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riht-médrencynn

Grammar
riht-médrencynn, v. médren-cynn,
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and

Linked entry: riht-fæderencynn

EÁST

(n.)
Grammar
EÁST, es; m.

EAST ⬩ ŏriens

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The EAST; ŏriens Óþ Indéas eáste wearde unto the Indies towards the east, Bt. Met. Fox 16, 36; Met. 16, 18. Sió sunne norþ eft and eást otéweþ the sun appears again in the north and east, i. e. in the north-east, 13, 118; Met. 13, 59. Ðæt eálond on Wiht

Linked entries: Eást eásta

leác-tric

Grammar
leác-tric, leáh-tric, es; m.
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A lettuce Leáhtric lactuca, Wrt. Voc. 67, 47: ii. 50, 51. Lactucas ðæt is leáhtric, L. M. 2, 16; Lchdm. ii. 194, 6: 3, 8; Lchdm. ii. 352, 20. Ðá geseah heó ǽnne leáhtric ðá lyste hí ðæs and hine genam and forgeat ðæt heó hine mid Cristes ródetácne gebletsode

Linked entry: cærse

ge-drífan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-drífan, p. -dráf, pl. -drifon; pp. -drifen

To drive ⬩ go adrift ⬩ be driven ⬩ cast away or lost ⬩ agere ⬩ agi ⬩ ventis jactari ⬩ naufragare

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To drive, go adrift, be driven, cast away or lost; agere, agi, ventis jactari, naufragare Ð-eh scyp gedrifen [MS. gedriuen] beó though a ship be driven, L. Eth. ii. 2; Th. i. 286, 1. Rómáne oferhlæstan heora scipa ðæt heora gedráf [gedeaf Laud.] cc and

Linked entry: ge-dráf

ge-helan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-helan, he -heleþ, -hileþ; p. -hæl, pl. -hǽlon; pp. -holen

To conceal ⬩ hide ⬩ cover up ⬩ cēlāre ⬩ occŭlere ⬩ tĕgĕre

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To conceal, hide, cover up; cēlāre, occŭlere, tĕgĕre Se ðe dearnenga bearn gestriéneþ and gehileþ [geheleþ MSS. B. H.] he who secretly begets a child and conceals it, L. In. 27; Th. í. 120, 2. Ic ðé háte ðæt ðú hí gehele and gehealde, óþ-ðæt ic wite

genge

(adj.)
Grammar
genge, adj.

Going, current, prevalent, valid ⬩ usual

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Going, current, prevalent, valid Ðeáh ðe ðæs cyninges béne mid hine swíðode and genge wǽre preces regis illius multum valere apud eum, Bd. 3, 12; S. 537, 19. Ðæt his sóþ fore us genge weorðe that his truth be current before us, Exon. 43 b; Th. 147, 35

un-gereclíce

(adv.)
Grammar
un-gereclíce, adv.

Without order ⬩ tumultuously ⬩ without restraint

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Without order, tumultuously, without restraint Se ðe ungereclíce liofaþ and his gecynd nyle healdan, ne biþ se náuht est enim quod ordinem retinet, servatque naturam; quod vero ab hac deficit, esse etiam derelinquit, Bt. 46, 6; Fox 182, 21. Ic ongite

óht

(n.)
Grammar
óht, e; f.

Fear, terror ⬩ or hostile pursuit, persecution, active enmity

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Fear, terror (? cf. óga and Icel. ðtti fear), or hostile pursuit, persecution, active enmity (? cf. éhtan and O. H. Ger. áhta persecutio, áhtunga persecutio) Wǽron ðá gesóme ða ðe swegl búan wróht wæs ásprungen óht mid englum and orlegníð then were at

þeód-wrecan

(v.)

to avenge thoroughly, ⬩ take great vengeance for

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to avenge thoroughly, take great vengeance for Grendles módor gegán wolde sorhfulue síð, sunu þeódwrecan (Ettmüller would read suna deáð wrecan; but perhaps the force of þeód- here and its composition with a verb may be illustrated by the case of full

ABAL

(n.)
Grammar
ABAL, afol, es; n.

Power of body ⬩ strength ⬩ vigor ⬩ vires ⬩ robur corporis

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Power of body, strength; vigor, vires, robur corporis Ðín abal and cræft thy strength and power, Cd. 25; Th. 32, 9; Gen. 500

Linked entry: afol

æfter-hǽtu

(n.)
Grammar
æfter-hǽtu, e; f. [æfter after, hǽtu heat]

After-heat ⬩ insequens calor

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After-heat; insequens calor Mid ungemetlícum hærfest-wætan and æfterhǽte from heavy harvest-rains and after-heat. Ors. 3, 3; Bos. 55, 23

bán-sele

(n.)
Grammar
bán-sele, es; m.

A bone-house or dwelling ⬩ the body ⬩ ossium aula ⬩ corpus

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A bone-house or dwelling, the body; ossium aula, corpus Gǽst and bánsele soul and body, Exon. 117b; Th. 451, 12; Dóm. 102

Linked entry: sele

cweldeht

(adj.)
Grammar
cweldeht, adj. [cweld = cwyld destruction, -eht = -iht adj. termination, q. v.]

Mortified ⬩ corruptionis plenus

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Mortified; corruptionis plenus Wið wyrmǽtum líce and cweldehtum for a worm-eaten and mortified body, L. M. 1, 54; Lchdm. ii. 126, 4

frum-scyld

(n.)
Grammar
frum-scyld, e; f.

Original sin ⬩ princĭpālis vel căpĭtālis culpa

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Original sin; princĭpālis vel căpĭtālis culpa Frumscylda gehwæs fæder and módor father and mother of every original sin, Salm. Kmbl. 891; Sal. 445

mimorian

(v.)
Grammar
mimorian, p. ode

To keep in the memory ⬩ remember

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To keep in the memory, remember Pater noster and crédan mymerian (mynegian, MS. C.) ða yldran and tǽcan heora gingran, Wulfst. 74, 15

nǽp-sǽd

(n.)
Grammar
nǽp-sǽd, es; n.

Seed of turnip or of rape

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Seed of turnip or of rape Genim senepes sǽdes dǽl and nǽpsǽdes, Lchdm. ii. 24, 15. Nim senepsǽd and nǽpsǽd, iii. 88, 15

gebéldan

(v.)
Grammar
gebéldan, p. de
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Eðiluald hit [the book] úta giðryde and gibélde Ethelwald made it firm on the outside and covered it, Jn. Skt. p. 188, 3

æt-strengan

(v.)
Grammar
æt-strengan, p. de
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To deforce, withhold wrongfully Gif hláford gelómlíce his gafoles myngað, and geneátman áheardað and hit þencð tó ætstrengenne, Ll. Th. i. 270, 21

Linked entry: strengan

bí-leofian

(v.)
Grammar
bí-leofian, p. ode

To support

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To support Féng hé tó medmycclan bigleofan, þæt wæs tó þám berenan hláfe, and þone þigede and his líf bíleofode, Guth. 34, 7

Linked entry: big-leofan

bogen

(n.)
Grammar
bogen, the name of some plant.
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Bogen and redic and hwíte clǽfran, Lch. ii. 64, 3: 134, 17: 322, 21. [In 310, 17 bogenes is corrected to boþenes.] Add