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ge-cweccan

Grammar
ge-cweccan, for gecwecton read gecoecton, and for 7 read 6.
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Efne gequoeccad (-gicwæceð, R.) bið conquassabitur, Lk. L. 20, 18

ge-welhwǽr

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., þá syndon nú unnyttaste gewelhwǽr, Ll. Th. ii. 322, 22. Add

in-trepettan

(v.)
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to trip, dance, hop Intrepetan subsaltare, Ld. Gl. H. 37, 197. [O. H. Ger. trepizente quadrupedante.] Cf. treppan

Linked entry: trepettan

ísern-óre

(n.)
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Voc. ii. 148, ll. Cf. ísen-græf

on-gehýþness

(n.)
Grammar
on-gehýþness, e; f.
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Advantage, profit: — -Hí be þisses andweardan lífes ongehýðnesse ðenceað, and náwiht be þæs tówerdan, Ll. Lbmn. 476, 5

Linked entry: ge-hýþness

oþþon

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Gif se friðman fleó oþþon feohte, Ll. Th. i. 286, 13: 17: 22 : Hml. A. 190, 281. Add

scrift-scír

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Bútan hé hæbbe þæs biscopes gewitnesse þe hé on his scriftscíre sý, Ll. Th. i. 212, 22. Add

un-gistlíþe

(adj.)
Grammar
un-gistlíþe, adj.
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Inhospitable Him wæs láð þearfendum mannum áht tó syllene, and hé wæs ungystlíðe, Nap. 65. Cf. un-cumlíþe

Linked entry: gist-líþe

crísten-ness

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For þǽre crístennysse (crístnesse, v.l. ) þe gé underféngen, Ll. Lbmn. 412, 12. Þurh þíne crístennysse, 413, 32. Add

æfter-ǽ

(n.)
Grammar
æfter-ǽ, f.

Second-law, Deuteronomy

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Second-law, Deuteronomy Seó bóc ðe is genemned . . . on Grécisc Deuteronomium . . . and on Englisc seó æfterǽ, Deut. proem

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

Linked entries: hwet hwá hwata hwilc-hwega

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 (?)

ferren

(adj.)
Grammar
ferren, ferlen; adj.

Far off ⬩ distant ⬩ remote ⬩ longinquus

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Rl.] land in regiōnem longinquam, Lk. Skt. Hat. 19, 12

forðor

(adv.)

further ⬩ more

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Lind. 6, 51: Lk. Skt. Lind. Rush. 22, 71

Ianuarius

(n.)
Grammar
Ianuarius, m.

January

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Fox 19; Men. l0

leóht-ísern

(n.)
Grammar
leóht-ísern, es; n.

A candlestick

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Lind. 4, 21: Lk. Skt. Lind. 8, 16

neáh-gebýren

(n.)
Grammar
neáh-gebýren, e; f.

A neighbour

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A.) convocans amicas et vicinas, Lk. Skt. 15, 9

Linked entry: ge-býren

píslíce

(adv.)
Grammar
píslíce, adv.
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Heavily Píslíce ł hefiglice, graviter, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 13, 15 : Lk. Skt. Lind. Rush. 11, 53. v. preceding word

giwung

(n.)
Grammar
giwung, e; f.

An asking ⬩ a petition ⬩ postulatio ⬩ petitio

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An asking, a petition; postulatio, petitio Fífo giunga quinque petitionum, Lk. Skt. p. 7, 2. Giwunges, Rtl. 39, 23

swán-riht

(n.)
Grammar
swán-riht, es; n.
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Law concerning the swán (q.v.) On manegum landum gebyreþ deópre swánriht, L. R. S. 6; Th. i. 436, 15

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