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égum

(n.)
Grammar
égum, with eyes, Cd. 229; Th. 310, 18; Sat. 728; dat. pl. of ége = eáge; n.
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q. v

mónaþ-lic

Grammar
mónaþ-lic, I.
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add: used substantively Wiþ ealle yfele gegaderunga þæs innoþes and wið wífa mónoðlican, Lch. i. 56, 24 : 276, 2 : 278, 4

lim-gesihþ

(n.)
Grammar
lim-gesihþ, physical vision, sight by means of the bodily eye (? cf. A man has na lym þat he is warere wiþ þan wiþ his eghe, Hamp. Ps. 16, 9. Þe lyme of syȝte
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organum visus, N. E. D. under limb; I) Ealle menn árísað mid limgesihðum (corporibus), Ps. Rdr. 301, 4

Linked entry: ge-siht

fere

(n.)
Grammar
fere, with life,
  • Ps. C. 50, 22
  • ;
  • Ps. Grn. ii. 277, 22
  • ;
inst. of ferh life.

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bearn-eácen

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Bearneácen wíf praegnans mulier, Gr. D.261, 10. Wíf þæt sý bearneácen, and heó cenne cniht, Wlfst. 2, 20. Gif wíf biþ bearneácen (four months gone with child), feówer mónoð Lch. iii. 144, 19.

for-súgan

Grammar
for-súgan, Substitute: To suck in (used of the spasmodic action of the stomach in hiccough? Cf. súgan; <b>II,</b> sogoþa)
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Lǽcedómas wið ádeádodum magan and gif hé forsogen sié, Lch. ii. 158, 14. Wiþ forsogenum magan oþþe áþundenum for a stomach troubled with hiccough or wind, 186, 17

Decem-ber

(n.)
Grammar
Decem-ber, gen. -bris; m. [dĕcem ten: Sansk. vāra: Pers. bār time, space: the tenth month of the Romans, beginning with March, and as we begin with January, it is our twelfth month]

The month of DecemberDĕcember, bris

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The month of December; Dĕcember, bris, m Mónaþ Decembris, ǽrra iúla [geóla] the month of December, the former yule, Menol. Fox 437; Men. 220; January being after yule or Christmas is called Se æftera geóla; the after yule, Cott. Tibĕrius; B. i; Hick.

riht-gemæcca

(n.)
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a lawful husband Gif wíf wið óðres wífes rihtgemæccan hǽmð si mulier cum alterius legitima conjuge adulteraverit, Ll. Th. ii. 270, 11

næss

(n.)
Grammar
næss, ness, es; m.

a nessland running out into waterheadlandpromontory

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Windige næssas wind-swept headlands, 2721; B. 1358. Neowle næssas headlands that plunge into the water, 2826; B. 1411. Hié Geáta clifu ongitan meahton, cúþe næssas, 3828; B. 1912.

Linked entries: næsse ness

weallan

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

of water, &amp;c. issuing from a source to well, bubble forth, spring out, flow of the source, to well with, flow with, with a noun absoluteimplying abundanceto swarm, exist in large numbers of production in large numbers or great quantity, to swarm with flow with of violent movement, to boil, rage, heave of movement in liquids caused by heat, to boil (intrans.), to be hot used of a vessel in which a liquid boils of other than liquids, to be hot, burn, blaze, ragefiguratively, of persons, passions, emotions, to be fervent, to burn, rage, to be strongly moved trans. ( = willan?) To roll, turn

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Geseah ic balzamum of ðǽm treówum út weallan video opobalsamum arborum ramis manans, Nar. 27, 23. of the source, to well with, flow with, with a noun Án wielle weól blóde flumen sanguine effluxit, Ors. 4, 7; Swt. 184, 21. Flór áttre weól, Cd.

Linked entry: for-weallen

wiþer-cweþan

(v.)
Grammar
wiþer-cweþan, p. -cwæþ, pl. -cwǽdon
To resist,
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cf. wiþ-cweþan, III, wiþer-cwide

resist

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Gemágnesse wiðsacende wiðercweðan (-en, MS.) importunitatem refutando frustrari (contradicere ), Hpt. Gl. 491, 32. Wiðercwiðendum resistentibus, Ps. Lamb. 16, 8

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wullian

(v.)
Grammar
wullian, p. ode

To wipe with wool

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To wipe with wool Wið scurfum; rammes smeoru; and meng ðǽrtó sót and sealt and sand, and hyt wulla on weg, Lchdm. i. 356, 24

tó-bregdan

(v.)
Grammar
tó-bregdan, -brédan; p. -brægd, -brǽd, pl. -brugdon, -brúdon (-brudon ?); pp. -brogden, -bróden (-broden ? in O. and N. tobrode rimes with unsode).

to separate (trans.) by a quick movement,to pull to pieces (lit. and fig. )to pull apartto separate (intrans.) by a quick movement,to break off,start from sleep,to awaketo separate by making a quick movement with something

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The fend him tobrayd ilium daemonium dissipavit, Wick. Lk. 9, 42. He tobraide his clothes, Gow. ii. 53, 11

Samaritanisc

(adj.)
Grammar
Samaritanisc, adj.

Samaritan, of Samaria

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Samaritan, of Samaria Ðá férde sum Samaritanisc man wið hine, Lk. Skt. 10, 33. Ðes wæs Samaritanisc, 17, 16: Jn. Skt. 8, 48. Ðá cwæþ ðæt Samaritanisce wíf. . . . 'Ic eom Samaritanisc wíf; ne brúcaþ Judéas and Samaritanisce metes ætgædere,' Jn.

Linked entry: Samaringas

bige

(n.)
Grammar
bige, es; n? [bycgan, bicgan to buy]

A buying, exchange, commerce, trafficemptio, permutatio, commercium, mercatus

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will have traffic with us, or we with them, with cattle and with goods, that is to be allowed, L.

Linked entry: byge

eár-lipprica

(n.)
Grammar
eár-lipprica, eár-lipprica (-e). [The gender is uncertain, the word occurring with masc. fem. and neut. pronouns.]
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The flap of the ear (used only in the Northern specimens) Ðió eárliprece auricula, Lk. p. 11, 6. Eárlipprico his ðió suíðro (eárliprica his ðæt swíðra, R.) auriculam ejus dextram, Lk. L. 22, 50. Eárliprico (-a, R.), 51. Ðone æárliprica (ðá eárelipprica

on-gryntan

(v.)
Grammar
on-gryntan, (?), on-grintan(?) to grind with the teeth (?), show the teeth (?), smile (?). [v. N. E. D. grint.]
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See preceding word

Linked entry: gryntan

orne

(adj.)
Grammar
orne, adj.

Unhealthy, harmful

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Unhealthy, harmful Mid Godes fultume ne wyrð him nán orne with God's help no harm will be done him. Lchdm. iii. 16, 5. Wið ornum útgange, 70, 25

Linked entry: orenum

for-licgan

(v.)

fornicari

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Yfel ǽwbryce bið ꝥ ǽwfæst man mid ǽmtige forlicge, and mycele wyrse wið óðres ǽwe, i. 404, 22. Gif twégen gebróðra wið án wíf forlicgan, 168, 19.

feohtan

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Þú simle fihtest wið manna cyn, Bl. H. 241, 4. Hió self fieht (fiht, v. l.) wið hié selfe, Past. 277, 25. Hér fegtaþ Títus end Giáþéasu, Txts. 127, 3.