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grǽdig

(adj.)
Grammar
grǽdig, adj.
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Sum to lyt hafaþ gódes grǽdig one hath too little, eager for goods, Salm. Kmbl. 689; Sal. 344.

Linked entry: grédig

innera

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Inran gewitnesse eágan, 185, 7. Ymb dá geornfulnesse ðǽre inneran (innerran, v.l. ) ðearfe his hiéremonna, Past. 137, 12. Forlǽtan ðá inneran (innerran, v.l. ) giémenne ðæs godcundan ðiówdómes for ðǽre ábisgunge ðára úterra weorca, 127, 8.

miþian

(v.)
Grammar
miþian, p. ode
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þurh swefn miðgian (the old enemy could not suffer these things in silence nor keep them from being generally known by entrusting them to the secrecy of a dream), swá swá is ǽfre his gewunan, ac mid openlicre gesihþe hé gebróhte hine sylfne beforan eágum

á-tyhtan

to stretchtendereattendereextenderein-tendereto persuadeincite

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His eágena átihtan scearpnysse, Gr. D. 171, 14. Eárum átihtum, Dóm. L. 69. to persuade, incite Wé átihtaþ suademus, R. Ben. I. 84, 10

Linked entry: á-tiht

líc-hama

(n.)
Grammar
líc-hama, an; m.

The bodythe corporeal

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Ðínes líchaman leóhtfæt is ðín eáge, Mt. 6, 22. Hé wearþ ðá mann gesceapen on sáwle and on líchaman he became then man formed of soul and body, Homl. Th. i. 12, 30.

irre

(adj.)
Grammar
irre, yrre; adj.

Gone astraywanderingconfusedperversedepravedangryenragedwrathfulindignant

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Óþ ðæt his eáge biþ æfþancum ful yrre geworden until his eye is filled with evil thoughts and gone astray, Salm. Kmbl. 994; Sal. 498.

frécednes

(n.)
Grammar
frécednes, -ness, -nyss, frǽcednys, -nyss, e; f.

Dangerperilhazardperīcŭlumdiscrīmen

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Danger, peril, hazard; perīcŭlum, discrīmen Ne ða tobeótiendan frécednesse ðam eágan mennisc hand gehǽlan mihte human hand could not save the eye from the threatening danger, Bd. 4, 32; S. 611, 23. Ahred fram frécednysse saved from peril, Homl.

Linked entry: frǽcednys

lybb

(n.)
Grammar
lybb, es; n.

Medicinedrugsimplepoison

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Ðæt biþ lyb wið eágena dimnesse that is a medicine for dimness of eyes, L. M. 1, 2; Lchdm. ii. 30, 14. Oxna lyb green or black hellebore, Lchdm. ii. 34, 28. Ðis ðé lib be cyrneles this may be a medicine for thee for churnel, iii. 62, 21

Linked entry: lybbestre

niþer-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
niþer-líc, adj.

lowlowhumbleinferior

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Hé his eágan bígde on ðás nyþerlícan þing oculos in inferiora deflectens, Bd. 3, 19; S. 548, 8. low, humble, inferior In ðisse nyþerlícan worulde in this lower world, Shrn. 123, 10. Ða nyþerlícan humilia, Blickl. Gl.

stice

(n.)
Grammar
stice, es; m.
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Wið eágena hǽtan and stice, i. 352, 5. [Wið gestice, 393, 20.]

Linked entry: stic-ádl

læs

(adv.; con.)
Grammar
læs, l. lǽs, and in last citation þinga for þing,
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Næfð nán man tó þæs hál eágan þæt hé ǽni hwíle mage lócigan ongeán þas sunnan þe wé hǽr geseóð, and húru þæs þe lǽs ( all the less ) gyf heó hefð unhále, Solil. H. 35, 1. Hys mé lyst swá læng swá lǽs, 36, 17.

HEBBAN

(v.)
Grammar
HEBBAN, hæbban; p. hóf, pl. hófon; pp. hafen, hæfen

To HEAVE, lift up, raiselevare, extollere

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Hebbaþ upp eówre eágan levate oculos vestros, Jn. Skt. 4, 35.

Linked entries: ge-hebban hafen

be-týnan

to enclosesurround to shut inoutshut upto closeshutto closeend

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Voc. ii. 138, 48. to close, shut, a place Hé betynde his eágan, Bl. H. 231, 12. Betýned wæs se hefon clusum est coelum. Lk. L. R. 4, 25. Beóþ his eágan betýnede, Bl. H. 153, 19. a passage, door, etc. (protan) betýnde (gurguliones) oppilavit, Wrt.

FOR

(prep.)
Grammar
FOR, prep. dot. acc. and inst.

FORon account ofbecause ofwithbypropropterperaccording toprosĕcundumjuxtaForinstead ofprolŏcovĭceForon account ofbecause ofthroughpropropterper

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Eáge for eáge, and tóþ for tóþ ŏcŭ;lum pro ŏcŭlo, et dentem pro dente, Mt. Kmbl. Hat. 5, 38. Nafast ðú for áwiht ealle þeóda pro nihil hăbĕbis omnes gentes, PS. Th. 58, 8.

pocc

(n.)
Grammar
pocc, es ; m.
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Gif poc sý on eágan, Lchdm. iii. 4, 1 : 14, 31. Wið ómena geberste ... sleah feówer scearpan ymb ða poccas útan, and lǽt yrnan ða hwíle ðe hé wille, 44, 1 : ii. 100, 4. Wið pocádle... Mid hunige smire ðǽr hit út sleá on ðone poc ...

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.

ge-beðian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-beðian, p. ode, ede; pp. od, ed; v. trans, [ge-, beðian to bathe]

To washbathefomentcherishwarmlăvārefŏvēre

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To wash, bathe, foment, cherish, warm; lăvāre, fŏvēre Mid ðam wætere ða eágan gebeða bathe the eyes with the water, Herb. 88; Lchdm. i. 192, 5.

cwalu

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Hwæt bið unáberendlicre tó gesiónne ðonne ðæs bearnes cwalu ( mors ) beforan ðæs fæder eágum?, Past. 34. 3, 11. Mæst*-*að hié hié selfe on hiera niéhstena cwale in proximorum nece grassantur, 335, 15: Bl. H. 193, 1.

ge-wýscan

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Ge-wíscodne geseón mid eágan Críst optatum videre lumine Christum 54, 31. Gewíscedum optatis, i. desideratis An.

nosu

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'Ðæt is ðæt wé oft gestincað mid úrum nosum ðæt wé mid úrum eágum gesión ne magon. Mid ðǽm nosum (per nasum) wé tósceádað góde stincas and yfele. Hwæt is getácnod ðurh ðá nosu ( per nasum) . . . ?, Past. 433, 19-22.