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trimes

(n.)
Grammar
trimes, trimis, es; trimessa, an; m. : trimesf[s], e; trimes[s]e, an; f. : þrimes;
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Nime áne trymessan fulle, 76, 6. Twégra trymesa, 78, 24. Twéga trymessa, 70, 15 : 72, 26. . iiii. trymesan, 76, 22 : 78, 8. Feówer trymessan, 76, 10, 16. De ponderibus incipit.

tó-scǽnan

(v.)
Grammar
tó-scǽnan, p. de

To break to pieces

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Hi þe totorveþ . . . and þine fule bon toscheneþ, O. and N. 1120. Þu scalt toscæne mid mire eaxe . . . Corineus smat in enne stane . . . þe stan al tosceande (þat þe ston al tobrac, 2nd MS.), 2309-15. In Layamon the word is intransitive

maðelian

(v.)
Grammar
maðelian, p. ode

To speakharanguemake a speechdeclaim

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Byrhtwold maðelode, hé ful baldlíce beornas lǽrde, 140, 60. Elene maðelade, and fore eorlum spræc, Elen. Kmbl. 807; El. 404. Wídsíþ maðolade, wordhord onleác, Exon. 84 b; Th. 318, 19: Víd. 1. Maðeliendra concionatorum, rhetorum, Hpt. Gl. 460, 76

Linked entry: mæðlan

forþ-lǽstan

(v.)
Grammar
forþ-lǽstan, p. -lǽste; pp. -lǽsted

To follow outaccomplishfulfilăgĕreperăgĕre

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To follow out, accomplish, fulfil; ăgĕre, perăgĕre Ðæt for intingan ðæs godcundan eges ǽne síþe for his scylde onbryrded ongan, swá he eác eft for intingan ðære godcundan lufan lustfulligende ðam écum médum fæstlíce forþlǽste quod causa divīni tĭmōris

Lǽden-bóc

(n.)
Grammar
Lǽden-bóc, f.
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A Latin book Nán man næfþ lédenbóca angit be fullon búton hé ðone cræft cunne no man perfectly understands Latin books, unless he know that art [grammar], Ælfc. Gr. 50; Som. 50, 65. Áwriten on lédenbócum written down in Latin books, Homl.

méle

(n.)
Grammar
méle, mǽle, es; m.

A cupbowlbasin

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Dó méle fulne buteran on, L. M. 1, 36; Lchdm, ii. 86, 17. [Halliw. Dict. meles and payles.]

under-sceótan

(v.)
Grammar
under-sceótan, p. -sceát, pl. -scuton; pp. -scoten.

to move to a place beneathto interceptto under-propsupport

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R.) sunnan tó ðam swíðe ðæt heó eall áþeóstraþ, Lchdm. iii. 242, 20. to under-prop, support Hí ne beóð mid nánre sylle underscotene ðæs godcundlícan mægenes nullis fulti virtutibus, Past. 1; Swt. 27, 17. Similar entries Cf. under-stingan

ge-wealdes

(adv.)
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of deliberate, voluntary action, intentionally, of one's own accord Hý fúl ne friðian willes ne gewealdes, Ll. Th. i. 162, 26. Nǽfre willes ne gewealdes ówiht dón, 178, 6.

CÁF

(adj.)
Grammar
CÁF, comp, ra, re; sup. est, ost; adj.
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Ben. 7: Fulg. 9. Cáf præceps, Glos. Prudent. Recd. 143, 32. Hét ðá hǽleða hleó healdan ða bricge wígan wígheardne cáfne then the defence [the chief] of the soldiers commanded a warrior, hardy in battle and nimble, to defend the bridge, Byrht.

un-gemetlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
un-gemetlíc, adj.

immoderateinordinateexcessivetoo greatimmensevery greatnot of the same measurediverse

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Gif hit full ungemetlíc wind gestent, Bt. 12; Fox 36, 15. Ungemetlíc moncwealm incredibilium morborum pestis, Ors. 6, 23; Swt. 274, 11. Wæs ungemetlíc wæl geslægen, Chr. 867; Erl. 72, 15.

