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innung

(n.)
Grammar
innung, e ; f.

A puttinggetting in

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A putting or getting in, what is put or got in Se heofon is betera and fægera ðonne eall his innung búton monnum ánum the heaven is better and fairer than all it includes, except men only, Bt. 32, 2 ; Fox 116, 10.

Linked entry: innian

sehtan

(v.)
Grammar
sehtan, p. te
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To bring about agreement between people, to settle a dispute Cristenum cyninge gebyreþ ðæt hé eall cristen folc sibbie and sehte mid rihtre lage, L. I. P. 2 ; Th. ii. 304, 12 : Wulfst. 266, 17.

ǽsce

(n.)
Grammar
ǽsce, an; f.

Searchinquisitionexaminationinquirytrial of or asking after any matter or thinginterrogatioinvestigatiodisquisitio

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Search, inquisition, examination, inquiry, trial of or asking after any matter or thing; interrogatio, investigatio, disquisitio Hæfdon ealle ða æscean all should have the search, L. Ath. 5; Th. i. 230, 18

wǽdlian

(v.)
Grammar
wǽdlian, <b>. I.</b>
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Sume wilniað geðincðe þyssere worulde, sume gefyllað heora lustas, and hí ealle syððan sorhlíce wǽdliað Hml. Th. ii. 146, 26. Hé gesealde wǽdligendum mannum ( captivis et indigentibus ), Gr. D. 179, 17. Add

ge-brócod

(v.; part.)
Grammar
ge-brócod, -brócad, -bróced, -brócud [or -brocod ?]; part. p. [ge-, brðcod; pp. of brócian to oppress, vex]

Afflictedbroken upinjuredafflictusconfractus

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We ealle on hǽðenum folce gebrócude wǽron we were all afflicted by the heathen folk, Cod. Dipl. 314; A. D. 880-885; Kmbl. ii. 113, 16

snód

(n.)
Grammar
snód, e; f.

A snood, fillet, head-dress

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Ðá geseah heó licgan ðone hring on ðam wege mid snóde mid ealle . . . Ðá wénde heó ðæt se hring tóburste, oððe seó snód tóslupe, ac ðá ðá heó áfunde . . . ða snóde mid eallum cnottum fæste gewriðen . . . Homl. Th. ii. 28, 16-26. Snóda vittarum Hpt.

brǽd

(n.)

flesh

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flesh Þonne (after the burning) brǽd weorþeð eal edníwe eft ácenned inde reformatur qualis fuit ante figura, Ph. 240

tó-seóðan

(v.)
Grammar
tó-seóðan, p. -seáð ; pp. -soden

To boil to pieces

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To boil to pieces Seóð on cetele and wylle óþ ðæt hió sié eal tósoden, Lchdm. ii. 230, 8

ge-swinc

(n.)
Grammar
ge-swinc, -swing, es; n. [swinc labour, trouble]

Labourexerciseinconveniencefatiguetroubleafflictiontribulationtormenttemptationbanishmentlăborexercĭtātioincommŏdumafflictiotrībŭlātiotentātioexsĭlium

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Ðú eall þing birest búton geswince thou bearest all things without labour, Bt. Met. Fox 20, 553; Met. 20, 277: Chr. 1016; Erl. 155, 3. On geswince in exercĭtātiōne, Ps. Spl. 54, 2.

eorþe

the groundsoillandearththe eartha landcountrysoilmoulddust

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and eallum mannum bringð gemǽnne fóster, Past. 335, 9.

Linked entry: eorþ-lic

Centingas

(n.)
Grammar
Centingas, pl. m.

Men of Kent, Kentish menCantiani

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Men of Kent, Kentish men; Cantiani Hí forneáh ealle west Centingas fordydon they ruined nearly all the west Kentish men, Chr. 999; Th. 248, 12, col. 2: 1011; Th. 267, 7, col. 1

eorþ-gesceaft

(n.)
Grammar
eorþ-gesceaft, e; f. [gesceaft a creature]

An earthly creature terrestris creatura

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An earthly creature ; terrestris creatura Men habbaþ [MS. habbæþ] geond middangeard eorþ-gesceafta ealle oferþungen men have all surpassed earthly creatures throughout the middle earth, Bt. Met. Fox 20, 387; Met. 20, 194

un-scoren

(adj.)
Grammar
un-scoren, adj.

Unshornunshaven

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Hí lange tíd eodon ealle unscorene and sídfeaxe, Ap. Th. 6, 12

Linked entry: sceran

fremfullíce

(adv.)
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Add: to profit or advantage Drihten ealle gód him fremfullíce ( to his profit ) tówearde dyde, Lch. iii. 436, 22. Fremfullíce ( only fremfi is left in MS.) effica[citer ], R. Ben. I. 1, 5

hleahtrian

(v.)
Grammar
hleahtrian, p. ode

deride

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To laugh to scorn, deride Ealle geseónde mé hlehtredon ł tǽldun [mé] omnes uidentes me deriserunt me Ps. L. 21, 8. Gif þú mid þan þeáwe tǽlendra mé hleahtrige, Guth. Gr. 101, 23

hnescian

(v.)
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To become soft Wylle ealle ðas rinda on háligwætere oð ðæt hý wel hnexian, Lch. Iii. 14, 6. trans. To make soft Sió hnescað que modlit (sermones suos), Kent. Gl. 25

sprott

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Hé cwæð ꝥ hí ealle ne mihton, ne fisceras ne hé sylf, gefón ǽnne sprot, Hml. S. 31, 1271. Add

ǽfen-dreám

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Se ǽfensang sý geendod mid feówer sealma dreáme . . . ealle ðá óþre sýn tó ðám ǽfendreáme gesungene vespera quattuor psalmorum modulatione canatur . . . reliqui omnes in vespera dicendi sunt, R. Ben. 43, 7-18. Add

tungol

(n.)
Grammar
tungol, (-ul, -el), tungl, es; generally neuter, but pl. tunglas occurs: tungla, an; m.
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On ðam feórðan dæge gesette se Ælmihtiga ealle tungla, Homl. Th. i. 100, 7-9. Saturnus yfmest is eallra tungla, Met. 24, 20. Se móna is ealra tungla nyþemest, Boutr. Scrd. 18, 38. Astronomia, ðæt ys tungla gang, Shrn. 152, 14.

Linked entries: tungel tungl

emn-sár

(n.)
Grammar
emn-sár, es; n.

Equal sorrow or contritionæquālis dŏlor

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Equal sorrow or contrition; æquālis dŏlor Hie ne mágon ealneg ealla on áne tíd emnsáre hreówan they cannot always repent of all at one time with equal sorrow, Past. 53, 3; Hat. MS

Linked entry: sáre