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scearpness

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deáþ-bérnis

(n.)
Grammar
deáþ-bérnis, deáþ-bér-niss,e ; f.

Death, destruction, pestilence ⬩ pernĭcies, pestilentia

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Death, destruction, pestilence; pernĭcies, pestilentia Deáþbérnisse oððe uncúþo ádlo pestilentiæ, Lk. Skt. Lind. 21, 11

Linked entry: doeþ-bérnis

druh

(n.)
Grammar
druh, es; m.

Dust ⬩ pulvis

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druh ðú dreórega lo! thou gory dust! Soul Recd. 33; Seel. 17

for-þriccednes

(n.)
Grammar
for-þriccednes, -ness, e; f.

A pressing ⬩ an oppression ⬩ distress ⬩ anxiety ⬩ pressūra

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A pressing, an oppression, distress, anxiety; pressūra Þeóda forþriccednes pressūra gentium, Lk. Bos. 21, 25

ge-fælan

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

To overturn ⬩ overthrow ⬩ throw down ⬩ prosternere

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Vos. 105, 25 : Lk. Skt. Lind. 20, 18

Linked entry: a-fælan

ge-ónétan

(v.)

To make useless ⬩ to make useless, destroy

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To make useless Giónétaþ ł gemerras occupat, Lk. Skt. Lind. 13, 7. Geónét occupatus, Lye

ge-riht

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-riht, adj.

RIGHT, direct ⬩ directus

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RIGHT, direct; directus Ðweoru beóþ on gerihte erunt prava in directa, Lk. Bos. 3, 5

ge-scóe

(n.)
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Rush. 1, 7: Lk. Skt. Rush. 10, 4: Jn. Skt. Rush. 1, 27

Linked entry: ge-scý

æt-íwendlic

(adj.)
Grammar
æt-íwendlic, æt-íwiendlic; adj.
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Demonstrative Iste þes ys æteówiendlic (-eów-endlic, -ýwigendlic, v. ll. ), Ælfc. Gr. Z. 93, 9

brémel-leáh

(n.)
Grammar
brémel-leáh, (brémer-) ; m.
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A lea covered with brambles On bré-merleáh; of brérnerleá, C. D. iii. 80, 26

Linked entries: leáh brémel

Candelmæsse-ǽfen

(n.)
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Candlemas-eve Ǽrest on Eásterǽfen, and óðre síðe on Candelmæsseǽfen, Ll. Th. ii. 256, 28

Linked entry: ǽfen

ciric-rán

(n.)
Grammar
ciric-rán, (-rén), es; n.
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Sacrilege On fæstenbricon, on cyricrénan, and on mæniges cynnes misdǽdan, Ll. Th. i. 322, 20

Linked entry: rán

cirlisce

(adv.)
Grammar
cirlisce, adv.
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As in the case of a 'ceorl' Gilde man cirlisce, Ll. Th. i. 188, 14

cleric-mann

(n.)
Grammar
cleric-mann, es; m.
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A clerk Gif hwylc clericman gewundige si quis clericum vulneraverit, Ll. Th. ii. 210, 27

deófol-gítsung

(n.)
Grammar
deófol-gítsung, e; f.
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Unrighteous mammon In unrehtwíso, i. ðæt is díwlgíttsungo in iniquo mamonae, Lk. L. 16, 11

Linked entry: gítsung

efen-wel

Grammar
efen-wel, as well.
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Riht is ꝥ preóstas, and efenwel nunnan, regollíce libban, Ll. Th. ii. 324, 2. Add

firwit-full

(adj.)
Grammar
firwit-full, adj.

Curious ⬩ careful ⬩ anxious

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R.) menn gié sint solliciti estis, Lk. L. 12, 26

fóre-áþ

Grammar
fóre-áþ, fór-áþ. l. fore-áþ, for-áþ,
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Hé móste mid his foráðe his hláford áspelian, Ll. Th. i. 192, 2. and add

gyltend

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Þá þe nú náne mildheortnesse nabbað wid hyra gyltyndum, Ll. Th. ii. 400, 25. Add

riht-fæsten

(n.)
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a lawfully-appointed fast Gif frígman rihtfæsten ábrece, Ll. Th. i. 172, 10: 402, 22

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