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ge-licgan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-licgan, -licgean; p. -læg, pl. -lǽgon; pp. -legen.

to lie ⬩ lie near, together ⬩ jacere ⬩ adjacere ⬩ conjacere ⬩ to lie down ⬩ fail ⬩ cease ⬩ loiter ⬩ delay ⬩ deficere ⬩ cessare

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Ðá heó ðǽr on gelegen wæs when she had lain down there, Ors. 5, 13; Bos. 113, 23. to lie down, fail, cease, loiter, delay; deficere, cessare Windblond gelæg the wind-storm ceased, Bon. Th. 6284; B. 3146.

á-wringan

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Wín of berium áwrungen, Hml. Th. ii. 168, 10. Fífleáfe áwrungenu, Lch. ii. 110, 19. Æscþrotu áwringen þurh cláð, 36, 20. Betonican seáw gebeátenre and áwrungenre, 30, 4. Add

Linked entry: wringan

fiþer-hama

(n.)
Grammar
fiþer-hama, an; m.

plumage

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A covering of feathers with wings, plumage Godes engel standande mid gyldenum fyþerhaman, Hml. S. 34, 74. Hé mid deóflicum fiðerhaman fleón wolde. Hml. Th. i. 380, 29.

ge-hréran

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Dó méle fulne buteran on, and gehrére tógædere, 86, 18. of the operation of natural forces, to set in violent motion Þurh winda gryre wolcn wæs gehréred, Dóm. L. 8

ge-seóþan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-seóþan, p. ge-seáþ; pp. ge-soden
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Gedó on ceác fulne wínes and geseóþ . . . þonne hió gesoden sié, Lch. ii. 30, 23. Gáð and geseóðað (coquite) úra wyrhtena sufl, Gr. D. 201, 24. Gedó on ꝥ fæt þe þú hit mæge on mid gefóge geseóþan, 28, 16.

Linked entries: seóþan ge-soden

segl

(n.)
Grammar
segl, swegel, segel, es; m. n.

a sail ⬩ the fiery and cloudy pillars ⬩ a veil ⬩ curtain ⬩ a flag ⬩ banner

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Gif ðú ðínes scipes segl ongeán ðone wind tóbrǽdst, ðú lǽtst eal eówer færeld tó ðæs windes dóme, 7, 2; Fox 18, 32. Fealdan ðæt segl to furl the sail, 41, 3; Fox 250, 15. Eówre seglas sendon geseted your sails are set, Shrn. 60, 11. Seglu vela, Wrt.

winnan

Grammar
winnan, <b>. A. I b.</b>
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add: to be ill Hé winneð, and eft in þǽre untrumnise se mon swelteð, Archiv cxxix. 34, 25. Hé winneð (hine ádl gestandeð, v.l. ), 30. <b>I c.

þicness

(n.)
Grammar
þicness, e; f.

thickness, ⬩ viscosity. ⬩ thickness ⬩ obscurity ⬩ cloud ⬩ darkness ⬩ a thicket ⬩ thickness ⬩ depth ⬩ a thick body

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referring to the consistency of matter, thickness, viscosity. v. þicce, I Cnuca mid wíne on huniges þicnysse, Lchdm. i. 126, 12. Gyf hwá mycelne hracan þolige, and hé ðone him eáþelíce fram bringan ne mæge for ðycnysse, 284, 24.

Linked entries: þicce þiccness

atol

(n.)
Grammar
atol, es; n.

Terribleness ⬩ terror ⬩ horror ⬩ wretchedness ⬩ diritas ⬩ terror ⬩ horror ⬩ miseria

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Is ðes windiga sele atole gefylled this windy hall is filled with horror, 216 ; Th. 273, 16 ; Sat. 137 : Exon. 26 a ; Th. 77, 33; Cri. 1266

Linked entry: atelíc

lencten

(n.)
Grammar
lencten, lengten, lenten, es; m.

Spring ⬩ Lent

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Gif middes wintres messedeg biþ on sunnandeg, ðonne biþ gód winter and lengten windi, Lchdm. iii. 162, 26. Winter biþ cealdost, lencten hrímigost, Menol. Fox 471; Gn. C. 6. Wæs ðá lencten ágán bútan vi. nihtum ǽr sumeres cyme on Maias Kł., Elen.

