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drohtaþ

(n.)
Grammar
drohtaþ, drohtoþ,es ; m. [dreógan to do, suffer, pass life, live]

Conversation, manner or way of life, condition, conduct, society ⬩ condĭtio vitæ, stătio, conversātio

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Conversation, manner or way of life, condition, conduct, society; condĭtio vitæ, stătio, conversātio Is se drohtaþ strang ðam ðe lagoláde cunnaþ severe is the way of life for him who trieth a sea-journey, Andr. Kmbl. 626; An. 313: 2770; An. 1387: Exon

Linked entry: droht

dyrn-licgan

(v.; adj.; part.)
Grammar
dyrn-licgan, part. -licgende, -licgynde [dyrne secret, licgan to lie]

To lie secretly, to fornicate ⬩ fornicāri

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To lie secretly, to fornicate; fornicāri Dyrnlicgynde fornicāti sunt, Ps. Spl. C. 105, 36

Linked entry: dirn-licgan

blin

(n.)
Grammar
blin, blinn, e; f. [ = be-lin; v. linnan to cease]

A ceasing, rest, intermission ⬩ cessatio, intermissio

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A ceasing, rest, intermission; cessatio, intermissio Bútan blinne without ceasing; sine intermissione, Bd. 5, 12; S. 628, 20: Elen. Kmbl. 1648; El. 826

Linked entry: blinnende

leóht

(adj.)
Grammar
leóht, léht, líht [from comparison with other dialects the proper spelling would seem to be líht, but leóht (or leoht?), in West-Saxon at least, is the regular form]; adj.

Light ⬩ inconsiderable ⬩ quick ⬩ ready ⬩ nimble ⬩ fickle ⬩ easy

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Light, not heavy, inconsiderable; not slow, quick, ready, nimble, fickle, easy Mín byrðyn ys leóht (Lind. léht; Rush. líht) onus meum leve est, Mt. Kmbl. 11, 30. Leóht and leoþuwác nimble and supple, Exon. 79 b; Th. 298, 12; Crä. 84. Hé is snel and swift

á-dreógendlic

(adj.)

agendus, gerendus

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glosses agendus, gerendus Seó átreógenlice agenda, R. Ben. I. 37, 12. Lífes ádreógen(d)lices vite gerende, Hy. S. 103, 3

lynd

(n.)
Grammar
lynd, e; f.

Grease ⬩ fat ⬩ fatness

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Grease, fat, fatness Lind arvina, Wrt. Voc. 65, 14. Lynde [a]rvina, 284, 6. Hé hí fédde mid fætre lynde hwǽte cibavit eos ex adipe frumenti, Ps. Th. 80, 15: 147, 3

hellwendlic

(adj.)
Grammar
hellwendlic, adj.

Infernal

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Infernal, of the lower regions, Þǽm helwen(d)lican lethea, Wrt. Voc. ii. 53, 20

Linked entry: helwenlic

bí-libban

(v.)
Grammar
bí-libban, p. -lifde; pp. -lifed, -lifd [bí 1. by, upon, libban to live]

To live by or upon, to be sustained or supported ⬩ vesci, sustentari

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To live by or upon, to be sustained or supported; vesci, sustentari Sciððium wearþ emleóf, ðæt hý gesáwon mannes blód agoten, swá him wæs ðara nýtena meolc, ðe by mǽst bílibbaþ it was as agreeable to the Scythians to see [lit. that they saw] man's blood

for-leógan

(v.)
Grammar
for-leógan, p. -leág, pl. -lugon; pp. -logen [leógan to lie]

To lie greatly ⬩ belie ⬩ valde mentīri ⬩ ementīri

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To lie greatly, belie; valde mentīri, ementīri Hí mid leásum gewitum forleógan woldon they would lie with false witnesses, Homl. Th. ii. 248, 16. Leáse gewitan hine forlugon false witnesses belied him, Homl. Th. i. 44, 28. Mænige synd forsworene and

Linked entry: for-logen

cyninges wyrt

(n.)
Grammar
cyninges wyrt, e; f. The herb marjoram; sampsuchum = σάμψυχον , origanum majorana, Lin
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Cyninges wyrt sampsuchum, Mone A. 529

cymen

(n.)
Grammar
cymen, es; m. n. The herb cummin; cŭmīnum = κύμινον , cŭmīnum, cyminum, Lin
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Ge tiógoðiaþ eówre mintan and eówerne dile and eówerne cymen [MS. kymen] ye tithe your mint and your dill and your cummin, Past. 57; Hat. MS. Dó ðæt cymen on.eced put the cummin into vinegar, L. M. 2, 44; Lchdm. ii. 256, 6. Cymen cymīnum, Ælfc. Gl. 44

