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CWALU

(n.)
Grammar
CWALU, e; f.

A quelling with weapons, torment, a violent death, slaughter, destruction nex, cædes, exitium

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To cwale lǽdan to lead to death, 74b; Th. 279, 14; Jul. 613

Linked entry: cwælu

ELLEN

(n.)
Grammar
ELLEN, es; n.

The elder-treesambūcus nigra, a small tree whose branches are filled with a light spongy pith. The fruit is a globular, purplish-black berry, of which wine is often made, called elder-berry wine. It is quite distinct from alor the alder-tree

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Genim ellenes leaf take leaves of elder, L. M. 1, 27; Lchdm. ii. 68, 23: 2, 30; Lchdm. ii. 228, 4

Linked entry: ellm

ciric-weard

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Hé ábæd him ingang fram þám cyricweardum þæt him wǽre ágifen leáf him tó gebidenne ingressus ecclesiam a custodibus pettit, ut sibi licentiam concederetur orandi, Gr. D. 200, 3

embe-gang

(n.)
Grammar
embe-gang, es; m.

A going round, circuitcircuĭtus

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Se móna hæfþ læstne embegang the moon has the least circuit, Boutr. Scrd. 18, 38. Embegang dón processiōnem făcĕre, R. Conc. 3

Linked entry: ymb-gang

Crist

Grammar
Crist, l. Críst,
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Manega leáse Crístas cumað, Hml. Th. i. 4, 2. ¶ Crístes mǽ, mæsse :-- Oþiéwde reád Crístes mǽl ( a cross ), Chr. 773; P. 50, 20. Tóforan Xp̃es mæssan, 1038; P. 161, 14: 1043; P. 165, 9: 1076; P. 212, 20

be-hindan

(adv.)
Grammar
be-hindan, adv.

Behindbacka tergoponepost

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Ðú ðone héhstan heofen behindan lǽtst thou shalt leave the highest heaven behind Bt. Met. Fox 24, 58; Met. 24, 29

bletsung

(n.)
Grammar
bletsung, bledsung, e; f.
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Him se beorn bletsunga leán ageaf the prince gave him the gift of his blessings, Cd. 97; Th. 128, 2; Gen. 2120

Linked entry: bledsung

foxes glófa

(n.)
Grammar
foxes glófa, an; m. [foxes clófa MS. B.]

Foxglovedigĭtālis purpŭrea

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Foxglove; digĭtālis purpŭrea, Lin Wið óman genim ðysse wyrte leáf ðe man στρύχνος μανικός, and oðrum naman foxes glófa [MS. foxes clófa] nemneþ for inflammatory sores, take leaves of this wort, which is named sōlānum insānum or Sodŏmeum, and by another

GRÉNE

(adj.)
Grammar
GRÉNE, adj.
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Genim ðære ylcan wyrte leáf ðonne heó grénost beó take the leaves of the same plant when it is greenest, Herb. 1, 4; Lchdm. i. 72, 7

Linked entry: groene

réþe

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Add Stefn leás in woestern roeðe vox leonis in eremo rugientis, Mt. p. 9, 14. León and beran . . . þá réðan deór, Hml. S. 4, 405. Add Réþes stormes dirae tempestatis, An. Ox. 631. Hé gebróhte hine of ðám réðan cwearterne, Hml. S. 18, 447.

lǽn-land

(n.)
Grammar
lǽn-land, es; n.
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to the possession of Eadric his thane, such as before he held by lease, Cod.

þynne

(adj.)
Grammar
þynne, adj.

Thinthinleanthe opposite of fat or stoutthinthe opposite of thickthinthe opposite of broadthinthinthinweakfeebledelicatefine

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Gr. 24; Zup. 137, 9. of dimension, thin, lean, the opposite of fat or stout Þynne monn galbus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 42, 11.

Linked entries: þinne þynness

réceleásness

(n.)
Grammar
réceleásness, e; f.
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Ongeán ðam wíslícan rǽde se wiðerrǽda deófol sǽwþ réceleásnesse, and eác gemacaþ ðæt se man þurh leáse hiwunge déþ swylce hé rǽdfæst sý, 53, 7. Ic andette mínes módes réceleásnessa Godes beboda, L. Edg. C. 8; Th. ii. 262, 32

hríþer

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[Hríþer (and hríþ) occurs in local names, as an independent form or in compounds :-- Hec duo aratra a quibusdam campus armentorum, id est hríðra leáh, appellantur, C. D. i. 232, 21. Wiðeástan hríðres heáfod, v. 71, 1. On rýðæres heáfod, 358, 11.

sceaft-rihte

(adv.)
Grammar
sceaft-rihte, sceaft-riht; adv.
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Sceaftryht on cuddancnoll. . . sceaftryht oð lillesforda . . . sceaftryht oþ wideres leáge . . . sceaftryht oþ hlósleáge . . . sceaftryht oþ efes . . . sceaftryht oþ hróces ford, 682, 10-23

of-linnan

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Add: to leave off, desist Hú lange willað gé wunigan on þǽre fúlnesse þæs líchoman fyrenlustes ? Oflinnað, lá, ǽr eów se deáð ofercume, Verc. Först. 143, 7. to desist from (gen.) Uton oflinnan þára unárímedra metta . . .

fægere

(adv.)
Grammar
fægere, fægre, fegere; adv.

Pleasantly, softly, gently, fairly, beautifully suāvĭter, bĕnigne, cōmĭter, dĕcenter, pulchre

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Kmbl. 8; Leás. 5. Fægere he syngþ pulchre cantat, Ælfc. Gr. 38; Som. 40, 32: Elen. Kmbl. 1483; El. 743: Runic pm. 18; Kmbl. 342, 32; Hick. Thes. i. 135, 36: Ps. Th. 60, 3: 62, 7: 118, 117

Linked entries: fægre fegere

sceafan

(v.)
Grammar
sceafan, scafan; p. scóf; pp. sceafen, scafen
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Man scóf ðæra bóca leáf and ða sceafþan dyde on wæter rasa folia codicum, et ipsam rasuram aquae immissam, Bd. 1, 1; S. 474, 37. Monige men sprytlan ácurfon and on wæter scófan, 3, 17; S. 544, 45, col. 1. Sceaf (scaf, MS.

wilige

(n.)
Grammar
wilige, (and -a; m. ?), an; f.
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Wilige vel leáp, 55, 37. Wylige oððe meoxbearwe corbis vel, cofinus 86, 2. Wylige (wilige, v. l. ) odðe windel corbis, Ælfq. Gr. 9,28; Zup. 55, 13. Wiligan corbes, wiliga corbis Hpt. Gl. 497, 41. On wylegan in cophino, Ps. Spl. 80, 6 : Blickl. Gl.

Linked entries: wilege wilie

swicol-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
swicol-líc, adj.
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deceitful, fraudulent Swicollíce dǽda and láðlíce unlaga áscunige man swýðe; ð æt is, false gewihta and wóge gemeta and leáse gewitnessa, L.