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ge-dreóg

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
ge-dreóg, ge-dreóh; adj.
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Lomb is drih, þing and milde agnus est animal mansuetum, O. E. Hml. ii. 49, 9. Maide dreiβ and wel itaucht, 256, 34.)

hón

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Add: to place a thing so that it is supported from above Mon héhþ ǽnne heáfodbeáh æt ærneweges ende, Bt. 37, 2; F. 188, 8. Hí gedydon ánne scyld and áne anlícnysse, and áhéngon (héngon, v. l. ) hí úp on heora Capitolium, Ors. 6, 25 ; Bos. 125, 2.

sceáwung

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On þysre sceáwunge ( in hac speculatione) wundorlic þing æfterfyligde, 171, 7. Þurh þá gástlican sceáwunge, 154, 3. Ðá eágan mé gebróhton on þám angytte; ac siðþan ic hyt ongyten hæfde, þá forlǽt ic þá sceáwunga mid þám eágum, Solil. H. 21, 17.

cluf-wyrt

(n.)
Grammar
cluf-wyrt, e; f.

buttercupbatrachion = βατράχιον, ranunculus acris

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batrachion, and óðrum naman clufwyrt nemneþ, biþ cenned on sandigum landum and on feldum: heó biþ feáwum leáfum and þynnum this herb which is called batrachion and by another name buttercup, is produced on sandy lands and in fields: it is of few and thin

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be-swincan

to labour at

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Nim þín gold, þe lǽs þe hit þé losige ꝥ þú lange beswunce, 12, 219. to labour at, perform with labour Beswanc desudat, An. Ox. 8, 257.

eorþ-lic

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Á þín dóm wunað eorðlic (on earth) mid ældum, Cri. 406. Ǽnig eorðlic þincg ( = ǽnig ðing, Bt. 35, 1; F. 154, 20) anything in the world (cf. eorþe, II, 3 a), Met. 22, 5. Æfter eorþlicre wísan after the manner of men, Bl. H. 135, 20.

þingian

(v.)
Grammar
þingian, p. ode.
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Gif hwá þingie for ordál, þingie on ðam ceápgilde, and náht on ðam wíte, L. Ath. i. 21; Th. i. 210, 15. Weorpe ðæt neát tó honda oþþe fore þingie let the beast be handed over, or terms settled for it, L.

ge-leáfa

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Add: the mental action, condition, or habit of trusting to a person or thing, trust, faith Þín ágen geleáfa þe hæfþ gehǽledne fides tua te saluum fecit, Bl. H. 15, 27: Mk. 10, 51: Lk. 18, 41.

an-mitta

(n.)
Grammar
an-mitta, an; m.

A measurebushelmensuramodius

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Hæbbe ǽlc man rihtne anmittan, and rihte wǽgan, and rihte gemetu on ǽlcum þingum pondus habebis justum et verum, et modius æqualis et verus erit tibi, Deut. 25, 15

wanigend

(n.)
Grammar
wanigend, es ; m. One who diminishes, weakens, impairs, injures, spoils, etc. v. wanian
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Gyf him þince ðæt hé on reádum horse ride, ðæt byð his góda wanigend (wanung, MS. T. ) if he dreams that he is riding on a bay horse, that means there will be a spoiler of his goods, Lchdm. iii. 172, 29

ge-þæslǽcan

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Hine sylfne on eallon þingan hé gehíwige and hé geþæslǽce se omnibus conformet et aptet, R. Ben. 1. 16, 6. Geþæslǽcan congruere, An. Ox. 4263. Add: —

geán-talu

(n.)
Grammar
geán-talu, (? the word in the passage is not feminine), e; f.
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Gain-saying, contradiction, dispute, objection Gá þá oþræ v. hída forð mið . . . mid eallum þingum swá hit þonnæ stænt bútan ǽlcon geántalæ, Cht. Th. 587, 24. Búten alken géntale, 594, 11. Cf. . . . in vita mea.

huntnaþ

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Dele second passage, and add Harold þóhte þone kingc Eádward þár tó habbenne for huntnoðes (huntoðes, v. l. ) þingon, Chr. 1065 ; P. 190, 28. Wearð se cyng Willelm on huntnoðe fram his ánan men mid ánre flá ofsceoten, 1100; P. 235, 16

on-hildan

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Add Fram dómum þínum ic ne anhylde (declinaui), Ps. L. 118, 102

ymb-gangan

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Add: to surround, encompass 'Send mé þínne engel on fýrenum wolcne þæt þá embgange ealle þás ceastre þæt ne magen geneósian for þsém fýre.' And þus cweþende fýren wolc[n] ástáh of heofonum, and hit ymbsealde ealle þá ceastre, Bl. H. 245, 29

mann-swica

Grammar
mann-swica, mán-swica ?. [In favour of mán- it may be noted that mann- does not occur as the first part of this compound, but does occur with -slaga; in Wlfst. 55, 6 the a has the accent in two MSS. (though in one of these mán- is written in mánslagan, Wlfst. 26, 14), and at 114, 13 manswican is a v. l. for mánsworan.]
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In l. 2 read mannslagan, and add: a deceiver, cheat Án unlagu æt ðám ætfengan þe swicigende manswican lufedan be-westan, Ll. Lbmn, 244, 28. Swá geráde manswican (man-, v. ll. ) þe on ðá wísan swǽslíce swiciað on unriht, þæt syndan forbodan Antecrístes

ge-þeódan

(v.)
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</b> trans. of local relations. to bring into contact. to join together several things Geþeóddum þínum þrím fingrum hryse þíne hand, Tech. ii. 124, 3. to apply one thing to another Ne hé ne geðiód nec applicat (ad os suum manum suam ), Kent.

heard

firmsteadfastresoluteboldresoluteobduraterigidunyieldingoppressiverigorousstrictharsh

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Verc. 137, 18. of non-material things, rigid, unyielding Heardum rigido (imperio), An.

cýpan

(v.)
Grammar
cýpan, cípan; ic cýpe, ðú cýpest, cýpst, he cýpeþ, cýpþ, pl. cýpaþ; p. cýpte, ðú cýptest, pl. cýpton,cíptun

To sell vendere

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Ic cýpe míne þingc ego vendo meas res, 26, 33. Hwǽr cýpst ðú fixas ðine ubi vendis pisces tuos? 23, 21. Ðú sældest vel cýptest folc ðín vendidisti populum tuum, Ps. Spl. T. 43, 14. Sǽde ðám ðe ða culfran cýpton dixit his qui columbas vendebant, Jn.

rúm

(adj.)
Grammar
rúm, adj.
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</b> of material things, ample, abundant :-- Gif hit rúmre cymð si Deus amplius dederit, Chrd. 15, 5. Add Rúmes cynedómes augustę potestatis, An. Ox. 3942