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wíd-mǽre

(adj.)
Grammar
wíd-mǽre, adj.
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Hú Caudenes Furculus sió stów wearþ swíþe wídmǽre for Rómána bismere, Ors. 3, 8, tit.; Swt. 3, 10. Wídmǽre gewin ( the war of the apostate angels), Exon. Th. 317, 1; Mód. 59. Wídmǽre blǽst (the fire that shall consume the world), 60, 27; Cri. 976.

up-gang

(n.)
Grammar
up-gang, es; m.

a going up ⬩ rising of a heavenly body ⬩ a going up ⬩ a landing ⬩ an incursion ⬩ a way of going up

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Hí (the constellations of the zodiac) gefyllaþ twá tída mid hyra upgange oððe nyðergange, Lchdm. iii. 246, 8. a going up, to land from sea, a landing.

Linked entry: up-gange

nihternness

(n.)
Grammar
nihternness, e; f.

Night-time

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Night-time Ðonne gescylt ðé God wið unswefnum ðe nihternnessum on menn becumaþ then will God protect thee against evil dreams that come to men at nights, Lchdm. iii. 288, 22

cwém-lic

(adj.)
Grammar
cwém-lic, adj.
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Ðá ðe ðé aron cuoemlico quae tibi sunt placita, 39, 3. Cuoemlic sufficientiam (-tem? ), 7; 27. v. next word

lange

(adv.)
Grammar
lange, adv.

Long ⬩ a long time ⬩ far

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Long, a long time, far Lange diu; leng diutius; ealra lengst diutissime, Ælfc. Gr. 38; Som. 42, 10. Longe procul, Wrt. Voc. ii. 66, 71: penitus, 72. Ðá hé ðá lange and lange hearpode when then he had harped a long, long time, Bt. 35, 6; Fox 170, 5.

Linked entries: lencg leng

cier

(n.)
Grammar
cier, cierr, es; m.

A turn, time, business, affair ⬩ versio, temporis spatium, negotium

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A turn, time, business, affair; versio, temporis spatium, negotium Æt ánum cierre uno eodemque tempore, Past. 61, 2. Mid óðrum cierrum with other affairs, Past. 4, 1; Hat. MS. 9b, 7

ge-byrian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-byrian, <b>;
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quid tibi cum feminis ?, Chrd. 68, 1. Add Ðá hammas ða ðér mid rihte tó gebyriað, C.D. v. 383, 18

Linked entries: ge-berian ge-byreþ

weorold-stund

(n.)
Grammar
weorold-stund, e; f.
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Time spent in this world Mé ne woldon folc oncnáwan, ðeáh ic fela for him æfter woruldstundum ( in the hours I spent on earth ) wundra gefremede, Elen. Kmbl. 725 ; El. 363

næftig

(adj.)
Grammar
næftig, adj.
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N[æ]f[tige] egenos 231

un-fyrn

(adv.)
Grammar
un-fyrn, adv.

not long ago ⬩ before long

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of past time, not long ago Weorþodan wé nú unfyrn for tén nihtum ðone symbeldæg foran tó ðyssum ondweardan dæge not long ago now, ten days from to-day, we celebrated the festival, Blickl.

Linked entry: un-gefyrn

Denisc

(adj.)
Grammar
Denisc, def; se Denisca; adj.

DANISH ⬩ Dānĭcus

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Ðá com ðǽm Deniscum scipum flód to then the tide came to the Danish ships, 897; Th. 176, 37, col. 1. Com ðá se Denisca flóta to Sandwíc then, A. D. 1006, the Danish fleet came to Sandwich, 1006; Th. 257, 4, col. 1

Linked entry: Deniscan

mæssian

(v.)
Grammar
mæssian, p. ode

To say mass

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C. tit. ix.; Th. ii. 128, 19. Mæssode se apostol ðam folce. Homl. Th. ii. 478, 14. For mé gelómlíce mæssaþ pro me missas crebras facit. Bd. 4, 22; S. 591, 29. For hreówsigendne man man mót mæssian ymb. xxx nihta, L. Ecg. C. 36; Th. ii. 160, 21.

bindan

to bind ⬩ to fasten to ⬩ knit

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Voc. ii. 53, 30. to bind, tie up in a bundle Gadriað þone coccel and bindað (alligate) sceáfmǽlum, Mt. 13, 30. to fasten to, on Hig bindað hefige byrðena, Mt. 23, 4. Beágas bundan boias (in collo) nectunt, Wrt.

be-sceáwian

(v.)

to contemplate ⬩ behold ⬩ to consider ⬩ to see about ⬩ take care of

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Add: to contemplate, behold:- — Seó sáwel on ánre tíde besceáwað heofonan and ofer sǽflýhð, Hml. S. 1, 124. Besceáwiað contemplantur (Prov. 15, 3), Kent. Gl. 506. Bescáwede contemplarer, Hpt.

ge-bregdan

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R. 18, 10. to withdraw, take away Nis cúð hú oððe on hwylcere tíde hyre líchama gebróden wǽre, oððe hwider hé áhafen sý, Hml.

hamele

(n.)
Grammar
hamele, hamule, an; f.

An oar-loop

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Icel. hamsa an oar-loop, is used in the phrase, til hömlu = per man [v. Cl. and Vig.

Linked entry: hamule

CRÁWAN

(v.)
Grammar
CRÁWAN, ic cráwe, ðú cráwest, crǽwst, he cráweþ, crǽwþ; p. creów, pl. creówon; pp. cráwen

To CROW as a cock ⬩ cantare instar galli

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Bos. 13, 38; the koc schal not crowe, til thou schalt denye me thries, Wyc. Ǽrðamðe cocc cráwe, þriwa ðú wiðsæcst mín antequam gallus cantet, ter me negabis. Mt. Bos. 26, 34.

hólunga

(adv.)
Grammar
hólunga, adv.

In vain, ⬩ to no purpose, ⬩ without cause, ⬩ without intent

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Ðære tíde wæs ðæt mǽste wæll geworden on Norþanhymbra þeóde and cyrican.

Linked entries: hól hólinga

lang-twidig

(adj.)
Grammar
lang-twidig, adj.
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Granted for a long time Ðú scealt tó frófre weorþan eal langtwidig leódum ðínum thou, granted for long to them, shall prove a comfort to thy people, Beo. Th. 3420; B. 1708

Linked entry: twidig

be-weallan

(v.)
Grammar
be-weallan, p. -weóll, pl. -weóllon; pp. -weallen,

To boil away ⬩ decoquere

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To boil away; decoquere Óþ-ðæt þrydda dǽl sý beweallen till the third part be boiled away, Med. ex Quadr. 1, 3; Lchdm. i. 328, 17 : 8, 10; Lchdm. i. 360, 1