cyric-hád
A church-degree, order of the church ⬩ ecclesiæ ordo
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degree, order] A church-degree, order of the church; ecclesiæ ordo For ðám seofon cyrichádum [-hádan MS.] ðe se mæssepreóst, þurh Godes gife, geþeáh ðæt he hæfde, he biþ þegenrihtes wyrðe for the seven orders of the church, which the mass-priest, through
fers
A VERSE ⬩ sentence ⬩ title ⬩ versus ⬩ carmen
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Ic fersige oððe ic wyrce fers versĭfĭcor, 37; Som. 39, 3, MSS. C. D. Ongan he sóna singan ða fers stătim ipse cæpit cantāre versus, Bd. 4, 24; S. 597, 18
bi-settan
To set, beset, surround ⬩ inserere, circumdare
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Mid wyrtum se wilda fugel his nest biseteþ útan the wild bird surrounds its nest without with herbs, 63 b; Th. 233, 26; Ph. 530
un-tǽlwirðe
Not blameable ⬩ irreprehensible ⬩ praiseworthy
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Ðæt hé gecnáwe óðerra monna weorc untǽlwierðe (-wyrðe, Cott. MSS.) ut laudabilia aliorum facta cognoscant, Past. 30; Swt. 205, 5. Ðæt hié ðæs ðe untǽlwyrðran wǽren, 32; Swt. 215, 1
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fore-steall
prevention ⬩ hindrance
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Ic hæbbe geunnen him ꝥ hé beó his saca and sócne wyrðe,. . . and forstealles, Cht. E. 233, 3
myrige
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., and add Wæs ðǽr gehende án myrige dún mid wyrtum ámét mid eallre fægernysse and eác ful sméðe. Hml. S. 19, 108. Þeán þe þes middaneard myrge wǽre, 28, 158. Hé sǽde þæt him nǽre nǽfre ǽr swá éðe ne swá myrige, swá him þá wæs, Wlfst. 237, 7.
tó-gán
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Add Swilce man bláwe áne bytte fulle windes and wyrce siððan án þýrl þonne heó tóþunden bið on hire greátnysse, þonne tógǽð seó miht, Hml. S. 34, 319
sott
Foolish ⬩ stupid ⬩ a fool
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Se ðe his ágene sprǽce áwyrt, hé wyrcþ barbarismus. Swylce hé cweðe ðú sót ðǽr hé sceolde cweðan ðú sott, Anglia viii. 313, 21. Ne biþ se ná wita, ðe unwíslíce leofaþ, ac biþ open sott, ðeáh ðe him swá ne þince, Homl. Skt. i. 13, 132
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ge-metgian
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Þeós wyrt wið óman fremaþ on þás ylcan wísan gemetegud, Lch. i. 304, 24.
nam-cúþ
Having the name well-known ⬩ celebrated ⬩ famous ⬩ of note ⬩ of renown
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Ǽlcre namcúþre wyrte dǽl a bit of every well-known plant, Lchdm. i. 398, 9. Twegen sacerdas ðe ǽr on lífe wǽron swíðe namcúþe, Homl. Th. ii. 342, 3. Heáhfæderas namcúþe weras ( the twelve patriarchs ), Ælfc. T. Grn. 5, 2: R. Ben. 33, 20.
þurh-smúgan
to creep through ⬩ move slowly through ⬩ to go carefully through a subject ⬩ go over the details
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.), to creep through, move slowly through Se wyrm ða tungan tótýhþ, and ða téd þurhsmýhþ, Soul Kmbl. 235; Seel. 121.
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ge-fæstan
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Þonne wyrð gefæst swá fæla fæstena swá bið daga on .vii. geárum. Ll. Th. ii. 286, 26
of-standan
to remain standing, keep (trans. or intrans.) in the same place or condition, stop in a place
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Sele him on hátum wætre gewlecedum ða wyrta drincan ðý læs ðæt pic ofstande mid ðý óðre duste give him the herbs to drink in hot water made lukewarm, lest the pitch be left sticking with the other dust, 252, 4.
for-licgan
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.
hreów-
Grievous ⬩ miserable ⬩ pitiful ⬩ sad
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His wíf wyrþe wydewe hreówlíc fiat uxor ejus vidua, Ps. Th. 108, 9. Wálá ðǽt wæs hreówlíc síþ alas! that was a miserable thing, 1057; Erl. 192, 20.
tama
Tameness
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Tameness Ne þearf beorna nán wénan ðære wyrde, ðæt hió ( the lioness ) wel hire taman healde; ac ic tiohhie, ðæt hió ðæs níwan taman náuht ne gehicgge, ac ðone wildan gewunan wille geþencan hire eldrena, Met. 13, 23-28.
þæge
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He wyrcþ máran ðonne þæge (þa, MS. A.) synt majora horum faciet, 14, 12. Saga mé hwanon wæs Adames nama gesceapen? Ic ðé secge, fram iiii steorrum. Saga mé, hwæt hátton ðage? Salm. Kmbl. p. 180, 1
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eahta-týne
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Þeós smerenes wæs geworht of ehtaténe cynna wyrtum, Bl. H. 73, 20. Gif þú dést twelf tó þám eahtatýnum epactum, Angl. viii. 301, 21. v. ehta-týne in Dict. Add
ge-slit
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S. 31, 951. what is bitten Eálá, ðú wyrma gecow and wulfes geslit, Nap. 28, 29
útan
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Lch. ii. 288, 16. (3 a) add :-- Gif hé ǽnig þing wundorlices wyrcð útan þurh Godes gife mira quae foris fiunt. Gr. D. 45, 6