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sulphor

(n.)
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sulphur On þǽre ylcan scíre Sicilian landes is án byrnende munt (Etna) onǽled mid sulphore, ꝥ is swæfel on Englisc, Hml. S. 8, 219

ofer-micelness

(n.)
Grammar
ofer-micelness, e; f.

Over-greatness, excess

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Over-greatness, excess: — Náht framaþ eallum dæge lang ádreógan fæsten gif æfter ðam metta oferfylle oððe ofermicel-nysse (nimietate) sáwl byþ ofersýmed, Scint. 13

Linked entry: micel-ness

land-hæfen

(n.)
Grammar
land-hæfen, e; f.
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Gif Wylisc mon hæbbe híde londes, his wer bip cxx scill., L. In. 32; Th. i. 122, 8

Linked entry: hæfen

mis-wissian

(v.)

to mis-direct

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to mis-direct Gif mæssepreóst folc miswissige æt freólse and æt fæstene, gylde xxx sciłł. mid Englum, L. E. G. 3; Th. i. 168, 8

rówend

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Þá hwíle þe þá rówendas (nautae) þæs scipes him sóhton óþre geréðru, Gr. D. 306, 3. Add

þolung

(n.)
Grammar
þolung, e; f.
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Passion Þolunga ( passiones ) and leahtras líchaman úre gif mid hungre fæstena beóð áhlǽnsude, Scint. 57,11. Þá sáwle offeallan mid þolungum animam obruere passionibus, 55, 15

sárgung

(n.)
Grammar
sárgung, e; f.

Lamentation, grief

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Beó ðú forþloten tó sárgungum esto pronus ad lamenta, Scint. 6

Linked entry: be-sárgung

letting

(n.)
Grammar
letting, e; f.

Letting ⬩ hindering ⬩ obstruction ⬩ delay ⬩ retarding

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[Se cyng scipa út on sǽ sende his bróðer tó dære and tó lættinge, Chr. 1101; Erl. 237, 19.] Blindne se ðe hine gesihþ lettincge getácnaþ if a man [in a dream] sees himself blind, it betokens hindrance, Lchdm. iii. 200, 14: 202, 3: 204, 2

temprung

(n.)
Grammar
temprung, e; f.
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Tempering, moderation Swá hwæt on temprunge byþ hálwende hit ys quicquid ternperamento fit salutare est, Scint. 55, 1. Hafa ðú temprunge ( temperamentum, i. mediocritatem ), 172, 13

grornung

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Þurh nytlice gro[r]nunge per utilem maerorem, Scint. 20, 1. Cf. gnornung. Add

fóre-stihtod

(v.)
Grammar
fóre-stihtod, -stihtud; part, [stihtian to dispose, order]

Fore-appointed or ordained ⬩ determined ⬩ prædestĭnātus ⬩ defīnītus

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Fore-appointed or ordained, determined; prædestĭnātus, defīnītus Fórestihtod, fórestihtud prædestĭnātus, Scint. de Prædest. Æfter ðam ðe fórestihtod wæs sĕcundum quod defīnītum est, Lk. Bos. 22, 22

eár-slege

(n.)
Grammar
eár-slege, es; m.
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Gif him mon ásleá óðer eáre of, geselle .xxx. sciłł. tó bóte, Ll. Th. i. 92, 21

mid-þolian

(v.)
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to compassionate Midþolian conpati, Scint. 149, 9. Mildheortnyss fram midþoligende fremedre yrmðe nama gehlét misericordia a conpatiendo aliene miserie uocabulum sortita est, 147, 3: 148. 16

punian

(v.)
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Þeáh þú punige (contuderis) stuntne on pílan swylce berenhula punigendum (feriente) bufan punere, Scint. 95, 18. Add

ge-wǽpnian

(v.)
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gewǽpnað, þonne man tó wíge þencð, Wlfst. 200, 11. of natural means of attack or defence Hæfde ꝥ deór þrié hornas on foranheáfde, and mid þǽm hornum wæs egeslíce gewǽpnod bestia tribus armata in fronte cornibus, Nar. 15, 14. of things. material Hí ꝥ scip

ǽ-lic

Grammar
ǽ-lic, (ǽw-).

of law, concerned with law, belonging to law ⬩ in accordance with law, fixed by law, legal, legitimate

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Ǽlice legalia (scita), An. Ox. 5144. with special reference to marriage, Similar entries v. ǽ :-- Ǽulic hǽmæd legitimum connubium, An. Ox. 415. Ǽwlices gegæder-scipes legitime jugalitatis, 582. Ácenned of ǽlicum gesinscype, Bd. 1, 27; S. 495, 22.

Linked entry: ǽw-lic

rípan

(v.)
Grammar
rípan, rýpan; p. te
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Hý hergiaþ and heáwaþ, rýpaþ and reáfiaþ and tó scipe lǽdaþ, Wulfst. 163, 12. Ðér þeáfas ofdelfes ł hrýpes ubi fures effodiunt, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 6, 19. Hí férdon ǽghweder flocmǽlum and heregodon úre earme folc, and hí rýpton (rǽpton, MS.

Linked entry: tó-rípan

forþ-lútan

(v.)
Grammar
forþ-lútan, p. -leát, pl. -luton; pp. -loten

To fall forwards ⬩ fall down ⬩ procĭdĕre

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Forþloten prōnus, proclīvis, Scint. 6: Prov. 29

á-hlǽnsian

(v.)
Grammar
á-hlǽnsian, to grow or
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S. 23, 126. figurative Gif mid hungre fæstena leahtras líchaman beóð áhlǽnsude ( macerentur ), Scint. 57, 13

Linked entry: hlǽnsian

cwild-bǽrlíce

(adv.)
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Synne áttor hálwendlíce byð geopenud on andetnysse, þæt cwyldbǽrlíce lutude on geþance peccati virus salubriter aperitur in confessione, quod pestifere latebat in mente, Scint. 39. 7. Add