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hyrnen

(adj.)
Grammar
hyrnen, adj.
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Lamb. 97, 6

mútung

(n.)
Grammar
mútung, e; f.

A loan

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Cf. lǽn commodum; wrixlung mutuum, i. 21, 1-3: and tó borge mutuum, Kent. Gl. 817

bledu

(n.)
Grammar
bledu, bled, blæd, e; f.

A bowl, vial, goblet, the dish of a balance, a scalepatera, phiala, lanx, trutinæ, scala

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A bowl, vial, goblet, the dish of a balance, a scale; patera, phiala, lanx, trutinæ, scala, Ælfc. Gl. 25; Wrt. Voc. 24, 44: Æthelfledæ Test. Lye

Linked entries: helur-bledu bled blæd

ge-glídan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-glídan, p. -glad, pl. -glidon; pp. -gliden

To glidefalllabi

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To glide, fall; labi Ðá he sceolde into gegíldan Nergendes níþ when he must fall into the Saviour's hate, Cd. 221; Th. 288, 6; Sat. 376

ge-lendan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-lendan, p. de

To endow with land

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To endow with land Ða seofon mynstru he gelende mid his ǽgenum those seven monasteries he endowed with his own lands, Homl. Th. ii. 118, 29

Linked entry: ge-lent

ge-métednes

(n.)
Grammar
ge-métednes, -ness, e; f.

An invention, a discoveryinventio, adinventio

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Lamb. 27, 4

Linked entry: ge-métnes

þeód-fruma

(n.)
Grammar
þeód-fruma, an; m.
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Cf. land-fruma

gicer

(n.)
Grammar
gicer, gycer, es ; n.
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A measure of land, an acre Iugeres gycer unius die opus aratoris . Ld. Gl. H. p. 34, 75. [Cf. O. H. Ger. iuchart jugerum.] Cf. geoc

Linked entry: gycer

wil-wang

(n.)
Grammar
wil-wang, es; m.

A pleasant plainpleasant land

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A pleasant plain, pleasant land Ðone wudu weardaþ fugel (the Phenix)..., eard bihealdaþ..., nǽfre him deáþ sceþeþ on ðam willwonge, Exon. Th. 203, 24; Ph. 89

hearp-slege

(n.)
Grammar
hearp-slege, es; m.

A striking, playing of the harpstriking the harp

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Lamb. 97, 5

Linked entry: slege

ge-swincg

(n.)
Grammar
ge-swincg, es; n.

Labourtoillăbor

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Labour, toil; lăbor Léton ealles þeódscipes geswincg ðus leohtlíce forwurðan they let the toil of all the nation thus lightly perish, Chr. 1009; Erl. 142, 12

tó-brítedness

(n.)
Grammar
tó-brítedness, e; f.

a bruise,breachtroublesorrow

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Lamb. 146, 3: 59, 4. trouble, sorrow Tóbrýtednys and ungesǽlignys contritio et infelicitas, 13, 3

Linked entry: -brítedness

híwisc

Grammar
híwisc, l. híwisce, híwisc. For suffix cf. ídisc(e).

a familyhouse

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Th. i. 422, 23. a hide of land with a household settled on it, a family-holding of land [cf. the two forms given to the same regulation Gif wilisc man geþeó ꝥ hé hæbbe híwisc landes, and Gif hé beó tó þám gewelegod ꝥ hé hýred and éht áge, Ll.

fóre-steppan

(v.)
Grammar
fóre-steppan, -stæppan, ic -steppe, -stæppe, he -stepþ, pl. -steppaþ, -stæppaþ; p. -stepede = -stepte ? pp. -steped = -stept ?

To step or come beforeto preventgo beforeprecedeprægrĕdiprævĕnīreantĭcĭpārepræcēdĕre

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Mildheortnys and sóþfæstnys fóresteppaþ [Lamb. fórestæppaþ] ansýne ðíne miserĭcordia et vērĭtas præcēdent făciem tuam, Ps. Spl. 88, 15

Linked entry: fóre-stæppan

teónian

(v.)
Grammar
teónian, p. ode.
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Lamb. 118, 122. Teóniendum mé calumniantibus me, 121

Linked entry: tínan

dim-scúa

(n.)
Grammar
dim-scúa, an; m. [scúwa, scúa a shade, shadow]
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Dimness, darkness; tenēbræ Oft hira mód onwód under dimscúan deófles lárum their mind often went under darkness by the devil's lore, Andr. Kmbl. 281; An. 141

geat-weard

(n.)
Grammar
geat-weard, es; m.

A gate-warddoor-keeperporterostiārius

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A gate-ward, door-keeper, porter; ostiārius Ðæne se geatweard lǽt in huic ostiārius apĕit, Jn. Bos. l0, 3. Geat-weard januārius, Wrt. Voc. 81, 16

ge-fédan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-fédan, ðú -fédst; p. -fédde; pp. -féded, -fédd, -féd

To feednourishpascĕreenutrīre

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Lamb. 30, 4. Ic eom geféd pascor, Ælfc. Gr. 33; Som. 36, 44. MS. D

staþolfæstness

(n.)
Grammar
staþolfæstness, e; f.
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Lamb. 103, 5: firmamentum, 18, 2: status, Rtl. 108, 38. Steaðulfestnisse stabilitatem, Ps. Surt. 103, 5

stic

(adj.)
Grammar
stic, (?); sticc adj.
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Steah feówer scearpan ymb ða poccas and lǽt yrnan ðæt sticce ( the sticky matter ) ðe hit wille, Lchdm. ii. 100, 4