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sin-híwian

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

Linked entry: sinígaþ

cneóres-bóc

(n.)
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a book of genealogy Cneórisbóca ge(ne)seos, Wrt. Voc. ii. 41, 51

híran

(v.)
Grammar
híran, (?)

to exaltworship

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to exalt, worship Hé þá hǽðengild hýran ne wolde, wíg weorþian, Ap. 47

hwurful-ness

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Hine ne meahte nán scúr hwurfulnesse ( mutabilitatis aura ) ástyrigean, Past. 308, 10. Add

saltian

(v.)
Grammar
saltian, ode

To dance

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To dance Gé ne saltudun (sealtedon, MS. A. ) non saltastis, Lk. Skt. 7,32

un-gewidre

(n.)
Grammar
un-gewidre, un-gewidere, es; n.

Bad weatherstormtempest

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Bad weather, storm, tempest Hit biþ wiþ ǽghwylc ungewidro gescylded, ðæt ðǽr nǽfre nǽnig dǽl regnes ne ungewidres in cuman ne mæg, Blickl. Homl. 125, 31-3. Gif ðé þince ðæt ðú óþerne máran lǽcedóm dón ne durre for ungewiderum, Lchdm. ii. 254, 2.

for-spillan

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Hé ðæt land ne mæg náðer gifan ne syllan, ne forspecan ne forspillan ( forfeit. Cf. nec cogi debet rectum ejus forspeken nec forspillen, Ll. Th. i. 562, 1) út of ðám minstre, C.

leahter-full

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Ne beó se carfulla leahterful, nene lufige ídelnysse, sé ðe on stilnysse is, Hml. Th. ii. 442, 34. Hé is Gode deád, for þan þe hé leahterfull and geleáfleás ætbærst, and hé ys geworden tó wealdgengan, Ælfc. T. Grn. 18, 5.

a-hwyrfan

(v.)
Grammar
a-hwyrfan, -hwerfan; p. de; pp. ed

To turn awayavertere

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Ne ahwyrf ne avertas, Ps. Th. 89, 3. Ahwyrfde, subj. perf. would cast, Exon. 39a; Th. 129, 33; Gú. 430

Linked entry: a-hwerfan

feólan

(v.)
Grammar
feólan, fiolan, felan; p. fæl, pl. fǽlon, félon; pp. folen, feolen.

to cleavestickadhereadhærēreto reachcomepassprocēdĕrepervĕnire

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to cleave, stick, adhere; adhærēre Ðæt ic in ne fele ut non inhæream, Ps. Surt. 68, 15. to reach, come, pass; procēdĕre, pervĕnire Ne meahton hí ofer mere feolan they could not pass over the sea, Exon. 106 a; Th. 404, 10; Rä 23, 5

Linked entries: felan fiolan ge-feolan

ge-litlian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-litlian, p. ode; pp. od

To diminishlessenmĭnōrāre

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To diminish, lessen; mĭnōrāre Nýtenu heora he ne gelitlode oððe he ne gewanode jūtmenta eōrum non mĭnōrāvit, Ps. Lamb. 106, 38. Ic beóde mínum erfeweardum ðæt heo nǽfre ðis feoh gelitlian I enjoin my heirs that they never diminish this money, Th.

scip-firdung

(n.)
Grammar
scip-firdung, e; f.
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A naval force or armament Æt ðam ende ne beheóld hit nánþing seó scypfyrding ne seó landfyrding, Chr. 999; Erl. 134, 36. Burhbóta and bricbóta áginne man georne on ǽghwilcon ende, and fyrdunga eác, and scipfyrdunga ealswá, L.

treówa

(n.)
Grammar
treówa, trýwa, an; m. An assurance of good faith, a covenant, v. treów, IV
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Náðor ne wé on ðone here faran, ne heora nán tó ús, búton man trýwan and gýslas betwýnan sylle friðe tó wedde, L. A. G. 4; Th. i. 156, 8. Cf. trúwa

Linked entry: trýwa

be-rǽsan

attack

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Ðætte ðæt mód ne berǽse on ungeðyld ne ad impatientiam spiritus erumpant, 313, 21

for-dician

(v.)
Grammar
for-dician, for-dícian; p. ode

To barricade

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.), ðæt wé ne mægen ástígan iter ascensionis abscidit, Past. 361, 4. Ðý lǽs hié himselfum fordíkigen ðone weg ðǽre bóte ne viam sibi meliorationis abscidant, 383, 23. Substitute:

nátes-hwón

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Hé suwode swilce hé ne gefrédde heora swingla náteshwón, Hml. S. 31, 977. Sume nellað wítnian mid nánre wrace þá máran synna on him sylfum náteshwón, Hml. A. 8, 185 : 16, 79 : 26, 43. Náteshwðn (nullatenus) hé ne gedyrstlǽce, R. Ben. I. 100, 17. Add

ofer-hygdig

(adj.)
Grammar
ofer-hygdig, proud, supercilious.
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Gif hé wel áginnan wile ne mæig hé sleac beón ne tó oferhýdig, Angl. ix. 259, 21. Hé hæfde ǽnne swíþe oferhigdigne cniht, þám hé sylf mihte uneáðe gewyldan superbum valde puerum habuit, cui vix poterat vel ipse dominari, Gr. D. 36, 5. Add

frec-máse

(n.)
Grammar
frec-máse, fræc-máse, an; f.

The nun birdtitmousepārus cærŭleus

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The nun bird, titmouse; pārus cærŭleus Frecmáse sigitula ? Wrt. Voc. 281, 9

Linked entries: fret-máse fræc-máse

þeóf

(n.)
Grammar
þeóf, e; f.
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Theft dón þeófæ non facere furtum, R. Ben. Interl. 19, 12

fold-bold

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Se winsele on hrúsan ne feól, fæger foldbold. For the passage substitute