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nama

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Ðæs biscepes tíd and his módor, þǽre noma wæs Sc̃e Anthiæ, Shrn. 71, 29. Brocceshám ðes dennes nama, ðes óðres dennes nama Sængethryg, Billanora is ðes ðriddan nama, C. D. ii. 74, 1-2.

ge-weald

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Th. ii. 362, 19. (7 a) with clause :-- Ǽlc tiónd áge geweald swá hwæþer hé wille swá wæter swá ísen it depends upon the accuser whether the ordeal be by water or iron, Ll.

furþum

Take herein Dict., and add:even,just

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Thw. 2, 9. just, of time. of an exact point of time Þonne dæg and niht furþum scade, Lch. ii. 346, 13.

hengen

(n.)
Grammar
hengen, e; f.

hanging that on which any one is hunga gibbetgallowscrossprisonconfinementdurance.

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Hét hine hón and mid hengen þráwan tó langere hwíle bade hang him and for a long time torture him with hanging, 308, 31. that on which any one is hung, a gibbet, gallows, cross Crist ðone ðe hí on hengene fæstnodon Christ whom they fastened on a cross

Linked entry: heng-wíte

LYTEL

(num.; adj.; adv.)
Grammar
LYTEL, adj.

LITTLE

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Lytlum by little, by degrees, in little pieces, a little at a time :-- Lytlum paulatim, Ælfc. Gr. 38; Som. 40, 30. Tóbrec hig lytlum divides eos minutatim, Lev. 2, 6. Sele ðæt lytlum súpan, L. M. 2, 52; Lchdm. ii. 270, 1.

Linked entries: lytlum litel

ge-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-líc, comp. m. -lícra; f. n. -lícre; superl. -lícost, -lícast, -lícust; adj.

Likealikesimilarequalsĭmĭlisæquālis

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Wirc ðé twá stǽnene tabulan ðám óðrum gelíce præcĭde tibi duas tăbŭlas lăpĭdeas instar priōrum, Ex. 34; 1 : Ps. Th. 65, 5.

Linked entry: an-gelíc

tihtle

(n.)
Grammar
tihtle, an ; f.
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E. 10; Th. i. 30, 19. v. frum-, stæl-, wiðer-tihtle; tiht, and next word

Linked entry: tyhtle

ge-reord

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Be gereordes tídum quibus horis reficiunt fratres, R. Ben. 65, 12. His gereordes þigene hé ána underfó æfter gebróðra gereorde refectionem cibi post fratrum refectionem solus accipiat 49, 7. Martha gelaðode hine tó hire gereorde. Hml.

sorh-full

(adj.)
Grammar
sorh-full, adj.

full of care or anxietycarefulanxiousfeeling anxietyattended with anxietycausing anxietysorrowfulmournfulsadfeeling sorrow or griefattended with or causing sorrowgrievoussollicitus

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Ðæt hé sorgfulra sié ymb hine selfne ut circa se solicitius vivant, Past. 28, 2; Swt. 191, 19. attended with anxiety, causing anxiety Ðeós woruld is sorhful the present time is full of anxieties, Wulfst. 189, 6.

á-þenian

(v.)

to stretch outextendto stretch by pulling:to extend noticedirect attentioneffortto extendprolongto spread outextend superficially to stretch outprostrate:--

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Hé hine hét áþenian on írenum bedde, Shrn. 116, 2. of a space of time: -- Þá þrý dagas wǽron bútan sunnan and mónan ... gelícere wǽgan mid leóhte and þeóstrum áþenede, (the first three) Lch. iii. 234, 6

Linked entry: on-þenian

ǽr

(adj.)
Grammar
ǽr, comp. m. ǽra, ǽrra; f. n. ǽre, ǽrre; sup. ǽrest; adj.

Earlyformerprecedingancientpriorpræcedensantiquus

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Fram ǽrne mergen óþ ǽfen from early morning till evening, Bd. 2, 14; S. 518, 8. Swá he wæs gyrstan dæg and ǽran dæg sicut erat heri et nudius tertius, Gen. 31, 5. Ðæs ǽran tácnes prioris signi, Ex. 4, 8.

ildu

(n.)
Grammar
ildu, indecl. f.

an ageævumageætasagesenectus

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úre yldo ðæt beón mihte ðæt forþgongendre yldo oft geworden getreówe spell secgaþ nec diffidendum est nostra etiam ætate fieri potuisse, quod ævo præcedente aliquoties factum fideles historiæ narrant, Bd. 4, 19; S. 587. 32 : 3, 27; S. 558, 31. age, time

Linked entries: ældu eldo ilda ildo

lencten

(n.)
Grammar
lencten, lengten, lenten, es; m.

SpringLent

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Nis nán blódlǽstíd swá gód swá on foreweardne lencten there is no time for letting blood so good as its the early spring, L. M. 1, 72; Lchdm. ii. 148, 3: 2, 30; Lchdm. ii. 228, 8.

Linked entry: lengten

Gregorius

(n.)
Grammar
Gregorius, gen. Gregories; dat. Gregorie; acc. Gregorium; m.
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Augustine then with his companions, who are reckoned at forty men, journeyed by Gregory's command, till they came safely to this island, Nat. S. Greg. Els. 28, 10-13; 28, 19-29, 6; 31, 15-32, 5

ge-mǽne

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-mǽne, adj.

Common, general, mutual, in commoncommuniscommunis, generalis, solituscommunis

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Ne beó ðé nán þing gemǽne ongén ðisne rihtwísan ne quid tibi sit commune adversus hunc justum, 27, 19 : Nicod. 6; Thw. 3, 11.

Linked entry: mǽne

ufe-weard

(adj.)
Grammar
ufe-weard, uf-weard; adj.

upperupper part ofupper partlaterlatter part of a time

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Se móna gehrán mid his scíman ðǽm triówum ufeweardum, Nar. 30, 8. temporal, later, latter part of a time.

fore-sceáwian

(v.)

to foreseeto provide forto provide give for use

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On foresceáwudum tídum, Lch. iii. 432, 13. to provide for, take the steps necessary to secure something. with acc. Paulus nolde ðá álýfdan bigleofan onfón, ac mid ágenre teolunge his and his geférena neóde foresceáwode, Hml. Th. i. 392, 23.

leóht

Grammar
leóht, bright.
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dagum sceolde weorþan geboren sé sé þe leóhtra and scínendra (clarior) þonne sió sunne þá wǽre, Ors. 5, 14; S. 248, 11. giving mental illumination Swá dóð nú þá þeóstro þínre gedréfednesse wiðstand in mínum leóhtum lárum, Bt. 6; F. 14, 31. of a place, time

ymb

(prep.)
Grammar
ymb, ymbe, umbe, embe, emban; prep.
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Emb stemn uicissim, Germ. 388, 77: Scint. 140, 17. of past time Ymb þreó niht com þegen Hǽlendes the Saviour's servant came three days ago, Cd. Th. 291, 5; Sat. 426.

MANN

(n.)
Grammar
MANN, man, monn, es; m.

MANa human being of either sexa man who is wnder the authority of anothera servantvassalliege-mana parishioner

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Hú Hanna án mon wæs onwaldes giernende, Ors. 4, 5 tit; Swt. 3, 32. Hiene ofslóg Othon án mon, 6, 6; Swt. 262, 9. Hé geceás him tó fultume Traianus ðone mon, 6, 10; Swt. 264, 18.

Linked entry: manna