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cille

(n.)
Grammar
cille, an; f.
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A vessel for use with fire, a pan; a lamp Cellae lancola, Corp. Gl. H. 6, 197. Citel cacabum, hwer lebes, cille lancona, Wrt. Voc. i. 288, 35-37. Cylle lancona, ii. 52, 3. Cylle, brond calbrum, 127, 70.

ofer-hebban

(v.)

to pass by, neglect, omitpraeterire, transire

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Hit þencþ fela gódra weorca tó wyrcanne, gif hé worldáre hæbbe, and wile hit oferhebban, siððan hé hié hæfþ, Past. 9; Swt. 55, 16

swég-hleóþor

(n.)
Grammar
swég-hleóþor, es; m.
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Th. 358, 8; Pa. 42. Swég[h]leóþres geswin the melody of vocal music, 207, 5; Ph. 137

luf-sum

(adj.)
Grammar
luf-sum, adj.

Amiablepleasantlovable

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Lufsum and líðe leófum monnum amiable and kind to the men that are dear to him, Exon. 21 a; Th. 57, 5; Cri. 914: 96 a; Th. 357, 21; Pa. 32

un-gníðe

(adj.)
Grammar
un-gníðe, adj.

Not scantyliberalabundant

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Th. 359, 31; Pa. 70

heort-wærc

(n.)
Grammar
heort-wærc, es; m.

Pain in the heart

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Pain in the heart Wið heortwærce for pain in the heart, L. M. 1, 17; Lchdm. ii. 60, 4

FEALLAN

(v.)
Grammar
FEALLAN, to feallanne; part. feallende; ic fealle, ðú feallest, fealst, felst, fylst, he fealleþ, fealþ, felþ, fylþ, pl. feallaþ; p. feól, feóll, pl. feóllon; pp. feallen; v. intrans.

FALL, fall down, faildefĭcĕre

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To FALL, fall down, fail; cădĕre, decĭdĕre, procĭdĕre, defĭcĕre Hí sceolon raðe feallan on grimne grund they shall fall rapidly into the grim abyss, Exon. 30 a; Th. 93, 15; Cri. 1526: Beo. Th. 2145; B. 1070: Ps. Th. 87, 4: Rood Kmbl. 85; Kr. 43. Enoch

Linked entries: feallend-lic ge-feallan

þearm-gewind

(n.)
Grammar
þearm-gewind, -wind, es; m. The words seem to mean 'that which enwraps the intestines,' cf. plecta wǽfelsa, gewynde, Hpt. Gl. 462, 64, but they are used to gloss jugulam (-um?), so should mean the collar-bone, or the hollow part of the neck above the collar-bone, or
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the throat Gescyld ðearmgewind (ðearmwind, lxxiv, 24), breóstbán, breóst tege jugulam, pectusculum, mamillas, Lchdm. i. lxxii, 1

for-mengan

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Hé mæg hine formengan tó ðǽm écum mid his willan aeternis se conjungere per desiderium valet, Past. 395, 4. For 'Past. ... Lye' substitute

ge-martyrian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-martyrian, -martirian, -martrian; p. ode, ade, ede; pp. od, ad, ed

To martyrmarty̆rem făcĕre

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Hí Petrus and Paulus gemartredan they martyred Peter and Paul, Ors. 6, 5; Bos. 119, 21. He wæs for sóþfæstnysse gemartyrod he was martyred for truth, Homl. Th. i. 484, 33 : Boutr. Scrd. 18, 8, 10.

Linked entry: martyrian

þrág-bisig

(adj.)
Grammar
þrág-bisig, adj.

Occupied for a time(?)periodically employed(?)

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The subject of the riddle is a millstone, and the Latin riddles on which the English one is based seem to suggest that the epithet might refer to running; Aldhelm has: Par labor ambarum ... altera currit; Symphosius: Non desinit ille moveri. v.

rúmedlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
rúmedlíce, adv.

liberallyat large, fully

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Ne óðerra monna ne reáfiaþ, ne hierarúmedlíce dǽlaþ, Past. 23; Swt. 177, 7. Ðonne hwá ǽgðer ge mete ge hrægl þearfendum rúmedlíce (rúmodlíce, Hatt.

Linked entry: rúmed-líc

scearu

(n.)
Grammar
scearu, e; f.

The share pubes

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Schore, privy part of a man pubes, Prompt. Parv. 448. v. Lchdm. ii. Glossary

ge-fǽtan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-fǽtan, p. -te

To pack upconvasare

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To pack up; convasare Ðæt gold hí gefætaþ on ða myran the gold they pack on the mares, Nar. 35, 12

Linked entry: fǽtan

á-hefigian

(v.)
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Add: to make heavy Bið áhefegod grauatur, Past. 73, 5. to become heavy Ásuilð ðaet lim and áhefegað, Past. 73, 10

gafol

(n.)
Grammar
gafol, gafel, gaful, es; n. [gifan to give]

Taxtributerentinterestvectīgaltrĭbūtumcensusūsūra

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Ðæt him leófre wǽre wið hine to feohtanne, ðonne gafol to gyldenne that they would rather fight against him, than pay him tribute, Ors. 1, 10; Bos. 32, 24, 28 : L. Edg. S. 1; Th. i. 270, 16 : L. O.

þreágan

(v.)
Grammar
þreágan, þreán, and þreáwian (v. þreápian); p. þreáde [in Bt. 38, 1; Fox 196, 7 a form occurs that might be a strong past of þreán, on the analogy of þweán, sleán Ðæt gewit wæs swíþe sorgiende for ðám ermþum ðe hí ðrógan; cf. the rendering of the same passage in the metres: Ðæt mód wæs swíðe sorgum gebunden for ðǽm earfoþum ðe him on sǽton,
  • Met. 26, 97.
But, perhaps, drugon should be read, as, Latin is:]; pp. þreád.

to reproverebukereproachto punish one who deserves punishmentto chastise by way of discipline, with a view to amendto chastencorrectto torturetormentafflictdistressvexoppress

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Monige sindon suíðe líðelíce tó ðreágeanne nonnulla sunt leniter arguenda, Past. 21; Swt. 157, 24.

Linked entries: þreán þreiga ðrogan

gomen-wáðu

(n.)
Grammar
gomen-wáðu, e; f.
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A joyous path; lætum ĭter Gewiton ealdgesíþas of gomenwaðe the old comrades departed from the joyous path, Beo. Th. 1713; B. 854

Linked entry: gamen-wáðu

mund-bryce

(n.)
Grammar
mund-bryce, es; m.

a breach of mundthe fine paid for the offence to the authority whose mund was violated

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E. 3; Th. i. 360, 20. the fine paid for the offence to the authority whose mund was violated Ðis syndon ða gerihta ðe se cyning áh ofer ealle men on Wessexan, ðæt is, mundbryce ..., L. C. S. 12; Th. i. 382, 13.

ge-réþru

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Geredro, 7, 5. hwíle þe þá rówendas þæs scipes gegearwodon óþre geréðru ðam nautae navis armamenta repararent, Gr. D. 306, 4

Linked entry: -réðru