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on-riht

(adv.)
Grammar
on-riht, adv.
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See, too, riht; <b>III. VI.</b>

sin-niht

(n.)
Grammar
sin-niht, f.
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Substitute: <b>sin-nihte,</b> es; n. Gársecg þeahte sweart synnihte blackest darkness covered ocean, Gen. 118. Þǽr eów is hám sceapen, sweart sinnehte there is a home assigned you, black darkness, Gú. 650.

hwæt

(adj.; int.; pronoun.)
Grammar
hwæt, neut. of hwá, used as an adv. or interj.

Why ⬩ what! ⬩ ah!

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Hwæt wé gefrunon twelfe tíreádige hæleþ lo! we have heard of twelve glorious heroes, Andr. Kmbl. 1; An. 1: Beo. Th. 1; B. 1: Cd. 143; Th. 177, 27; Exod. 1: Rood Kmbl. 1; Kr. 1. Eá lá hwæt! Bt. Met. 4, 49; Met. 4, 25

wiþer-saca

(n.)
Grammar
wiþer-saca, an; m.

an adversary ⬩ opponent ⬩ enemy ⬩ a rebel ⬩ an adversary at law ⬩ a prosecutor ⬩ one who renounces ⬩ denies ⬩ apostate

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Ben. 112, 13. an adversary at law, a prosecutor (?)

ge-samnung

(n.)
Grammar
ge-samnung, -somnung, -samning, -somning, e; f.

A meeting, assembly, council, union, congregation, synagogue, church ⬩ conventus, conventio, concĭlium, congrĕgātio, sy̆năgōga, ecclēsia

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On gesamnunga in sy̆năgōgas, Lk. Bos. 21, 12. On gesamnunga háligra in ecclēsia sanctōrum, Ps. Lamb. 149, 1. Þurh ða gesamnunga we wǽron gefreoþode feónda gafoles through that union we were freed from devils' tribute, Blickl. Homl. 105, 22

emb-sníðan

(v.)
Grammar
emb-sníðan, p. -snáþ, pl. -snidon; pp. -sniden, -snyden

To cut round, circumcise ⬩ circumcīdĕre

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Lk. Bos. 2, 21

erk

(n.)
Grammar
erk, e; f.

The ark ⬩ arca

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Noe in arcam intrāvit, Lk. Skt. C. C. 17, 27

fóre-stæppend

(n.)
Grammar
fóre-stæppend, es; m. [fóre-stæppende; part. of fóre-stæppan]

A stepper or goer before ⬩ præcessor

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A stepper or goer before; præcessor Se ðe fórestæppend ys qui præcessor est, Lk. Bos. 22, 26

fræt-læppa

(n.)
Grammar
fræt-læppa, an; m.

Dew-lap ⬩ pălear

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Dew-lap; pălear Frætlæppa runia vel păleāre, Ælfc. Gl. 99; Som. 76, 123; Wrt. Voc. 54, 63

from-doe

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Giséne wérun swá fromdoe word ðás visa sunt sicut deleramentum verba ista, Lk. Skt. Rush. 24, 11

in-líxan

(v.)
Grammar
in-líxan, -líxian

to shine

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to shine, grow light Sunnadæg inlíxade [wæs in-líxende, Rush.] sabbatum inlucescebat, Lk. Skt. Lind. 23, 54

Linked entry: líxan

bird

(n.)

pullus

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the young of any of the feathered tribe; pullus Birdas pullos, Lk. Lind. Rush. War. 2, 24

Linked entry: brid

ágen-frigea

Grammar
ágen-frigea, l. -frígea,
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and add Se ágenfrígea (-fríga, v. l. ), Ll. Th. i. 132, 14: 276, 15. Cf. ágend-freá

á-lísendness

(n.)
Grammar
á-lísendness, e; f.
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Redemption, absolution; ꝥ lác for álýsendnesse his sáwle pro absolutione ejus animae sacrificium, Gr. D. 347, 14

credic

(n.)
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Bd. 3, 27: Lac in fiala ponere solebat), An. Ox. 29, 3. (?)

dirne-forlegen

(adj.)
Grammar
dirne-forlegen, adj.
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Guilty of fornication, adulterous Gif man sý fram dyrneforlegenum ( fornicante ) preóste gefullod, Ll. Th. ii. 144, 19

Linked entry: for-legen

feohgeorn-ness

(n.)
Grammar
feohgeorn-ness, -gyrness, e; f.

Covetousness

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Covetousness Ne teó ic N. ne for hete ne for unrihtre feohgyrnesse, Ll. Th. i. 180, 11

Linked entry: feoh-gyrnes

geáp-ness

(n.)
Grammar
geáp-ness, e; f.
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Cleverness, cunning, astuteness Wær geápnes argumentum (cf. argumento orðonce, gleáwnesse, 2, ll), Wrt. Voc. ii. 125, I

riht-gesinscipe

(n.)
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lawful matrimony Gif hí on rihtgesinscipe gegaderode sýn si legitimo matrimonio conjungantur, Ll. Th. ii. 232, 6

sǽ-gemǽre

(n.)
Grammar
sǽ-gemǽre, es; n.

A sea-border, coast

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A sea-border, coast Sǽgemǽro maritima, Lk. Skt. 6, 17. On ðám sǽgemǽrum, Mt. Kmbl. 4, 13