áþ

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Hé cwæð ðæt hé nán ryhtre geðencan ne meahte þonne hé þone áð ágifan móste gif hé meahte ... and hé gelǽdde tó ðon ándagan done áð be fullan ... and cwæð ðæt him wǽre leófre ðæt hé ... ðonne se áð forbufste ... and wé gehýrdan ðæt hé ðone áð be fullan

cyne-scipe

(n.)
Grammar
cyne-scipe, es; m.

Kingship, royalty, honour regia dignitas

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Me to fullum cynescipe to my perfect royalty, 2; Th. i. 272, 25. Him sylfum to cynescipe in honour of himself, L. Edg. i. prm; Th. i. 262, 4: L. C. E. prm; Th. i. 358, 6

gár-clife

(n.)
Grammar
gár-clife, an; f.

Agrimonyagrĭmōnia eupătŏria

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Gárclifan etan ǽrende fúllíc getácnaþ to eat agrimony betokens a disagreeable message, Somn. 20; Lchdm. iii. 198, 24

bisceop-hám

(n.)
Grammar
bisceop-hám, es; m.
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Sæ bisceop him dó hira fullan fóstær of his bisceophámum episcopus eos de suis propriis episcopalibus uillis pleniter pascat, C. D. v. 219, 4

Linked entry: hám

snotorness

(n.)
Grammar
snotorness, e; f.

Prudence, wisdom, sagacity

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Hí (the innocents) wǽron gehwǽde and ungewittige ácwealde, ac hí árísaþ on ðam gemǽnelícum dóme mid fullum wæstme and heofenlícere snoternysse Homl. Th. i. 84, 23. Snotornesse ł wísdóm sapientiam Ps. Lamb. 48, 4.

wind

(n.)
Grammar
wind, es; m.

windair in motionwindflatulencewindbreath

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Gif hús full ungemetlíc wind gesteut, Bt. 12; Fox 36, 16. Swift wind. Met. 7, 20. Se stearca wind, 12, 14. Winneþ wind wið wǽge, 25, 58. Ðonne wind styreþ láð gewidru, Beo. Th. 2753; B. 1374. Ðonne wind ligeþ, weder bið fæger, Exon.

wit-seóc

(adj.)
Grammar
wit-seóc, adj.

Lunaticpossessed

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Wearð se mann geclǽnsod fram ðam fúlan gáste . . . Ðá geáxode se cyning be ðam witseócum menn, Homl. Th. i. 458, 2-8. Hí deóflu fram wittseócum mannum áflígdon, ii. 490, 23. Exorcista is se ðe rǽt ofer ða witseócan men, L. Ælfc.

dǽd-bót

Grammar
dǽd-bót, penitence, penance.
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Bútan hé mid fulre dǽdbóte his ungeþanc gebéte si non cum satisfactione emendaverit, R. Ben. 21, 6. Þá men þe dǽdbóte underfóð for hefelicum gyltum homines qui poenitentiam pro gravibus peccatis suscipiunt; Ll. Th. ii. 174, 17.

Dene

(n.)
Grammar
Dene, nom. acc; gen.a ; dat.um; pl. m.

The DanesDāni

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The Danes; Dāni Ðá ða Engle and Dene to friþe and to freóndscipe fullíce féngon when the English and Danes fully took to peace and to friendship, L. E. G; Th. i. 166, 7.

FÆTT

(adj.)
Grammar
FÆTT, fett, fæt; adj.

FAT, fatted pinguis, săgīnātus, crassus

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Ðonne híg etaþ and fulle beóþ and fætte cum comēdĕrint et sătŭrāti crassique fuĕrint, Deut. 31, 20: Gen. 41, 2: Ps. Spl. 21, 30: Ors. 4, 13; Bos. l00, 25, 26: Ps. Lamb. 21, 13. Ða fættan fearas me ofsǽton tauri pingues obsēdērunt me, Ps. Th. 21, 10.

Linked entries: fæt fett