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talu

(n.)
Grammar
talu, e; and indecl.; f.

a tale, talk, story, accounttalk, discussion, disputea charge, claiman excuse, a defenceas a law term, a case (as regards either plaintiff or defendant), an action,a tale, list, series

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Ðá sǽde Durcil Hwíta, ðæt sceolde, gif ða talu cúðe. Ðá ða talu ná ne cúðe, ðá sceáwode man þreó þegnas ðǽr ðǽr heó wæs ... Ðá ácsodon heó, hwylce talu heó hæfde ymbe ða land ...

ge-síman

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Take here <b>ge-sýman</b> in Dict., and add Gýmena hefum bið gesýmed (adgrauatur), Scint. 181, 17. Se sceaða wæs on róde scyldig and mánfull, mid undǽdum eall gesýmed, Dóm. L. 58. Ge-sýmedum (-sém-, Hpt. Gl. 468, 26) honustis, An.

Linked entry: ge-sýman

hálsigendlic

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Heó mid áðsware him tó cwæð: 'Ne færst þú heonon búton þú mínne sunu mé cukenne ágife'. áforhtode for hire hálsiendlican (geornfullan, v. l.) béne (expavit petitionis illius juramentum ), Gr. D. 17, 23

slege

(n.)
Grammar
slege, es; n.
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Heora án his exe úp ábrǽd, wolde hine sleán, ac him forwyrnde sum óþer, swá ꝥ ꝥ hylfe gelǽhte and wiðhæfde ꝥ slege (held back the pole of the axe) þone slege the stroke, might have been expected), Hml. S. 31, 154

forþ-gestapan

(v.)
Grammar
forþ-gestapan, p. -gestóp, pl. -gestópon; pp. -gestapen

To step forthprogrĕdi

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To step forth; progrĕdi He to forþgestóp dracan heáfde neáh he had stept forth near to the dragon's head, Beo. Th. 4568; B. 2289

leáf-wyrm

(n.)
Grammar
leáf-wyrm, es; m.

A cankercaterpillar

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A canker, caterpillar sealde leáfwyrme (MS. C. treowyrme) wæstm heora he gave their increase unto the caterpillar (A. V.), Ps. Spl. 77, 51

Linked entry: treów-wyrm

on-cweþan

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Leófsunu gemǽlde, þám beorne oncwæð, By. 230-245. Heó cwǽdon þæt heó on aldre ówiht swylces ne hýrdon. Elene maðelade and him yrre oncwæð, El. 573. Ongan tó Gode cleopian . . . Him stefn oncwæð, An. 1400-1431: Jul. 282.

on-wacan

(v.)
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Hér Ida féng tó ríce, ðonon Norþanhymbra cynecyn onwóc, Chr. 547; Erl. 16, 8. Him onwóc heáh Healfdene, Beo. Th. 112; B. 56. Beornas onwócan, cynn æfter cynne cende wǽron, Ps. Th. 104, 11. Hwǽr ús hearmstafas onwócan, Cd. Th. 58, 2; Gen. 940.

Linked entries: wacen á-wacan

geolhstor

(n.)
Grammar
geolhstor, geolstor, es; m?
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Matter, corruption, poison, venom; sanies Hire geolhstor út fleów the matter flowed out from her, Bd. 4, 19; S. 589, note 3. Geolster virus, tabum, Hpt. Gl. 517, 490

haswe

(adv.)
Grammar
haswe, adv.
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Greyly Ic eom wráþre þonne wermód sý [þe] hér on hyrstum heasewe (cf. wermód se hára, Lch. iii. 30, 14) stondeþ durior quam glauca absinthia campi, Rä. 41, 61

efne

(adv.)
Grammar
efne, [ = efen]; adv.

Even, exactly, precisely, just, alike, likewise, just now plāne, æque, omnīno, mŏdŏ, jam prīdem

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He Hengestes heáp hringum þénede efne swá swíðe swá he Fresena cyn byldan wolde he should serve Hengest's band with rings even as abundantly as he would encourage the Frisian race, Beo. Th. 2188; B. 1092.

ge-axian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-axian, p. ode; pp. od [acsian to ask]

To find out by askinglearnhearexquīrĕreresciscĕreaudīre

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To find out by asking, learn, hear; exquīrĕre, resciscĕre, audīre Swá hwá swá ðæt geaxaþ, he hlihþ eác mid me quicumque audiĕrit, corrīdēbit mihi, Gen. 21, 6.

hæfenleást

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Take here hafenleást in Dict. and add Genóh wǽre þám wǽdlan his untrumnys, þeah ðe wiste hæfde ; and eft him wǽre genóh his hafenleast, ðeáh ðe he gesundful wǽre, Hml. Th. i. 330, 17. Þis earme wíf mé gesóhte . . .

hund-feald

Grammar
hund-feald, [In the first passage perhaps hundfealdgetel should be read. v. þúsendfeald-getel.]
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Add: — Heó næfð þone wurðmynt þæs hundfealdan wæstmes, Hml. A. 34, 250. underféhð þá méde be hundfealdum edleáne, 15, 51. Hundfealde méde, 21, 186 : Hml. Th. i. 148, 18.

neádung

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Add: of pressure due to persons or circumstances him ásǽde hwylc neádung þæs gafoles hine áþreátode quae eum urgeret debiti necessitas, indicavit, Gr. D. 157, 28. Heó wolde lybban hyre líf on mægðháde sylfwilles for Gode, ná for neádunge, Hml.

of-stician

(v.)
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hét. . . ðæs pápan lima gelóme prician, oð þæt swulte ðurh swylcum pínungum, Hml. Th. ii; 312, 11. Add

borde

(n.)
Grammar
borde, an; f.
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A board, table; tabula, mensa Fǽmne æt hyre bordan geríseþ it becomes a damsel to be at her board, Exon. 90 a; Th. 337, 14; Gn. Ex. 64

un-gelimplíce

(adv.)
Grammar
un-gelimplíce, adv.

Unseasonablyunhappily

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Hér is ðære lyfte fágetung ðurh mislíce stormas ðe ungelimplíce becumaþ, Homl. Th. ii. 538. 33

Linked entry: ge-limplíce

hípe

(n.)

a heap

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a heap. Hype congeries, An. Ox. 4780. Hýpum cumulis, Germ. 401, 22. On reáde hýpan in rubicundas congeries, An. Ox. 1822. Take here hýpe in Dict. and add

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hǽtan

(v.)
Grammar
hǽtan, p. te; pp. ed
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Hǽt scenc fulne wínes heat a cup full of wine, Lchdm. i. 370, 26 : ii. 24, 25

Linked entry: ge-hǽt