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miltestre

(n.)
Grammar
miltestre, an; f.

A harlot

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Ne lǽt ðú ðíne dohtor beón myltestre me prostituas filiam tuam, Lev. 19, 29. Beclypte seó myltestre ðæt clǽne mǽden, Homl. Skt. 2, 169: 7, 178. Cómon tó ánre miltistran húse ingressi sunt domum mulieris meretrices, Jos. 2, 1.

ge-hyrtan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-hyrtan, p. -hyrte; pp. -hyrted, -hyrt [hyrtan to hearten, encourage; heorte the heart]

To encourageanimaterefreshconfortareanimarerefrigerare

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Ðæt ðínre wylne sunu sý gehyrt that the son of thy slave may be refreshed; ut refrigeretur filins ancillæ tuæ, Ex. 23, 12. Drihten us gehyrte the Lord encouraged us, Homl. Th. ii. 538, 12. Mín werod gehyrted wæs my army was encouraged, Nar. 8, 17.

Linked entry: hyrtan

þeóte

(n.)
Grammar
þeóte, an; f.
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Voc. ii. 76, 4, the passage glossed is the same) tubo, Hpt. G1. 418, 61. Þeótan organa, Wrt. Voc. ii. 64, 51: 97, 24. Þeótan, wæterþrúh cataractae, 13, 15. Ealle heofones þeótan wǽron mid wætere gefylde, Wulfst. 206, 17.

wringan

(v.)
Grammar
wringan, p. wrang, pl. wrungon; pp. wrungen

To wringto twistto squeeze out

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To wring, to twist Teóh him ða loccas, and wringe ða eáran, and ðone wangbeard twiccige, Lchdm. ii. 196, 13. to squeeze out moisture from something Ic nam ða wínberian and wrang on ðæt fæt tuli uvas et expressi in calicem, Gen. 40, 11.

Linked entry: a-wringan

ele-fæt

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Áfyll ðín elefæt ( imple cornu tuum oleo, 1 Sam. 16, 1), Hml. Th. ii. 64, 6. Hé hét áwurpan út þæt glæsene fæt mid ele mid ealle . . . hét eft áhebban þæt elefæt, 178, 31. Oelefæt full smirinise alabastrum ungenti, Lk. L. 7, 37. Add

leásung

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Add: lying; a lie Þý lǽs on mé mæge ídel spellung oþþe scondlic leásung beón gestǽled ne aut fabulae aut turpi mendacio dignus efficiar Nar. 2, 21.

orpung

(n.)
Grammar
orpung, e; f.

breathing, breatha breathing-hole (? cf. preceding passage), a pore

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Of orþunga gástes graman ðínes ab inspiratione spiritus irae tuae, Ps. Spl. 17, 18. Nán mann ne nýten næfþ náne orþuage búton þurh ða lyfte, Lchdm. iii. 272, 22. Óþ ða nýhstan orþuncge until his latest breath, L. Ælf. E. 4; Th. ii. 392, 10.

clufe

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
clufe, Clufe ? f. pl. in e; clufeht, clufiht; adj.

An ear of corna clove of garlicA clove the bulbtuber of a plantspicaBulbedbulbosus

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An ear of corn, a clove of garlic; A clove, the bulb or tuber of a plant;spica, Som. Ben. Lye.Glos. of Lchdm. ii. Twá clufe two cloves, L. M. 3, 41; Lchdm. ii. 336, 3. Garleaces iii clufe three cloves of garlic, 3, 62; Lchdm. ii. 350, 8.

fót-welm

(n.)
Grammar
fót-welm, -wylm, es; m: fót-wolma, an; m.

The sole of the footpĕdis planta

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Ðæt ðú næbbe nán þing háles fram ðám fótwolmum óþ ðone hneccan sanāri non possis a planta pĕdis usque ad vertĭcem tuum, Deut. 28, 35

ful-gán

(v.)
Grammar
ful-gán, full-gán; he -gǽþ; p. -eóde, pl. -eódon; pp. -gán; with the dat.

To fulfilperformcarry outfollowaccomplishadimplēreperfĭcĕreperăgĕreobsĕquipatrāre

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Se ne hwyrfþ his mód æfter ídlum geþohtum, and him mid weorcum [ne] fulgǽþ he turns not his mind after vain thoughts, and does [not] carry them out with works, Ps. Th. 23, 4.

