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ambehtan

(v.)
Grammar
ambehtan, p. te: embeht(i)an (q. v. in Dict.); p. ode
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Martha embihtade ministrabat, 2. Ne embigto wé ðé non ministravimus tibi, Mt. L. 25, 44. Manige cræftigan and eác má óþra weorcmanna þe þám onbyhtan (-behtum, v. l.) and hýrdon artifices multos ac plures subministrantes operarios, Gr. D. 251, 14.

Linked entry: embehtian

for-scrífan

to condemn

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Eggjar ek deyfi mínna andskota, bítað þeim vápn an velir, Hávamál 58) Áwríteð hé on his wǽpne wælnota heáp, bealwe bócstáfas, bill forscrífeð méces mǽrðo he (an evil spirit) writes on his weapon a number of deadly marks, baleful letters, he blunts the

ge-wær

(v.)
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Feórde se eorl tówardes Tínemúðan, ac þá þe innan þám castele wǽron his gewær wurdon ( became aware of it, i.e. the earl's march), 1095; P. 231, 13

wǽg

(n.)
Grammar
wǽg, es; m.

movementa wavewaterthe wavesea

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Goth. wégs motus (in mari) Ðú his ýþum miht ána gesteóran, ðonne hí on wǽge wind onhréreþ motum fluctuum ejus tu mitigas, Ps. Th. 88, 8. a wave, water, the wave, sea Fámig winneþ wǽg wið wealle, Exon. Th. 383, 33; Rä. 4, 20. Wídfæðme wǽg, Andr.

ǽmettig

Grammar
ǽmettig, ǽmetig, ǽmtig.

empty, void, vacant devoid, void of, free fromunoccupied, at leisure, exempt fromfree to dounmarried

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Martha swanc, and Maria sæt ǽmtig, Hml. Th. ii. 440, 1. Se ǽmettega (ǽmetiga, Hatt. MS.) Past. 190, 18. Ðonne hig bysega nabbon and ǽmtige synd, R. Ben. 84, 19. Swá hié ǽmettegran (ǽmetegran, Hatt.

Linked entries: ǽmetgian ǽmtig

sumer

(n.)
Grammar
sumer, (-or, -ur), es; dat. a, e; m.
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Swá háttra sumor, swá mára ðunor and líget on geáre, Lchdm. iii. 280, 9. Gé witun ðæt sumor (-er, MSS. A. B. Lind. Rush.) ys gehende, Mt. Kmbl. 24, 32. Ǽr sumor on tún gá before summer come, Lchdm. iii. 6, 1.

Linked entries: sumor sumur

LÆS

(adv.)
Grammar
LÆS, adv. also used in conjunctional phrases and as a noun.

Lesslest

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Swá man máre sprycþ swá him læs manna gelýfeþ the more a man speaks, the fewer men believe him, Prov. Kmbl. 38. Swá mid læs worda swá mid má whether with fewer words or with more, Bt. 35, 5; Fox 166, 12.

Linked entry: læsast

hóp

(n.)
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Could the gloss belong to stagnosa paludis, the Latin words being understood as describing parts of the marsh? In another gloss, Wrt.

EBBA

(n.)
Grammar
EBBA, an; m?

EBB or receding of waterrĕcessus măris

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An EBB or receding of water; rĕcessus măris Népflod vel ebba ledona, Ælfc. Gl. 105; Som. 78, 29; Wrt. Voc. 57, 11. Ebba [MS. ebbe] recessus, 105; Som. 78, 36; Wrt. Voc. 57, 18. Ebba [MS. ebbe] vel gyte-streám, rheuma, 105; Som. 78, 38; Wrt.

