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on-ǽlan

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add: of physical fire or light, to kindle fire, light a lamp Anǽl lígræscas corusca coruscationes, Bl. Gl. Þára eágan scínað swá leóhte swá man (is an ; ma, MSS. ) micel blácern onǽle ( this is seems a better reading than that taken under ǽl) on þýstre

cealre

(n.)
Grammar
cealre, calwer, es; m.

calmaria, gabalacrum

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calmaria, gabalacrum; Pressed curds, a jelly made of curds or sour milk Cealre[MS. cealfre] calmaria, Wrt. Voc. 290, 33. Nim súr molcen, wyrc to cealre,and beþ mid ðý cealre take sour curds, work them to a jelly, and foment with the jelly, L. M. 1, 39

Linked entries: celras calwer

heorot

(n.)
Grammar
heorot, heort, es; m.

A hart ⬩ stag ⬩ male deer

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A hart, stag, male deer Nán heort ne onsúnode nǽnne león no hart shunned any lion, Bt. 35, 6; Fox 168, 9. Heorot hornum trum the hart firm of horns, Beo. Th. 2742; B. 1369. Heorut cervus, Ps. Stev. 41, 1. Swá hwá swá slóge heort oððe hinde hine man sceolde

Linked entry: heort

líðian

(v.)
Grammar
líðian, p. ode
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To be, become, or make líðe [q. v.] Miltsige man for Godes ege and líðige man georne let mercy be shewn for fear of God, and let kindness be diligently shewn, L. Eth. vi. 53; Th. i. 328, 28. Swá hwæt swá gé gebindaþ hér ofer eorþan eall hit wyrþ on heofenan

Linked entry: líðan

reliquias

(n.)
Grammar
reliquias, pl. m.

Relics of saints

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Relics of saints Ðisra reliquia dǽl hæfde sum mæssepreóst . . . Hé ða cyste ontýnde ðara reliquia, Bd. 4, 32;S. 611, 30-34. Æt his reliquium wæs sum man gehǽled, S. 611, 9. Mon byrþ his heáfod tó reliquium, Shrn. 57, 26 : Blickl. Homl. 127, 12, 16. Mid

þúma

(n.)
Grammar
þúma, an; m.

The thumb

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The thumb Ðúma, thúma, thúmo pollux, Txts. 89, 1617. Swá greáte swá ðín þúma, Lchdm. iii. 18, 25. Ic com mid handa on ðone stán drífan, and se ðúma gebrocen wæs, Bd. 5, 6; S. 619, 24. Gif se þúma biþ of áslægen, ðam sceal .xxx. sciłł. tó bóte. Gif se

un-gelǽred

(adj.)
Grammar
un-gelǽred, adj.

Untaught ⬩ unlearned ⬩ ignorant ⬩ unskilled

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Untaught, unlearned, ignorant, unskilled Ungelǽred idiota, Wrt. Voc. i. 55, 48. Swíðe eáðe mæg on smyltre sǽ ungelǽred scipstiéra genóh ryhte stiéran quieto mari recte navem et imperitus dirigit, Past. 9; Swt. 59, 1. Ceahhetung swá swá ungelǽredes folces

Linked entry: un-lǽred

wíde-feorh

(n.)
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long life, an age; the word occurs only in the accusative with adverbial force, for a long time, for ever. v. wíd, VII. Wé sceolon leánum hleótan, swá wé widefeorh ( through all time ) weorcum hlódun, Exon. Th. 49, 11; Cri. 784. Á forð heonan wídeferh

éhtend

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Add: a pursuer, assailant (cf. éhtan, <b>I, III</b>) Scipia sǽde þæt hé þára ǽlces éhtend wolde beón, swá swá his feóndes, þe þæs wordes wǽre þæt from þóhte Scipio said he would pursue with relentless hostility every one who voted for leaving

fágian

(v.)

