. Th. 404, 16 ; Rä. 23, 8. Hét hé ǽnne mon stígan on ðone mæst ( adscendere in arborem navis ), Ors. 4, 10 ; Swt. 202, 2.

Linked entry: a-stígend

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