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cýþan

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Hit nǽnig mon út cýþan ne móste, 32, 17. with clause Hér cýþ on hú seóc man mót his fæsten álýsan, Ll. Th. ii. 284, 24. Þá cýdde man intó þǽre scipfyrde þet hí man befaran mihte, Chr. 1009; P. 138, 20. Kýðde, 1067; P. 202, 30.

geafu

(n.)
Grammar
geafu, e; f.

A giftdōnum

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A gift; dōnum Ic mót meorda hleótan, gingra geafena I may obtain rewards, new gifts, Exon. 48 a; Th. 164, 21; Gú. 1015

land-leás

(adj.)
Grammar
land-leás, adj.

Landless

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Gif hwylc landleás man folgode on óðre scire, L. Ath. i. 8; Th. i. 204, 4

mere-strengu

(n.)
Grammar
mere-strengu, f.

Strength in the seastrength for swimming

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Strength in the sea, strength for swimming Ic merestrengo máran áhte, earfeþo on ýðum, ðonne ǽnig óðer man, Beo. Th. 1070; B. 533

mere-wérig

(adj.)
Grammar
mere-wérig, adj.

Weary of journeying on the sea

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Weary of journeying on the sea Merewérges mód the mind of the sea-weary man, Exon. 81 b; Th. 306, 23; Seef. 12

wudu-leáctric

(n.)
Grammar
wudu-leáctric, es; m.

Wild lettuce

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Ðeós wyrt ðe man lactucam sylvaticam, and óðrum naman wuduléctric nenmeþ, Lchdm. i. 128, 6-8. Wuduléhtric, iii. 2, 21

ge-pós

Grammar
ge-pós, l. ge-pos,
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and add Swá byð se ealda man ceald and snoflig; flegmata ꝥ byð hráca oððe geposu, deriað þám ealdan, Angl. viii. 299, 36

ge-unrótian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-unrótian, p. ode
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To sadden, grieve Beó se man ongeán gelǽd for mínum leófan Iuliane, nelle ic hine geunrótian on ǽnigum þincge, Hml. S. 4, 295

Linked entry: un-rótian

hyse-byrþre

(n.)
Grammar
hyse-byrþre, an;
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One who bears a (male) child Ácende hyse-berþre þæne þe (Gabriel) foresǽde enixa rat puerpera quern Gabriel praedixit, Hy. S. 50, 34

Linked entry: byrþre

mynet-ísen

(n.)
Grammar
mynet-ísen, mynet-ísern, es; n.
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A die for stamping coin Feówer síðon man áwende mynetísena (minetíserna, v. l. ) on his dagum, Hml. S. 23, 477. Cf. stemping-ísern

nearwian

(v.)
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Add: to restrain Þám útyrnendan men ( the man with dysentery) mon sceal sellan þá mettas þá ðe wambe nearwian, Lch. ii. 278, 17

útan-bordes

(adv.)
Grammar
útan-bordes, adv.

Abroad

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Abroad Man útanbordes wísdóm and láre hieder on lond sóhte people abroad came hither in search of learning, Past. pref.; Swt. 3, 11

Linked entries: útan útan-landes

brǽmel-berie

(n.)
Grammar
brǽmel-berie, an; f. [brǽmel = brémel a
bramble,
berie
a berry
]

bramble,a berryA bramble-berry;rubi bacca

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A bramble-berry; rubi bacca Drince seóca of brǽmelberian gewrungene let the sick man drink of wrung bramble-berries, Lchdm. iii. 8, 17

Linked entry: brémel-berie

organe

(n.)
Grammar
organe, an; f.

Marjoramoriganum vulgare

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Ðeós wyrt ðe man origanum and óðrum naman ðam gelîce organan nemneþ, Lchdm. i. 236, 9-11 : 282, 23

á-þencan

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Hwylc man áþóhte ǽrest mid sul tó erianne ?, Sal. K. 186, 28. Áþóht commentum, Wrt. Voc. ii. 105, 12. Áðóht, 15, 16. Add:

hǽman

(v.)
Grammar
hǽman, p. de; pp. ed

To lie with, have intercourse with, to marryconcumbere, coire, nubere

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Gif ǽnig man hǽme mid óðres wífe if a man be found lying with a woman married to an husband, Deut. 22, 22 : L. Alf. pol. 10; Th. i. 98, 9

myrþra

(n.)
Grammar
myrþra, an; m.

A murdererhomicide

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A murderer, homicide Se man biþ myrþra ( homicida ), se ðe his bróþor hataþ, L. Ecg. C. 24; Th. ii. 150, 10. Gif hwylc man for his mǽges wræce man ofsleá, dó ( do penance ) hé swá myrþra .vii. geár oððe .x., L. Ecg.

wíce

(n.)
Grammar
wíce, an; f.
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Ne gedyrstlǽce nán lǽwede man ðæt hé wissunge oððe ealdordóm healde ofer Godes ðeówum. Hú dear ǽnig lǽwede man him tó geteón Cristes wícan? Homl. Th. ii. 592, 28. Þonne hig bysega nabbon on heora wícum quando vacant, R. Ben. 84, 19

ge-wealdes

(adv.)
Grammar
ge-wealdes, adv. [gen. of ge-weald power]

Of one's powerof one's own accordwillinglysponte

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Of one's power, of one's own accord, willingly; sponte Gif man hine sylfne gewealdes ofslihþ si quis sponte seipsum occiderit, L. M. I. P. 13; Th. ii. 268, 15. Se ðe his gewealdes monnan ofsleá he who slays a man of his own accord, L.

Linked entries: ge-weald wealdes

bismer-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
bismer-líc, bismor-líc; adj.

Disgraceful, ignominious, dirty, unpleasantturpis, ignominiosus, fœdus

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We lǽraþ, ðæt man geswíce bismorlícra efesunga we enjoin, that a man abstain from ignominious tonsures, L. Edg. C. 20; Th. ii. 248, 16. On ðone bismerlícostan eard in the most unpleasant province, Ors. 3, 11; Bos. 73, 34

Linked entry: bismor-líc