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ildend

(n.)
Grammar
ildend, es; m.
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tó ðam ðæt syððan on ðæt hús cómon ðá sóna ðone hálgan wer gebundon there was no one, after they had got into the house, who delayed at once to bind the holy man, Guthl. 5 ; Gdwin. 36, 5

trymmend-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
trymmend-líc, adj.
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mid trymme[n]dlíce ǽrendgewrite gestrangode epistola illos exhortatoria confortaverit, Bd. 1, 23; S. 485, 15. Eác swylce ðæm cyninge sende trymmendlíce (-líc, Bd. M. 146, 9) gewrit misit regi literas exhartatorias, 2, 17; S. 520, 19

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ge-helan

(v.)
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To conceal geheóld and gehæl þá deógolnysse mid him secretum tenuit desiderium, Gr. D. 98, 20. Hyra willa bið ꝥ beón geholene latere in voluntate habent 61, 4. intrans. To hide, conceal oneself ne maehte gehæla non potuit latere Mk. L.

ge-wascan

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Niman him bréc of hrægelhús; eft swá ham cumen, betǽcan him gewoxene (-wahsene, v. l.) femuralia de vestiario accipiant; revertentes lota ibi restituant, R. Ben. 91, 10. Add

mattuc

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Ic nát mid hwí ic delfe nú mé swá wana is ǽgþer ge spadu ge mattuc, Hml. S. 23b, 765. Of matucce and adesan út áwurpon bipenne et ascia deiecerunt eam, Ps. Rdr. 73, 6. sceal habban æcse, adsan . . . mattuc, Angl. ix. 263, 3. Add

on-sundrum

(adv.)
Grammar
on-sundrum, -sundran, -sundron; adv.

separately, severally, separated one from the other, apartin retirement from others, apartmaking distinction from others, especially

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Th. 372, 24; Seel. 97. in retirement from others, apart Ðá férde onsundron secessit, Mt. Kmbl. 14, 13. lǽdde hig onsundron ( seorsum ), 17, 1. nam his leorningcnihtas onsundron assumsit discipulos secreto, 20, 17.

Linked entry: sundor

ge-myndig

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wæs gemyndig ealre his mildheortnesse, Bl. H. 159, 21. with dat. infin. is swýþe gemyndig heora blód tó wrecanne requirens sanguinem eorum memoratus est, Ps.

synderlíce

(adj.; adv.)
Grammar
synderlíce, adv.

apart, away from all others, in privateseparately, severally, apartspecially, in particularonly, exclusively, solely, to or by one's selfspecially, exceedingly, to a greater extent than in any other case, singularly

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Hwí ne cwæð ðæt hálige gewrit be ðam men synderlíce, ðæt gód wǽre, swá swá hit cwæð mænigfealdlíce be ðám óþrum gesceaftum, ðæt góde wǽron? Boutr.

Linked entry: sundorlíce

mennisc-ness

(n.)
Grammar
mennisc-ness, e: f.

humanityhuman natureincarnationhumanenesshumane behaviour

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Æfter ðære drihtenlícan menniscnysse, 1, 6; S. 476, 16. humaneness, humane behaviour syndon fremfulle ( benigni) menn, and gyf hwylc mann tó him cymeþ ðonne gyfaþ him wíf ǽr hine on weg lǽtan.

sciccels

(n.)
Grammar
sciccels, sciccel, es; m.
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Geteáh his seax and genam his sciccels ðe him on hæfde, tósnáð hine on twá, Blickl. Homl. 215, 6. Ðá tócearf his scyccel ontwá, and hyne gesealde healfne ðam þearfendum men, Shrn. 146, 36

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magan

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Þá getweóde hié hwæðer hié wið him mæhten cum desistendum certamine propter metum periculi arbitrarentur, i. 14; S. 56, 31. Mehte, 4, 6; S. 170, 21. with acc.

tó-weorpan

(v.)
Grammar
tó-weorpan, -werpan, -worpan, -wurpan, -wyrpan; p. -wearp, pl. -wurpon; pp. -worpen.

