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drync

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Wel áfédd mid ðǽm drynce (drence, v. l.) mislicra and manigfaldra gifa (potu multiplicati muneris ), Past. 380, 8. a kind of drink, beverage Þǽm folce uncúðe wǽron wínes dryncas, Ors. 2, 4; S. 76, 12. a draught, cup Drync haustum, Wrt.

earming

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S. 3, 382. with idea of contempt, a poor thing Gé sind earmingas gewordene, gé ðe wǽron mǽre and strange, Hml. Th. i. 64, 24. ¶ The word seems to occur in local names :-- Þrý hámas . . . þus gehátene . . . Earmingaford, C. D. iii. 60, 34.

fercian

(v.)

to bringcarryconductto supportTo go

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Add: trans. to bring, carry, conduct Þá ealdormenn forléton þá scipo and þet folc, þá þe on ðám scipe wǽron, færcodon (fercodon, v. l.) ðá scipo eft tó Lundene, Chr. 1009; P. 139, 5. to support Wyrtum fercian leguminibus (vitam) sustentare, An.

fultumend

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Ꝥ his geongran wǽron his dǽde fultumiendas ( facti illius adjutores ), Gr.

ge-ner

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Hý sceoldon fægnian, þonne hý on genere wǽron, Ps. Th. 39, arg. Betere wé faran ús intó þám niycclan scræfe . . . and ðǽr wé magon on genere wunian, Hml. S. 23, 204. Gif. . . hí manna ǽnig on genere heólde, 50.

ge-risenlíce

(adv.)
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honour, creditably p ic unfracodl. ce and gerisenlice mihte steóran þone anweald þe mé befæst wæs, Bt. 17; F. 58, 27. in a way that shews honour or respect pxs bisceopes ban . . . swá swá hit wel swá árwyrðum bisceope gerás, gerisenlice gehealdene wǽron

á-dídan

Grammar
á-dídan, Add: to a-dýdan:

to destroy, &c.to deaden, make torpid; to mortifymorti tradere, mortificare

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Ðá deádan ðe ðǽr ádýdde wǽron, Hml. A. 68, 77. Ádýdra mortificatorum, Ps. L. 78, 11. to deaden, make torpid; to mortify Ys ádýdd flǽsc mortificatur caro, Scint. 47, 5. Treówa cuciað on lenctenes tíman ðe þurh wyntres cyle wurdon ádýdde, Hml.

Linked entry: a-dýdan

þríste

(adj.)
Grammar
þríste, and þríst; adj.

Boldboldpresumptuousaudaciousshameless

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Hié wǽron womma ðríste, inwitfulle, Cd. Th. 77, 9; Gen. 1272. Tó frece, synna þríste, 155, 31; Gen. 2581. Wǽron Sodomisc cynn synnum þríste, 116, 13;Gen. 1935. Wed gesyllan eallra unsnyttro, þrístra geþonca, Elen. Kmbl. 2569; El. 1286.

Linked entries: þrístling þrýste

ge-namian

(v.)
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Þǽra cempena suna wurdon genamode tó þám ylcan campdóme þe heora fæderas on wǽron. Hml. S. 31, 32. Hé hit mid gewitnysse bohte þára manna þe tó gewitnysse genamode synt, Ll. Th. i. 276, 7

georn-full

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Hié cwǽdon ꝥ wé genóg raðe tó þǽm mere becwóman, gif wé geornfulle wǽron, Nar. 11, 28: Met. 19, 27. desirous, eager Geornful cupidus (castitatis amator ), An.

sníðan

(v.)
Grammar
sníðan, p. snáð, pl. snidon; pp. sniden

to cut, make an incision in anythingto cut as a surgeon does, to lance to amputateto cut up or to piecesto cut so as to kill, to slay an animal to cut stone, to hewto cut hairto cut corn, to reap to reap to cut secare, resecare, caedere, putare, dolere, attondere to cut, prune

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Hié wǽron snidene mid snide secti sunt Past. 30; Swt. 205, 13. to cut so as to kill, to slay an animal Similar entries (v. of-sníðan, sníðung, II.) Ðæra éwena meolc gé brucon and ða ðe fǽtte wǽron gé snidon (mactavistis) L. Ecg.

gearo

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Cóm se cyning mid fulre fyrde þider ǽr hí gearwe wǽron. Chr. 1014; P. 145, 19. Sóna þæs þe hié inne wǽron, swá wǽron þá nicoras gearwe, tóbrúdon hié swá hié þá óðre ǽr dydon, Nar. 11, 11. Gié wosað gearuu, Lk. L. 12, 40.

