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cwén-fugol

(n.)
Grammar
cwén-fugol, es; m.

A female or hen birdavis feminea, Som. Ben. Lye

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A female or hen bird; avis feminea, Som. Ben. Lye

þræc-wudu

(n.)
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þræc-wudu, a; m.
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A spear Helm, byrne, þræcwudu, Beo. Th. 2496; B. 1246

and-leán

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Heó þolian ne wolde yfel and ondleán, Gen. 2264. Add

feówer-ecgede

(adj.)
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feówer-ecgede, adj.

Four-edged

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Four-edged Heó hafaþ feówerecgedne stelan, Lch. i. 290, 19

Linked entry: fiþer-ecgede

bearn-eácnod

(adj.)
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pregnant Heó wæs bearneácnod of ðám Hálgan Gáste, Nap. 8

West-Seaxe

(n.)
Grammar
West-Seaxe, -Seaxan (Wes-); pl. m.
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Hér Birinus biscop bodude West-Seaxum (Weast-, v. l. ) fulwuht, 634 ; Erl. 24, 9. Hér cuom se here tó Reádingum on West-Seaxe, 871 ; Erl. 74, 5

wreccan

(v.)
Grammar
wreccan, p. wreahte, wrehte ; pp. wreaht, wreht.

to raiselift upto take upundertaketo rouse

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Ne sceal nó ðæt án dón ðæt ána wacie, ac sceal eác his friénd wreccan non solum ut ipse vigilel, sed etiam ut amicum suscitet, admonetur, Past. 28; Swt. 193, 21. Héht mid ǽrdæge wígend wreccan, Elen. Kmbl. 211; El. 106

flinten

(adj.)
Grammar
flinten, adj.

Flinty

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Flinty, of flint Heó wǽron flintenre heortan, Wlíst. 252, I note

steallere

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Eádnóð stallere heom wið gefeaht, Chr. 1067; P. 203, 16. Add

lytlian

(v.)
Grammar
lytlian, p. ode

to lessendiminish

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Ðonne lytlaþ him se tóhopa ðe hæfde ðá synful wæs spem, quæ esse potuit de peccatore, subtraxit, Past. 58, 10; Swt. 447, 14.

swíðe

(adv.)
Grammar
swíðe, adv.
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Ðonne heó bléwþ swíðust when it is in fullest blossom, Lchdm. i. 160, 14. Forlǽtan unnytte ymbhogan swá swíþost mihte as much as ever he could, Bt. 35, tit.; Fox xvi, 27. Hiora scamiaþ swíþust ealles ða tó Sione hete swíðost hæfdon, Ps.

Linked entry: swíðor

ge-scénan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-scénan, p. de; pp. ed

To break, bruise, woundcontĕrĕre, vulnĕrāre

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To break, bruise, wound; contĕrĕre, vulnĕrāre Hí woldon ǽninga heafolan gescénan they would at once wound the head, Andr. Kmbl. 2286; An. 1144. Forðon he ǽren dór gesceeneþ quia contrivit portas æreas, Ps. Th. 106, 15

ge-beorgan

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Ðæs líchoman lǽcas . . . ge ðǽm líchoman gebeorgað, ge eác ðá mettrymnesse áfliémað, Past. 457, 5- heom ætbærst and him sylfan gebearh þǽr þǽr þá mihte, Chr. 1052; P. 178, 30. ꝥ man þisum earde gebeorgan (-beorhgan, v. l. ) mihte, ǽr mid ealle

láð-wende

(adj.)
Grammar
láð-wende, adj.

evilhostilemalignant

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Gyf mon méte ðæt gǽt geseó ðonne mæg wénan ðæs láðwendan feóndes him on neáwyste if a man dream that he sees goats then may he expect the devil in his neighbourhood, Lchdm. iii. 176, 3.

luf-líce

(adv.)
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luf-líce, adv.

Amiablykindlydearlywillingly

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Hú luflíce ús gesóht hider on middangeard with how great love he visited us here en earth, 129, 11: Wulfst. 204, 16. Ic wylle cýpan luflícor ðonne ic gebicge volo vendere carius quam emi, Coll. Monast. Th. 27, 19

gise

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Gyse hú mihte Adam tócnáwan hwæt wǽre, búton wǽre gehýrsum on sumum þince his Hláforde? why, would God refuse him so small a thing . . .? Yes; how could Adam know what he was, unless he were obedient in some thing to his Lord?, Hml.

á-ceápian

(v.)
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Add: To buy off or out, where a result is obtained by payment Hǽþenne here him fram áceápian, C. D. B. iii. 75, 3. Búton him wille fǽhðe of áceápian unless he will buy off the feud from himself Ll. Th. i. 150, 2.

medume

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</b> add :-- Heom ðúhte óðre hwíle þæt wǽre swylce hit cild wǽre, óðre hwíle eft swylce medemre ylde man wǽre, and óðre hwíle swylce eald geðungen man wǽre, Wlfst. 99, 14. <b>II b.

nágan

(v.)
Grammar
nágan, = ne ágan.

not to havenot to be allowedought not

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Náh se sacerd náne þearfe ( sacerdoti non opus est ), ðæt forwyrne ðam men rihtre andetnysse, L. Ecg. P. i. 2; Th. ii. 172, 11. Gif náh his selfes geweald, Met. 16, 21. Helle hlinduru nágon hwyrft, Exon. Th. 364, 29; Wal. 78.

sadol

(n.)
Grammar
sadol, -el, -ul, es; m.

A saddle

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héht eahta mearas on flet teón, ðara ánum stód sadol, ðæt wæs hildesetl heáhcyninges, Beo. Th. 2080; B. 1038