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clif-wyrt

(n.)
Grammar
clif-wyrt, e; f.

Maiden-hair, water-wort, fox-gloveagrimonia

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Maiden-hair, water-wort, fox-glove; agrimonia Clifwyrt, sume men hataþ foxes clife, sume eá-wyrt cliff-wort, some men call fox-glove, some water-wort, L. M. l, 15; Lchdm. ii. 58, 3

of-linnan

(v.)

to cease, leave offdiscedere

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to cease, leave off Ðæt wæter oflan and má of heora múþe hit ne eode the water stopped, and it no longer came out of the mouth of the image Blickl. Homl. 247, 8

Linked entry: linnan

Corn-wealas

(n.)
Grammar
Corn-wealas, gen. -weala; dat. -wealum; pl. m.

Cornishmenthe inhabitants of Cornwall in a bodyCornwall CornubiensesCornubia

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Cornishmen, the inhabitants of Cornwall in a body, Cornwall; Cornubienses, Cornubia Cómon hí to lande on Cornwealum they came to land in Cornwall Chr. 892; Th. 160, 39, col. 3: 997; Erl. 134, 8

lustfullian

(v.)
Grammar
lustfullian, p. ode

To rejoicebe gladtake pleasure [in]

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Mid ðý se líchoma ongynneþ lustfullian cum caro delectari cœperit, 1, 27 ; S. 497, 22. Wé witan ðæt se líchoma ne mæg lustfullian bútan ðam móde cum caro delectare sine animo nequeat, 497, 28.

be-beorgan

(v.)
Grammar
be-beorgan, p. -bearg, pl. -burgon ; pp. -borgen

To defend oneselfto take carecavere ab aliqua re

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To defend oneself, to take care; cavere ab aliqua re He him bebeorgan ne con wóm he cannot defend himself against the evil, Beo. Th. 3497; B. 1746 : 3520; B. 1758

Etne

(n.)
Grammar
Etne, Ætne, es; m.

Etna

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Etna Monna bearn Etne hátaþ the children of men call Etna, Bt. Met. Fox 8, 97; Met. 8, 49. Ðe Ætne hátte which is called Etna, Bt. 15; Fox 48, 20

langian

(v.)
Grammar
langian, p. ode

To summoncall

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To summon, call Godes æncgel cwæþ ðæt hé sceolde ðé him tó langian [MS. U. gelangian] God's angel said that he was to summon thee to him, Homl. Skt. 10, 122

bi-worpen

(v.; part.)

cast about, surroundedcinctus

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cast about, surrounded; cinctus Is ðæt églond fenne biworpen the island is surrounded with a fen, Exon. 100 b; Th. 380, 9; Rä. 1, 5, = be-worpen; pp. of be-weorpan

án-módlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
án-módlíce, adv.

Unanimouslywith one accordunanimiter

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Unanimously, with one accord; unanimiter Hí ánmódlíce cómon they came with one accord, Jos. 11, 4: Exon. 12b; Th. 21, 25; Cri. 340. Gesamnodon hí ealle ánmódlíce [MS. ánmódlíc] congregati sunt pariter, Jos. 9, 2

manigfeald-ness

(n.)
Grammar
manigfeald-ness, e; f.

Multiplicitycomplexityabundancegreat number

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Spl. 65, 2: 68, 20: Cant. Moys. 7

bóc-lár

(n.)
Grammar
bóc-lár, e; f.

Book-learning, learningdoctrina

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[lár lore, learning] Book-learning, learning; doctrina Blind biþ se láreów, gif hé ða bócláre ne cann blind is the teacher, if he know not book-learning, L. Ælf. C. 23; Th. ii. 352, 6

sige-leóþ

(n.)
Grammar
sige-leóþ, es ;
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Engla þreátas sigeleóþ sungon ( when Guthlac came to Heaven ), Exon. Th. 181, 6 ; Gú. 1289

brýd-þing

(n.)
Grammar
brýd-þing, pl. n.
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Marriage.Add: Æt sumum brýdþingum ( the marriage in Cana ), Shrn. 48, 27. Ꝥ heó mihte féran tó þǽm brýdþingum, 87, 22. Ongunnon hys yldran hyne laþian tó brýdþingum his parents wanted him to marry, 152, 22

cométa

(n.)
Grammar
cométa, an; m.

A comet cométacométesκομήτης

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. = κομήτης, ov; m. long-haired Higegleáwe hátaþ cométa be naman the wise-minded call a comet by name Chr. 975; Th. 228, 38, col. 1, 2, 3; Edg. 52

tó-cumende

(adj.)
Grammar
tó-cumende, adj. (ptcpl.)

Coming to a strange place,strange,foreign

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Coming to a strange place, strange, foreign Hé for Godes lufon eode tó reordum mid ðám tócumendum mannum for the love of God he took his meals with the strangers who came, Shrn. 129, 27

DRECCAN

(v.)
Grammar
DRECCAN, dreccean, drecan,ic drecce , drece, ðú drecest, drecst, he dreceþ, drecþ, pl. dreccaþ, drecceaþ; p. [drechede = drehde = ] drehte, dreahte, pl.drehton, dreahton ; pp. [dreched = drehed = dreht, dreaht] dreht, dreaht

To vex, afflict, trouble, torture, torment vexāre, affligĕre, tribulāre, turbāre, cruciāre

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Gif hine dreccean mót ðissa yfla hwæðer if either of these evils can torment it, Bt. Met. Fox 5, 80; Met. 5, 40

FEÐER

(n.)
Grammar
FEÐER, gen. dat. acc. feðere; pl. nom. acc. feðera, feðra, feðre; f.

FEATHERpennaplūmaWingsālæpennæwhat is made of a featherA penpennacălămus

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Cómon earnas on flyhte, feðerum hrémige eagles came in flight, exulting in their wings, Andr. Kmbl. 1728; An. 866: Bt. Met. Fox 24, 17; Met. 24, 9.

Linked entries: fæðer fiðere

ǽ-welm

(n.)
Grammar
ǽ-welm, -wellm, -wylm, -wylme, -wielme, es; m. [eá water, wælm a welling or boiling up]

A welling up of waterspringfountainsourcehead of a riverbeginningaquæ fons

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Ðe mæg geseón ðone hluttran ǽwellm who can behold the clear fountain, 35,6; Fox 166, 25. Gif he gesión mǽge æðelne ǽwelm ǽlces gódet [MS. goodes] if he may see the noble fountain of all good, 23, 7; Met. 23, 4: 20, 517; Met. 20, 259.

Linked entries: ǽ-wylm eá-wylm

bión

(v.)
Grammar
bión, ic bió, bióm, he bióþ, pl. bióþ, bieþ, biaþ; subj. bió, bie

to beesse, existere, fieri

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Ne mæg hira ǽnig bútan óðrum bión nor can any of them exist without the others, Bt. Met. Fox 20, 290; Met. 20, 145: 11, 102; Met. 11, 51: Bt. 33, 4; Fox 130, 26: Th. Diplm. A. D. 804; 459, 16. Ðonne bióþ brocene then will be broken, Beo.

ge-fégan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-fégan, -fégean; p. de; pp. ed; v. trans.

To joinunitecompactcomposejungĕreconjungĕrecompingĕrecompōnĕre

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To join, unite, compact, compose; jungĕre, conjungĕre, compingĕre, compōnĕre Con he sídne ræced fæste gefégan he can firmly compact the spacious dwelling, Exon. 79 a; Th. 296, 8; Crä. 48 : 79 a; Th. 297, 10; Crä. 66.