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mæcca

(n.)
Grammar
mæcca, an; m.
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A consort Ic hæbbe crístenne fæder. . . and his mæcca mín módor is of þyssum lífe gewiten, Hml. S. 33, 103

mundbyrd-ness

Grammar
mundbyrd-ness, <b>; II.</b>
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Ic mé sylfe myngode mínes forehátes and þǽre mundbyrdnysse be ic ǽr fore geceás, Hml. S. 23 b, 543. Add

on-lóciend

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Hyre byrigen is swutol eallum onlóciendum, Hml. Th. i. 440, 13. Hé gehyrte eallum onlócigendum, Hml. S. 22, 140. Add

súþ-weard

(adj.)
Grammar
súþ-weard, adj.
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Southward, south Þæt þridde heáfodríce wæs þæt Affricanum, and on súðweardum, Ors. 2, 1; S. 60, 4. v. súþe-weard

teón-rǽden

Grammar
teón-rǽden, teón-rǽdenn.
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Nánum hé ne forgeald yfel mid yfele, ac hé forbær manna teónrǽdene mid micclum geðylde, Hml. S. 31, 305. Add

tídlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
tídlíce, <b>;
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III.</b> add Hé his gelaþunge ðæs ful tídlíce of ðǽra gedwolmanna gedreccednysse áhredde, Hml. S. 23, 407

tintregung

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Hé hét his cwelleras swíðor wítnian þone hálgan wer, ac hí áteórodon on þǽre tintregunge, Hml. S. 37, 126. Add

heáfod-stów

(n.)
Grammar
heáfod-stów, e; f.

A place for the head

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A place for the head Seó heáfodstów cræftiglíce geworht ætýwde locus capitis fabrefactus apparuit, Bd. 4, 19; S. 590, 1

á-sprengan

(v.)
Grammar
á-sprengan, p. de

To cause to spring awaysend flying

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To cause to spring away,send flying Þá spearn hors tó and ásprencde hine ofer bord, Hml. S. 8, 213

Linked entry: sprengan

ǽn-lic

(adj.)

only, singlealone, solitaryexcellent, peerless,

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Add: only, single Aenli simplex, Txts. 115, 156. Ðú ðe ǽnlic eart Godes bearn, Hml. S. 23, 806. Ǽnlican míne unicam meam, Ps. Spl. 34, 20. alone, solitary Ǽnlic unicus and ðearfa ic eom, Ps. Spl. 24, 17. excellent, peerless, &c. Hú beorht, mire

Linked entry: án-lic

on-sægedness

(n.)
Grammar
on-sægedness, e; f.

the rite, act of sacrifice or offeringwhat is offered at the rite, a sacrifice, oblation

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the rite, act of sacrifice or offering Onsægednys lofes árwurþaþ mé sacrificium laudis honorificabit me, Ps. Spl. 49, 24. Ðonne sceal hé hine áhabban fram onsægdnysse ( immolatione ) ðæs hálgan gerýnes, Bd. 1, 27; S. 497, 4. Hé rícels bærnde in Godes

clǽnsung

(n.)
Grammar
clǽnsung, e; f.

A CLEANSING, purifying, chastening, expiation, chastityemundatio, purificatio, castigatio, expiatio, castitas

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A CLEANSING, purifying, chastening, expiation, chastity; emundatio, purificatio, castigatio, expiatio, castitas Ðú towurpe hine fram clǽnsunge destruxisti eum ab emundatione, Ps. Lamb. 88, 45: Mk. Bos. 1, 44. Wæs Rómána gewuna ðæt hí clǽnsunge þweáles

freólíce

(adv.)
Grammar
freólíce, friólíce; comp. freólícor; adv.

FREELYwithout hindrancewith impunitylībĕreimpūne

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FREELY, without hindrance, with impunity; lībĕre, impūne Ðæt he mihte freólíce Gode þeówian that he might freely serve God, Bd. 3, 19; S. 547, 31: Ps. Spl. 93, 1: Cd. 67; Th. 81, 8; Gen. 1342: Andr. Kmbl. 585; An. 293. Seó sáwl færþ swíðe freólíce [frió151

Linked entries: freólslíce friólíce

fyrmest

(adv.)
Grammar
fyrmest, sup. adv.

At firstmostvery wellbestprīmomaxĭmeoptĭme

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At first, most, very well, best; prīmo, maxĭme, optĭme Hie feónda gefær fyrmest gesǽgon they first saw the enemies&#39; march, Elen. Kmbl. 136; El. 68: Cd. 158; Th. 197, 21; Exod. 310. Swá he fyrmest meahte as much as ever he could, Bd. 2, 6; S.

ge-lómlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
ge-lómlíce, comp. -lícor; superl. -lícost; adv.

Often, frequently, repeatedlysæpe, frĕquenter, crebro

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Often, frequently, repeatedly; sæpe, frĕquenter, crebro Gelómlíce sæpe, Ælfc. Gr. 38; Som. 39, 52. Hwí fæste we and ða Sundor-hálgan gelómlíce quare nos et Pharisæi jejūnāmus frĕquenter? Mt. Bos. 9, 14 : Bd. 3, 22; S. 552, 9 : 3, 23; S. 554, 11. Búton

æt-feallan

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Add: lit. to fall, drop from Þám cwellere ætfeóll his gold, Hml. S. 12, 216. fig to fall away, diminution Ætfealle sió bót þǽm godfæder swá ilce swá ꝥ wíte þám hláforde déð. Ll. Th. i. 150, 18. deterioration Ꝥ geleáfa swá earmlíce ætfeallan sceolde

creópan

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Add: of reptiles Eall ðæt on sǽ and on eáuum crýpð, Hex. 14, 8. Nǽddran crupon on ꝥ hús, Shrn. 152, 28. Wurmas crupon cuce of his líce, Hml. S. 4, 430. of human beings. literal Heó creáp on þám handum, and dróh on ðǽre eorðan ealne hire líchaman, Gr

á-dún

Grammar
á-dún, -dúne (-a).
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Add: á-dún Feall nú ádún, Hml. Th. i. 166, 19: Hml. S. 11, 108. Hé ofdrǽd slóh ádún, 23, 718. á-dúne (-a) Feól hé ádúne, Hml. Th. 1, 316, 29. Hí lédon heora wǽpna ádúne, Hml. S. 29, 171. Clif áscoren rihte ádúne, 31, 316. Heáfod ádúne gewended, Bl.

ge-ánlǽcan

(v.)

to uniteuniteTo join togetherto get together, collect, assemble

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Add: to unite one person to another, unite persons as associates Feówer þeóda hine underféngon tó hláforde, Peohtas and Bryttas, Scottas and Angli, swá swá God hí geánlǽhte tó ðám, Hml. S. 26, 107. Hé wearð geánlǽht mid geleáfan tó ðám hálgan were, 19

ǽrend

(n.)
Grammar
ǽrend, ǽrende, ǽrynd, es; n: pl. nom. acc. ǽrendu, ǽrendo

An ERRANDa messagean embassynewstidingsan answerbusinesscarenuntiummandatumnegotiumcura

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An ERRAND, a message, an embassy, news, tidings, an answer, business, care; nuntium, mandatum, negotium, cura Ne mæg ðæs ǽrendes ylding wyrþan there may not be a delay of this errand, Andr. Kmbl. 429; An. 215. He his hláfordes ǽrende secgan sceolde he

Linked entry: ÁR