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hátan

(v.)
Grammar
hátan, pres. and p. hátte, pl. hátton

To be called or named, have for a nameI am called

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Án eá of ðám hátte Fison one river of them is called Pison, Gen. 2, 11. Saga hwæt ic hátte say what I am called, Exon. 106 b; Th. 406, 13; Rä. 24, 16. Hú ne hátte hys módor Maria nonne mater ejus dicitur Maria? Mt. Kmbl. 13, 55.

wíd-gil

(adj.)
Grammar
wíd-gil, wíd-gill, -giel, -gel, and-gille; adj.
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Ðæt is suíðe rúm weg and wídgille lata et spatiosa via est, Past. 18 ; Swt. 133, 20. Ðæt fenn mid menigfealdan bígnyssum wídgille and lang þurh*-*wunaþ on norðsǽ, Guthl. 3 ; Gdwin. 20, 8. Sió wídgille passivus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 65, 55.

Linked entries: -gill -gal

corn-hrycce

(n.)
Grammar
corn-hrycce, an; f.

A CORN-RICK frumenti acervus

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A CORN-RICK; frumenti acervus Wearþ gemét ðæt feoh uppon ánre cornhryccan the money was found upon a corn-rick Homl. Th. ii. 178, 8

Linked entry: hrycce

be-rǽdan

(v.)

to dispossessbetray

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Birédnae (-raed*-*nae) prodimur, Txts. 89, 1661. with acc. of person and inst.

níd-wyrhta

(n.)
Grammar
níd-wyrhta, an; m.

One who acts from necessityan involuntary agent

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One who acts from necessity, an involuntary agent Se ðe nýdwyrhta biþ ðæs ðe hé misdéþ, se biþ ðý beteran dómes symle wyrðe, ðe hé nýdwyrhta wæs ðæs ðe hé worhte, L. Eth. vi. 52; Th. i. 328, 23-25.

Linked entry: níd-dǽda

flýma

(n.)
Grammar
flýma, fléma, an; m.

One who fleesa runawayan exileoutlawa man who had fled for any offence, and whose flight was equivalent to a convictionprofŭgusfŭgĭtīvusexul

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One who flees, a runaway, an exile, outlaw, a man who had fled for any offence, and whose flight was equivalent to a conviction; profŭgus, fŭgĭtīvus, exul Ðú bist flýma geond ealle eorþan profăgus ĕris sŭper terram, Gen. 4, 12: 4, 16.

Linked entries: fléma flíma

lyt

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
lyt, indecl. used as subst. adj. and adv.

Fewlittle

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Ðæt eów swá lyt gespeów, Andr. Kmbl. 2688; An. 1346

Linked entry: lyt-hwón

syll

(n.)
Grammar
syll, e; sylle, an; f.
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Ǽrest man ásmeáþ ðæs húses stede, and eác man ðæt timber beheáwþ, and ða syllan man fægere gefégþ, and ða beámas gelegþ, and ða ræftras tó ðære fyrste gefæstnaþ, Anglia viii. 324, 8. figurative, a support, foundation Ðonne hí ne beóþ mid nánre sylle

Linked entry: syl

swaru

(n.)
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Grammar swaru, swer in an-swer. Similar entries v. and-swaru. [Cf. Icel. svar; n. answer: Dan. svar. Forrhwi ȝho ȝaff swillc sware onnȝæn, Orm. 2422.] swearing, oath, Similar entries v. áþ-, mán-, mánáþ- (be mánáþsware de perjurio, L. Ecg.

esole

(n.)
Grammar
esole, (-ele), an; f.
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Gyt gemétaþ eoselan (asinam) gebundene and hire folan, 79, 28: 69, 35. Eosula and fola asinam et pullum, Mt. R. 21, 7. Eoslena asinorum, Gr. D. 185, 3

Linked entries: eosele esol

þeów

(n.)
Grammar
þeów, es; þeówa, an; m.
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Wéron ðǽr ðreó wíteþeówe men búrbærde and ðreó ðeówberde; ða mé salde bisceop tó ryhtre ǽhta, and hire teám, Chart. Th. 152, 22. Bought and sold like an animal, his treatment in other respects was that of an animal.

wurma

(n.)
Grammar
wurma, wyrma, an; m.: wurme, an; f.

A shell-fish from which a purple dye was obtained, a purple dyewoad, a plant from which a dye is got

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Genim myrran and hwít récels and safinam and saluiam and wurman, Lchdm. ii. 294, 24. Wurmum muricibus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 55, 20: Hpt. Gl. 524, 27. Wurman, 431, 47

cear-gealdor

(n.)
Grammar
cear-gealdor, -gealides; n. [galdor = an incantation, charm]

A dire or horrible enchantmentcantio vel loquela mæsta

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A dire or horrible enchantment; cantio vel loquela mæsta Helle gǽstcleopade fór corþre ceargealdra full the spirit of hell cried before the multitude, full of dire enchantments, Exon. 74b; Th. 279, 24; Jul. 618

mynster-hata

(n.)
Grammar
mynster-hata, an; m.

A hater or enemy of monasteries

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A hater or enemy of monasteries Hér syndan sacerdbanan and mynsterhatan, Wulfst. 165, 28

morþor-wyrhta

(n.)
Grammar
morþor-wyrhta, an m.

A worker of iniquity or of murder

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A worker of iniquity or of murder Hér syndan mánsworan and morþorwyrhtan, Wulfst. 165, 30

nama

(n.)
Grammar
nama, an; m.

a namea noun

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Ðú nemdest eall mid áne noman, Met. 20, 56. Him se pápa Petrus tó noman scóp, Bd. 5, 7; S. 620, 43. God him sette naman Adam, Homl. Th. i. 12, 31. Hí him naman gesceópon, 92, 27. Hit ofetes noman ágan sceolde, Cd.

fóre-genga

(n.)
Grammar
fóre-genga, an; m.

a fore-goerfore-runnerpredecessorprædecessora fore-runnerprodrŏmusπρόδρομος

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a fore-goer, fore-runner, predecessor; prædecessor Ðætte swá æðele fóregenga swylcne yrfeweard hæfde that so noble a predecessor should have such an heir, Bd. 3, 6; S. 528, 33: 3, 9; S. 533, 12: 4, 30; S. 609, 6.

Windles-óra

(n.)
Grammar
Windles-óra, an; m.

Windsor

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Ic habbe gegefan Criste and Sancte Petre intó Westmynstre Windlesóran and Stáne, 227, 6: 178, 19

engel

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Se angel, 1, 30. Sum swíðe fæger æncgel, H. R. 3, 18. Ðurh ðone ængel (engel, v. l.), Past. 69, 10. Add

swipu

(n.)
Grammar
swipu, e; swipu(-e), an; f.: swipa (?), an; m.
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Hé worhte áne swipe of rápum, Homl. Th. i. 406, 7. Leádene swipa and óðre gepílede swipa wurdon forð áborene, 424, 20. Swipena flagrorum, i. flagellorum, Wrt. Voc. ii. 149, 30: Hpt. Gl. 487, 58. Swipum mastigiis, flagris, 487, 49: flagris, Wrt.

Linked entries: swipa swipe