smylte
Quiet, tranquil, calm, serene ⬩ of physical calmness ⬩ gentle, mild, of the wind ⬩ favourable, prosperous ⬩ of mental calm, placid, serene, tranquil, unruffled
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Quiet, tranquil, calm, serene of physical calmness Se mónaþ (June) is nemned on úre geþeóde se ǽrra líða, for ðon seó lyft biþ þonne smylte Shrn. 87, 34. Swilce seó heofone ðonne heó smylte (serenum) byþ Ex. 24, 10. Hyt byþ smylte weder Mt.
fætels
μαρσύπιoν
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Seó mǽgþ gebrohte heáfod blódig on ðam fætelse the woman brought the bloody head in the bag, Judth. 11; Thw. 23, 78; Jud. 127.
for-irþ
A headland
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Trans. 1898, p. 530), vox agrimensorum, apud quos in agrorum distinctionibus pars ea dicitur quae latus suum alterius fini, fronti seu capiti opponit, Migne] Andlanges ðǽre fyrh tó ánum andheáfdum, tó ánre forierðe, and seó forierð gǽð; intó ðám lande
Linked entry: for-yrþ
stulor
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Voc. ii. 38, 30. acting with stealth, stealthy Seó hreóhnys is open costung, and seó smyltnys is stulor and dígele swica, Homl. Th. ii. 392, 24. stolen Wæteru stulre swéttran synd aque furtiuae dulciores sunt, Scint. 110, 11
of-talu
The successful defence made against a claim
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The successful defence made against a claim Seó sprǽc wearð ðam cynge cúð.
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on-ginnan
to begin, set about, set to work ⬩ to attempt, endeavour (with infin.) ⬩ to act strenuously ⬩ to make an attempt upon, to attack
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Se ongan ǽrest onclypian Drihtnes naman, Gen. 4, 26. Ongan se Hǽlend bodian, Mt. Kmbl. 4, 17. Ðá ongan hine langian on his cýþþe, Blickl. Homl. 113, 14. Ongan se Hǽlend him andswarigende tó cweþan, Mk. Skt. 13, 5.
wær-sagol
Cautious in speech, careful of what one says
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Cautious in speech, careful of what one says Se ðe wǽre leássagol, weorðe se sóðsagol; se ðe wǽre bæcslitol, weorðe se wærsagol; se ðe wǽre stuntwyrde, weorðe se wíswyrde, Wulfst. 72, 17
wítnung
Punishment ⬩ torment ⬩ pain
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Ðæs ic geléfe, ðætte ǽlc unriht wítnung sié ðæs yfel ðe hit déð, næs ðæs ðe hit þafaþ apparet, illatam cuilibet injuriam non accipientis, sed inferentis esse miseriam, Bt. 38, 6; Fox 208, 20.
ǽg-flota
A floater on the sea ⬩ sailor ⬩ ship ⬩ nauta ⬩ navis
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A floater on the sea, sailor, ship; nauta, navis, Andr. Kmbl. 515 ; An. 258
hran-mere
the sea
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The whale-mere, the sea Hronmere, Bt. Met. Fox 5, 19; Met. 5, 10
listig-
Skilfully
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Skilfully: Seóð æt leóhtum fýre listelíce, L. M. 1, 2; Lchdm. ii. 30, 7
célod
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cf. cele, and see Worsaae's Primeval Antiquities, p. 52, for such a 'beak')
cubit
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a cubit Þín seáð bið twégea cubita wíd and feówra lang, Nar. 50, 29
helle-cǽge
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Hé bereð helleciégan (cf. seó cǽge, 20) on handa, Verc. Först. l 28, 5
Linked entry: cæg
hwilc-æthwega
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See second passage under <b>hwilc-hwega</b> in Dict
Linked entry: æt-hwega
singallíce
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Add: — Sáwl seó ná sinngallíce (assidue) byð féd mid Godes worde, Scint. 50, 17
strǽt-lanu
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A street Seó strætlanu is on ðǽre byrig of clǽnum golde geworht, Nap. 59
un-sidu
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See preceding word
cáwel-wyrm
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Add: — Cáwlwyrm (printed calfwyrt; but see Nap. 76) eruca, Wrt. Voc. i. 31, 72
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hǽte
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Seó lyft týhð ðone wǽtan tó hyre neoðan and ðá hǽtan ufon, and þonne hí gegaderode beóð, seó hǽte and se wǽta binnon ðǽre lyfte, þonne winnað hí him betweóman mid egeslicum swége, and ꝥ fýr ábyrst út ðurh lígett gyf hé máre biþ þonne se wǽta; gyf se wǽta