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stán-fæt

(n.)
Grammar
stán-fæt, es; n.
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Miððý gebrocen wæs ðæt, stánfæt, Lind. 14, 3

under-geoc

(adj.)
Grammar
under-geoc, adj.

Accustomed to the yoke ⬩ tame

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Lind. 21, 5

Linked entry: geoc

hlenca

(n.)
Grammar
hlenca, or hlence, an; m. or f.

A link, ⬩ a chain of links, ⬩ a coat of mail formed with links or rings

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A link, a chain of links, a coat of mail formed with links or rings [cf. hringlocen serce and other compounds of hring] Moyses bebeád frecan árísan habban heora hlencan beran beorht searo Moses bade the warriors arise, take their coats of mail, bear

cuopel

(n.)
Grammar
cuopel, gen. cuople; f?

A coble, small ship ⬩ navicula

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Lind. 8, 23

fría

(v.)
Grammar
fría, p. ade; pp. ad

to love ⬩ to free

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Lind. 9, 36. to free Ic fría liberabo, Rtl. 9, 40. We sie fríado liberemur, 7, 3

ge-býa

(v.)
Grammar
ge-býa, p. -býde

To dwell

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Lind. 1, 23; 4, 13. Gibýe posside, Rtl. 165, 20

witodlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
witodlíce, adv.

certainly ⬩ indeed ⬩ surely ⬩ truly

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Th. 461, 5; Hö. 30. with a somewhat indefinite sense, translating many Latin words, indeed, surely, truly Witodlíce (wotetlíce, Lind.) autem, Mt. Kmbl. 1, 21. Wiototlíce, Lind. 2, 3. Wutedlíce (wutudlíce,Rush.), Mk. Skt. Lind. 2, 10.

Linked entries: ge-witodlíce witendlíce

ge-þrowian

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

To suffer

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Lind. 9, 22. Gé ondspyrnise geþrowiges vos scandalum patiemini, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 26, 31. On hwylcre þeóden engla geþrowode on which the prince of angels suffered, Elen. Kmbl. 1714; El. 859.

líget-sliht

(n.)
Grammar
líget-sliht, e; f.
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Lind. 10, 18

Linked entry: sliht

geddung

(n.)
Grammar
geddung, giddung, e; f.

A similitude ⬩ parable ⬩ riddle ⬩ similitudo ⬩ parabola

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Lind, 8, 10. Geddung parabola, 18, 9; 19, 11. Geddung ł onlícnis similitudo, 13, 6

GERD

(n.)
Grammar
GERD, e; f.

A yard, rod, reed, twig, young shoot ⬩ virga, arundo

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Lind. 11, 7: 12, 20. Sex foður gerda six fothers of faggots Th. Chart. 104, 27

BREÁD

(n.)
Grammar
BREÁD, breód, es; n.

A bit, fragment, morsel, BREAD ⬩ buccella, panis

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Lind. War. 13, 27, 30. Hí ge-éton ðæt breád manducaverunt panem, 6, 23

Linked entry: breód

twelf

(n.; num.; adj.)
Grammar
twelf, generally indeclinable if used adjectivally and preceding the noun, but generally in other cases declined; nom. acc. twelfe; gen. twelfa; dat. twelfum.
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Kmbl. 3; An. 2. with qualifying or defining words Hí twelfe (tuoelfo, Lind.), Lk. Skt. 8, 1. Hig twelfe (ða tuoelfo, Lind.) sǽdon him, 9, 12. Hé dyde ðæt hí twelfe mid him wǽron (ðætte hiá wére twelfo mið him, Lind.), Mk. Skt. 3, 14.

Linked entry: endleofan

grornian

(v.)
Grammar
grornian, p. ode
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Lind 20, 11

bióm

(v.)

I am, shall be ⬩ sum, ero

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Lind. Rush. War. 5, 28: Jn. Rush. War, 7, 34;

ge-dreógan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-dreógan, p. -dreág, -dreáh, pl. -drugon; pp. -drogen

To perform ⬩ finish ⬩ bear ⬩ suffer ⬩ perficere ⬩ tolerare ⬩ pati

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Lind. 9, 20

pohha

(n.)
Grammar
pohha, poha, pohcha, pocca, an; m.
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A poke, pouch, bag; as a medical term sinus Pohha (poha, Lind.) pera, Mk. Skt. Rush. 6, 8. Pohha (pocca, Lind.), Lk. Skt. 9, 3. Ðý læs ðider in yfel pohha ( sinus ) gesíge, Lchdm. ii. 208, 18.

þyrnen

(adj.)
Grammar
þyrnen, adj.

Of thorns

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Þyrnenne helm (ðyrnenne bég, Lind., Rush.) spineam coronam, Mk. Skt. 5, 17: Jn. Skt. 19, 5. Þyrnenne cynehelm (sigbég of ðornum, Lind., Rush.) coronant de spinis, 2. Ðyrnenne beág, Past. 36; Swt. 261, 14. Þyrnenne, Exon. Th. 69, 27; Cri. 1127.

búta

(adv.)
Grammar
búta, adv.
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Lind. War. 14, 68. Petrus stód to dura búta Petrus stabat ad ostium foris, Jn. Rush. War. 18, 16

ge-feng

(n.)
Grammar
ge-feng, es; n.

A taking ⬩ capture ⬩ captivity ⬩ captura ⬩ captivitas

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Lind. 5, 4. On gefeng fiscana in captura piscium, 5, 9. Gefeng captivitas, Rtl. 83, 3

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