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mægden-cild

(n.)
Grammar
mægden-cild, es; n.

A female child ⬩ girl

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A female child, girl Gif hit hysecild byþ ofsleáþ ðæt gif hit sí mǽdencild healdaþ ðæt si masculus fuerit, interficite eum, si femina reservate, Ex. 1, 16.

æht

(n.)
Grammar
æht, e; f.

Valuation ⬩ estimation ⬩ deliberation ⬩ council ⬩ æstimatio ⬩ deliberatio ⬩ consilium

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Valuation, estimation, deliberation, council; æstimatio, deliberatio, consilium Fira bearn æht besittaþ the sons of men sit in council, Andr. Kmbl. 820; An. 410.

under-hebban

(v.)

accipere ⬩ sustollere ⬩ sublevare

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Ðæt ué sié underhefen sublevari, Rtl. 80, 1

un-arodscipe

(n.)
Grammar
un-arodscipe, es; m.

Inactivity ⬩ spiritlessness

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Inactivity, spiritlessness Oft mon bið suíðe wandigende æt ǽlcum weorce and suíðe lætrǽde, and wénaþ men ðæt hit sié for suármódnesse and for unarodscipe, and bið ðeáh for wísdóme and for wærscipe sæpe agendi tarditas gravitatis consilium putatur, Past

efen-meahtig

(adj.)
Grammar
efen-meahtig, adj.
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Of equal might Ðeáh hé him efnmihtig (emmniehtig, v. l.) sié on his godháde quamvis divinitate esset aequalis, Past. 260, 16. Habban geleáfan on God ælmihtigne. . . . Hé wæs ǽfre efenmihtig, and Hé gyt is, and Hé á swá byð, Wlfst. 16, 7

ge-hlencan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-hlencan, pp. ed
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Gif men sió heáfodpanne beó gehlenced, álege þone man úpweard, dríf . ii. stacan æt þám eaxlum, lege þonne bred þweóres ofer þá fét, sleah bonne þriwa on mid slegebytle; hió gǽþ on riht sóna, Lch. ii. 342, 4 : 302, 29

tinclian

(v.)
Grammar
tinclian, p. ode

To tickle

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To tickle Náht swá onǽlþ and tinclaþ gecyndlima ðænne gemylt mete nihil sic inflammat et titillat membra genitalia quam indigestus cibus, Scint. 52, 5.

swylt-cwalu

(n.)
Grammar
swylt-cwalu, e; f.

Death-pang, death, ⬩ of the death of the body ⬩ of the death of the soul

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Death-pang, death, of the death of the body Ðæs gástes síð æfter swyltcwale, Andr. Kmbl. 311; An. 156. of the death of the soul Gif seó sáwl sceal mid deóflum drohtnoð habban . . . on swyltcwale and in sárum sorgum, Wulfst. 188, 4

sylian

(v.)
Grammar
sylian, p. ede

To sully, soil, pollute, defile ⬩ soiling ⬩ to defile

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Sió sugu hí wille sylian on hire sole æfter ðæm ðe hió áðwægen biþ, Past. 54; Swt. 419, 27

Linked entries: sulian be-sylian selian

ge-seón

(v.)
Grammar
ge-seón, -sión, ic -seó, ðú -sihst, he -syhþ; p. -seah, ðú -sáwe, pl. -sáwon, -ségon; imp. -syh, -seoh; subj. pres. ic -sáwe; pp. -sawen

To see ⬩ videre, conspicere

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Ic mæg geseón hwǽr he sylf siteþ I can see where he himself sits, Cd. 32; Th. 41, 34; Gen. 666

Linked entry: ge-sión

mǽg-rǽs

(n.)
Grammar
mǽg-rǽs, es; m.

An attack by men upon their kinsmen

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An attack by men upon their kinsmen Wearþ ðes þeódscype swýðe forsyngod þurh morðdǽda and þurh mándǽda . . þurh mǽgrǽsas and þurh manslihtas this nation is sunk in sin through deeds fell and foul . . through attacks of kinsmen upon kinsmen and through

nǽting

(n.)
Grammar
nǽting, e; f.

Blaming ⬩ upbraiding

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Blaming, upbraiding Ac hú wéne wé hú micel scyld ðæt síe ðæt monn áþreóte ðære nǽtinge yfelra monna and nime sume sibbe wið ða wierrestan pensandum ergo est, quando ab increpatione quiescitur, quanta culpa cum pessimis pax tenetur, Past. 46, 6; Swt.

weorold-wilnung

(n.)
Grammar
weorold-wilnung, e; f.
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Worldly desire Ðæt líf ðæra gesinhíwena, ðeáh hit ful wundorlíc ne sié on mægenum weoruldwilnungum tó wiðstondanne, hit mæg ðeáh bión orsorglíc ǽlcra wíta, Past. 51 ; Swt. 399, 21.

ge-sundlic

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-sundlic, adj.
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healthy Gesceáwa ǽlce dæge ꝥ þín útgong and micge sié gesundlic, Lch. ii. 226, 20. safe. Cf. ge-sund ; Se weg is mycele gesundlicra tutior est via, Gr. D. 348, 10. prosperous On þám gesundlicum þingum in prosperity, Bd. 4, 23 ; Sch. 475, 10

Linked entry: -sundlic

on-wæcnian

(v.)
Grammar
on-wæcnian, -wecnian; p. ode

To awake, arise, be roused, be raised

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To awake, arise, be roused, be raised Of mistlícum dryncum onwæcnaþ sió wóde þrág ðære wrǽnnysse, Bt. 37, 1; Fox 186, 17. Ðonne ( at the sound of the archangel's trumpet ) of ðisse moldan men onwecniaþ, deáde of duste árísaþ, Cd.

Linked entries: on-wæcnan on-wecnian

swelan

(v.)
Grammar
swelan, p. swæl, pl. swǽlon.

to burn (intrans.), perish with heat ⬩ o burn (of a hot sensation) ⬩ calor ⬩ calere, arere

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Th. 61, 19; Cri. 987. to burn (of a hot sensation) Sió wund ongon, ðe him se eorðdraca ǽr geworhte, swelan and swellan, Beo. Th. 5419; B. 2713

Linked entries: sweoloþ swyld

ge-fættian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-fættian, Substitute: ge-fǽttian; p. ode

To become fat or to make fat

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Gemyndig sié Dryhten ... and onsegdnisse ðíne gefaettie ( pinguefiat ), Ps. Srt. 19, 4. Gefǽttod is incrassatus est, gefǽttod inpinguatus (Deut. 32, 15), Ps. L. fol. 192, 15

wyrmsan

(v.)
Grammar
wyrmsan, wyrsman; p. de

To produce corrupt matter

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Sió wund wolde hálian, æfter ðæm ðe heó wyrmsde (wyrsmde, Cott. MSS.), 36; Swt. 259, 1. Gif hit wille wyrsman, Lchdm. ii. 102, 4

Linked entry: ge-wyrsmed

fersc

fresh ⬩ fresh ⬩ fresh

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Ne ete fersce gós, ne ferscne ǽl, ne fersc swín . . . gif hé hwilc þissa ete, sié ꝥ sealt, 88, 7-10

georn-ness

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. ¶ of geornnesse on purpose :-- Gif hwá of geornnesse and gewealdes ofsleá his þone néhstan si quis per industriam occiderit proximum suum, Ll.

Linked entries: girn-ness geornes