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oferlíce

(adj.; adv.)
Grammar
oferlíce, adj.
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Excessively Hí mid heora synnum swá oferlíce swýðe God gegræmedon, ðæt hé lét Engla here heora eard gewinnan, Wulfst. 166, 18: 83, 14

wrohtian

(v.)
Grammar
wrohtian, (?)
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Hé sǽ bedráf, ðǽr ðe heó wrohtaþ (frohtaþ = forhtaþ? the Latin has: Mare forniidat, 210, 90) dæges and nihtes, Homl. Ass. 173, 105

crypel

(n.)
Grammar
crypel, es; m.
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A cripple Hé cuoeð ðǽm cryple ( paralytico ), Lk. L. 5, 24. [Heó creopeles wurðon, Hml. A. 177, 240. Sume wǽron crypeles, 180, 363.]

Linked entries: creopel crépel

wíg-bedd

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Þá se mæssepreóst geseah ꝥ heó swíðe geswenced wæs, hé genam þá scétan of þám weófode (wígbedde, v.l. ), Gr. D. 72, 33. Add

ge-þreát

(n.)
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Þá þe fæste heora geleáfan on God hæfdon, and for nánes mannes geþreáte heora Drihtne wiðsacan noldon, 23, 70

Denisc

(adj.)
Grammar
Denisc, def; se Denisca; adj.

DANISH ⬩ Dānĭcus

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Wið Deniscne here against the Danish army, Chr. 837; Erl. 66, 7: 845; Erl. 66, 23. Nǽron hí náwðer ne on Frysisc gesceapen ne on Denisc they were shapen neither as the Frisian nor as the Danish, Chr. 897; Th 177, 3, col. 2. Hér, A.

Linked entry: Deniscan

ofer-fón

(v.)
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Þeódríc ðone þegn oferféng, héht healdan ðone hererinc, Met. 1, 69. Ðá genáman him æfést tó ða ealdormen ðara sacerda, and hine sylfne oferféngon, Blickl. Homl. 177, 21. Hé hiene oferfón hét, and áhón, Ors. 4, 4; Swt. 164, 32.

Linked entry: ofer-feng

be-sylian

(v.)
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Hé on synnum hine sylfne besyleð, Wlfst. 78, 16 note. Ic mé sylfe on þám adale forligeres besylede, Hml. S. 236, 343. Hér líð se ealdorman (Holafernes) mid his blóde besyled, Hml. A. 113, 369.

sac-leás

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Hé dide hine sylfne and his ofspreng ǽfre freóls and sacclés, 314, 8. Her kýð on þissere béc ꝥ Gesfræg gebohte Gidið . . . tó .x. sciłł freoh and saclés, Cht. Th. 631, 26. Sacclés of élcre crauigge, 645, 4

ge-hleápan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-hleápan, p. -hleóp, pl. -hleópon; pp. -hleápen

To leap ⬩ dance ⬩ salire ⬩ saltare

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To leap, dance; salire, saltare Meotud gehleápeþ heá dúne the Creator shall leap the high downs, Exon. 18 a; Th. 45, 10; Cri. 717. He gehleóp ðone eoh he leaped upon the horse, Byrht. Th. 137, 20; By. 189

gærsum

(n.)
Grammar
gærsum, gersum, es; m. n.

Treasure ⬩ riches ⬩ thēsaurus ⬩ ŏpes

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Treasure, riches; thēsaurus, ŏpes He lét niman of hyre ealle ða betstan gærsuma he caused all the best treasure to be taken from her, Chr. 1035; Erl. 164, 23 : 1090; Erl. 226, 25.

Linked entries: gersum gærsama

Acemannes burh

(n.)
Grammar
Acemannes burh, burg; g. burge; d. byrig, beri; f: ceaster, cester; g. ceastre; f. [æce ake, mannes man's, ceaster or burh city or fortress]

Bath, Somersetshire

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Bath, Somersetshire Hér Eádgár to ríce féng at Acemannes byrig, ðæt is at Baðan here, A. D. 972, Edgar took the kingdom at Akeman's burgh, that is at Bath, Chr. 972; Th. 225, 18, col. 3.

a-mearcian

(v.)
Grammar
a-mearcian, p. ode; pp. od [a, mearcian to mark]

To mark out ⬩ delineate ⬩ describe ⬩ determine ⬩ annotare ⬩ denotare ⬩ designare ⬩ describere ⬩ definire

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To mark out, delineate, describe, determine; annotare, denotare, designare, describere, definire Hér amearcod is háligra hiw, þurh handmægen awriten on wealle here is described the form of the holy ones, through might of hand carved on the wall, Andr

gíming

Grammar
gíming, gímung.
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In ðám dagum þe hé dyde his sceápa gýminge dum gregis sui curam gereret Gr. D. 215, 9. [Hic am God ðe in min geming nam Jacob, Gen. and Ex. 2783.] ruling, rule Hér onféng Pilatus gýminge ofer Júdéas, Chr.

ge-feohtan

(v.)
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Þone sige þe hé on Persia ðeóda gefeaht, Hml. S. 30, 153.

gum-cynn

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Idisí. . . gumkunnies wíf, Mariun munilíka, Hél. 5785) Eom ic gumcynnes ánga ofer eorðan I am the only one of the race (cf. his sunu . . . ángan ofer eorðan yrfeláfe his only son and heir, Isaac, Exod. 403), Rä. 85, 12.

breóst

Grammar
breóst, [The word occurs of all three genders, and can be used in the plural (dual) when a single person is referred to.]

the chest ⬩ thorax ⬩ the stomach ⬩ womb ⬩ a breast ⬩ mamma ⬩ mamilla

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On þám hálgan breóstum hé eardode nigon mónaþ, Bl. H. 105, 16. a breast; mamma, mamilla Hé hét hí gewríðan on ðám breóste, and hét siððan of áceorfan.

wæl-cræft

(n.)
Grammar
wæl-cræft, es; m.
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A deadly power, power which causes death Ðonne mín hláford wile láfe þicgan ðara ðe hé of lífe hét wælcræf[tum] áwrecan ( of those whom he has ordered to be slain ), Exon. Th. 498, 11; Rä. 87, 11

camp-dóm

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Campian on Godes campdóme, Hex. 34, 12. Hét se cwellere þæs cáseres cempan geoffrian . . . þá wǽron on þám campdóme (soldiery) Cappadonisce cempan Hml. S. 11, 16.

Sceáp-íg

(n.)
Grammar
Sceáp-íg, e ; f.
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Far-oe, Icel. íær a sheep) Hér hǽþne men ǽrest on Sceápíge (-ége, MS. E. ) ofer winter sǽtun, Chr. 855 ; Erl. 68, 23. Hér hǽþne men oferhergeadon Sceápíge, 832 ; Érl. 64, 18

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