to vary

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Substitute: to grow dark (of a stormy sky) Tódæg stearm, fágas for ðon unrótlic heofon hodie tempestas, rutilat enim triste coelum, Mt. L. 16, 3. to vary Swá hit nú fágað, Freán eald geweorc þætte winnende wiðerweard gesceaft fæste sibbe forð anhealdað

ge-segnian

(v.)
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Add: to make the sign of the cross upon anything in token of blessing or consecration, cross Hé him gebæd and hine gesegnode (-sénode, v.l.) mid Crístes róde tácne signans se signo sanctae crucis. Bd. 4, 24; Sch. 491, 3. Gisægna hine consigna eum, Rtl

ge-etan

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Swá hwá swá of ðám hláfe geett ( manducat ), Hml. Th. ii. 202, 6. Heó genam of ðæs treówes wæstme and geæt, and sealde hire were and hé geæt, i. 18, 9. Hé geæt þone forbodenan æppel, ii. 240, 21. Hwí eódest þú tó þám hǽðenum and on heora húse geǽte?,

gyden

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Hé wénde ꝥ beo Diana ware seó giden, Ap. Th. 24, 5. On Ueneris híwe þǽre fúlan gyden, Hml. S. 31, 716. Ꝥ heó þǽre gydenan Diane godes wurffmynt gebude, 2, 385. Hé hyre anícnysse wurðode swá swá hálige gydenan, 115. Hǽþene godas and hǽþene gydena, Wlfst

íþ-ness

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Swá him ðiós stillnes and ðiós iéðnes má lícað, swá him lǽs lícað ðæt ðæt hié tó gelaðode sindon quo non sunt molesta quae tenent, eo minus amabilia fiant quae vocant, Past. 351, 7. Ús wæs ánes þinges éþnes ( una res fuit saluti ), ꝥ se snáw leng ne wunede

lufiend

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Add: a lover of a person. cf. lufian; I. 1 a Swá swá lufu byð betweóna þám lufiende and þám þe hé lufað, Solil. H. 28, 16. of love between the sexes. Cf. lufian ; I. 2 Ic hæbbe óðerne lufiend . . . sé ðe his geleáfan bring mé lét tó wedde, Hml. S. 7

nytan

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Add: Cf. witan ; 2 Þá nyston his leorningcnihtas nán andgit þyssera worda, Hml. Th. i. 152, 10. Cf. witan; 4 Hé hí þǽrúte nyste he did not know they were outside, Hml. S. 31, 693. Cf. witan ; 7 Wé be him náþor nyton swá hí ðǽr libban, swá hí ðǽr deáde

sam

(con.)
Grammar
sam, conj.

Whether, or

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Whether, or (cf. swá. . . swá= whether . . . or) Sara hi þyrfon, sam hí ne þurfon, hí willaþ ðeáh. Bt. 26, 2 ; Fox 92, 29. Samwé willan, samwé nyllan, 34,12 ; Fox 154, 7: 40, 1; Fox 234, 34. Hý gedóþ ðæt ǽgðer fætels biþ oferfroren sam hit sý sumor,

Linked entries: ge-sam som

HÓC

(n.)
Grammar
HÓC, es; m.

A HOOK

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A HOOK Hooc arpago vel palum, Ælfc. Gl. 3; Som. 55, 71; Wrt. Voc. 16, 43. Ic eom swá swá fisc on hóce I am as the fish on the hook, Nar. 40, 33. Ðonne biþ hé geteald tó dære fýrenan eá and to ðam ísenan hóce then shall he be assigned to the fiery river

Linked entries: hóced hóc-ísern

fóre-steall

(n.)
Grammar
fóre-steall, es; m. [fóre before, steall from stellan to leap]

A leaping before ⬩ forestalling ⬩ rescue ⬩ assultus ⬩ interceptio

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A leaping before, forestalling, rescue; assultus, interceptio Ða Iudéiscan ealdras geornlíce smeádon hú hí Hǽlend Crist acwellan mihton, ondrédon him swá-ðeáh ðæs folces fóresteall the Jewish elders earnestly deliberated how they might slay Jesus Christ

heofon-steorra

(n.)
Grammar
heofon-steorra, an; m.

A star of heaven

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A star of heaven Seó mænigeo mǽre wǽre swá heofonsteorran the multitude should be great as the stars of heaven, Cd. 190; Th. 236, 15; Dan. 321: 192; Th. 239, 17; Dan. 371. Hreósaþ heofonsteorran the stars of heaven shall fall, Exon. 23 a; Th. 64, 27;