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glædnes

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Cf. glædlíce; Gode man sceal dón mid glædnysse ǽfre þá betstan behát, Hml. A. 35, 272. Þá Godes þegnas mid glædnysse efston, ástræhton heora swuran tó slæge for Críste, Hml.

hlæder

(n.)
Grammar
hlæder, e; f.: hlæddre, an (?). l. hlǽder; e: hlǽdre, an; f.

a ladderflight of stepsstairs

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sceal habban ... hlǽdre, Angl. ix. 263, 8. Lytlum and lytlum stígan stæpmélum swilce hé on sume hlǽdre stíge, and wylle weorðan uppe on sumu sǽclife, Solil.

medume

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Sceal hé þurh clǽne andetnysse and þurh medeme bóte (through meet penance) and þurh his teáras þá synna eft áðweán, Hml. A. 158, 158. Hé gecéð him to geþingum ðínne ðone medoman naman ( thy worthy name), Shrn. 77, 8.

CNYSSAN

(v.)
Grammar
CNYSSAN, cnysan; part. cnyssende; p. cnyssede, cnysede, cnysde, cnyste; pp. cnyssed

To presstroubletossstrikedashbeatovercome; premeretribularepulsarecontunderevincere

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Ne mec sceal ámas cnyssan the weaver's reeds shall not strike me Exon. 109a; Th. 417, 22; Rä. 36, 8. Cnysseþ ðæt sár on ða rib the sore striketh upon the ribs L. M. 2, 46; Lchdm. ii. 258, 3.

Linked entries: a-cnyssan cnyss

timber

(n.)
Grammar
timber, es; n.

material for constructing a house, ship, etc.,timbermaterial of which anything is formeda structure,building,edificethe building of a house, ship, etc.

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Ne sceal cyrcean timber (ligna ecclesiae) tó ǽnigum óðrum weorce, L. Ecg. P.

Linked entry: and-timber

þrowian

(v.)
Grammar
þrowian, (þrówian?), þreowian (þreówian?); p. ode

To sufferto suffer as opposed to to actto suffer what is painfulto suffer martyrdomto make to sufferto crucifyto suffer for somethingpay foratone for

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Ðú scealt þrowian ðínes dǽda gedwild thou shalt expiate the error of thy deeds, Cd. Th. 57, 2; Gen. 921. Þrowgende luendi, Wrt. Voc. ii. 94, 51: 52, 65

Linked entry: a-þrówian

hweorfan

(v.)
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Þú scealt hweorfan of earde þínum, Gen. 1018 : Wal. 81. Hweorfan tó þis enge lond, Cri. 31.

cwéman

(v.)
Grammar
cwéman, part.cwémende ; p.de; pp. ed ; v. a. dat.

To give pleasure, please, delight, propitiate, satisfy placere, satisfacere

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To give pleasure, please, delight, propitiate, satisfy ; placere, satisfacere Sum sceal on heápe hæleðum cwéman one shall in company give pleasure to men, Exon. 88a; Th. 331, 33; Vy. 77.

Linked entry: cwǽman

lǽce-cræft

(n.)
Grammar
lǽce-cræft, es; m.

a remedyrecipemedicine

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Ðis sceal ðan manna tó lǽcecræfte this shall be a remedy for the men, 22.

lyt

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
lyt, indecl. used as subst. adj. and adv.

Fewlittle

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Ne sceal hé tó lyt þancian heora ælmessan he shall not be too sparing of thanks for their alms, Blickl. Homl. 43, 13.

Linked entry: lyt-hwón

muud-bora

(n.)
Grammar
muud-bora, an; m.

one who can give protection (mund)protectorpatronguardianadvocatea guardian

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Sceal him (an ecclesiastic or a foreigner who was wronged) cyng beón oððon eorl and bisceop for mǽg and for mundboran, L. E. G. 12; Th. i. 174, 8: L. Eth. ix. 33: Th. i. 348, 6: L. C.

ge-dón

(v.)
Grammar
ge-dón, ic -dó, ðú -dést, he -déþ, pl. -dóþ; p. -dyde, pl. -dydon; pp. dén, -dón

To domakeputcauseeffectreach a placefacere

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To do, make, put, cause, effect, reach a place; facere Ic sceal cunnan hwæt ðú gedón wille I shall know what thou wilt do, Andr. Kmbl. 684; An. 343. Ðú ne miht ǽnne locc gedón hwítne non potes unum capillum album facere, Mt. Bos. 5, 36.

ge-logian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-logian, p. ode; pp. od

To place, lodge, dispose, regulateponere, disponere, reponere, collocare

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Godes ðeów se ðe hád underféhþ sceal beón on ða wíson gelogod ðe God tǽhte the servant of God who takes orders must be disposed in the manner that God has taught, ii. 48, 31 : i. 286, 13.

Linked entry: lógian

týdran

(v.)
Grammar
týdran, týdrian; p. ede
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Feoh sceal on eorðan týdran and týman, Menol. Fox 557; Gn. C. 48. Melce and týdrende foetas, Wrt. Voc. ii. 36, 32. with dat. (inst.) of that in which anything is prolific Wæstmum týdreþ, Exon. Th. 493, 18; Rä. 81, 32.

wund

(adj.)
Grammar
wund, adj.

Wounded

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Similar entries v. wund, I. 2 Dolhsealf wið lungenádle ... mid ðý sceal mon lácnian ðone man ðe biþ lungenne wund, Lchdm. ii. 92, 21. Be wambe coþum, and gif hió innan wund biþ hú ðæt mon ongitan mæge and gelácnian, 220, 1. figurative.

be-ládian

(v.)
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Th. ii. 424, 24. with (neg.) clause Nán man hine ne sceal beládian þæt hé Godes cyrcan ne geséce Hml. Th. ii. 444, 8.

dreórig

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Sceal þes dreórga heáp þrowian, Sat. 394. Dreórigne hyge, Gú. 1112: Wand. 17: Met. 22, 33. Hig wurdon swíðe dreórige and cyrdon eft illi scissis vestibus reversi sunt, Gen. 44, 13. Beón dreórige contristari, Mk. 14, 19: Hml. Th. i. 60, 15: 62, 28.

ge-myntan

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sceal þæt wíte ðolian ðe hé ðé gemynte, Hml. Th. i. 372, 16. Tó ðám éðele becuman ðe him se heofenlica Fæder gemynte, ii. 218, 19. Heom þá wítu gemynte wǽron, Hml. S. 23, 112. with prep, tó Þ hé gemente tó Abrahame quod disposuit ad Abraham, Ps.

ge-rím

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II a. a calendar, numeral :-- Mæssepreóst sceal habban . . sangbóc and handbóc, gerím (gerímbóc ? q. v. ) and pastoralem, Ll. Th. ii. 350, 14. a number, class of objects Þá beóð onhǽðenra manna geríme cum gentilibus adnumerandi sunt. Ll.

ná-wiht

Grammar
ná-wiht, <b>. I a.</b>
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Ne sceal hé náht (nóht, v.l.) unáliéfedes dón, Past. 61, 14. 'Ic nát nánwiht Godes gelíces.' 'Ic wundrie þín,, hwí þú secge þæt þú Godes náwiht gelíces nyte, '(nihil te nosse Deo simile ], Solil. H. 15, 16. He náht ðyllices ne gebudon, Hml.