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lang-lífe

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Ꝥ þú sí langlífe ( longeuus ) ofer eorðan, Scint. 173, 9. Ꝥ þú langlíf wunie, Hml. Th. ii. 36, 1. Add

mágister-dóm

(n.)
Grammar
mágister-dóm, es; m.
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The office of a master or teacher Hefe mægsterdómes pondus magisterii, Scint. 120, 9. On mægsterdóme in magisterio, 122, 13

scearpþanclíce

(adv.)
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Þænne bodung nytlíce byð forðgerǽht þænne scearpþanclíce byð gefylled tunc praedicatio utiliter profertur, quando efficaciter adimpletur, Scint. 125, 7. Add

Norþ-mann

(n.)
Grammar
Norþ-mann, es; m.

A man belonging to a northern country ⬩ a Norseman ⬩ Norwegian ⬩ Dane

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On his dagum cómon ǽrest iii scipu Norþmanna ... Ðæt wǽron ða érestan scipu Deniscra manna ðe Angelcynnes land gesóhton, Chr. 787; Erl. 57, 21-25. Ðǽr geflémed wearþ Norþmanna bregu, 937; Erl. 112, 33. Wǽran ǽr under Norþmannum, 942; Erl. 116, 15.

Linked entry: Nor-men

ofer-stígan

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Mið dý oferstág (transcendisset) se Hǽlend in scip ofer ðæt luh, Mk. L. R. 5, 21

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,

tó-stregdan

(v.)
Grammar
tó-stregdan, -strédan. [For conjugation see stregdan.]
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Scípa tóstrogdenra ovium dis-sipatorum, Rtl. 9, 38, intrans. To be dispersed, not to keep within proper bounds Ðonne ðæt mód flíhþ ðæt ðæt hit sié gebunden mid ege and mid láre, ðonne tóstrét (-strétt, Hatt.

óþ-swimman

(v.)
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A. ) tó ðám scipum, Chr. 915; Erl. 105, 11

wíd-mǽrsung

(n.)
Grammar
wíd-mǽrsung, e; f.
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Proclamation, publication Openung múþes his wídmǽrsung (infamatio) ys he openeth his mouth like a crier (Ecclus. 20, 15), Scint. 96, 11

ge-hýþigian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-hýþigian, to make suitable, free from restraint or
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distress Fruman gecyrredra geswǽsum gehýðiggende synd gemetum primordia conuersorum blandis refovenda sunt modis, Scint. 61, 10. Gehýþegode expedita, Germ. 391, 31

Linked entries: ge-hýðegod -hýþegian ge-hyðegod

á-tyhtung

(n.)

intention ⬩ intentio ⬩ incentive

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Grammar á-tyhtung, e; f. intention; intentio, Scint. 29, 10: 35, 14: 28, 13. incentive Átihtinga incentiva. An. Ox. 2, 304

un-dómlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
un-dómlíce, adv.

With bad judgement ⬩ indiscreetly

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With bad judgement, indiscreetly Hyrde oþþe unbindan undómlíce ondrǽde oþþe gewríþan pastor vel absoluere indiscrete timeat uel ligare, Scint. 202, 14

wlite-full

(adj.)
Grammar
wlite-full, adj.

Beautiful ⬩ handsome ⬩ comely

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Beautiful, handsome, comely: Ofermódig gif hé wlitefull (decorus) sí geþúht on gesihþe, swá þeáh on weorcum wác ys, Scint. 21, 8

cealc

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Byð gefylled múð his mid cealce (calculo), Scint. 110, 14. Add

forþ-stefn

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Far ofer sǽ, and site on þes scipes forðstefna, ðonne ... þú freónd findest begeondan þǽm sǽ, Lch. iii. 180, 4. Add

ofer-mód

Grammar
ofer-mód, pride.
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Add Ofermód witan to feel pride, be proud; altum sapere (Rom. 11, 20), Scint. 8, 29. Dele and see next word

fyndel

(n.)
Grammar
fyndel, e; f.

A device, invention

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A device, invention Tó fyndele ad inventionem, Scint. 108, 12. Gyf hí hyra fyndele (adinuentionem)þrístfulle gecuran, Angl. xiii. 369, 54

Linked entry: findele

deád-lic

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Mann deádlicne hominem moriturum, Scint. 17, 8. Cf. deáþ-lic

twelf-hynde

(adj.)
Grammar
twelf-hynde, adj. As applied to a person, of the rank for which the wergild was twelve hundred shillings; applied to the wergild, that must be paid for a person of such rank. As will be seen from the passages given below, the twelfhynde man was a þegn, and his importance, as marked by the wergild and otherwise, was six times that of the
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Cierliscum men feówertig sciłł. gebéte,10; Th. i. 68, 8-12. Twelfhyndes monnes burgbryce .xxx. sciłł . . . Ceorles edorbryce .v. sciłł., 40; Th. i. 88, 9-11. Twelfhyndes mannes wer is twelfhund scyllinga (cf.

Linked entry: six-hynde

a-wyrdan

(v.)
Grammar
a-wyrdan, -werdan; p. -wyrde; pp. -wyrded, -wyrd; v. trans.

To injure ⬩ corrupt ⬩ destroy ⬩ lædere ⬩ corrumpere ⬩ vitiare ⬩ violare

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Ðýlæs hí [scil. wæstmas] rénes scúr awyrde lest the shower of rain should destroy them [i. e. the fruits ], Exon. 59 b ; Th. 215, 2 ; Ph. 247

Linked entries: a-werdan a-wierdan a-wirdan

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