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ge-wítan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-wítan, p. ge-wát, pl. ge-witon. For <b>ge-wítan;</b>
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Th. 79, 14. with clause Gewíte þǽre cirican ealdor ꝥ him mon on þám fierste mete ne selle, Ll. Th. i. 64, 16

hás

(adj.)
Grammar
hás, adj.

Hoarse

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Ic hæbbe sumne cnapan ðe nú hás ys habeo quendam puerum qui modo raucus est, Coll. Monast. Th. 19, 29. Mé syndan góman háse raucæ factæ sunt fauces meæ, Ps. Th. 68, 3

tó-clipung

(n.)
Grammar
tó-clipung, e; f.

Invocationappeal

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Invocation, appeal Ǽlc man biþ gefullod on naman ðære Hálgan Ðrynnysse and hé ne mót ná beón eft gefullod, ðæt ne sý forsewen ðære Hálgan Ðrynnysse tóclypung, Homl. Th. ii. 602, 3: Homl. Skt. i. 12, 143: Homl. Th. ii. 48, 15

strǽl

(n.)
Grammar
strǽl, strél, streál, es ; m. : e ; f. : stræle, an ; f.
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Ðá sóna mid ðan ðe se strǽl on flyge wæs, ðá com swíðe mycel windes blǽd, ðæt seó strǽl wearð eft gecyrred, and ðá ðone ilcan mon, ðe heó ǽr from sended wæs, hé sceát, Blickl. Homl. 199, 17-23.

Linked entry: streál

ge-cnáwan

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Add: to recognize, identify an object Mid ðám þe ꝥ mód wiþ his bewende, ðá gecneów hit swíþe sweotele his ágne módor, Bt. 3, 1; F. 4, 29. Eft hine gecneów óðer þínen, Mk. 14, 69. Beheóld hé hí and gecneów hí be hyre wlite, Hml. S. 30, 363.

leóht

Grammar
leóht, not heavy.
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módes) hefighesse, syle etan rædic . . . sóna bið ꝥ mód leóhtre, iii. 50, 23

wíte-þeów

(adj.)
Grammar
wíte-þeów, adj.

In slavery as a consequence of crime

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Gif wíteþeów Englisc mon hine forstalie, hó hine mon, L. In. 24; Th. i. 118, 6. Gif ðǽr hwylc wíteðeów man sý ðe hió geðeówede, hió gelýfð tó hyre bearnon ðæt hí hine willon lýhtan for hyre sáulle, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. vi. 132, 8.

un-sib

(n.)
Grammar
un-sib, un-sibb, e; f.

unfriendlinessunkindlinessenmitystrifehostilitieswardivisionvariancedisagreementdisunion

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Ic andette mínes módes morðor and unsibbe and ofermódignesse, L. de Cf. 8; Th. ii. 262, 32. Oferfyll ne murneþ ne for fæder ne for méder, ne for nánum gesibban men.

Cetrehta

(n.)
Grammar
Cetrehta, an; m.

CatterickCataracta

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Catterick, near Richmond, Yorkshire; Cataracta, oppidi nomen in agro Richrnondensi Tún, ðe he oftust oneardode wel neáh Cetrehtan, gyt to-dæg mon his naman cneódeþ cujus nomine vicus in quo maxime solebat habitare, juxta Cataractam, usque hodie, cognominatur

circul-ádl

(n.)
Grammar
circul-ádl, e; f.

Circle-disease, the shingleszona, circĭnus

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Circle-disease, the shingles; zona, circĭnus Lǽce-dðmas wið ðære ádle ðe mon hǽt circuládl leechdoms for the disease, which man calls the circle-disease or shingles, L. M. Cont. 1, 36; Lchdm. ii. 8, 18: L. M. 1, 36; Lchdm. ii. 86, 5

deáþ-wége

(n.)
Grammar
deáþ-wége, es; n. [deáþ death, wége a cup]

A deadly cup mortis pōcŭlum

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A deadly cup; mortis pōcŭlum Ǽnig ne wæs mon on moldan ðætte meahte bibúgan ðone bleátan drync deópandeáþwéges there was not any man on earth that could avoid the miserable drink of the deep deadly cup, Exon. 47 a; Th. 161, 25; Gú. 964

frý

(adj.)
Grammar
frý, adj.

Freelíber

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Gif hwylc swíðe ríce cyning næfde nǽnne frýne mon on eallon his ríce if some very powerful king had not any free man in all his realm, Bt. 41, 2; Fox 244, 25

liþ-seáw

(n.)
Grammar
liþ-seáw, es; n.

synovia

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The oily matter between the joints, synovia Gif mon biþ on eaxle wund ðæt ðæt liþseáw út flówe gebéte mid xxx sciłł., L. Alf. pol. 53; Th. i. 94, 22. Manegum men liþseáu sýhþ ... wið liþseáwe, L. M. 1, 61; Lchdm. ii. 132, 10-13

Linked entry: liþule

mægþa

(n.)
Grammar
mægþa, an; m.

Maithenmay-weedanthemis cotula

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Him mon mægþan tó mete gegyrede, Lchdm. iii. 34, 11

Linked entry: mageþe

ge-edlǽcan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-edlǽcan, p. -lǽhte; pp. -lǽht

To repeat

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To repeat Ðonne mót he geornlíce warnian, ðæt he eft ðám yfelum dǽdum ne geedlǽce then must he diligently take heed that he do not afterwards repeat those evil deeds, Homl. Th. ii. 602, 24. Geedlǽcend, geedlǽht, reciprocus, Hpt.

Linked entry: ed-lǽcan

ge-rec-líce

(adv.)
Grammar
ge-rec-líce, adv.

In a direct course, directly, extensively, strictly, firmlyextenso cursu vel modo, directe, stricte, firme

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In a direct course, directly, extensively, strictly, firmly; extenso cursu vel modo, directe, stricte, firme Gereclíce rihte flóweþ flows in a direct course straight along, Bt. Met. Fox 5, 27; Met. 5, 14: 24, 16; Met. 24, 8: Bt, 35, 4; Fox 162, 1

ge-nyht

(n.)
Grammar
ge-nyht, es; n: e; f. [O. H. Ger. ganuht, f.]

An abundance, plenty, sufficiency, fulfilmentabundantia, ubertas

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An abundance, plenty, sufficiency, fulfilment; abundantia, ubertas Ðeáh mon nú anweald and genyht to twǽm þingum nemne though any one call power and abundance two things, Bt. 33, 1; Fox 120, 20.

Linked entry: ge-niht

steóres-mann

(n.)
Grammar
steóres-mann, es; m.
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Be ðon ðe mon on scipe bereáfod sý. Gif man beó æt his ǽhtan bereáfod, and hé wite of hwilcum scipe, ágyfe steóresman ða ǽhta

Linked entry: steór-mann

wóh-ceápung

(n.)
Grammar
wóh-ceápung, e ; f.

The fine

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The fine to be paid for trading contrary to the regulations of a market Gewóhceápung, ge ǽlc ðæra wónessa ðe tó ǽnigre bóte gebyrie, ðæt hit áge healf ðære cyrcean hláford, swá swá hit mon tó ceápstówe gesette, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. v. 143, 22

Linked entry: ceápung

un-wíslíce

(adv.)
Grammar
un-wíslíce, adv.

Unwiselyfoolishly

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Ðisse ádle fruman mon mæg yþelíce gelácnian, and æfter unéð, gif hió bið unwíslíce tó lange forlǽten, Lchdm. ii. 232, 18

Linked entry: wíslíce