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bræc-seóc

Grammar
bræc-seóc, (brǽc-?).
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Gif mon sý bræcseóc (epileptic), Lch. ii. 284, 31. Bræcseóca caducus, demoniacus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 127, 36. Wiþ bræcseócum men, Lch. ii. 138, 8. Bræcseóce lunaticos, Wrt. Voc. ii. 71, 74. Bræcséc, Mt. L. 4, 24.

créda

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Gif hé song his crédon oððe Paternoster on untrumne mon, hé wæs sóna hál, Shrn. 116, 20. Add

ge-fullian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-fullian, l. ge-fullwian, take here <b>ge-fulwian</b>
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in Dict. and add Sóna ðæs þe hiene mon gefullwade (gefullade, hé gefullwad wǽre, v. ll.) . . . fram Sergio hé gefulwad (gefullad, v. l. ) wæs, Bd. 5, 7; Sch. 583, 15-24. Hé tó gefulliane (-enne, v. l. ) cóm tó Róme, Sch. 582, 14.

Lindesse

(n.)
Grammar
Lindesse, ...Lindesíge. l. Lindes. Lindess, e; f. <b>Lindes-íg,</b> e; f. : <b>Lindes-íge,</b> es; m.: <b>Lindes-igland,</b> es ; n.
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Mon mihte of ealre Lindesse stówum sweotole geseón (of callum Lindesíge geseón swutule of callum þám stówum, v. l.) omnibus Lindiiçae prouinciae locis conspicua stabat, 3, 11 ; Sch. 237. 10.

nunne

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Add: of a Christian woman Þá berád mon þæt wíf þæt hé hæfde ǽr genumen . . . ofer þára biscopa gebod, for ðon ðe heó wæs ǽr tó nunnan gehálgod, Chr. 901; P. 92, 14. Nunnena sanctimonialium, An.

weorpan

Grammar
weorpan, <b>. I.</b> add: <b>Ib.</b> where the implement used in throwing is given
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Þá hét hé mid þǽm palistas . . . þæt hiere mon mid þǽm þwyres on wurpe, Ors. 4, 6 ; S. 174, 10. 2. add Þá forceáw hé his ágene tungan, and wearp hine þǽr mid on ðæt neb foran, Bt. 16, 2 ; F. 52, 25.

á-rǽran

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</b> to bring about a condition Ic him yfle ne mót, ac ic on hæftnýd hwílum árǽre ( someetimes I bring captivity upon them), Rä. 80, 10

ælan

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ælan, l. ǽlan,

to kindle light, fire ⬩ to burn up ⬩ to burn, expose to fire what is not consumed

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Ne scyle nán mon blǽcern ǽlan under mittan, Past. 43, 2. Ǽldon adolent, incendunt, Germ. 402. 68. to burn up. Similar entries v.

hnappung

(n.)
Grammar
hnappung, hnæppung, e; f.

Slumbering, ⬩ dozing, ⬩ drowsiness

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Slumbering, dozing, drowsiness Ǽresð mon hnappaþ gif hé ðonne ðære hnappunge ne swícþ ðonne hnappaþ hé óþ ðæt hé o wierþ on fæstum slǽpe dormitando vero oculus ad plenissimum somnum ducitur, Past. 28, 4; Swt. 195, 11.

Linked entry: hnæppung

scop-leóþ

(n.)
Grammar
scop-leóþ, es; n.

A poem

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A poem Se heora cyning ongan singan and giddian and mid ðæm scopleóþe heora mód swíðe getrymede Tyrtaei ducis composito carmine et pro cocione recitato accensi, Ors. 1, 14; Swt. 56, 32.

þræft

(n.)

a quarrel ⬩ dispute ⬩ contention ⬩ chiding

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Th. 316, 1; Mód. 42

ymb-hípan

(v.)
Grammar
ymb-hípan, pp. ed

To crowd about, surround in crowds, assail

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Ðá wæs hé sóna ǽghwanon mid wǽpnum ymbhýped cum mox ubique gladiis impeteretur, Bd. 2, 9; S. 511, 25. Mid wǽpnum and mid feóndum eall útan ymbhéped cum armis et hostibus circumseptus, 3, 12; S. 537, 28 note. Embhéped faltum, Wrt. Voc. ii. 146, 75

Linked entry: ymb-heápian

ge-ceápian

(v.)
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Add: to purchase as a matter of business Þæt mon ǽlcne ceáp mehte be twiefealdan bet geceápian þonne mon ǽr mehte ut duplicia, quam usque ad id fuerant, rerum uenalium pretia statuerentur, Ors. 5, 13: S. 248, 2.

geard

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. ¶ in the following either sense might be taken :-- On ðone mór; of ðám móre ondlong geardes on ðæt hlýpgeat, C. D. iii. 180, 27: vi. 219, 7. On mǽrgeard; andlang geardes, iii. 462, 3. Andlang norðgeardes, 399, 31.

ge-risenlic

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Add: meet, fitting, proper as a matter of duty Ꝥ þes móte beón eall swá rihta wyrðe, ꝥ inc byð bám þearflic for Gode and eác gerysenlic for worolde, Cht. E. 232, 23.

rǽd-fæst

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Leofa þín líf, gif ðú lǽwede mann sý on rihtum sinscipe, mid rǽdfæstum móde, Hml. A. 7, 158.

færeld

(n.)
Grammar
færeld, (n. and) m.

going ⬩ walking ⬩ a going ⬩ course ⬩ journey ⬩ a way ⬩ road ⬩ the run ⬩ carriage ⬩ vehicle ⬩ a train ⬩ retinue ⬩ course ⬩ proceeding

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Þú on hrædum færelde þone heofon ymbhweorfest rapido coelum turbine versas, Bt. 4; F. 6, 31. a particular mode of travel: Mót hé swá rídan, swá rówan, swá swilce færelde faran swylce tó his wege gebyrige, Ll.

hwíl

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Lytle huíle ( modi-cum tempus ) mið iú ham, Jn.

nyt-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
nyt-líc, adj.

Useful ⬩ profitable ⬩ beneficial

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Móna se feórþæ wercu onginnan nytlíc ys the fourth day of the moon is advantageous for beginning works, iii. 184, 28. Mǽden ( a girl born on the eighth day of the moon ) is nytlíce, 188, 6.

leóht

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