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wesendlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
wesendlíce, adv.
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Essentially Þ is þonne óþer, ꝥ man eádiglíce lifige sume hwíle, óðer is, ꝥ man aa wesendlíce (essentialiter) and écelíce lifie, Gr. 0. 336, 36: 337, 4

ofer-ild

Grammar
ofer-ild, ofer-ildu, ofer-ildo.
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Is þǽre æfteran helle onlícnes genemned oferyldo ; for þan him ámolsniað þá eágan for ðǽre oferyldo, Verc. Först. 107, 3. Ǽlc óþer oferylde and geogeþe reliqui, R. Ben. 115, 11. Add

B

Grammar
B, THE sound of b is produced by the lips; hence it is called a labial consonant, and has the same sound in Anglo-Saxon as in English. In all languages, and especially in the dialects of cognate languages, the letters employing the same organs of utterance are continually interchanged. In Anglo-Saxon, therefore, we find that b interchanges with the other labials, f and
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p Ic hæbbe I have, he hæfþ he hath. When words are transferred into modern English, b is sometimes represented by f or v :-- Beber or befor a beaver; Ober, ofer, over. In comparing the Anglo-Saxon aspirated labial f with the corresponding letter in Old

mete-gearwa

(n.)
Grammar
mete-gearwa, pl. f.

Preparations of food

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Preparations of food Óðre hwǽtene (MS. wætan) metegearwa sint tó forbeódanne other preparations of wheaten food are to be forbidden, L. M. 2, 23; Lchdm. ii. 210, 26

æt-bryidan

(v.)
Grammar
æt-bryidan, p. ede; pp. ed

To take away ⬩ auferre

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To take away; auferre Ðæs óðres áþ ðe mon his orf æt-bryideþ the oath of the other from whom the cattle is taken away, L.O. 3; Th. i. 178,16, = æt-bredan

calwa

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Substitute: In Wrt. Voc. ii. 99, 80: 6, 54 occurs the gloss alapiciosa calwa. The latter word seems to be Latin; cf. alapiciosus caluus in other glossariem. v. Corp. Gl. H. xli

rosig

(adj.)
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This form seems very doubtful. The MS. quoted has roseū, but two other MSS. have rosenū, which is more likely to be right. [Dr. Craigie kindly furnishes this note.]

þrí

(n.; num.; adj.)
Grammar
þrí, þrý, þrié, þreó; m.: þreó, þrió, þré; f. n. (ðreá, ðriá, ðreó, ðrió in North.); gen. þreóra, þrióra (and ðreána in North.); dat. þrim (þrím? ðriim in North., but cf. Goth. þrim), later þreom.

Three

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Three Tres þrý gebyriaþ tó masculinum and femininum, tria þreó tó neutrum, Ælfc. Gr. 49; Zup. 281, 3, Grammar þrí, used adjectivally Þrié Scottas cuómon, Chr. 891; Erl. 88, 5. Ða þreó clystru ðæt sind þrí dagas, Gen. 40, 12. Ða þrí windlas ðæt sind

Linked entries: þreó þrió þrý

wendan

(v.)
Grammar
wendan, (? or wennan ? Cf. winnan); p. de

To labour

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To labour Ðá wende (other MSS. have wann, wonn) hé swýþe, ðæt hé ða ðe mid hine cóman geheólde laboravit multum, ut eos, qui secum venerant, contineret Bd. 2, 9; S. 511, 5

ǽ-lǽrende

(v.; part.)
Grammar
ǽ-lǽrende, part.

Teaching the law ⬩ legem docens

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Teaching the law; legem docens Siððan him nǽnig wæs ǽlǽrendra óðer betera since there was none other of those teaching the law better than he. Elen. Kmbl. 1009; El. 506

ambiht-man

(n.)
Grammar
ambiht-man, embeht-man, embiht-man, -mann, -monn, es; m. [ambeht an office, man a man]

A servant-man ⬩ servant-woman ⬩ attendant ⬩ servant ⬩ minister ⬩ servus ⬩ pedisequus ⬩ pedisequa ⬩ minister ⬩ ministra

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A servant-man, servant-woman, attendant, servant, minister; servus, pedisequus, pedisequa, minister, ministra Híg habbaþ. óðre ambihtmen they have other attendants, L. E. I. 12; Th. ii. 410, 11: Mk. Lind. War. 9, 35

Linked entries: ambeht-man embeht-mon embiht-mon

ofer-gapian

(v.)

to neglect, disregard ⬩ consideratio

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to neglect, disregard Ne hé þurh ðone trúwan his sacerdhádes ofergapige (ofergumige, other MS.) his gehýrsumnysse let not the priest through trust in his priesthood be careless of his obedience R. Ben. 112, 2

Linked entry: gapian

sóþ-bora

(n.)
Grammar
sóþ-bora, (?), an; m.

A truth-bearer ⬩ one who has exact knowledge

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A truth-bearer, one who has exact knowledge Ðone hæleð higegleáwe hátaþ wíde cométa be naman, cræftgleáwe men, wíse sóðboran (other MSS. have wóþboran, which suits better the alliteration), Chr. 975; Erl. 126, 27

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

in-drencan

(v.)
Grammar
in-drencan, p. te

To soak ⬩ saturate ⬩ inebriate

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To soak, saturate, inebriate Hí ðá sylfe betweónum indrencton mid ðám cerenum ðære gódspellícan swétnysse they mutually saturated each other with the wines of evangelic sweetness, Guthl. 17; Gdwin. 72, 7

Linked entry: on-drencan

scilian

(v.)
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Nap. 87. Add: [Cf. Hé wæs tóscyled from þǽre apostlene geférrǽdene, Þá þá God tóscelede wæter from lande, Angl. xi. 370, 10. Hí tóscyledon they parted (from each other), Nap. 87. ]

giccan

(v.)

to itch ⬩ prurire

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to itch: prurire Wið giccendre wombe for an itching stomach ; [Cockayne prefers to translate the verb to hiccup, v. his Glossary] Lchdm. iii. 50, 13. Wið óðrum giccendum blece for other itching blotch, 70, 27

Linked entries: gicce gice-ness

ge-lyðen

(v.; part.)
Grammar
ge-lyðen, part. p.

Travelled

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Travelled Se ylca Nathan wæs swá gelyðen ðæt he hæfde gefaren fram ǽlcum lande to óðrum this Nathan was so travelled that he had gone from every land to the other, St. And. 26, 13

ge-tillan

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Weras blóda ná healfe getillað dagas hyra uiri sanguinum non dimidiabunt dies suos, Ps. Rdr. 54, 24. Getill tange (Job 1, 11), Hml. Th. ii. 448, 32. v. tillan in Dict. for other examples. Add

ge-stællan

(v.)

to stall ⬩ stable

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to stall, stable Ðá hét he on ðæs pápan ciericean gestællan his blancan and monig óðer neát he ordered his horse and many other cattle to be stabled in the pope's church, Shrn. 51, 22

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