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merigen

(n.)
Grammar
merigen, merien, mergen, es; m.

morningthe morning of the next daymorrow

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Merien mane, Wrt. Voc. i. 76, 53. On mergenne mane, Ps. Spl. 91, 2: Ps. Th. 54, 17: 89, 16: Beo. Th. 1134; B. 565. In merne mane, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 20, 1: 21, 18. Tó merne, 16, 3. On ðam dæge worhte God merigen and ǽfen, Homl. Th. i. 100, 5.

Linked entries: mergen merne

cifes-gemána

(n.)
Grammar
cifes-gemána, an; m.

Fornication concubinatus

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Fornication; concubinatus We lǽraþ, ðæt man geswíce cifesgemánan [MS. cifesgemanna] docemus, ut cessent concubinatus, L. Edg. C. 21; Wilk. 84, 1

for-scæncednys

(n.)
Grammar
for-scæncednys, -nyss, e; f. [for-, screncednes supplantātio]

A supplantingdeceitsupplantātiofraus

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A supplanting, deceit; supplantātio, fraus Man miclode ofor me hleóhræscnesse oððe forscæncednysse hŏmo magnĭfĭcāvit sŭper me supplanlātiōnem, Ps. Lamb. 40, 10

un-hirwan

(v.)

to speak very ill ofcalumniate

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.), Ne ǽnig man óþerne bæftan ne tǽle ne hyrwe (unhyrwe, Wulfst. 70, 15

Linked entry: hirwan

worms-gemang

(n.)
Grammar
worms-gemang, (?), es; n.

A mixture

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A mixture in which there is corrupt matter Wið ðæt man blód and worsmgemang (worsm gemang ?) hrǽce. Lchdm. i. 250, 7

croc

(n.)
Grammar
croc, crocc, es; m.
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A pot Man sceal habban . . . pannan, crocca, Angl. ix. 264, 10

ofer-hlúde

(adv.)
Grammar
ofer-hlúde, adv.
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Over-loudly Ne sceal man sealmas ofstlíce singan, ne oferhlúde psalmi non cursim, ane in excelsis uocibus recitentur, Chrd. 57, 13

Linked entry: hlúde

slúmere

(n.)
Grammar
slúmere, es; m.
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A sleeper Þá gedwyldmen man hǽt on Grécisc Nictates, and wé on úre geþeóde slúmeras hí magon nemnan, Chrc. 26, 2

ban-weorc

(n.)
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action which causes death, manslaughter Seó unlagu ꝥ man móste banweorc on unsacne secgan, Ll. Lbmn. 244, 34. Cf. morþ-weorc

ælmes-bæþ

(n.)
Grammar
ælmes-bæþ, es; n.

Washing of the poor done as an act of charity

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Washing of the poor done as an act of charity Sceóte man ælmessan . . . hwílum ælmesbæð, hwílum þearfena fótþweál, Wlfst. 171, 2

or-þanc

(n.)
Grammar
or-þanc, es; m.

[or without] Thoughtlessness, want of thought

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[or without] Thoughtlessness, want of thought Nǽnig man scile oft orþances (heedlessly) át ábrédan wǽpnes ecgge, Salm. Kmbl. 329 ; Sal. 164

ǽnig

(n.; adj.; pronoun.)
Grammar
ǽnig, ǽneg, áni; adj. [ǽn = án one, -ig adj. termination; ánig, g = y, Eng. any]

ANYany oneullusquisquamaliquis

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ANY, any one; ullus, quisquam, aliquis Ðæt ǽnig man ǽnig fæt þurh ðæt templ bǽre that any man should bear any vessel through the temple, Mk. Bos. 11, 16. Mæg ǽnig þing gódes beón of Nazareth a Nazareth potest aliquid boni esse? Jn. Bos. I, 46.

sand

Grammar
sand, sending.
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Gif man fisc hæbbe oððe wyrta, sylle man him tó þriddan sande, Chrd. 15, 4, 9. Twá sanda duo pulmentaria, R. Ben. I. 70, 15. Sanda ferculorum, i. diliciarum, An. Ox. 1631.

rignan

Grammar
rignan, <b>I a.</b> add: (a α)
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Þí geáre manig seah meoloc rínan of heofonum, Shrn. 30, 10

a-brecan

(v.)
Grammar
a-brecan, ic -brece, ðu -bricst, he -bricþ; p. -bræc, pl. -brǽcon; pp. -brocen

To breakvanquishto take by stormto assaultdestroyfrangereeffringereexpugnare

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Hú ǽnig man mihte swylce burh abrecan how any man could take such a town, Ors. 2, 4; Bos. 44, 16

Linked entries: a-bræc a-brocen

land-sittende

(adj.)
Grammar
land-sittende, adj.

Occupying land

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Occupying land Hé létt gewrítan hú mycel ǽlc man hæfde ðe landsittende wæs innan Englalande on lande oððe on orfe and hú mycel feós hit wǽre wurþ he [William I.] caused to be written how much every man that was in the occupation of land in England, had

God-fyrht

(adj.)
Grammar
God-fyrht, -ferht, -friht; adj.
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Ðá ongan Andreas grétan godfyrhtne then began Andrew to greet the godfearing man, Andr. Kmbl. 2043; An. 1024: 3030; An. 1518. Godferhte, Ps. C. 14; Grn. ii. 277, 14

gedwol-godas

(n.)
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Lác tó weorðunge þissum gedwolgode ( Mars ), 106, 30, On hǽþenum þeódum ne dear man forhealdan lytel ne mycel þæs þe gelagod is tó gedwolgoda weorðunge . . . ne dear man gewanian . . . ǽnig þǽra þinga þe gedwolgodan gebróht bið, 157, 12, 7

nyttian

(v.)
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Næfð nán man tó þæs unhále æágan þæt hé ne mage lybban be þáre sunnan, and hire (printed hine) nyttian gyf hé énygwiht geseón mæg, 43, 25.

hring-fáh

(adj.)
Grammar
hring-fáh, adj.
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Of many colours, diversified with circular spots of colour [?] Hringfégh oculata, vel polimita Ælfc. Gl. 29; Som. 61, 29; Wrt. Voc. 26, 28. Hét wircean him hringfáge tunecan fecit ei tunicam polymitam, Gen. 37, 3

Linked entry: hring-wíse