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mete-bælg

(n.)
Grammar
mete-bælg, es; m.

A bag for foodwallet

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A bag for food, wallet Búta metbælge (met-bælig, Lind.) sine pera, Lk. Skt. Rush. 22, 35

drýg-scód

(adj.)
Grammar
drýg-scód, adj.
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Dry-shod Þæt folc fór betwux þám twám wæterum on þám grunde ealle drýgsceóde, Wlfst. 293, 17

helle-mægen

(n.)
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the force or host of hell Þæt eall hellemægen for þæs fýres hǽto forweorðeð, Verc. Forst. 166

hræd-wilness

(n.)
Grammar
hræd-wilness, e; f.

Precipitancyhaste

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Ðeáh for hrædwilnesse tó fóþ tamen præcipitatio impellit, 23, 2; Swt. 177, 15: 49, 1; Swt. 375, 20

ofer-þearf

(n.)
Grammar
ofer-þearf, e; f.

Extreme need

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For oferþearfe ilda cynnes. Elen. Kmbl. 1039; El. 521. Ða unþeáwas habbaþ oferþearfe hreówsunga. Bt. 31, 1; Fox 110, 27

weás

(adv.)
Grammar
weás, adv.

By chance, by accident, fortuitously

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Nihil est, quod vel casus, vel fortuitum jure appellari queat, 40, 5; Fox 240, 13-30.

lenden-síd

(adj.)
Grammar
lenden-síd, adj. Of a garment,
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Cf. fót-síd

mete-corn

(n.)
Grammar
mete-corn, es; n.

Corn for food

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Corn for food Ílk habbe his metecú and his metecorn, Chart. Th. 580, 7. v. next word

folc-egsa

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For 'Folk-terror' substitute:

un-twifeald

(adj.)
Grammar
un-twifeald, adj.

not doublesimplesincerehonestpurenot doubleunitedwithout division

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Se untweofealda willa bioþ tó tellenne for fullfremod weorc, Bt. 36, 7; Fox 184, 24. Ne magon wé nǽfre gereccan ðone yfelan mon clǽnne and untwifealdne malos esse, pure atque simpliciter nego, 36, 6; Fox 182, 18.

Linked entry: twi-feald

gǽst-geníþla

(n.)
Grammar
gǽst-geníþla, an; m.

A persecutor or foe of soulsthe devilanĭmārum insectātor vel hostisdiabŏlus

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A persecutor or foe of souls, the devil; anĭmārum insectātor vel hostis, diabŏlus Hæfde engles hiw gǽstgeníþla, helle hæftling the foe of souls, the captive of hell, had an angel's form, Exon. 69 a; Th. 257, 11; Jul. 245

Linked entry: gást-geníþla

þurstig

(adj.)
Grammar
þurstig, adj.

Thirsty

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Þurstig wyll bibulus fons, Scint. 13, 12. Swá swylgþ seó gítsung ða dreósendan welan, for ðam hió hiora simle biþ ðurstegu, Bt. 12; Fox 36, 14. Swá hwá swá sylþ ceald wæter drincan ánum þurstigan menn, Homl.

Linked entry: þyrstig

forþ

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Add: forwards, from an upright position Hé leát forð tó ðǽm men ðe hine sleán mynte, Bl. H. 223, 9. Forþ fællende procidens, Mt. R. 18, 26, 29. Forþ álotene cernui, Hy. S. 5, 29. Forð onloten tó his fótum provolutus ejus pedibus, Gr. D. 53, 23.

þrægan

(v.)
Grammar
þrægan, (cf.
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(cf. sume tunglu habbaþ lengran ymbhwyrft ðonne sume habban, and ða lengestne ðe ymb ða eaxe middewearde hwearfaþ, Bt. 39, 3; Fox 214, 24), Met, 28, 24. Ðǽr him eoh fore mílpaðas mæt, módig þrægde, Elen. Kmbl. 2524; El. 1263.

feónd

(n.)
Grammar
feónd, fiónd, fýnd, fiénd, es; pl. nom. acc. feóndas, fýnd, feónd; gen. feónda; dat. feóndum; m. [feógan, feón to hate]

FIENDenemyfoethe devilōsorinĭmīcushostisdiabŏlusδιάβoλos

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Ealle ic mihie feóndas gefyllan I might have felled all his foes, Rood Kmbl. 75; Kr. 38. Ðú swutole mihtest tocnáwan ðíne frínd and ðíne fýnd [fiénd Cot.] thou mightest clearly distinguish thy friends and thy foes, Bt. 20; Fox 72, 21.

a-reaht

(v.; part.)
Grammar
a-reaht, -reht

put forthspokenexplained

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put forth, spoken, explained,Exon. 24 a ; Th. 69, 23 ; Cri. 1125: Bt. 36, 2 ; Fox 174, 3 ;

un-cwéme

(adj.)
Grammar
un-cwéme, adj.
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Unpleasing, disagreeable, unacceptable For un-sybbe bið seó úre onsægdnes Gode uncwéme, Verc. Först. 175 (s.v. un-fenge)

Linked entries: cwéme un-gecwéme

ge-swiðrian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-swiðrian, p. ode, ade; pp. od, ad

To weakendestroyimminueredebilitareconficere

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Ne mót innan geondscínan sunne for ðǽm sweartum mistum ǽr ðæm hí geswiðrad weorþen the sun cannot shine through from within for the black mists before they are dissipated, Bt. Met. Fox 5, 90; Met. 5, 45.

murcian

(v.)
Grammar
murcian, p. ode

To grievecomplainrepine

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MS. murcniende) cum te moestum lacrymantemque vidissem Bt. 5, l; Fox 8, 27

Linked entries: murcen be-murcian

ge-mundian

(v.)
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Gemunda ( fove ) þá biddendan, Hy. S. 3, 31. Gebide for mé and for míne ungesǽlignysse gemunde, Hml. S. 23 b, 719. Fultumes biddende æt Gode, ꝥ hé hí gemundian sceolde, 25, 337. Add