gǽsne
Barren ⬩ sterile ⬩ empty ⬩ wanting ⬩ void of ⬩ lifeless ⬩ stĕrĭlis ⬩ inānis ⬩ ĕgēnus ⬩ destĭtūtus ⬩ expers ⬩ exănĭmis
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Ðis geár wæs gǽsne on mæstene this year was barren in mast-fruit, Chr. 1116; Th. 371, 16. Hirdas lǽgon gǽsne on greóte the keepers lay lifeless on the sand, Andr. Kmbl. 2169; An. 1086. v. Grm. Andr. Elen. p. 124, 1085 : Graff. IV. 267
Linked entry: gésne
murcnung
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Þíne eáran áwend fram fúlre sprǽce and murcnunge, Wlfst. 246, 7. Forlǽt þíne murcnunge, . . . ic gedó þé weligne, Ap. Th. 16, 9. Ceórigum murcnungum quaeru-losis questibus, An. Ox. 624.
rúmlíce
largely, fully, ⬩ liberally ⬩ graciously, kindly, benignly
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Ðás þing rúmlíce gecýðan, Anglia viii. 303, 48. Ymbe ðás þing rúmlícor sprecan, 321, 36. Tó-dǽledlícor vel rúm[licor ?] differentius, Wrt.
Linked entry: rúm-líc
ofer-teón
to draw one thing over another, to cover by drawing one thing over another ⬩ to bring to an end, finish
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to draw one thing over another, to cover by drawing one thing over another Ðonne ic oferteó heofenan mid wolcnum cum obduxero nubibus coelum, Gen. 9, 14: Homl. Th. i. 22, 11. Woruld miste oferteáh, þýstrum biþeahte, Exon. Th. 178, 35; Gú. 1254.
Linked entry: ofer-togenness
and-wyrde
An answer ⬩ responsum
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An answer; responsum Hétan him ðæt andwyrde secgan they commanded them to deliver this answer, Ors. 1, 10; Bos. 32, 23: Cd. 27; Th. 36, 17; Gen. 573: Elen. Grm. 544: 618
feðer-scette
Four-cornered ⬩ quadrangŭlāris ⬩ in quătuor plăgas porrectus
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Four-cornered; quadrangŭlāris, in quătuor plăgas porrectus Eall ðeós leóhte gesceaft, feðerscette, full fyrngestreóna all this bright creation, four-cornered, full of ancient treasures, Salm. Kmbl. 63, MS. B; Sal. 32, note
heonane
Hence
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Ðú miht heonane gehýran thou mayest hear from this place, Cd. 37; Th. 49, 18; Gen. 794: 39; Th. 51, 24; Gen. 831
leác-trog
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Cockayne, Lchdm. iii. 336, col. 1, puts this with the preceding word
glædlic
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Add: kindly, gentle. v. glæd; 3 Tunge glætlic treów lífes lingua placabilis lignum uitae, Scint. 78, 10. of a thing, delightful. Cf. glæd; 2, 3 Glædlicne drenc delectabilem potum, Scint. 13, 12
boren
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Gif borenran (æþel-boren, bett-boren, v. ll. ) þis gelimpe, 70, 1
ǽsce
Search ⬩ inquisition ⬩ examination ⬩ inquiry ⬩ trial of or asking after any matter or thing ⬩ interrogatio ⬩ investigatio ⬩ disquisitio
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Search, inquisition, examination, inquiry, trial of or asking after any matter or thing; interrogatio, investigatio, disquisitio Hæfdon ealle ða æscean all should have the search, L. Ath. 5; Th. i. 230, 18
for-sýgian
To pass over in silence ⬩ conceal ⬩ sĭlentio prætĕrire
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To pass over in silence, conceal; sĭlentio prætĕrire Hú wéne we hú monegra máran bismra hý forsýgedon can we think how many greater reproaches they concealed? Ors. 4, 4; Bos. 80, 27
ge-cundelíc
Natural ⬩ natūrālis
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Natural; natūrālis Gé wénaþ ðæt gé nán gecundelíce gód ne gesǽlþa in eów selfum nabbaþ ye think ye have no natural good or happiness within yourselves, Bt. 14, 2; Fox 44, 16
tweógendlíce
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Doubtingly, doubtfully Sume hí twíendlíce be his lífe sprǽcon, and ðæt cwǽdon, ðæt hí nyston hwæðer hé on Godes mihte ða þing worhte ðe þurh deófles cræft, Guthl. 17; Gdwin. 70, 16
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fen-gemirce
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The boundary of marsh-land Þis sint þá fangemerca . . . tó binguuellan æt clibe út on ðone bróc midne, suǽ. . . út on mór . . . þanon andlangæs bróces middesweardes, C. D. B. i. 295, 27
Linked entry: ge-mirce
húsel-fæt
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Add: — Nelle wé ꝥ in cyrcean mon ǽnig þing inne healde, bútan þá þe tó þǽre cyrcean frætwum belympað, ꝥ is hálige béc, and húselfata, and mæssereáf . . . Ll. Th. ii. 406, 33
híwen
A family, ⬩ household
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A family, household Ða þing ðe eówre híwenu beþurfon cibaria domibus vestris necessaria, Gen. 42, 33. Tó mete eówrum híwenum in cibum familiis, 47, 24. Híwen domestici, Mt. Kmbl. Rush. 10, 36
be-swincan
to labour at
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Nim þín gold, þe lǽs þe hit þé losige ꝥ þú lange beswunce, 12, 219. to labour at, perform with labour Beswanc desudat, An. Ox. 8, 257.
eafora
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Nǽfre geréfan rǽdaþ þíne eafora yrfe, 2187. Lǽd eaforan þíne, frumgáran þrý, 1333. Idesa eaforan bróhtan heora ealdan fæder, 2606
earfoþ-líce
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. ¶ used instead of a complementary adjective :-- Gif eów ǽnig þing þince earfoðlíce si difficile vobis visum aliquid fuerit, Deut. 1, 17. Earfoþlíce difficile (est ), Scint. 33, 4. grievously, painfully Earfoþlíce graviter, dolenter, Wrt.