Linked entry: æbbung

ge-dréfan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-dréfan, p. de; pp. ed

To disturbtroublevexoffendturbareconturbareconfunderescandalizare

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Ðú gedréfst grúnd sǽs tu confundas profundum maris, Ps. Spl. 64, 7. Beóþ gedréfde þeóda turbabuntur gentes, Ps. Spl. 64, 8. Swá hwá swá gedréfþ ǽnne of ðyssum lytlingum whosoever shall offend one of these little ones, Mk. Bos. 9, 42

seolh

Grammar
seolh, gen. seóles.
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Ðá cómón twégen seólas of sǽlicum grunde, and hí mid heora flýse his fét drýgdon, and mid heora blǽde his leoma beðedon venere duo de profundo maris quadrupedia, quae vulgo lutrae vocantur.

wil-síþ

(n.)
Grammar
wil-síþ, es; m.

A desired journey,a wished for, welcome journey

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Ðæs sǽs smyltnys eów blíþe on eówerne willsíþ hám forlǽteþ serenitas maris vos cupito itinere domum remittet, Bd. 3, 15; S. 541, 36. Gewát Matheus menigo lǽdan on gehyld Godes, weorod on wilsíð (he was leading them out of prison), Andr.

eáþe

(adv.)
Grammar
eáþe, adv.
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Sume beóð on máran áre and on máran éðnesse þonne sume, Solil. H. 44, 10-13. Him þincð þæt hé mæge ǽð bútan faran þonne mid, 21, 22: 39, 18.

HEOFON

(n.)
Grammar
HEOFON, heofen, heofun, hefon, heben, hiofon, es; m.

HEAVENcælum

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Heofen and eorþe síde sǽflódas cæli et terra, mare, Ps. Th. 68, 35. Heofon and hel heaven and hell, Exon. 31 a; Th. 97, 17; Cri. 1592. Heben til hrófe heaven for a roof, Swt. A. S. Rdr. 195, 13. Heofonas god the god of heaven, Hy. 3, 58; Hy.

un-rihtwís

(adj.)
Grammar
un-rihtwís, adj.

Unrighteousunjustevil

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Se ðe ys on lytlum unrihtwís ( iniquus ), se ys eác on máran unrihtwís (-rehtwís, Lind.), Lk. Skt. 16, 10. Se unrihtwísa injustus, Ps. Spl. 35, 1. Se unrihtwísa déma judex iniquitatis, Lk. Skt. 18, 6.

Linked entry: riht-wís

andian

(v.)
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Láðlíce andigan ongeán þá máran, Hml. A. 41, 417. Hé ongann andian on þæs hálgan weres gecneordnyssum sancti viri studiis coepit aemulari, Gr. D. 117, 8

full-fremed

(adj.)
Grammar
full-fremed, adj. (p/cpl.)
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Praeteritum plusquam perfectum is forðgewiten máre þonne fulfremed, for ðan ðe hit wæs gefyrn gedón, Ælfc. Gr. Z. 124, 5-9. v. un-fullfremed, full-fremman

Linked entry: fremed

ryne

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Se sídfæt þe Zosimus on .xx. dagum oferfór, ꝥ eall Maria on ánre tíde ryne gefylde, Hml. S. 23 b, 761. Cum nú ymb geáres rynu, 706. Þá gelamp hit imbe geára rina, Chr. P. 3, 18. Add Gefylledum ryne consummato (vitae) curriculo, i. cursu, An.

fyrmest

(adv.)
Grammar
fyrmest, sup. adv.

At firstmostvery wellbestprīmomaxĭmeoptĭme

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At first, most, very well, best; prīmo, maxĭme, optĭme Hie feónda gefær fyrmest gesǽgon they first saw the enemies' march, Elen. Kmbl. 136; El. 68: Cd. 158; Th. 197, 21; Exod. 310.

þiderweardes

(adv.)
Grammar
þiderweardes, adv.
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Þá hé þá wæs þiderweardes and sió óþeru fierd wæs hámweardes the king was on the march thither ... When he was on the way thither and the other troops were on the road home, Chr. 894; Erl. 90, 32.