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nefne

(prep.; con.)
Grammar
nefne, nemne.

Unless ⬩ except ⬩ Except

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Grammar nefne, conj. connecting clauses, Unless, except Hé hyra má ácwellan wolde, nefne him witig God forstóde, Beo. Th. 2116; B. 1056: 6101; B. 3054: Exon. Th. 340, 5; Gn. Ex. 106 : 345, 11; Gn. Ex. 186. Hí sǽdon, nemne ( nisi ) hí him máran andlyfne

Linked entries: nemne nymne

un-gemet

(adj.; adv.; prefix)
Grammar
un-gemet, Where the word seems to be used with an adjective or with an adverbial force, it is given, as in the case of ungemet-hleahtor, as part of a compound:
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Grff. ii. 898-9

efeleác

(n.)
Grammar
efeleác, es; n.

An onion, a scallion ⬩ cæpa

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An onion, a scallion; cæpa, Som. Ben. Lye

cwealm-dreór

(n.)
Grammar
cwealm-dreór, es; m. [dreór blood]

Slaughter-gore ⬩ sanguis cæde profusus

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Slaughter-gore ; sanguis cæde profusus, Cd. 47; Th. 60, 22; Gen. 985

Dorm-ceaster

(n.)
Grammar
Dorm-ceaster, gen. -ceastre; f. [by the Britons called Cair-Dorm, by Antonīnus Durobrivæ, from the passage over the water; and the Anglo-Saxons, for the same reason, called it also Dornford]

Dornford or Dorgford, in Huntingdonshire, on the river Nen

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Dornford or Dorgford, in Huntingdonshire, on the river Nen, Som. Ben. Lye

fleógynða

(n.)
Grammar
fleógynða, fleógenda, an; m. [fleógende, part, of fleógan to fly]

A flying creature ⬩ bird ⬩ fowl ⬩ vŏlātĭle

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A flying creature, bird, fowl; vŏlātĭle Ic oncneów ealle fleógyndan heofones cognōvi omnia vŏlātĭlia cæli, Ps. Spl. C. 49, 12; ic oncneów all ða fleógendan [MS. flégendan] heofenes cognōvi omnia vŏlātĭlia cæli, Ps. Surt. 49, 11: Ps. Spl. C. 77, 31

cleófa

Grammar
cleófa, l. cleofa,
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Ðá eóde Basilius tó ðám clyfan, ac se preóst nolde undón þá duru mid cǽge, Hml. S. 3, 480-4. Sum déma hét hí belúcan on stǽnenum cleofan, Shrn. 103, 4. Cleofan absidan, Wrt. Voc. ii. 92, 51.

ge-smiþian

(v.)
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Heofonan ríces cǽig nis gylden, ne sylfren ne of nánum antimbre gesmiðod. Hml. Th. i. 368, 35. Fabrefactum, i. ornate compositum vd ornamentum vel gesmiðodum, Wrt. Voc. ii. 146, 58

hwít-leác

(n.)
Grammar
hwít-leác, es; n.

Onion ⬩ allium cæpe

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Onion; allium cæpe Hwítleác poletis, Ælfc. Gl. 41; Som. 63, 118: Wrt. Voc. 30, 61

dreópan

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Heofonas drupon caeli distillauerunt, Ps. Rdr. 67, 9. Dropunga dreópenda stillicidia stillantia, 71, 6. Add

duguþ

Grammar
duguþ, <b>;
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</b> add Seó duguð folces on Westan-Cænt, C.D. vi. 81, 18

heáh-weorc

(n.)
Grammar
heáh-weorc, es; n.

Lofty work

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Lofty work Æfter heáhweorce heofenes ðínes secundum altitudinem cæli, Ps. Th. 102, 11

æt-bredan

(v.)
Grammar
æt-bredan, he ætbryt; p. -bræd, pl. -brudon; pp. -broden, -breden; v. a.

To take away ⬩ withdraw ⬩ set at liberty ⬩ to enlarge ⬩ release ⬩ rescue ⬩ tollere ⬩ eripere

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Ge ætbrudon ðæs ingehýdes cǽge tulistis clavem scientiæ, 11, 52. Ðæt ðe he hæfþ him biþ ætbroden quod habet auferetur ab eo, Mt. Bos. 13, 12: 21, 43: Ex. 22, 10. Ðe hys wealas him ætbrudon quem abstulerant servi ejus, Gen. 21, 25

Linked entry: æt-broden

HEOFON

(n.)
Grammar
HEOFON, heofen, heofun, hefon, heben, hiofon, es; m.

HEAVEN ⬩ cælum

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Of heofonum ðe of mannum e cælo an ex hominibus, 21, 25. Gif ic on heofenas up ástíge si ascendero in cælum, Ps. Th. 138, 6

Linked entries: heofen heofon-fleógende heofon-fýr heofon-hróf heofon-hús heofon-lic heben hiofon

un-wemlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
un-wemlíc, adj.

Spotless ⬩ pure ⬩ virgin

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Spotless, pure, virgin Mid ðam unwemlícan cǽgan virgineo clave, Wrt. Voc. ii. 91, 75

Linked entry: wem-líc

in-

(prefix)
Grammar
in-, inn-. In the case of some of the verbs where in is given as a prefix perhaps it should be separated ; the passages may then be taken as illustrating the adverb inn.

Linked entries: bryne stæpe sceþþan eardiend standan líhtingness inn- innan-cund inne-cund -lenda

heofon-hláf

(n.)
Grammar
heofon-hláf, es; m.

Heavenly bread ⬩ bread from heaven ⬩ manna

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Heavenly bread, bread from heaven, manna Hí heofonhláfe hálige gefylde pani cæli saturavit eos, Ps. Th. 104, 35

ciepe

(n.)

an onion ⬩ cæpe

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an onion; cæpe Genim ciepan take an onion, L. M. 1, 3; Lchdm. ii. 40, 6

Linked entry: cipe

hræd-férness

(n.)
Grammar
hræd-férness, e; f.

Quickness ⬩ rapidity

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Quickness, rapidity Behealdaþ ða hrædférnesse ðisses heofenes respicite cæli celeritatem, Bt. 32, 2; Fox 116, 6

Linked entry: -férness

bisene

(adj.)
Grammar
bisene, adj.

Blind

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Tuoege bisene ł blinde duo caeci, Mt. L. 9, 27. Bisena, 28. Biseno geseáð caeci vident, 11, 5

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