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sceand

(n.)
Grammar
sceand, es; m.

a buffoon, charlatan

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Ðonne sægde Petrus, ðæt hé wǽre leás drý and sceand and scyldig ǽswica then Peter said that he (Simon the sorcerer) was a false sorcerer and a shameless impostor and a guilty deceiver Blickl. Homl. 175,7.

Linked entry: sceond

ge-cneordlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
ge-cneordlíce, adv.

Diligentlystudiose

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Diligently; studiose Ða ðe woldon woruldwisdom gecneordlíce leornian those who wished diligently to learn philosophy, Homl. Th. i. 60, 27

Linked entry: -cneordlíce

up-gange

(n.)
Grammar
up-gange, an; f.

Landing.

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Hí bǽdon ðæt hí upgangan ágan móston they asked for leave to land, Byrht. Th. 134, 20; By. 87

Linked entry: up-gang

hwer

(n.)
Grammar
hwer, es; m.

A kettlepotbasincaldroncooking-vessel

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Ðá hét se cásere meltan on hwere leád and pic and hé hét ðone cniht on ðæs hweres welm ásetton the emperor ordered lead and pitch to be melted in a caldron, and ordered the young man to be put into the boiling of the caldron, Shrn. 91, 7.

þrostle

(n.)
Grammar
þrostle, þrosle, an; f.

A throstlesinging-thrush

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Of ðam leá on þrostlan wyl, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. v. 345, 3

Linked entry: þrosle

weorod

(adj.)
Grammar
weorod, werod (-ed); adj.
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Ða leáf beóð werede on swæcce, Lchdm. i. 302, 21. Heó is weredre ( rather sweet ) on byrincge, 108, 2: 276, 10. Ǽlcum men þincð huniges biobreád ðý weorodra, gif hé hwéne ǽr biteres onbirigþ. Bt. 23; Fox 78, 25.

stigel-hamm

(n.)
Grammar
stigel-hamm, es ; m.
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On stigel*-*hammas; of stigealhammum on wígferðes leáge, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. v. 289, 2

ofostlíce

(adv.)
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Hé hét ofeslíce leahtra leáse in þæs leádes wylm scúfan, Jul. 582. Add

cyrnel

(n.)
Grammar
cyrnel, cyrnl; gen.es; dat.e ; pl. nom. acc. cyrnlu; gen. cyrnla; n.

KERNEL, grainnucleus, granum a hard

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a KERNEL, grain; nucleus, granum Men geseóþ oft ðæt of ánum lytlum cyrnele cymþ micel treów; ac we ne mágon geseón on ðam cyrnele náðor ne wyrtruman, ne rinde, ne bogas, ne leáf; ac God forþtíhþ of ðam cyrnele treów, and wæstmas, and leáf men often see

Linked entries: cirnel cirnel

ǽtren

(adj.)
Grammar
ǽtren, ǽttren, ǽtem, ǽttern; adj.

Poisonousvenenosus

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Kmbl. 37; Leás. 20: L. M. 1, 45; Lchdm. ii. 112, 24

teón-word

(n.)
Grammar
teón-word, es; n.
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Kmbl. 6; Leás. 4. Næs heó swá nú æðelborene men synt mid oferméttum áfylled . . . ne mid teónwordum she was not, as nobly born men now are, filled with haughtiness . . . or with insolent words, Lchdm. iii. 428, 33

rómian

(v.)
Grammar
rómian, p. ode;

with gen. To strive after

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Ic eom ríces leás as marking the inability for further striving on the part of Lucifer, 24, 3; Gen. 372), Cd. Th. 23, 15; Gen. 350

ge-sceón

(v.)
Grammar
ge-sceón, p. de

To happen, come uponaccidere, contingere

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Egyptum wearþ ðæs dægweorces deóp leán gesceód to the Egyptians for that day's work a deep requital was given, Cd. 167; Th. 209, 29; Ex. 506

Linked entry: sceón

wiþ-lǽdan

(v.)
Grammar
wiþ-lǽdan, p. de

To lead awaycarry off take away

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To lead away, carry off, take away. Similar entries v. wiþ, II. 3 Ðú ðe Jóseph swá sceáp gramum wiðlǽddest qui deducis velut ovem Joseph, Ps. Th. 79, 1. Ðú míne sáwle of swyltdeáðes láþum wiðlǽddest eripuisti animam meam de morte, 55, 11.

reord-berend

(n.)
Grammar
reord-berend, es; ;m.;

One gifted with speech, a man;

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Ðǽr leán cumaþ reordberendum, Exon. Th. 84, 5; Cri. 1369. Hé reordberend> lǽrde under lyfte, Andr. Kmbl. 838; An. 419

syl-weg

(n.)
Grammar
syl-weg, es; m.
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On sylweg; andlang weges on ða hǽðihtan leáge, and swá on ðæt fúle slóh, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 262, 22

cweþ ðú

(v.; pronoun.)
Grammar
cweþ ðú, say thou, cweðe he let him say, cweðaþ, cweðe ge say ye, Ælfc. Gr. 33; Som. 37, 33, 39: Mt. Bos. 3, 9: Gen. 50, 19; impert.
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of cweðan

linian

(v.)
Grammar
linian, leonian

to leave

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to leave[?]

Linked entry: leonian

þurh-leornian

(v.)
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to learn thoroughly Þes Godes wer þurhleoraode ( penetravit ) þá deóglan þing þǽre godcundnysse, Gr. D. 136, 4. See þurh-féran, and þurh-leóran; II

Linked entry: leornian

fore-lǽrende

(adj.)
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standaþ hié syndan betran þonne ic; and þú eart forelǽrende on ðára apostola gebede then said Peter to Paul, 'Brother Paul, do thou arise and pray first . . . ' [Then said he], 'All those that stand about me are better than I; it is for thee to take the lead