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hreóf-lig

(adj.)
Grammar
hreóf-lig, adj.

Leprous

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Reóflium menn gelíc like a leper, Homl. Th. ii. 178, 13. Martinus getácnode ǽnne hreóflinne mannan, 512, 5

Linked entries: hreóflia hreóf-líc

mæsse-reáf

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'Vestments', and add Eall swá be mæssereáfe þe sume menn maciað of heora ealdum cláðum, Hml. A. 35, 279. Se hálga Swídun on scínendum mæssereáfe stód swylce hé wolde mæssian, Hml. S. 21, 354. Mæssepreóst sceal habban clǽne mæssereáf, Ll.

in-gewitness

(n.)
Grammar
in-gewitness, e; f.

Knowledgeknowingconsciousnessconscience

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Knowledge, knowing, consciousness, conscience Besmitene syndon ge heora mód ge heora ingewitnys coinquinata sunt et mens eorum et conscientia, Bd. 1, 17; S. 494. 42.

elra

(adj.)
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Stranger He ne métte on elran men mundgripe máran he did not find a stronger hand-gripe in a stranger man, Beo. Th. 1509; B. 752

Linked entry: egle

feá-lóg

(adj.)
Grammar
feá-lóg, adj.

Destitute destĭtūtus

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Destitute ; destĭtūtus Ne eam ic swá feálóg monna weorudes I am not so destitute of a host of men, Exon. 36 a; Th. 116, 34; Gú. 217

Linked entry: -lóg

þrýþ-ærn

(n.)
Grammar
þrýþ-ærn, es; n.

A splendid hoitsea palace

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A splendid hoitse, a palace Nǽfre ic ǽnegum men ǽr álýfde ðrýþærn (cf. heáhsele, 1298; B. 647) Dena. Hafa nú húsa sélest, Beo. Th. 1318; B. 657

ge-hwætness

(n.)
Grammar
ge-hwætness, e; f.
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Quickness, rapid movement Atomes . . . rímcræftige men óðerwhíle hátað for his gehwætnysse momentum (cf. Momentum . . . hé ys gecweden for þǽra tungla hwætnysse momentum 6), Angl. viii. 318, 37

Linked entry: hwæt-ness

ge-þeód

(n.)
Grammar
ge-þeód, e; f.
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A people Duguðe ( angels) and geþeóde (men, peoples), Adam ǽrest and ꝥ æðela cyn, engla ordfruman (the princes of the angels ), ꝥ þe eft forwarð, Sat. 19

riht-gesetness

(n.)
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right institution Ǽlc wuht his rihtgesetnesse fuleóde bútan men ánum every creature carried out its properly appointed task except man only, Bt. 5, 3; S. 12, 23

must

(n.)
Grammar
must, es; m. (?)

Mustnew wine

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Ðás men sindon mid muste fordrencte ( 'these men are full of new wine,' Acts 2, 13), Homl. Th. i. 314, 21

ge-leáfsum

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-leáfsum, adj.

Faithfulcrediblecredulousfĭdēliscredĭbĭlis

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Wǽron forþgongende ða cristenan men and ða geleáfsuman the christian men and the faithful went forth, Bd. 1, 8; S. 479, 20.

æt-sittan

(v.)
Grammar
æt-sittan, p. -sæt, pl. -sǽton; pp. -seten; v. intrans.

To sit byto remainstaywaitadsidere

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To sit by, to remain, stay, wait; adsidere Ðá ætsǽton ða Centiscan ðǽr beæftan then the Kentish men remained there behind, Chr. 905; Th. 180, 31, col. 1

arhlíce

(adv.)

disgracefullybasely

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disgracefully, basely Eádwine eorl wearþ ofslagen arhlíce fram his ágenum mannum earl Eadwine was basely slain by his own men, Chr. 1071; Erl. 210, 14; Th. 347, 12

em-fela

(adj.)
Grammar
em-fela, adj.

Equally many tŏtĭdem

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Equally many; tŏtĭdem Gán inn emfela manna of ǽgðre healfe let equally as many men of either side go in, L. Ath. iv. 7; Th. i. 226, 20

ge-hwilc

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ge-hwilc, <b>;
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</b> add In gehwylcum men ( in vivente quolibet ) þá hwíle þe hé leofað se gǽst byþ hæfd on þám líchaman, Gr. D. 303, 23

ge-líc

(n.)
Grammar
ge-líc, [-líce?],es; n.

Likenesssimilitudesĭmĭlĭtūdo

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Likeness, similitude; sĭmĭlĭtūdo Næfdon hí máre monnum gelíces ðonne ingeþonc they had no more likeness to men than the mind, Bt. Met. Fox 26, 186; Met. 26, 93

Linked entry: líc

un-átemedlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
un-átemedlíc, adj.

Untameable

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Untameable Forðon ðe ða men wǽron unátemedlíce and heardes módes and ellreordes eo quod essent homines indomabiles et durae ac barbarae mentis, Bd. 3, 5; S. 527, 25

Linked entry: á-temedlic

spelc

(n.)
Grammar
spelc, spilc

splintfissula,a splinter or narrow strip of woodsplints for binding up broken bones

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a splint Monegum men gescrincaþ his fét tó his homme ... dó spelc tó, Lchdm. ii. 68, 7. Wið foredum lime ... dó spilc tó apply a splint, 66, 23

Linked entries: spilc spilcan

sprytele

(n.)
Grammar
sprytele, sprítele(?), an; f.

A twigchipa sprout or twigrung of a laddera splinter

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(v. quotation from Jamieson's Dict. under sprot) Men of ðære ylcan styde sprytlan ácurfon astulis ex ipsa destina excisis, Bd. 3, 17; S. 544, 43

ge-cnǽwe

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A. 102, 15. with clause Ic ne eom gecnáwe ꝥ ic ǽnigean menn geáfe þá sócne ... gyf ǽnig mann secge ꝥ ic hig ǽr him geunnan sceolde ... C.D. iv. 222, 27. Hé oðsóc ꝥ hé hit wǽre.