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á-slápan

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Lǽcedómas wiþ áslápenum lice. (paralysed) Lch. ii. 12, 17. Þá áslápenan sina, 282, 8. Add

Linked entry: on-slápan

be-brǽdan

(v.)
Grammar
be-brǽdan, p. de.

To be-spreadcover with

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To be-spread, cover with Se weg wæs bebrǽded mid hwítum ryftum, Shrn. 65, 23

cýþan

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Þám cnihte cýðan be his Scyppende, 3, 27. with complementary adj. (?)

ge-findan

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S. 23, 291. to determine, provide, v. findan; 9 Éác is gefunden . . . gielde þone wer bútan wíte, Ll. Th. i. 84, 12. Nú hæbbe ic gefunden mid þǽm witum . . . ꝥ þá ealle beón gearwe, 220, 4

be-weorpan

(v.)
Grammar
be-weorpan, -wyrpan; ic -weorpe, ðú -wyrpst, he -weorpeþ, -wyrpþ, pl. -weorpaþ; p. -wearp, pl. -wurpon; pp. -worpen.

to cast, cast down, throwprojicere, dejicereto cast about or over, cover over, surroundconjicere, supertegere, cingere

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He hæfþ us beworpen on ealra wíta mǽste he hath cast us down into the greatest of all torments, Cd. 21; Th. 25, 13; Gen. 393.

Frencisc

(adj.)
Grammar
Frencisc, def. se Frencisca; adj.

Belonging to FranceFrancus

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Mid mycclum werode Frenciscra manna with a great multitude of Frenchmen, Chr. 1052; Erl. 181, 30. Mid ðám Frenciscum mannum with the Frenchmen, Chr. 1052; Erl. 186, 6. Ða Frencisce menn the Frenchmen, Chr. 1052; Erl. 187, 7, 26

grislíc

(adj.)
Grammar
grislíc, gryslíc; adj.
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This word seems to belong to 'grísan' rather than to 'greósan,' so should be written with i rather than with y. The spelling in the Ormulum supports the short vowel

ge-sceót

(n.)
Grammar
ge-sceót, es; n.

shooting, hurlingrapid movement as of anything shot

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Similar entries v. gesceot ge mid stána torfungum both with shootings and flingings of stones, Ors. 3, 9: Bos, 68, 19. rapid movement as of anything shot Ða wǽmna flugon mid swiftum gesceóte on heora fínd the weapons flew with swift movement on to their

þearflíce

(adv.)
Grammar
þearflíce, adv.
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Usefully, profitably, with profit, to good purpose Wé mihton ðás hálgan rǽdinge menigfealdlícor trahtnian, ac ús twýnaþ hwæðer gé magon máran deópnysse ðǽron þearflíce tócnáwan whether you can with profit know the profounder parts of the subject, Homl

níd-behéfe

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Ꝥ is nýdbehéfe, Chrd. 111, 6. with dat. of person Ús ys þín líf nýdbehéfe gít, Hml. 8. 22, 226: 28, 142: Scint. 8, 4. <b>II a.</b> with dat. of person and dat. infin. :-- Iss

ofer-sprecan

(v.)

to say too much, use too many wordsto say too much, more than is justblasphemare

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to say too much, use too many words Ne flýt ðú wið ánwilne man ne wið ofersprecenne don&#39;t dispute with an obstinate man, or with one using too many words, Prov. Kmbl. 5. to say too much, more than is just Ofersprecendes obloquentis, Ps.

be-myldan

(v.)
Grammar
be-myldan, [molde mould]

To cover with mould or earthto buryinterhide or put under groundinhumarehumare

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To cover with mould or earth, to bury, inter, hide or put under ground; inhumare, humare Cot. 101

Linked entry: myldan

fæt

(adj.)
Grammar
fæt, adj.

Fat pinguis

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Mid fætre lynde with fat grease, Ps. Th. 80, 15

línete

(n.)
Grammar
línete, an; f.

A linnet

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A linnet [for connection with lín cf. Ger. hanf hemp, hänfling linnet] Línete cardella, Wrt. Voc. 62, 46

ge-sweotulian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-sweotulian, <b>; IV.</b>
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add: with prep. Hé God bæd ꝥ hé him geswutelode be ðæs sceoccan gylpe, Hml. S. 6, 322

ge-nehige

(adv.)
Grammar
ge-nehige, -nehge; adv.

Enough, very much, frequently

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Enough, very much, frequently Hie genehge mid gebedum séceaþ seek it frequently with prayers, Blickl. Homl. 207, 3

swegel-wered

(adj.)
Grammar
swegel-wered, adj.
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Clothed with heavenly brightness Siððan morgenleóht, sunne swegelwered súþan scíneþ, Beo. Th. 1216; B. 606. Cf. scír-wered

un-handworht

(adj.)
Grammar
un-handworht, adj.

Not made with hands

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Not made with hands Ic unhandworht tempel getimbrie ego templum non manu factum aedificabo, Mk. Skt. 14, 58

wóplíce

(adv.)
Grammar
wóplíce, adv.

Mournfullywith lamentations

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Mournfully, with lamentations Wé healdaþ heora gemynd, náteshwón wóplíce, swá swá man bewépð deádne, Homl. Ass. 77, 124

wunden-stefna

(n.)
Grammar
wunden-stefna, an; m.

A ship with curved prow

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A ship with curved prow Wundenstefna gewaden hæfde, ðæt ða líðende land gesáwon, Beo. Th. 445; B. 220

Linked entry: -stefna