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cincung

(n.)
Grammar
cincung, e; f.

A loud or cackling laughtercachinnatio

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A loud or cackling laughter; cachinnatio Ceah-hetung, vel cincung cachinnatio, Ælfc. Gl. 88; Som. 74, 86

Driht'

(n.)
Grammar
Driht', Driht

the Lord, used with or without the apostrophe in Spelman's Psalms for all the cases of Drihten

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the Lord, used with or without the apostrophe in Spelman's Psalms for all the cases of Drihten

fóre-stæppan

(v.)

to step or go beforeprecede

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to step or go before, precede, Ælfc. Gr. 28, 4; Som. 31, 30: Ps. Lamb. 88, 15

fyrn-sceaða

(n.)
Grammar
fyrn-sceaða, an; m.

An old enemy or fiendantīquus inĭmīcus

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An old enemy or fiend; antīquus inĭmīcus Fáh fyrnsceaða a hostile fiend, Andr. Kmbl. 2691; An. 1348

galder-cræftiga

(n.)

one crafty or skilful in enchantmentsan enchanter

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one crafty or skilful in enchantments, an enchanter, L. Alf. 30; Th. i. 52, 9; MS. H

heoloþ-helm

(n.)
Grammar
heoloþ-helm, es; m.

A helm which conceals or makes invisible the wearer,

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A helm which conceals or makes invisible the wearer, Exon. 97 a; Th. 362, 31; Wal. 45

Linked entry: heoloþ-cynn

hún-spuran

(n.)
Grammar
hún-spuran,
  • Lye
hun-spera, -spura

dolones

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dolo, dolones; great spars or staves with small heads of iron, and swords within,' Som. Cot. 62

Linked entry: spora

hyge-þrýþ

(n.)
Grammar
hyge-þrýþ, es; m.

insolence

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Pride of heart or mind, insolence Higeþrýþe wæg was insolent, Cd. 102: Th. 135, 6; Gen. 2238

in-hirdmann

(n.)
Grammar
in-hirdmann, es ; m.

body-guard

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A member of a retinue or body-guard Þegnas ł innheardmenn milites, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 8, 9

Linked entries: in-cempa hirdmann

ísenian

(v.)
Grammar
ísenian, p. ode.

To furnish

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To furnish or cover with iron (armour): Ða ísnodan truman ferratas acies, Wrt. Voc. ii. 147, 52

rǽdend-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
rǽdend-líc, adj.
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Pertaining to a decree or statute (v. rǽdan, III) Ðǽm rǽdendlícum decretalibus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 26, 45

scorfende

(v.; part.)
Grammar
scorfende, sceorfende, scurfende ; part.
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Getting rough or scabby Wið scurfendum næglum ad scabiem unguium, Lchdm. i. 370, 9. v. preceding word

Linked entry: scurfende

bil-swæþ

(n.)
Grammar
bil-swæþ, gen. -swæðes, pl. nom. -swaðu; n.

A bill or sword track

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A bill or sword track Bilswaðu blódige bloody sword tracks, Cd. 160; Th. 198, 27; Exod. 329

ge-beácnung

(n.)
Grammar
ge-beácnung, -bícnung, e; f. [ge, and beácnung a beckoning]

A presagesigna speaking by tropes or figurespredicamentpræsāgiumcatēgĕriaκατηγορία

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A presage, sign, a speaking by tropes or figures, predicament; præsāgium, catēgĕria = κατηγορία Gebeacnunge catēgĕriæ, Cot. 57

Linked entries: ge-bícnung beácnung

tǽs-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
tǽs-líc, adj.

Advantageous, good, convenient

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Advantageous, good, convenient Gewelgad ł tǽslícro (-or?) potius, >Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 25, 9. v. next word

þyrrian

(v.)
Grammar
þyrrian, (-an?)

to make or to become dry

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to make or to become dry Corfen, sworfen, cyrred, þyrred, Exon. Th. 410, 25; Rä. 29, 4

Linked entry: þyrran

un-álísendlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
un-álísendlíc, adj.

Not to be remitted or forgivenwithout remission

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Not to be remitted or forgiven, without remission Bið his scyld unálýsendlíc, Homl. Th. i. 500, 18

dæg-mete

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, breakfast or dinner Dægmete agapis, Wrt. Voc. i. 284, 36: ii. 8, 9

feónd-mann

(n.)
Grammar
feónd-mann, es; m.

An enemy

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An enemy Ðe fyóndmonn (or? fyónd monn) ðis dyde inimicus homo hoc fecit, Mt. L. 13, 28

gesagun

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Ðá gisagune (cf. ge-segen : Icel. sggn; or l. ge-sagunc, ge-sagung. See preceding word. Add