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CEALF

(n.)
Grammar
CEALF, celf, calf, es; cealfru, calfru; n. m.

A CALFvitulus, vitula

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Surt. 49, 9. On-settaþ ofer wi-bed ðín calfer acc. pl. imponent super altare tuum vitulos, 50, 21

CICEN

(n.)
Grammar
CICEN, es; cicenu; a; um; n.

A CHICKENpullus

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Seó henn hyre cicenu under hyre fyðeru gegaderaþ gallina congregat pullos suos sub alas, Mt. Bos. 23, 37. Cicena mete chickens' meat, chick-weed; modera,alsíne = ἀλσίνη Ælfc. Gl. 44; Som. 64, 66; Wrt. Voc. 32, 3: 69, 27: 79, 39: L.

leás-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
leás-líc, adj.

Falsevainfrivolous

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False, vain, frivolous Wénþ ðæt hit hæbbe sum heálíc gód gestryned ... and mé þincþ ðæt hit hæbbe geboht sume swíðe leáslíce mǽrþe it supposes that it has gained some exalted good ... and methinks it has purchased a very false greatness, Bt. 24, 3; Fox

Linked entry: leás-ferhþness

seowian

(v.)
Grammar
seowian, seówan, siwian; p. ode; pp. od, ed. id
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U.) illa suit , 15; Zup. 97, 6. Siwaþ (siuieþ, Lind.: siowes, Rush.) assuit , Mk. Skt. 2, 21. Sum sútere siwode (seowode, MS. C.) ðæs hálgan weres sceós, Homl. Skt. i. 15, 23. Hig siwodon ficleáf and worhton him wǽdbréc. Gen. 3, 7.

Linked entries: siwian supe

swíðrian

(v.)
Grammar
swíðrian, p. ode.
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Surt. 70, 3, 5

Linked entry: a-swýðerian

ge-éhtan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-éhtan, p. te.
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Geoehton persecuti sunt, Mt. L. 5, 12.

líf-lád

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Add: course of life, lifetime Þæt feórðe muneca cyn . . . ealle heora lífláde ( tota vita sua ) geond missenlice þeóda farað, R.

up-flór

(n.)
Grammar
up-flór, a, e: -flóre, an; f.: es; m.

An upper floor or storyupper chamber

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Sume férde upp on ðone uppflóre, 1083; Erl. 217, 18

Linked entry: flór

wearg-cwedol

(adj.)
Grammar
wearg-cwedol, -cwidol; adj.

Given to evil speaking or cursing

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maledicebantur, ocius Domino vindice poenas sui reatus luerent, Bd. 4, 26; S. 602, 11.

hréran

(v.)
Grammar
hréran, p. de

To moveshakestir

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Sum mæg fromlíce ofer sealtne sǽ sundwudu drífan hréran holmþræce, 17 b; Th. 42, 25; Cri. 678

Linked entry: for-hréred

miltsung

(n.)
Grammar
miltsung, mildsung, e; f.

Mercypitycompassiona shewing mercypardonindulgence

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Hé ús mid his miltsunge ( sua miseratione ) gescylde, Bd. 3, 2; S. 524, 24.

ge-þryccan

(v.)
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Sé ðe bið geðryced mid ðǽre hefignesse his synna qui peccati sui pondere premitur, 268, 9.

rím

(n.)
Grammar
rím, es ; n.

Number

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Surt. 38, 5. Is nú worn wintra sceacen twá hund oððe má geteled ríme ic ne mæg áreccan nú ic ðæt rím ne can, Elen. Kmbl. 1267 ; El. 635. Meotod wolde manna rím, fela þúsenda, forþ gelǽdan, Cd. Th. 289, 22; Sat. 401

eges líc

(adj.)
Grammar
eges líc, def. se eges líca, seó, ðæt eges líce; adj. [eges líc a likeness of fear = ]

Fearful, terrible, dreadful, terrific, horrible, awful terrĭbĭlis, terrĭfĭcus, horrĭbĭlis, horrendus

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Wæs heora sum ðám óðrum egeslícra one of them was more dreadful than the others, Bd. 5, 13; S. 033, 3. Daga egeslícast most terrible of days, Exon. 23a; Th. 63, 20; Cri. 1022

æðel-boren

(v.; part.)
Grammar
æðel-boren, part.

Noble-bornfree-bornnoblenatu nobilisnobili genere natusnobilis

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Noble-born, free-born, noble; natu nobilis, nobili genere natus, nobilis Sum æðelboren man homo quidam nobilis, Lk. Bos. 19, 12. Æðelborene cild vel freóbearn liberi, Ælfc. Gl. 91; Wrt. Voc. 51, 67: Apol. Th. 19, 21

Linked entries: æðel- eðel-boren

fleós

(n.)
Grammar
fleós, es; n.

A fleecevellus

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Surt. 71, 6

blǽcan

(v.)
Grammar
blǽcan, blǽcean; p. de; pp. ed

To BLEACH, whiten, fadepallidum colorem inducere, albicare

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Ne mæg ne sunne blǽcan no sun can bleach, Bd. 1, 1; S. 473, 20: blǽcean, note 20

Linked entry: blǽc

ǽwisc-firen

(adj.)
Grammar
ǽwisc-firen, adj.
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Guilty of shameless sin; def. form used sub-stantirely, a shameless sinner Beó þé swá hǽþenna and eáwisfirina sit tibi sicut ethnicus et publicanus , Mt. R. 18, 17. Ǽwisfirine publicani , 21, 31. Éwisfirinæ, 32. v. next word

á-fón

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Sum wíf wæs áfangen (-foncgen, v. l.) of hire móde (mente capta ), Gr. D. 176, 17. Áfangenre accepta , R. Ben. I. 69, II. Add

Linked entries: á-féhþ on-fón

fald-weorþ

(adj.)
Grammar
fald-weorþ, -wyrþe; adj.
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Bound to send sheep to the folds of the lord Uolo ut. . . abbas et fratres Ramesiae habeant socam in omnibus super omnes homines qui sunt motwrði, ferdwrði, et faldwrði (-wurði, 208, 32), C. D. iv. 210, 14