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orne

(adj.)
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Substitute: <b>orne;</b> adj. Not mean, excessive. of amount Wið ornum útgange, and wið þon þe mon gemígan ne mæge, Lch. iii. 70, 25. of quality or character, not in due measure, harmful (?), injurious Úsic þá earfeðo forléton, and wé ðá

slide

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Add Wé beóð gelǽdde under ús sylfe þurh úres geþóhtes slide (lapsum), Gr. D. 107, 30. Hé him wæs ondrǽdende þone slide ( lapsum ) þǽre synne in þám merwum leorningmannum, 119, 16. Eádmódnyss fyll (casum) ne cann; eádmódnyss slide (lapsum) ne cann; eádmódnyss

spadu

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Hé sceal habban . . . spade, scofle, wádspitel, Angl. ix. 263, 5. Hé hét weorpan íserne gelóman in þæs mynstres wyrtgeard, þá íserngelóman gewunelice naman wé hátaþ spadan and spitelas (vangas), and cwæð, 'Weorpað þus manige spada (tot vangas)' . . .

sám-lǽred

(adj.)
Grammar
sám-lǽred, adj.

Imperfectly taught

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Imperfectly taught Wé lǽraþ ðæt ǽnig gelǽred preóst ne scænde ðone sámlǽredan, ac gebéte hine gif hé bet cunne, L. Edg. C. 12; Th. ii. 246, 19. Hieronimus ádwæscte ða dwollícan gesetnysse ðe sámlǽrede men sǽdon be hire forþsíðe. Homl. Th. ii. 438, 6.

orped

(adj.)
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orped, adj.

Grown up, of full strength, stout, active, bold

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Grown up, of full strength, stout, active, bold Lá orpeda cleric, gif ðú wylle witan ða terminos ðe wé ymbe sprǽcon, wite hwylc gér hyt sý ðæs mónan ðæt man hǽt lunaris, Anglia viii. 325, 5. Swá gedafenaþ esnum ðam orpedan, ðonne hé gód weorc ongynþ,

FÓN

(v.)
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FÓN, to fónne; ic fó, ðú féhst, he féhþ, pl. fóþ; p. ic, he féng, ðú fénge, pl. féngon; impert. fóh, pl. fóþ; subj. pres. fó, pl. fón; p. fénge, pl. féngen; pp. fangen, fongen; v. trans.

To grasp ⬩ catch ⬩ seize ⬩ to seize with hostile intention ⬩ take ⬩ undertake ⬩ accept ⬩ receive ⬩ mănu comprehendĕre ⬩ captāre ⬩ căpĕre ⬩ accĭpĕre

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To grasp, catch, seize, to seize with hostile intention, take, undertake, accept, receive; mănu comprehendĕre, captāre, căpĕre, accĭpĕre Ne sceolde fón bíspell should not take a fable, Bt. 35, 5; Fox 166, 20. Mæg man fón folcgesteallan one may take his

dréman

(v.)
Grammar
dréman, drýman; p. de; pp.ed [dreám joy, music]

To rejoice, to play on an instrument ⬩ jubĭlāre, psallĕre

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To rejoice, to play on an instrument; jubĭlāre, psallĕre Drémaþ Gode Iacobes jubĭlāte Deo Iacob, Ps. Spl. 80, 1. Drémaþ oððe fægniaþ on gesihþe cyninges jubĭlāte in conspectu regis, Ps. Lamb. 97, 7. We drémaþ mægnu ðínum psallēmus virtūtes tuas, Ps.

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lǽ

(n.)

hair

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hair Lǽ wíffex cæsaries, Wrt. Voc. ii. 16, 46. Perhaps we may compare here lee of threde, Prompt. Parv. 291, where the following note is given. 'Forty threads of hemp-yarn are termed in Norfolk a lea. The "lea" by which linen yarn was estimated at Kidderminster

namcúþlíce

(adv.)
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namcúþlíce, adv.

By name

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By name Úre mǽþ nis ðæt wé ealle Godes gecorenan eów namcúðlíce gereccan it is not within our power to recount to you by name all God's elect, Homl. Th. ii. 72, 2. Hé gehwilce eardas namcúðlíce on gemynde hæfde, i. 558, 25. [Þurh him and ðurh ealle his

stæððigness

(n.)
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stæððigness, e; f.
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Staidness, sedateness, gravity, seriousness Ðǽr is stæðignyss ióguðe, Wulfst. 265, 8. Móderlícere stæððinysse materna gravitate, Hpt. Gl. 469, 37. Hé on heálícere stæððignysse symle þurhwunode he ever continued deeply serious, Homl. Th. ii. 134, 22.

un-deádlícness

(n.)
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un-deádlícness, e; f.

