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sugu

(n.)
Grammar
sugu, e: sú, e; f.
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Mé ( a badger ) on bæce standaþ her swylce sweon leorum (= hǽr swilce súe on hleórum, Grein) hlifiaþ tú eáran ofer eágum, Exon. Th. 396, 13; Rá. 16, 4

Linked entry: sú

tunge

(n.)
Grammar
tunge, an ; tung [? in the passage: Álés sáwle míne fram tunge fácen-fulre a lingua dolosa (but in the next verse linguam is glossed by tungan, so that perhaps tunge is meant for nominative : O. L. Ger. and O. H. Ger. , however, have strong as well as weak forms), Ps. Lamb. 119, 2], e; f.
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a tongue Tunge lingua, Wrt. Voc. i. 64, 56. Gif monnes tunge biþ of heáfde óðres monnes dǽdum dón, ðæt biþ gelíc and eágan bót, L. Alf. pol. 52 ; Th. i. 94, 20: Exon. Th. 373, 25 ; Seel. Ex. 115. His tungan (tungæs, Lind. : tunga, Rush. ) bend uinculum

bed-clýfa

(n.)
Grammar
bed-clýfa, bedd-clýfa, bed-cleófa, bed-cófa, an; m.

A bed-chamber ⬩ closet ⬩ cubile hominis ⬩ cubiculum

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A bed-chamber, closet; cubile hominis, cubiculum Gang into ðínum bedclýfan infra in cubiculum tuum, Mt. Bos. 6, 6

Linked entries: bed-cófa bedd-clýfa gebed-clýfa

éðgung

(n.)
Grammar
éðgung, e; f.

A breathing, inspiration ⬩ inspīrātio

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A breathing, inspiration; inspīrātio Of éðgunge gástes graman ðínes ab inspīrātiōne spiritus īræ tuæ, Ps. Spl. T. 17, 18

tǽlleáslíce

(adv.)
Grammar
tǽlleáslíce, adv.

Blamelessly

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Blamelessly Ðonne stæpþ se sacerd suíðe tǽlleáslíce on ðone weg tunc sacerdos irreprehensibiliter graditur, Past. 13; Swt. 77, 19

blíþe-lic

(adj.)
Grammar
blíþe-lic, adj.

Gentle ⬩ pleasant

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Blíðelicum égum ðínes árfæstnisse serenis oculis tuae pietatis, 123, 3

ge-ceorlian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-ceorlian, p. ode
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To take a husband, marry Wíf ðe tuwa geceorlige mulier quae bis viro nupserit, Ll. Th. ii. 232, 1

Linked entry: ceorlian

for-wrecan

(v.)
Grammar
for-wrecan, p. -wræc, pl. -wrǽcon; pp. -wrecen [wrecan to drive]

To drive out ⬩ banish ⬩ expel ⬩ expellĕre ⬩ propellĕre ⬩ fŭgāre

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Eart ðú ána forwrecen on Hierusalem tu sōlus peregrīnus es in Jerusalem? Lk. Bos. 24, 18

cyrten-líce

(adv.)
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Add: elegantly, fitly, fairly, well Cyrten[líce] ( si tu te sumptuosius comas et per publicum) notabiliter (incedas ), An. Ox. 5185. Eall ꝥ cyrte[n]líce ( subtiliter, i. eleganter ) wé þenceað, Scint. 140, 7.

for-weorþan

(v.)
Grammar
for-weorþan, -wurþan; ic -weorþe, ðú -weorþest, -wyrst, he -weorþeþ, -wyrþ, pl. -weorþaþ, -wyrþaþ; p. ic, he -wearþ, ðú -wurde, pl. -wurdon; pp. -worden

To become nothing ⬩ to be undone ⬩ to perish ⬩ die ⬩ ad nihilum devĕnīre ⬩ pĕrīre ⬩ interlre ⬩ deficére

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Ða wénunga ic forwurde on eáþmódnesse mínre tunc forte pĕrissem in hŭmĭlĭtāte mea, Ps. Lamb. 118, 92. Ðæt hí forwordene weorþen syððan, on worulda woruld and to wídan feore ut intĕreant in sēcŭlum sēcŭli, Ps. Th. 91, 6

Linked entries: for-wurþan ge-forwearþan

be-heldan

(v.)
Grammar
be-heldan, [= be-healdan?]

To attend ⬩ intend ⬩ attendere ⬩ intendere

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To attend, intend; attendere, intendere Wesan ðíne eáran gehýrende and beheldende fiant aures tuæ intendentes Ps. Th. 129, 2

swét-líce

(adv.)
Grammar
swét-líce, adv.
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Sweetly, pleasantly Swétlíce drincan ða word ðínes wísdómes verba tuae scientiae dulciter haurire, Bd. 5, 24; S. 649, 1

tysca

(n.)
Grammar
tysca, an; m.
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tusc

bár

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Add: , bǽr Mid báres tuxe, Lch. i. 244, 8. Bǽres flǽsc etan, iii. 144, 24: i. pp. 358-60

deácon

(n.)

a levite, deacon ⬩ levītes

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a levite, deacon; levītes Aaron ðín bróður, deácon, hæfþ góde spræce Aaron frater tuus, levītes, eloquens est, Ex. 4, 14

freá-bodian

(v.)
Grammar
freá-bodian, p. ode; pp. od

To proclaim ⬩ declare ⬩ pronuntiāre

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To proclaim, declare; pronuntiāre Freábodaþ oððe mǽrsaþ tunge mín spæce dine pronuntiābit lingua mea elŏquium tuum. Ps. Lamb. 118, 172

here-word

(n.)
Grammar
here-word, es; n.

Praise ⬩ applause

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Praise, applause Ða wolde Brihtrĭc geearnian him hereword tunc cogitavit Brihtricus adquirere sibi laudem. Chr. 1009; Erl 142, note 8

Linked entries: here-nes here-spel

ymb-fær

(n.)
Grammar
ymb-fær, es; n.
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A going about, circuit Túna embefær uillarum circuitus, Anglia xiii. 375, 131. Mid emfare circilo ( = circulo?), Hpt. Gl. 422, 14

Linked entry: embe-fær

irre

(n.)
Grammar
irre, es; n.

Anger ⬩ wrath ⬩ ire ⬩ rage

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Ic bidde ðé, hláford, ðæt ic móte bútan yrre wið ðe sprecan oro, domine mi, loquatur servus tuus verbum in auribus tuis et ne irascaris, Gen. 44, 18. Wurdon mé on yrre yfele and hefige in ira molesti erant mihi, Ps. Th. 54, 3.

Linked entries: ir eorre erre

án-weald

(n.)
Grammar
án-weald, án-wald, es; m.

Single, sole, monarchical, or royal power ⬩ empire ⬩ dominion ⬩ jurisdiction ⬩ rule ⬩ government ⬩ bidding ⬩ solius dominatus ⬩ unius imperium ⬩ monarchia ⬩ potestas ⬩ imperium ⬩ ditio ⬩ dominatio ⬩ jus ⬩ arbitrium ⬩ nutus

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Ðín ánweald dominatio tua, Ps. Th. 144, 13: 135, 20: 118, 91: Ors. 2, 1; Bos. 38, 15: Bd. 1, 3; S. 475, 12. Cyning biþ ánwealdes georn a king is desirous of power, Exon. 89 b; Th. 337, 4; Gn. Ex. 59.

Linked entries: and-weald án-geweald án-wald weald

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