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efen-wyrhta

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Ic gewilnode mid him tó farenne ꝥ ic þe emwyrhtena on þǽre þrowunge mínes wynlustes hæfde, Hml. S. 23 b, 358. Gemang þám emnwyrhtum, 97. Add

DEÁD

(adj.)
Grammar
DEÁD, def. se deáda; seó, ðæt deáde; adj.

DEAD mortuus

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Sceal yrfe gedǽled deádes monnes the inheritance of a dead man shall be divided, 90 a; Th. 338, 19; Gn. Ex. 81. Græf deádum men heófeþ the grave shall groan for the dead man, 91 b; Th. 342, 29; Gn. Ex. 149.

Linked entry: déd

GE-RÉFA

(n.)
Grammar
GE-RÉFA, ge-reáfa, groefa, an; m.

A prefect, steward, fiscal officer of the shire or county, judge, reeve or sheriff, countpræpŏsĭtus, villĭcus, jūdex, præfectus, cŏmes

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Ic wille, ðæt míne geréfan gedón, ðæt man agife da ciricsceattas and sáwlsceattas I will that my reeves cause that a man shall give the church-scots and the soul-scots, i. prm; Th. i. 196, 8.

spǽtan

(v.)
Grammar
spǽtan, p. te.

to spitto syringesquirt

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Hé spǽtte on his eágan expuens in oculos ejus, Mk. Skt. 8, 23: Jn. Skt. 9, 6. Hí spǽtton on hine, Mt. Kmbl. 17, 30: 26, 67. Hig spǽtton him on conspuebant eum, Mk. Skt. 15, 19. Spǽte ðæt wíf on his nebb, Deut. 25, 9.

teónd

(n.)
Grammar
teónd, es; m.
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An accuser Gif wíteþeów mon betýnþ . . . ðonne áh se teónd áne swingellan æt him, L. In. 48; Th. i. 132, 9. Eode se man sylf tó ðe man tuge, and hæbbe se teónd (se ðe týhþ, MS. B.) cyre, swá wæterordál swá ýsenordál, L. Ath. iv. 6; Th. i. 224, 15.

belg

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Mt. R. 9, 17. bellows Swégincga bláwendra byliga (follium), Coll. M. 31, 7. Ðeáh man þone gársecg embsette mid byligeon . . and tó ǽghwylcum þǽra byligea wǽre man geset. . . ond man bleówe mid þám byligeon. Wlfst. 146, 27-147, 6.

ge-cígnes

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Ofer mínre gecígnesse þú gesettest ealle þíne apostolas tó mínre byrgenne on the occasion of my call (when the time of my death was announced to me), thou didst appoint all thy apostles to attend my burial (cf.

sél

(adv.)
Grammar
sél, soel ; also sélor ; adv. (cpve.)
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Th. 476, 31. with verbs of liking or pleasing Hé nánum menn sél ne úðe ðonne there was no one he would sooner give it to than to me, Chart. Th. 485, 17. Ða men ðe ic mínes erfes seólest onn, 480, 20.

hǽr

(n.)
Grammar
hǽr, hér, es; n.

Hair, a hair

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Héras heáfdes capilli capitis, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 10, 30. Hiora is mycle ðonne ic hæbbe on heáfde nú hǽra feaxes multiplicati sunt super capillos capitis mei, Ps. Th. 68, 4. Mid hérum oððe fæx hire capillis suis, Jn. Skt. Lind. 11, 2.

Linked entry: hér

for-swerian

(v.)
Grammar
for-swerian, p. -swór, pl. -swóron; pp. -sworen

To FORSWEARto swear falselyperjureejūrārepējĕrāre

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Ne forswere ðú non perjūrābis, Mt. Bos. 5, 33. Gyf gehádod man forswerige oððe forlicge, gebéte ðæt be ðæm ðe seó dǽd sý if a man in orders swear falsely or fornicate, let him make amends for it according as the deed may be, L. E.

lyþre

Grammar
lyþre, l. lýþre,
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and add: of persons Se lýðra man ána ( the vile man alone ), þonne hé forsihð Godes beboda . . . þonne bið hé deófles ðeówa, Hml. Th. i. 172, 17. Mín lýðra látteów ( my rascally guide) forlét þus ǽnne, Hml. S. 21, 211.

wirman

(v.)
Grammar
wirman, p. de

To warm make warm

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To warm, make warm Ic wyrme calefacio, Ælfc. Gr. 37; Zup. 218, 5. Ic wyrme, 222, 1. Ðæt wyrmð and heardaþ ðone magan, Lchdm. ii. 188, 18. Heó mec wǽteþ in wætre, wyrmeþ hwílum tó fýre, Exon. Th. 393, 35; Rá. 13, 10.

Linked entry: wyrman

fǽrlíce

(adv.)

suddenlyunexpectedlysoonimmediatelyby chancehaphazard

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Manegum men fǽrlíce gelimpeþ ꝥ hé hine wiþ þás world gedǽleþ, 125, 10. Mið ðý gecymmes feerlíce (repente), Mk. L. 13, 36. Férlíce cliopað subito clamat, Lk. R.

dalf

(v.; part.)
Grammar
dalf, dug, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 21, 33, = dealf; p.
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ofdelfan

eástro

(n.)
Grammar
eástro, easter, Mt. Bos. 26, 2; nom. acc. pl.
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of eáster

hider

to this worldto this lifein this worldto this pointhither and thitherto and fro

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, Mt. R. 22, 12. Þæt ic ne cymo hider (hidder, L.), Jn. R. 4, 15. Ic mægenbyrðénne hider út ætbær, B. 3092. Mec mín fæder hider onsende, Jul. 322. Bringað hyne tó hider (hidir, L.) afferte huc illum ad me, Mt. 17, 17.

Linked entry: hider-cyme

camel

(n.)
Grammar
camel, camell, camal, es; m. A camel; cămēlus = κάμηλος = למָגָּ
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Wæs Iohannes gegerelad mið hérum cameles [camelles, Lind.] erat Iohannes vestitus pilis cameli, Mk. Skt. Rush. 1, 6. Iohannes hæfde gewéde of hérum ðæra camella Iohannes habebat vestimentum de pilis camelorum, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 3, 4. Se camal, Lk.

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læpeldre

(n.)

a dishplatter

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Se ðe bedypþ on disce mid his hláf on læpeldre qui intingit mecum manum in parapside [Mt. 26, 23], Homl. Th. ii. 244, 4

ge-brot

(n.)
Grammar
ge-brot, es; n. [ge-, brot a fragment]

A fragmentfragmentum

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A fragment; fragmentum Of ðám gebrote hig námon seofon wilian fulle de fragmentis tŭlērunt septem sportas plēnas, Mt. Bos. 16, 37.

Linked entry: ge-brotu

ge-bryddan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-bryddan, p. de; pp. ed

To frightenterrifyterrēre

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To frighten, terrify; terrēre Gif ðú mec gebringest, ðæt ic sí gebrydded þurh ðæs cantices cwide Cristes línan if thou wilt bring me, that I may be frightened through the word of the canticle of Christ's discipline, Salm. Kmbl. 32; Sal. 16

Linked entry: bryddan