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hand-geweorc

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Th. i. 68, 25. His handgeweorc, Adames ofspring, ii. 260, 25 : Ll. Th. i. 304, 21. work done by the hands, wort in general Fram nǽnigum eorðlicum handgeweorce næs seó bóc áwriten, Wlfst. 214, 10.

tó-cleófan

(v.)
Grammar
tó-cleófan, p. -cleáf, pl. -clufon; pp. -clofen

To cleave asunder

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Alf. pol. 50; Th. i. 94, 16. Ða sticcu ðæs tóclofenan hriddores, Homl. Th. ii. 154, 19. Óð ðone tóbrocenan beorg ðe ðǽr is tóclofen, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. ii. 251, 6. Æt ðam litlan tóclofenan beorge, iii. 421, 9. Tócleofenan, ii. 249, 26.

ge-cemban

(v.)
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to comb Ic his heáfod mid gambe gekamde, C.D. iv. 261, 2

Linked entry: cemban

ge-flǽscness

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Ic hálsie ðé þurh úres Drihtnes geflǽscnysse, Ll. Lbmn. 415, II. Add

mǽge

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Ic selle Cyneswíðe mínre mégan lond, C. D. ii. 100, 10. Add

þanc

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Add Mé is swíðe mycel þanc þæt þú mé gehátst. Solil. H. 26, 11. <b>III c.</b> add :-- Þis is mé on þance gratias agimus, Gr. D. 203, 9.

un-áfyllendlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
un-áfyllendlíc, adj.

Insatiable

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Insatiable Ic hæfde unáfyllendlíce gewilnunga, Homl. Skt. ii. 23 b, 341

bringan

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Ic bringe dono, ostendo, Wrt. Voc. ii. 145, 2. Ic þé bringe mid mé tó heofonum, Bt. 3, 4; F. 6, 17. Lytel gestreón wiþerweardnes þé bringþ, 20; F. 72, 13. Ic nát hwæt þá woruldlustas myrges bringaþ hiora lufigendum, 31, l ; S. 70, 14.

mynegian

(v.)
Grammar
mynegian, <b>. I.</b>
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Ic mé sylfe myngode mínes foregehátes. Hml. S. 23 b, 542. <b>II a.</b> add :-- Wel þú mé mynegast (your reminder is opportune); ic ðé gelǽste þæt ic þé gehét, Solil. H. 31, 4. <b>IIb.</b> add :-- Ic mynegige moneo Ælfc. Gr.

plóg

(n.)
Grammar
plóg, es ; m.
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A plough ; with this meaning the word occurs in Icel. and O. H. Ger., but in A. S. it seems to mean land, a plough of land (cf. Cath. Angl. p. 284 a ploghe of land carrucata.

of-spring

(n.)
Grammar
of-spring, es; m.

Offspring, progeny, posterity, descendants

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Grn. 3, II. Eall heora ofsprinc boren and unboren, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iv. 263, 29. Gif his sunu and sunu-sunu swá micel landes habban, siððan biþ se ofsprinc (cf. hiora æftergengas, 24) gesíðcundes cynnes, L. Wg. II; Th. i. 188, II.

Linked entry: spring

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ic sceall geendian earmlicum deáþe, Hml. S. 26, 249. in the time directly preceding the present moment Án wundor þæt ic ongæt nú for þrým nihtum (adhuc ante triduum), Gr. D. 234, 7 : 235, 19 : 232, 9.

fión

(v.)
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fión, p. fióde, pl. fiódon

To hateōdisse

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To hate; ōdisse Ic fióde cyrcean awyrgedra ōdīvi ecclēsiam malignantium, Ps. Spl. T. 25, 5. Hit nǽre nó manna ryht, ðæt hiora ǽnig óðerne fióde it would not be right in men, that any of them should hate another, Bt. 39, 1; Fox 212, 5

campung

(n.)
Grammar
campung, e; f.
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Voc. ii. 20, 40. Ic mid þín wǽpnum getrymed on þínum féþan fæste stande and for þínre campunga ( a better reading is: for ðé campige. v. Bl. N. 5, 40), Bl. H. 225, 34

hirwend-lic

(adj.)
Grammar
hirwend-lic, adj.

Contemptible

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Voc. ii. 15, 62. Heruuendlicae, haeruendlicae, heuuendlice contemtum (-im?), Txts. 46, 186. The word might be the acc. fem. of an adjective, or it might be an adverb, in which case contemtim must be read

scyld

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[The word is masculine in the following Scyld (delictum) mínne cúthorn;ne ic dyde, Ps. Rdr. 31, 5. Scyldas delicta, 24, 7: 58, 13.] Add Þ manna scyldu (-e, v. l.) sín gewítnode ut culpae carnalium puniantur, Gr. D. 323, 13. Scylda, 328, 10

BLÓSTMA

(n.)
Grammar
BLÓSTMA, blósma, an; m.

A BLOSSOM, bloom, flowerflos

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Ðeáh ðe lílie sý beorht on blóstman, ic eom betre ðonne heó though the lily be bright in its blossom, I am better than it, Exon. 110 b; Th. 423, 26; Rä. 41, 28: Ps. Th. 102, 14.

Linked entry: blóstm

riftere

(n.)
Grammar
riftere, es; m.

a reaper

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Voc. ii. 56, 55 : 71, 30. Riptere, i. 74, 68. Ðæt geríp is micel and ða rifteras feáwa, Homl. Th. ii. 520, 16. Riftra[s], messores Mt. Kmbl. Rush. 13, 39. Ic cweþe tó riftrum mínum dicam messoribus, 13, 30.

Linked entry: riptere

pleg-stów

(n.)
Grammar
pleg-stów, e ; f.
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Voc. ii. 66, 50. On plegestówum in gymnasio, 40, 20

sceacan

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Voc. ii. 66, 80 is: Coronam inextricabili plectra plumemus, Ald. 54, 7