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ufor

(adj.)
Grammar
ufor, cpve.: ufemest; spve. adv.

Higherhighestat or i-s/>to a greater heightfarther from a coastfrom a spothigherat or to a more honourable placehigherlater

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Similar entries v. ufera, Fíf nihtum ufor five days later, Menol. Fox 355; Men. 179: 68; Men. 34.

Linked entries: yfemest uferor

ge-staþelian

(v.)
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Voc. ii. 152, 14, 17. to fix in a position or place, place permanently, set. the object a living creature Ðæt hé gesteaðelie (collocet) hine mid aldermonnum, Ps. Srt. 112, 8.

Linked entry: ge-staþeled

inwit-hróf

(n.)
Grammar
inwit-hróf, es ; m.
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A deceitful, evil roof [the, fire-drake's den], Beo. Th. 6238; B. 3123

ge-treówfæstnian

(v.)

to be faithful, firm, strong

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to be faithful, firm, strong Ðú getreówfæstnig valeas, Mt. Kmbl. p. 4, 9

un-tídre

(adj.)
Grammar
un-tídre, adj.

Not weakfirmstrong

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Not weak, firm, strong Him wæs hyge untyddre, Andr. Kmbl. 2506; An. 1254

Linked entry: tídre

or-firmþa

(n.)
Grammar
or-firmþa, pl.
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Cf. ǽ-firmþa ; or-firme, -firm(u)

Linked entry: -firmþa

sife

(n.)
Grammar
sife, es ; n.
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Ásift smale þurh smæl sife sift fine through a fine sieve, Lchdm. ii. 94, 2 : 72, 28. Man sceal habban . . . syfa . . . hérsyfe, Anglia ix. 264, 13

Linked entries: sibaed sibi syfe

hryre

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Th. i. 50, 23 (in Dict.). fig. a descent from high estate, flourishing condition Ǽr ðæs monnes hryre bið ðæt mód úp áhæfen, Past. 299, 18. Hié náþer næfdon siþþan ne heora namon ne heora anweald.

scilliht

(adj.)
Grammar
scilliht, adj.
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Shell (of fish) Ðú scealt sellan scellihte fiscas, Lchdm. ii. 196, 21: 254, 19. Scellehte, 227, 17

Linked entry: scelliht

earfoð-fynde

(adj.)
Grammar
earfoð-fynde, adj.
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Hard to find Earfoðfynde wæs ðár se man þe swilc ne mihte hreówan, Hml. S. 23, 82

Linked entry: fynde

swecc

(n.)
Grammar
swecc, swæcc, es; m.
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</b> the sense, of taste :-- Mid úrum fif andgitum . . . swæc and stenc, Homl. Th. i. 138, 27. Swæcc, ii. 550, 11: Wrt. Voc. i. 42, 60. an odour, a scent, smell Wundorlíces brǽðes swæc, Homl. Th. ii. 352, 15.

Linked entries: swæc swice

ge-singan

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Ðás fíf salmas gesing (decanta), Rtl. 183, 29. Gesinge (cantet) hé fíftig sealma on cyricean oððe on óþre dígolre stówe, Ll. Th. ii. 134, Ii. Þ ǽlc gegilda gesinge án fíftig oþþe begite gesungen, i. 236, 37.

wyrcan

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(l b) add :-- Fíf hund and feówer and syxtig atomi wyrcað án momentum . . . syx tída wyrcað ánne fýrðling, and feówer fýrðlingas wyrcað ánne dæg, and seofon dagas áne wucan, Angl. viii. 318, 43-319, i.

læc

(adj.)
Grammar
læc, adj.
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The word, if this be the true form of it, occurs only once, in the following passage Gárulf gecrang ealra ǽrest ... ymb hyne gódra fela hwearf lacra hrǽr hræfn wandrode sweart and sealobrún, Fins. Th. 64-70; Fin. 33-5.

Linked entry: lacra

clǽne

(adj.)
Grammar
clǽne, adj.
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Ðǽm folce ðe on clǽnum felda ( in campo ) sige gefeohtað, 227, 24. fit for food Ic genime mé clǽne fixas tó mete, Coll. M. 23, 17.

folc-truma

(n.)
Grammar
folc-truma, an; m. [truma a band, troop]

A host of peoplepeoplepŏpŭli cohorspŏpŭlus

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A host of people, people; pŏpŭli cohors, pŏpŭlus Cweðe eall folctruma, sý ðæt, sý ðæt oððe beó hit swá dīcet omnis pŏpŭlus, fiat, fiat, Ps. Lamb. 105, 48. Folctruman andettaþ ðé pŏpŭli confĭtēbuntur tĭbi, 44, 18.

Linked entry: truma

æpel-sceal

(n.)
Grammar
æpel-sceal, -scel, e; f.

An apple-shale or film about the kernels or pipspomi scheda

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An apple-shale or film about the kernels or pips; pomi scheda, Cot. 43

Linked entries: æppel-sceal scealu

hyge-fæst

(adj.)
Grammar
hyge-fæst, adj.

Firm of mindprudentwise

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Firm of mind, prudent, wise,Exon. 112 a; Th. 429, 33; Rä. 43, 14

staþolfæst-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
staþolfæst-líc, adj.
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Steadfast,firm Mé sum staþolfæstlíc smyltnyss tó becom, Homl. Skt. ii. 23 b, 551

eáwesclíce

(adv.)
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Eáwislíce sié manifestum fiat, Rtl. 114, 1. v. newt word, and cf. eáwunga. Add