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hín-ness

(n.)
Grammar
hín-ness, e; f. I.

subjectingdestruction

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a trampling upon, subjecting Ic salde iów mæhte hénnisse (hénisæs, L.) ł niðrunge. ofer nédre dedi uobis potestatem calcandi supra serpentes, Lk.

Linked entries: hýn-ness hé-nis

hǽlu

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Ðæt hié geðencen hú micel hǽlo ðæt bið ðǽre heortan ðæt se líchoma sié medtrum ut considerent, quanta salus cordis sit molestia corporalis, 255, 14

untrymness

(n.)
Grammar
untrymness, e; f.

Weaknesssicknessillnessinfirmity

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quid vero aliud animorum salus videtur esse, quam probitas? quid aegritudo, quam vitia? Bt. 39, 9; Fox 226, 18. Ðé untrymnes ádle gongum bysgade, Exon. Th. 163, 7; Gú. 990.

seld-guma

(n.)
Grammar
seld-guma, an ; m.
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But seld is used of royal residences, so that Bugge's explanation seems better, 'en mand som holder til en hövdings sal, en mand som er traadt i en hövdings tjeneste'), Beo. Th. 504 ; B. 249. Cf. sele-secg

Linked entry: guma

blǽd

Grammar
blǽd, (properly bléd, v. blówan)

fruit.

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Hé ábyrgde ðá forbodenan fíctreówes blǽda, Sal. K. 182, 34. Bléda, Nic. 17, 20. Ic sylle eów in eówrum bernum blǽde, Wlfst, 228, 15. Hí fretaþ eówre blǽde, þe gé big libban scylon, 229, 11. Add

ge-hlinian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-hlinian, ge-hleonian; p. ode.
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Sal. K. 152, 20

súre

(n.)
Grammar
súre, an; f.
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., Plant Names, for terms in which sour is used to denote this plant) Súrae salsa, Txts. 98, 974. Súre, Wrt. Voc. i. 68, 54: saliunca, ii. 119, 64. Wiþ cancerádle, súre, sealt . . ., Lchdm. ii. 108, 9: 266, 16. Wensealf, cersan, súran, 128, 14.

stæf

(n.)
Grammar
stæf, es; m.

a staffsticka written charactera letterthe old letters having been carved on stavesa mark in writinga letter as representing a minute detaila collection of written symbolsa letterwriting lettersbook-learningliteraturean element, a rudimentbaculus, virga, regulaa staff, post; a letterlearning

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S, wuldres stæf, Salm. Kmbl. 225; Sal. 112: 250; Sal. 124. Ic háten eom, swá ða siex stafas sweotule bécnaþ, Exon. Th. 407, 4; Rä. 25, 10. Áwriten Gréciscum stafum, Lk. Skt. 23, 38.

Linked entries: stafa stæf-cræft

eolone

(n.)
Grammar
eolone, eolene, elone, elene, an; f.

The plant elecampaneĭnŭla hĕ—́lĕnium,

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Wyrc sealfe of eolonan make a salve of elecampane, L. M. 1, 28; Lchdm. ii. 70, 5. Eolene elecampane, L. M. 1, 23 ; Lchdm. ii. 66, 9

Linked entries: elene elone eolene

flié

(n.)
Grammar
flié, indecl. n.

A white speckdisease of the eyealbúgo

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A white speck, disease of the eye; albúgo Wið flié eágsealf on eye-salve for the white speck, L. M. 1, 2; Lchdm. ii. 32, 12, 17, 18, 20, 23, 26: 3, 2; Lchdm. ii. 308, 9.

sárgian

(v.)
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add: of physical ill Seó þrúh monigum monna þe heora eágan sárgedon and hefegodon wearð tó hǽle loculum nonnullis oculos dolentibus saluti fuisse perhibent, Bd. 4, 19; Sch. 450, 22. of mental pain Ymb ðæt ilce sárgode se wítga hinc propheta conqueritur

brýcian

(v.)
Grammar
brýcian, brícsian; p. ode, ade; pp. od, ad [brýce, bríce
use
]

useTo be of use, profit, benefit, do goodprodesse, proficuum esse

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Hí brýcaþ monigra hǽlo multorum saluti proficuum erit, Bd. 4, 22; S. 590, 32. Him sylfum brícsade benefited himself, Bd. 5, 13; S. 632, 6

tó-worpness

(n.)
Grammar
tó-worpness, -wyrpness, e;

dispersiona throwing outejection

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Salde him mæhte gémnisse tó untrymnissum and tóworpnisse (-wyrpnise, Lind.) diówla dedit illis potestatem curandi infirmitates et eiciendi daemonia, Mk. Skt. Rush. 3, 15. [O. H. Ger. zi-worfnessi desolatio.]

Linked entries: -worpness tó-wyrpness

fana

(n.)
Grammar
fana, fanu(-e) ; f.

a flagfane

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Add: a flag Pater Noster hafað gyldene fonan, and seó fone is mid .xii. godwebbum útan ymbhangen, Sal. K. 152, 17. Fanan uexillo, An. Ox, 4804. Fanan labara, 1762. [v. N. E. D. fane a banner.]

Linked entry: fan-byrd

heáf

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Heáf in helle habban, Gú. 588 : Sal. 467. Helle heáfas, Gen. 38. Add

LǼCE

(n.)
Grammar
LǼCE, es; m.

A LEECHdoctorphysiciana leech

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Hé [the Pater Noster ] is lamena lǽce, Salm. Kmbl. 155; Sal. 77. Lǽteþ flint brecan his sconcan ne biþ him lǽce gód he shall cause the stones to break his legs, no doctor shall avail him, 206; Sal. 102.

Linked entries: lǽca léce

tó-slítan

(v.)
Grammar
tó-slítan, p. -slát, pl. -sliton; pp. -sliten

To tear in two,tear to pieces,tear asunderto tear in two,in pieces,rend material,to give a torn appearance to anythingto serrateto rend,cleave,break asunder that which is hard or bulkyto tear the flesh,rend,bite,woundlacerateto tear asunderpartseparate what has been joinedseverto pull to piecesdestroy the existence of an object, abstract or concreteto destroydissipateto distract the mindTo be different

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Lind. 5, 6. to give a torn appearance to anything, to serrate (of leaves) Ðeós wyrt is gehwǽdon leáfun and tóslitenon, Lchdm. i. 290, 9. figuratively Hé ðone cræft briceþ and ða orðancas ealle tóslíteþ, Salm. Kmbl. 147; Sal. 72.

for-cuman

to seizeget hold ofto overcomeconquerto consumedestroyto reject

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Forcummen sint appraehensi sunt, Mt. p. 13, 8. to overcome, conquer Hine forcumað (printed -cinnað) þá cirican getuinnas, Sal. 107. Ic forcuóm ðone middangeard ego uici mundum, Jn. L. 16, 33: p. 7, 17.

gigant

(n.)
Grammar
gigant, gygant, es; m.

A giantgigas

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Ne se gigant ne wyrþ ná gehǽled nec gigas salvus erit, 32, 14. He ðone gigant ofwearp he struck down the giant, Blickl. Homl. 31, 18

weaxung

(n.)
Grammar
weaxung, e; f.

waxing, growing, increase increase of prosperity

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Nú hæfð se eádiga wer ús geopenod ymbe ðæs saltus weaxunge, 308, 40. increase of prosperity Eormas strange habban wexinge hit getácnaþ, Lchdm. iii. 198, 32. On húse his offrian wexingce oððe blisse hit getácnaþ, 202, 21: 210, 4