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cassuc

(n.)
Grammar
cassuc, cassoc, e; f. Hassock, hassock-grass, rushes, sedge or coarse grass; aira cæspitosa carex paniculata, Lin
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him ðis to lǽcedóme: eoforþrote, cassuc, etc. give him for this a leechdom: everthroat, hassock, etc. L. M. 3, 63; Lchdm. ii. 350, 23: 1, 63; Lchdm. ii. 136, 30: 3, 67 ; Lchdm. ii. 354, 24.

Linked entry: cassoc

myrþra

(n.)
Grammar
myrþra, an; m.

A murdererhomicide

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Gif hwylc man for his mǽges wræce man ofsleá, ( do penance ) hé swá myrþra .vii. geár oððe .x., L. Ecg. P. iv. 68, 18; Th. ii. 230, 19, 21 : Bd. 2, 9; S. 511, 37. Ðú (the soul) wǽre ðǽr in the world ) morþ and myrþra, Wulfst. 241, 9.

tír

(n.)
Grammar
tír, es; m.

Gloryhonour

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Th. 448, 11; Dóm. 52. Biþ týr scæcen, eorþan blǽdas, 447, 27; Dóm. 45. Tíres Wealdend (cf. wuldres Waldend, Cd. Th. 216, 27; Dan. 13) the Deity, Ps. Th. 79, 14. Tíres brytta, Judth. Thw. 22, 36;Jud. 93. Ðæt hý móstun tíres blǽd écne ágan, Exon.

Linked entry: tyr

for-brecan

(v.)
Grammar
for-brecan, part, -brecende; ðú -brecest, -bricst, -brycst, he -breceþ, -bricþ; p. -bræc, pl. -brǽcon; pp. -brocen

To breakbreak in twobruisecrushviolatefrangĕreconfringĕrecontererecommĭnuĕreviŏlāre

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He helle dúru forbræc he brake hell's door, Cd. 223; Th. 294, 8; Sat. 468: Ps. Spl. 106, 16. Forbrǽcon Rómáne heora áþas the Romans broke their oaths, Ors. 3, 8; Bos. 63, 31: Cd. 37; Th. 49, 27; Gen. 798.

frættewian

(v.)
Grammar
frættewian, frætwian, fretwian, frætwan; p. ode, ede; pp. od, ed

To adorndeckembroidertrimornāre

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Ðe ðone sele frætweþ who adorns the hall Exon. 117 a; Th. 450, 24; Dóm. 92. Ic wylle frætwian mec I will prepare myself, Exon. 119 a; Th. 456, 23; Hy. 4, 71. Hí oððe hi sylfe frætwiaþ aut seipsas adornent, Bd. 4, 25; S. 601, 17.

Linked entry: fretwian

ge-feohtan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-feohtan, p. -feaht, pl. -fuhton; pp. -fohten.

to fightpugnareto obtain by fightingpugnando acquirere

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Margareta wiþ ðone deófol gefæht Margaret fought with the devil, Nar. 39, 28. Gif hwá gefeohte on cyninges huse, sié [sy MSS. B. H.] he scyldig ealles his ierfes [yrfes MSS. B.

þeáh-hwæðere

(adv.)
Grammar
þeáh-hwæðere, adv. conj.
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Nyste þeáhhweðre hwæt hé him dón sceolde, Blickl. Homl. 215, 2. Gif hé ne áríst forðam ðe hé his freónd ys, þeáhhwæþere for hys onhrópe he áríst, Lk. Skt. 11, 8. ¶ combined with swá :-- And swá þeáhhwæþere óþ ðone deáþ hé hine tintregaþ, Blickl.

Linked entry: hwæðere

neáh-lǽcan

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D. 330, 25, (la) with clause :-- Nú ú with impersonal construction, to approach a season or event Hit tó ðám dóme nú georne neálǽcð, Wlfst. 18, 14. Neólicað onlésnisse eówrum appropinguat redemtio uestra, Lk. R. 21, 28.

up-weard

(adj.)
Grammar
up-weard, adj.

turned upwardsmoving upwards.

