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glíw-cræft

(n.)
Grammar
glíw-cræft, es; m.
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The art of playing on an instrument, minstrelsy Stód þǽr æltoran þǽre dura sum man mid ánum apan and slóh cymbalan, and bæd him metes, swá swá sume men gewuniað ꝥ hí mid glígcræfte ( ludendi arte ) heom andlyfene séceað, Gr. D. 62, 13

in-land

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Ic selle mínum geréfan ánes hídes lond on eásttúne, swá swá Herred hit hæfde, on ðreóra monna dæg, and all ðæt innlond beligeð án díc útane, Cht. E. 169, 29. Wulfége ðæt inland, and Ælfége ðæt útland, C. D. ii. 381, 16. Add

stæf-gefég

Grammar
stæf-gefég, <b>I a.</b>
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Add Ꝥ híw byð gecíged omoeuteleuton swá oft swá se middel and se ýtemesta dǽl geendað on gelícum stæfgefége, Angl. viii. 332, 13. Add Stæfgeféges litteraturae, i. scripturę, An. Ox. 7, 219. Ic ne oncneów stæfgefǽg non cognovi litteraturam, Ps.

mild-heort

(adj.)
Grammar
mild-heort, adj.

kind-heartedof gentle dispositionmeekmercifulcompassionategraciousclement

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Hé wæs eallra monna mildheortast he was most compassionate of all men, 5, 12; Swt. 242, 20

ymb-sirwan

(v.)
Grammar
ymb-sirwan, p. -sirwde, -sirede.
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to deliberate about an evil deed Swá micel tósceád is betwuh ðære beðóhtan synne, ðe mon longe ymbsireþ, and ðære ðe mon fæacute;rlíce ðurhtiéhð, swá ðætte se se ðe ða synne gesireþ, ǽgðer ge gesyngaþ ge eác hwílum on ormódnesse gewít. . .

wád-sǽd

(n.)
Grammar
wád-sǽd, es; n.

Woad-seed

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Woad-seed Línséd sáwan, wádsǽd eác swá, Anglia ix. 262, 11

tíma

(n.)
Grammar
tíma, an; m.

Timehourtempus horatime when,time at which an event takes place a time when a thing can or ought to be done,a proper time,opportunity in time in good timebe-timesproper timean appointed timea period of time time during which certain events are happening, during which a particular person is living, etc. a season of the yearan age of the world time of pronouncing a syllable, quantity time, condition of things

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Ðæt hié ðoligen earfeðu ðǽm tímum ðe hié ðyrfen, Past. 36; Swt. 253, 10. Ne ðincþ mé nǽfre nánwuht swá sóþlíc swá mé þincþ ðín spell ðǽm tímum (tídum, Cott.

Linked entries: týma tíme

orf

(n.)
Grammar
orf, es; n.

Cattle, live stock

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Swá mycel orfes wæs ðæs geáres forfaren, swá nán man ǽr ne gemunde, Chr. 1041 ; Erl. 169, 7. Hé nam him on orfe and on mannum and on ǽhtum swá him gewearþ, 1052; Erl. 183, 22. Hé hæfde on orfe micele ǽhte fuerunt ei oves et boves, Gen. 12, 16.

pleoh

(n.)
Grammar
pleoh, gen. pleós; n.
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Swylce hit nán pleoh ne sý, ðæt se preóst libbe swá swá ceorl, L. Ælfc. C. 6; Th. ii. 344, 18 : Wulfst. 269, 28. Læsse pleoh byþ ðam men, ðæt hé flǽsces brúce on Lenctenfæstene, ðonne hé wífes brúce, 286, 3 : Homl. Th. i. 178, 34.

Linked entry: pleón

páwa

(n.)
Grammar
páwa, peá, an; m. : páwe, an; f.
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Fuglas ða ðe heard flǽsc habbaþ, páwa, swan, æned, Lchdm. ii. 196, 19. On ðære ylcan stówe byþ óðer fugelcynn fenix hátte ða habbaþ cambas on heáfde swá páwan in eo monte est avis fenix que habet cristas quasi orbes pavonis, Nar. 39, 4.

piþa

(n.)
Grammar
piþa, an; m.
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Þeahtigaþ on hiera módes rinde monig gód weorc tó wyrcanne, ac on ðam piþan biþ óðer gehýded, Past. 9 ; Swt. 55, 23. Nim ellenes piþan, Lchdm. iii. 90, 2

un-gelygen

(adj.)
Grammar
un-gelygen, adj.

Not lyingtrue

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Ðú téhtest mé swá ungelygena gewittnesse swá ic nán óðer dón ne mæg búte ic nǽde scall hym gelífan, Shrn. 201, 17

un-forwandigendlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
un-forwandigendlíce, adv.

Unhesitatinglyfreelywithout regard to fear or shame

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Unhesitatingly, freely, without regard to fear or shame Gif ðú wundrige ðæt swá scamfæst fǽmne swá unforwandigendlíce ðás word áwrát, ðonne wite ðú ðæt ic hæbbe þurh weax áboden, ðe náne scame ne can, ðæt ic silf ðé for scame secgan ne mihte, Ap.

Linked entry: -wandigendlíce

wansian

(v.)
Grammar
wansian, p. ode [the word seems to occur only late, and perhaps is due to Scandinavian, cf. Icel. vansi want: wanian is the usual word]
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To diminish Swá hwá swá fúre gife óuþer óðre gódene manne gyfe wansiaþ, wansie him seó heofenlíce iateward on heofonríce, Chr. 656 ; Erl. 32, 17. The compound á-wansian also occurs :-- If áni man ðis ilk forward breke and áwansige, Cod. Dip.

Linked entry: á-wansian

ge-hyspan

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Ox. 1474. to reproach, upbraid Se wer þe wæs Gode gehálgod gehyspte Arrianum þone gedwolbiscop swá swá hit gebyrede ( exprobravit ut debuit ), Gr. D. 238, 15

ge-þersc

(n.)
Grammar
ge-þersc, es; n.
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Ðá þá hé swá swíðe mid geþersce mistucod (swá swíþe geswungen vehementer caesus ) wæs, 20, 33

-geaplíce

(adv.; suffix)
Grammar
-geaplíce, l. <b>geáplíce,</b>
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Þá betealde hé ( Herod ) hine swíðe geáplíce, swá swá hé wæs snotorwyrde, Hml. Th. i. 80, 9. Hig tósceádað ꝥ stæfgefég on þrým wísan geáplíce swíðe, Angl. viii. 313, 17

un-leás

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Þæt ic ongæt be Theophania . . . swá swá mé cýðdon hit manige unleáse men quod de Theophanio multis attestantibus agnovi, Gr. D. 301, 17. Se unleásesta wer vir veracissimus, 193, 10

un-metlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
un-metlíc, adj.

Immoderateexcessive

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Immoderate, excessive Hí swá unmetlícre (-um?) ege fóron, Guthl. 5; Gdwin. 36, 3

Linked entries: met-líc un-gemetlíc

reáde

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Hwý scíneð seó sunne swá reáde on morgene?, Sal. K. 192, 32. Add