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be-murcian

(v.)
Grammar
be-murcian, p. ode
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To murmur, grumble, complain un-gemetlíce gé Rómware bemurciað, Ors. I, 10; S. 48, 17

Linked entry: murcian

ánhund-wintre

(adj.)
Grammar
ánhund-wintre, adj.
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A hundred years old Hé áxode hyne eald hé wǽre. Þá andswarode hé: ' Ánhundwintre and þrítigwintre,' Gen. 47, 9

ge-sceaþian

(v.)
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Add: to do harm Deófol bið á ymbe þæt án, hé on manna sáwlum gescaðian mæge, Wlfst. 191, II

be-lúcan

(v.)
Grammar
be-lúcan, he -lýcþ; p. -leác, pl. -lucon; pp. -locen; v. trans. [be, lúcan to lock]

To lock upinclosesurroundshutshut upconcludererecludereincluderecircumcludereamplectiobserareclaudere

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Ðæt man belúce ǽlc deofulgyld-hús that one should close every idol-temple Ors. 6, 30; Bos. 127, 36

fadian

(v.)
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Gesette man þæne þe Godes hús wel fadige domui Dei dignum constituant dispensatorem, R. Ben. 119, 12. Gif hé his líf rihtlice fadige, Ll. Th. i. 346, 18.

hýr

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Add: payment contracted to be made for the temporary use of anything Sume men syllað eác cyrcan tó hýre swá swá wáclice mylna . . . ac hit ne gedafenað ꝥ man dó Godes hús ánre mylne gelíc for lyðrum tolle, Hml. S. 19, 248. <b>Ia.

un-wreón

(v.)
Grammar
un-wreón, p. -wráh, -wreáh, pl. -wrigon, -wrugon; pp. -wrigen, -wrogen

To uncover (lit. or fig.) what is coveredto reveal

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Hí unwreogon ðæt hús nudaverunt tectum, Mk. Skt. Rush. 2, 4. Ða lícmen his neb unwrugon, Homl. Th. ii. 334, 31. Unwreóh (revela) Drihtne weg ðínne, Ps. Spl. 36, 5. Nǽnig gedégled ðæt ne sé eft unwrigen (nihil opertum quod non revelabitur), Mt. Kmbl.

Linked entries: an-wreón on-wreón

unfriþ-mann

(n.)
Grammar
unfriþ-mann, es; m.

A man of a country not at peace with anothera man of a hostile country

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A man of a country not at peace with another, a man of a hostile country Gif hé his ǽhta bere geman[g] ðara unfriðmanna ǽhta intó húse, þolie his ǽhta si pecuniam suam inter pecuniam unfriðfmannorum, i.e. pacem non habentium, in domo mittat, perdat pecuniam

lógian

(v.)
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Wé laþiað and lógiað crístene men intó Godes húse, Wlfst. 154, 17.

rótness

(n.)
Grammar
rótness, e; f.

gladness, cheerfulnesscomfort, protection

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On húse rótnysse in domum refugii, Ps. Spl. 30, 3

ge-ambehtan

Grammar
ge-ambehtan, ge-embehtan, ge-embehtian.

to minister

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., and add Gif huá mé embehtes (ministrat) . . . gif huelc mé geembehtað (minisirabit), Jn. R. 12, 26. Geembihtatun mini-straverunt Mt. p. 7, 3. Him geembehte ðú illi servies Mt. L. 4, 10.

munt

(n.)
Grammar
munt, es; m. [from Lat. mons]

A mounthillmountain

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Ne mæg hús on munte lange gelǽstan, Bt. Met. Fox 7, 36; Met. 7, 18. Munte promontorio, Hpt. Gl. 420, 6. Munt Scyllam, 529, 20. Ábútan ðone munt, Ex. 19, 12. Ðæra munta cnollas, Gen. 8, 5. Tó ðám muntum, 14, 10. On heálícum muntum heortas wuniaþ, Ps.

nídþearf-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
nídþearf-líc, adj.

Necessaryneedfuluseful

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Ða nédþearflícan hús, Bd. 4, 28; S. 605, 25

ge-wǽdian

(v.)
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.; vestire ( = aulaeis ornare, Migne) Mid ðám geleáfan he gefrætewad and gewǽdað his hús, þæt is, þæt he gegearwað his heortan Gode on tó wunianne, Wlfst. 35, 10. to furnish a ship with sails, v. ge-wǽde; Hí ꝥ scip genámon eall gewǽpnod and gewǽdod,

spic

(n.)
Grammar
spic, es; n.
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Bacon, lard, the fat flesh of swine Hi lares ðás hús; ðanon ys gecweden lardum spic, forðan ðe hit on húsum hangaþ lange, Ælfc. Gr. 9, 17; Zup. 42, 17. Spic lardum, Wrt. Voc. i. 82, 25 : larda, 286, 52 : ii. 52, 1: tanea i. 26, 47.

Linked entry: spec

mægen-weorc

(n.)
Grammar
mægen-weorc, es; n.

A mighty work

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A mighty work micle synt ðíne mægenweorc quam magnificata sunt opera tua, Ps. Th. 91, 4

heáfod-ríce

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hit gelomp ymb ðás tú heáfodrícu, Asiria and Rómána, Ors. 2, l; S. 62, 12. Add

ofer-sprǽc

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micel ofersprǽc cymeð of ðǽre oferwiste quanta sibi per esum loquacitas insidietur, Past. 313, 10. Add

ge-arfoðe

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-arfoðe, adj.

Difficultdiffĭcĭlismolestus

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Difficult; diffĭcĭlis, molestus gearfoðe ðis is to gereccanne! how difficult this is to explain! Bt. 39, 4; Fox 216, 33

mis-cwéman

(v.)
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to displease Á hí ymbe ꝥ wǽron, hí ðé mis-cwémdon, Hml. S. 23, 287. [v. N. E. D. misqueme.]

Linked entry: cwéman