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sealmsang-mǽrsung

(n.)
Grammar
sealmsang-mǽrsung, e; f.
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Celebration by psalm-singing, the service of the canonical hours Án weorc hé hæfde unforswigod and nǽfre geleórod, þæt wæs sealmsangmǽrsung and háligra gewrita smeágung he never failed to sing the hours and was never tired of studying the Scriptures,

un-wreón

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Þeáh wé wáce sýn and þás þing leóhtlíce unwreón, hig magon fremian bet þonne þá þe beóð on leóðwísan fægre geglenged, Angl. viii. 304, 2. Wé nú magon behýdan and behelian úra dǽda, ac hié bióð þonne opena and unwrigena, Verc. Först. 101, 7. Add

on-hyring

(n.)
Grammar
on-hyring, e; f.

Imitation, emulation

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Imitation, emulation Anhering emulatio, Wrt. Voc. ii. 143, 48. Gód anda and anhering áscyreþ fram synna leahtrum, and lǽt tó Gode, R. Ben. 131, 13. Ðonne wé onhyrigaþ Criste and eác ða onhyringe gefyllaþ tunc legem Christi imitando complemus, Past. 51

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Cwichelmes hlǽw

(n.)
Grammar
Cwichelmes hlǽw, Cwicchelmes hlǽw , Cwicelmes hlǽw ,es; m. [hlǽw a heap, barrow, small hill: Flor. Cuiccelmeslawe: Hunt. Chichelmeslaue: Hovd. Cwichelmelow: Cwichelm's hill; Cwichelmi agger]

CUCKHAMSLEY hill or Cuchinslow, Berkshire, a large barrow on a wide plain overlooking White Horse Vale Cwichelmi agger in agro Berchensi

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CUCKHAMSLEY hill or Cuchinslow, Berkshire, a large barrow on a wide plain overlooking White Horse Vale ; Cwichelmi agger in agro Berchensi Wendon to Wealingæforda, and ðæt eall forswǽlldon; and wǽron him ðá áne niht æt Ceóles ége, and wendon him ðá andlang

gold-blóma

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Add: A gold-bloom (v. N. E. D.), marigold(?). In favour of the meaning 'golden mass' it may be noted that blóma is not found in A. S. with the sense 'bloom', 'blossom'; and the occurrence of hordfæte and gewelegade in the passage seems to suggest that

Eást-Engle

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Add: (the word may often be translated by) East Anglia Norþhymbre and Eást-Engle hæfdon Ælfréde cyninge áþa geseald, and Eást-Engle foregíslas .vi., Chr. 894; P. 84, 20. Eást-Engla cyning and seó þeód gesóhte Ecgbryht . . . and Eást-Engle slógon Beornwulf

CLYPPAN

(v.)
Grammar
CLYPPAN, p. clypte; pp. clypt

To embraceclaspCLIPcherishcomplectiamplexari

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To embrace clasp, CLIP, cherish; complecti, amplexari Ðæt he his mondryhten clyppe and cysse that he embrace and kiss his lord Exon. 77a; Th. 289, 2; Wand. 42. Náwuht ðes woruldgielp is ðe hie clyppaþ and lufiaþ this worldly glory is worthless which

Linked entry: be-clyppan

a-fétigan

Grammar
a-fétigan, l. afetigan,
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a-getan

(v.)
Grammar
a-getan, to destroy, l. á-gétan,
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and

a-ledran

Grammar
a-ledran, l. á-léþran,
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and

clýfa

Grammar
clýfa, l. clyfa,
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and

fúlian

(v.)
Grammar
fúlian, p. ode, ede; pp. od, ed; v. n.

To become foulputrefyrotdecayputrescĕrecomputrescĕrecorrumpi

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To become foul, putrefy, rot, decay; putrescĕre, computrescĕre, corrumpi Ðǽr is mid Eástum án mǽgþ, ðæt hí mágon cýle gewyrcan; and ðý ðǽr licgaþ ða deádan men swá lange, and ne fúliaþ, ðæt hí wyrcaþ ðone cýle hine on there is among the Esthonians a

Linked entries: a-fúlian fýlan

pællen

(adj.)
Grammar
pællen, pellen; adj.
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Purple, rich or costly (of garments) Hé hyne on pællenre scýtan befeóld, St. And. 42, 13. V. pællene weofodsceátas, Chart. Th. 429, 25. Bicgaþ eów pællene cyrtlas, ðæt gé tó lytelre hwíle scínon swá swá róse, Homl. Th. i. 64, 13. Se cyning gesýmde gold

cwéne

Grammar
cwéne, l. cwene, for last reference substitute Wlfst. 161, 20,
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and add: a quean, woman (with unfavourable sense) Hiene án cwene sceát þurh þæt þeóh, Ors. 3, 7; S. 118, 3. Nis preóstes cwene ǽnig óðer bútan deófles grin, Ll. Th. ii. 336, 25. Wylt ðú hit eal ðǽre cwenon syllan?, Lch. iii. 428, 2. Sume mæssepreóstas

fleardian

(v.)
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To act with (wicked) folly, act wantonly, to stray in the paths of folly Sé þe þreágincga forlǽt, hé fleardað qui increpationes relinquit errat, Scint. 113, 16. Wá þám þe cyrican mid ídele sécað; þæt syndan þá ungesǽligan þe ðǽr fleardiað mid ídelre

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ge-þwǽrnes

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Add concord, peace Ǽlc ðára ðe hine áscádan wille from ðǽre geðwǽrnesse, hé wile forlǽtan ðǽre lufan grénnisse and forseárian on ðǽre ungeðwǽrnesse omnes, qui per discordiam separantur a viriditate dilectionis, arefiunt, Past. 359, 14. Gesibsumnesse

hymele

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Add: The word translates several foreign plant-names Hymele volvula (cf. wudu-winde), Wrt. Voc. i. 289, 63. Hymele. Ðeós wyrt ðe man politricum and óðrum naman hymele nemneð byþ cenned on ealdum hússtedum, and eác on fuhtum stówun, Lch. i. 154, 23-26

ranc

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Add Tó manege weorðaþ . . . tó wlance and ealles tó rance and tó gylpgeorne erunt homines . . . elati, superbi (2 Tim. 3, 2), Wlfst. 81, 15. Rancra proteruorum, An. Ox. 7, 381. <b>II a.</b> showy in appearance, splendid in dress (?) :-- Hé

stirn-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
stirn-líc, adj.

hard, harshHard, unpleasant, severe

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hard, harsh Warna ðæt ðú nán þing styrnlíces ne sprece ongén Iacob cave, ne loquaris contra Jacob quidquam durius, Gen. 31, 29. Hard, unpleasant, severe (of weather) Hwíltídum ðeós woruld is gesundful and myrige on tó wunigenne, hwílon heó is eác swíðe

Linked entry: styrn-líc

yrfe

(n.)
Grammar
yrfe, (cf. orf; or (?) irfe, q. v.), es; n.
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Cattle For án eówre yrfe sceal beón hér oves tantum vestrae et armenta remaneant, Ex. 10, 24. Gnættas wǽron gewordene on mannum and on yrfe ( in jumentis ), 8, 17. Eft hwyrfende wæs tó ðæm yrfe and tó ðæm ceápe and tó heora gesetum, Blickl. Homl. 199

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