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smeortan

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: to burn smorcenne (smeortenne? Cf. O. H. Ger. smerzan cremare) arsuros, An. Ox. 1431

pín-treówen

(adj.)
Grammar
pín-treówen, -tríwen; adj.
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Belonging to a pine-tree Cyrnlu of píntrýwenum (-treów-, MS. O.) hnutum, Lchdm. i. 250, 9

Linked entry: treówen

reódian

(v.)
Grammar
reódian, p. ode

To be or become red

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To be or become red Ic reádige (reódige, MS. O.) rubeo, Ælfc. Gr. Zup. 154, 7

Linked entries: reádian reód

simblunga

(adv.)
Grammar
simblunga, simlunga ; adv.
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Always, continually Symlinga jugiter, Rtl. 33, 17. Symlunge continuo, 59, 33. Symlinga continua (-o ? ), 17, 5

Linked entry: symlinga

orgele

(n.)

an organ, a musical instrument,

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ci. O. H. Ger. orgela : Ger. orgel; f.: orgles. Alis. 191) an organ, a musical instrument

eálá

(int.)
Grammar
eálá, æálá, ǽlá, hélá; interj.

0! alas! Oh!eheu! euge! proh

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0! alas! Oh! eheu! euge! proh Eálá ge næddran O! ye serpents. Mt. Bos. 23, 33: 23, 37. Eálá, eálá euge, euge. Ps. Spl. 69, 4. Eálá eálá! oððe wel wel! ahah ahah! or well well! euge euge! vel bene bene! Ps. Lamb. 34, 25.

Linked entries: æálá ǽ-lá eáw

sydung

(n.)
Grammar
sydung, (better sidung, under which form the word should be entered), e; f.
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A regulation, rule Sydung regula, Germ. 398, 217. Cf. Gesidode determinabit, 399, 431: conserit, 469. Gesydod concinna, conveniens, benecomposita, 396, 321. Goth. sidón meditari. O. Sax. gi-sidón sorga to cause sorrow to a person: O. H.

Linked entry: be-sidian

óþ-rówan

(v.)
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to row off Hié ú ó;þreówon they rowed out and away, Chr. 897 ; Erl. 96, 7

un-geboht

(adj.)
Grammar
un-geboht, adj.

Unbought

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Unbought Ic hér on sóðre gewitnesse stande, unábeden and ungeboht, L. O. 8; Th. i. 180, 28

Linked entries: un-áboht ge-bycgan

Helcol

(n.)

Hercules

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Voc. ii. 93, 46: 5, 58. (The o is accented in both instances.)

for-stent

(v.)
Grammar
for-stent, 3rd sing. pres. of for-standan.

stands foravailsprofits

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stands for, avails, profits, L. O. 13; Th. i. 182, 19: Bt. 18, 4; Fox 68, 9;

crano-hawc

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Dele, and see Whitman, p. 45. Cf. O. H. Ger. 'accipiter, quem chranohári dicunt,' Grff. iv. 614

ge-fundian

(v.)
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to direct one's course to a place Se[ó] stów þǽr þú gefundest, Nar. 48, 6

Linked entry: fundian

unfriþ-flota

(n.)
Grammar
unfriþ-flota, an; m.

A hostile fleet

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A hostile fleet Se[o] unfriðflota wæs ðæs sumeres gewend Rícardes ríce, Chr. 1000; Erl. 137, 5

Linked entry: flota

ealu-hús

(n.)
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an alehouse. Ðe werc of þesternesse . . . ben oueretes and untimeliche eten alehuse, O. E. Hml. ii. 11, 30

full-healden

(adj.; part.)
Grammar
full-healden, contented
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Contentus, i. sufficiens éþhelde vel geþæf, fulhealden, Wrt. Voc. ii. 135, 2. [Cf. O. H. Ger. folle-haltan.]

ge-sǽwness

(n.)
Grammar
ge-sǽwness, (?), e ; f.
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The surface of the sea Gessunes aquor, Wrt. Voc. ii. 8, 33. [Cf. (?) O. H. Ger. séwen stagnare.]

Linked entry: ge-séunes

sleg-hríþer

(n.)
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a beast for slaughter Án slægrýðer, Nap. 55, 31. Cf. sleg-neát. [O. H. Ger. slegi-hrind taurus.]

grislíc

(adj.)
Grammar
grislíc, gryslíc; adj.
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[Laym. grislich: Orm. grissliȝ: A. R. grislich: Ayenb. grislich: O. Frs. gryslik: cf. O. H. Ger. grisenlich, Grff. iv. 301: Ger. grässlich.]

amer

(n.)
Grammar
amer, (?), es; n.
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A kind of corn, spelt. In C. D. iii. 118, 20 occurs omer-lond, and in iv. 157, 34 omer-mád. Could the omer in either case correspond to O. H. Ger. amer far, ador?: cf. O. H. Ger. place-names Amar-lant, -feld.