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ge-hyhtendlic

(adj.)
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ge-hyhtendlic, adj.
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To be hoped for Paulus cwæð ꝥ se geleáfa wǽre gehyhtendlicra þinga spéd est fides sperandarum substantia rerum, Gr. D. 269, 13

Linked entry: -hyhtendlic

geond-springan

(v.)
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to spread about, be diffused Gewídmǽrsede, geondsprang (gendspranc, Hpt. Gl. 473, 2) percrebruit (gloria ejus per totius mundi cardines ), An. Ox. 2840

hæft

(n.)
Grammar
hæft, a handle.
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Sceaft asta, sceáð vagina, hæft manubrium, Wrt. Voc. i. 84, 26. ¶ in Jud. 263 perhaps hǽste should be read. Add

sand-corn

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Swá swá þá sandcorn, þá þe beóð be sǽs waroðum sicut arenam, quae est in littore maris, Gr. D. 55, 12. Add

ælepe

(n.)

origanum,

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origanum, Wrt. Voc. i. 68, 28. [Wülcker prints ælere; perhaps ælene should be read: cf. origanum elene, Lch. iii. 304, col. 1.]

wíf-fæst

(adj.)
Grammar
wíf-fæst, adj.

Married

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Married Gif wíffæst wer (uxoratus) hine forlicge be his ágenre wylne, L. C. S. 55 ; Th. i. 406, 14. Cf. wíf-leás

corn-gesǽlig

(adj.)
Grammar
corn-gesǽlig, adj. [gesiǽlig fortunate, rich]

Wealthy in corn frumento opulentus

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Wealthy in corn; frumento opulentus Cild corngesǽlig biþ a child will be wealthy in corn Obs. Lun. § 9; Lchdm. iii. 188, 11

un-gewítnod

(adj.)
Grammar
un-gewítnod, adj.

Unpunished

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Unpunished, of the person to whom punishment might be given Ne beó gé on nánre leásre gewitnysse, for ðon ðe se leása gewita ne bið hé nǽfre ungewítnod, L. E. I. 27; Th. ii. 424, 1: Homl. Ass. 148, 10. Ne wén ðú ná be ðé ðæt ðú ungewítnod beó, Homl.

Linked entry: un-wítnod

ge-ládian

(v.)
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Add: to make lád (q. v.) Gif hé ládian wille, geládige be dǽde mǽðe, swá mid þrifealdre, swá mid ánfealdre láde, Ll. Th. i. 346, 14. Ǽlc þe gewita oþþe gewyrhta sí þǽr útlendisc man inlendiscan derie, geládie þǽre midwiste be þes orfes weorðe, 354, 29

for-wandian

(v.)
Grammar
for-wandian, -wandigan; p. ode; pp. od [wandian to fear] .

To reverencehave in honourvĕrĕrirevĕrĕriTo be afraidbe confoundedhesitateconfundicuntāri

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v. trans. To reverence, have in honour; vĕrĕri, revĕrĕri Mínne sunu hig forwandiaþ revĕrēbuntur fīlium meum, Mk. Bos. 12, 6: Lk. Bos. 20, 13. v. intrans. To be afraid, be confounded, hesitate; confundi, cuntāri Nellaþ forwandian ðæt hí ne syllon sóþfæstnysse

á-gitan

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Add: to find, get to know a person Wille wé be him áwrítan swá swá wé hine ágeáton we will write of him as we found him , Chr. 1086; P. 219, 19. a fact Gif se abbod his geearnunga swá ágitt quem si talem esse perspexerit abba , R. Ben. 110, 3. Swá

Linked entry: á-gytan

Sol-mónaþ

(n.)
Grammar
Sol-mónaþ, es; m.

February placenta panibus sol sun mire spurcalia

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The old name for February Ðonne se Sol-mónaþ biþ geendod, ðonne biþ seó niht feówertýne tída lang and se dæg týn tída Shrn. 59, 2. Solmónaþ sígeþ tó túne Februarius Menol. Fox 31; Men. 16. [The first part of the compound is of doubtful meaning. Bede

Linked entries: Februarius sol

fúl

(n.)
Grammar
fúl, e; f: fúle, an; f.

A foul, common or unconsecrated placea highway where criminals were buriedlŏcus profānus

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A foul, common or unconsecrated place, a highway where criminals were buried; lŏcus profānus Sleá mon hine and on fúl lecge let him be slain and be laid in a common place, L. Eth. i. 4; Th. i. 284, 2. Hine man on fúlan lecge let one lay him in a common

rǽd-bana

(n.)
Grammar
rǽd-bana, an; m.
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One who contrives a person's death, but is not the actual perpetrator Gif man secge ðæt hé wǽre dǽdbana oððe rǽdbana if he be said to be the actual perpetrator of homicide, or the deviser of it, L. Eth. ix. 23; Th. i. 344, 26. Cf. Qui ad occidendum aliquem

hreran

(v.)
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The form hrǽron seems to point to a verb of the class to which beran belongs. To this hryre ( = hrere) might be assigned: but it might, perhaps, be looked upon as a mutated form of hrure, though there are few traces outside of the preterite-present verbs

an-forht

(adj.)
Grammar
an-forht, adj.

Fearfultimidtimidus

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Fearful, timid; timidus Ne þearf ðonne ǽnig anforht [MS. unforht] wesan no one then need be fearful, Rood Kmbl. 232; Kr. 117

Linked entry: on-forht

cuu

(n.)
Grammar
cuu, gen. cuus; f.

A cow vacca

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A cow; vacca Be cuus horne of a cow's horn, L. In. 59; Th. i. 140, i. 3: Ps. Lamb. 67, 31

feorh-lyre

(n.)
Grammar
feorh-lyre, es; m.

Loss of lifevītæ perdĭtio

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Loss of life; vītæ perdĭtio Gif feorhlyre wurþe if there be loss of life, L. E. B. 3; Th. ii. 240, 14

freóls

(adj.)
Grammar
freóls, adj.

Freelīber

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Free; līber Sý ðis. land ǽlces þinges freóls let this land be free of everything, Cod. Dipl. 923; Kmbl. iv. 263, 5

norþ-weg

(n.)

a way going to the north

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a way going to the north Nearwe genýddon on norþwegas wiston him be súþan Sigelwara land, Cd. Th. 181, 29; Exod. 68