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heard

(n.)
Grammar
heard, es; n.
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What is hard: Nán wiht þǽs heardes ne þæs hnesces, Wlfst. 184, 20. Him on hand gǽð heardes and hnsesces, Sal. 286

efn-líca

(n.)
Grammar
efn-líca, an; m.

An equalæquālis

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An equal; æquālis Nis nán efnlíca ðín there is no one thine equal, Bt. Met. Fox 20, 38; Met. 20, 19

Linked entry: efen-líca

carl-fugol

(n.)
Grammar
carl-fugol, es; m.
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A male bird Nán man ne wát hweþer hit ( the Phenix) is þe carlfugol þe cwénfugol, E. S. viii. 479, 90

un-tóbrocen

(adj.)
Grammar
un-tóbrocen, adj.

Not broken in pieces

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Not broken in pieces Gif gé ðone bend healdaþ sóðre bróðerrǽdene untóbrocenne, Homl. Th. ii. 318, 5. Hé sum þing hæfde untóbrocen, Homl. Skt. i. 5, 258

þurh-féran

Grammar
þurh-féran, <b>. II.</b>
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add: to penetrate with the mind Þes Godes wer þurhférde (þurheóde, v.l.) þá díglan þing þǽre godcundnesse este vir Dei divinitatis secreta penetravit, Gr. D. 136, 4

slincend

(n.)
Grammar
slincend, es; m. n.

A crawling thing, a reptile

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A crawling thing, a reptile Ealle slincendu (Ps. Spl. slincende) omnia reptilia Ps. Lamb. 68, 35 : 103, 25. Fram ðám slincendum óþ ða fugelas Gen. 6, 7

and-wyrdan

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Add: (-weard-, -ward-, -word- in North Gospels) Ne andwyrtst (-wyrdest, R. ) þu nán þing ongén þá nihil respondes ad ea f , Mt. 26, 62. Ondueardest (-wordes, R. ), Mk. L. 14, 60. Se smiþ andwyrt (respondit), Coll. M. 31, 15. Ðonne andwyrt se cyning

a-clǽnsian

(v.)
Grammar
a-clǽnsian, p. ode; pp. od

To cleansepurifymundare

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To cleanse, purify; mundare Hyra nán næs aclǽnsod, búton Naaman se Sirisca nemo eorum mundatus est, nisi Naaman Syrus, Lk. Bos. 4, 27

sceápen

(adj.)
Grammar
sceápen, adj.

Of a sheep

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Of a sheep Sceápen smera (cf. on sceápes smerwe,1. 9), Lchdm. ii. 128, 16. Ete sceápen flǽsc and nán óþer, 358, 22

orf-cynn

(n.)
Grammar
orf-cynn, es; n.

Cattle

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Cattle Næs orfcynnes nán máre búton vii. hrûðeru, Chart. Th. 429, 5. Of eallum orfcinne de jumentis in genere suo, Gen. 6, 20

hlem

(n.)
Grammar
hlem, mes; m.

A sound, noise, crash

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A sound, noise, crash Nán monn ne gehiérde ne æxe hlem ne biétles suég absque mallei sonitu, Past. 36, 5; Swt. 253, 17

scild-wyrhta

(n.)
Grammar
scild-wyrhta, an ; m.
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A shield-maker: — Sceldwyrhta scutarius, Wrt. Voc. i. 289, 31. Be scyldwyrhtum. Nán scyldwyrhta ne lecge nán scépes fell on scyld; and gif hé hit dó, gilde .xxx. sciłł., L. Ath. i. 15 ; Th. i. 208, 9-11. Andlang flǽscmangara strǽte ðet it cymþ tó scyld-wyrhtana

éhtere

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Domicianus, crístenra manna éhtere, Hml. Th. i. 58, 26. Sauwlus wæs crístenra manna éhtere and cwellere, Shrn. 58, 27. Éhtere Crístes ǽ, Bl. H. 187, 5. Codes circena éhtere, Hml. A. 149, 147. On ðám écan wuldre ne wunað nán wiþerwinna, ne nán yfel éhtere

wiþer-talu

(n.)
Grammar
wiþer-talu, e; f.

Replydefence

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Reply, defence Hé ðǽrrihte ádumbode, for ðan ðe æt Godes dóme ne bið nán beládung ne wiþertalu, Homl. Th. i. 530, 6

an-wealda

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Hé wæs swá milde swá him nán onwald (an-wealda, v. l. ) næs ǽr þǽm, Ors. 6, 2; S. 254, 22. Add

un-oferswíðedlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
un-oferswíðedlíc, adj.

Unconquerable

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Unconquerable Sume men wǽron unoferswíþedlíce, swá ðæt hí nán ne mihte mid nánum wíte oferswíþan quidam suppliciis inexpugnabiles, Bt. 39, 11; Fox 230, 1

bildan

(v.)
Grammar
bildan, (byldan, q.v. in Dict.)

to emboldenencourage

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to embolden, encourage Nán mon hiu hiéremonna mód ne bilt (bielt, v. l.) tó gǽstlicum weorcum nulla subditorum mentes exhortatio sublevat, Past. 129, 11

Linked entry: byldan

pricele

(n.)
Grammar
pricele, <b> (a?),</b> an; f. m. (?)
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A point, very small thing Foruord ł pricle iota, pricle ł stæfes heáfod apex, Mt. Kmbl. 5, 18. Ðone hlætmesto pricclu (pricla, Rush.) nouissimum minutum, Lk. Skt. Lind. 12, 59

wyrp

(n.)
Grammar
wyrp, es; m.
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A throw, cast, the distance which a thing may be thrown Swá mycel swá is ánes stánes wyrp (weorp ł wyrp, Lind.) quantum jactus est lapidis, Lk. Skt. 22, 41

Linked entry: wirp

á-þindung

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Ꝥ deáh wið ábláwunge þæs miltes. Gif þonne sió áþindung þæs windes semninga cymð, þonne ne magon þás þing helpan, (the swelling up from wind) Lch. ii. 248, 5. Add