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candel-wyrt

(n.)
Grammar
candel-wyrt, e; f. [candel a candle, wyrt a herb, plant] CANDLE-WORT, hedge-taper, mullein; lucernaria, phlomos = φλόμος verbacum; thapsus, Lin. A plant useful for wicks 'of lamps
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Candelwyrt phlomos [MS. fromos] vel lucernaria [MS. lucernaris ]. Ælfc. Gl. 44; Som. 64, 90; Wrt. Voc. 32, 25

fǽrlíce

(adv.)
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Add: quickly, rapidly Se maessepreóst þe hé tó fundode swá fǽrlíce (cf. ardlíce, 4, 64) mid gange, Hml. S. 3, 467. Cf. fǽr-lic; II a

atollíce

(adv.)
Grammar
atollíce, adv.

Horribly

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Horribly Hé wæs atelíce hreóflig, Hml. Th. i. 122, 17. Atelícor, 23. Hwæt is atelícor geðúht on menniscum gecynde þonne is ðæs hreóflian líc?, 336, 31

cwǽn

(n.)

a queen

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a queen Æðelfriþ cwǽn, seó wæs Ælfrédes swuster, forþférde, and hire líc líþ æt Pauian queen Æthelfrith, who was Alfred's sister, died, and her body lies at Pavia, Chr. 888; Erl. 87, 16-18

riht-scriftscír

(n.)
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a parish Gif man ǽnig líc of rihtscryftscíre (rihtre scryftscíre, v. l.) elles hwǽr lecge si corpus aliquod a sua parrochia in aliam deferatur, Ll. Th. i. 368, 6: 308, 5. See preceding word

Linked entry: scrift-scír

tǽse

(adj.)
Grammar
tǽse, (?); adj.

Convenient, for general use(?)

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Convenient, for general use(?) Andlang herpoðes tó tǽsan mǽde and se hǽðfeld eat gemǽne, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. v. 78, 32. Tó tésan méde and se héðfeld eat gemǽne, 138, 19. v. (?) ge-tǽse, tǽs-líc

mold-græf

(n.)
Grammar
mold-græf, es; n.

A grave

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A grave. Wæs lǽded líc tó moldgræfe, Exon. 75 b; Th. 284, 1; Jul. 690. Ǽnra gehwylc from moldgrafum séceþ Meotudes dóm, 63 b; Th. 233, 13; Ph. 524

seóslig

(adj.)
Grammar
seóslig, adj.
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Afflicted, troubled, vexed Se hálga wer ælda gehwylces ðe hine seóslige sóhtun hǽlde líc and sáwle the holy man healed body and soul of all that in affliction sought him , Exon. Th. 157, 29; Gú. 899. Cf. súsl

hreófl

(n.)
Grammar
hreófl, e; f.
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Gif sió hreófl ( scabies ) ðæt líc ofergǽð, Past. 437, 18. Hé swá mycel hreófle and sceorfe (micle hreófle and scurf) on his heáfde hæfde scabiem tantam ac furfures habebat in capite, Bd. 5, 2; Sch. 557, 12. Add

Æbban dún

(n.)
Grammar
Æbban dún, Abban dún, e; f. [Æbba, an; m: or Æbbe, an; f: dún a down or hill; Æbba's or Æbbe's down or hill]

ABINGDON ⬩ Abindoniæ oppidum in agro Berceriensi

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ABINGDON; Abindoniæ oppidum in agro Berceriensi His líc líþ on ðam mynstre æt Abban dúne his body lies in the monastery at Abingdon, Chr. 981; Th. 234, 34, col. 1

Linked entry: Abban dún

mold-ærn

(n.)
Grammar
mold-ærn, es; n.

An earth-house ⬩ a grave

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An earth-house, a grave Þeáh mín líc scyle on moldærne molsnad weorþan, Exon. 64a; Th. 235, 28; Ph. 564: Rood Kmbl. 130; Kr. 65: Andr. Kmbl. 1604; An. 803

land-folc

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Cóm ꝥ landfolc tó þe þǽr tó láfe wæs þǽr heora hláfordes líc læg, Hml. S. 32, 134. Hé wunode on þǽre byrig and bodode þám landfolce, 29, 83. Add

rǽden

Grammar
rǽden, rǽdenn. Add: v. ge-, geþeód-, geþeów-(?), gewrit-, godsibb-, hold-, hyld-, leód-, lim-, luf-, mǽd-, mǽgþ-, mæst-, mæsten-, sam-, sin-, þegen-, þeód-, þoft-, wíte-, wudu-rǽden[n].

búte

(adv.)
Grammar
búte, without; foris, Jn. Lind. War. 18, 16. v. búta; adv.

feores

(n.)
Grammar
feores, of life,
  • Exon. 30 b
    • ;
  • Th. 95, 32
    • ;
  • Cri. 1566
    • ;
gen.
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of feorh

hæcce

(n.)
Grammar
hæcce, a crosier, l. hæcc, and in line 2 for dære l.
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þǽre

lofian

(v.)
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Woeron in tempel lofando (hergende, W. S. herende, R. laudantes) God, Lk. L. 24, 53. v. sealm-, ymb-lofian ; un-lofod: lof-lic. In l. 2 for 45 l. 55. Add

apostol

(n.)
Grammar
apostol, es; m: also like the Lat. Apostolus; g. -i; m.

One sent ⬩ an apostle ⬩ apostolus

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One sent, an apostle; apostolus [ = ἀπόστολος, ἀπό from, στέλλω to send] Se eádiga apostol Simon the blessed apostle Simon, Homl. Th. ii. 492, 7. He apostolas geceás, ðæt sind ǽrendracan he chose apostles, that are messengers, Ælfc. T. 26, 17. Ðá gesáwon

Linked entry: postol

for-liger

(n.)
Grammar
for-liger, -ligr, es; pl. nom. acc. -ligeru, -ligru, -ligra; n.

Fornication ⬩ adultery ⬩ fornĭcātio ⬩ adultĕrium

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Fornication, adultery; fornĭcātio, adultĕrium For forligere ob fornĭcātiōnem, Mt. Bos. 19, 9: Jn. Bos. 8, 41: Homl. Th. ii. 322, 28: L. Edm. S. 4; Th. i. 246, 5. Se óðer heáfodleahter is gecweden forliger the second chief sin is called fornication, Homl

Linked entries: for-legere for-ligr for-lír for-legor

ge-lícian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-lícian, p. ode.
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to make like or to be like, to imitate. Cf. ge-líc; Tó gelícanne ad imitandum, Rtl. 22, 36. Haedno forebeádend gelícad gentiles prohibens imitandos, Mk. p. 4, 15. to liken, compare. Cf. ge-líc; Geefned bið ł gelíced bið assimilabitur, Mt. L. 7, 24.

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