Linked entry: cumin

óþ-þringan

(v.)
Grammar
óþ-þringan, to force away from one (oftenest in phrases líf, feorh, etc., óþþringan
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to take a person's life) Ðá geleornedon his byrelas hú hié him mehten ðæt líf óþþringan, and him gesealdon átor drincan, Ors. 3, 9 ; Swt. 136, 15. Se ðe mid gáres orde óðrum aldor óþþringeþ, Cd. Th. 92, 3; Gen. 1523 : Exon. Th. 330, 11; Vy. 49. Ecghete

weorþe

(adj.; adv.)
Grammar
weorþe, subst. or adj.: weorþe; adv., weorþe-líce. v. weorþ; subst. or adj.
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un-weorþe, weorþ-líce

ge-limplíce

(adv.)
Grammar
ge-limplíce, comp. -lícor; adv.

Fitly ⬩ seasonably ⬩ opportunely ⬩ opportúne

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Fitly, seasonably, opportunely; opportúne Ðæt hí oncnáwen hú gelimplíce úre God ða ánwaldas and ða rícu sette that they might know how seasonably our God settle the empires and the kingdoms, Ors. 2, 1; Bos. 40, 7. Gelimplíce he us lǽrde hú we us gebiddan

Linked entry: limplíce

ge-risenlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
ge-risenlíce, comp. -lícor; adv.

Becomingly, fitly ⬩ apte

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Becomingly, fitly; apte Seó wæs gerisenlíce gehlidad mid gelíce stáne opercŏlo sĭmĭlis lăpĭdis aptissĭme tectum, Bd. 4, 19; S. 588, 32: 3, 17; S. 544, 4, col. 1. Gerisenlícor aptius, 2, 13; S. 517, 2: 3, 29; S. 561, 29

Linked entry: -risenlíce

ge-lustfullíce

(adv.)
Grammar
ge-lustfullíce, comp. -lícor; adv.

Willingly, earnestly, studiously ⬩ stŭdiōse

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Willingly, earnestly, studiously; stŭdiōse Nǽnig ðínra þegna neódlícor [MS. -lucor] ne gelustfullícor hine sylfne underþeódde to úra goda bigange ðonne ic nullus tuōrum stŭdiōsius quam ĕgo cultŭræ deōrum nostrōrum se subdĭdit, Bd. 2, 13; S. 516, 5

for-lidennes

Grammar
for-lidennes, (-liþ-).
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Forliþennysse naufragio, An. Ox. 629. ꝥ ic forlidennesse gefare, Ap. Th. 12, 10. Forlidenesse ic þolie, Coll. M. 27, 1. Forlyðenisse, An. Ox. 56, 342. Add

cymed

(n.)
Grammar
cymed, es; n. The plant wall-germander; forte chamædrys = χαμαίδρυς , teucrium chamædrys, Lin
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Genim cymed take germander, L. M. 1, 16; Lchdm. ii. 58, 20: 1, 15; Lchdm. ii. 58, 16. Nim cymed take germander, 1, 39; Lchdm. ii. 102, 20

líhtan

(v.)
Grammar
líhtan, p. te.

to alleviate ⬩ relieve ⬩ assuage ⬩ to light ⬩ alight

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to make light or easy, to alleviate, relieve, assuage Líht ðæt ðone swencendan magan that relieves the labouring stomach, L. M. 2, 7; Lchdm. ii. 186, 20: 2, 44; Lchdm. ii. 256, 13, Gif ðǽr hwylc wíteþeówman sý bútan ðyson hió gelýfþ tó hyre bearnon ðæt

lyge

(n.)
Grammar
lyge, es; m.

A lie ⬩ lig ⬩ falsehood

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A lie, lig [provincial], falsehood Ic eów tó sóþe secgan wille and ðæs in lífe lyge ne wyrþeþ in truth I will tell you, and never shall it prove false, Elen. Kmbl. 1147; El. 575. Sóþfæstnysse feóung and seó lufu liges and leásunge odium veritatis amorque

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