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ge-dreccednes

Grammar
ge-dreccednes, <b>ge-drecednes</b>.
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Ðá sǽde hé þæt swilce earloð-nessa and swylce gedrecednessa sculan geweorðan swilce nǽfre ǽr ne gewurdan ( erit tribulatio magna qualis non fuit ah initio mundi usque modo, Mt. 24, 21), 81, 3. Gedrecednessum (gedrecenyssum, Hpt.

hǽmed-þing

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Add: with no sense of criminality Þes bisceop sǽde... ꝥ hé nǽfre on his lífe ne cóme neáh wífe þurh hǽmedþing, ac heóld his clǽnnysse, Hml. S. 3, 204.

smylte

(adj.)
Grammar
smylte, adj.

Quiet, tranquil, calm, sereneof physical calmnessgentle, mild, of the wind favourable, prosperousof mental calm, placid, serene, tranquil, unruffled

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Swíðe eáðe mæg on smyltre ungelǽred scipstiéra genóh ryhte stiéran Past. 9; Swt. 59, 1. Ðonne heó baðaþ hí on smyltum wætre Shrn. 85, 21. Smylte wedere aure tenuis Wrt. Voc. ii. 4, 56. Seó mót brúcan smyltra ýþa Bt. 7, 3; Fox 20, 23.

Linked entries: smelte smolt

FERSC

(adj.)
Grammar
FERSC, adj.

FRESHpuresweetdulcis

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Gyf se wǽta sealt byþ of ðære , hit byþ þurh ðære sunnan hǽtan to ferscum wæterum awend if the moisture be salt from the sea, it is turned to fresh water through the heat of the sun, Bd. de nat. rerum; Lchdm. iii. 278, 9-12; Wrt. popl. science 19, 3

spreót

(n.)
Grammar
spreót, es; m.

A pole, sprit (in bow-sprit)contussprit

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Ánes mannes lenge ðe healt ánne spreót on his hand and strecþ hine swá feor swá hé mæg árǽcan intó ðere statura unius hominis tenentis lignum quod Angle nominant, spreot et tendentis ante se quantum potest, Chart. Th. 318, 10.

scrid-wægn

(n.)
Grammar
scrid-wægn, -wǽn, es; m.
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a chariot Hú seó gesceádwísnes bæd ðæt mód ðæt hit sǽte on hire scridwǽne (cf. on hrædwǽne, 36, 1; Fox 174, 1), Bt. 36, tit.; Fox xviii, 4. sella curulis Sittan on gerénedum scridwǽne in curuli sedere, 27, 1; Fox 96, 1: 27, tit.; Fox xiv, 22

lah-bryce

(n.)
Grammar
lah-bryce, es; m.
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A breach of the law Ðæt wæs geworden ðæs ðe hé sǽde þurh gelǽredra regolbryce and þurh lǽwedra lahbryce that happened, according to him [Gildas], through the violation of their rule by ecclesiastics, and through the breaking of the law by laymen, Swt

éhtend

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Add: a pursuer, assailant (cf. éhtan, <b>I, III</b>) Scipia sǽde þæt hé þára ǽlces éhtend wolde beón, swá swá his feóndes, þe þæs wordes wǽre þæt from þóhte Scipio said he would pursue with relentless hostility every one who voted for leaving

ginne

(adj.)
Grammar
ginne, adj.
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Under gynne grund under the broad earth, B. 1551. ample, of great amount Hé him grundwelan ginne sealde, hét þám sinhíwum sǽs and eorðan túddorteóndra teohha gehwilcre wæstmas fédan, Gen. 457

Linked entries: gin gin

tíma

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tíma, <b>. I a.</b>
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Hét hé him beran bere tó sǽde, and ofer ǽlcne tíman ðá eorðan seów ( allatum hordeum ultra omne tempus serendi terrae commendavit, Vit. Cuth. 19), Hml. Th. ii. 144, 12.

