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scóh-wyrhta

(n.)
Grammar
scóh-wyrhta, an; m.
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Ælfric's Colloquy, Thorpe, p. 27, he Facio calceamenta diversi generis, subtalares et ficones, caligas et utres, frenos et phaleras et flascones et calidilia, calcaria et chamos, peras et marsupia. e Besides boots and shoes he makes harness, leather bags

Linked entry: sceó-wyrhta

capian

(v.)
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Substitute: To look; úp capian to look up, lie on one's back Gyf seó sunne hine ( the moon) onǽlð ufan, þonne stúpað hé, . . . gyf heó hine ontend neoðan, þonne capað hé úp; for þan þe hé went ǽfre þone hricg tó þǽre sunnan weard, Lch. iii. 266, 20-

tó-swápan

(v.)
Grammar
tó-swápan, p. -sweóp

To disperse by a sweeping movementto sweep apart or away

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To disperse by a sweeping movement, to sweep apart or away Se ðone líg tósceáf, tósweóp hine and tóswende þurh ða swíðan miht he thrust back the flame on every side, swept and dashed it away by his strong might, Cd. Th. 237, 23; Dan. 342.

Linked entry: tó-swengan

blác-ern

(n.)
Grammar
blác-ern, es; n.

A light place, a lamp, candlestick, lantern, light, candlelucerna

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[blác light, ærn, ern a place] A light place, a lamp, candlestick, lantern, light, candle; lucerna Bæd ðæt hí ðæt blácern adwæseton prayed that they would put out the light [lucernam], Bd. 4, 8; S. 575, 40.

Linked entry: blǽc-ern

un-lísan

Grammar
un-lísan, <b>. I.</b>
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Se ceorl þe þyder cóm gebunden ongan semninga þǽr standan unlýsed and unbunden, 164, 19. to release from a restrictive condition His dohtor wæs dumb geboren, and hé Martinum bæd ꝥ hé hire tungan unlýsde, Hml. S. 31, 1107

bǽtan

to baitworry with dogs,to beatmake way against the wind or current

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Substitute: to bait, worry with dogs, Gif ðú mid wilddeórum mé bǽtan wylt, Hml. S. 8, 85.

bed-ryda

(n.)
Grammar
bed-ryda, an; m.

A bedridden manclinicus

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A bedridden man; clinicus Se bedryda wearþ gehǽled sóna; and eóde him ðá hám, hál on his fótum, se ðe ǽr wæs geboren on bǽre to cyrcan the bedridden man was soon healed; and he then went home, whole on his feet, who before was borne on a bier to church

ég-búende

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
ég-búende, pl. m. adj. Used as a noun,

An island dwellerad aquam vel in insŭla hăbĭtans

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An island dweller; ad aquam vel in insŭla hăbĭtans On ðǽre ealdan byrig Acemannes ceastre; hie égbúendas [MS. egbuend] Baðan nemnaþ in the old town Akemansceaster [the pained man's city]; the islanders call it Bath, Chr. 974; Th. 224, 20, col. 2, 3;

Linked entry: íg-búend

in-líce

(adv.)
Grammar
in-líce, adv.

Inwardlyinternallythoroughlyheartily

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Inwardly, internally, thoroughly, heartily Hé hine bæd and hét ðæt hé inlíce ðam biscope freónd wǽre amicum episcopo fieri petiit et impetravit, Bd. 5, 19; S. 641, 8.

Linked entry: for-inlíce

ge-mǽnscipe

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Th. i. 494, 18. union of parts Þæt þín sáwl and þín líchama tódǽlað heora gemǽn-scype, Wlfst. 248, 23. community of goods, possession in common Gif hý þonne hwæt syllan willan, sellan hí þæt bǽre háligan stówe tó rihtum gemǽnscipe, R. Ben. 103, 20

Linked entry: -mǽn-scipe

mǽg-lic

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Ðes ðegen bæd for his þeówan hǽlðe mid sóðre lufe, for ðan ðe heó ne tóscǽt nǽnne be mǽglicere sibbe ( true love does not make distinction of person in accordance with relationship ), Hml. Th. i. 128, 2.

ǽ-gift

(n.)
Grammar
ǽ-gift, e; f.

A giving up, return, repayment, restoration

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Bæd Ælfsige ǽgiftes his mannes a woman who had been stolen from him and hé hine ágef, 206, 30. Ǽgifta redditus, An. Ox. 5, 38: 8, 300

ofer-holt

(n.)

a forest of spears which rise over the heads of those who bear them

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Hié gesáwon fyrd Faraonis forþ ongangan oferholt wegan eóred líxan they (the Israelites) saw Pharaoh&#39;s host advance, saw a forest of spears move (or saw them bearing a forest of spears), saw the band glitter, Cd. Th. 187, 27; Exod. 157

íg-búend

(n.)
Grammar
íg-búend, es; m.

an islander

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A dweller in an island, an islander Hí ígbúend óðre worde Baðan nemnaþ island-dwellers by another name call it Bath, Chr. 973; Erl. 124, 12.

Linked entry: íg-búende

ge-feccan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-feccan, -feccean ; p. -feahte, -fehte; pp. -feaht, -feht

To fetchbring toaddūcĕre

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To fetch, bring to; addūcĕre He mæg ða sáwle gefeccan under foldan it can fetch back the soul under the earth, Salm. Kmbl. 139; Sal. 69.

Linked entry: ge-fetian

be-hættian

(v.)
Grammar
be-hættian, p. ode.
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to make bald Behættod decalvata (quam-vis caesaries raderetur et decalvata traheretur, Ald. 62), An.

Linked entry: hættian

seóþan

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Se déma hét hí lǽdan sóna and seóðan on wætere (belúcan on byrnendum baðe, Shrn. 150, 1), Hml. S. 34, 343. 1. Add Swá swá gold on ofne hé hié sýð and costað in fornace probatur aurum; tu, ut sorde careas, tribulationis camino purgaris, Verc.

-estre

(suffix)
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Add: v. baec-estre, bepǽc-estre, bígeng-estre, byrd-estre, cenn-estre, cynn-estre, crenc-estre, forsǽw-estre, fylg-estre, glíwbyden-estre, hearp-estre, hopp-estre, hulf-estre, ic-estre, lǽttéw-estre, lopp-estre, luf-estre, lybb-estre, nídhǽm-estre, tæpp-estre

tó-samnian

(v.)
Grammar
tó-samnian, p. ode

To assemble,collect

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To assemble, collect Ðá bæd hé hine ðæt hé sumne dǽl landes æt him onfénge, ðæt hé mihte mynster on getimbrian and Godes ðeówas tósomnian he prayed him to receive from him a parcel of land, that he might thereon build a monastery and collect together

Linked entries: samnian tó-somnian

frinan

(v.)
Grammar
frinan, part. frinnende; ic frine, ðú frinest, he frineþ, pl. frinaþ; p. ic, he fran, ðú frune, pl. frunon, frunnon; impert. frin, pl. frinaþ; subj. pres. frine, pl. frinen; p. frune, pl. frunen; pp. frunen

To askinquireconsultinterrŏgāresciscĭtāriconsŭlĕre

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Ða ic nyste hí frunon me quæ ignōrā;bam interrŏgābant me, Ps. Spl. C. 34, 13: Ps. Th. 136, 3. Mid ðý hine frunnon his geferan, for hwon he ðis dyde cum interrŏgārētur a suis, quāre hoc făcĕret, Bd. 4, 3; S. 569, 16.

Linked entry: FRIGNAN