Immortality

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Immortality Úre ǽhta sind éce on heofenum, ðǽr ðǽr undeádlícnys rícsaþ, Homl. Th. ii. 484, 28. Hyht hiora undeádlícnise ( immortalitate ) full is, Rtl. 86, 22: Homl. Th. i. 544. 3. Hæfde God ðæs mannes sáwle gegódod mid undeádlícnysse ... wé ne forluron

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á-gímeleásian

(v.)
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Add: with acc. Gif wé hit ágímeleásiaþ, Bl. H. 53, l : 57, 19. Hié ágiémeleásiað (-gýme-, Cote. MSS.) ðone ymbhogan, Past. 137, I. with clause Gif se hierde ágiémeleásað ðæt hé hiera helpe, 137, 14. Hé ágýmeleásede ꝥ hé heólde his líchaman forhæfdnesse

for-neán

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Forneán propemodum, i. pene (inuestigabile), An. Ox. 2674. Unsprecende forneán, Hml. S. 3, 481. Forneán ꝥ ýtemeste íglond, Lch. iii. 432, 18. Forneán circiter, i. pene (quingentorum), An. Ox. 3719: Angl. vii. 36, 335. Wé swincan nellað nánþincg forneán

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heáfod-hebba

(n.)
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heáfod-hebba, an ; m.
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of a person, an author, originator. Cf. heáfod; Ðá bisceopas swíðost ǽlces gedweldes tiledon, and ǽlc gedwyld hí upp árǽrdon. Twégen ðǽr wǽron bisceophádes men þe ǽlces yfeles heáfodhebban wǽron, Hml. S. 23, 365. of a thing, a beginning Ǽrest wé wyllað

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lácnian

(v.)
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Lácnie medor, Wrt. Voc. ii. 58, 45. 'We lácnodon Babylón, and hió ðeáh ne wearð gehǽled'. Ðonne bið Babylón gelácnad, nales ðeáh fullíce gehǽled. ... 'curavimus Babylonem, et nan est sonata.' Babylon quippe curatur, nec tamen ad sanitatem reducitur, Past

lógian

(v.)
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Wé laþiað and lógiað crístene men intó Godes húse, Wlfst. 154, 17. Hit biþ tó langsum eall hér tó lógigenne be ðám clǽnum nýtenum oððe be þám unclǽnum on ðǽre ealdan ǽ it is too tedious to give here an ordered account of everything in the old law concerning

bútan

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Add: with nom. Eall úre folc mid fleáme astwand búton wé feówertig Þe on ðám feohte stódon, Hml. S. 11, 74. <b>C. II 1.</b> :-- Hý man gecnáwan ne mæg, búton -tonne heo gréwð, Lch. i. 98, 4. <b>III 2.</b> :-- Ne can ic nǽnigne

Saturnus

(n.)
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Saturnus, Saturnes; m.

Saturn the god

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Saturn the god Ðæs (Jove's father ) nama wæs Saturnus, Bt. 38, 1; Fox 194, 17: Met. 26, 48. Tó ðam cealdan stiorran ðe wé hátaþ Saturnes steorra (cf. Met. 24, 31, where the star is called Saturn: ðone steorran Saturnus londbúende hátaþ), Bt. 36, 2; Fox

tó-wrecan

(v.)
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tó-wrecan, p. -wræc, pl. -wrǽcon; pp. -wrecen

To drive in different directions ⬩ scatter ⬩ disperse

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To drive in different directions, scatter, disperse Weorðaþ tówrecene wíde ealle ða ðe unrihtes ǽror worhtan dispergeniur omnes qui operantur iniiquitatem, Ps. Th. 91, 8: 58, 15. Siendon wé tówrecene geond wídne grund, heápum tóhworfene, Cd. Th. 235,

twi-bóte

(adj.)
Grammar
twi-bóte, adj.

Needing double compensation

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Needing double compensation Se ðe stalaþ on Gehhol oþþe on Eástron oþþe on ðone Hálgan Ðunresdæg . . . ðara gehwelc wé willaþ sié twybóte, swá on (the offence in each of these cases) Lenctenfæsten, L. Alf. pol. 5 ; Th. i. 64, 25. Gif ðisses hwæt gelimpe

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