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clifrian

(v.)
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Seó culfre mid cláwum clyfrað (lacerat), Chrd. 62, 16. Add

tó-cnáwan

(v.)
Grammar
tó-cnáwan, p. -cneów; pp. -cnáwen

To discern,distinguish,know the difference between,understand

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Ðus ðú miht tócnáwan, hwænne nama cymþ of worde, hwænne word of naman, Ælfc. Gr. 36; Zup. 216. 5

hladan

(v.)
Grammar
hladan, p. hlód;pp. hladen.

to heap, pile up, build, place, lade, load, freight to lade, draw [water]; haurire

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Ðá mid áne helme hlód hit, Nar. 8, 3: Homl. Th. ii. 118, 21. Ða þénas ðe ðæt wæter hlódon ministri qui haurierant aquam, Jn. Skt. 2, 9. Hladaþ hauríte, 8.

Linked entries: hlæd hlædel hlæst

máge

(n.)
Grammar
máge, an; f.

A kinswoman

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Ne hǽme nán man wið his mágan ne wið his mǽges wíf, Lev. 18, 16. Se wolde niman his mágan (cousin ) tó wífe, Homl. Th. ii. 476, 19. Menn hæfdon on frymþe heora mágan tó wífe, Homl. Skt. 10, 215

Linked entry: mǽge

níhsta

(n.)
Grammar
níhsta, an; m.

A neighbourproximus

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A neighbour; proximus Se ðe his neáhstan yfeles nán þing ne dyde, and se ðe hosp on his neáhstan ne sette, R. Ben. 3, 20-22. Ne girn ðú ðínes neáhstan wífes ( uxorem proximi tui ), Deut. 5, 21. Gif ðú wed nime æt ðínum nǽhstan, Ex. 22, 26.

Linked entry: neáhsta

stíman

(v.)
Grammar
stíman, stéman, stýman ; p. de
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Ne mihte nán wyrtbrǽð swá wynsumlíce stéman, 27, 113. Ðú stémenda redolens, Hymn. Surt. 47, 22. Stémendre fragrantis, odorantis, Hpt. Gl. 441, 72. Stémendes swæcces nardi pistici, 516, 38. Stémende fragrantia, 419, 52.

Linked entries: stéman stýman

un-gelygen

(adj.)
Grammar
un-gelygen, adj.

Not lyingtrue

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Ðú téhtest mé swá ungelygena gewittnesse swá ic nán óðer dón ne mæg búte ic nǽde scall hym gelífan, Shrn. 201, 17

daru

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Án gecyndelic ǽis gesett, ꝥ nán man ne gedó dare óðrum menn, Hml. S. 11, 349; Wlfst, 11, 1. Dere (dare, v. l. ), Gr. D. 207, 14. Dara noxas, Hy.

ge-brýsed

(v.)
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Þeáh se rihtwísa áfealle, ne wyrð hé gebrýsed, ne his nán bán tóbrocen cum ceciderit justus, non conturbabitur, Ps. Th. 36, 23. to season Gebrýsdre (-brydre, MS.) condito (pul*-*mentario). An. Ox. 2, 248. Gebrýsde (-bryrde, MS.), 7, 271

inn

(adv.)
Grammar
inn, adv.
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Nán mann ne mihte ne inn (ing, v. l. ) ne út, Chr. 1016; P. 149, 6. Se ingang is eástan in, Shrn. 69, 3. Be cumbe ing on holan bróc; ꝥ andlang streámes ing on hlósmoc, C. D. iii. 412, 24. Ing tó ealdan mynstre, Che. E. 185, 7.

leó

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Þá cwóman hwíte león in fearra gelícnisse, Nar. 14, 26. God geworhte . . . ðá réðan león ðe hér on lande ne beóð, Hex. 14, 32

wending

(n.)
Grammar
wending, e; f.

Turninga turning roundrevolutionchangingmutation

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Lchdm. ii. 228, 24. changing, mutation Ne wyrð ðisses nǽfre nán wending non movebor de generations in generationem Ps. Th. 9, 26. Wendincg 29 6. Earfoðe ys fǽrlíc wendincg difficilis est subita permutatio Scint. 63, 20.

heá-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
heá-líc, adj.

High, elevated, lofty, sublime, proud, chief, very great, noble, distinguished, deep, profound

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Nis nán leahter swá heálíc ðæt man ne mǽge gebétan there is no crime so deep that it may not be expiated, Homl. Th. ii. 602, 20. Hé næs ácweald þurh ðam heálícan fylle he was not killed by the fall from such a height, 300, 20.

Linked entry: heáh-líc

wól-berende

(adj.)
Grammar
wól-berende, adj.

Pestiferouspestilentialpernicious

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Nar. 15, 31. Se wólberenda (pestifer) stenc ðære lyfte monigé ðúsendo monna and neáta fordilgade, Bd. l, 13; S. 482, 8. Ne sceþþeþ ðé wólberendes áwiht, Lchdm. i. 326, 19.

esol

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Hý habbað eoseles eáran auribus asininis, Nar. 36, 6. On eoseles gelícnisse onagro similes, 20. Sittende on eosule sedens super asinam, Mt. R. 21, 5. Ysle asello, An. Ox. 3663. Hí læddon him tó þone eosol, Bl. H. 71, 6.

tó-brýsan

(v.)
Grammar
tó-brýsan, and -brýsian; p. de

To crush,break in pieces

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Ealle ðín bán ic tóbrýsige, Nar. 41, 20. Se ðe fylþ uppan ðysne stán hé byþ tóbrýsed (confringetur); and hé tóbrýsþ (conteret) ðone ðe hé onuppan fylþ, Mt. Kmbl. 21, 44. Ðú ealle míne bán tóbrísdest, Nar. 45, 5. Ealle his bán heó tóbrýsde, 44, 15.

æt-feorrian

(v.)
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to take away ætfeorra þú non auferas, Scint. 160, 7

an-gin

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Add þreó anginnu, ac . . . án-angin, Hml. S. I. 15

emnettan

(v.)
Grammar
emnettan, emnyttan, to emnettenne; p. te; pp. ed

To make even or equal, to regulateæquāre, coæquāre

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Bd. de nat. rerum; Wrt. popl. science 11, 15; Lchdm. iii. 256, 24. Ic emnytte coæquo, Ælfc. Gr. 47; Som. 48, 56

cáf-scipe

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Se man hýwað hine sylfne mihtine and unforhtne, þe náh on his heortan ǽnigne cáfscype, Wlfst. 53, 16