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on-liþian

(v.)
Grammar
on-liþian, on-leoþian
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to loosen, relax, literal Swá þá gewunedon þá þwangas swylce hí þǽr gemétte wǽron of mycclum dǽle untogone and onleoðode (-liðode, v. l.) ita ut inventae sunt, magna jam ex parte dissolutae corrigiae remanserunt, Gr.

Linked entry: on-leoþian

a-ládian

(v.)
Grammar
a-ládian, [a from, ládian to clear]

To excuse ⬩ to make excuse for ⬩ excusare

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To excuse, to make excuse for; excusare Hú mágon hí hí a-ládigen [MS. Cot. aládian] how can they excuse themselves? Bt. 41, 3; Fox 248, 21

hrine

(n.)
Grammar
hrine, es; m.

Touch

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Drihten ðú wé né mágon ongytan mid hrine Lord thou whom we cannot perceive with the touch, Shrn. 166, 21

un-gelífed

Grammar
un-gelífed, unbelieving.
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Ðú ús trymest on úrum geleáfum þæt ús ne magon þá ungelýfædan ámirran Deus per quern nos non movent qui minine credunt, Solil. H. 8, 17. Add

á-wlǽtan

To make loathsome ⬩ disfigure ⬩ pollute

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Ðás gyltas ne magon úre sáwle ofsleán, ac hí magon hí áwlǽtan, Hml. Th. ii. 590, 29. Áwlǽttre pollutae, oblitae, Germ. 397, 466

wicce-dóm

(n.)
Grammar
wicce-dóm, es; m.
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Witchcraft, sorcery, magic Nǽfre nán man ne geþrístlǽce ǽnigne deófles bigencg tó dónne, ne on wíglunge, ne on wiccedóme, ne on ǽnegum ídelum anginne, Homl. Ass. 143, 123

munt-clýse

(n.)
Grammar
munt-clýse, munt-clýsa ?, an; f. (m. ?).
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A place shut in by hills, a mountain-prison : Gog and Magog, þæt beóð þá mancyn þe Alexander beclýsde binnan muntclýsan, Wlfst. 84, 31. [Cf.

Linked entry: clýse

bæcere

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Bæcere, hwám fremaþ cræft þín, oþþe hwæþer búton þé wé magon líf ádreógan ?, Coll. M. 28, 25. Hwæt cunnon þás þíne geféran? Sume synt . . . bæceras, 19, 9. Add

þrymm

Grammar
þrymm, <b>. IV.</b> add: — Betwyx þám þrymme þǽre módignysse and þǽre swelgende þǽre áswundennysse inter aciem superbie et uoraginem Chrd. 65, 19. Hwý noldest ðú biddan þé árfulle þingeras wið ælmihtigan þrym þǽre hálgan þrynnesse and æt þǽre sóðan ánnesse. , Wlfst. 240, 10. v. hláford-, mann-þrymm.

beótian

(v.)
Grammar
beótian, beótigan; p. ode, ede; pp. od, ed[beót I. a threatening] .

to threaten ⬩ minari ⬩ minitari ⬩ to boast ⬩ vow ⬩ promise ⬩ magna loqui ⬩ polliceri ⬩ spondere

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to threaten; minari, minitari Agustinus is sǽd, ðæt he beótigende fórecwǽde Augustinus fertur minitans prædixisse Bd. 2, 2; S. 503, 29 : Exon. 67 b; Th. 250, 35; Jul. 137. to boast, vow, promise; magna loqui, polliceri, spondere Swá he beótode ǽr wið

Linked entries: beót biótian tó-beótiende

CEALD

(adj.)
Grammar
CEALD, cald; ra; ost; adj.[ceald = cald, q. v.]

Cool, COLD ⬩ frigidus, gelidus

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Cool, COLD; frigidus, gelidus Hú ðone cealdan magan ungelíclíce mettas lyste how various meats please the cool stomach, L. M. cont. 2, 16; Lchdm. ii. 160, 7. Forst se biþ fyrnum ceald frost which is intensely cold, Cd. 38; Th. 50, 16; Gen. 809.

Linked entries: cald cyld

flǽsc-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
flǽsc-líc, adj.

Fleshly ⬩ carnal ⬩ carnălis

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Hwæt gódes mágan we secgan on ða flǽsclícan unþeáwas what good shall we say of the fleshly vices? Bt. 31, 1; Fox 110, 25: Boutr. Scrd. 21, 43: Past. 11, 4; Hat. MS. 153, 17

gum-cynn

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Swá hwylc mægða swá þone magan (Beowulf) cende æfter gumcynnum, 944

rícsian

(v.)
Grammar
rícsian, <b>II a.</b>
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Ðá wǽtan weorþaþ gegaderode on þone magan, and þǽr ríxiaþ mid scearfunga innan, Lch. ii. 176, 7. Hér ásette se apostol niht for þǽre ealdan nytennysse ðe ríxode ær Crístes tócyme, Hml. Th. i. 602, 34.

sibling

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Swilce hí þonne lufian heora siblingas, ðe ǽr on lífe ne hí sylfe ne heora mágas ne lufedon, i. 332, 30. Add

gum-cynn

(n.)
Grammar
gum-cynn, es; n.

Mankind, men, a race, nation ⬩ humanum genus, gens, natio

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Swá hwylc mægþa ðone magan cende æfter gumcynnum whatever matron brought forth this son amongst men, Beo. Th. 1892; B. 944. We synt gumcynnes Geáta leóde we are of the race of the Gauts' people, 525; B. 260

ýtera

Grammar
ýtera, <b>. II.</b>
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Þá þe in him sylfum ne magon oferswíðan þá lytlan and þá ýtemestan uncyste qui in semetipsis vincere parva vitia atque extrema non possunt, Gr. D. 204, 9. Add

clýfa

Grammar
clýfa, clífa, an; m, [cleófa, cleófan to cleave, divide, separate] .

A chamber ⬩ cubiculum, cubile ⬩ A cave, den ⬩ antrum, caverna, cubile

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a separate place for man, — A chamber; cubiculum, cubile Ne máge we hreppan ǽnne wyrm binnon ðlnum clýfan we may not touch a worm in thy chamber, Homl. Th. ii. 416, 23. On díglum oððe on incófan, oððe on clýfum in cubīlibus, Ps. Lamb. 4, 5.

Linked entries: cleófa clífa

á-þindung

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Gif þonne sió áþindung þæs windes semninga cymð, þonne ne magon þás þing helpan, (the swelling up from wind) Lch. ii. 248, 5. Add

andgiet-tácen

(n.)
Grammar
andgiet-tácen, es; n.

A sensible token ⬩ intelligibile signum

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A sensible token; intelligibile signum Ge on wolcnum ðæs andgiettácen mágon sceáwigan ye may behold a sensible token of this in the clouds, Cd. 75; Th. 93, 3; Gen. 1539

Linked entry: andgit-tácen

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