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up-lang

(adj.)
Grammar
up-lang, adj.

tallhigh upright

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tall, high Wǽron hié nigon fóta uplonge pedum alti .ix., Nar. 22, 6. upright Ongeán sunnan upweard licge hé ... ðonne uplang ásitte, Lchdm. ii. 18, 16: iii. 2, 12. Sǽweall uplang gestód, Cal. Th. 197, 7; Exod. 303: Beo. Th. 1523; B. 759.

Linked entry: up-heáh

an-sín

(n.)
Grammar
an-sín, e; f.

a viewsightfigure

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Gúþlác wæs on ansíne mycel Guthlac was tall in figure, Guthl. 2; Gdwin. 18, 1

ge-cwémnes

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Þonne hé sceáwaþ þus eádmódlice geþingunge and gecwémnesse úres módes wið úre þá néhstan dum tale placitum nostrae mentis aspexerit. Gr. D. 349, 34. On gecwémnessum heora in beneplacitis eorum, Ps. Rdr. 140, 5. Add

wordlung

(n.)
Grammar
wordlung, e; f.

discourseconversationidle talkbabblingchattering

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Gl. 61. in a bad sense, idle talk, babbling, chattering Ðæt sidefulle wíf wordlunge ne lufaþ (cf. idele weord ne luuað, III. 21), O. E. Homl. i. 301, 2. Ásolcennys ácenð ídelnysse, gemágnysse and wordlunge, Homl.Th. ii. 220, 26

Linked entry: wordlian

tín-feald

(num.; adj.)
Grammar
tín-feald, adj.

Tenfold

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Feówer síðo teáfald tal quater denario numero, Mt. Kmbl. p. 12, 12

hand-spor

(n.)
Grammar
hand-spor, es; n.

A talon, claw

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A talon, claw, Beo. Th. 1976; B. 986

fore-saga

(n.)
Grammar
fore-saga, (?)

a prologueprefacetranslation

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a prologue, preface Forerím ł [fore]tal ł [fore]-saga [ = -sagu?) prologus, Mt. p. 1, 1. In foresaga in prochemio, Jn. p. 187, 12. Mið forasaga praefatione, Lk. p. 3, 11. translation Of foresaga de translatione, Lk. p. 9, 6

Linked entry: saga

wand

(n.)
Grammar
wand, [, e; f. ?]
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a mole Wond (wand, uuond) talpa Txts. 101, 1973

Linked entry: wande-weorpe

ymb-sprǽc

(n.)
Grammar
ymb-sprǽc, e; f.
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Speech about a subject, talk Be ðysum is oft mycel ymbsprǽc (ymbe-, emb-, v. ll.) there is often much discussion about this Lchdm. iii. 266, 9.

pliht

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Lóce hwá þás bóc áwríte, wríte hig be þǽre bysne and for Godes lufon hí gerihte, þæt heó tó leás ne beó þám wrítere tó plihte and mé tó tále, Ælfc. T. Grn. 21, 40.

wand

(n.)
Grammar
wand, a mole.
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Wand (printed pund) talpa, Wrt. Voc. i. 289, 61. Add

þæs-lic

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Ben. 1. 56, 15. such. v. þæslíce, and cf. þys-lic Swylc fæder swylc (ł) þæslic sunu þæslic and hálig gást qualis pater talis filius talis et spiritus sanctus, Angl. ii. 360, 10. Cf. his-lic

talian

(v.)
Grammar
talian, <b>. I a.</b>
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</b> add :-- Sé unryhtlíce talað, sé ðe talað ðæt hé sié unscyldig incassum se innocentes putant, Past. 335, 12. Add

wund

(n.)
Grammar
wund,

talpa

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Voc. i. 289, 61) talpa, Wülck. Gl. 279,11, read wand

Linked entry: wund

HÉLA

(n.)
Grammar
HÉLA, hǽla, an; m.

The HEEL

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B.] take hare's heel [lat. talum ], Med. ex Quadr. 4, 17; Lchdm. i. 346 16. Heó gehýden hǽlun míne ipsi calcaneum meum observabunt, Ps. Th. 55, 6. Gif ðæt wíf mid ðám hélum stæpeþ if the woman steps with the heels, Lchdm. iii. 144, 14

Linked entry: hǽla

teón

(v.)
Grammar
teón, (from tíhan; but the verb seems to have almost entirely given up the conjugation to which this form would belong and to take that of teón from teóhan); p. teáh, pl. tugon; pp. togen, tygen
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To accuse a person of something (acc. of person and gen. of charge, or charge expressed by a clause) Ðú mé stale týhst furti me arguis, Gen. 31, 32. Hwí tíhþ úre hláford ús swá micles falses? 44, 7. Gif gé scyld on eów witen ðæs ðe eów man tíhþ, Txts

cwiddung

(n.)
Grammar
cwiddung, cwyddung ,e; f.

A saying, tale, report, speechdictum, sermunculus

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A saying, tale, report, speech; dictum, sermunculus Manegra manna cwyddung is it is a saying of many men, Bd. de nat. rernm; Wrt. popl. science 10, 28; Lchdm. iii. 256, 4.

Linked entry: cwyddung

héla

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Hélan talos, lxxi, II. Heálan, lxxiv, 22. Hí habbað feax oð hélan habentes comas usque ad talos, Nar. 35, 3: 38, 8. Add

clifer

(n.)
Grammar
clifer, clifres; m.

A claw, talonungula

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A claw, talon; ungula Clifras [MS. cifras] ungulas, Glos. Prudent. Recd. 150, 37. Clifra ungularum, 149, 7

Linked entry: clifrian

ofermǽt-lic

(adj.)
Grammar
ofermǽt-lic, adj.

Immense

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Immense Ðonne swá ofermǽtlícu rícu onstyrede wǽron ubi tot et talia regna mutata sunt, Ors. 1, 12; Swt. 52, 10