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diógol

(adj.)
Grammar
diógol, secret, obscure, profound, Bt. 13; Fox 36, 32. v. dígol; adj.

ge-nóh

(adv.)
Grammar
ge-nóh, sufficiently, Bt. 13; Fox 38, 22. v. ge-nóg; adv.

ge-tehhod

(v.; part.)
Grammar
ge-tehhod, determined, decreed, Bt. 7, 3; Fox 20, 30 = ge-teohhod; pp.
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of ge-teohhian

ofen-raca

(n.)
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For 'an instrument for clearing out an oven or furnace' substitute: 'A fork for stirring the fire in a furnace for cooking,' [Cf. rotabulum furca vel illud lignum cum quo ignis movetur in fornace causa coquendi, Migne] Man sceal habban . . . ofnrace,

wel-dónd

(n.)
Grammar
wel-dónd, -dóend, es; m.
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A benefactor For weldóndum pro benefactoribus, Anglia xiii. 370, 72: 394, 411. Weldóndan, 384, 275. Fore weldóendum mínum, Rtl. 125, 9

tude

(n.)
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Ald. 71, 35] tudu is a more probable form for the nominative

on-wlát

(n.)
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form, appearance Anwláten (-es?) formae, Hpt. Gl. 523, 61. (?)

Linked entry: -wlát

geréf-mann

(n.)
Grammar
geréf-mann, es; m. The word is used to translate Latin forms elsewhere translated by ge-réfa. v. ge-réfa; II
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Sum geréfman quidam curialis, Gr. D. 308, 13. Sum man háten Stephanus, sé wæs on getale þára geréfmanna ( in numero optio full) . . . Sæge Stephane þám geréfan (dic Stephana optioni). . . Ic eom onsænded tó Stephanes húse þæs geréfan (ad Stephanum optionem

stregdan

(v.)
Grammar
stregdan, [There are two verbs of this form, a strong and a weak. The conjugation is further complicated by the frequent loss of g, so that forms of the strong verb are found (?) belonging to two classes (cf. bregdan): while in the Northern Gospels strong and weak inflections are combined in the same word. The two verbs are here put together] ; ic stregde, strigde, stréde, hé stregdeþ, strigdeþ, strét; p. (strong) strægd, pl. strugdon and strǽdon (v. strédun, Mk. 11, 8: but the form may be weak = strægdon) : (weak) stregde, strédde, strugde (North.); pp. (strong) strogden : (weak) stregd, stréded, stréd
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To strew, spread, scatter, sprinkle. to strew something Se ðe ne somnigas streigdæs que non congregat, spargit. Mt. Kmbl. 12, 30. Geswerc swé swé eascan strigdeþ (spargit), Ps. Surt. 147, 16. Monige ðæt wæter on ádlige men strédaþ. Bd. 3, 2; S. 524,

Linked entries: strédan strégan

hús-bonde

Grammar
hús-bonde, l. (?) hús-bonda. v. ge-bedda, ge-maca
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for a-forms

sǽt

(n.)
Grammar
sǽt, To judge by the former of the two passages given here the word in the latter of them should mean a place of concealment for the hunter where he lies in wait for the game which is driven towards him. Such driving of game is described by the hunter in Ælfric's Colloquy, Th. An. 21, 13-22, 18.
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Sǽte haldan would mean to keep the game from avoiding the ambush into which it was being driven. Cf. ge-sǽte

worþ

(n.)
Grammar
worþ, weorþ, wurþ, wierþ, wyrþ, e; f; es; m. : wyrþe, wirþe
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(v. wyrþe-land, and first extract under I),
es; m.

a close ⬩ an enclosed place ⬩ an enclosed homestead ⬩ a habitation with surrounding land ⬩ land ⬩ a place enclosed by buildings ⬩ a court ⬩ hall ⬩ a place ⬩ street

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Kmbl. vi. 251 sqq. about 70 combinations with weorþ occur, and for many of these modem representatives terminating in -worth are found.

Linked entries: ryge weorþ

ende-byrdes

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Substitute for 'for order' in order, and for the second passage

sceamol

(n.)
Grammar
sceamol, es; m.
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Swá forþ be efise tó lippan hamme; ðæt tó ðám scamelan ; swá forþ tó stapole. Cod. Dip. Kmbl. v. 184, 14

Linked entry: sceamel

un-fyrn

(adv.)
Grammar
un-fyrn, adv.

not long ago ⬩ before long

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Icel. ú-forn not old.]

Linked entry: un-gefyrn

stefn

(n.)
Grammar
stefn, e; f. A summons, citation (in rád-stefn a summons carried by a mounted person. v. rád-stefn, where this meaning may be substituted for the one there given).

be-wrigen

(v.; part.)
Grammar
be-wrigen, -wrigon covered, concealed, Bt. Met. Fox 4, 93; Met, 4, 47; pp.
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and p. pl. of be-wríhan

dysi

(adj.)
Grammar
dysi, stupid, Bt. Met. Fox 28, 130; Met. 28, 65. v. dysig; adj.

tigel-ærne

(n.)
Grammar
tigel-ærne, (-a ?), an; f. (m.?)
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, a building for making bricks (?), brick-kiln (?) Forð on ða mearce in on ða tigelærnan, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 130, 29

Linked entry: ærne

wapol

(n.)
Grammar
wapol, (-ul, -el) foam:' — Wapul famfaluca (cf. faam, leásung famfaluca, 17), Wrt. Voc. ii. 108, 20: 35, 4 (cf. leásung oððe fám
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famfaluca, 24,75). v. next word

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