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sár-spell

(n.)
Grammar
sár-spell, es; n.

A sorrowful speech, a lament

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A sorrowful speech, a lament Ic secge ðissárspell and ymb síþ spræce, Exon. Th. 458, 6; Hy. 4, 96

ge-týne

(n.)
Grammar
ge-týne, es; n.

A courtatrium

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A court; atrium On his getýnum ðe ymb Dryhtnes hús deóre sindan in atriis dŏmus Dŏmĭni, Ps. Th. 115, 8

Linked entry: -týne

þeówet-dóm

(n.)
Grammar
þeówet-dóm, es; m.
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A service Georne ymb ealle ða ðeówutdómas (ðiówot-, Hatt. MS.) ðe hié Gode dón sceoldon, Past. pref.; Swt. 2, 10

witendlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
witendlíce, adv.

Surelycertainly

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Surely, certainly Witendlíce hé getrymde ymb*-*hwyrft eorðan etenim firmavit orbem terrae Ps. Spl. 92, 2 : 40, 10 : 88, 6

ge-þeahtian

(v.)
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Gif tuoege from iúih efne-geðeaehtas ł biðon ymb án si duo ex vobis consenserint, Mt. L. 18, 19. Add

scír-wered

(adj.)
Grammar
scír-wered, adj.
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Bright, clear Wuldres scíma æðele ymb æðelne andlonge niht scan scírwered. Exon. Th. 179, 15; Gú. 1262. Cf. swegl-wered

fore-weard

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Dele'(?)', and add Ymb þá foreward þe wǽron geworhte ... And sé ðe þás foreward tóbreke, C.D. iv. 263, 13-21

fiþercian

(v.)
Grammar
fiþercian, p. ode

To flutter

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To flutter Se fugel ongann flogettan and fiþercian ymb his ansýne avis circa ejus faciem volitare coepit, Gr. D. 100, 19

ge-flýtan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-flýtan, p. -flát, pl. -flyton; pp. -flyten

To strivefightcontendĕrecertāre

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To strive, fight; contendĕre, certāre Cynewulf and Offa geflyton ymb Benesingtún Cynewulf and Offa fought at Benson, Chr. 777; Erl. 55, 1

ge-hygdlic

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-hygdlic, adj.
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Considerable (?) Seó syn þǽre gýmingce ymb his gehygdlicu (-hycglice, v. l.) þingc and spéde peccatum curae rei familiaris Gr. D. 328, 16

Linked entries: ge-hycglic -hygdlic

æppel-sceal

Grammar
æppel-sceal, l. -scealu,

The sheath that encloses the pip of an apple

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The sheath that encloses the pip of an apple Filmenum, æpelscealum ymb ðá cyrnlu cittis, Wrt. Voc. ii. 17, 69. and add:

á-swǽtan

(v.)
Grammar
á-swǽtan, p. te

To break out into a sweat

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To break out into a sweat On ðǽm miclan wintreg cele þonne hé ymb þæt spræc ðonne áswǽtte he call, Shrn. 51, 34

wisa

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Án wisa (wihta? cf. ða wrǽtlícan wiht, 505; Sal. 253) is on woruldríce, ymb ða mé fyrwet bræc wintra, Salm. Kmbl. 491 ; Sal. 246

án-tíd

(n.)
Grammar
án-tíd, e; f.

The first hourhora prima

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The first hour; hora prima Ymb án-tíd óðres dógores about the first hour of the second day, Beo. Th. 443; B. 219

rǽd-þeahtende

(v.; part.)
Grammar
rǽd-þeahtende, part.
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Consulting, deliberating Gesǽton sigerófe rǽdþeahtende ymb ða róda þreó, Elen. Kmbl. 1734; El. 869: 895; El. 449. Cf. rǽd-hycgende and next word

út-gánde

(n.; adj.)
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out-going Gehycgan ymb ꝥ líf þǽre útgándan (-gangen-dan, v.l. ) sáwle of líchaman vit am animae exeuntis a corpore perpendere, Gr. D. 269, 8

Linked entries: út-gangende gán

wundor-wyrd

(n.)
Grammar
wundor-wyrd, e; f.

A wondrous case

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A wondrous case Be ðám næglum frignan ongan cwén, Cyriacus bæd, ðæt hire gástes mihtum ymb wundorwyrd willan gefylde, Elen. Kmbl. 2139; El. 1071

ge-hwider

(adv.)
Grammar
ge-hwider, adv.

Whithersoeveranywhereeverywherealicubi

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Whithersoever, anywhere, everywhere; alicubi Ðonon eóde gehwyder ymb inde circumquaque exire consueverat, Bd. 3, 17; S. 543, 26 : Bt. Met. Fox 25, 26; Met. 25, 13

stic

(adj.)
Grammar
stic, (?); sticc adj.
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Sticky, viscous Wið ómena geberste. . . . Steah feówer scearpan ymb ða poccas and lǽt yrnan ðæt sticce ( the sticky matter ) ðe hit wille, Lchdm. ii. 100, 4

efen-sorgian

(v.)
Grammar
efen-sorgian, p. ode
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To compassionate, be sorry for Þá ongan mín mód efnsorgian ( compati ) þám forðférdan bréþer and mid hefigum sáre þæncan ymb his wíte, Gr. D. 345, 18

Linked entry: sorgian