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drigan

(v.)
Grammar
drigan, drygan, drigean; p.de ; pp. ed; v. a. [drige dry]

To DRY, make dry, rub dry, wipe siccāre, tergĕre, extergĕre

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To DRY, make dry, rub dry, wipe; siccāre, tergĕre, extergĕre Se háta sumor giereþ and drigeþ sǽd and bléda the hot summer prepares and dries seeds and fruits, Bt. Met.

Linked entry: drygan

leác

(n.)
Grammar
leác, lǽc, léc, es; n.

a leek

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Leáces sǽd, Lchdm. i. 104, 26. Gebeát ðæt leác [garlic]. L. M. 2, 32; Lchdm. ii. 234, 21. Leác, 1, 32; Lchdm. ii. 78, 7: iii. 16, 10. Nim forcorfen leác and cnuca hyt, 102, 13

Linked entry: léc

seáw

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
seáw, es; n.
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Ys sǽd ðæt se earn wylle mid ðam seáwe ( of wood lettuce ) his eágan hreppan and wǽtan, i. 128, 12. Seáw ius, 80, 13: 128, 18. Ðæt seáw sele on cuclere súpan, ii. 120, 19. Gemeng wið huniges seáw mix with pure honey, 30, 7.

weg-bráde

(n.)
Grammar
weg-bráde, -brǽde, an ; f.

Way-bread

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Wegbrǽdan sǽd, 82, 6. Of ðære rúwan wegbrǽdan, ii. 106, 13. Genim ða rúwan wegbrǽdan nioþowearde, 292, 10. Ða sméþan weg*-*brǽdan, 350, 7

beán

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Heó hafað sǽd swylce beána, Lch. i. 238, 19. Greáte beáne, iii. 56, 21. Alwan leáf swelc swá biþ þreó beána, ii. 228, 6. Ádríge beána, 70, 20. Beána gesodene, 44, 17. Healde hé hine wiþ beána, 214, 3.

swígan

(v.)
Grammar
swígan, p. de.
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Hé oft ána sæt swígende múðe saepe solus residens ore tacito, Bd. 2, 9; S. 512, 13. Ðæt ánra manna gehwylc sceáwige hine sylfne swígende móde, Blickl.

steóra

(n.)
Grammar
steóra, stiéra, styra, an; m.
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Swelce se stióra slépe on midre and forlure ðæt stiórróður ... Se biþ swíðe onlíc ðæm stióran ðe his stiórróðor forliést on quasi dormiens in medio mari et quasi sopitus gubernator amissoclavo ...

Linked entries: steórere stiéra

hreóh

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., tempestuous Sió hlúde ýd on ðǽre hreón procella saeviens, Past. 437, 16. Good scipstióra ongit micelne wind on hreóre ǽr ǽr hit geweorþe, Bt. 41, 3; F. 250, 14. fierce, cruel of pain, &c.

grund

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Áworpen tó sǽs grunde, Past. 31, 18. Grundas abys[s]i Kent.

spell

(n.)
Grammar
spell, es; n.

a storynarrativeaccountrelationa historical narrativehistorya false or foolish storya fablean instructive talkdiscoursea philosophical argumenta sermonhomilya sayingremarksentencestatement of a single pointdictuma saying that is to be repeated to anothera messagean announcementspeechlanguage of prosea fable, talefabulatio, parabolasermo, narratio, parabola, fabula, mythusa saying

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Lyt swigode níwra spella ac hé sóðlíce sægde little of the story of what had just happened did he leave unsaid, but told truly, 5788; B. 2898: 6050; B. 3029. Fela spella him sǽdon ða Beormas of hiera ágnum lande, Ors. 1, 1; Swt. 17, 31.

Linked entry: spel

un-tóslegen

(adj.)
Grammar
un-tóslegen, adj.

Not beaten to pieces

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Not beaten to pieces Þeáh ðæt scyp sí úte on ðære on ðám ýðum, hyt byð gesund untóslegen, gyf se streng áþolaþ, for ðam hys byð se óðer ende fæst on ðære eorðan and se óðer on ðam scype, Shrn. 175, 22

Linked entry: tó-sleán

ýþ-láf

(n.)
Grammar
ýþ-láf, e; f.
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Ofer ýðláfe on lǽdan, Andr. Kmbl. 998; An. 499. Dǽlan on ýðláfe ealde mádmas, Cd. Th. 215, 18; Exod. 585

ge-scirdan

(v.)
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, cf. ic eom synnum forwundod, Sae. 131 : or (?) evil (for myrce as epithet of the devil cf. mirki ménskaðo, Hel. 1062), ruined deófol deáðreów duguðum bereáfod, An. 1315. (?)

Linked entries: scirdan ge-scyrdan

ýst

(n.)
Grammar
ýst, e; f.: ýste, es; m. (?)
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Métte hié micel ýst on , Chr. 877; Erl. 78, 18. Án mycel ýst atrocissimus turbo, Ors. 3, 5; Swt. 104, 22.

hǽlend

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Lazarus sæt mid Hǽlende, Bl. H. 67, 36. Didimus mid hondum Hǽlend genóm, Sae. 544. ¶ with other titles of the Deity :-- Úre Drihten Hǽlend . . . wæs Hǽlend Críst, Bl. H. 67, 4-5: Sat. 219: An. 1409. Úre Drihten Hǽlend Críst, Bl.

un-ámelt

(adj.)
Grammar
un-ámelt, adj.

Unmelted

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Unmelted Unámaelte (-melti, Erf.) smeoruue pice, saevo, Txts. 87, 1581

Linked entries: á-miltan á-meltan

wiþ-scúfan

(v.)
Grammar
wiþ-scúfan, p. -sceáf, pl.-scufon; pp. -scofen

To push backawayrepeldrive awayrefuterepellereexpellerepraecipitare

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Ús drífaþ ða ællreordan tó , wiþscúfeþ (repellit) ús seó tó ðám ællreordum, Bd. 1, 13; S. 481, 44. Hé oft stormas wiþsceáf (repellere consueverat), 2, 7; S. 509, 33. Gif hwylc monn his ágen wíf wiþscúfe (expulerit), 4, 5; S. 573, 17.

midd

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On midre 431, 30. On midde þá in cor maris, Ps. Th. 45, 2. On midde þá sceade deáðes in medio umbrae mortis, 22, 4. Betwih midde þreátas inter medios cleros, Ps. Vos. 67, 14.

earm-cearig

(adj.)
Grammar
earm-cearig, adj.

Miserable and sadmĭser et tristis

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Miserable and sad; mĭser et tristis Hú ic, earm-cearig, íscealdne , winter wunade how I passed a winter, miserable and sad, on the ice-cold sea, Exon. 81 b; Th. 306, 27; Seef. 14: 76 b; Th. 287, 26; Wand. 20

flód-wudu

(n.)
Grammar
flód-wudu, m.

Flood-wooda shipmărīnum lignumnāvis

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Flood-wood, a ship; mărīnum lignum, nāvis Swá we ofer cald wæter ceólum líðan, geond sídne flódwudu fergen as if we journey in vessels over the cold water, convey our ships through the wide sea, Exon. 20a; Th. 53, 21; Cri. 854