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ýþ-láf

(n.)
Grammar
ýþ-láf, e; f.
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Dǽlan on ýðláfe ealde mádmas, Cd. Th. 215, 18; Exod. 585

burg-weg

(n.)
Grammar
burg-weg, es; m.
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a road to a burg (v. burg, Ia) Andlang burhslædes on burhwege, C.D. vi. 137, 20. a road in a town (v. burg, II), a street Hí námon ungeríme sceattas, and ealle ðá tówurpon geond þás rúman burhwegas, Hml. S. 23, 289

fæder-leás

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Þú eart fæder ealra þǽra þe fæderleáse syndon, Hml. A. 175, 174. Fylstan fæderleásum cildum, Wlfst. 228, 22. Feadurleásum his pupillis ejus, Ps. Srt. 108, 12. Hí feadurleáse (pupillos) ofslógun, 93, 6. Add

for-liden

(adj.)
Grammar
for-liden, adj.

Much-travelled

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Much-travelled, that has travelled far and wide Se ilce Nathan wæs forliðen (cf. gelyðen, 26, 13), þæt hé wæs gefaren fram ǽlcen lande tó óðren, and fram sǽ to sǽ, swá þæt hé hæfde ealle eorðe gemǽren þurhfaren, St. A. ix. 11

ge-orrettan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-orrettan, ge-onrettan, ge-órettan
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Ealle beóð geórette, eác gescende confundantur, Ps. Th. 82, 13. Elle genóman æsnas his and geonrettæ ofslógun reliqui tenuerunt servos eius et contumelia adfectos occiderunt, Mt. R. 22, 6

Linked entries: ge-onrettæ ge-orettan

geán-talu

(n.)
Grammar
geán-talu, (? the word in the passage is not feminine), e; f.
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Gain-saying, contradiction, dispute, objection Gá þá oþræ v. hída forð mið . . . mid eallum þingum swá hit þonnæ stænt bútan ǽlcon geántalæ, Cht. Th. 587, 24. Búten alken géntale, 594, 11. Cf. . . . in vita mea.

full-cúþ

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Cf. seld-cúþ Hé him ealdor gesette ús eallum fulcúðne, Brihtnóð geháten, Cht. Th. 242, 3. Hig wǽron farende þurh án wésten on hiora fulcúðne weg, Shrn. 37, 33

ge-wissung

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Add: a becoming certain, certainty Ealle ðás foresǽdan ðing sind mid micelre gewissunge getrymde þurh ðisne æfterfyligendan cwyde, Hml.

ir-ness

(n.)
Grammar
ir-ness, e ; f.
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Wé sceolon úrum þám néxtan forlǽtan ealle þá eornesse (yr-, v. l. ) and þá æfþancan þe hí wið ús gewyrcað, Hml, A. 160, 196, 201

Linked entry: eorness

nǽder-cynn

(n.)
Grammar
nǽder-cynn, es: n.
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Wið scorpiones stingc and wið ealra nǽddercynna slitas, Lch. i. 304, 18

ofer-sceáwian

(v.)
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Biscop sceal. . . beón his leóda hyrde . . . ealle ofersceáwigende, Hml. Th. ii. 320, 6. Add

cristen

(n.)
Grammar
cristen, es; m: cristena, an; m.

A christian christianus

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He hét ealle ða cristenan he ordered all the Christians Ors. 6, 30; Bos. 127, 10

tó-smeágan

(v.)
Grammar
tó-smeágan, -smeán; p. -smeáde

To examine in detailenquire into the several parts of a subject

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Gif wit ðæt ealle sculon ásmeágan (tósmeágan, Cote. MS.), ðonne cume wit late to ende ðisse béc, oððe nǽfre, Bt. 42; Fox 256, 21

clǽne

(adj.)
Grammar
clǽne, adj.
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Wyrta and ǽgra, fisc and cýse, buteran and beána and ealle clǽne þingc ic ete, 34, 29. clear, without defect Ꝥ eal se líchoma sý clánes híwes and glades and beorhtes, Lch. ii. 296, 6.

tó-faran

(v.)
Grammar
tó-faran, p. -fór; pp. -faren.

to go in different directions,go off separately,partto disperse (intrans.)scatterto go away, pass off,depart,become extinct.

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Syle drincan on wíne, eal ðæt áttor tófærþ, 122, 18. The folk . . . shall tofare on every clyve, Anglia iii. 546, 146. [O. Sax. te-faran to disperse; to pass away: O. L. Ger. te-faran deficere: O. H.

Linked entries: tó-fær tó-féran

ge-cynde

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-cynde, adj.
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Þone deáþ þe eallum monnum gecynde is, Bt. 39, 10; F. 228, 9.

inca

(n.)
Grammar
inca, an; m.

Doubtquestionoffenceill-willfear

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Ðá frægn hé hwæðer hí ealle smylte mód and bútan eallum incan blíðe tó him hæfdon.

ge-þeaht

(n.)
Grammar
ge-þeaht, -þæht, e; f: es; n.

counselconsultationdeliberationadvicethoughta determinationresolutiondeviceplanpurposeconsĭliumcōgĭtātioa councilan assemblyconcĭlium

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Hí án geþeaht ealle ymbsǽtan cōgĭtāvērunt consensum in ūnum, Ps. Th. 82, 5. Ðæt he him geþeaht sealde ut consĭlium sibi dăret, Bd. 4, 25; S. 599, 38.

Linked entries: þeaht ge-þæht

diht

(n.)
Grammar
diht, es; m.
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Add: order, arrangement, disposition of material God geswác ðæs dihtes ealra his weorca . . . Hé gedihte ealle gesceafta . . . and on ðám deópan dihte stódon ealle þá ðing ðe ðágyt nǽron. Witodlíce wé wǽron on þám dihte, Hml. Th. ii. 206, 8-19.

swamm

(n.)
Grammar
swamm, es; m.
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Nym hláf and sealt and swamm, and cnuca hit eal tógadere, Lchdm. iii. 94, 21. Syle etan gebrǽdne swam, 142, 11. Sinwealte swammas volvi, Wrt. Voc. i. 30, 28. For mete heo sceal sume hwíle swamma brúcan; wundorlíce heo geeácnaþ, Lchdm. i. 346, 8