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glengan

(v.)
Grammar
glengan, glengcan; p. de; pp. ed; v. a.

To adorntrimdeckcomposeset in orderornare

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To adorn, trim, deck, compose, set in order; ornare Þeódnes cynegold sóþfæstra gehwone glengeþ the prince's crown shall adorn each of the just, Exon. 64 b; Th. 238, 19; Ph. 606. Glengdon heora leóhtfatu ornaverunt lampades suas, Mt.

wrǽstan

(v.)
Grammar
wrǽstan, p. te.

to wresttwistto move the strings of the harp in playingplectrum.

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Parv. 533 Sum sceal mid hearpan set his hláfordes fotum sittan, and á snellíce snere wrǽstan, lǽtan scralletan, Exon. Th. 332, 9; Vy. 82

Linked entry: a-wrǽstan

gold-gifa

(n.)
Grammar
gold-gifa, an; m.
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Cyningas ne cáseras ne goldgiefan neither kings nor emperors nor lords, Exon. 82 b; Th. 310, 31; Seef. 83. See other compounds under gifa

horsc-líce

(adv.)
Grammar
horsc-líce, adv.

Readily, promptly, with activity [bodily or mental], wisely, prudentlynaviter, strenue, agiliter

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with the accursed spirit, Exon. 99 b; Th. 373, 28; Seel. 116.

CLIF

(n.)
Grammar
CLIF, clyf, cleof, es; n.

A CLIFF, rock, steep descentpromon ory, clivus, rupes, promontorium

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Nílus seó eá, hyre ǽwylme, is neáh ðæm clife ðære Reádan Sǽs the spring of the river Nile is near the promontory of the Red Sea, Ors. 1, 1; Bos. 17, 19, 29

Linked entries: cleof cliof clyf

wudu-lǽs

(n.)
Grammar
wudu-lǽs, we; f.

Forest pasture

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Forest pasture Seó útlǽs and seó wudulǽs mid ódrum mannum gemǽne, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. vi. 214, 22.

hál-wenda

(n.)
Grammar
hál-wenda, an; m.

A saviour

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Se hálwenda ðe hé embe spræc is úre Hǽlend Crist se ðe com tó gehǽlenne úre wunda ðæt sindon úre synna mine eyes have seen thy Saviour [viderunt oculi mei salutare tuum].

gifen

(n.)

the sea

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the sea, Exon. 101 a; Th. 381, 29; Rä. 3, 3

fleáh

Grammar
fleáh, <b>; II.</b>
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In l. 3 after 'cimosis' add: (= χήμωσις); and see ge-flígo

þreótíne-geáre

(adj.)
Grammar
þreótíne-geáre, adj.

Thirteen years old

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Thirteen years old Seó fǽmne wæs .xiii. geáre, Shrn. 153, 32

beó-móder

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Seó beómóder cosdrus, An. Ox. 258. Beómódra principum (apum), 240. Add

breátan

(v.)
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Transfer the passage to breótan, and see remark at á-breátan

gemete

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Dele, and see ge-met; VI, ge-métan; B. I. I

ge-cwidrǽdness

(n.)
Grammar
ge-cwidrǽdness, e; f.
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An agreement, a covenant Hér swutelað seó gecwydrǽdnes ðe ..., Nap. 28

Linked entry: -cwidrǽdness

wíc-sceáwere

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See Archiv cxxii. 248, 28. Add

biter

(adj.)
Grammar
biter, <b>; II.</b>
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Seó ehtnys bið ealra biterost, Hml. Th. ii. 542, 28. Add

ofer-lufu

(n.)
Grammar
ofer-lufu, e, an; f.

Excessive love

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Excessive love Seó oferlufu eorþan gestreóna, Wulfst. 149, 4: 263, 24

eald-hláford

(n.)
Grammar
eald-hláford, es; m. [eald old, ancient; hláford a lord]

An old or ancient lordpristĭnus domĭnus

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Se Cásere wæs heora eald-hláford cynnes the Cæsar was of the kin of their ancient lords, Bt. 1; Fox 2, 22. He sende ǽrend-gewrit eald-hláfordum he sent letters to the ancient lords, Bt. Met. Fox I, 126; Met. I, 63

mése

(n.)
Grammar
mése, meóse, míse, mýse, an; f.

A tablewhat is on a table

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Seó mýse is bódlíce lár ... Be ðære mýsan cwæþ se wítega: Drihten ðú gegearcodest mýsan on mínre gesihþe, Homl. Th. ii. 114, 24-28: i. 330, 31, 34: Ps. Spl. 127, 4: Mk. Skt. 7, 28: Lk. Skt. 12, 21, 30

Linked entries: meóse mýse

strica

(n.)
Grammar
strica, an; m.
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Stricum apicibus literarum 501, 56. a streak, tract Hit getímaþ hwíltídum ðonne se móna beyrnþ on ðæm ylcan strican ðe seó sunne yrnþ, ðæt his trendel underscýt ðære sunnan tó ðam swíðe ðæt heó eall áþeóstraþ, Lchdm. iii. 242, 19