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sculdor

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Add: sculdra, an dó of mæssehacelan and twyfeldende onbútan lecgehim on wynstran sculdran (in sinistra scapula), Angl. xiii. 406, 588

on-hebban

(v.)
Grammar
on-hebban, p. -hóf (the weak form -hefde also occurs); pp. -hafen.

to lift up, raise (the eyes, voice)to raise (as barm does), to leavento take up, beginto take awaymetaph. to lift up, exalt (generally in a bad sense)

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Ða de God ondrǽdaþ, and þurh heora gódan dǽda ne anhebbaþ, 4, 2. Héo éðelþrym onhóf, rýmde and rǽrde, Cd. Th. 98, 23; Gen. 1634. Ic tǽhte ðám rícan, ðæt ne onhófon , Homl. Th. i. 378, 18. Ne onhebbe hine nán man on his weorcum, ii. 80, 29

Linked entries: an-hebban in-hebban

open-líce

(adv.)
Grammar
open-líce, adv.

Openlypublicly, in a way by which not a few only are affectedwithout concealment, without reserve, freelyplainly, evidently, clearly, manifestlywithout obstruction, at large

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Openlíce manifeste, Hpt. Gl. 460, 59.

ge-arfoðe

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-arfoðe, adj.

Difficultdiffĭcĭlismolestus

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Difficult; diffĭcĭlis, molestus gearfoðe ðis is to gereccanne! how difficult this is to explain! Bt. 39, 4; Fox 216, 33

be-hæpsian

(v.)
Grammar
be-hæpsian, p. ode
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To fasten with a bolt, bolt a door hét gán út and behæpsode þá duru, Hml. S. 31, 214

Linked entry: hæpsian

cúþ-lǽcan

(v.)
Grammar
cúþ-lǽcan, p. -lǽhte
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To make friends with sende tó Róme gecorene ǽrendracan, wolde cúðlǽcan wið , Hml, S. 25, 644. v. ge*-*cúþlǽcan

coróna

(n.)
Grammar
coróna, an; m.
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A crown geworhton þyrnene corónan . . . hæfde þá þyrnenne corónan on his heáfde . . . þone corónan þǽra twelf steorrena, Nap. 13

wrítere

(n.)
Grammar
wrítere, es; m.

a draughtsmanpaintera writerscribecopyista writerauthora scribe

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Sewrítere (scriptor), gif ne dilegaþ ðæt ǽr áwrát, ðeáhhé nǽfre má náuht ne wríte, ðæt bið ðeáh undilegod, ðæt ǽr wrát, Past. 54; Swt. 423, 32. Mín tunge ys gelícost ðæs wríteres feþere ðe hraðost wrít, Ps. Th. 44, 2.

Linked entries: ge-wrítere wrítan

under-lecgan

(v.)

to underlaysupportsupponeresubsternere

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Ðá bæd ánre sylle, ðæt mihte ðæt hús mid ðære underlecgan, Homl. Th. ii. 144, 33. Ðeáh hit mid náne anwald ne sié underléd cum nulla potestate fulcitur, Past. 17; Swt. 113, 25.

spiweþa

(n.)
Grammar
spiweþa, an;m.

vomitingvomit, what is vomited

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Gif hund ðone spiweðan frete si canis vomitum illum devoraverit L. Ecg. P. iv. 47; Th. ii. 218, 5. Hund eft hwyrfde tó his spiwðan, Shrn. 37, 16

Linked entry: speowþa

breáw-ern

(n.)

a brew-house

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this word is glossed previously : Baðiendra manna hús, þǽr hi unscrédað inne), Wrt. Voc. i. 37, 11. Cf. Brewarne pandoxatorium, 174, 14: brywhowse pandocsaiorium, 274, col. I: brewster pandoxator, 214, col. 1. Substitute

gebed-tíd

(n.)
Grammar
gebed-tíd, e; f.
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An hour appointed for prayer æt nǽnigre gebedtíde wolde on ðǽre cyrican wunian ðæt mid þǽm óþrum his gebed gefylde, Shrn. 65, 15. Æt gehwelcre gebedtíde Godes englas cóman and lǽddan on ðá lyft, 107, 25

mótian

(v.)
Grammar
mótian, <b>; I.</b>
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lange mótodon, Hml. S. 34, 214 : 310: 36, 365. Þá gehýrdon mótian wið Martine lange ( they heard a long conversation being carried on with Martin ), and he wæs ána ǽr innan þám húse belocen, 31, 694. Add

un-gewiss

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Add him þá gewát swíðe gewisfullíce (-wiss- v.l.) swilce ungewis wǽre recessit scienter nescius, Gr. D. 95 30. Ungewiss for costnunge per tentalionem imperita, 265, 9. beóð deáde and ungewisse þæs écan lífes, 264, 10

on-cunnan

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Vos. 140, 4, and add ealle bǽdon heora wóhnyssa forgyfennyssa, þæs þe þæs unrihtes oncúðan, Hml. A. 136, 670.

grindan

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héton hine ( Samson ) grindan æt hira handcwyrne, Jud. 16, 21. Þá ne myhte úte wyrcan, þá wolde grindan mid his hálgum hondum ... Ðá þǽre cweorna neálǽhte, and ꝥ corn þǽr on lægde, þá orn seó cweorn, Shrn. 145, 21.

sceamian

(v.)
Grammar
sceamian, ode.

to feel shame, be ashamed to cause shame

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( Beowulf's followers who had failed him in his need ) scamiende scyldas bǽron, ðǽr se gomela læg, Beo.

wafian

(v.)
Grammar
wafian, p.ode

To look with wonder, be amazed,to wonder at, be amazed at

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Hwá is ðæt ne wafige (cf. hwá ne wundraþ ðæs, ðæt . . . Bt. 39, 3;Fox 214, 25) . . . 28, 31

Linked entries: wæfre wæfþ webbung

scildan

(v.)
Grammar
scildan, scyldan, sceldan, sceoldan; p. de.
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E. 23; Th. i. 374, 7. to make a defence: — Siððan his hyspinge gehéred hæfde ðá scylde ongeán swíðe ungeþyldelíce after he had heard his abuse then he made a defence in reply very impatiently, Bt. 18, 4; Fox 66, 35

Linked entries: scyldan scehdun

ge-macian

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

To make, cause

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To make, cause heora lufigendne gemaciaþ weligne écelíce they make the lover of them rich eternally, Homl. Th. ii. 88, 29. Ðone ðe he ǽr martyr gemacode whom he had before made a martyr, 82, 24.

Linked entry: MACIAN