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hýrsumian

(v.)
Grammar
hýrsumian, p. ode, ede

To be obedientobeyserve

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To be obedient, obey, serve Windas and sǽ him hýrsumiaþ venti et mare obediunt ei, Mt. Kmbl. 8, 27: Homl. Th. ii. 368, 28. Hýrsumiaþ ancillantur, Ælfc. Gl. 100; Som. 77, 6; Wrt. Voc. 55, 9.

scenc

(n.)
Grammar
scenc, es; m.

A draught, cup

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B.) gódes wínes, 90, 19: 110, 10. He lette heom bringen schenches of feole cunne drenches, Laym. 13461

seóþan

(v.)
Grammar
seóþan, p. seáþ, pl. sudon; pp. soden.
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Seóþ on wíne, 134, 4. Seóþaþ ( coquite ) eówerne mete beforan ðæs temples dura, Lev. 8, 31. Seóþe on strangum wíne, Lchdm. i. 142, 2. Seóþan ða þingc ðe tó seóþenne synd coquere quae coquenda sunt, Coll. Monast.

Linked entry: for-seóþan

GEALLA

(n.)
Grammar
GEALLA, ealla, an; m.

GALLbilefelbīlisa gallfretted place on the skinintertrīgo

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Hig sealdon hym wín drincan mid geallan gemenged dĕdērunt ei vīnum bĭbĕre cum felle mistum, Mt. Bos. 27, 34 : Exon. 29 a; Th. 88, 13; Cri. 1439. Wið seóndum geallan for straining out bile, L.

Linked entry: ealla

hrífe

(adj.)
Grammar
hrífe, (?); adj.
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Alle ðá ǽttrena and gett ðá rífista feerrǽsenda ǽc nétna sceðende omnia venenata et adne ferociora repentia et animalia noxia, Rtl. 125, 31. [ of things, destructive Ðére vii. niht gyf win[d] byoð, fír byð swýðe rýfe þý geáre si in septima nocte fuerit

hýr

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</b> where the thing is money, interest, usury :-- Hýre fęnoris, usurę, Germ. 389, 45. payment contracted to be made for personal services, wages Gif mé nú mettas and wín, and ic hit þé gilde eft of míre hýre I will pay ii you back out of my wages

FLAXE

(n.)
Grammar
FLAXE, an; f.

A FLASKbottleflascafiascolăgēna

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Twá treówene fatu wínes fulle, ða syndon on folcisc flaxan gehátene duo lignea vāsa vīno plēna, quæ sunt vulgo flascōnes vŏcāta, Greg. Dial. 1, 9: 2, 13.

tó-þindan

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Add Ælces mannes miht þe on módignysse færð is þám gelíc swilce man siwige áne bytte, and bláwe hí fulle windes, and wyrce siððan án þýrl þonne heó tóþunden bið on hire greátnysse, þonne tógǽð seó miht, Hml.

on-drincan

(v.)

to drink of

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Bæd ðæt hé him ousende wínes ondrincan, Bd. 5, 5; S. 618, 11. Sioððan hié hæfdon ondruncen ðæs wætres potata aqua, Nar. 13, 28

Linked entry: in-drincan

socian

(v.)
Grammar
socian, p. ode

to soakto steep in a liquidto soakto lie in a liquid

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.), to lie in a liquid Glædenan rinde lytelra gedó þreó pund on glæsfæt, gedó ðonne ðæs scearpestan wínes tó .v. sestras, ásete ðonne on háte sunnan . . . ðæt hit socige .iiii. dagas oþþe má Lchdm. ii. 252, 11.

ge-

(prefix)

with

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Winnan is to toil, fight, contend; ge-winnan is to get by striving, fighting, contending, i. e. to win, ' A.D. 685; p. 40, 16 : p. 4, 25.

healh

(n.)
Grammar
healh, halh [in the declension the final h seems to be omitted before an inflection]; m. A word of doubtful meaning.
    Kemble, Cod. Dipl. iii. xxix.
translates it hall, probably originally a stone building.
    Leo, A. S. Names, p. 52,
takes it to be the same word as ealh. Somner gives healh-stán crusta, collyrida. In form it agrees with Latin calx.

halla stone buildingcalx.

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The following are some of the passages in which the word occurs Se westra eásthealh, Cod. Dipl. iii. 19, 6. On ðone west halh, 18, 25. Óþ cyninges healh, i. 257, 33. On Scottes healh; of ðam heale, vi. 2, 2. In Streónes halh; of ðam hale, 214, 25. On

á-bláwan

(v.)
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Ðæt léht. . . ðætte ðencum ðú ábleáwe illud lumen quod mentibus aspirasti Rtl. 2, 15. to blow away Sume cwǽdon ðæt ðæt heáfod sceolde ábláwan Herodiaden, swá ðæt heó férde mid windum geond ealle woruld, Hml.

for-faran

(v.)

To perishTo destroyto blockade

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Cóm strang wind tó swá ꝥ hí wǽron ealle forfarene búton feówer, Chr. 1050; P. 169, 27. the object a thing Timbrunge forfarene muri consumti, An.

Linked entry: fór-faran

swíþ-mód

(adj.)
Grammar
swíþ-mód, adj.
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Folctogan faraþ him tógeánes, habbaþ swíðmóde sweopan, swenga ne wyrnaþ, 243; Sal. 121. in a bad sense, of violent mind, arrogant, haughty, high-minded Dryhtguman síne drencte mid wíne swíþmód (cf. stíþmoda, l. 19) sinces brytta ( Holofernes ), Judth

sufel

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
sufel, es; n.
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., is called sowl in Pembrokeshire,' Halliwell]; pulmentarium Sile him fórmete on hláfe and on sufle and on wíne dabis viaticum de gregibus et de area et torculari tuo (the sufle corresponds to the gregibus, v. winter-sufel), Deut. 15, 14.

Linked entries: winter-sufel ge-sufel

hólunga

(adv.)
Grammar
hólunga, adv.

In vain, to no purpose, without cause, without intent

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Mid ðý wé wið ðam winde and wið ðam sǽ holonga campodan cumque cum vento pelagoque frustra certantes, 5, 1; S. 613, 27

Linked entries: hól hólinga

offrung

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</b> the bread and wine offered in the Eucharistic service :-- Gyf þú offrunga habban wille, þonne wege þú þín reáf and hefe úp þíne twá handa, Tech. ii. 120, 3. v. ǽfen- (Chrd. 30, 21), eall-, ídelgild-offrung

BLÓWAN

(v.)
Grammar
BLÓWAN, part. blówende; ic blówe, ðú blówest, bléwst, he blóweþ, bléwþ, pl. blówaþ; p. ic, he bleów, ðú bleówe, pl. bleówon; pp. blówen; v. n.

to BLOW, flourish, bloom, blossomflorere, efflorere, reflorereto be in full vigour or bloomto burst, blossom

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We say to blow as the wind, and to blow or blossom as a flower. v. bláwan

snell

(adj.)
Grammar
snell, snel; adj.

Quick, active, strongof rapid movement, quick, rapid, swiftactive, prompt, ready, quick in action, bold keen, severe; sharp acute firm, determined bold, active alacer, acer, agilis, strenuus, robustus, pernix valiant, brave; ready of speech, eloquent

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Also in Cumberland it is used of the wind] Se snella sunu Wonrédes Beo. Th. 5934; B. 2971. Mé sendon tó ðé sǽmen snelle Byrht. Th. 132, 41; By. 29: Cd. Th. 191, 26; Exod. 220: Exon. Th. 296, 25; Crä. 56.