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sceamlíce

(adv.)
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Brúcð wíf healsmene, ac bið sceamlíce brocen (abutitur), Lch. i. lx. 4. Add

steóre

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Lár ł steóre þín gestýrde disciplina tua correxit, Ps. L. 17, 36. Add

á-wiht

Grammar
á-wiht, <b>. II.</b>
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Þára mínra áwiht feala on gewrit settan, Ll. Th. i. 58, 21. Add

saltian

(v.)
Grammar
saltian, ode

To dance

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A. ) non saltastis, Lk. Skt. 7,32

Linked entry: sealtian

scendele

(n.)
Grammar
scendele, (?), an; f.

Abuse, reproach:

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Abuse, reproach: — Fore scendla ł scending propter improbitatem, Lk. Skt. Lind. Rush. 11,8

on-wéstan

(v.)

to lay waste, desolate

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to lay waste, desolate Sý wunung heora onwést ( deserta ), Ps. Spl. 68, 30

for-wyrht

(n.)
Grammar
for-wyrht, Substitute: e; f.

Evil-doing ⬩ crime ⬩ sin

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Evil-doing, crime, sin Búton forwyrhtum sine malefactis, Ll. Th. ii. 238, 11

sin-híwian

(v.)

to marry

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to marry Ne sinígaþ (synnígaþ, Rush.) neque nubunt, Lk. Skt. Lind. 20, 35

Linked entry: sinígaþ

ge-wistian

(v.)

to feast

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to feast Et drinc and gewista comede bibe epulare, Lk. Bos. 12, 19

Linked entry: -wistian

gewist-lǽcan

(v.)
Grammar
gewist-lǽcan, p. -lǽhte; pp. -lǽht

To feast ⬩ epulari

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To feast; epulari Ðá ongunnon hig gewistlǽccan cœperunt epulari, Lk. Bos. 15, 24

byst

art, shalt be

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art, shalt be, Lk. Bos. l, 76; Ælfc. Gr. 25; Som. 26, 12

ge-býrian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-býrian, l. -byrian, take here ge-berian
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Ofer eall ðæt land gebyrað æt gyrde .xii. penegas ..., 24. &lt;b>V a.&lt;/b> with dat. of f Ǽhteswáne gebyreð stífearh, Ll. Th. i. 436, 22, 26, 33. Him gebyriað .v. æceras tó habbanne, 432, 23.

grin

(n.)
Grammar
grin, gryn, e; f.: es; n.
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Substitute: &lt;b>grin, giren, geren,&lt;/b> e; f.: &lt;b>grin,&lt;/b> es; n. and add: a snare for taking game, &amp;c. (lit. and metaph.) Hé cymð suá suá grin ofer ealle ðá ðe eardiað ofer eorðan, Past. 129, 22.

líc

(adj.)
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Ðý læs hié mid ðý tóle ðæt hále líc gewierden, Past. 365, 11. Hine lyst bet þaccian and cyssan ðone óðerne on bær líc, Solil. H. 42, 4. Þa men forbrédan and weorpan hi an wildedeora lie, Bt. 38, I ; F. 194, 31. &lt;b>I a.

líc-hama

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Nelle wé ꝥ mon þá Hchoman þe ǽr on cyrcean bebyrgede wǽron út weorpe, Ll. Th. ii. 408, 9. Twégen líchaman, twá líc gemína (defunctorum) cadauera, An. Ox. 1870: Ph. 489. &lt;b>I a.

leóht

Grammar
leóht, bright.
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Lfc. 54. &lt;b>I a.

Cynewulf

(n.)
Grammar
Cynewulf, es; m.
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ᛚ [lagu] toglídeþ, as &lt;b>L&lt;/b> [lake or water] glideth, flódas gefýsde. the floods that hasten.

láþ

(n.)
Grammar
láþ, es; n.
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Gif hit ꝥ wǽre, swá hit feor þám sý, ꝥ þín dohtor on ǽnig láð ásliden wǽre, Hml. S. 33, 223. Ðá fugelas ús nǽnige láðe ne yfle ne wǽron aues non nobis perniciem ferebant Nar. 16, 18. Add

menen

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Sunu þínre þínenne ł mennenne filium ancillae tuae, Ps. L. 85, 16. Be þám Godes mænnene (menn, þeówene, v. ll. ) de ancilla Dei, Gr. D. 29, 20. Gif hé þeów oþþe þeów mennen (þeówne, þeowene, v. ll. ) ofstinge. Ll. Th. i. 50, 3 : Gen. 2233

búgan

(v.)
Grammar
búgan, to bow.
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Heó nǽfre ne wolde on hús búgan, Lch, iii. 34, 29, Wæs him in bogen báncoða, Gú. 997. &lt;b>III a.&lt;/b> of retirement, withdrawal :--- Hé forlét woruldþing and beáh tó ðám mynstre þe is Magilros geháten, Hml. Th. ii. 348, 29.