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sundor-gifu

(n.)
Grammar
sundor-gifu, e; f.
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Th. 254, 4; Dan. 606. For ðære sundorgife ðe him God sealde gumena ríce, Wé swylc ne gefrugnan ǽfre gelimpan, ðæt ðú in sundurgiefe swylce befénge, Exon. Th. 6, 6; Cri. 80.

Linked entry: synder-gifu

rún-stæf

(n.)
Grammar
rún-stæf, es; m.

a rune

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Ic mæg þurh rúnstafas rincum secgan, ðam ðe béc witan, 429, 17; Rä. 43, 6. Wæs on ðǽm scennum þurh rúnstafas rihte gemearcod, hwam ðæt sweord geworht wǽre, Beo. Th. 3394; B. 1695.

Linked entry: rún

á-drǽfan

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Leáse welan hí sind, for ðan ðe hí ne ádrǽfað úre sáule hafenleáste, Hml. Th. ii. 88, 26. Hé ðone deófol ádrǽfde of ðám preóste, 170, 3: i. 406, 1. Drihten ðá cýpan út ádrǽfde, 410, 35: Chr. 1097; P. 234, 13.

will-spryng

(n.)
Grammar
will-spryng, and -sprynge, es; m.

A well-spring, fountainsource (lit. and fig.)

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Ðæs wæter-scipes welsprynge is on hefonríce, Past. Swt. 467, 31. Welsprinces fontis, Hpt. Gl. 418, 43. Mid dǽwigun wylsprince roscidis fontibus, 421, 67. Ðás synd ða feówer eán of ánum wyllspringe, Ælfc. T. Grn. 13, 3.

ríþ

(n.)
Grammar
ríþ, es; m. (v. eá-ríþ) : e; f. : ríþe, an; f .A rithe (v. Halliw. Dict. and Leo A. S. Names of Places, p. 86 : the word is still to be found in North Frisian in the form ride, rie, to denote the bed of running water),
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Ðǽr fleów of ðam flinte wæter ... ðæt hí druncon of ðære ánre ríþe, Num. 20, 11. Ríþe rivo, Hpt. Gl. 490, 30. On ða ríþe, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 10, 25. Óþ ða litlan ríþe, andlang ríþe ... tó ða ríþe, ðon andlang ríþe, 12, 15-21.

scín

(n.)
Grammar
scín, scinn, es; n.
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Ða hǽþenan deófle offrodon . . . and ða brǽðas ðæs flǽsces stigon upp on ǽlce healfe eall swilc hit mist wǽre . . . ða hǽþenan on swilcon deófolscíne (altered to -scinne) blissedon, Homl. Skt. i. 23, 39.

síþ-fæt

(n.)
Grammar
síþ-fæt, es ;
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Ðá wæs æfter síþfate ðæt mægen on him weóx in course of time it came to pass that strength grew in him, Guthl. 2 ; Gdwin. 12, 25

Linked entry: fæt

Norþ-mann

(n.)
Grammar
Norþ-mann, es; m.

A man belonging to a northern countrya NorsemanNorwegianDane

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Ða Cwénas hergiaþ hwílum on ða Norþmen ( Norwegians ) ofer ðone mór, hwílumda Norþmen on hý, Ors. 1, 1; Swt. 19, 3-5 : 16, 36. Ða Normen áhton sige, Chr. 1066; Erl. 199, 40 : 200, 26.

Linked entry: Nor-men

rǽding

(n.)
Grammar
rǽding, e; f.
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Wé willaþ on ðisre stówe ða seofon rǽdinga ( passages ) áwrítan ðe ymbe ða seofon geár synd gedihte ...

Linked entry: bóc-rǽding

un-áwendendlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
un-áwendendlíc, adj.

Unchangeableunalterableinvariable

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Gif hí béoð participia, ðonne beóð hí ... mobilia; gif hí beóð naman, ðonne beóð hí ... fixa, ðæt is unáwendendlíce, Ælfc. Gr. 43; Zup. 254, 17. Ða habbaþ ða écean reste and unáwendendlíce welan, Homl. Skt. i. 22, 219

wiþ-æftan

(prep.; adv.)
Grammar
wiþ-æftan, prep. adv.