un-sib

(n.)
Grammar
un-sib, un-sibb, e; f.

unfriendlinessunkindlinessenmitystrifehostilitieswardivisionvariancedisagreementdisunion

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Ðæt hí wǽron unsibbe and gefeoht fram heora feóndum onfónde quia bellum ab hostibus forent accepturi, Bd. 2, 2; S. 503, 30. His ii suna ymb ðæt ríce wunnon, and ða unsibbe mid gefeohte dreógende wǽron, Ors. 2, 7; Swt. 90, 17.

rúh

(adj.)
Grammar
rúh, adj.

rough, hairy, shaggy rough, untrimmed, uncultivatedrough, knottyrough, undressed

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Ðá gesáwe wé rúge (pilosos ) wífmen and wǽpnedmen, wǽron hié swá rúwe and swá gehǽre swá wildeór, Nar. 20,3-5. Ða rúwan ( pilosae ) handa wǽron swilce ðæs yldran bróður, Gen. 27, 23.

Linked entries: rýht rúg rupe

sméðe

(adj.)
Grammar
sméðe, adj.

Smoothsmooth, without roughness or inequalitiessmooth, without discomfort or annoyancesmooth, suave, avoiding offencesmooth, not irritating (of food, medicine, etc.)smooth not harsh, melodious, harmonious

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Hé hæfþ ðe sméþran líchoman Lchdm. ii. 298, 13. smooth, without discomfort or annoyance Wǽron hyra gongas under Godes egsan sméðe and geséfte Exon.

cyne-ríce

(n.)
Grammar
cyne-ríce, cyne-rýce, es; n.

A royal region or possession, a kingdom, realm regnum

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He ge-eóde ealle ða cynerícu ðe on Crécum wǽron he over-ran all the kingdoms which were in Greece, Ors. 3, 7; Bos. 58, 39. Cyneríca mǽst greatest of kingdoms, Exon. 85a; Th. 321, 1; Wíd. 39.

Linked entry: cyning-ríce

Cwichelmes hlǽw

(n.)
Grammar
Cwichelmes hlǽw, Cwicchelmes hlǽw , Cwicelmes hlǽw ,es; m. [hlǽw a heap, barrow, small hill: Flor. Cuiccelmeslawe: Hunt. Chichelmeslaue: Hovd. Cwichelmelow: Cwichelm's hill; Cwichelmi agger]

CUCKHAMSLEY hill or Cuchinslow, Berkshire, a large barrow on a wide plain overlooking White Horse Vale Cwichelmi agger in agro Berchensi

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CUCKHAMSLEY hill or Cuchinslow, Berkshire, a large barrow on a wide plain overlooking White Horse Vale ; Cwichelmi agger in agro Berchensi Wendon to Wealingæforda, and ðæt eall forswǽlldon; and wǽron him ðá áne niht æt Ceóles ége, and wendon him ðá andlang

feorran

(adv.)
Grammar
feorran, feorrane, feorren; adv.

Afarfar offat a distancefrom fara longeprŏcullongee longinquo

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Afar, far off, at a distance, from far; a longe, prŏcul, longe, e longinquo Ðǽr wǽron manega wíf feorran ĕrant ĭbi mŭliĕres multæ a longe, Mt. Bos, 27, 55: Mk. Bos. 5, 6.

for-drífan

(v.)
Grammar
for-drífan, p. -draf, pl. -drifon; pp. -drifen

To drive awayforcecompeldrive outejectbanishpellĕreprōpellĕrecompellĕrecōgĕreexpellĕre

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Lufiaþ fordrifene, forðamðe gé sylfe wǽron fordrifene and útancymene on Egipta lande vos ămāte pĕrĕgrīnos, qui et ipsi fuistis advĕnæ in terra Ægypti, Deut. 10, 19, 18

frum-cenned

(n.; v.; adj.; part.)
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frum-cenned, -cend; def. se -cenneda; part.

first-begottenfirstbornprimogĕnĭtusprimitiveprimĭtīvus

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Ðe on ðæm lande frumcennede wǽron who were firstborn in the land, Ors. 1, 7; Bos. 30, 5. He ætbræd me míne frumcennedan primogĕnĭta mea tŭlit, Gen. 27, 36.