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martyr-dóm

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On ðá tiid . . . suá huelc sua biscephád under-féng, hé underféng martyrdóme . . . nán twió næs ðæt hé sceolde cuman tó hefegum martyrdóme illo in tempore quo quisquis plebibus praeerat, primus ad martyrii tormenta ducebatur. . . quemque dubium non erat

wréhtend

(n.)
Grammar
wréhtend, es; m.

An accuser

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An accuser Wréhten his selfes accusator sui, Kent. Gl. 650

anddetan

(v.)

To confessconfiteri

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To confess; confiteri Hyra synna anddetende confitentes peccata sua, Mk. Bos. 1, 5

hwilc-ness

(n.)
Grammar
hwilc-ness, e; f.

Quality

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Quality Sume synd qualitalis ðe getácniaþ hwilcnysse, Ælfc. Gr. 38; Som. 40, 31

Linked entry: ge-hwilcness

word-gebeót

(n.)
Grammar
word-gebeót, es; n.

A promise

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A promise Héhis wordgebeót gemunde memorfuit testamenti sui, Ps. Th. 10, s, 34

Linked entry: word-beót

be-súpan

(v.)
Grammar
be-súpan, p. -seáp

To sup upswallow

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To sup up, swallow Besúp scenc fulne þæs drences. Lch. ii. 312, 25

hamelian

(v.)
Grammar
hamelian, p. ode; pp. od

To mutilateto mutilatesome had their hands or feet cut offmutilaremutilatus

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To mutilate Sume man hamelode some were mutilated, Chr. 1036; Erl. 164, 38

Linked entry: hamel

oferstígend-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
oferstígend-líc, adj.

Superlative

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Superlative Sume synd superlativa, ðæt is oferstígendlíce, Ælfc. Gr. 5; Som. 4, 63

ge-sýcan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-sýcan, -sícan; p. -sýhte

To give suck toto suckle

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To give suck to, to suckle Ða breóst ðe swylce gesíhton the breasts that gave such suck, Homl. Th. i. 84, 16

be-tweohsn

(prep.)
Grammar
be-tweohsn, -tweoxn; prep.

amongAmong

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with dat. among Ne sié hit ná suá betweoxn eów . . . ond suá hwelc suá wule betweoxn eów mǽst beón, Past. 121, 4-6. Betweohxn (-tweoxn, v. l.) eów . . . betweohxn (-twuxn, v. l.) hǽðnum, 210, 7-8.

Linked entry: tweohsn

sýl

(n.)
Grammar
sýl, e; f.
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Surt. 74, 4. [O. Frs. séle: O. L. Ger. O. H. Ger. súl columna: Icel. súla a pillar. Cf. Goth. sauls a pillar.] Cf. syll

ge-æmtian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-æmtian, -æmettigian, -æmtogian; p. ode; pp. od [æmtian to be at leisure]

To be unoccupiedbe at leisurebe voidvăcuum essevăcāre

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Geæmtiaþ eów, and geseóþ ðæt ic eam God văcāte, et vĭdēte quŏniam ĕgo sum Deus, Ps. Lamb. 45, 11. He wæs geæmtogod he was void, Homl. Th. i. 290, 21

scyttan

(v.)
Grammar
scyttan, p. te.
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to cause rapid movement, to shoot a bolt, to shut Ic scytte sum loc sero, Ælfc.

Linked entry: scittan

dráf

Grammar
dráf, drǽf.
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Sum fearhrýþer þæs óþræs' ceápes geférscipe oferhogode . . . Hé þæs hyrdes dráfe forhogode and him on ꝥ wésten gewunode, Bl. H. 199, 7. Add

feól

Grammar
feól, fiil, fél, e: feóle, an
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Sum heora mid feólan feólode ábútan, Hml. S. 32, 203. Þæt him féla láf (weapons) frécne ne meahton scúrheard sceððan, B. 1032. Add:

hæle

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Sum bið heardsǽlig hæle, bið hwæðre gleáw, Crë. 32. Láð bið wineleás hæle, Vy. 32. Þá cám in gán ealdor þegna (Beowulf), dǽdcéne mon, hæle hildedeór, B. 1646: (Wígláf), 3111. Se æðeling ( St. Andrew ) . . .

híwere

a pretendera decoy

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Similar entries v. híwian; Hé cwæð ꝥ hé Críst sylf wǽre ... and sum bisceop ... gelýfde þám híwere, Hml. S. 31, 838. a decoy (?) Híweres (hireres, MS.) aucupis, Kent. Gl. 129

Linked entry: híwian

híw-scipe

a housefamily

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Wæs sum híwscipes man erat quidam vir paterfamilias, Guth. Gr. 172, 1. a hide of land. Similar entries v. híwisc; II. Hé geann þæs landes æt Sandforda in tó þám mynstre ... and ánes híwscypes hé geann Godríce þǽrof, Cht. Crw. 23, 4

lustbǽre

(adv.)
Grammar
lustbǽre, adv.
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Sum eáwfæst ðegen bæd ðone hálgan wer . . . and hé lustbǽre ðæs getíðode, ii. 172, 9. Hé efne mode and gladum þá ðénunga lustbǽre gefylle ipso aequo animo impleat officium, R. Ben. 55, 17

un-fyrn

Grammar
un-fyrn, <b>. I.</b>
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Þú wást ꝥ ic sylfa unfyrn sceall beón sweltende scis quia ego modo te (the dying abbot) secuturus sum 226, 4