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ge-sáwan

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, Mt. R. 13, 27. Þ te ðú ne gesáudes, Lk. L. 19, 22. Geseáw seminavit, ofergeseáw ł geseáwde sifðe superseminavit zizania, Mt. L. 13, 24, 25: 31. Mið ðý giseów (geseáw, L.) dum seminat, Mk. R. 4, 4.

afor-feorsian

(v.)
Grammar
afor-feorsian, p. ode; pp. od

To deferdelayprolongprolongare

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To defer, delay, prolong; prolongare Eardbiggengnes [MS. eardbiggendes] mín aforfeorsode is incolatus meus prolongatus est. Ps.

a-swápan

(v.)
Grammar
a-swápan, he -swápþ, -swæpþ ; p. -sweóp, pl. -sweópon ; pp. -swópen

To sweep offcleanverreremundare

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MS. 48 b, 16 : Exon. 106 b ; Th. 405, 21; Rä. 24, 5. Aswópen clǽne mundatus, Mt. Rush. Stv. 12, 44

here-beácen

(n.)
Grammar
here-beácen, -beácn, es; n.

A military ensign, standarda beaconlighthouse

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Herebeácen and segnas beforan lǽddon cum signis et vexillis, Nar. 7, 16

ge-scafan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-scafan, -sceafan; p. -scóf; pp. -scafen

To shave, scrape, planeradere, complanare

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To shave, scrape, plane; radere, complanare Wið innoðes fléwsan gáte horn gesceafen [gescafen, MS. B.] for flux of inwards a goat's horn shaven, Med. ex Quadr. 6, 9; Lchdm. i. 352, 15: 4, 12; Lchdm. i. 344, 23

Linked entry: ge-sceafan

un-swéte

(adj.)
Grammar
un-swéte, adj.

Unsweetbittersouroffensivefetid

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Unsweet, of taste, bitter, sour Hí geblendon bittre tósomne unswétne drync ecedes and geallan, Exon. Th. 88, 12; Cri. 1439. of smell, offensive, fetid Ðonne ne biþ se þost tó unswéte tó gestincanne, Lchdm, ii. 48, 14

cyning-ríce

(n.)
Grammar
cyning-ríce, es; n.
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A kingdom For ælre ðére kynga sáwle ðe æfter ðyses kynyngríches wældeð, C. D. iv. 229, 26. [v. N. E. D. king-rick. O. H. Ger. chuning-ríchi sceptrum, res publica: Icel. konung*-*ríki.] Cf. cyne-ríce

ge-hýþe

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-hýþe, adj.
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Ic hæfde genóh gehýþe tó mínes síðfætes geblǽdfæstnysse, 492. (v. ge-blǽdfæstness.) Híwcúþ, gehýþe domestica, i. congruentia, An. Ox. 4183: 2, 294

Linked entry: -hýþe

wealdend-god

(n.)
Grammar
wealdend-god, es; m.

The Lord God

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The Lord God Ic cleopige tó Heáhgode and tó Wealdendgode ðe wel dyde clamabo ad Deum altissimum, et ad Dominum qui bene fecit mihi, Ps. Th. 56, 2. Se is wealdendgode wellícendlíc beneplacitum est Deo, 67, 16

cófa

(n.)
Grammar
cófa, l. cofa.
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Gá in þíne cofan ( cubiculum ), Mt. R. 6, 6. In cofum in penetralibus, Mt. L. R. 24, 26. a cave, den Cofa spelunca, Jn. L. R. 11, 38. Cofa ðeáfana speluncam latronum, Mt. L. 21, 13: Mk. L. R. 11, 17: Lk. L. R. 19, 46

mennisc

(adj.)
Grammar
mennisc, adj.
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Ic andette Gode and ðǽm (ðe, MS. ) menniscum men mínum gástlicum scrifte, Angl. xi. 99, 56. Hé ásende mennisce sprǽce on þone heort, Hml. S. 30, 44. Englas geþafodon ǽr Drihtnes tócyme þæt mennisce men him tó feóllon, Hml. Th. i. 38, 27.

neáh-gebúr

(n.; prefix)
Grammar
neáh-gebúr, néh-gebúr, néhche-, néhhe-, néche-, néhe-búr, es; m.

A neighbour

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Míne frýnd and míne miáas and míne neáhgebúras amici mei, et proximi mei, Ps. Th. 37, 11. His neáhgebúras (néhebúras, Lind.: néhgibúras, Rush.) vicini, Jn. Skt. 9, 8. Hyre néhchebúras (néhhebúras, MS. A.: néhebúras, Lind.: néhgibúras, Rush.), Lk.

Linked entries: freónd dún

and-fenga

(n.)
Grammar
and-fenga, -fengea, -fencgea, [ond-], an; m.

A receiverundertakerdefendersusceptor

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A receiver, undertaker, defender; susceptor Is andfenga Drihten sáwle mínre Dominus susceptor est aninæ meæ, Ps. Th. 53, 4: 118, 114. Ðú me, God, eart and-fengea tu, Deus, susceptor meus es, 58, 18: 143, 2. Andfencgea, 58, 9

Linked entries: an-fenga -fenga

a-þráwan

(v.)
Grammar
a-þráwan, p. -þreów, pl. -þreówon; pp. -þráwen [a, þráwan to throw] .

to throw forthto spilleffundereto twistwreathtwinecontorquere

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to throw forth, to spill; effundere Is mín swát aþráwen [MS. aþrowen] my blood is spilt, Andr. Kmbl. 2850; An. 1427. to twist, wreath, twine; contorquere Aþráwenan gold-þrǽddas twisted gold-threads. Aþráwenum þrǽdum with twisted threads, Cot. 50

Linked entries: a-dreópan a-þrowen

wiþ-settan

(v.)
Grammar
wiþ-settan, p. te

To opposeresist

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Fram ansýne árleásra ða ðe geswenctun ł wiðsettun (afflixerunt), Ps. Lamb. 16, 9

wiþer-broca

(n.)
Grammar
wiþer-broca, an; m.

An adversary

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Ðú slóge alle wiðerbrocan tu percussisti omnes adversantes mihi, Ps. Surt. 3, 8

Linked entry: broca

wróht-smiþ

(n.)
Grammar
wróht-smiþ, es; m.

A worker of crimea criminal

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Ðæt ðú ne gescyrige mid scyldhetum, werigum wróhlsmiðum (the cannibal Mermedonians),on ðone wyrrestan deáð ofer eorðan, Andr. Kmbl. 171 ; An. 86

brægd

(n.)

fraud

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Ne beó nǽnig man bregda tó full, Bl. H. 109, 29. Hý æt leornedan leáse bregdas, Wlfst. 255, 15. Add

min-dóm

(n.)
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Th. 54, 7 is Ic bíde þæs beornes þe bóte eft mindóm and mægenes hreóh The last line is too short, perhaps it might be completed by writing mínne after mindóm ? But see min

bile-wit

(v.)
Grammar
bile-wit, -wite, -witt, -witte, -wet, -hwit.

plausible

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Add: generally in a good sense Biluit mansuetus, Mt. L. 21, 5. Bilwit simplex, Lk. L. 11, 34. Bilewite mitis, Ps. Spl. 85, 4. Bilwite (bylehwit later MS.), Mt. 11, 29. Iacob wæs bilewitte (simplex) man, Gen. 25, 27.