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hǽþ

(n.)
Grammar
hǽþ, a heath, hǽþ a plant. Take these together, for ' e ; f. ' substitute es; n.
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. ¶ the word is found in many compounds, as the first part of words denoting localities, hǽþ-beorh, -burh, dún, -feld, -gára, -hricg, -leáh, -slæd, v. C. D. vi. 293, 294. as part of proper names, v. Txts. 595

hwónlíce

(adv.)
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Add: for a little while Mín sylfes gást wæs hwónlíce ormód worden defecit paulisper spiritus meus Ps. Th. 76, 4. slightly, little. with adjectives Hwónlíce gelýfede menn men slightly endowed with belief Hml. Th. i. 566, 28.

be

Grammar
be, <b>. A. 11 b.</b>
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Th. ii. 306, 29. (15) add :-- Gif hé ne geswice be þám si neque sic correxerit, Chrd. 41, 36. (18) add :-- Hé be heora gange hí gecneów, Hml.

Linked entry: bi-wrítan

tó-sceád

(n.)
Grammar
tó-sceád, es; n.

a separating,distinguishing,distinctionthe faculty of distinguishing objects presented to the minddiscriminationdiscerningdifference,diversity

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Mid ðæs micelum dómes tósceáde cum magna examinis discussione, Anglia xiii. 375, 141. the faculty of distinguishing objects presented to the mind, discrimination, discerning Se Hálga Gást sylþ his gife ðám ðe hé wile.

CEÁP

(n.)
Grammar
CEÁP, es; m.

cattlepecusSaleable commodities, price, sale, bargain, business, marketpretium, negotium, pactio,venditio, forum

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Ic gange to ceápe I go to market; veneo, Ælfc. Gr. 32; Som. 36, 23

Linked entry: cép

CULFRE

(n.)
Grammar
CULFRE, culufre , culefre , an;f: culfer , e ; f.

A dove CULVER pigeon columba

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A dove CULVER pigeon ; columba Se hálega Gást astáh swá án culfre descendit Spiritus sanctus sicut columba, Lk. Bos. 3, 22: Wrt. Voc. 77, 20: 280, 31. Wæs culufre of cófan sended a dove was sent from the ark, Cd. 72 ; Th. 88, 12; Gen. 1464 .

Linked entry: culufre

hwilc-hwega

(pronoun.)
Grammar
hwilc-hwega, -hwugu, -hugu [in the Northern Gospels the whole form is declined, elsewhere only hwilc]; pron.

Someanysome one

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Hwelce-hwugu gerisenlíce leáfe dyde he gave some suitable leave, Past. 51, 4; Swt. 397, 25, Heó geþingode tó gode sumre hǽðenre fǽmnan gǽste hwylce-hwegu ræste in ðære écan worulde, Shrn. 133, 16. Ðe hwilce-hwega gefélnesse hæbbe, L.

langoþ

(n.)
Grammar
langoþ, es; m.

Longingdesirediscontent

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Forlét longeþas lǽnra dreáma he gave up desires for transitory delights, Th. 122, 5; Gú. 301

Linked entry: langaþ

leáf-ness

Grammar
leáf-ness, léf-, lýf-ness; e; f.

Leavepermissionlicence

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Lýfnesse sealde ðæt ... gave leave to..., 1, 25; S. 487, 20. Him lýfnesse sealde tó farene, 4, 1; S. 564, 34. Heó freó léfnesse sealdon, 2, 5; S. 507, 10. Forgeaf him lýfnesse, 4, 22; S. 592, 9

Linked entries: léf-ness lýf-ness

rǽs

(n.)
Grammar
rǽs, es; m.
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Hé hét hwílon ða hundas ætstandan ðe urnon on ðam rǽse deórum getenge he sometimes ordered the dogs to stop that were running at full speed close upon the game, Homl. Th. ii. 514, 25. an onset, attack Beadumægnes rǽs, Cd. Th. 198, 28; Exod. 329.

