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sáwel-dreór

(n.)

life-blood

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life-blood Hé geblódegod wearð sáwuldrióre, Beo. Th. 5379; B. 2693. Besmiten mid sáwldreóre, Cd. Th. 91, 31; Gen. 1520

un-onwendendlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
un-onwendendlíce, adv.

Unchangeablyimmutablywithout variableness

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Se wísa mon eall his líf lǽt on gefeán unonwendendlíce, 12; Fox 36, 24

Linked entry: on-wendendlíce

wíte-þeów

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
wíte-þeów, es; m.

One who had been condemned to slavery for crimeone in hell

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Grammar wíte-þeów, figurative, one in hell Bring ús hǽlo líf wérigum wíteþeówum, Exon. Th. 10, 12; Cri. 151

Linked entries: þeów wíte-fæst

neádung

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Heó wolde lybban hyre líf on mægðháde sylfwilles for Gode, ná for neádunge, Hml. A. 32, 191. Þæne deófollican unðeáw, ꝥ hé wile on his gebeórscipe þurh his hálsunge and ðurh his neádunge gedón, ꝥ óðre men nimað máre ðonne hit gemet sý, 145. 23

ge-leánian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-leánian, p. ode; pp. od

To rewardrepayrecompensereddĕretrĭbuĕrerependĕre

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Him ðæt geleánaþ lífes Waldend the Lord of life will repay him that, Exon. 117 a; Th. 450, 9; Dóm. 85. Biþ hiora yfel geleánod be heora gewyrhtum their wickedness is recompensed according to their deserts, Bt. 38, 3; Fox 202, 4

Linked entry: leánian

on-bærnan

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</b> to heat (lit.) :-- Gif mon mid eástánum onbærnedum þá meoluc gewyrð, Lch. ii. 218, 23. Add Hit byþ onbærned (accenditur) of wiðmetennesse gódra wera tó þǽre lufan þæs tóweardan lífes, Gr. D. 8, 19

á-swellan

Grammar
á-swellan, p.-sweoll

To swell up

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Be áswollenre lifre ... Gif se geswollena mon swá áswollen gebít, 200, 18-23. Add:

clod-hamer

(n.)
Grammar
clod-hamer, es; m?

A field-fare?turdus pilāris ?— Clodhamer vel feldefare a field-fare; scorellus?

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Lin.], Wrt. Voc. 63, 27

Linked entries: hamer omer

felde-fare

(n.)
Grammar
felde-fare, an; f?

A FIELD-FAREturdus pilārisa field-farescorellus

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Lin.], Wrt. Voc. 63, 27

feorg

(n.)

lifesoulspirit

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life, soul, spirit, Exon. 82 b; Th. 311, 19; Seef. 94: 104 a; Th. 394, 14; Rä. 14, 3

un-windan

(v.)
Grammar
un-windan, p. -wand, pl. -wundon; pp. -wunden

To unwindunwrap what is wrapped up

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To unwind, unwrap what is wrapped up Ðá hét hé unwindan ðæs cnihtes líc, Homl. Th. i. 66, 24

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hold

(n.)
Grammar
hold, a carcase.
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Líc oððe hold cadaver Wrt. Voc. i. 85, 54. Hold ferinum ii. 108, 39: 70, 23 : 35, 20. Add

samnian

(v.)
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Add Swá hwǽr swá bið líc, þider somnigaþ earnes ubicumque fuerit corpus, illuc congregabuntur aquilae, Mt. R. 24, 28

sárig-ness

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Wearð hé þearle áhwǽned, and his líc for ðǽre sárignysse mid wácan hreáfe scrýdde, Hml. S. 23, 394. Add

hlinaþ

(n.)
Grammar
hlinaþ, hleonaþ, es; m.

A place to lie down in

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A place to lie down in Ic getimbre hús and hleonaþ, Exon. 36 a; Th. 117, 10; Gú. 222

Linked entry: hleonaþ

blǽce

(n.)
Grammar
blǽce, bléce, es; n.
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Wið dám micclan líce and wið óðrum giccendum bléce, iii. 70, 28. [Take here passages from Lchdms. given in Dict. under blǽco.] Bléci viti(li)ginem, Txts. 105, 2117: 114, 107: pruriginem, 111, 24

æt-þringan

(v.)

To take awaydeprive oferipere

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To take away, deprive of; eripere Ða ðé feorh ætþringan who may deprive thee of life, Andr. Kmbl, 2742; An. 1373

bals-minte

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

BALSAM-MINTspear-mintwater-mintsisymbriummentha aquatica

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BALSAM-MINT, spear-mint, water-mint; sisymbrium: q. mentha aquatica, Lin. Ælfc. Gl. 43; Som. 64, 52; Wrt. Voc. 31, 62

un-áwemmedness

(n.)
Grammar
un-áwemmedness, e; f.

Incorruption

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Incorruption Crist gewát of deáðe tó lífe, and of brosnunga tó unáwemmednysse, and of wíte tó wuldre, Anglia viii. 330, 10

un-sac

(adj.)
Grammar
un-sac, (-sæc?); adj.

Free from any charge

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Free from any charge Unsac hé wæs on lífe no charge was brought against him while alive, Lchdm. iii. 288, 6

Linked entry: sac