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fore-seuwenes

(n.)
Grammar
fore-seuwenes, -ness, e; f. [ = for-sewennes]

A despisingcontemptdishonourcontemptusdedĕcus

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A despising, contempt, dishonour; contemptus, dedĕcus On mínre unwurþnesse and foreseuwenesse on account of my unworthiness and dishonour. Bt. 5, 1; Fox 10, 23

ge-hreów

(n.)
Grammar
ge-hreów, es; n.

A lamentinglamentatio

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A lamenting; lamentatio Ðær bíþ gehreów and hlúd wóp there shall be lamenting and loud weeping, Exon. 22 b; Th. 62, 9; Cri. 999

gemót-stede

(n.)
Grammar
gemót-stede, es; m.

A meeting-placeconvĕniendi lŏcus

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A meeting-place; convĕniendi lŏcus On ge-mótstede manna and engla in the meeting-place of men and angels, Soul. Kmbl. 296; Seel. 152

wuldor-weorod

(n.)
Grammar
wuldor-weorod, es; n.

The host of heaven

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The host of heaven Ðæt, ðú sié hlǽfdige wuldorweorudes, and worl[d]cundra háda under heofonum, and helwara, Exon. Th. 18, 17; Cri. 285

bere-wæstm

(n.)
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barley-produce, barley-crops Geunne þé Drihten þǽre (-a?) brádan berewæstma and þǽre (-a?) hwítan hwǽtewæstma and ealra eorþan wæstma, Lch. i. 402, 6

Linked entry: wæstm

eorþ-brycg

(n.)
Grammar
eorþ-brycg, e; f.
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A bridge made by placing poles across a stream and laying earth and sods on them Of eorthbrycge, C. D. B. iii. 223, 24

Linked entry: brycg

for-bítan

(v.)
Grammar
for-bítan, p. -bát
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To bite to pieces, destroy by biting Áhleóp án leó and hió swengde on hine and forbát him þone sweoran, Hml. A. 206, 391

glæd-scipe

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Þæt wé magon cuman tó þám eásterlican dæge þe aa byð mid fullum glædscipe and wynsumnysse and écere blisse, Angl. viii. 323, 40. Add

gold-fellen

(adj.)
Grammar
gold-fellen, adj.
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Of gilded leather Mid purpuran gescrýd and mid kynelicum gyrlum, mid gyldenum cynehelme and mid goldfellenum sceón, Hml. S. 31, 752. See preceding word

Linked entry: fellen

nergend-lic

(adj.)
Grammar
nergend-lic, adj.
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That should be preserved (?) Q. For þám micel gód ( the MS. lias the accent) and nergendlic swýðe, and þú fintst blisse, Hpt. 21, 189

ofer-trúwian

(v.)
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to trust too much to Wá þám þe ofertrúwað mægne and mænege, and on God ne behiht, swá swá hé sceolde, Wlfst. 48, 7

þigen

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Add Þæs hálgan húsles þigene underfón, Angl. xii. 514, 6. Ofet hine fédde, and wudehunig, and óðre wáclice ðigena, Hml. Th. i. 352, 8

wiglere

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Ic ǽlcne wiccecræft eáðelíce oferswíðde, and þá Chaldéiscan wigleras and þá wurmgaleras ic mihte gewyldan tó mínum willan ǽfre, Hml. S. 35, 177. Add

tóþ-sealf

(n.)
Grammar
tóþ-sealf, e; f.

A tooth-salve

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A tooth-salve Wyrc ðus tóþsealfe: ofersǽwisc rind and hunig and pipor, meng tósomne, lege on, Lchdm. ii. 52, 3. Tóþ-sealfa, 4, 5

frófor-gást

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Se þridda hád is on þǽre hálgan þrynnysse se Hálga Fróforgást, Hml. A. 1, 13. Fæder and Sunu and Frófergást, Wlfst. 73, 5. Add

fulloc

(n.)
Grammar
fulloc, ful-loc (ful loc?), es; n.

A fullfinal agreement

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A full, final agreement Wé willað ꝥ . . . getrýwe gewitnes and riht dóm and fulloc (ful loc?) . . . fæste stande, Ll. Th. ii. 302, 6. Substitute:

þurh-smúgan

(v.)

to creep throughmove slowly throughto go carefully through a subjectgo over the details

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of movement (lit. or fig.), to creep through, move slowly through Se wyrm ða tungan tótýhþ, and ða téd þurhsmýhþ, Soul Kmbl. 235; Seel. 121. Ðæt gér, ðe man hǽt solaris, þurhsmíhþ Zodiacum ðone circul on þrim hund dagum and fíf and syxtigum, Anglia viii

Linked entry: smúgan

a-swógan

(v.)
Grammar
a-swógan, p. -swég, pl. -swégon ; pp. -swógen [a, swógan to rush]

To rush intoinvadeoverrunchokeirruereinvadereoccuparesuffocare

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To rush into, invade, overrun, choke; irruere, invadere, occupare, suffocare We witon ðæt we lufiaþ ðone æcer ðe ǽr wæs mid þornum aswógen, and æfter ðæm ðe ða þornas beóþ aheáwene and se æcer biþ onered, bringþ gódne wæstm we know that we love the land

Linked entry: swógan

býtlian

(v.)
Grammar
býtlian, p. ode, ede; pp. od, ed [býtla a builder]
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To build; ædificare Hí ongunnon býtlian heora burh they began to build their town, Cd. 90; Th. 112, 33; Gen. 1880: 99; Th. 131, 15; Gen. 2176. He ne býtlaþ of ðam grúndwealle he builds not from that foundation, Homl. Th. i. 368, 25. Býtlode ædificavit

Linked entry: byggan

Dalamensan

(n.)
Grammar
Dalamensan, gen.-ena ; pl. m.

The Dalamensan; Dalamensæ: a Slavonic race, who dwelt in Misnia on both sides of the river Elbe

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The Dalamensan; Dalamensæ: a Slavonic race, who dwelt in Misnia on both sides of the river Elbe Be norþan eástan Maroara syndon Dalamensan, and be eástan Dalamensan [MS. Dalamensam] sindon Horithi, and be norþan Dalamensan [MS. Dalomensam] sindon Surpe