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on-búgan

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Hé wæs ꝥ folc cwielmende tó ðon þæt hié him anbugen, Ors. 1, 12 ; S. 54, 19. Hí nellað onbúgan ðám leahtrum . . . ac winnað him tógeánes, Hml. S. 17, 62.

wíg-cræft

(n.)
Grammar
wíg-cræft, es; m.

war-craftmilitary skilla warlike arta warlike enginewarlike forcemilitary power

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Hý him grimme forguldon ðone wígcræft ðe hý æt him geleornodon vincere, dum vincitur, edocuit I. 2; Swt. 30, 7. Hé hæfde Higeláces hilde gefrunen, wlonces wígcræft (or?) Beo.

feoh-gift

(n.)
Grammar
feoh-gift, -gyft, e; f.

A money-giftprecious giftpĕcūniæ dōnumlargītioprĕtiōsum dōnum

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A money-gift, precious gift; pĕcūniæ dōnum vel largītio, prĕtiōsum dōnum Fromum feohgiftum with bounteous money-gifts, Beo. Th. 41; B. 21. Nó he ðære feohgyfte scamigan þorfte he needed not feel shame at the precious gift, 2055; B. 1025.

láð-geteóna

(n.)
Grammar
láð-geteóna, an; m.

an enemy

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One who does evil, an enemy, Beo. Th. 1953; B. 974: 1123; B. 559

lyge-spell

(n.)
Grammar
lyge-spell, es; n.
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A false speech Mid ligespelle me[n]dosa mandata, Wrt. Voc. ii. 58, 32

stígness

(n.)
Grammar
stígness, e ; f.
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A going down, a descent Tó stígnisso ad descensum, Lk. Skt. Lind. 19, 37

ymb-styrian

(v.)
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to stir about, upset Ymbstyreþ ðæt hús evertit domum Lk. Skt. Lind. 15, 8

ymb-týnan

(v.)
Grammar
ymb-týnan, p. de
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To enclose, surround Ðeáh man ðone gársecg mid ísene útan ymbtýnde, Wulfst. 146, 27

Linked entry: týnan

byrgere

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Dorh buyrgeras per vispellones, Txts. 86, 760. Byrgeras, Wrt. Voc. ii. 68, 1. Add

ge-hefed

(adj.; part.)
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weighted, weighed down with a burden Hefe gehefedum mole grauatis Wülck. Gl. 251, 16

Linked entry: -hefed

scearp-þancol

(adj.)
Grammar
scearp-þancol, adj.

Acute, subtle

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Acute, subtle Ða scearpþanclan witan ðe ðone twýdǽledan wísdóm tócnáwaþ, Lchdm. iii.440, 28

æcer-hege

(n.)
Grammar
æcer-hege, es; m.

A field-hedge

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A field-hedge On ðone æcerhege; ondlong ðæs æcerheges, C. D. iii. 33, 2

Linked entry: hege

clough

(n.)

cleft of a rockdown the side of a hill

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a cleft of a rock, or down the side of a hill, Som. Ben. Lye

ellen-wód

(n.)
Grammar
ellen-wód, e; f? [wód mad] Zeal; zēlus= ζῆλος
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Me ðínes húses heard ellenwód æt zēlus dŏmus tuæ cŏmēdit me. Ps. Th. 68, 9

Linked entry: wód

norþeást-ende

(n.; adj.)

the north-east end

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the north-east end Óþ ðone norþeástende ðisses middangeardes, Ors. 1, 1; Swt. 14, 14

Linked entry: ende

plúm-feðer

(n.)
Grammar
plúm-feðer, e; f.
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Down Plúmfeðera hnescnyss geonglíce lima ná gehlýwe plumarum mollities iuuenilia membra non foveat, Scint. 43

ge-fælan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-fælan, -fællan; p. de; pp. ed

To overturnoverthrowthrow downprosternere

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To overturn, overthrow, throw down; prosternere, Ps. Vos. 105, 25 : Lk. Skt. Lind. 20, 18

Linked entry: a-fælan

un-settan

(v.)

to displaceput down

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to displace, put down Tó unsettanne (-setanne, Rush.) ad deponendum, Mk. Skt. Lind. 15, 36

wudu-herpaþ

(n.)
Grammar
wudu-herpaþ, es; m.

A public road through a wood

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A public road through a wood On ðone wuduherpaþ, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 213, 2

frum-ácennes

(n.)
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nativity Ðone blindo from frumácennise caecum a natiuitate, Jn. p. 5, 19. Cf. frum-byrd