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mitting

(n.)
Grammar
mitting, e; f.

A meeting

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A meeting Ðonne habbaþ gecweden ðæt úre mytting síe þríwa on XII mónþum we have agreed that our meeting be thrice a year, Chart. Th. 613, 25. Se mæssepreóst á singe twá mæssan æt ǽlcere mittinge, 614, 5

Linked entry: mitinc

blæsere

(n.)
Grammar
blæsere, blasere, blysiere, es; m.

A burner, incendiaryincendiarius

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We cwǽdon be ðám blaserum we have ordained concerning incendiaries, L. Ath. iv. 6; Th. i. 224, 13

trahtnian

(v.)
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Add Swá swá nú sceortlíce trahtnodon, Ælfc. Gr. Z. 11, 7. Þæt hí ðǽra bóca andgit him trahtnodon, Hml. Th. ii. 96, 28. ne magon þisne part fullíce trahtnian on Engliscum gereorde, Ælfc. Gr. Z. 240, 16

hand-gewrit

(n.)
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Cóm se deófol . . . þá cwæð se hálga wer, ' clypiað tó ðám Hǽlende . . . oð ꝥ þú ꝥ handgewryt ágife'. . . Æfter fyrste feól ꝥ ylce gewryt of þǽre lyfte . . . Se biscop áxode one cnapan gif hé oncneówe ꝥ gewryt.

lár-cwide

(n.)
Grammar
lár-cwide, es; m.

Preceptdoctrine

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Precept, doctrine sódfæstes lǽston lárcwide, Andr. Kmbl. 1347; An. 674

ge-leccan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-leccan, part. -leccende; ic -lecce, ðú -lecest, -lecst, he -leceþ, -lecþ, pl. -leccaþ; p. -lehte; pp. -leht

To moistenwethŭmectārerĭgāre

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For ðam sýpe heó biþ geleht by the moistening it becomes wet, Bt. 33, 4; Fox 130, 6. Ðá sóna mínne ðurst gelehte I then at once slaked my thirst, Nar. 12, 11

Linked entry: ge-leht

hungor-geár

(n.)
Grammar
hungor-geár, es; n.

A year of famine

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A year of famine Ðá hæfde se hálga wer gedǽled ðæs mynstres þing hafenleásum mannum for ðam hungergeáre the saint had distributed the provisions of the monastery to indigent men on account of the year of famine, Homl. Th. ii. 178, 20

Linked entry: geár

weorold-búende

(adj.)
Grammar
weorold-búende, pl.
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The dwellers in this world, men Ne furþum wundne wer weoruldbúende gesáwan under sunnan, Met. 8, 35. God is wísdóm and ǽ woruldbúendra, 29, 83 : Judth. Thw. 22, 27; Jud. 82.

eorþ-hús

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[He hehte hine makian an eorðhus . . . wes Astrild i þissen eorðhuse þat na mon heo þer nuste, Laym. 2360, 2381.] Add

spellung

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Add Wén is þæt sume sittende mid ídelre spellunge deófle tó micelne forwyrdes intingan gesealden, R. Ben. 68, 21. Add Spellungum fabulis. R. Ben. I. 76, 14. Spellingum, 83, 8. Ðætðín mód ne beó yfele besmiten þurh ðá ýdelan spellunga, Hex. 48, 12

weorold

Grammar
weorold, <b>. II</b> I c. ¶
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Wæs Tilman mǽre wer and for worulde (weorulde, v.l.) eác swylce æþelra gebyrda vir inlustris et ad saeculum nobilis, Bd. 5, 10; Sch. 604, 12. Add

ofer-sprecol

(adj.)
Grammar
ofer-sprecol, adj.

given to talk too much, talkative, loquaciousgiven to extravagant, inconsiderate speech

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Se ofersprecola wer vir linguosus, R. Ben. 30, 5. given to extravagant, inconsiderate speech Ofersprecelum procacibus, impru-dentibus, Hpt. Gl. 453, 14: 507, 24

Linked entry: ofer-spreca

bletsian

(v.)
Grammar
bletsian, bletsigan; part. bletsiende, bletsigende; p. ode, ade; pp. od, ad; v. a.

To BLESS, wish happiness, consecratebenedicere, consecraremerciful, kindto have mercy

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We ðec bletsiaþ, Fæder ælmihtig we bless thee, Father almighty, Cd. 192; Th. 241, 6; Dan. 400: Exon. 64 b; Th. 239, 12; Ph. 620: Ps. Lamb. 128, 8. Ðú bletsodest [bletsadest, Th.] Drihten eorþan ðíne benedixisti Domine terram tuam, Ps. Spl. 84, 1.

Linked entries: bletsung bledsian

fǽr-scyte

(n.)
Grammar
fǽr-scyte, es; m.

A sudden or pernicious shotimprōvīsus

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A sudden or pernicious shot; imprōvīsus vel fātālis jactus We fæste sculon wið ðam fǽrscyte wearde healdan we should firmly hold ward against that sudden shot, Exon. 19 a; Th. 48, 4; Cri. 766: 35 a; Th. 113, 13; Gú. 157

hwat

(n.)
Grammar
hwat, es; n.

Augurydivination

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lǽraþ ðæt preósta gehwilc forbeóde hwata and galdra we enjoin that every priest forbid auguries and incantations, L. Edg. C. 16; Th. ii. 248, 3

Linked entry: hwatung

hýrsum-ness

(n.)
Grammar
hýrsum-ness, e; f.

Obediencesubjection

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Þurh ða hýrsumnysse ðe heom hýrsomiaþ through the obedience with which we obey them, L. Edg. S. 1; Th. i. 272, 21

fæst-land

(n.)
Grammar
fæst-land, es; n.
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Land adapted to resist attack, that is hard to invade Fóran þurh ðá fæstlond and þurh þá ungeférenlican eorþan we marched through country which could easily have been defended and over ground that was almost impassable, Nar. 17, 6

ge-span

Grammar
ge-span, suggestion.
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Ús is gecynde ðæt ǽlc yfel on ðrió wísan ðurhtión, ðurh gespan (suggesiione) . . . Ðæt gespan bið ðurh dióful . . . Ðá wæs Adam ðurh gespan ðǽre nǽddran oferswíðed . . . On ðǽm gespane magon ongietan ðá synne, Past. 417, 19-30. Add

dwelian

(v.)
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Sume gedwolmenn cwǽdon ... ac hí dwelodon mid þǽre segene ( they were mistaken in what they said ), Hml. Th. i. 486, 7. Ne dwela ðú on ídel ... and ne wén ðú ná be þé ꝥ þú ungewítnod beó, Hml.

mis-tríwan

(v.)

to mistrustbe diffident

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to mistrust, be diffident mistríwaþ difidimus, Rtl. 39, 32