Behind.

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Grammar wiþ-æftan, with dat. Heó hym tó geneálǽhte wyðæftan hym, Homl. Ass. 182, 48. Hí cómon tó Wiht, and námon ðǽr ðæt him ǽr wiðæftan wæs (what had been left behind them), Chr. 1052; Erl. 183, 25.

Linked entry: æftan

wǽdlung

(n.)
Grammar
wǽdlung, e; f.

povertyindigencewantbegging

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Skt. ii. 23 b, 341. begging Hé ða wanspédigan cristenan ne geðafode ðæt hí openre wǽdlunge underðeódde, ac hé gemanode ða rícan ðæt hí ðæra cristenra wǽdlunge mid heora spédum gefréfrodon he would not allow the destitute Christians to be subject to public

á-þreótan

To make weary.alone

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Áðreát ðá hiéremenn ryhtes lífes, Past. 129, 4. Hú micel scyld ðæt sié ðæt monn áðreóte ðǽre nǽtinge yfelra monna, 353, II.

Linked entries: þreótan a-þreát

úte-weard

(adj.)
Grammar
úte-weard, adj.

Outwardextremeon the outside ofat the extremity ofthe outward partextremity

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Homl. 207, 26. iiii míla fram ðæm múðan úteweardum four miles from the outside of the mouth, Chr. 893; Erl. 88, 32. Ðá geféngon hié ðara þreóra tú æt ðæm múðan úteweardum, 897; Erl. 95, 26.

Linked entry: útan-weard

seohtre

(n.)
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Ofer ðone cnol tó ðæn seohtore tó þrubróce, iii. 451, 14. Tó ðám fúlan siðre; of ðone fúlan siðre on ðæt díc, v. 304, 24. [On sihterwíc, vi. 56, 16.]

fore-þingian

(v.)
Grammar
fore-þingian, for-þingian; p. ode; pp. od [fore = for, þingian to plead]

To plead for anyoneintercededefendintercēdĕredefendĕre

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Ne cweðe ic ná ðæt ðæt yfel síe ðæt mon helpe ðæs unscyldigan, and him foreþingie I do not say that it is wrong that a man should help the innocent, and defend him. Bt. 38, 7; Fox 210, 4: L. Alf. pol. 21; Th. i. 76, 3: 24; Th. i. 78, 10

Linked entry: for-þingian

wíf

(n.)
Grammar
wíf, es; n.

a womana female persona being in the form of a womana married womana wife

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Gif ceorl ceáp forstelð . . . ðonne bið se his dǽl synnig, bútan ðam wífe, forðon heó sceal hire ealdore hiéran, 57; Th. i. 137, 17. Ðæt ða ( criminals ) ealle beón gearwe mid him silfum and mid wífe and mid ærfe tó farenne þider ic wille, L.

Linked entry: BRÝD

wirdan

(v.)
Grammar
wirdan, p.de

To injurehurtannoyto injure,do wrong toviolate a lawhinder

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Wyrde officit, 63, 36. of physical hurt Ne wyrt ðæt ða seón, Lchdm. ii. 26, 14. Ne bét hé hit, ac wyrt, 212, 20.

tó-tellan

(v.)
Grammar
tó-tellan, p. -teled

To distinguish in countingcount separately

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in winter day.

tó-sleán

(v.)
Grammar
tó-sleán, p. -sloh, pl. -slógon; pp. -slegen

To strike to pieces,knock to bitsto demolish,knock down a buildingto divide in two by a blow or stroketo drive away thoughts

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Swíðlíc wind toslóh ðæt hus æt ðam feówer hwemmum a strong wind broke down the house at the four corners, Homl. Th. ii. 450, 18. Ða hǽþenan weras tóslógon his glæsenne calic; ðá gesomnode se bisceoþ ða brocu.