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-ærn

(suffix)
Grammar
-ærn, -ern, es; n. [ærn a place] is generally used as a termination, and denotes a place; thus, Eorþ-ærn, es; a

An earth-place or housethe grave

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An earth-place or house, the grave Open wæs ðæt eorþ-ærn the grave was open, Exon. 120 a; Th. 460, 18; . 19: 119b; Th. 459, 22; . 3; Th. 460, 4; . 12. Dóm-ern a judgment-place, judgment-hall, court of justice, Mt. Bos. 27, 27.

nón

(n.)
Grammar
nón, es; n.

the ninth hourhora nonathe service held at the ninth hournones

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the ninth hour; hora nona Prím prima; undern tertia; middæg sexta; nón nona; ǽfen vesperum, Wrt. Voc. i. 53, 10-15 : R. Ben. 40, 13. Ða nigoþan tíde ðe wé nón hátaþ, Homl. Th. ii. 256, 35. Ðá com nón dæges, Beo. Th. 3204; B. 1600.

ge-trymnes

(n.)
Grammar
ge-trymnes, -ness, e; f.

An exhortationpersuasiona setting in orderan arrayinghortātus

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Fyrdweorodes getrymnes the arraying of a host, Blickl. Homl. 91, 36

syge

(n.)
Grammar
syge, (better (?) sige), es; m.
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Scyppend hafa ðé tó hyhte and á sóð tó syge ðonne ðú secge hwæt have God as your hope, and ever truth as your aim, when you say anything, Exon. Th. 304, 2; Fä. 64

Linked entry: sige

lapian

(v.)
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Swá swá hundas lapodon Naboðes blód, swá hí sceolon lapian and liccian þín blód in loco hoc, in quo linxerunt canes sanguinem Naboth, lambent sanguinem tuum Hml. S. 18, 209. Lapa bibe, lambe Germ. 398, 152. Add

mis-healdan

(v.)
Grammar
mis-healdan, p. -heóld
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To neglect, slight a person Nú for manegum geárum, þá þá hí misheóldon þone heofonlican God, hí wurdon gehergode ante hos annos, cum recessissent a via quam dederat illis Deus, exterminati sunt proeliis, Hml. A. 106, 130

ísen-ordál

(n.)
Grammar
ísen-ordál, es; n.
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The ordeal by hot iron, in which the accused who wished to clear himself had to bear, on the naked hand, a piece of red hot iron.

Linked entry: or-dál

droht

(n.)
Grammar
droht, es; m?

Manner or condition of life vitæ condĭtio

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Manner or condition of life; vitæ condĭtio Hú he his wísna trúwade, drohtes, on ðære dimman ádle how he trusted in his morals, his manner of living, in that hidden malady, Exon. 49 b; Th. 171, 31; Gú. 1135

Linked entry: ge-dryhtu

for-sworennys

(n.; v.; part.)
Grammar
for-sworennys, -nyss, e; f. [forsworen, pp. of forswerian to forswear; -nys, -nyss]

False swearingperjurypejĕrātioperjūrium

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False swearing, perjury; pejĕrātio, perjūrium Cýpmannum gedafenaþ ðæt hi sóþfæstnysse healdon, and lofian heora þing búton láþre forsworennysse it is fitting to merchants that they hold truth, and praise their things without hateful perjury. Homl.

sigor-tácn

(n.)
Grammar
sigor-tácn, [<b>e</b>]<b>n,</b> es ; n.
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A sign of victory, a convincing sign Godspel bodian, secgan sigortácnum to preach the gospel, tell it with convincing proofs or with marks shewing how it had prevailed, Exon. Th. 169, 3 ; Gú. 1089. v. sige-tác[e]n

médan

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Ondsware ýwe sé hine on méde wordum secgan hú se wudu hátte let him make answer that can encourage himself to say in words how the wood is called, Rä. 56, 15

un-sláwlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
un-sláwlíce, adv.

Not slowlynot sluggishlyactively

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Not slowly, not sluggishly, actively Hié sculon gehiéran ðætte is geháten ðǽm monnum ðe lustlíce and unsláwlíce lǽraþ ðæt ðæt hié ðonne cunnon ( qui in hoc, quod jam obtinuit, corporis vitio non tenetur ), Past. 49; Swt. 381, 1

Linked entry: sláwlíce

á-hátian

(v.)
Grammar
á-hátian, p. ode
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To become hot Áhátode concaluit, exardescit, Wrt. Voc. ii. 136, 44. Áhátode heorte mín concaluit cor meum, Ps. L. 38, 4. Sé cymð of þám swíðe ácólodan magan oþþe of þám tó swíðe áhátodan, Lch. ii. 60, 19

Linked entry: hátian

hlædel

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Wæterseáþes wǽg, þaenne wé mid hlædele, [ꝥ is mid] hlædtrendle úp hladan cisternę limpham, quam anthlia, hoc est rota hauritoria exanthlamus, i. haurimus, An. Ox. 501. Man sceal habban ... cytel, hlædel, pannan, crocca, Angl. ix. 264, 9. Add

a-cræftan

(v.)
Grammar
a-cræftan, p. de; pp. ed

To deviseplancontrive as a craftsmanexcogitare

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To devise, plan, contrive as a craftsman; excogitare Úton ðeáh hwæðere acræftan hú we heora, an ðyssa nihta, mágan mǽst beswícan let us however plan how we can, in this night, most weaken them, Ors. 2, 5; Bos. 47, 19

ǽ-wyrp

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Add: a casting away, what is cast away Ic eom manna hosp and folces ǽwyrp, R. Ben. 29, 13. (an) abortion Wíf seó þe tó ǽwyrpe gedó hire geeácnunga mulier quae utero con-ceptum excusserit , Ll. Th. ii. 154, 15

Linked entry: wyrp

bóc-stæf

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Bócstæf hoc gramma, An. Ox. 18 b, 45. Ne cúþe hé nǽnige bócstafas (nequaquam litteras noverat), ac swáþeáh hé gebohte him sylfum þá béc þæs hálgan gewrites, and bæd ꝥ man rǽdde þá béc beforan him. Gr. D. 281, 22. Add:

heofon-ware

(n.)
Grammar
heofon-ware, pl.

The inhabitants of heaven

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Homl. 11, 4. Ða hálgan heofenware the holy dwellers in heaven, 135, 17. Similar entries v. next word

cwilmend

(n.)
Grammar
cwilmend, es; m.
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a tormentor Tó þám ꝥ se his cwylmend his gelýfde dum hoc a torquente creditur, Gr. D. 163, 10. a slayer, destroyer Hé ongann clypian ꝥ hé his cwylmend wǽre se interfectorem illius clamare coepit, Gr. D. 89, 5

sárettan

(v.)
Grammar
sárettan, te

To lament, complain

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Ðæt ilce sárette se wítga contra hos propheta conqueritur, 37, 2; Swt. 267, 2