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ofer-seón

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Add Manige óðre þe mid þám eádigan were wǽron and his líf hira eágum ofersáwon alii qui cum viro Dei conversati vitam illius ex parte noverant, Guth. Gr. 103, 47.

meaht-leás

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Add: weak, impotent, powerless. physically Þá fǽringa sáh hé niðer sprǽce benumen and ealre his mihte . . . hé þurh-wunode swá unspecende and mihteleás forð oð þone Ðunresdæg and þá his líf álét, Chr. 1053; P. 182, 24.

fleardian

(v.)
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Ábroðene and fleardigende hí folgiað fracedum lífe hos solutos atque oberrantes sola turpis uita complectit, Chrd. 77, 36. Add

stóc-wíc

(n.)
Grammar
stóc-wíc, es ; n.
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Lit. 200, 34

wann-fýr

(n.)
Grammar
wann-fýr, es; n.
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Lurid fire Wonfýres wælm, se swearta líg lurid fire's glow, the dark flame, Exon. Th. 60, 7; Cri. 966

Linked entry: wan-fýr

sǽtnian

(v.)
Grammar
sǽtnian, ode

To lie in wait for

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To lie in wait for (with gen. ) Ðá wǽron ðǽr Sarocine gesamnode, ðæt hig sǽtnodan manna, Shrn. 37, 34

Linked entries: sǽtian sǽtnere

sand-hof

(n.)

a house in the sand, the grave

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a house in the sand, the grave Líc orsáwle sceal in sondhofe wunian, Exon. Th. 173, 31; Gú. 1169

MACIAN

(v.)
Grammar
MACIAN, p. ode

To MAKEdoact

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Ðæt is láþlíc líf ðæt hí swá maciaþ they never labour at any necessary matter, but do all for pleasure and ease . . It is a detestable life, that they act so, L. I. P. 14; Th. ii. 322, 23-26.

fen-minte

(n.)
Grammar
fen-minte, an; f.

Fen-mintwater-mintsilvestris menta

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Fen-mint, water-mint; silvestris menta, Lin Fenminte fen-mint, L. M. 1, 3; Lchdm. ii. 40, 8

línete

(n.)
Grammar
línete, an; f.

A linnet

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A linnet [for connection with lín cf. Ger. hanf hemp, hänfling linnet] Línete cardella, Wrt. Voc. 62, 46

blód-reów

(adj.)
Grammar
blód-reów, adj.

Sanguinarysanguinolentus

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Sanguinary; sanguinolentus Breóst-hord blódreów a sanguinary heart [lit. breast-hoard or treasure ], Beo. Th. 3442; B. 1719

Linked entry: reów

deád-licnys

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Add: mortal state, this life Hopa deádlícnysse þyssere . . . hopa éce spes mortalitatis hujus . . . spes aeterna, Scint. 219, 15

ge-drohtnung

(n.)
Grammar
ge-drohtnung, e; f.
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Living, course of life Heó hym eallum gebysnode mid góddre gedrohtnunge tó Godes þeówdóme, Hml. S. 2, 126

Linked entry: drohtnung

of-leógan

(v.)

to lie, be false

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to lie, be false Ða ælþeódgan bearn mé oflugon filii alieni mentiti sunt mihi Ps. Th. 17, 43

ildu

(n.)
Grammar
ildu, indecl. f.

an ageævumageætasagesenectus

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Ða yldu wendan tó lífe to turn old age to life, Exon. 58 b ; Th. 210, 23; Ph. 190. Míne yldo beóþ ǽghwǽr genihtsum senectus mea in misericordia uberi, Ps. Th. 91, 9

Linked entries: ældu eldo ilda ildo

Wísle

(n.)
Grammar
Wísle, an; f.
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Seó Wísle is swýðe mycel eá, and hió tólíð Witland and Weonodland ; and seó Wísle líð út of Weonodlande, and líð in Estmere . . .

Linked entry: Wísle-múþa

ealdor-gedál

(n.)
Grammar
ealdor-gedál, aldor-gedál, es; n.

Separation from life, death vitæ divortium, mors

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Separation from life, death; vitæ divortium, mors Óþ his ealdorgedál until his death. Cd. 92; Th. 118, 2; Gen. 1959

Linked entry: aldor-gedál

weorold-broc

(n.)
Grammar
weorold-broc, es ; n.
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Worldly affliction, trouble of this life Ðæt sár ðære suingellan ðissa woruldbroca (world, Hatt. MSS.), Past. 36; Swt. 259, 2

Linked entry: broc

eall-niwe

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eall-niwe, l. -níwe,
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and add Seó burhwaru bebyrigde hire líc on eallníwere þrýh, Hml. S. 8, 198. Eallníwne croccan, Lch. iii. 292, 3

fore-burh

(n.)
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Foreburga praedia (lis satis cruenta inter duo populosa praedia gerebatur, Ald. 52, 16), An. Ox. 3790. Add: