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bold-getimber

(n.)
Grammar
bold-getimber, gen. -getimbres; pl. nom. acc. -getimbru; n.

The timber of a houseædificii tignum

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The timber of a house; ædificii tignum Leóht [fýr] briceþ and bærneþ boldgetimbru light [fire] breaketh and burneth the timbers of the house, Salm. Kmbl. 826; Sal. 412

gum-dreám

(n.)
Grammar
gum-dreám, es; m.

The joys of menthis life

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The joys of men, this life He gumdreám ofgeaf Godes leóht geceás he gave up the joy of men, chose God's light, Beo. Th. 4929; B. 2469

-bǽre

(suffix)
Grammar
-bǽre, an adjective termination signifying

Producingbearing

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Producing, bearing, from beran to bear, produce; as, wæstm-bǽre fruit-bearing, fruitful; frugifer: æppel-bǽre apple-bearing; pomifer: horn-bǽre horn-bearing; corniger: leóht-bǽre light-bearing

Linked entry: -bora

twinclian

(v.)
Grammar
twinclian, p. ode
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To twinkle Se spearca ðara gódra weorca ðe tuinclaþ beforan mannum cuncta, quae poram hominibus rutilant, Past. 14; Swt. 87, 6. Ic ðæt lytle leóht geseah twinclian, Bt. 35, 3; Fox 158, 32

ge-brégan

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Consternat, i. perterritat fyrhtaþ, gebrégþ. Wrt. Voc. ii. 133, 66. Ðæt leóht cóm of heofenum and hine ( St. Paul ) gebrégde . . . Hé swá gebréged on eorðan feóll, Past. 443, 19-22. Gebréged pertimescens, Gr. D. 59, 26. Add

and

(prep.)
Grammar
and, prep.
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In the examples given under and=an, on. To the instances given add Tódǽled & (on, Cott. MSS.) tó monigfealda sprǽca, Past. 277, 15. Wé sceolun þrowian weán and wergum, nalles wuldres leóht habban in heofnum, Sat. 42

ge-leóhtan

(v.)
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to provide light(?) Ic geann ðæs landes æt Rægene . . . ðám bisceope tó geleóhtenne I grant the land at Rayne to the bishop for the provision of lights for the church (cf. leóht-, weax-gescot), C. D. iii. 305, 4

sealting

(n.)
Grammar
sealting, e; f.
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Dancing Mæssepreóstas . . . ne beón an þám geférscypum . . . þǽr líchamana beóð fracodlice gebǽru mid saltingum and tumbincgum (choris ei saltationibus) (cf. sum bið swíðsnel, hafað searolic gomen, gleódǽda gife for gumþegnum, leóht and leoþuwác, Crä

Linked entry: salting

ge-hwanon

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Hé gegaderode góde wyrhtan gehwanon, Hml. S. 6, 157. Ðá hǽðenan him cómon tó gehwanon, 25, 395. Geseah ic leóht gehwanon mé ymbútan scínende I saw light that came from all sides shining about me 23 b, 550. Add

ellor

(adv.)
Grammar
ellor, adv.

Elsewhereălias, ăliorsum

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Elsewhere; ălias, ăliorsum Heó ðæt leóht geseah ellor scríðan she saw the light depart elsewhere, Cd. 37; Th. 48, 9; Gen. 773: 133; Th. 168, 17; Gen. 2784: Judth. 10; Thw. 23, 9; Jud. 112: Beo. Th. 110; B. 55

hádre

(adv.)
Grammar
hádre, hǽdre; adv.

Clearly

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Clearly [of light and of sound] Hádre scíneþ rodores candel the lamp of the firmament [the sun] shines brightly, Beo. Th. 3147; B. 1571. Hǽdre blícan, scínan to shine brightly, Exon. 57 b; Th. 205, 20; Ph. 115 : 120 b; Th. 462, 17; Hö. 53 : 51 b; Th.

Linked entry: hǽdre

þǽr-rihte

(adv.)
Grammar
þǽr-rihte, adv.
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Straightway, forthwith, at once, immediately Ðárrihte confestim, continuo, statim, protinus, Ælfc. Gr. 38; Zup. 229, 16-230, 1 : mox, Zup. 241, 6 : confestim, Scint. 236, 1. Gé gemétaþ þǽrrihte (sóna statim, Mt. Kmbl. 21, 2) getígedne assan, Homl. Th

Linked entries: þáriht hér-rihte

ge-teóh

(n.)
Grammar
ge-teóh, gen. -teóges; n.

Mattermaterialpl. instrumentsimplementsutensils

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Matter, material; pl. instruments, implements, utensils Se ðis leóht onwráh and ðæt torhte geteóh tillíce onwráh who this light displayed and the bright matter [the universe] revealed, Exon. 94 a; Th. 352, 32; Reim. 2. Sulh-geteógo ploughing implements

Linked entry: egeþ-getígu

acolitus

(n.)

ἀκόλυθοςA light-bearerluciferstateconditionordogradus

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= ἀκόλυθος A light-bearer; lucifer Acolitus is se ðe leóht berþ æt Godes þénungum acolite is he who bears the light at God's services, L. Ælf. P. 34 ; Th. ii. 378, 7 : L. Ælf. C. 14 ; Th. ii. 348, 4. state, condition; ordo, gradus, etc

be-helian

(v.)
Grammar
be-helian, bi-helian; p. ode, ede; pp. od, ed; v. trans. [be, helian to cover]

To covercover overconcealobscurehideconderesepelire

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To cover, cover over, conceal, obscure, hide; condere, sepelire Wurdon behelede ealle ða dúna operti sunt omnes montes Gen. 7, 19. Se heofen mót ðæt leóht behelian the heaven may obscure the light Bt. 7, 3; Fox 20, 21 : Elen. Kmbl. 858; El. 429

Linked entries: be-hylian bi-helian

leoþu-wác

(adj.)
Grammar
leoþu-wác, adj.

flexiblepliantsupple

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With pliant joints, flexible, pliant, supple Liþowác habile, Wrt. Voc. ii. 42, 67. Leoþuwác, 110, 25. Leóht and leoþuwác nimble and supple, Exon. 79 b; Th. 298, 12; Crä. 84. Swilce liðewácum velut lentescente, Hpt. Gl. 520, 36. Liðewácum tagum [? tánum

Linked entry: liþe-wác

tweónol

(adj.)
Grammar
tweónol, twýnol; adj.
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Doubtful Tweónul leóht maligna lux vel dubia, Wrt. Voc. i. 53, 6. Swá swá his genyþerung ungewiss ys swá eác forgyfenyss twýnol sicut ejus damnatio incerta est, sic et remissio dubia, Scint. 46, 1. Ðæt deorc ys oþþe twýnol quod obscurum est aut dubium

Linked entries: tweóne twýnol

brim-wudu

(n.)
Grammar
brim-wudu, m. [brim, wudu wood]

Sea-wood, a shipmaris lignum, navis

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Sea-wood, a ship; maris lignum, navis Brimwudu scynde leóht to hýðe the light ship hastened to the port, Exon. 52 a; Th. 182, 5; Gú. 1305. Meahte gesión brecan ofer bæþweg brimwudu he could see the ship sail over the sea, Elen. Kmbl. 488; El. 244

dryht-líce

(adv.)
Grammar
dryht-líce, driht-líce; adv.

In a lordly manner, divinely nobĭlĭter

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In a lordly manner, divinely; nobĭlĭter God leóht and þýstro gedǽlde dyhtlíce God divinely parted light and darkness, Exon. 11 a; Th. 14, 32; Cri. 228. Abraham fór eorlum driht-líce spræc Abram spoke in a lordly manner before the people, Cd. 98; Th.

Linked entry: driht-líce

a-cwencan

(v.)
Grammar
a-cwencan, p. de, te, pl. don, ton; pp. ed, d, t

To quenchextinguishput outextinguere

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To quench, extinguish, put out; extinguere Bæd ðæt hí ðæt leóht acwencton prayed that they would put out the light, Bd. 4,8; S. 575, 40, note, MS. B. Úre leóhtfatu synt acwencte lampades nostræ extinguuntur, Mt. Bos. 25, 8. Fýr ne byþ acwenced ignis