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burg-ræced

(n.)
Grammar
burg-ræced, es; nom. acc. pl. -ræced; n.
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A city-dwelling, house surrounded by a wall or rampart of earth; urbanæ ædes, circumvallata domus Beorht wǽron burgræced bright were the city-dwellings, Exon. 124a; Th. 477, 9; Ruin. 22

Linked entry: burh-ræced

fór-spédian

(v.)
Grammar
fór-spédian, p. ode; pp. od

To speed forwardto prosperprospĕrāre

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To speed forward, to prosper; prospĕrāre Eálá ðu Driht gehǽl me, eálá ðú Driht wel to fórspédienne O Dŏmĭne salvum me fac, O Dŏmĭne bĕne prospĕrāre. Ps. Spl. T. 117, 24

cyn-lic

Grammar
cyn-lic, convenient.
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Ꝥ ne beó behýddþæs cynlica weg, Angl. viii. 302, 40 (cf. 322, 44). Suá cenlic (cendlic, Ep. Erf) percommode, Txts. 85, 1534. v. un-cynlic, and cine-lic in Dict. Add

gleáwlic

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gástgerýnum sægdon sigerófum, swá fram Siluestre lírde wǽron thus skilled in spiritual mysteries they told the victor (Constantine) as they were taught by Sylvester, El. 189. Add

þorfnian

(v.)
Grammar
þorfnian, (?) to suffer lack of
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Ne forgit ðú hine ðeáh ealne weg, ðý lǽs ðú þolie (þornige, v.l. v. Verc. Först. 174) ðæs écan lífes, Prov. K. 17

Linked entry: þornian

úrig-feþera

(adj.)
Grammar
úrig-feþera, adj.

Wet-feathered, with dewy plumage

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Wet-feathered, with dewy plumage Earn úrigfeþera, Judth. Thw. 24, 27; Jud. 210. Úrigfeðera earn, Elen. Kmbl. 57; El. 29. Úrigfeðra, 221; El. 111. Úrigfeþra, Exon. Th. 307, 17; Seef. 25

úrig-lást

(adj.)
Grammar
úrig-lást, adj.

Making a dewy trackwalking the wet earth

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Making a dewy track, walking the wet earth Sum sceal on féþe on feorwegas nýde gongan, and his nest beran, tredan úriglást elþeódigra frécne foldan, Exon. Th. 329, 4; Vy. 29

be-clæmed

(v.)
Grammar
be-clæmed, Substitute: be-clǽman; p. de

To beplasterplaster overpoultice

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Bewreóh ꝥ wíf wel, and lǽt beón swá beclǽmed lange tíde, 330, 22

lyft-helm

(n.)
Grammar
lyft-helm, es; m.

The airatmospherecloud

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Wǽron land heora lyfthelme beþeaht their lands were covered with cloud, Cd. 145; Th. 181, 13; Exod. 60

wlǽtung

(n.)
Grammar
wlǽtung, e; f.

sicknessnauseadefilementdisfigurement

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sickness, nausea Mid micelre wlǽtunge gewíteþ ðæt sár on weg, Lchdm. i. 80, 14 note. Similar entries v. morgen-wlǽtung, Lchdm. iii. 44, 19. defilement, disfigurement. Similar entries v. wlǽta, Wléttuncg deformatio, Hpt. Gl. 510, 6

folde

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Hál wes þu, folde, fira módor, Lch. i. 404, 2. Se líchama in þǽre cealdan foldan (eorðan, moldan, v. ll.) gebrosnað, Wlfst. 187, 12. Wæs Waldendes lof áfylled on foldan, Chr. 975; P. 120, 14. Add

stéran

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Add: stýran Ðonne þú stórfæt habban wille, þonne wend þú þíne hand ofdúne and wege hí swilce þú stýre, Tech. ii. 120, 15. Se abbud stére abbas turificet, Angl. xiii. 403, 547. Stérende turificando, 402, 531

full-cúþ

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Hig wǽron farende þurh án wésten on hiora fulcúðne weg, Shrn. 37, 33. Take here ful-cúþ, and add: familiar. Cf. seld-cúþ

ge-riht-lǽcan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-riht-lǽcan, p. -lǽhte; pp. -lǽht
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Gif we beóþ fram úrum ðwyrnyssum gerihtlǽhte if we be corrected from our perversities, 124, 35

faroþ-rídende

(v.; part.)
Grammar
faroþ-rídende, part.

Wave-riding, sailing nāvĭgans

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Wave-riding, sailing; nāvĭgans We on sǽbáte wada cunnedon, faroþrídende we in the sea-boat made a trial of the fords, riding over the waves, Andr. Kmbl. 879; An. 440

Linked entry: rídan

níd-micel

(adj.)
Grammar
níd-micel, adj.

Very importanturgent

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B.) ǽrende ðider habbaþ, and ús is þearf ðæt hit gefyllon, St. Andr. 6, 20

ge-diht

(n.)
Grammar
ge-diht, es; n.

A composition

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A composition Fela fægere godspel we forlǽtaþ on ðisum gedihte many excellent gospels we omit in this composition, Homl. Th. ii. 520, 1

Linked entry: diht

ge-hola

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beóð þíne geholan, and ealne wæg þíne mid-sprecan, ne nellað ðé ámeldian, achit eall stillelǽtan, Hml. S. 23, 590. Add

fela-sprǽce

(adj.)
Grammar
fela-sprǽce, adj.

loquacious

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Huelc wíte wéne ðæt se felasprǽcea (-sprǽca, v. l.) scyle habban ðe simle on ofersprǽce syngað pensemus quae poena multiloquium maneat, in quo etiam per noxia verba peccatur, Past. 281, 14.

leornung-mann

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Þæs láreówes hǽs and þæs leornincgmannes weorc, R. Ben. 20, 6. Þæra fíf bóca andgit geopenode se Ælmihitiga Láreów his leorningmannum, Hml. Th. ii. 396, 12. Add