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ge-cost

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-cost, adj. [cost tried]

Tried ⬩ proved ⬩ chosen ⬩ probātus

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Tried, proved, chosen; probātus Til mon, tiles and tomes meares, cúþes and gecostes a good man has care for a good and tame horse known and tried, Exon. 91 a; Th. 342, 14; Gn. Ex. 143. Heápe gecoste with a chosen company, Elen. Kmbl. 538; El. 269.

Linked entry: -cost

bryce

(n.)
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<b></b> a tile, brick (v. N. E. D. brick) :-- Tigelum, brycum imbricibus , An. Ox. 2256

tam

(adj.)
Grammar
tam, adj.

Tame, the opposite of wild

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Tiles and tomes meares, Exon. Th. 342, 13; Gn. Ex. 142. Hé rít uppan tamre assene and byre folan (sittende on eosule and on folan sunu ðære teoma, Rush.) sedens super asinam et pullum filium subjugalem, Mt. Kmbl. 21, 5.

Linked entries: teoma tom

tigele

(n.)
Grammar
tigele, tigle, tiegle, an; f.
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A tile, brick Tigule tegula, Txts. 101, 1992. Tigele figulum, Wrt. Voc. ii. 148, 79. Tigle testula, Germ. 391, 17: testa, Ps. Spl. 21, 16. Mid weorcum clámes and tigelan operibus luti et lateris, Ex. 1, 14.

Linked entries: tiegle tygele

geap

Grammar
geap, geáp, geápes.
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Þás hofu dreórgað and þǽs teáfor geápu ( these vaulted and red-tiled roofs ?), tigelum sceádeð hróst-beáges róf, Ruin. 31. curved (of a boat), v. sǽ-geáp. rounded (of a mountain) Munt is hine ymbútan, geáp gylden weal (or under ?)

sceádan

(v.)
Grammar
sceádan, scádan; scéd,sceád ; sceáden.

to separate, divide, make a line of separation between ⬩ to distinguish, decide ⬩ to scatter, shed ⬩ to separate, divide, part ⬩ to be distinguished, to differ ⬩ to scatter, shed

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T. 13, 6. intrans. to separate, divide, part Tigelum sceádeþ hróstbeáges hróf (róf, MS.) the woodwork of the roof parts from the tiles. Exon. Th. 477, 29 ; Ruin. 31.

yfel

(adj.)
Grammar
yfel, adj.
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He wile gesceáwian wlitige and unclǽne, tile and yfle, Cd. Th. 303, 10; Sat. 610. Hé áraþ ða gódan, and hé wítnaþ ða yfelan, Bt. 41, 2; Fox 246, 20. of things, bad, not good of its kind Sió yfele gillestre and ðæt yfele blód, Lchdm. ii. 148, 6.

wlitig

(adj.)
Grammar
wlitig, adj.

Beautiful ⬩ comely ⬩ fair ⬩ beauteous ⬩ glorious

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Wlitige and unclǽne, tile and yfle, Cd. Th. 303, 8; Sae. 609. Wlitegran formosiore(venustate formosiore fretus virginitate, Aid. 71), Hpt. Gl. 520, 24

sceát

(n.)
Grammar
sceát, es; m.

a corner, an angle ⬩ corner, quarter ⬩ a projection, promontory ⬩ a nook, corner, region ⬩ a lap, bosom ⬩ the bosom ⬩ a bay ⬩ sinus ⬩ a garment ⬩ a cloth, napkin ⬩ cloak,fold

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Voc. i. 82, 38: ma[n]tile, 290, 72: ii. 56, 48: gausape, 41, 13. Ealle neádbehéfe þing, ðæt is. . . nǽdl sceát weaxbreda omnia necessaria, id est . . . acus, mappula, tabule, R. Ben. 92, 3. Ðæt hé Godes gifa ne becnytte on ðæm sceáte his slǽwþe.

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lád

(n.)
Grammar
lád, e; f.

a course ⬩ way ⬩ a lode ⬩ watercourse ⬩ carrying ⬩ carriage ⬩ bringing ⬩ Sustenance ⬩ provision

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With this use of lád may be compared the later English lif-lode which, besides the meaning conduct, has that sustenance: Heo tilede here lyflode... heo fonden hem sustynance ynow, R. Glouc. 41, 22: Prompt.

tilian

(v.)
Grammar
tilian, tiligan, tilgan, teolian, tiolian, tielian; p. ode
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Tilege nitatur, 61, 56. Teolige decrevit, Hpt. Gl. 469, 50. Tilgende nisus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 60, 28. Tilgendum adnitentibiis, 99, 32.

Linked entries: teolian telge tylian

niman

(v.)
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Z. 249, 10 : 19: 251, 1. with idea of choice, purpose, use, treatment, or occupation, with idea of choice, to pick out from a number, at random or with intention Nim sume tigelan take any tile (out of a number), Past. 161, 3.