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tó-dón

(v.)
Grammar
tó-dón, p. -dyde.

to put asunder,divide,separateto undo,open

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P. ii. 11; Th. ii. 186, 10. Tódó man hig on twá separentur illi, 19; Th. ii. 188, 27. to undo, open Tódyde salvit, disligat, Germ. 402, 39. Hi tódydon heora múð ongeán mé apenierunt in me os suum, Ps.

spiweþa

(n.)
Grammar
spiweþa, an;m.

vomitingvomit, what is vomited

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P. iv. 47; Th. ii. 218, 5. Hund eft hwyrfde tó his spiwðan, Shrn. 37, 16

Linked entry: speowþa

hiw

(n.)
Grammar
hiw, heow, hiow, heó, es; n.

Shape, make, form, fashion, species, kind, appearance, symbol, hue, colour, beauty

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Heó is on onsýne útan yfeles heowes outside it is in appearance of a very poor kind, Blickl. Homl. 197, 11. Seó is brúnes heowes it is of a brown colour, 73, 22. Ánes hiwes uniformis, Ælfc. Gr. 49; Som. 50, 42. Hwælan hiwes of a whale's shape, Salm.

hand

(n.)
Grammar
hand, hond, a; f.

HAND, side, power, control

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Se ðe ic hit nú on hand sette he into whose hand I now put it, L. O. 3; Th. i. 180, 3. Se ðe unriht gestreón on his handa stóde he in whose hands was the unjust gain, L. Eth. 2, 9; Th. i. 290, 5: Th. Chart. 369, 7.

a-lýfþ

is it allowable?licet?

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is it allowable? licet?Mk. Bos. 3, 4

ofer-sprecol

(n.)
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The noun qualified in both passages is labris

weorþian

(v.)
Grammar
weorþian, wurþian, wyrþian; p. ode.
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<b>IV c.

Linked entries: a-wyrþian wyrþian

æt-speornan

(v.)
Grammar
æt-speornan, l. æt-spornan, -spurnan,
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Ic ætspearn (-sporn, -speorn, v. ll.) ǽt ánum fótscearnole in scabello suppedaneo impegi, Gr. D. 22, 22. <b>II a.</b> fig.

fæger

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
fæger, fægr; comp. m. fægerra; f. n. fægerre; sup. -est, -ost, -ast, -ust; adj. [fæger beauty, fairness]

FAIR, beautiful, joyous, pleasant, pleasing, sweet pulcher, dĕcōrus, lætus, jucundus, dulcis

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Biþ swá fæger fugles gebǽru the bird's bearing is so pleasing, Exon. 57 b; Th. 206, 11; Ph. 125. Hió dumb wunaþ, hwæðre hyre is on fóte fæger hleóðor it continues dumb, yet there is in its foot a sweet voice, 108 b; Th. 414, 9; Rä. 32, 17.

frum-cenned

(n.; v.; adj.; part.)
Grammar
frum-cenned, -cend; def. se -cenneda; part.

first-begottenfirstbornprimogĕnĭtusprimitiveprimĭtīvus

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Th. ii. 194, 9. He ofslóh ǽlc þing frumcendes on lande percussit omne primogĕnĭtum in terra, Ps. Lamb. 77, 51: 104, 36. Ic frumcendne gesette hine ego primogĕnĭtum pōnam illum, 88, 28. He ofslóh ǽlc frumcenned cyld percussit omne primogĕnĭtum, Ps.

sceár

(n.)
Grammar
sceár, e ; f.

A pair of shears or scissors;

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A pair of shears or scissors; but the word is generally used in the plural (dual?) as the modern shears, scissors Scér forfex, Wrt. Voc. ii. 36,65. Scéroro, scérero forices, Txts. 60, 401. ísern*-*scéruru forfex, 65, 903. Sceára forfex, Wrt.

ge-yppan

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i. propalatus .

folgian

(v.)
Grammar
folgian, p. ode, ade, ede; pp. od, ad, ed; v. trans, dot. and acc.

to FOLLOWgo behindrun afterpursuesĕquiinsĕquito follow as a servant, attendant or disciplecŏmĭtāriadhærēre alicuiservīresubdĭtus esse

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Ath. i. 8; Th. i. 204, 5: i. 22; Th. i. 210, 21: iv. 1; Th. i. 220, 21.

Linked entry: FYLGEAN

ge-lǽððe

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In the second edition of Grein's Bibliothek the reading of the MS. is taken to be gelædde.

ge-sellan

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Iúh gesald is ꝥ gé witte. Mt. L. 13, Ii. to deliver, hand to a person Gefered wæs heáfod his in disc and gesald wæs ðǽr mǽdne, Mt. L. 14, II. <b>III a.

CEÁS

(n.)
Grammar
CEÁS, e; f: es; n.

A quarrel, strifelis

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A quarrel, strife; lis Gif man mannan wǽpnum bebyreþ ðǽr ceás weorþ if a man supply another with weapons where there is strife, L. Ethb. 18; Th. i. 6, 19. On ceáse in strife, L. Alf. 18; Th. i. 48, 17.

Linked entry: or-ceás

ge-andettan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-andettan, -ondettan; p. te; pp. ed

To confessconfĭtēri

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C. 32; Th. ii. 354, 28 : L. Alf. pol. 14; Th. i. 70, 15, note 38. Gif he hine geandette if he confess himself, L. Alf. pol, 5; Th. i. 64, 22 : L. In. 71; Th. i. 148, 3, note 4

Linked entry: ge-ondettan

(n.)

hair

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Voc. ii. 16, 46. Perhaps we may compare here lee of threde, Prompt. Parv. 291, where the following note is given. 'Forty threads of hemp-yarn are termed in Norfolk a lea.

lah-riht

(n.)
Grammar
lah-riht, es; n.

Legal right

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I. P. 7; Th. ii. 312, 19. Gif hwá openne wiðercwyde ongeán lahriht Cristes oþþe cyninges gewyrce if any one act in open contradiction to the legal right of Crist or of the king, L. Eth. v. 31; Th. i. 312, 9

lád-leás

(adj.)
Grammar
lád-leás, adj.

Innocentharmless

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H. ladleas] beó séce swylcne hláford swylcne hé wille forðý ðe ic an ðæt ǽlc ðara ðe láðleás [MS. H. ladleas] beó folgie swylcum hláforde swylcum hé wille, L. Ath. iv. 1; Th. 1, 220, 24-222, 1. Láðleáse immunes, Wrt. Voc. ii. 43, 68