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ge-wealden

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In l. 12 for Lchdm. iii. 362, col. 1 substitute Hml. S. 6, 275, and add Hié gewealdenne here on Umbre sendon an hergiunge quibusdam suis ad populandos agros in Umbriam praemissis, Ors. 3, 10; S. 138, 7

hwelian

(v.)
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For ' Lchdm. . . . col. 1' substitute Scint. 76, 19 and add: to waste away, pine: —

and-lang

(adj.)
Grammar
and-lang, -long, [ond-]; adj.

All-alongthroughoutcontinuousextendedper totumcontinuusin longum porrectus

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Kmbl. 2550; An. 1276: Chr. 937; Th. 202, 27, col. 2; Æðelst. 21: Beo. Th. 4237; B. 2115

a-þráwan

(v.)
Grammar
a-þráwan, p. -þreów, pl. -þreówon; pp. -þráwen [a, þráwan to throw] .

to throw forthto spilleffundereto twistwreathtwinecontorquere

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Aþráwenum þrǽdum with twisted threads, Cot. 50

Linked entries: a-dreópan a-þrowen

dyderian

(v.)
Grammar
dyderian, dydrian; p. ode; pp. od; v. trans.

To deceive, deludeillūdĕre

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To deceive, delude; illūdĕre Me þincþ ðæt ðú me dwelige and dyderie [dwelle and dydre, Cot.], swá mon cild déþ methinks that thou misleadest and deludest me, as any one does a child, Bt. 35, 5; Fox 164, 12

fácne

(adj.)
Grammar
fácne, def. se fácna; seó, ðæt fácne; adj.

Deceitful, fraudulent, factious subdŏlus, dŏlōsus, factiōsus

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Deceitful, fraudulent, factious; subdŏlus, dŏlōsus, factiōsus Fácna dŏlōsus, Cot. 85: factiōsus, 198. Gif hit fácne is if it be fraudulent, L. Ethb. 77; Th. i. 22, 2. Fácnum wordum with factious words, Cd. 214; Th. 268, 35; Sat. 65

ferd-mon

(n.)
Grammar
ferd-mon, -monn, es; pl. nom. acc. -men; m.

A soldiermīles

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Cot

firgen-gát

(n.)
Grammar
firgen-gát, firgin-gát, e; pl. nom. acc. -gǽt; f.

A mountain-goatchamoismontāna vel saltuensis capraībex

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Firgengát mountain-goat, Cot. 109: 116. Firgingǽt [MS. -gǽtt] ibĭces, Glos. Epnl. Recd. 158, 31

fóre-gilpan

(v.)
Grammar
fóre-gilpan, p. -gealp, pl. -gulpon; pp. -golpen

To boast greatlyvalde jactāre

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To boast greatly; valde jactāre Ðæt he wǽre cumen to ðám gódan tídum ðe Rómáne eft fóregulpon that he was come to the good times of which the Romans afterwards boasted greatly, Ors. cont. 4, 7; Bos. 12, 13

mearc-bróc

(n.)
Grammar
mearc-bróc, es; m.

A brook which serves as a boundary

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A brook which serves as a boundary Andlang Ecclesburnon tó ðam meatcbróce, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. v. 193, 31. Ðis synd ða landgemǽra. Ǽrest ðǽr mercbróc scýt on Seolesburnan; of mearcbróce ... swá andlang burnan eft on mérbróce, 284, 12-30

ge-hiwung

(n.)
Grammar
ge-hiwung, -hywung, -heowung, e; f.

A formfashionshapepositionpredicamentfigmentumcătēgŏria

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Gehiwunge cătēgŏriæ, Cot. 57. Drihten, ðú wást míne geheowunga Lord, thou knowest my fashioning, Blickl. Homl. 89, 15

Linked entries: ge-heowung ge-hywung

undern-tíma

(n.)
Grammar
undern-tíma, an; m.

The third hour of the daynine o'clock A. M.

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And eft com se Hálga Gást on underntíman ofer ða apostolas, Btwk. 214, 26-30

Wreocen-sǽte

Grammar
Wreocen-sǽte, -sǽtan (Wrocen-) ; pl.

The occupants of the district about the Wrekin

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The occupants of the district about the Wrekin Gesta est hujus libertatis donatum anno incarnationis DCCC.LV•, in loco qui uocatur Óswaldes dún, quando fuerunt pagani in Uureocensétun, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. ii. 59, 35. In prouincia Wrocensétna, vi. 60, 2

Linked entry: Wocen-

sandiht

(adj.)
Grammar
sandiht, adj.

Sandy, dusty

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Of ðam stáne on ðone sandihtan hærepoþ, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 453, 22

ge-stíran

(v.)
Grammar
ge-stíran, p. de; pp. ed

To correctrestraincorrĭgĕrecŏhĭbēre

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Cot.] óðrum ðæt hí swá dón ne dorsten in order that the punishments might restrain others from daring to do so, Bt. 39, 11; Fox 230, 7

Linked entry: ge-stýran

samod-wyrcende

(adj.)

co-operating

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co-operating Somodwyrcendum cooperante, Wrt. Voc. ii. 24, 76

bel-hús

(n.)
Grammar
bel-hús, bell-hús, es; n.

A BELL-HOUSEcampanile vel campanariumturris in qua pendent tintinnabulum vel tintinnabula

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qua pendent tintinnabulum vel tintinnabula; a room or tower in the castle of a Thane, generally built between the kitchen and porter's lodge, where was a bell or bells to summon the inhabitants to prayers, and for other purposes; Du Cange, fol. 1681, col

Linked entry: bell-hús

middel

(adj.)
Grammar
middel, superl. midlest; adj.

Middle

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Middel-tún Middleton, Middel-hám Middleham, etc., Cod. Dip. Kmbl. vi. 315; see also following words

þyrne

(n.)
Grammar
þyrne, an; f.

A thorn-bush

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On ða ealdan þyrnan, Cod. Dip. B. iii. 136, 25. Þyrnan dumos, þyrnum dumis, Wrt. Voc. ii. 27, 43, 44

un-forworht

(adj.)
Grammar
un-forworht, [different from preceding word.
Similar entries
v. fór-wyrcan
(l. for-), and cf.
O. H. Ger. furi-wurchen obstruere
]; adj.

Unobstructedwithout hindrancefreeimmunis

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See also the passage: Tellus episcopali restituatur cathedrae absque ullius controversiae obstaculo, iii. 232, 24), Cod. Dip. Kmbl. ii. 396, 33: 397, 29: 384, 22. (The formula is common in Oswald's charters. See Cod. Dip.