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ymb-standend

(n.)
Grammar
ymb-standend, es; m.
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Sum mon of ðǽm ymbstondendum quidam de circumstantibus Mk. Skt. Rush. Lind. 14, 47

flicce

(n.)
Grammar
flicce, es; n.
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Mon selle .IIII. scép and tuá flicca, C. D. i. 293, 9. Feówer swín and feór fliccu, 164, 31. Add

ge-snid

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Cf. sníþan ; Beóð oft ðá wunda mid ele gehǽlda, ðá ðe mon mid gesnide ( incisione ) gebétan ne meahte, Past. 271, 2. killing. Cf. sníþan; Swá swá sceáptð gesnide, R. Ben. 27, 10

meltan

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Add Geríst ꝥ him mon lytlum þá mettas selle þá þe late melten, leax, and þá fixas þá þe late meltan, Lch. ii. 176, 22-24

on-legen

(n.)
Grammar
on-legen, e; f.

An on-laying, (medicinal) application

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Mid onlegene swá swá mon of swelcum þingum wyrcþ . . . Lácna mid onlegena beres, 82, 14-24. Gesodene wuduæpla and hlafes cruman and swilce onlegena, 190, 15

tíd

Grammar
tíd, <b>. I a.</b>
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</b> add :-- Ic bebeóde ðæt mon ymb tuælf mónað hiora tíd boega ðus geuueorðiae tó ánes dæges tó Osuulfes tíde, C.D. i. 293, 1-3. <b>II 2 a.

betera

(adj.)
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Hé feóþ his betran, Mód. 36. Geseóð hí þá betran blǽde scínan, Cri. 1292. of things Ne mótan gé míne sáwle grétan, ac gé on betran gebringað, Gú. 349. [Goth. batiza : O. Sax. O. Fr. betera: O. H. Ger. pezziro.]

egesian

(v.)
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Hé ðæt mód his hiéremonna óliccende egesige and ðreátigende ólicce corda subditorum et terrendo demulceat, et tamen ad terroris reverentiam demulcendo constringat, 127, 7. to threaten Egsude minaretur, An. Ox. 2481

innor

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D. 114, 32. with reference to position in a room, a place further from the door being a more honourable one. Cf. B. 1976 Hé mót him innor tǽcan stede and setl liceat eum in superiorem constitueret locum, R. Ben. 111, 4

on-cirran

Grammar
on-cirran, <b>A. I a.</b>
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</b> add :-- Thás spréce naenig mon on naenge óthre halfe oncaerrende sié, C.

æfstigian

(v.)
Grammar
æfstigian, æfestigian; p. ode.

to envy, be envious of to took with envy or ill will on, have envy towards

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Ðá geseah hé dæs sácerdes mód byrnan and æfæstigian wiþ his lífe, Gr. D. 119, 6. Similar entries v. ge-aelig;f(e)stigian

grimme

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Hé hæfde styrne mód gegremed grymme, Gen. 61. where the agent suffers Ðǽr is máðma hord grimme geceápod ( dearly purchased ), B. 3012. Grimme gegongen, 3085. Banan heardlíce grimme ongieldað, Sal. 132: Gú. 959.

on-tendness

(n.)
Grammar
on-tendness, e; f.

a burning, firefire, that which kindles passionpassion, vehement desireburning sensation, inflammation

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'Forgif mé ðam men ðe mín mód mé tó spenþ, Homl. Skt. i. 3, 387: 3, 397.

Linked entries: -tendness on-tyndness

stíþ-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
stíþ-líc, adj.
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Scrd. 21, 6. of speech, hard, harsh, severe Ne sceal nán mon geþrístlǽcan ðæt hé áht stíþlíces spræce ongeán his abbod, R. Ben. 16, 2.

á-drýgan

to dry upto extract the moisture from materialto dry up a fluidto dry up moisture on material, wipe offto dry material on which there is moisture, wipe dry

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Ǽlc mon ádrýge of óðerra monna móde ðone wénan be him ǽlces yfeles, Past. 451, 22. Ðæt hé mæge ádrýggean (-drýgean, Hatt. MS.) tergat of monna heortan ðæt fúles sié, 74, 21. Hát gefeormian mín blód and ðonon ádrýgan, Bl.

Linked entry: á-drígan

húslian

(v.)
Grammar
húslian, p. ode

To housel

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Diaconus mót ðæt folc húsligan, L. Ælfc. C. 16; Th. ii. 348, 14. [Cf. Diaconus mót hláf sillan, L. Ælfc. P. 34; Th. ii. 378, 12]. Gif man biþ tó húsligenne, 29; Th. ii. 352, 31

on-dryslíc

(adj.)
Grammar
on-dryslíc, -drystlíc, -ðyrstlíc, deslíc; adj.

Terrible, dreadful

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Cwæð ðæt se mon wǽre ondrysenlíc (onderslíc, MS. T. : ondrislíc, MS. B.) on tó seónne ( terribilis aspectu ), Bd. 2, 16; S. 519, 35. Ondeslíc terribilis, Rtl. 69, 4 : orror (?), 162, 28. Ácwellan ondryslícum wítum, Shrn. 111, l0.

tó-standan

(v.)
Grammar
tó-standan, p. -stód; pp. -standen.

to stand apartbe distantto differbe differentto stand aloofnot to be forthcoming

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Tó-standendum mægna distantes vires, i. discordes, 26. to stand aloof, not to be forthcoming Be ðon ðe mon wíf bycgge, and ðonne sió gift tóstande. Gif mon wíf gebycgge, and sió gyft forð ne cume, L. In. 31; Th. i. 122, 3-6

cystignes

(n.)
Grammar
cystignes, cystines, cyst-ness, cyst-nyss,e ; f.

Bountifulness, goodness, munificence liberalitas, largitas, munificentia

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Bountifulness, goodness, munificence; liberalitas, largitas, munificentia Cystignesse, cystignysse liberalitatis, Mone B. 2511. Cystines liberalitas, 2494.

fore-wrégan

(v.)
Grammar
fore-wrégan, p. de; pp. ed

To accuse stronglyvalde accūsāre

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To accuse strongly; valde accūsāre He bútan leahtrum wæs clǽne geméted ðara þinga ðe hine mon forewrégde he was found without crimes clean of the things of which he was accused; absque crīmĭne accūsātus fuisse inventus est, Bd. 5, 19; S. 639, 30

Linked entry: wrégan