Linked entry: rǽs-bora

ge-wiht

(n.)
Grammar
ge-wiht, -wyht, -wihte, es; n.

Weightpondus

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Gange án gemet and án gewihte let one measure and one weight pass, L. Edg. ii. 8; Th. i. 270, 2. Nú hæbbe we hit bioht ongén be ðam ylcan gewihte quam nunc eodem pondĕre reportāvĭmus, Gen. 43, 21: 23, 16: Lev. 26, 26. False gewihta false weights, L.

Linked entries: ge-wyht wiht

stíþ-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
stíþ-líc, adj.
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Sió æcs wient of ðæm hielfe ðonne of ðaere ðreátunga gáþ tó stíðlíco word ferrum de manubrio prosilit, cum de correptione sermo durior excedit, Past. 21, 7 ; Swt. 167, 10. Sege ús for hwí ðú ús ðus stíþlíce word tó sprece, H.

swífan

(v.)
Grammar
swífan, p. swáf, pl. swifon; pp. swifen.
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Mqnnum þyncþ ðæt sió sunne on mere gange, under sǽ swífe, ðonne hió on setl glídeþ, 39. Sceal on ánum fét searo-ceáp (a ship) swífan, swíþe féran, faran ofer feldas, Exon. Th. 415, 6; Rä. 33, 7.

Linked entry: a-swífan

wice

(n.)
Grammar
wice, (and wic?), es; m.
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Tó ðam wic . . . of ðam wice tó ðære hapuldre . . . of ðam alre tó ðám twám wycan standaþ on geréwe eal swá ðæt gemére gǽð; swá up tó ðam wice stynt beneoðan bælles wæge; of ðam wice . . . á be hege tó ealdan wycan tó ðam wealle, Cod. Dip.

Linked entry: wic

same

(adv.)
Grammar
same, (always in combination with swá); adv.

Similarly, in the same way

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Ðeós wyrt is swýðe scearpnumul wunda tó gehǽlenne, swá ðæt ða wunda hrædlíce tógædere gáþ; and eác swá some hió gedéþ ðæt flǽsc tógædere clifaþ. Lchdm. i. 134, 12: Elen. Kmbl. 2553; El. 1278 .

tó-weard

(prep.)
Grammar
tó-weard, prep.

Towardin the direction of

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Ða ðe gáþ on ryhtne weg tóweard ðæs hefonríces, Past. 9; Swt. 59, 19. Hé wæs hym syððan tóweard hys scypes farende, Homl.

trahtnian

(v.)
Grammar
trahtnian, p. ode.

To expoundexplainto give as explanation of (be) somethingto treat of

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The Lord himself gave as explanation of this, that they are those that hear God's word, but are occupied with their wealth, Homl.

ufan

(adv.)
Grammar
ufan, adv.

from abovedownaboveat the top

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Æscholt utan gǽg, Beo. Th. 665; B. 330. Hæfdon hí Dryhtnes leóht ufan ( above, in heaven ) forléten, Cd. Th. 269, 7; Sat. 69. Hér is fýr micel ufan and neoðone, 24, 9; Gen. 375.

Linked entries: ufan ufon on-ufan

ge-grípan

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Ne bið gegripen non rapitur, 71. to take, catch game Wildeór gegrípan, Hml. S. 23 b, 735

wǽd

(n.)
Grammar
wǽd, e; f.: wǽde, es; n.

a weedan article of dressa garmentclothingdress

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Ðæt gád ne wǽre wiste ne wǽde, Cd. Th. 222, 11; Dan. 103. Ðæt gebyreþ tó wǽde and tó wiste ðám ðe Gode þeówian, L. Eth. vi. 51; Th. i. 328, 7. Heó wæsceþ his warig hrægl and him syleþ wǽde níwe, Exon. Th. 339, 25; Gn.