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undern-mete

(n.)
Grammar
undern-mete, es; m.

Food eaten in the morning ⬩ breakfast

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Rush. 22, 4

Linked entry: undern-gereord

snotorlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
snotorlíce, adv.

Wisely, prudently, philosophically

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Snotorlíce (snotur-, Rush.) ł wíslíce sapienter Mk. Skt. Lind. 12, 34. Uton ðás þing geþencean swíþe snotorlíce wíslíce Blickl. Homl. 97, 1. Snotorlíce academice Wrt. Voc. i. 61, 27. Ne hýrde ic snotorlícor guman þingian Beo. Th. 3689; B. 1842

gim

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Ís glisnað glæs-hlúttur gimmum gelícast, Rún. 11. Mon sceal sécan be sǽwaroðe and be eá ófrum æþele gimmas, hwíte and reáde and híwa gehwæs, Met. 19, 22 : Bt. 32, 3; F. 118, 17. Gymmas, Coll.

langsum

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C. 57. (2 a) where the time seems too long. prolix, tedious, wearisome Lagu byð leódum langsum geþúht, gif hí sǽýða swíðe brégað, Rún. 21. Nán mann on lífe on ðyssere langsuman worulde, Hex. 2, 11.

sand

(n.)
Grammar
sand, es; m. [? or should the passages that follow be put under sand; f.? cf. the later application of witness to a person]

A messenger, envoy

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Kmbl. 344, 9; Rún. 24. On ðís ylcan geáre com ðæs Pápan sande (sand?) hider tó lande; ðæt wæs Waltear bisceop in the same year came the Pope's legate to this country; that was bishop Walter, Chr. 1095; Erl. 232, 28.

Linked entries: sand sond

ge-tenge

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-tenge, adj.

Near to ⬩ close to ⬩ pressing upon ⬩ oppressing ⬩ propinquus ⬩ incumbens ⬩ gravis ⬩ molestus

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Kmbl. 343, 2; Rún. 18. Hundas deórum getenge dogs pressing upon the animals, Homl. Th. ii. 514, 25: Shrn. 37, 14. Swá fela gásta wǽron getenge ðam ánum men so many spirits were oppressing that one man, 378, 30.

Linked entries: ge-tang ge-tænge

meord

(n.)
Grammar
meord, meorð, meard, e; f.

Reward ⬩ pay

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Rush. 4, 36: Exon. 48 b; Th. 167, 13; Gú. 1059: 62 b; Th. 230, 15; Ph. 472: 76 a; Th. 286, 9; Jul. 729. Meorda hleótan, gingra geafena, 48 a; Th. 164, 20; Gú. 1014.

Linked entries: meard méd

ge-witan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-witan, p. -wiste

To understand ⬩ know ⬩ scire

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Rush. 14, 4. Gewiste sciens, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 16, 8: Exon. 108 a; Th. 412, 14; Rä. 30, 14. Embihtmen giwistun ministri sciebant, Jn. Skt. Rush. 2, 9. Ðæt ne sé gewitten quod non scietur, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 10, 26. Gá and gewite go and get to know, Ap.

eam

am

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Rush. Stv. 11. 29

meaht

(adj.)
Grammar
meaht, adj.

mighty ⬩ powerful ⬩ possible

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Rush. 10, 27

mód-wén

(n.)
Grammar
mód-wén, e; f.

Hope entertained by the mind

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Hope entertained by the mind Forþ áscúfan ðæt mines freán módwén (RUNE, MS.) freoþaþ middelnihtum to push on what my lord's hopes favour at midnight (to carry out the plans which are thought on at night, and in which he hopes to succeed?

Linked entries: wén wyn

rocettan

(v.)
Grammar
rocettan, roccettan; p. te
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Rush. 13, 35. Roccetteþ eructuat, Ps. Surt. 18, 3 : eructuavit, 44, 2. Rocetaþ eructabunt, 118, 171. Bylcetteþ, roccetteþ eructuat, i. a corde emittit, Wrt. Voc. ii. 144, 13. Bleów ł roccette ructabat, 96, 1

Linked entry: recettung

ge-flítan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-flítan, -flýtan; p. -flát, pl. -fliton; pp. -fliten

To strive ⬩ fight ⬩ dispute ⬩ contendĕre ⬩ certāre

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Rush. 5, 40

Linked entry: ge-flýtan

ge-mód

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-mód, adj. [mód mind]

Of one mind, agreed ⬩ concors

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Rush. 5, 25. Gemóde conjurati, Cot. 36

þorf-leás

(adj.)
Grammar
þorf-leás, adj.
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Esnas ðor[f]leáse (-leóse, Rush.) wé sindon servi inutiles sumus, Lk. Skt. Lind. 17, 10. Cf. þearf-leás, and preceding word

wíteg-dóm

(n.)
Grammar
wíteg-dóm, es; m.

prophecy ⬩ divination

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Rush. 13, 14. Ðæt uítgadóm and allra canóne cuido ða ðe ymb Cristes ðroung ácueden uæs ł wéron, Jn. Skt. Lind. 19, 30 margin. divination Ne meahte seó manigeo þurh wítigdóm wihte áþencean, ne áhicgan, Cd. Th. 224, 34; Dan. 146

Linked entries: wíte-dóm wítga-dóm wítig-dóm

gum-ríce

(n.)
Grammar
gum-ríce, es; n.

Power, rule over men ⬩ a kingdom ⬩ the earth

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Power, rule over men, a kingdom, the earth Nis ðé goda ǽnig on gumríce efne gelíc éce Drihten non est similis tibi in diis, Domine, Ps. Th. 85, 7. On ðam gumríce in that kingdom, Elen. Kmbl. 2439; El. 1221.

wiltan

(v.)
Grammar
wiltan, p. wilte

To roll (trans.)

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.: áwælte, Rush.) ánne stán tó ðære byrgenne dura aduoluit lapidem ad ostium monumenti, Mk. Skt. 15, 46. Hé (a cup) in healle wæs wylted and wended wloncra folmum, Exon. Th. 441, 16; Rä. 60, 19

Linked entries: tó-wiltan un-wealt wæltan weltan -wilte

circul

(n.)
Grammar
circul, es; m.

A circle, the zodiac ⬩ circulus, zodiacus = ζωδιακός

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Ðæt heó be-yrne ðone miclan circul zodiacum that she runs through the great circle the zodiac, Bd. de nat. rerum; Wrt. popl. science 7, 1; Lchdm. iii. 244, 21

stǽnan

(v.)
Grammar
stǽnan, p. de
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Rush. 11, 8. Hí hine gelǽddon tó stǽnenne, Homl. Th. i. 46, 35. Hé for ðǽm stǽnendum gebæd, 52, 19. Hý wǽron stǽned, and ða stánas wǽron on bæc gecyrred, Shrn. 135. 27. v. ge-, of-stǽnan. to adorn with (precious) stones

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