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magu-dryht

(n.)
Grammar
magu-dryht, e; f.

A band of young men

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A band of young men Óþ ðæt seó geóguþ geweóx, magodriht micel, Beo. Th. 134; B. 67

mere-cist

(n.)
Grammar
mere-cist, e; f.

A sea-chest

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A sea-chest Noe ongan wyrcan micle merecieste ( the ark ), Cd. 66; Th. 79, 26; Gen. 1317

grǽfa

(n.)
Grammar
grǽfa, gréfa, an; m.
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See Cod. Dipl. Kmbl. iii. xxvii

bísnian

(v.)

to give or set an example

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to give or set an example, Bt. 33, 4; Fox 128, 20: 39, 11; Fox 230, 2

ge-hendan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-hendan, p. de; pp. ed

To holdtĕnēre

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To hold; tĕnēre Me ðín seó swíðre ðǽr gehendeþ tĕnēbit me dextĕra tua, Ps. Th. 138, 8

Linked entry: -hendan

ge-neát-scólu

(n.)
Grammar
ge-neát-scólu, e; f.

A band of companions

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A band of companions Ða ðegnas seó geneát-scólu, Exon. 75 b; Th. 283, 22; Jul. 684

un-gereclíc

(adj.)
Grammar
un-gereclíc, adj.

Disorderlytumultuousungovernable

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Disorderly, tumultuous, ungovernable Seó menego tácnode ða flǽsclícan willan and ða ungereclícan uncysta, Blickl. Homl. 19, 6

á-rǽfan

(v.)
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to set free, unwrap Árǽfdon expedierunt, Wrt. Voc. ii. 145, 37. Árǽfdan (printed árǽrdan) expedierant, 29, 64

Linked entries: á-ráfian rǽfan

crano-hawc

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Dele, and see Whitman, p. 45. Cf. O. H. Ger. 'accipiter, quem chranohári dicunt,' Grff. iv. 614

ge-fremednes

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Cýþde ꝥ þá word sóþe wǽron seó gefre-mednes (effectus) Stephanes deáðes, Gr. D. 318, 15. Add

grotan

(n.)
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See preceding word. (?)

slincan

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Add Seó nǽdre ongan slincan in ꝥ scræf coepit serpens in speluncam venire, Gr. D. 211, 16

sweflenness

(n.)
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the smoke and stench of sulphur Seó sweoflennesse fumus et pudor (= putor) sulphuris, Verc. Först. 123, 2. (?)

út-lǽs

(n.)
Grammar
út-lǽs, we; f.

Out-pasturespasture-land away from the house

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Out-pastures, pasture-land away from the house Seó útlǽs, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. vi. 214, 14, 21

holmeg

(adj.)
Grammar
holmeg, adj.

Oceanic

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Oceanic Holmegum wederum with storms such as blow at sea, Cd. 148; Th. 185, 6; Exod. 118

trendan

(v.)

to turnroll

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to turn, roll. v. sin-trendende teres, but perhaps sin-tredende should be read, see tredan = terere

Linked entries: trinda trandan

á-werian

(v.)

to wear out

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to wear out On sumera seó cúle sceal beón þynne oððe eald áwered, R. Ben. 88, 12

ge-síne

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R. 9, 31. with the meaning to seem, appear (translating also parere, apparere). to seem to the eye Þ ðú ne geséne monnum fæstende ne uidearis hominibus jejunans, Mt. L. R. 6, 18. Þ hiá geséne (-seánæ, R.) ut apareant, 16.

ge-hírness

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Healte men onféngon heora gouge, and deáfe gehýrnesse, Shrn. 137, 28. hear-ing, listening Manige men þá word lustlíce gehýraþ . . . seó gehýrnes and seó geornnes ne bið nyt on þǽm ungelýfdum mannum, Bl.

læt

(adj.)
Grammar
læt, adj.

Lateslowsluggishtardy

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Ne sceal se tó sǽne beón, ðissa lárna tó læt, seðe him wile lifgan mid Gode, Exon. 117 a; Th. 450, 17; Dóm. 89: Apstls. Kmbl. 66; Ap. 33.