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Licge hé upweard æfter ðon góde hwíle, ii. 318, 14. Hé sceal upweard licgean, i. 300, 20. Mon on bedde dæges upweard ne licge, L. 26, 19. Álege ðone man upweard, 342, 5. Hé mid bǽm handum upweard (with his face turned upwards? or adverb?

wæl-grim

(adj.)
Grammar
wæl-grim, wæl-grimm; adj.

Crueldestructivebloodthirstycruelcrueldiredestructive

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Ðone Iacóbum se wælgrimma hyrde (Herod) ácwealde mid sweorde, 108, 23. Hí wælgrimme wyrmas slítaþ, Wulfst. 139, 10: Dóm. L. 210. of other than living things, cruel, dire, destructive Hunger se hearda, wælgrim werum, Cd. Th. 109, 1; Gen. 1816.

Linked entry: wæl-hreów

ge-fillan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-fillan, p. de.
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Srt. 105, 26. to cut down wood Þá hét ic of þǽm wudo þe þǽr gefylled wæs, ꝥ mon fýr onǽlde, Nar. 12, 28. to strike down with disease, destroy Hæfde hé gefylled frumbearna fela, Exod. 38. to overthrow in argument, confute Gefælde deslruxit (temtantes

a-lege

Grammar
a-lege, impert. of a-lecgan.

lay downdepone

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lay down; depone Alege oððe ahwelf híg, eálá ðú Drihten cast down [or cover over] them, O Lord! depone eos, Domine! Ps. Lamb. 58, 12;

for-ceorfan

(v.)
Grammar
for-ceorfan, part, -ceorfende; ic -ceorfe, ðú -ceorfest, -cirfst, -cyrfst, he -ceorfeþ, -cyrfþ, pl. -ceorfaþ; p. ic, he -cearf, ðú -curfe, pl. -curfon; pp. -corfen

To cut or carve outcut downcut off or awaycut throughdivideexcīdĕreconcīdĕresuccīdĕreincīdĕreintercīdĕre

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Ðæt we ne beón forcorfene that we may not be cut down, 408, 25

CALAN

(v.)
Grammar
CALAN, ic cále, ðú calest, cælst, he caleþ, cælþ, pl. calaþ; p. cól, pl. cólon; pp. calen; v. intrans.
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Hwæðer ða wélgan ne ne cale do the rich never become cold? Bt. 26, 2; Fox 92, 34

nægel-seax

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Nægelsexes tácn is ꝥ þú mid þínum scitefingre ofer þínne óþerne swilce þú ceorfan wille, and stráca syþþan on þín leór mid þínum fingre swilce þú scearan wille, Tech. ii. 127, 1

wéning

(n.)
Grammar
wéning, e; f.

suppositiondoubtful thoughtdoubthope expectationchance

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forylde, ðe hé ðonne ðý dæge gedón mihte, and (þurh) ða wéninge hweðer hé eft ðæs mergendæges gebídan móste the man of God ought not to think of the morrow, lest it should come to pass, that through it he should put off any of the good that he might do

healsre-feðer

(n.)
Grammar
healsre-feðer, e; f.

The feathers of a pillow, downcervical

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The feathers of a pillow, down Hnescre ic eom micle halsrefeðre I am much softer than down, Exon. 111 b; Th. 426, 28; Rä. 41, 80

glendrian

(v.)
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to throw down

sám-milt

(adj.)
Grammar
sám-milt, -melt; adj.

Half-digested

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Half-digested Se geþigeda mete hefegaþ ðone magan, and hé ðone sámmeltan (the half-digested food) þurh ða wambe út sent, Lchdm. ii. 186, 22

ge-endian

(v.)
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Þǽr wæs swíþe ryht dóm geendad a very just sentence was there carried out, Ors. 6, 34; S. 292, 2. Ꝥ ungeháten is sceal beón geendod, Bl. H. 189, 27. Fulwuiht ic hafo ... oðð ðá hwíl geendad sié, Lk. L. R. 12, 50.