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dropettan

Grammar
dropettan, droppettan.
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Dropeteð blód swá þon gelícost þe tóbrocen fæt, Lch. ii. 230, 25; Dropetende stillantia. Ps. Srt. 71, 6. Add

morgen-steorra

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Add: — Hé cóm beforan Críste on myddangeard swá se morgensteorra cymð beforan þǽre sunnan, Shrn. 95, 13. Ǽr r

níw-slícod

(adj.)
Grammar
níw-slícod, adj.
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Newly-glossed, with the gloss fresh on it (a garment) Swá scýnende sunne oððe nígslýcod hrægel, Shrn. 149, 8

on-geótan

(v.)
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to infuse Swá ꝥ ealle þá fatu wǽron ongoten (infusa) mid bledsunge þæs ylcan eles, Gr. D. 51, 14

be-wuna

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Hé þæt feoh tó sellanne næfde his here swá hié bewuna wǽron, Ors. 3, 7; S. 116, 15. Add

deór-friþ

(n.)
Grammar
deór-friþ, es; n.

Deer-protection, game-protection ⬩ cervōrum tūtēla

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Deer-protection, game-protection; cervōrum tūtēla Se cyng Willelm sætte mycel deórfriþ, and he lægde lags ðǽrwið, ðæt swá hwá swá slóge heort oððe hinde, ðæt hine man sceolde blendian king William constituted much protection to game, and he laid down

éðung

(n.)
Grammar
éðung, éðgung, e; f.

Breath, a breathing, inspiration ⬩ hālĭtus, spīrātio, inspīrătio

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Breath, a breathing, inspiration; hālĭtus, spīrātio, inspīrătio He læg swá swá deád mon, nemne bynre éðunge ætýwde quăsi mortuus jăcēbat, hālĭtu tantum pertĕnui quia vīvĕret demonstrans, Bd. 5, 19; S. 640, 24. Éðung spīrātio, Ælfc. Gl. 79; Som. 72, 63

Linked entry: éðgung

plantung

(n.)
Grammar
plantung, e; f.
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planting Wíntwiga plantung propaginatio, Wrt. Voc. i. 39, 5. what is planted, a plant Ǽlc plantung ( plantatio ) ðe mín heofenlíca fæder ne plantode byþ áwurtwalod, Mt. Kmbl. 15, 13. Plontung rósæs plantatio rosae, Rtl. 65, 35. Ðara bearn swá swá æðele

ge-hihtan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-hihtan, -hyhtan; p. -hihte; pp. -hihted.

to hope ⬩ trust ⬩ spērāre ⬩ to rejoice ⬩ exultāre

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to hope, trust; spērāre Betere is gehihtan on Drihtne ðonne gehihtan on ealdrum bŏnum est spĕrāre in Dŏmĭno quam spērāre in princĭpĭbus, Ps. Lamb. 117, 9. On hys naman ðeóda gehyhtaþ in nŏmĭne ejus gentes spērābunt, Mt. Bos. 12, 21. to rejoice; exultāre

Linked entry: ge-hyhtan

géme-leáslíce

(adv.)
Grammar
géme-leáslíce, adv.

Negligently ⬩ neglĭgenter

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Negligently; neglĭgenter For hwon sǽdest ðú Ecgbyrhte swá gémeleáslíce and swá wlætlíce ða þing ðe ic ðé bebeád him to secganne quāre tam neglĭgenter ac tĕpĭde dixisti Ecgbercto quæ tibi dīcenda præcēpi? Bd. 5, 9; S. 623, 9. Ða ðe unwærlíce and gémeleáslíce

birhtan

(v.)

to shine

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to shine, literal Eall mín weorod for ðǽre micelnesse ðæs goldes scán and berhte, Nar. 7, 15. Byr[htende] coruscans, An. Ox. 4203. figurative Hé beforan manna eágum swá manigum wundrum sceán and berhte, Guth. 90, 11. Se noma mid him swá lange sceán

Linked entries: beorhtan brihtan

ge-syndrian

(v.)
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For 'R. Ben. . . . Lye' substitute: R. Ben. I. 56, 9, and add On eallum stówum yld ná sí gesindrod (discernatur) on endebyrdnesse, 105, 6. Swá swá án man biþ man ðá hwíle ðe sió sáwland se líchoma biþ ætsomne, þonne hí þonne gesindrede bióþ, ðonne ne

helma

a helm

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Add: a helm Helma clavis, Wrt. Voc. ii. 98, 4. a person who directs affairs God is wealdend and steóra and steórróþer and helma, for þǽm hé riht and rǽt eallum gesceaftum swá swá gód steóra ánum scipe Deus est veluti quidam claims aique gubernaculum

wer-reáf

(n.)
Grammar
wer-reáf, es; n.
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Ordinary dress as distinguished from vestments Be preósta gyrlan . . . Nimon hí heora werreáf (uestimenta) tó Sancte Martinus mæssan and oferslipas tó Eástron and heora gescý on þǽm mónðe Nouembre, Chrd. 48, 27. Preósta werreáf (uestes) and hyra gescý

sóþ-líc

(adj.; adv.)
Grammar
sóþ-líc, adj.

true ⬩ genuine ⬩ unfeigned ⬩ true ⬩ right ⬩ probable; just; fit

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true, genuine, unfeigned Nǽnig óðerne freóþ in fyrhðe, ðæt hé sóðlíce (or adv.?) sybbe healde, gástlíce lufe, Fragm. Kmbl. 72; Leás. 38. true, right Ne þincþ mé nǽfre nánwuht swá sóþlíc swá mé þincþ ðín spell ðǽm tímum ðe ic ða gehiére cum tuas rationes

spyrte

(n.)
Grammar
spyrte, an; f.

A basket

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A basket Spyrte fiscella, Germ. 400, 492. Spirte cistula, Wrt. Voc. i. 288, 33: ii. 17, 7. Of ðære láfe wǽron gefyllede seofon spyrtan . . . . Spyrte biþ, swá swá gé sylfe witon, of rixum gebroden, oððe of palmtwygum, Homl. Th. ii. 402, 6-9: 396, 8.

Linked entries: sperte spirte

ge-feaxen

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-feaxen, adj.

Having hair ⬩ haired ⬩ cŏmātus

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Having hair, haired; cŏmātus Ða syndon gefeaxene swá frihteras they have hair as soothsayers have, Nar. 37, 1

un-gewemmedness

(n.)
Grammar
un-gewemmedness, e; f.

Purity

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Purity Rihtlíc is mé swá besmitenre fram ðínre clǽnan ungewemmednesse beón áscirod, Homl. Skt. ii. 23 b, 438

fore-ádihtian

(v.)
Grammar
fore-ádihtian, p. ode

pre-arrange

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To arrange beforehand, pre-arrange Ðis ǽrendgewrit Agustinus bróhte, swá hit ǽr foreádihtode Róme pápa, Past. 9, 9

Linked entry: á-dihtian

irfe-numa

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Swá hit míne ærfenuman ǽr onstellen, C. D. i. 316, 22. Eihwelc mon mínra ærbenumena, 299, 22, Add: —