ǽfen-gereord

(n.)
Grammar
ǽfen-gereord, e; f. es; n. Substitute: add: Used in pl. for a single meal
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sæt mid him æt ðǽm ǽfengereordum, Bl. H. 73, 5: 143, 6. Martha gearwode ðám Hǽlende ǽfengereordu, 67, 26. Heora underngereordu and ǽfengereordu hié mengdon tógædere, 99, 23

symbel-dæg

(n.)
Grammar
symbel-dæg, es; m.

a feast-day,a festival, day of a religious feast

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Se biscop sæt sume symbeldæge on ðære cierecan, Shrn. 78, 26. Ðone mǽron symbeldæg Drihtnes upstiges, Blickl. Homl. 131, 10. On symmeldæge (symbel-, MS. A.) per diem festum, Mk. Skt. 15, 6. His symbeldæg (natalitia) wé mérsiaþ, Rtl. 44, 28.

a-weccan

(v.)
Grammar
a-weccan, -weccean ; ic -wecce, ðú -wecest, -wecst, he -wecceþ, -weceþ, -wecþ, pl. -weccaþ,-wecceaþ; p. -weahte,-wehte, pl. -weahton, -wehton; impert. -wec, -wece, pl. -wecceaþ; pp. -weaht, -weht ; v. trans.

to awakearouse from sleepawake from deathe somno excitaresuscitareresuscitareto exciterousestir upcall forthraise upraise up childrenexcitareconcitaresuscitareresuscitare

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Hys bróðor sǽd awecce suscitet semen fratri suo, 20, 28

symbel

(n.)
Grammar
symbel, symel, es; n.

a feast, banquet, entertainmenta feast,

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Ðá sǽde Marcellus him ðæt hé wǽre cristen, and him nǽre álýfed ðæt hé birgde ðara hǽþenra symbles, Shrn. 125, 28-31. Swefan æfter symble, Beo. Th. 238;B. 119. Symle, 2020;B. 1008.

úte

(adv.)
Grammar
úte, adv.

Outsidewithout.outfrom one's positionon the outsideoutsideon the outer sideoutout of doorsin the open airoutawayat a distanceoutaway from habitationsin open countryoutfrom home on serviceoutnot in one's own countryabroadoutaway from land

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Mycel menigu ymb hine sæt, and tó him cwǽdon:'Hér is ðín módor úte (foris),' Mk. Skt. 3, 32. in a special sense.

Linked entry: út

arodscipe

(n.)
Grammar
arodscipe, es; m.

Quicknessswiftnessreadinessdexterityvelocitasdexteritaspromptitudo

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Quickness, swiftness, readiness, dexterity; velocitas, dexteritas, promptitudo Oft mon biþ swíðe rempende and rǽsþ swíðe dollíce on ǽlc weorc and hrædlíce, and ðeáh wénaþ men ðæt hit síe for arodscipe and for hwætscipe sæpe præcipitata actio velocitatis

swǽsende

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
swǽsende, es; but occurring almost always in pl. swǽsendu (-a, -o); n.
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Ðá hét ic eallne ðone here ðæt hé tó swǽsendum sǽte and mete þigde cenare militem jussi 23, 8. Swǽsende, swǽsenda þicgan to take food :-- Sæt hé and swǽsende ðeah and dranc (sæt hé on swǽsendum and æt and dranc, MS.

Linked entries: swésende swoese

hǽþenisc

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sǽdon ꝥ eów selfum wǽre betere ꝥ gé eówerne crístendóm forléten and tó þǽm hǽðeniscan þeáwum fénge þe eówre ieldran ǽr beeódon, 6, 37; S. 296, 21. Add: —

drý-cræftig

(adj.)
Grammar
drý-cræftig, drí-cræfteg; adj. [cræftig crafty, skilful]

Skilful or crafty in magic or sorcery, magicalmagĭcæ artis perītus, magĭcus

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Skilful or crafty in magic or sorcery, magical; magĭcæ artis perītus, magĭcus Sió, hí sǽdon, sceolde bión swíðe drýcræftigu she, they said, would be very skilful in sorcery, Bt. 38, 1; Fox. 194, 20.

Linked entries: drí-cræfteg cræftig

Lindesse

(n.)
Grammar
Lindesse, Lindisse, Lindesíge

Lindsey

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Paulinus Godes word on Lindesse: seó mǽgþ is seó nýhste on súþhalfe Humbre streámes, ligeþ út on , Bd. 2, 16; S. 519, 18. On Lindesége mǽgþe, 519, 16. On Lindese, 3, 11; S. 535, 14.