ofer-sewenlic
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Contemptible Ðá ungedyrstegan wénað ðæt ðæt swíðe forsewenlic (ofersiwenlic, v. l.) sié ðætte hié dóð pusillanimes vehementer despecta putant esse, quae faciunt, Past. 208, 11
cwic-hege
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a hedge composed of living plants Oð ðone cwichege, C.D. iii. 380, 12. [v. N.E.D. quick hedge: D.D. quick a young thorn for making hedges.]
déman
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Hé nánum men ne déme ꝥ hé nolde ꝥ hé him démde, gif hé þone dóm ofer hine sóhte, Ll. Th. i. 56, 31. Add
saga
A saying, story, statement
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A saying, story, statement Ðín saga biþ geswutelod, gif ðú ðone sylfan encgel bitst, ðæt hé mínne sunu ansundne árǽre, Homl. Skt. i. 7, 193
of-slítan
to wound by the bite
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to wound by the bite (of a snake, dog, etc. ) Ða ðe ofslitene wǽron the Israelites who were bitten by the serpents Num. 21, 9
tún-steall
A farm-stead ⬩ farm-yard
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On ðone túnsteal eástweardne, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 193, 14
ECED
ACID, vinegar ⬩ acētum
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Wyl niðewearde netelan on ecede, dó oxan geallan on ðæt eced boil the netherward [part] of nettle in vinegar, add ox gall to the vinegar, L. M. 3, 7; Lchdm. ii. 312, 8, 9. Lege hit in ðone eced lay it in the vinegar, Lchdm. iii. 18, 2
móraþ
A drink formed by boiling down and sweetening wine (with mulberries) ⬩ a decoction of wine and herbs
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A drink formed by boiling down and sweetening wine (with mulberries), a decoction of wine and herbs Móraþ carenum (cf. carenum æþele alu, ii. 23, 1), Wrt. Voc. i. 27, 64. Ne ete fersce gós . . . ne fersc swín ne náht ðæs ðe of mórode cums.
BIDDAN
To ask, pray, intreat, beseech, BID, order, require ⬩ petere, poscere, orare, quærere, precari, deprecari, rogare, postulare, præcipere, requirere
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Ðone alwaldan ára biddan to intreat the all-powerful for benefits, Cd. 217; Th. 277, 24; Sat. 209. Gehýr, God, gebéd mín ðon is bidde exaudi, Deus, orationem meam cum deprecor, Ps. Spl. 63, 1. Biddaþ rogate, Ps. Th. 121, 6.
ríceter
power ⬩ dominion ⬩ rule ⬩ greatness ⬩ glory ⬩ violence ⬩ force
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Gyf kyng mid his ríccetere his folc ofsit, ðon biþ hé tyrannus, Ælfc. Gr. 50, 20; Som. 51, 47 : Homl. Th. i. 242, 4.
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mǽnan
To mean ⬩ to intend to convey a certain sense ⬩ to intend to indicate a certain person or thing without direct statement ⬩ to mean ⬩ purpose ⬩ have as an object to which the mind is directed ⬩ intend ⬩ to signify ⬩ have a certain signification or purpose
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Hwylc beren mǽnde hé ðonne elles búton heofona ríce, Blickl. Homl. 39, 27. Crist mǽnde ðone écan deáþ . . . ða Iudéiscan mǽndon ðisne and-weardan deáþ. Homl. Th. ii. 232, 20.
on-scunian
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Ðý lǽs hié herigen hiera gódan weorc, and onscunigen ðæt hié selfe suá dón ne bona laudent, et agere recusent, Past. 231, 13.
ge-mána
Companionship, society, fellowship, familiarity, marriage, intercourse, commerce, conjunction ⬩ communio, societas, consortium, contubernium, commercium, concubitus
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Companionship, society, fellowship, familiarity, marriage, intercourse, commerce, conjunction; communio, societas, consortium, contubernium, commercium, concubitus Giféon we on ðone gemánan Godes and manna and on ðone gemánan ðæs brýdguman and ðære brýde
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on-stellan
to institute, give rise to, set on foot, bring in, be the author of, set (an example)
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Ðá onstealdon ða heretogan ǽrest ðone fleám the leaders were the first to fly, Chr. 993; Erl. 132, 15. Swá hit ( persecution ) Nero onstealde, Ors. 6, 6; Swt. 262, 12. Créca gewinn ðe of Læcedemonia ǽrest onsteled (stæled, MS.
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un-gewuna
A bad custom ⬩ evil practice
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Se bið siweníge ðonne his mód and his andgit ðæt gecynd áscirpð and hé hit ðonne self gescint mid his ungewunan and wóm wilnungum lippus est, cujus sensum natura exacuit, sed conversationis pravitas confundit, Past. 11; Swt. 69, 9.
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sýl
A pillar, column ⬩ columna ⬩ a pillar ⬩ a pillar
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A pillar, column Sc̃s Arculfus sagaþ ðæt hé gesáwe on Hierusalem áne sýle . . . ðonne seó sunne byþ on ðæs heofones mydle ðonne nafaþ seó sýl nǽnige sceade . . . and swá ða dagas forð on sceortiaþ, swá byþ ðære sýle sceade lengra.
hnígan
To bend, ⬩ bow down, ⬩ incline, ⬩ descend, ⬩ decline, ⬩ sink
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To bend, bow down, incline, descend, decline, sink Ðonne hníge eft under lyfte helm londe neár then I bend again under the airy cover nearer the land, Exon. 102 a; Th. 386, 18; Rä. 4, 63.
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munt-geóf
The Alps
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Hé com tó Alpis ðǽm muntum ... and ðone weg geworhte ofer munt Ióf, Ors. 4, 8; Swt. 186, 18. Muntgeófa Alpium, Wrt. Voc. ii. 2, 27
reste-dæg
A day of rest, a day when no work is to be done, a Sabbath
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; A day of rest, a day when no work is to be done, a Sabbath; Restedæg ;feriatus,; Wrt. Voc. i. 22, 20. Restedagas ;feriati dies,; ii. 148, 6. Gehálga ðone restedæg ...
un-geweald
impotence ⬩ inability to control ⬩ unintentionally ⬩ not wilfully ⬩ involuntarily
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Suelce hé hit ungewisses oððe ungewealdes doo agit velut nesciens, 33; Swt. 215, 11. Ðonne hé of yfelum willan ne gesyngaþ, ac of unwísdóme and ungewisses oððe ungewealdes cum non malitia, sed sola ignorantia, delinquitur, 21; Swt. 157, 25.
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