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heals-fang

(n.)
Grammar
heals-fang, es; n.

'The sum every man sentenced to the pillory would have had to pay to save him from that punishment had it been in use.'embracingto embrace

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Of ðam dæge ðe ðæt healsfang ágolden sý..., L. E. G. 13; Th. i. 174, 23-7: L. Edm. S. 7; Th. i. 250, 20: L. Eth. vi. 51; Th. i. 328, 11; L. C. S. 37: Th. i. 398, 13: 45; Th. i. 402, 14: 61; Th. i. 408, 19: L. C. F.14; Th. i. 428, 7: L.

Linked entries: and-fang fang

micel

(adj.)
Grammar
micel, adj.

Micklegreatmagnusmuchmanymultusgreat

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On ðæm mǽstan dæge ( the day of judgment ), Exon. 115 b; Th. 445, 11; Dóm. 6. Pirrusan ðone mǽstan feónd Rómánum, Ors. 3, 5; Swt. 106, 4. On ðám wǽron ða ǽrestan and ða mǽstan ( primi et præcipui ), Bd. 1, 29; S. 498, 7.

Linked entries: mǽst mára micle mycel

scúwa

(n.)
Grammar
scúwa, scúa, an; m.
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Dægas míne swé swé scúa ( umbra ) onhældun, 101, 12: 143, 4. Ic eom scúan gelíc swýþe áhylded sicut umbra cum declinat, Ps.

Linked entry: scúa

ymb-gang

(n.)
Grammar
ymb-gang, es; m.
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Is ðære sunnan ymgang (ymbe-, ymb-, v. ll. ) hremming, ðæt se dæg ne byð on ǽlcum earde gelíce lang, Lchdm. iii. 258, 11. Ǽlc mann, swá swá hé stód on ðam ymbgange, Jos. 6, 20. Emgange abitum ( = ambitu, Ald. 73), Hpt.

án-forlǽtan

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H. 109, 4. ꝥ nán dæg ne sý betweoh ánforlǽten (praetermittatur), ꝥ on þám ne sý geoffrod seó onsægdnes, Gr.

Linked entry: for-lǽtan

cúþ

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Cúðra manna cognatorum, Nar. 37, 5, v. dæg-, mǽg-, seld-cúþ

gíming

Grammar
gíming, gímung.
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[Oð þæne dæg incre geámungæ, Hml. A. 132, 525. Tó hwan forhǽle þú ús þíne gémunga 135, 650.] care, management Þám gewunode hé bringan gréne wyrta, and eft hweorfan tó þǽre gýmingce (gíminge, v. l.) his wyrt-geardes (ad curam horti ), Gr.

hyhtan

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R. 23, 8. to expect (without idea of desire) Cymeð ðe hláferd in dæg of ðǽm ne hyhtas ne ł woenas ( sperat ), Mt. L. 24, 50. Hyhtað ł woenað, Lk. L. R. 12, 46. Gif gié sellas ðǽm from ðǽm gié hyhtað tó onfóane, Lk. L. 6, 34.

Gúþ-lác

(n.)
Grammar
Gúþ-lác, es; m.

The hermitsaint of Crowland died at the age of 41,in A. D. 714

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On ðone ændleftan dæg ðæs mónðes biþ sce gúþláces geleornes ðæs anceran onbrytone on the eleventh day of the month is the departure of St. Guthlac the anchorite in Britain, Shrn. 71, 2

Linked entry: Crúland

tíderness

(n.)
Grammar
tíderness, e; f.
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Wiþ ǽlces dæges mannes tyddernysse inneweardes, Lchdm. i. 86, 16: ii. 196, 9. Lǽcedómas wið eallum tiédernessum eágena, 2, 6. Mid sáre geswenced, mid mislícum ecum and tyddernessum, Blickl.

smiþ

(n.)
Grammar
smiþ, es; m.

