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lagu

(n.)
Grammar
lagu, lago; m.

seawater

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Á hafaþ longunge seðe on lagu fundaþ, 82 a; Th. 308, 30; Seef. 47. Ne lagu dréfde ne of [on?] lyfte fleág it troubled not water, nor flew it in air, 106 a; Th. 404. 31; Rä. 23, 16.

be-bycgean

(v.)
Grammar
be-bycgean, -bycgan ; part. -bycgende ; p. -bohte; pp. -boht

To sellto set or put to salevendere

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To sell, to set or put to sale; vendere On gold bebycgean to sell for gold, Bd. 2, 12; S. 514, 39. Iudas bebohte bearn wealdendes on seolfres sinc Judas sold the child of the Almighty for a heap of silver, Cd. 226; Th. 301, 5; Sat. 577 : Ps.

Linked entries: be-bohte bi-bycgong

gífer

(n.)
Grammar
gífer, es; m.

A glutton

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A glutton Gífer hátte se wyrm the worm's name is glutton, Exon. 99 b; Th. 373. 31; Seel. 118

Bricg

(n.)
Grammar
Bricg, Brycg, e; f. [
  • Sim. Dun.
Brige:
  • Hovd.
Briges:
  • Matt. West.
Brigges] .

Bridgenorth in Shropshireoppidum in agro SalopiensiBruges in BelgiumBrugæ, Flandriæ emporium

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Bruges in Belgium; Brugæ, Flandriæ emporium Heó com to Bricge begeondon sǽ she came to Bruges beyond the sea, Chr. 1037; Erl. 166, 7.

wíf-hád

(n.)
Grammar
wíf-hád, es; m. 1.

womanhood

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II. female sex : — Wíf had femininum sexus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 148, 19. Wífhádes man femina, i. 70, 18 : Homl. Th. ii. 10, 12: 94, 30. Se ðe handlaþ wífhádes mannes líc, Basil admn. 7; Norm. 50, 11.

mǽgþ

(n.)
Grammar
mǽgþ, e; f.

Importunate desireambition

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Importunate desire, ambition Ðæt mód sǽde ðæt him nǽfre seó mǽgþ and seó gítsung forwel ne lícode, Bt. tit. 17; Fox xii, 24. Cf.

Linked entry: mýgþ

mann

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Th. i. 178, 9. in abstract or generic sense Drihten, hwæt is se mann. . oþþe hwæt is se mannes sunu ? quid est homo . . . aut filius hominis ?, Ps. Th. 8, 5. Restedæg wæs geworht for þám men, næs se man (homo) for ðám restedæge, Mk. 2, 27.

hǽþ-feld

(n.)
Grammar
hǽþ-feld, es; m.
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. ¶ For the word as local name see C. D. vi. 294

Linked entry: feld

mús

Grammar
mús, <b>; I.</b>
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Se micela ylp . . . ondrǽt him for þearle, gif hé gesihð áne mús, ðeáh ðe seó mús ne mage his micelnysse derian. Hml. A. 64, 258. Wiþ weartum, genim hundes micgean and múse blód, meng tósomne, smire mid, Lch. ii. 322, 12.

tó-gán

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Add Swilce man bláwe áne bytte fulle windes and wyrce siððan án þýrl þonne heó tóþunden bið on hire greátnysse, þonne tógǽð seó miht, Hml. S. 34, 319

ælan

Grammar
ælan, l. ǽlan,

to kindle light, fireto burn upto burn, expose to fire what is not consumed

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Ph. 222: 526: Cri. 813 (in Dict.). to burn, expose to fire what is not consumed Se deópa seáð giémeð gǽsta, ǽleð hý mid ðý ealdan líge, Cri. 1547

wilddeór-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
wilddeór-líc, adj.

Wild beast-likebrutishbrutalbestial

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Wild beast-like, brutish, brutal, bestial Se wísdóm is eorðlíc and wildeórlíc (-diór-, Hatt. MS.) est isla sapientia ter-rena, animalis Past. 46; Swt. 346. 25.

ofer-sécan

(v.)

to make too great demands upon, put to too severe a trial, press too hard

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to make too great demands upon, put to too severe a trial, press too hard Wæs sió hond tó strong seó (MS. se) ðe méca gehwane swenge ofersóhte the hand was too strong, which with its stroke put every blade to too severe a trial, i. e.

heard-mód

(adj.)
Grammar
heard-mód, adj.

Of a hard, unyielding spirit, self-confident, stout-hearted, braveobstinatusconstantia, obstinatio, duritia

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Of a hard, unyielding spirit, self-confident, stout-hearted, brave Eádig biþ se man ðe symle biþ forhtigende and sóþlíce se heardmóda befylþ on yfel blessed is the man that is ever fearing; and verily the self-confident man shall fall into evil, Homl

igil

(n.)
Grammar
igil, íl, es; m.

A hedgehogporcupinean urchin

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A hedgehog, porcupine, an urchin Se mára igil istrix [ = ὕστριξ], Ælfc. Gl. 24; Som. 60, 29; Wrt.Voc.24, 30. Íl yricius vel equinacius, Wrt. Voc. 78, 21. Se læssa íl iricius; se mára íl istrix, ii. 49, 52, 53.

Linked entry: iil

-nihte

(suffix)
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For compounds of this form with numerals see Lch. iii. 160 : see also feówer-, eahta-nihte

á-wlispian

(v.)
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to stammer, speal inarticulately Seó tunge áwlyspaþ, seó þe ǽr hæfde ful recene sprǽce, Nap. 74

Linked entry: wlispian

úter-mere

(n.)
Grammar
úter-mere, es; m.

Outer-seaopen sea

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Outer-sea, open sea Hié forfóron him ðone múðan on útermere, Chr. 897; Erl. 95, 22

býdel

(n.)
Grammar
býdel, es; m. [beódan to bid, order, proclaim] .
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Drihten sende his býdelas ætfóran him the lord sent his messengers [prophets] before him, ii. 530, 9. one who bids or summons to appear in a court of law, a BEADLE; apparitor, exactor, bedellus Ðé sylle se déma ðam býdele, and se býdel ðé sende on cwertern

Linked entry: bǽdel

neáh

(adj.)
Grammar
neáh, adj.

nighnearlaterlatterlastlatest

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Seó ús neárre Ægyptus, Ors. 1, I; Swt. 14, 3. Seó ús neárre Ispania, Swt. 22, 31 : 24, 9. Síe se láreów eallum monnum se niéhsta and eallum monnum elnþrowiende on hira gesuincum sit rector singulis compassione proximus, Past. 16; Swt. 97, 22.