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ǽfen-leóht

(n.)
Grammar
ǽfen-leóht, es; n.

Evening light ⬩ vespertina lux

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Evening light; vespertina lux Siððan ǽfen-leóht under heofenes hádor beholen weorþeþ after the evening light is concealed under heaven's serenity, Beo. Th. 831; B. 413

for-þriccan

(v.)

to tread under ⬩ oppress

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to tread under, oppress, Som. Ben. Lye

drófig

(adj.)
Grammar
drófig, adj.
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See first passage under dróf in Dict

eár-wela

(n.)
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Take here passage given under ár-wela

Linked entry: ár-wela

be-felgan

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Dele, and take examples under be-feólan

rest

Grammar
rest, [In Bl. H. 11, 16, 19 the word seems to be of the weak declension.]
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L. 14, 7. v. búr-, brýd-, eorþ-, ge-, líc-, undern-rest

beorh-hliþ

(n.)
Grammar
beorh-hliþ, -hleoþ, es; n.

A mountain-height ⬩ mountain-brow ⬩ montis clivus vel fastigium

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A mountain-height, mountain-brow; montis clivus vel fastigium Under beorhhliðe under the mountain-height Elen. Kmbl. 1572; El. 788 : 2015; El. 1009.

Linked entries: burh-hleoþ beorg-hleoþ

a-leódan

(v.)
Grammar
a-leódan, p. -leád, pl. -ludon; pp. -loden [a, leódan to spring]

To grow ⬩ germinare ⬩ crescere

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To grow; germinare, crescere Ðe under lyfte a-loden wurde what was grown up under heaven, Exon. 128a; Th. 493, 5; Rä. 81, 25: Ps. Th. 106, 36

lind

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II Stód under linde, under leóhtum scylde, Lch. iii. 52, 19

freá-

(prefix)
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See compounds under frǽ-

-hweg

(suffix)
Grammar
-hweg, v. æt-, hwæt- (
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under hwæt-hwega) -hweg

recenness

(n.)
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Take under rece-ness

ælf-scínu

Take under ælf-scíne

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Take under ælf-scíne

éþnes

(n.)
Grammar
éþnes, -ness, e; f.

Easiness, facility, favour ⬩ facĭlĭtas

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Easiness, facility, favour; facĭlĭtas He gemunde ðara éþnessa and ðara ealdrihta ðe hí under ðám Cáserum hæfdon he remembered the favours and the ancient rights which they had under the Cæsars, Bt. 1; Fox 2, 16

Linked entries: eád-nes eáþnes

seoleþ

(n.)
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Take here the passage given under seolh-ýða (?)

Linked entry: seolh-ýða

spittan

(v.)
Grammar
spittan, to spit.
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The instances under spyttan should be taken here

for-swelan

(v.)
Grammar
for-swelan, p. -swæl, pl. -swǽlon; pp. -swolen [swelan to burn]

To burn up ⬩ kindle ⬩ combūri

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To burn up, kindle; combūri Hit fǽringa fýre byrneþ, forsweleþ under sunnan it suddenly burns with fire, kindles under the sun, Exon. 63 b; Th. 233, 29; Ph. 532

Linked entry: swelan

hwíte-

(prefix)
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The compound character of the following words with hwíte as first component seems supported by the instances given under hwíte-clǽfre (Lch. ii. 326, 21) and under hwíte-hláf

blanc

(adj.)
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Take B. 856 under blanca

-méttan

(suffix)
Grammar
-méttan, v. ge-an-méttan (v. ge-anmétan where read -méttan not -médan), ge-eáþ-méttan (v. Hml. A. 159, 183,
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given under ge-eáþmédan ; 2)

Linked entry: on-méttan

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