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nam-cúþ

(adj.)
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nam-cúþ, adj.

Having the name well-knowncelebratedfamousof noteof renown

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Ǽlcre namcúþre wyrte dǽl a bit of every well-known plant, Lchdm. i. 398, 9. Twegen sacerdas ðe ǽr on lífe wǽron swíðe namcúþe, Homl. Th. ii. 342, 3. Heáhfæderas namcúþe weras ( the twelve patriarchs ), Ælfc. T. Grn. 5, 2: R. Ben. 33, 20.

reccend

(n.)
Grammar
reccend, es; m.
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Nis ðeós þeód wyrðe ðæt hí swylcne reccend and cyning ( as Oswine ) habban, Bd. 3, 14; S. 541, 8

æt-wítan

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Add: To reproach A person (dat.) with something (acc. or clause) For hwý ætwíte gé eówerre wyrde ꝥ hió nán geweald náh, Bt. 39, 1; F. 210, 25. Tó hwam ætwite þú mé ꝥ ðú hí forlure ?, 7, 3 ; F. 20, 2. Heó ætwát ðǽm hǽþnum heora dysignesse.

ge-risenlic

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Add: meet, fitting, proper as a matter of duty Ꝥ þes móte beón eall swá rihta wyrðe, ꝥ inc byð bám þearflic for Gode and eác gerysenlic for worolde, Cht. E. 232, 23.

of-standan

(v.)

to remain standing, keep (trans. or intrans.) in the same place or condition, stop in a place

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Sele him on hátum wætre gewlecedum ða wyrta drincan ðý læs ðæt pic ofstande mid ðý óðre duste give him the herbs to drink in hot water made lukewarm, lest the pitch be left sticking with the other dust, 252, 4.

turf

(n.)
Grammar
turf, gen. dat. tyrf; pl. tyrf and turf; f.
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Ðeós wyrt of ánre tyrf manega bógas ásendeþ, Lchdm. i. 290, 7. Hí ða flaxan gehýddon under ánre tyrf, Guthl. 15; Gdwin. 64, 16. Under áne (ánre?) tyrf, 23. Ne turf ne toft not a sod nor a field (i. e. neither little nor much?), Lchdm. iii. 286, 23.

Linked entry: tyrf

þreátung

(n.)
Grammar
þreátung, e; f.

compulsionforceviolenceoppressionill-treatmentrebukereproofthreatening

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</b> correction : -- Tó ðam yflum cymþ réþu wyrd tó edleáne his yfla oððe tó þreátunge and tó láre ðæt hé eft swá ne dó fortuna aspera puniendi corrigendive improbos causa deferatur, Bt. 40, 1; Fox 236, 8. threatening On ðam geáre gegaderade Eádward

ge-hál

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Wyrc swá hit man gehál forswelgan mæge, Lch. i. 354, 6. healthy Hé ( a leper ) wearð hál and cóm tó Martine mid gehálre hýde, Hml. S. 31, 568. safe Sé ðe gehálne ( salvum ) gedó, Ps. Spl. 7, 2

ge-hwæþer

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. ¶ passing into a conjunction v. ǽgþer :-- Seó wyrt deáh gehwæþer ge þæs mannes sáwle ge his líchonman. Lch. i. 70, 3. Gehweþer ge his ágen geweorc ge on his naman gehálgod, Bl. H. 197, 6. adjectival Gehwæðeres promiscui Wrt. Voc. ii. 66, 58.

Linked entry: hwæþer

for-beódan

(v.)

to forbidto restraincheckto prevent

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Th. ii. 220, 2: Ph. 404: Gú. 819. of time, in which it is forbidden to do something: Gif frí man an þane forbodenan tíman wyrce, Ll. Th. i. 40, l. to restrain, check, prevent the action of Ðeós wyrt forbýt yfele lácnunga, Lch. i. 102, 9.

MǼD

(n.)
Grammar
MǼD, e and we; mǽdwe, an; f. also (?) mǽdwa, an; m. A

MEADmeadow

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Ðeós wyrt biþ cenned on mǽdum this plant is produced in meadows, Herb. 1, 1; Lchdm. i. 70, 2

Linked entries: mǽdwa wudu-mǽd

án-rǽd

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S. 25, 668. of things Swá ánrǽde seó wyrt ys ꝥ heó þý ylcan dæge þá stánas forbrycð, Lch. i. 212, 14. Habban ánrǽde geðanc and ánrǽdne geleáfan, Wlfst. 32, 17

ge-fadian

(v.)
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Eówer síð ne bið ná swá swá wé wéndon, ac wyrð elles gefadod and on óðre stówe, Hml. S. 6, 86. Ealle ðá gerýnu Crístes menniscnysse wǽron gefadode þurh mihte þæs Hálgan Gástes, Hml. Th. ii. 280, 3

herigend-lic

praiseworthyapprobationexcellent

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S. 23 b, I. having qualities that deserve praise, excellent: Ðeós wyrt is tó þám herigendlic ꝥ hý man wið gewune drenceas gemencgeað, Lch. i. 172, 6. that expresses praise, that praises Heriendlic fauorabile, i. laudabile (praeconium), An.

ǽne

a first time once, at any time once, at some former time at once

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Sé ðe ǽne ðǽron befylð, ne wyrð hé nǽfre álýsed, Hml. Th. ii. 352, 29: Hml. S. 23, 375.

eglian

(v.)
Grammar
eglian, eglan, elan; hit egleþ, eleþ; p. ode, ade; pp, od, ad; v. trans.

chiefly used impersonally with dat. of person. To trouble, pain, grieve, AIL molestāre, dŏlēre

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Gif men innan wyrmas eglen [eglien MS. B.] if worms trouble a man within, Herb. 2, 10; Lchdm. i. 82, 22. [Piers P.

Linked entries: eglan elan

ge-belgan

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Wyrmas and wildeór . . . bitere and gebolgne, 1431

wráþ

(adj.)
Grammar
wráþ, adj.

wrothangryincensed

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Wráþe wyrde, Exon. Th. 468, 14; Phar. 8. Ic eom wráþra láf, fyres and feóle, 484, 6; Rá. 70: 3. Gemyndig wráþra wælsleahta, 286, 27; Wand. 7. Wíta wráðra, 253, 9 ; Jul. 177 : 261, 7 ; Jul. 311.

ge-stíran

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Swá wyrð gestiéred ðǽm gítsere ðæs reáfláces occasio rapiendi subtrahitur, Past. 341, II. with clause Burgendum hé gestiérde ꝥ hié on Gallie ne wunnon, Ors. 6, 33; S. 288, 23.

GÁD

(n.; int.)
Grammar
GÁD, gǽd, es; n ?

A lackwantdesiredefectuspēnūriadesīdĕriumappĕtītus

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Ne wyrþ inc wilna gǽd there shall not be to you two a lack of pleasures, Cd. 13; Th. 15, 21; Gen. 236.