Linked entry: lengten

wirman

(v.)
Grammar
wirman, p. de

To warm ⬩ make warm

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Cnuca mid wíne, and wyrm hit, Lchdm. i. 108, 7. Wyrm tó fýre, 374, 10. Wirman fovere, Wrt. Voc. ii. 33, 34. For ðý hé cwæð be ðam cólan wætere, ðæt nán man ne ðorfte hine beládian, ðæt hé fæt næfde, on hwý hé hit wyrman mihte, Homl. Ass. 141, 84.

Linked entry: wyrman

ge-reordness

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Wín tó his heortan gereordnysse, Ll. Th. ii. 438, 17. Genihtsumlic wæstm ðá willnodon gereordnesse (refectionem) gegearowode, Bd. 4, 28; Sch. 521, 23. a refection, food Hé mé gereordode mid níwre gereordnysse, Gr.

Linked entry: -reordness

mæsse-sang

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Add: celebration of mass Nán mæssesang beón ne mæg bútan þǽm þrím þingum, ꝥ is ofiǽtan and wín and wæter (cf. panis et vinuin et aqua sine quibus nequaquam missae celebrantur, III. 30, Ll. Th. ii. 406, 2.

stán

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D. iii. 382, 22. v. byrþen-, cealc-, cynning-, fót-, fýr-, gagat-, gemǽr-, gicel-, heal-, hróf-, hwam-, marmel-, mealm-, sinc-, spær-, windel-stán

fréfran

(v.)
Grammar
fréfran, p. ede; pp. ed

To comfort ⬩ console ⬩ consōlāri

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Hwílum ic fréfre ða ic ǽr winne on sometimes I comfort those whom ere I war against, Exon. 102 b; Th. 389, 13; Rä. 7, 7: 27 b; Th. 82, 19; Cri. 1341. Hí earme fréfraþ they comfort the poor, 33 b; Th. 106, 29; Gú. 48.

Linked entries: ge-fréfran frófrian

glæs-fæt

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Gedó þreó pund on glæsfæt wel micel, gedó wínes tó v sestras, Lch. ii. 252, 8. a drinking-glass Ꝥ glæsfæt on þám wæs se wólberenda drync gehæfd, Gr. D. 104, 30.

æg

Grammar
æg, l.
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Genim nigon ǽgra . . . and nim eall swá fela dropena wínes swá ðǽra ǽgra beó, Lch. i. 380, 1-5. Sellan ǽgra tó súpanne, ii. 220, 7. Genim gebrǽdde ǽgru, 100, 11. Gif hé gesihð henne ǽgru lecgan, iii. 204, 30. Hwæt máre ytst ðú? Wyrta and ǽgra, Coll.

searwian

(v.)
Grammar
searwian, p. ode

To act with craft or treachery ⬩ to feign

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Gif preóst searwaþ be winde, gebéte ðæt if a priest do not conduct an ordeal rightly, let him make 'bót.' If a priest uses deceit in respect to the wrapping up of the hand or arm exposed to the ordeal, let him make 'bót,' L. N. P.

Linked entry: searwaþ

DUST

(n.)
Grammar
DUST, es; n.

DUST ⬩ pulvis

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Hí beóþ duste gelícran, ðonne hit wind toblǽwþ tamquam pulvis, quem projĭcit ventus a făcie terræ, Ps. Th. 1, 5: 89, 6. Asceacaþ ðæt dust of eówrum fótum excŭtĭte pulvĕrem de pĕdĭbus vestris, Mk. Bos. 6, 11: Lk. Bos. 10, 11

líget

(n.)
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Heó cymð fram winde and fram wætere, Sal. K. 186, 14. Lýgtu flamma. Ps. L. 105, 18. Légitu fulgur, Ps. Srt. ii. 196, 19. Légite fulgoris, 190, 15. On þá gelícnesse tungles oððe lígite, Nar. 7, 14. For ðæs þunres ege and pǽrelígette. Wlfst. 207, 26.