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óþer

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Add Sem se yldesta, óðer Cham, þridda Iafeth, Gen. 1241. Wæs se deófol óðere síðe oferswíðed, Hml. Th. i. 170, 31. (l α)) móna dæghwámlíce feówer prican lator áríst þonne hé dyde on þám óðrum dæge, Angl. viii. 327, 27.

lyft

(n.)
Grammar
lyft, es, e; m. f. n.

Airatmospherebreezeskyheavenscloud

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Seó lyft ðonne heó ástyred is byþ wind, 274, 10. Se storm and seó stronge lyft the storm and the strong blast, Exon. 22 b; Th. 61, 28; Cri. 991. Seó hǽwene lyft the azure air, Cd. 166; Th. 207, 33; Exod. 476.

Linked entries: lift loft

leng

(n.)
Grammar
leng, e; f.

Lengthheightstature

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spreót, et tendentis ante se quantum potest, Chart.

á-fédan

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Th. i. 76, 17. to bring forth, produce, of persons Se wífman se hire cild áfédan ne mæg . . . cweþe þás word : ' Þis mé tó bóte þǽre láþan lætbyrde, ' Lch. iii. 68, 18. of plants Mid eallum missenlicum áféddum blóstmum gefrætwod, Bl.

bréden

(adj.)
Grammar
bréden, adj.

Broad;latus

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Broad; latus Seuerus geworhte weall of turfum, and brédenne [breden MS: bred weal, col. 1: bred weall, col. 2] ðár on ufon, fram sǽ to sǽ Severus made a wall of turfs, and a broad wall thereupon, from sea to sea, Chr. 189; Th. 15, 22, col. 3

here-toga

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Ðonne se heretoga wácað, þonne bið eall se here gehindred, 1003; P. 135, 15: Ll. Lbmn. 475, 18 (see 2nd passage under here; I. 2 c ¶ l a).

spelian

(v.)
Grammar
spelian, p. ode

To act as the representative of anotherto representto take, or stand in, the place of another

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'Hé mé hádode:' ðonne stent se hé on his naman stede and spelaþ hine, Ælfc. Gr. 5; Zup. 8, 11-16.

Linked entry: speliend

líðan

(v.)
Grammar
líðan, p. láð

To gosail

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Se cyning sylfa and se hálga bisceop líðan on ðæt eálond rex ipse cum sanctissimo antistite insulam navigavit, Bd. 4, 28; S. 606, 12. Nú is ðon gelícost swá wé on laguflóde ofer cald wæter ceólum líðan, Exon. 20 a; Th. 53, 18; Cri, 852.

ge-gódian

(v.)
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Ben. 108, 12. to increase the dignity of, enhance Ne byð seó þénung þæs ná þe wyrse. Ne eft nis ǽnig swá mǽre . . . þæt áðor ðǽra þénunga gegódian oððon gemycclian mæge, Wlfst. 34, 11

ár-wéla

(n.)
Grammar
ár-wéla, an; m. [ár an oar, wéla]

The wealth of oarsthe seadivitiæ remorummare

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The wealth of oars, the sea; divitiæ remorum, mare, Andr. Kmbl. 1705; An. 855

mere-smylte

(adj.)
Grammar
mere-smylte, adj.

Having the sea calm

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Having the sea calm Meresmylta wíc, Bt. Met. Fox 21, 24; Met. 21, 12

Linked entry: smylte

ge-figo

(n.)
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For 'cimosis' see fleáh

be-sih

(v.)

see, look, beholdaspice

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see, look, behold; aspice, Ps. Lamb. 118, 132; Similar entries impert. of be-seón

gén-lád

(n.)
Grammar
gén-lád, e; f.

An arm of the sea, into which a river discharges itselfbrachium oceani

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An arm of the sea, into which a river discharges itself; brachium oceani, Som

ge-meodniss

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v. medumness; but see preceding word) Rómánisca de dignitalibiis Romanorum. Add

ge-treówfullíce

(adv.)
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Eal seó geleáffulle gelaðung getreówfullíce be hire singð, Hml. Th. i. 546, 15. Add

ge-twis

Grammar
ge-twis, Substitute:
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lang-mód

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See two following words. Add

ofer-flówness

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Add: Habban oferflównessa accipere, stipendia superflua, See preceding word (last passage)

ofer-swógan

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Add: v. swógan; <b>II,</b> and see ofer-hón