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ge-bénlíc

(adj.)
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Dele, and see gyden-lic

a-dreógendlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
a-dreógendlíc, adj.

Bearabletolerabilis

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Bearable; tolerabilis; part. of a-dreógan, -líc

tyhtend

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Add: v. leás-tyhtend: tyhtend-lic. Add:

ge-sníðan

(v.)
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to lie down. See preceding word

ge-sinhíwan

(n.)
Grammar
ge-sinhíwan, -hígan; pl. m.

Married persons;conjugesconjugaticonjugia

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Ðæt líf ðara gesinhíwena oferstígþ ðaet líf ðæs mægþhádes the life of the married surpasses the life of virginity, Past. 52, 8; Swt. 409, 29; Hat. MS.

un-gefrǽgelíc

(adj.)
Grammar
un-gefrǽgelíc, adj.

Unheard ofunusualextraordinary

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Unheard of, unusual, extraordinary Gyf hyra ( gallinarum ) hwylc man æthríneþ, ðonne forbærnaþ hí sóna eall his líc; ðæt syndon ungefrǽgelícu (unge frelicu, un ge fræ licu, MSS. v. Anglia i. 332) lyblác, Nar. 34, 3.

lyge-wyrhta

(n.)
Grammar
lyge-wyrhta, an; m.

A liar

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A liar, a forger of lies Mid ðám ligewyrhtum with the forgers of lies, Fragm. Kmbl. 19; Leás. 11

slápan

(v.)
Grammar
slápan, p. slép, sleáp; pp. slápen
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I c. of numbness in the limbs, to sleep, be paralyzed: — Gif wé tó lange sittaþ us slápaþ ða lima, i. 490, 1. Gif þeóh slápan . . . lǽt reócan on ðæt lim ðætte slápe. Lchdm. ii. 66, 5-6. Wið slápende (paralyzed) líce, i. 380, 18. Cf.

Linked entry: slápian

un-formolsnod

(adj.)
Grammar
un-formolsnod, adj.

Undecayed

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Undecayed His líchama líð unformolsnod, Th. An. 124, 4

Linked entry: for-molsnian

brégh

(n.)

an eye-lid,

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an eye-lid, Bd. 4, 32 ; S. 611, 18

ge-wríðan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-wríðan, part. -wríðende; p. -wráð, pl. -wriðon; pp. -wriðen

To bindrestraintietie togethercoartarealligare

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To bind, restrain, tie, tie together; coartare, alligare Lim gewríðan to bind the limb, Homl. Th. ii. 136, 2. Ða myhta to gewrýðenne potestatem ligandi, Th. Chart. 334, 7.

gistian

(v.)
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gistian, p. ode
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Líf mánfull tó gystigenne of húse on hús uita nequam hospitandi de domo in domum (it is a miserable life to go from house to house, Ecclus. 29, 24), Scint. 153, 15

costere

(n.)
Grammar
costere, costnere, es; m.

A tempter tentator

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of mankind [lit. of the race of men] hath begotten in thee the unrest of this evil thought Guthl. 7; Gdwin. 46, 9. Se costere cwæþ to him tentator dixit ei Mt. Kmbl. Rush. Lind. 4, 3

Linked entry: costnere

á-sweartian

(v.)
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Be ásweartedum líce ... weorþeð hwílum líc ásweartod, Lch. ii. 82, 1-3. Add

Linked entry: sweartian

ge-wisfullíce

(adv.)
Grammar
ge-wisfullíce, adv.

Knowinglyexpertlyscienter

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Knowingly, expertly; scienter, Greg. pref. lib. 2, Dial

bytte-hlid

(n.)
Grammar
bytte-hlid, es; n.
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A lid of a butt; dolii opertorium, Cot. 208: Mann

un-myrhþ

(n.)
Grammar
un-myrhþ, e; f.

Sadnessmisery

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Sadness, misery On unmyrhðe his líf geendian, Wulfst. 148, 9

Linked entry: un-mirigþ

eág-brǽw

(n.)
Grammar
eág-brǽw, es; m.
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The eye-lid Mid þá eágbrǽwas, Lch. i. 352, 6

Linked entry: brǽw

elch

(n.)
Grammar
elch, es; m.

ELK alces, cervus alces

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The ELK; alces, cervus alces, Lin. Som. Ben. Lye

finger-liþ

(n.)
Grammar
finger-liþ, es; n.
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A finger-joint Lið ł fingerlið articulus, Nap. 79

Linked entry: liþ