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girning

(n.)
Grammar
girning, e; f.
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Fram middaneardes gyrninge fæstað a mundi ambitione ieiunant, Scint. 53, 18. desire for doing. v. girnan; Hié beóð onǽlede mid ðǽre gierninge (girn-, v. l.) ðára smeáunga Godes wísdómes ánes solius contemplationis studiis inardescunt, Past. 45, 17. desire

Linked entry: geornung

Rómánisc

(adj.)
Grammar
Rómánisc, adj.

Roman

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Fram ðam Rómániscan Pápan, 2, 20; S. 522, 19. Ealde Rómánisce weorce geworhte, 1, 33; S. 498, 31. Gúþlác ys on Rómánisc belli munus, Guthl. 2; Gdwin. 10, 24. Ða yfel ðe Þeódríc wið ðam Rómániscum witum dyde, Bt. 1; Fox 2, 15.

stæf-gefég

(n.)
Grammar
stæf-gefég, es; n.

a combination of lettersa forming of letters in writing

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A domo fram húse; hér is se a for ánum stæfgefége; ab homine; hér is se ab án stæfgefég. Hwílon byþ ðæt stæfgefég on ánum stæfe, hwílon on twám, etc., Ælfc. Gr. 3; Zup. 7, 4-11.

freó-riht

(n.)
Grammar
freó-riht, es; n.

A free rightcommon rightright of a freemanlibĕrōrum et ingenuōrum jus

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A free right, common right, right of a freeman; libĕrōrum et ingenuōrum jus He ne beó syððan ǽniges freórihtes wyrðe he shall not afterwards deserve any free right, L. C. S. 20; Th. i. 386, 22

ascirred

(v.; part.)
Grammar
ascirred, = ascired

separated fromsaved

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separated from, saved,Bt. 20; Fox 72, 6;

bí-swíc

(n.)
Grammar
bí-swíc, es; m.

Deceitfraus

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Deceit; fraus, Ors. 3, 7; Bos. 60, 13

ge-freán

(v.)

to freeliberare

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to free; liberare, Ps. Spl. C. 43, 29

sláhþorn-ragu

(n.)
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lichen from a blackthorn, Lchdm. ii. 144, 1

clingan

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Add: to shrink together from heat or cold

gnuddian

(v.)
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to rub Gnudda frica, An. Ox. 56, 33

tó-dǽlan

(v.)
Grammar
tó-dǽlan, p. de

To divide,separate,distributeto divide a whole into parts, to destroy unity, make dissension into divide a whole by assigning the limits of the different partsto divide one number by anotherto divide one thing from another,part,separateto scatter, disperseto destroyto distribute, give away parts of a whole,to divide into sharesto shareto divide,distinguish,separate,make a difference betweento be different,be distinguished from.to separate with the minddiscern,discriminate,distinguish,to give forth,utter

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Bd. 1, 1; S. 473, 22. to be different, be distinguished from. v. tó-dál, V. Sacerd náht tódǽlþ fram folce sacerdos nihil distat a populo, Scint. 123, 19.

lama

(adj.)
Grammar
lama, loma, lame; adj.

Lamemaimedcrippledweakparalysedpalsiedparalytic

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Ðá læg ðǽr sum creópere lama fram cildháde then lay there a cripple lame from his childhood, Homl. Skt. 10, 25. Ánne bædrydan for eahte geárum lama a bedridden man paralysed for eight years, 42.

a-wrǽstan

(v.)
Grammar
a-wrǽstan, -wréstan ; p. -wrǽste ; pp. -wrǽst

To wrest fromto extortextorquere

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To wrest from, to extort; extorquere, Cot. 78

Linked entries: a-wréstan wrǽstan

frig-lǽta

(n.)
Grammar
frig-lǽta, an; m.

One made freea freedmanlibertus

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One made free, a freedman; libertus, Cot. 120

firen-synn

(n.)
Grammar
firen-synn, e; f.
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Gross sin Fyrnsynna fruma (the devil), Jul. 347

a-gildan

(v.)
Grammar
a-gildan, -geldan, -gieldan, -gyldan; p. -geald, pl. -guldon; pp. -golden

To payrenderrepayrestorerewardrequitepermitallowredderesolvererependereretribuereconcedere

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Ða onsægdnysse ða ðe fram eów deóflum wǽron agoldene sacrificia hæc quæ a vobis redduntur dæmonibus, Bd. 1,7; S. 477, 37

mis-fón

(v.)

to fail to taketo mistake

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Wín gedéþ, ðæt furþon witan oft misfóþ and fram rihtum geleáfan búgan, 65, 5. Ðý læs ǽnig ðære tale brúce ðæt hé ðý dæge misfénge ( mistook the day), Lchdm. iii. 442, 3.

Linked entries: mis-cirran fón

mundbyrdness

(n.)
Grammar
mundbyrdness, e; f.

protectionA protectorpatronadvocatea protection of rights granted by charter

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Frag. 106, 24. in a personal sense (v. mund, III. b), A protector, patron, advocate Ic ðé mé tó mundbyrdnysse geceóse wið ðín ágen bearn I choose thee for my advocate with thy own child, 106, 19.

self-déma

Grammar
self-déma, selfe-déma, an; m.
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Hý áscyriaþ hý sylfe fram mynsterlícum þeáwum and heora ágenum lustum filiaþ, hý sint Egyptiscan gereorde genemnede sarabagite oððe renuite, ðæt ys sylfedéman and wiðersacan, 136, 12

Linked entry: déma

bígan

(v.)

To bendto inclineto humiliatesubdueto turninclineTo bend

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L. 18, 4. to turn, incline Bégan wé úre mód fram ðǽre lufan þisse worlde. Bl. H. 57, 22. intrans. To bend, move in a curve :-- Se ord bígde upp tó þám hiltum. Hml. S. 12, 226. Se hara bígde gelóme the hare frequently doubled, 31, 1058

Linked entries: býgan bégan