To throw in different directionsthrow awaythrow downto scatterdispersedestroyoverthrowto scatterdisperseto break in piecesscatter the parts of a connected wholeto overthrowto overturnto throw downdestroy a buildingdemolishto overthrowto destroy the power of a person,to destroyto overthrow an institution, a practice, regulation, law, etc.,to put downput an end todestroymake voidbreakdissolveto throw out

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úre ǽ tówyrpþ. Pilatus hym cwæð: Hwæt ys ðæt déþ ðæt mǽge eówre ǽ tówerpan? cwǽdon: 'On restedagum hǽlþ,' Nicod. 2; Thw. 1, 23-27. com tó ðý ðæt wolde ǽlc yfel tówurpan, and ǽlc good árǽran. Nú tówyrpþ on us leahtras . . .

ofer-gán

(v.)
Grammar
ofer-gán, p. -eode; pp. -gán.

to overspreadto overrun (a country, as a victorious army does), to conquerto pass a point or limitto pass a moral limit, to transgressto pass across, traverse, crossto pass, pass off or away, be over, come to an endTo be overto come upon, attack

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Rush. 15, 2. to pass across, traverse, cross ofereode steáp stánhliþo, Beo. Th. 2820; B. 1408. ða Reádan Sǽ ofereodon, Homl. Th. ii. 200, 27: Beo.

Linked entries: ofer-eode ofer-gangan

un-meahtig

(adj.)
Grammar
un-meahtig, -mehtig, -mihtig; adj.

not mightyweakimpotentof little power or meansimpossible

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micle unmihtegran wǽron, Bt. 36, 5; Fox 180, 4. impossible Ðis unmæhtig is hoc impossibile est, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 19, 26: Mk. Skt. Lind. Rush. 10, 27. Unmæhtigo (-mæhtge, Rush.) inpossibilia, Lk. Skt. Lind. 18, 27

gierende

(v.; adj.; part.)
Grammar
gierende, taxauerat, Wrt. Voc. ii. 122, 6. Perhaps the passage to which this gloss belongs is Ald. 27, 14: Sibi usurpans tantopere taxauerat, other glosses to which are, taxauerat, i. iudicauerat hé démde, An. Ox. 2014: usurpans geauligende, 7, 118; taxauerat, i. iudicauerat, posse-derat hé démde, Hpt. Gl. 454, 3. As in the Corpus Glossary the gi- form of the prefix is very rare (gi-brec, Wrt. Voc. ii. 124, 6, is the single instance, unless gierende be another), and as there is no other instance of ǽrendan (the verb is always ǽrendian) perhaps gierende is incorrect. If, however, it is correct, it seems to be nearer in meaning to usurpans than to
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taxauerat

earnian

(v.)
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ne wást ðú ꝥ nán mon for þý ne rít ðe hine rídan lyste, ac rít for þý þe mid þǽre ráde earnaþ sume earnunga.

líhtan

(v.)
Grammar
líhtan, to lighten.
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Ðá lýhte (hlíhte, líhte, v. ll. ) sóna desiliens. Bd. 3, 14 ; Sch. 257, 12. þá sóna líhton descendentes, Gr. D. 15, 27. v. ofer-, under-líhtan. Add

út-drǽf

(n.)
Grammar
út-drǽf, e; f.

Ejectionexpulsion

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Ejection, expulsion Ðá onscunode se Eádsige Aðelwold, and ealle ða munecas ðe on ðam mynstre wǽron, for ðære útdrǽfe ðe gedyde wið , Homl. Skt. i. 21, 85

ge-logian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-logian, l. ge-lógian,
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His líf wæs þus gelðgod; ðá þá twelf wintra wæs wæs betǽht Benedicte, and wunode mid him twéntig wintra, and on his ágenum mynstre em feówertig geára, Hml.

ge-miclian

(v.)
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wénde ꝥ his ríce gemiclian sceolde imperium suum se dilataturum putaret, Ors. 3, 7; S. 112, II. Gemicelgende magnificans, Ps.