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for-scrincan

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Swá hwæt swá heó gesyhð, hyt forscrincð and gewíteþ, Lch. i. 242, 24. Hond forscriuncen manus arida, Mt. L. 12, 10. Add

sunu

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Add: gen. syna Ðéra þeówra manna hió an hyre syna dehter Eádgyfe, C. D. vi. 132, 31. v. bróþor-, dohtor-, sweostor-sunu

ofer-wlencu (o)

(n.)
Grammar
ofer-wlencu (o), f.

Ostentation, superabundant means

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Ostentation, superabundant means Ða ðe hyra lífes þurh lust brúcan ídelum ǽhtum and oferwlencum, gierelum gielplícum, Exon. Th. 127, 21; Gú. 389

sorh-cearu

(n.)

grievous care ⬩ painful anxiety

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grievous care, painful anxiety Næs him sorgcearu ðeáh his líc and gǽst hyra somwiste gedǽled(-de ?), Exon. Th. 160, 6; Gú. 939

hálian

(v.)
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Smyre ꝥ neb mid; þonne sméþað hyt and hálað, 86, 9. Smyre Þá sáran góman mid oþ ꝥ hý háligen, 348, 17. the subject a wound, sore, &c. Lege on þá wunde; þonne hálað heó sóna, Lch. i. 88, 23.

heofon-wuldor

(n.)
Grammar
heofon-wuldor, es; n.

Heavenly glory,

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Heavenly glory, Hy. 6, 12; Hy. Grn. ii. 286, 12

Linked entry: wuldor

a-holian

(v.)
Grammar
a-holian, p. ode; pp. od [ a, holian to hollow]

To dig ⬩ eruere ⬩ fodere

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To dig; eruere, fodere Gyf ðín eáge ðé swícaþ, ahola hyt út si oculus tuus scandalizat te, erue eum, Mt. Bos. 18, 9: 5, 29

lǽce-seax

(n.)
Grammar
lǽce-seax, es; n.
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A surgeon's knife Se lǽce hýt ðonne his lǽceseax under his cláðum medicus abscondit igitur ferrum medicinale sub veste, Past. 26, 3; Swt, 187, 9

ge-þang

(n.)
Grammar
ge-þang, growth.
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The passage here given should read Fífte wæs gyfe pund, þanon hym wæs geseald sefa and geðang (= geðanc thought ), v. Mod. Lang. Rev. xi. 215

bíd-fæst

(adj.)
Grammar
bíd-fæst, adj. [bíd an abiding, delay; fæst fast, firm]

Stationary, firm ⬩ stabilis

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Stationary, firm; stabilis Hyre fóta wæs bídfæst [biidfæst MS.] óðer one of its feet was stationary, Exon. 114 a; Th. 438, 13; Rä. 57, 7

teóne

(n.)
Grammar
teóne, an; f.
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Wǽron hyra tungan getale teónan gehwylcre and tó yfele gehwam ungemet scearpe, Ps. Th. 56, 6

wullian

(v.)
Grammar
wullian, p. ode

To wipe with wool

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To wipe with wool Wið scurfum; rammes smeoru; and meng ðǽrtó sót and sealt and sand, and hyt wulla on weg, Lchdm. i. 356, 24

sǽd-berende

(adj.)
Grammar
sǽd-berende, In a legend of the Holy Cross Seth is represented as bringing seeds from Paradise, whither he had been sent by Adam: Seth, ita edoctus ab angelo cum uellet discedere, dedit ei angelus tria grana pomi illius, de quo manducauerat pater eius dicens ei: 'Infra triduum cum ad patrem tuum redieris ipse exspirabit. Haec tria grana infra eius linguam pones, &c.' If the poet of the Genesis knew such a legend it might have suggested the epithet he applied to Seth. v. Mod. Lang. Rev. vi. 200. See, too, C. M. 1365
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His leue Seth toke of cherubyn, and þre curnels he ȝaf to hym whiche of ꝥ tre he nam ꝥ his fadir eet of Adam

mód-hwæt

(adj.)
Grammar
mód-hwæt, adj.

Strong of soul ⬩ courageous ⬩ brave

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Strong of soul, courageous, brave Mægeþ mód-hwatu a maiden strong of soul, Exon. 122b; Th. 470, 14; Hy. 11, 16. Nymðe hié módhwate Moyses hýrde unless they with courage good obeyed Moses, Cd. 148; Th. 185, 17; Exod. 124.

friþ-candel

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Cf. for example the Latin hymn with its gloss Tungel scínþ nú níwe ꝥ hit nyme ǽlc þing derigendlices sidus refulget jam novum ut tollat omne noxium, Hy. S. 37, 14

heort-lufe

(n.)
Grammar
heort-lufe, an; f.

Love which comes from the heart,

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Love which comes from the heart, Hy. 9, 29; Hy. Grn. ii. 292, 29

swyle

(n.)
Grammar
swyle, es; m.
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Wið swylas, gáte tord; smyre mid ða swylas; hyt hý tódrífþ, and gedéþ ðæt hý eft ne árísaþ, i. 354, 27. v. fǽr-, fót-, geagl-, hand-swyle

Linked entry: swile

ge-cýgednes

(n.)
Grammar
ge-cýgednes, -ness, e; f.

A calling ⬩ vŏcātio

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A calling; vŏcātio On ðam dæge ðe geneálǽhte hyre gecýgednesse of ðyssum lífe immĭnente die suæ vŏcātiōnis, Bd. 3, 8; S. 531, 31

ge-rádegian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-rádegian, p. ode; pp. od

To reckon with

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To reckon with Anlíc ðam cyninge ðe hys ðeówas gerádegode adsimilatum regi qui voluit rationem ponere cum servis suis, Mt. Bos. 18, 23

sefa

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Fífte wæs gyfe pund, þanon hym wæs geseald sefa and geðang (cf. sefan, sídne geþanc, Dan. 536), Mod. Lang. Rev. xi. 215. Add

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