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irsian

(v.)
Grammar
irsian, p. ode.

to be angryto rageto make angryto angerprovoke

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Ðæt ðe hió mid ryhte irsian sceall that with which rightly it must be angry, Past. 40, 4; Swt. 293. 13. Ðǽr ðǽr ðú neóde irsian scyle gemetiga ðæt ðeáh in case you needs must be angry, still be moderate, Prov. Kmbl. 24.

Linked entry: eornigende

eást-ende

(adj.)
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Asia ongén ðǽm middeldǽle on þám eástende Asia ad mediam frontem orientis, Ors. 1, 1; S. 10, 6. On ðǽm eástende þisses middangeardes orientem, 3, 9; S. 128, 33.

swinc-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
swinc-líc, adj.
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Laborious, toilsome Ðæt gé healdan ðone Sunnan-dæg fram ǽlcum geswinclícum worce, Wulfst. 294, 18.] [

ræpsung

(n.)
Grammar
ræpsung, e; f.
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Ger. rafsunga correptio, invectio, increpatio ), Txts. 69, 1068. an interval Seó niht hæfþ seofan dǽlas ... Óðer is uesperum, ðæt is ǽfen, ðonne se ǽfensteorra betwux ðære repsunge æteówaþ, Lchdm. iii. 244, 1.

Linked entries: hrepsung repsung

wanian

(v.; adj.)
Grammar
wanian, p. ode. I. trans.
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Se ðe on ðysum dagum his blód gewanige, sý hit man, sý hit nýten, ðæs ðe wé secgan gehýrdanj ðæt on ðam forman dæge oþþe ðam feórþan dæge his líf geændaþ, Lchdm. iii. 76, 11-22), Homl.

Linked entry: a-wanian

norþ-ende

(n.; adj.)

the north end or part

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the north end or part Ðý þriddan dæge seó eorþe on ðæm norþerne and on ðam eástende sprecaþ him betweónum, Blickl. Homl. 93, 11. Ðone norþene ðære eaxe ( the north-pole ), Met. 28, 14

sceaþung

(n.)
Grammar
sceaþung, e; f.

Injury, damage

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ge ǽlc ðæra wónessa ðe tó ǽnigre bóte gebyrie, ðæt hit áge healf ðære cyrcean hláford, Chart. Th. 138, 18

ælmes-mann

(n.)
Grammar
ælmes-mann, es; m.

An alms-manone supported by alms, a bedesman or a beggar

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Ðæt gé dæghwámlíce dǽlan ælmessan . . . ælmesmannum oððe wydewum, Wlfst. 238, 28: Lch. i. 400, 17. Ðonne wille ic ðæt man nime tó ǽlcan ðissa háma twelf ælmesmen, and gif hwæt hera ǽnigan getíde, sette man ðǽr óþerne tó, C. D. B. iii. 75, 38

sundor-genga

(n.)
Grammar
sundor-genga, an; m.
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-Sum fearhrýþer ðæs óþræs ceápes geférscipe oferhogode, and him gewunode ðæt hé wæs geond ðæt wésten sundorgenga, Blickl. Homl. 199, 5. Cf. án-genga

hér-lic

(adj.)
Grammar
hér-lic, hǽr-lic.

Laudablenoble

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Laudable, noble Hé hét Jóhannes, gódne pápan, heáfde beheáwon; næs ðæt hærlic dǽd. Met. i. 43. Næs þæt herlic dǽd ꝥ hine swelces gamenes gilpan lyste, 9, 18. Substitute:

wód-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
wód-líc, adj.

Madfuriousfrantic

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Mad, furious, frantic Benedictus manode ðone rédan éhtere ðætðære wódlícan réðnysse geswice, Homl. Th. ii. 182, 1. Heó ne róhte his worda for ðæra wódlícan ontendnysse, Homl. Skt. i. 3, 397.

mǽr-þorn

(n.)
Grammar
mǽr-þorn, es; m.

A hawthorn tree which serves as a boundary

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A hawthorn tree which serves as a boundary Of ðæm pytte on ðone díc, ðæt on mǽrþorne; of ðæm þorne norþ on ðone hwítan stán, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 168, 33

slæc

(adj.)
Grammar
slæc, sleac, slec (v. slæcness); adj.
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Sægdon ðæt hé sleac wǽre, æðeling unfrom. Beo. Th. 4381; B. 2187. Ðæt ðæm sleacan preóste ne þince tó mycel geswinc, ðæt hé undó his eágan, Anglia viii. 317, 4. Tó swilcum sleacum cweð se hírédes ealdor: ' Tó hwí stande gé hér ealne dæg ýdele?'

Linked entry: sleac

gráf

(n.)
Grammar
gráf, es; m. n.
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Andlang ðære lytlan díc æt ðæs gráfes ende along the little ditch at the end of the grove, 249, 29. Forþ be ðam gráfe along past the grove, iii. 18, 31. Ðone gráf, 52, 23. Eác we wrítaþ him ðone gráf ðǽrto.

ýtera

(adj.)
Grammar
ýtera, cpve.: ýtemest; spve. adj.
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Ðú miht blissigan ðæt ðære ðeóde sáwla þurh ða ýttran wundra beóð getogene tó ðære incundan gife gaudeas quia Anglorum animae per exteriora miracula ad interiorem gratiam pertrahuntur (Bd. 1, 31), Homl. Th. ii. 132, 2

Linked entry: ýtmest

un-mǽte

(adj.)
Grammar
un-mǽte, adj.

Immenseenormousexcessive

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Ðæt mægen ðære unmǽtan ( immensi) hǽto ... on middel ðæs unmǽtan (infesti ) cyles, S. 627, 41, 42: Homl. Skt. ii. 23 b, 573. Bóc unmǽtre ( enormis ) micelnesse, Bd. 5, 13; S. 633, 5: Guthl. 3; Gdwin. 20, 1. Mid unmǽtan here, Chr. 1068; Erl. 206, 21.

Linked entry: un-gemǽte

á-bláwung

(n.)
Grammar
á-bláwung, e; f.
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Hé onfindeþ swile and ðæt ðá óman beóð inne betýnde þurh ðá ábláwunge, 174, 23

wéna

(n.)
Grammar
wéna, an; m.

suppositionopinionthoughtideaimaginationhopeexpectation

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Gif ðæt ondgit ongiett ðæt hit self dysig sié, ðonne gegrípð hit ðurh ðone wénan ðæt andgit ðære incundan byrhto 11; Swt. 69, 21.

Linked entry: wén

wíc-steall

(n.)
Grammar
wíc-steall, es; m.
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A camp Leóde ongéton, ðæt ðǽr cwom weroda Drihten wícsteal metan, Cd. Th. 183, 16; Exod. 92

lencten-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
lencten-líc, adj.

Vernallenten

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Vernal, lenten Lengtenlíc dæg dies vernalis, Ælfc. Gl. 95; Som. 76, 11; Wrt. Voc. 53, 25. Manegra manna cwyddung is ðæt seó lenctenlíce emniht gebyrige rehtlíce on Marian mæssedæge, Lchdm. iii. 256, 4.