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ælmes-feoh

(n.)
Grammar
ælmes-feoh, g. -feós; a.

Almsalms' moneypecunia eleemosynæ

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Alms, alms' money; pecunia eleemosynæ, L. R. S. 2; Th. i. 432,13

Linked entry: feoh

Iúla

(n.)
Grammar
Iúla, an ; m.

DecemberJanuary

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December or January Mónaþ Decembris, ǽrra Iúla, Menol. Fox 439; Men. 221

hærfest

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Berebryttan gebyreð corngebrot on hærfæste (in Augusta), 440, 2. iii dagas ǽlcre wucan on hærfest (in Augusta), 432, 32 : 434, 7. ¶ in a late MS. it is used as the name of the month, August :-- On Iuli mónðe. . . On hærfest. . .

ǽrra geóla

(n.)

the ere or former Yule monthDecember

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the ere or former Yule month, December,Menol. Fox 439; Men. 221

cyld

(n.)
Grammar
cyld, es; n.

Cold, coldnessfrigus

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Monast. Th. 19, 29

munuc-stów

(n.)
Grammar
munuc-stów, e; f.

A place for monkslocus monachorum

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A place for monks; locus monachorum, Bd. 3, 24; 5. 556, 42

ge-wemmodlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
ge-wemmodlíce, adv.

Corruptlyimpurely

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Monast. Th. 18, 8

un-scirped

(adj.)
Grammar
un-scirped, adj.

Not dressed

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Not dressed Monno unscirped hominem non vestitum, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 22, 11

Linked entry: scirpan

feoh-gescot

(n.)
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a money-contribution Nelle wé tó him gyrnan feohgesceotes, E.S. 49, 341

Linked entry: ge-scot

sceadiht

(adj.)
Grammar
sceadiht, adj.

Shady

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Shady Of munte scedehtum de monte umbroso, Ps. Surt. ii. p. 189,16

Linked entry: scedeht

ful-fremman

(v.)
Grammar
ful-fremman, full-fremman, to -fremmanne; he -fremeþ; p. -fremede; pp. -fremed

To fulfilperfectpractiseperfĭcĕre

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Heáhsetl his [biþ] swá swá móna fulfremed on écnysse thrŏnus ejus [erit] sīcut lūna perfecta in æternum, Ps. Spl. 88, 36. Beóþ fulfremede estōte vos perfecti, Mt. Bos. 5, 48

ge-hreósan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-hreósan, p. -hreás, pl. -hruron; pp. -hroren

To rushfallglide awayto failruerecaderelabideficere

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Móna niðer gehreóseþ the moon shall fall down, Exon. 21 b; Th. 58, 22; Cri. 939. Swíðe oft se micla anweald ðara yfelena gehríst swíðe fǽrlíce very often the great power of the wicked falls very suddenly, Bt. 38, 2; Fox 198, 8.

ge-niwian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-niwian, p. ode; pp. od, ad

To renew, make new, changerenovare, innovare

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On sumum geáre byþ se móna twelf síðon geniwod fram ðære hálgan Eáster-tíde óþ eft Eástron; and on sumum geáre he biþ þreóttyne síðon geedniwad in some years the moon is twelve times changed [renewed] from the holy Easter time till Easter again ; and

el-þeód

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Þá hét hé þæt mon þá crístnan eft gebróhte on heora earde (de exsiliis revocavit), 6, 30; S. 282, 17. Sume hé on elðióde him wið feó gesealde 3, 9; S. 126, 16.

arodscipe

(n.)
Grammar
arodscipe, es; m.

Quicknessswiftnessreadinessdexterityvelocitasdexteritaspromptitudo

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Quickness, swiftness, readiness, dexterity; velocitas, dexteritas, promptitudo Oft mon biþ swíðe rempende and rǽsþ swíðe dollíce on ǽlc weorc and hrædlíce, and ðeáh wénaþ men ðæt hit síe for arodscipe and for hwætscipe sæpe præcipitata actio velocitatis

culpian

(v.)
Grammar
culpian, p. ode ; pp. od

To humiliate, cringe humiliare

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To humiliate, cringe ; humiliare Hú ne is ðæt ðonne sum dǽl ermþa, ðæt mon scyle culpianto ðam ðe him gifan scyle is not this then somewhat of misery, that a man must cringe to him who can give to him? Bt. 32, 1 ; Fox 114, 15

máwan

(v.)
Grammar
máwan, p. meów

to mow

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Gelíce and mon mǽd máwe, Ors. 2, 8; Swt. 92, 15: Ps. Th. 128, 5. Rípan and máwan, L. R. S. 2; Th. i. 432, 15. Máwenum hege, Ps. Th. 102, 14

pipor

(n.)
Grammar
pipor, es; m.
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Ðone pipor mon swá nimeþ, Nar, 34, 21-23. Genim langes pipores .x. corn, Lchdm. ii. 186, 8. Of blacum pipore, 234, 2. Genim gebeátenne pipor, 186, 4

spor-wrecel

(n.)
Grammar
spor-wrecel, (?), es; m.
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Ðá forstæl hé ða unlǽdan oxan æt Funtial, and dráf tó cytlid, and hine mon ðǽræt áparade, and his speremon áhredde ða sporwreclas the man who tracked him rescued the cattle that had been driven off (?), Chart. Th. 172, 26

Linked entries: spyre-mann wrecel

un-fæstlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
un-fæstlíce, adv.

Not firmlyuncertainlyvaguely

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Not firmly, uncertainly, vaguely Ðonne mon smeáð on his móde ymb hwelc eorðlíc ðing, ðonne déð hé swelce hé hit átífre on his heortan, and swǽ tweólíce and unfæstlíce hé átífreþ ðæs ðinges onlícnesse on his móde ðe hé ðonne ymb smeáð, Past. 21; Swt.