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méting

(n.)
Grammar
méting, e; f.

A paintingpicture

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Ne gǽþ ná máre tó métinge búton ðæt ðú hit geseó and herige, 186, 5-7

sealfian

(v.)
Grammar
sealfian, p. ode
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[Salue me mine wunden, Marh. 5, 30. Eȝhesallfe to sallfenn þe follkes herrtess eȝhe, Orm. 9427. Þatt mann þatt smeredd iss and sallfedd, 13243. Buten ȝif heorte wunden beon isalued, A. R. 274, 30. Goth. salbón to anoint: O. Sax. salƀón: O. H.

Linked entry: ge-sealfian

ymb-gangan

(v.)
Grammar
ymb-gangan, p. -géng.
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Kmbl. 973; Sal. 487. to go about, over, through Gé ymbgangaþ sǽ and eorðu circuitis mare et aridam, Mt. Kmbl. Rush. 23, 14

ceaster-ware

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Seó cwén þara úplicra cesterwara, Mart. H. 146, 23. Add

fird-tiber

(n.)
Grammar
fird-tiber, (?), es; n.
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hostia, properly speaking army-sacrifice [the glosser might have had the idea which is expressed in the following passage: Dysne yrming (Mars) wurðodon þá hǽþenan, and swá oft swá hý fyrdedon oððe tó gefeohte woldon, þonne offrodon hý heora lác tó weorðunge

Linked entry: fyrd-tiber

ge-prician

(v.)
Grammar
ge-prician, p. ode.
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to prick, stimulate Hé nys gepricud ( stimulatus ) on unrótnysse gyltes, Scint. 79, 8. to mark with dots Seó forme ábécédé ys bútan pricon, and seó óðer ys gepricod on þá swýðran healfe, and seó þrydde on þá wynstran healfe, Angl. viii. 332, 43. to

Linked entry: prician

búfan

(prep.)
Grammar
búfan, búfon; prep. dat. [be-ufan]

Abovesuper

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Búfan ðam máran wealle above the greater wall, Ors. 2, 4; Bos. 44, 28. Twentig míla búfan Lundenbyrig twenty miles above London, Chr. 896; Th. 172, 25

Linked entry: be-ufan

smæc

(n.)
Grammar
smæc, smæcc, es; m.

Smack, taste, savour gustus, sapor

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Smeorðrinde smoke smecche forcuðest Marh. 9, 6. More he uynt smak in ane zoure epple þanne in ane huetene lhoue Ayenb. 82, 21. Smak or taste gustus Prompt. Parv. 460

fleoþoma

(n.)
Grammar
fleoþoma, (?)

a marsh

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a marsh (?) Flactris (flactra locus coenosus, Migne), i. pontibus vel fleoþomum, Wrt. Voc. ii. 149, 23

hýrsumian

(v.)
Grammar
hýrsumian, p. ode, ede

To be obedientobeyserve

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To be obedient, obey, serve Windas and sǽ him hýrsumiaþ venti et mare obediunt ei, Mt. Kmbl. 8, 27: Homl. Th. ii. 368, 28. Hýrsumiaþ ancillantur, Ælfc. Gl. 100; Som. 77, 6; Wrt. Voc. 55, 9.

lærest

(adj.)

least

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least Æt ðam lærestan wlitewamme iii scillingas and at ðam máran vi scill. for the smallest disfigurement of the face iii shillings, for the greater vi shillings, L. Ethb. 56; Th. i. 16, 15.

Linked entry: læssa

linian

(v.)
Grammar
linian, leonian

to leave

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Ic leonige óðrum eorþcyningum tó bysne ðæt hié witen ðý gearwor ðæt mín þrym and mín weorþmynd máran wǽron ðonne ealra óðra kyninga ðe in middangearde ǽfre wǽron I leave it [an account of my exploits] as an example to other kings, that they may the better

Linked entry: leonian

scip-gebroc

(n.)
Grammar
scip-gebroc, es; n.
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Shipwreck Ðæt hié æfter ðæm scipgebroce him ða sǽ ondrǽden ut mare post naufragium metuant, Past. 52, 1; Swt. 403, 12.

un-glæd

(adj.)
Grammar
un-glæd, adj.

Dullcheerless

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Dull, cheerless Swá eác se súþerna wind hwílum miclum storme gedréfeþ ða sǽ ðe ǽr wæs smylte wedere glæshlútra on tó seónne; ðonne heó swá gemenged wyrð mid ðan ýðum, ðonne wyrþ heó swíþe hraðe ungladu, þeáh heó ǽr gladu wǽre on tó lócienne si mare volvens

ymb-gang

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Add Hiere ymbegong wæs xxx míla, and eall heó wæs mid sǽ útan befangen bútan þrím mílum viginti millia passuum muro amplexa, iota pene mari cingebatur, absgue faucibus, quae tribus millibus passuum aperiebantur. Ors. 4, 13 ; S. 210, 29.

snoru

(n.)
Grammar
snoru, e; f.

A daughter-in-law

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Sc̃a Maria is Godfæder snoru and Godes suna módur and háligra sáuwla sweger Shrn. 118, 6. Hió genom hiere snore, Alexandres láfe Ors. 3, 11; Swt. 148, 18

freód

(n.)
Grammar
freód, e; f.

Affectiongood-willfriendshippeaceămordilectioamīcĭtiapaxgrātia

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Affection, good-will, friendship, peace; ămor, dilectio, amīcĭtia, pax, grātia Næs ðǽr mára fyrst freóde to friclan there was no more time to desire peace, Beo. Th. 5105, note; B. 2556.

scirian

(v.)
Grammar
scirian, p. ede; pp. scired, scirred (v. á-scirred)
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Sié hira dǽl scired mid Marian may their part be assigned with Mary, Elen. Kmbl. 2462; El. 1232, Ðǽr womsceaþan on ðone wyrsan dǽl scyrede weorþaþ, háteþ Scyppend him gewítan on ða winstran nond, Exon. Th. 75, 26; Cri. 1227

Linked entries: scerian scyrian swyrige

sǽ-flód

(n.)
Grammar
sǽ-flód, es; m. n.

an incoming tide, floodthe sea,

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Heofen and eorþe síde sǽflódas coeli et terra, mare, Ps. Th. 68, 35. [He lætte bi sæflode ȝearkien scipen gode, Laym. 2630.]

neáh-sibb

(adj.)
Grammar
neáh-sibb, adj.
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[Iosæþ wass nehsibb wiþþ Sannte Marȝe, Orm. 13537. Add: nearly related