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gearwung

(n.)
Grammar
gearwung, e; f.

A making ready ⬩ preparation ⬩ præpărātio

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Lind. 19, 31

Linked entry: ge-gearwung

níd-nimung

(n.)
Grammar
níd-nimung, e; f.

A taking by force ⬩ rapine

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Lind. 11, 39

Linked entries: níd-niman nimung

stán-fæt

(n.)
Grammar
stán-fæt, es; n.
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Miððý gebrocen wæs ðæt, stánfæt, Lind. 14, 3

under-geoc

(adj.)
Grammar
under-geoc, adj.

Accustomed to the yoke ⬩ tame

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Lind. 21, 5

Linked entry: geoc

wilder

(n.)
Grammar
wilder, (-or ? cf. wildor-líc. v. next word) (and wild ? cf. O. H. Ger. wild; dat. pl. wildiran ; and the declensions of lamb, cild), es; n.

A wild beast

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A wild beast þan deoren,and duden of þan wilden al heora willa, Laym. 1129. At þe fyrst quethe of þe quest quaked þe wylde, Gaw. 1150. Went we to wod the wilde for to cacchne. Destr. Tr. 2347. Þurh ðæs wildres ( the panther's ) mflð, Exon. Th. 358, 10

Linked entry: wildor

ǽniht

(adj.)
Grammar
ǽniht, [ǽn = án one, -iht adj. termination]

Anything ⬩ quicquam

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Lind, War. 11, 49. In mec ne hæfeþ ǽniht in me non habet quicquam, Jn. Rush. War. 14, 30

aldor-dóm

(n.)

a principality

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Lind. Rush. War. 20, 20

ell-þeódig

(adj.)
Grammar
ell-þeódig, -þiódig; adj.

Strange, foreign, a stranger, a foreigner

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Lind. War. 17, 18: 24, 18

in-féran

(v.)
Grammar
in-féran, p. de

To enter

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Lind. 1, 21. Gé in giwinne hiora infoerdun vos in laborem eorum introistis, Jn. Skt. Rush. 4, 38

Linked entry: féran

gers

(n.)
Grammar
gers, es; n.

Grass ⬩ herba

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Lind. 4, 28

ge-neán

(v.)

to draw near, cleave, adhere

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Lind. 27, 58

Linked entries: -neán ge-néhwian

un-clǽnu

(n.)
Grammar
un-clǽnu, un-clǽno; f.

Uncleanness ⬩ impurity

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Lind. 23, 25. Fulla sint all ł éghuelc unclǽnæ plena sunt omni spurcitia, 27

Linked entry: clǽnu

wóhfulness

(n.)
Grammar
wóhfulness, e ; f.

Wickedness ⬩ iniquity

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Lind. 22, 18. Wóghfulniso nequitias, Rtl. 122, 16

wǽpen-berend

(n.)
Grammar
wǽpen-berend, es; m.

An armed man

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Lind. 11, 21: p. 7, 5

slihtan

(v.)
Grammar
slihtan, p. te

To smite, slay ⬩ caedens ⬩ mactare

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Lind. 4, 9

Linked entries: wæl-slihta slæhtan

ofer-lecgan

(v.)
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Oferlecge mid línene cláðe, 182, 4. to affect as with a superincumbent weight, oppress Gif hí hió sylfe mid swíðlicre druncennysse oferlecgað, Hml. A. 147, 73.

witodlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
witodlíce, adv.

certainly ⬩ indeed ⬩ surely ⬩ truly

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Th. 461, 5; Hö. 30. with a somewhat indefinite sense, translating many Latin words, indeed, surely, truly Witodlíce (wotetlíce, Lind.) autem, Mt. Kmbl. 1, 21. Wiototlíce, Lind. 2, 3. Wutedlíce (wutudlíce,Rush.), Mk. Skt. Lind. 2, 10.

Linked entries: witendlíce ge-witodlíce

ge-þrowian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-þrowian, -þrowigan; p. ode, ade; pp. od, ad

To suffer

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Lind. 9, 22. Gé ondspyrnise geþrowiges vos scandalum patiemini, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 26, 31. On hwylcre þeóden engla geþrowode on which the prince of angels suffered, Elen. Kmbl. 1714; El. 859.

twelf

(n.; num.; adj.)
Grammar
twelf, generally indeclinable if used adjectivally and preceding the noun, but generally in other cases declined; nom. acc. twelfe; gen. twelfa; dat. twelfum.
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Hé wæs án ðara twelfa (án of ðǽm twelfum,Lind.), Jn. Skt. 6, 71. Án of eów twelfum (ðǽm twelfum,Lind.), Mk. Skt. 14, 20. Hé ætýwde him twelfum (ðǽm tuoelfum,Lind.), 16, 14. Ðú ús twelfe trymman ongunne, Andr. Kmbl. 2837; An. 1421.

Linked entry: endleofan

geddung

(n.)
Grammar
geddung, giddung, e; f.

A similitude ⬩ parable ⬩ riddle ⬩ similitudo ⬩ parabola

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Lind, 8, 10. Geddung parabola, 18, 9; 19, 11. Geddung ł onlícnis similitudo, 13, 6

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