A smith, a worker in metals or in wood faber faber, cudo

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Wæs sum bróðor syndrilíce on smiþcræfte well gelǽred; þeówode hé swýðe druncennesse and monigum óðrum unálýfednessum ðæs sleacran lífes, and hé má gewunode on his smiþþan dæges and nihtes sittan and licgean, ðonne hé wolde on cyricean singan and gebiddan

Linked entry: helle-smiþ

ge-habban

(v.)
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Þæs emnihtes dæg ys gehæfd, swá swá Béda tǽcð, þæs on ðám feórðan dæge, Lch. iii. 240, 5. Nis se Fæder gehæfd gemǽnelíce Fæder from ðám Suna and þám Hálgan Gáste, Hml. Th. i. 498, 29: 32. Gehæfd swilce hálig stów, ii. 506, 26.

geár

(n.)
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Heóld þæt Ebreisce folc ðone forman geáres dægon lenctenlicere emnihte, Hml. Th. i. 100, I. Tó geáres dæge on New Year's day Chr. 1096 ; P. 232, 17. Þæs geáres during the year 871, 871 ; P. 72, 15. Nú tó geáre this year Angl. viii. 327, 10: 329, 36.

HWÍT

(adj.)
Grammar
HWÍT, adj.

WHITEbrightclearfairsplendid

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Fæst ǽlce dæge and forgang hwít jejuna quotidie et abstine te ab alba, L. Ecg. C. prm; Th. ii. 132, 5. Gedó æges hwít tó add white of egg, L. M. 3, 59; Lchdm. ii. 342, 18. Dó æges ðæt hwíte tó, 1, 13; Lchdm. ii. 56, 6: 25; Lchdm. ii. 66, 21: Homl.

wanung

(n.)
Grammar
wanung, e; f.
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Ðæt náðær ne þǽ ne ús God ne þurfa oncunnan for ðæræ waniungæ on úrum dæge quatinus nec tibi nec nobis Deus debeat imputare hanc imminutionem diebus nostris actam. Chart. Th. 163, 26.

ge-mittan

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Angelcynne ne gemitton þonne Ulfcytel him tó bróhte, Chr. 1004; P. 136, note I. io come into association with, into the company of Þá hié gemitton weorces wísan, Gen. 1687. (3 a) with reflex, pron. used reciprocally Þonne wé ús gemittað on þám mǽstan dæge

út-gang

(n.)
Grammar
út-gang, es; m.

A going outexitegressExitusfiniseffectusterminusegressusa going out of a placeegress, exitthe right of egressa coming out from a position within a bodyevacuation of the bodythe going out of a periodthe conclusionendan exitpassagea privyan evacuation

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Gesceáwa ǽlce dæge ðæt ðín útgong and micge sié gesundlíc, 226, 20, 22. Be ðære coþe ðe se mon his útgang þurh ðone múð him fram weorpe, 236, 12. Næs þurh ða micgean áne ac eác þurh óþerne útgang, 250, 11

Linked entries: forþ-gang út-geng

BRAND

(n.)
Grammar
BRAND, brond, es; m.

a BRAND, fire-brand, torch;titio, torris a burning, flame, fire;incendium, flamma, ignisA sword;ensis

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Brondas lácaþ on ðam deópan dæge fires shall flare on that awful day, Exon. 116 b; Th. 448, 23; Dom. 58. Bronda of fires. Beo. Th. 6302; B. 3161: Exon. 116 a; Th. 445, 25; Dom. 13.

Linked entry: brond

BEORHT

(adj.)
Grammar
BEORHT, berht, byrht, bryht; adj.

BRIGHTlightclearlucidsplendidexcellentsplendidusluciduscoruscusclarusformosusbrightbrilliantmagnificentnobleglorioussublimedivineholyclaruspræclaruseximiusaugustusdivussanctus

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Sum hafaþ beorhte stefne one has a clear voice Exon. 79 b; Th. 298, 32; Crä. 94. bright, brilliant, magnificent, noble, glorious, sublime, divine, holy; clarus, præclarus, eximius, augustus, divus, sanctus In ða eástor-tíd, on ðone beorhtan dæg in the

ge-mengan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-mengan, -mencgan; p. de; pp. ed
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Th. 305, 28, Ðæt wæter and seó eorþe wǽron gemengede óþ ðone þriddan dæg the water and the earth were commingled unto the third day, Hexam. 4; Norm. 8, 15.