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
To be-spread ⬩ cover 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
to cast, cast down, throw ⬩ projicere, dejicere ⬩ to cast about or over, cover over, surround ⬩ conjicere, 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
Belonging to France ⬩ Francus
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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
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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
shooting, hurling ⬩ rapid 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
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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
to say too much, use too many words ⬩ to say too much, more than is just ⬩ blasphemare
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to say too much, use too many words Ne flýt ðú wið ánwilne man ne wið ofersprecenne don'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
To cover with mould or earth ⬩ to bury ⬩ inter ⬩ hide or put under ground ⬩ inhumare ⬩ humare
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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
Fat ⬩ pinguis
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Mid fætre lynde with fat grease, Ps. Th. 80, 15
línete
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
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add: with prep. Hé God bæd ꝥ hé him geswutelode be ðæs sceoccan gylpe, Hml. S. 6, 322
ge-nehige
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
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Clothed with heavenly brightness Siððan morgenleóht, sunne swegelwered súþan scíneþ, Beo. Th. 1216; B. 606. Cf. scír-wered
un-handworht
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
Mournfully ⬩ with 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
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