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Eáster-tíd

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Ðám mannum ðe ic nú on Eástertídum feoh sealde, C. D. ii. 115, 21

hǽlþ

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Hé sumne blindne man gehǽlde . . . and manega gelýfdon þurh ðæs mannes hǽlðe, 34. spiritual On hálwendlican þínum ł hǽlðe in salutare tuum, Ps. L. 118, 81

mǽþ

Grammar
mǽþ, <b>. I.</b>
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Add Swá þæs gyltes mǽð beó secundum modum culpę, Chrd. 62, l. add Nis nánes mannes mǽð ꝥ cunne ásæcgan eal ꝥ gód þe God hæfð gegearwod þám þe hine lufiað, Angl. xii. 514, 29. Se man hæfð gold, þæt is gód be his mǽde, Hml. Th. i. 254, 19.

on-cirran

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on-cirran, <b>A. I a.</b>
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D. i. 235, 1. add: to turn with the mind Ðá oncierde him seó gehygd tó deófolgylde, Shrn. 92, 14. to change Sume men secgað ꝥ þǽr oncyrre mannes líchama ꝥ hé ne mæge mid his wífe gerestan, Lch. i. 364, 2

cóðu

(n.)
Grammar
cóðu, e; f; cóðe, an; f; cóða, an; m.

A diseasesicknesspestilence morbus

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Swylc cóðe com on mannum ... ðæt mænige swulton such a disease came on men ... that many died Chr. 1087; Th. 353, 37. Seó miccle cóða the great disease, leprosy; elephantinus morbus, Homl. Th. ii. 480, 10.

Elene

(n.)
Grammar
Elene, an; f.

Helena Helĕna = Ἑλένη

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His [Constantínes] módor wæs cristen, Elená geháten, swíðe gelýfed mann, and þearle eáwfæst his [Constantine's] mother was a christian, called Helena, a very faithful person, and very pious, Homl. Th. ii. 306, 3. See Ors. Bos.

heáwan

(v.)

to hackgashto hewto cut off

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Ðeáh þe láðra fela ðínne byrnhomon billum heówan, Vald. 1, 17. to shape with a cutting implement, Bd. 4, 11; Sch. 407, 21 (in Dict.). to hew, fell wood Hí slógon þá crístenan . . . swá swá mann wudu hýwð, Hml.

smedema

(n.)
Grammar
smedema, smeodema, smidema, smedma, an; m.

Fine flour, meal

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Bere is swíðe earfoþe tó gearcigenne, and ðeáhhwæðere fét ðone mann, ðonne hé gearo biþ. Swá wæs seó ealde ǽ swíðe earfoþe tó understandenne, ac ðeáhhwæðere ðonne wé cumaþ tó ðam smedman, ðæt is tó ðære getácnunge, ðonne gereordaþ heó fire mód Homl.

Linked entries: smeodoma smidema

staþol-fæst

(adj.)
Grammar
staþol-fæst, adj.
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Kmbl. 478; Sal. 239. 70 manna of folces ealdrum ðe ðú wite ðæt sín staðulfæste and láreówas, Num. 11, 16. Onginnaþ esnlíce and beóþ staðulfæste viriliter agite et confortamini, Deut. 31, 6

þeód-scipe

(n.)
Grammar
þeód-scipe, es; m.
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Fela mǽrra manna of manegan þeódscipan, Chr. 1049; Erl. 172, 24. Æfter sumum þeódscipum byþ ðes saltus on .xv. kl. Decembris, Anglia viii. 309, 18. Cf. folc-, leód-scipe

Linked entry: leód-scipe

un-ásecgendlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
un-ásecgendlíc, adj.

beyond the powers of language to describeunspeakableindescribableineffablenot proper to tellnot to be told

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Wundriende ðære unásecgendlícan gesǽlignesse ðæra manna, ðe him God forgifþ ealle heora scylda, Ps. Th. 31, arg. Æfter his unásecgendlícum foreþonce, Bt. 39, 5; Fox 220, 2. Unásæcendlícum inenarrabili, Rtl. 38, 5. Unásecggendlícum, Blickl.

wraþu

(n.; adv.)
Grammar
wraþu, e; f.

A propstaysupportsupportassistance

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Wyrta ðú geworhtest tó wraðe manna producens herbam servituti hominum, 103, 13. Se mé wraþe healdeþ, Exon. Th. 117, 7; Gú. 220. Ðǽr hí wraðe métaþ, 215, 3; Ph. 247. Ðæt hý wraþe sécen, frófre tó feóndum, 362, 12; Wal. 35. Ðǽr dú wraðe findest, Elen.

folc-lic

publicnationalcommongeneralpublicplebeiancommoncommonpopulous

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Hé næs begangende ídele spellunge folclicra (-ric-, MS. ) manna, Guth. 12, 17. having many people, populous Folclicere populosae (civitaiis), An. Ox. 4887. Betwyx twám folclicum inter duo populosa (praedia), 3789

geótan

(v.)
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Hí gártorn geótað gífrum deófle, Sal. 145. to pour away, squander Þæt hé ne ágǽle gǽstes þearfe, ne on gylp geóte, Cri. 818. to found, cast, make with molten metal Wurdon tóbrocene þǽra hǽþenra goda anlícnyssa þurh þǽra manna handa þe hí macodon and

hentan

to seizetaketo arrestto capturestriketo try to get

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Se cásere beád þ man swíðe georne sceolde cépan crístenra manna, and gehwá þǽr hé mihte heora be feore hente Hml. S. 23, 49. to capture an animal Þá woldon þá hǽþenan he[n]tan þǽre leó, ac heó gelælite ǽfre ǽnne and æune, Hml.

norþ

(adv.)
Grammar
norþ, adv.
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Fela hund manna hí námon, and lǽddon norð mid heom, 1064; P. 192, 9. Hit is án hund and syfan and fíftig mila lang súð and norð, Ors. 1, 1; S. 28, 8.

be-feolan

(v.)
Grammar
be-feolan, l. be-feólan, dele first passage, and add: p. -fealh, -feall, -feal, pl. ful(g)on.

to buryto bearbe pleased withto apply oneself earnestly to somethingto be urgent with a personto press to persistpersevere with something to persist incontinue

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Sé þe woruldlicra manna sprǽce gelómlíce wilnað, þonne ne mæg hé þá engellican sprǽce befeólan, Guth. 52, 23. intrans. to apply oneself earnestly to something (dat.) Hé mid geornfullnysse befealh his gebedum annisu precibus incubuit, Gr.

þearfa

(adj.)
Grammar
þearfa, adj.
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Ná ðæt án ðæt hé wolde mann beón, ac eác swylce hé wolde beón þearfa for ús, Homl. Th. i. 140, 10. Fela sind ðearfan þurh hafenleáste ...

Linked entry: EARM

un-strang

(adj.)
Grammar
un-strang, adj.

Not strongweakfeeble

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Hwæt is se intinga ðæt in þúsend manna ðé ne magon ástyrian, swá unstrang swá ðú eart? Homl. Skt. i. 9, 110. Á sceal man ðam unstrangan men líðelícor déman ðonne ðam strangan, L. C. S. 69; Th. i. 412, 4.

fill

(n.)
Grammar
fill, fiell, es; m.

deathdestruction

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druncena . . . þurh fyllas bewylewud ebriosus . . . per precipitia deuolutus, Scint. 107, 14. figurative Hé gǽð on ðone weg, ac hé nát on hwæt hé gǽð, ac hé wirð suíðe raðe on fielle (citius corruit), Past. 287, 17. fall in battle, death, destruction Manna

Linked entries: fiell fyll