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wíf-gál

(adj.)
Grammar
wíf-gál, adj.

Incontinentlicentious

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Incontinent, licentious Swá lǽren hí ða wífgálan gesinscipe, swá hí ða forhæbbendan ne gebrengen on unryhthǽmde sic incontinentibus laudetur conjugium, ut tamen jam continentes non revocentur ad luxum. Past. 60; Swt. 453, 30

Linked entry: gál

on-wríðan

(v.)

to unwrap, to release from a covering

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to unwrap, to release from a covering Seó hét heáfod onwríðan she bade take the head (of Holofernes) from the bag in which it had been put, Judth. Thw. 24, 5; Jud. 173

elene

(n.)
Grammar
elene, an; f.

The herb elecampaneinŭla hĕlĕnium

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The herb elecampane; inŭla hĕlĕnium, Lin Genim hioðowearde elenan take the netherward part of elecampane, L. M. 3, 26; Lchdm. ii. 322, 15: 3, 47; Lchdm. ii. 338, 14

Linked entry: Constantīnus

big-cwide

(n.)
Grammar
big-cwide, bí-cwide, es; m. [be, big by; cwide a saying]

A by-saying, by-word, proverb, fable, taleproverbium, fabula

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A by-saying, by-word, proverb, fable, tale; proverbium, fabula Ge forwurðaþ þurh bigspell and bigcwidas eris perditus in proverbium et fabulam, Deut. 28, 37. Bícwide proverbium, Prov. 22

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geohhol-dæg

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Take here <b>Geóhel-dæg</b> (l. geohel-) in Dict., and add Se ǽrysta dæg in natale domini, ðæt is ǽrysta geohheldæg, Shrn. 144, 17

on-sprǽc

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Add: talk, conversation: — Hêr hwêne wiðufan þîne word and anspræ̂c rehte and smeáde be þâm wîtelicum hellestôwum paulo superius sermo de locis poenalibus inferni versabatur, Gr. D. 332, 9

torht

(adj.)
Grammar
torht, adj.

Bright,splendidof the brightness of light,of splendid appearancebrightbeautifulsplendidsplendid,glorious,noble,illustrious,having splendid qualities or properties,bright,clear

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Beám tánum torhtne, 435, 17; Rä. 54, 2. Him hildedeór hof torht getǽhte, Beo. Th. 631; B. 313. Torhtæ vilreos, claros (gurgites). Hpt. Gl. 406, 48. Tácna torhtost (the cross seen by Constantine; cf. ðæt wlitige treów, 330; El. 165), Elen.

fóre-fón

(v.)
Grammar
fóre-fón, ic -fó; p. -féng, pl. -féngon; pp. -fangen

To take beforeanticipateantĭcĭpāre

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To take before, anticipate; antĭcĭpāre Fóreféngon wæccan eágan míne antĭcĭpāvērunt vĭgĭlias ŏcŭli mei. Ps. Spl. C. T. 76, 4. Raðe fórefó us mildheortnysse ðine cĭto antĭcĭpent nos mĭsĕrĭcordiæ tuæ, Ps. Spl. C. 78, 8

gǽr-getal

(n.)
Grammar
gǽr-getal, es; n. [gǽr = geár a year; getæl, getel a number]

A tale of yearsnumber of yearsannōrum sĕries

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A tale of years, number of years; annōrum sĕries Hit cymþ æfter fiftigum wintra his gǽrgetales it comes after fifty winters of his number of years, L. M. 2, 59; Lchdm. ii. 284, 22

Linked entry: geár-getal

níd-nǽman

(v.)
Grammar
níd-nǽman, p. de

To take by forceto force a womanto ravish

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To take by force, to force a woman, to ravish Gif hwá nunnan gewemme oððe wydewan nýdnǽme, L. Eth. vi. 39; Th. i. 324, 25 : L. C. S. 53; Th. i. 406, 2, 3

under-irnan

(v.)

to under-runrun beneathsuccurrere

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to under-run, run beneath Hé underyrnþ ealle ða twelf tácna, Lchdm. iii. 248, 1. Ðonne seó sunne hí hæfð ealle underurnen, 246, 10. ¶ As a gloss of succurrere : -- Underiorn succurre, Rtl. 43, 17

úp

(adj.)
Grammar
úp, adj.
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Th. 81, 6 uppe-godu may be taken

á-breátan

(v.)
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The p. t. here given may be taken as an irregular form (on the model of reduplicating verbs, cf. heóf, p. t. of heófan) belonging to á-breótan q. v

æt-hýde

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æt-hýde, l. æt-hýdan (?)
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to take away the skin Æthýd eviscerata (cf. viscera beflagen flǽ(s)c, Wrt. Voc. i. 45, 7), Wrt. Voc. ii. 29, 50. Athéd (æohed, Ep. Gl.), Txts. 59, 768

ge-bræc

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Ger. ka-preh I and add Ðá cwóm þǽr semninga swíðe micel wind and gebræc tum repente euri uentus tanta vis flantis exorta est, Nar. 22, 27

hleótend

(n.)
Grammar
hleótend, es; m.
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One who obtains Swá þéh his sylfes wyllan hé wæs lytel (hleótend, v. l.) in ðám midle Crístes þegna tamen sponte fit parvulus in medio discipulorum Gr. D. 218, I

copor

(n.)
Grammar
copor, es; n?

Copper cuprum

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Copper; cuprum Nim hwetstán brádne and gníd ða buteran on ðæm hwetstáne mid copore take a large whetstone and rub butter on the whetstone with copper Lchdm. iii. 16, 22

hleótan

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Hleótan man mót mid geleáfan swá þeáh on woruld-ðingum bútan wiccecræfte, ꝥ him déme seó gif hí hwæt dǽlan willað. Hml. S. 17, 73-86. Hleáte (hleátte, L.) wé sortiamur Jn.

bán-brice

(n.)
Grammar
bán-brice, -bryce, es; m.

A BONE-BREAKINGfracture of a boneossis fractura

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A BONE-BREAKING or fracture of a bone; ossis fractura Wið bánbryce genim ðysse ylcan wyrte wyrttruman for fracture of a bone take roots of this same plant, Herb. 15, 3; Lchdm. i. 108, 9

cwic-beám

(n.)
Grammar
cwic-beám, es; m.

The QUICKBEAM, a sort of poplar? forte populus tremula? cariscus, juniperus

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cariscus, juniperus Genim cwicbeám take quickbeam, L. M. 1, 23; Lchdm. ii. 66, 1. Cwicbeám cariscus, Ælfc. Gl. 46 ; Som. 64, 119; Wrt. Voc. 32, 53

Linked entries: cuic-beám cwic-treów