Linked entries: ful-gegán full-gán

HÝR

(n.)
Grammar
HÝR, e; f.

HIREinterest

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Pecuniam tuam non dabis ad usuram, Lev. 25, 27, 37. Tó híre ad usuram, Deut. 23, 19. Hwí ne sealdest ðú mín feoh tó hýre quare non dedisti pecuniam meam ad mensam, Lk. Skt. 19, 23. Ðe hyra feoh lǽnaþ tó hýre qui pecuniam suam mutuam dant fænore, L.

Linked entries: hýre hír

ge-ríman

(v.)
Grammar
ge-ríman, to -rímenne; p. de; pp. ed [ríman to number]

To number, reckonnumĕrāre

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Ðonne mæg he eác swilce geríman ðínne ofspring sēmen quŏque tuum numĕrāre pŏtest, Gen. 13, 16: Ps. Th. 104, 30. To gerímenne to reckon, Ors. 2, 5; Bos. 46, 39.

ge-niht

(n.)
Grammar
ge-niht, -nyht, es; n: e; f.

Abundance, fulness, sufficiencyabundantia, ūbertascopia, abundantia

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Hý beóþ oferdrencte on ðære genihte ðínes húses inebriābuntur ab ūbertāte dŏmus tuæ, Ps. Th. 35, 8. To genihte in abundantia, Ps. Th. 77, 25, 27: 84, 6: Menol. Fox 364; Men. 183.

Linked entry: ge-nyht

and-lóman

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Hé sceal fela tóla tó túne tilian and fela andlómena tó húsan habban, Angl. ix. 262, 27. Andlamena, 264, 8. Andlumena, Cht. Th. 538, 36. Sylle him man tól tó his weorce and andlaman tó his húse, Ll. Th. i. 434, 26

lippa

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I. either of the two fleshy structures which form the edges of the mouth: — Hunigswéte reádum andþraciaþ lippan smǽrum mellea (tune) roseis herescunt labia labris, An.

ge-stælan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-stælan, p. de; pp. ed

To set upput uponimputeaccusestatuereimponere inimputarearguereaccusare

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Ðý læs on me mǽge ídel spellung oððe scondlíc leágung beón gestæled ne aut fabulæ aut turpi mendacio dignus efficiar, Nar. 2, 21

tó-geótan

(v.)
Grammar
tó-geótan, p. -geát, pl. -gulon; pp. -goten.

to diffusespreadto pour away,to exhaust

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Tógoten is geofu in weolerum ðínum diffusa est gratia in labiis tuis. Ps. Surt. 44, 3.

Linked entry: tó-gotenness

ildu

(n.)
Grammar
ildu, indecl. f.

an ageævumageætasagesenectus

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Ða yldu wendan tó lífe to turn old age to life, Exon. 58 b ; Th. 210, 23; Ph. 190. Míne yldo beóþ ǽghwǽr genihtsum senectus mea in misericordia uberi, Ps. Th. 91, 9

Linked entries: ældu eldo ilda ildo

gildan

(v.)
Grammar
gildan, geldan, gieldan, gyldan, ic gilde, gielde, gylde, ðú giltst, gieltst, gyltst, gilst, he gildeþ, gilt, gielt, gylt, pl. gildaþ; p. geald, pl. guldon; pp. golden; v.

To yieldpayrestorerequitegiverendermake an offering serveworshipredderesolveretribuereretribuererependererestituereservicecolere

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Gild ðínum esne góde dǽde retribue servo tuo, Ps. Th. 118, 17. Heaðo-rǽsas geald mearum and mádmum requited war-attacks with horses and treasures, Beo. Th. 2099; B. 1047.

geond

(prep.)
Grammar
geond, giond; prep. acc.

Through, throughout, over, as far as, among, in, after, beyondper, trans, inter, post, ultraκατά

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Ðá eóde geond Hiericho tum perambulabat Jericho, Lk. Bos. 19, 1. Beóþ mycele eorþan styrunga geond stówa terræ motus magni erunt per loca, 21, 11. Geond eorþan throughout the earth, Beo.Th. 538; B. 266: Cd. 227; Th. 305, 10; Sat. 644.