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un-gelíclíce

(adv.)
Grammar
un-gelíclíce, adv.

Improperly

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Improperly Hú ðone cealdan magan ungelíclíce lyste, Lchdm. ii. 160, 7

Linked entry: ge-líclíce

ǽren

(adj.)
Grammar
ǽren, adj.
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Lytel ǽren scip carabus, Gr. D. 347, 2, 4

swíge

(adj.)
Grammar
swíge, adj.
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Stille þynceþ lyft ofer londe, and lagu swíge, Exon. Th. 383, 16; Rä. 4, 11. Nis mín sele swíge, ne ic sylfa hlúd, 494, 1; Rä. 82, 1

fæc

(n.)
Grammar
fæc, (n. and) m.

distanceroom

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Similar entries v. fæc-full Ðæt ǽmtige fæc bufon þǽre lyfte, Lch. iii. 242, 17. Hí ne beóð mid ǽnigum fæce fram him sylfum tótwǽmede, Hml. Th. i. 500, 4. Betwux þá cealdan faca þǽre lyfte, Guth. 36, 15. Faco, 88, 15. room: Fec spatium, Kent.

eóde

(n.)
Grammar
eóde, es; n.

A flock grex

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A flock; grex Ðæt lytle eóde pŭsillus grex, Lk. Skt. Rush. 12, 32

ge-stincan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-stincan, p. -stanc, pl. -stuncon; pp. -stuncen

To perceive by the sense of smelling;olfacere aliquidodorareodorari

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Hí ðæs landes lyft gestuncon they smelt the air of the land, Bd. 1, 1; S. 474, 35. Hí ná gestingcaþ [ = gestincaþ] they smell not, Ps. Spl. 113, 14

ge-tǽse

(n.)
Grammar
ge-tǽse, es; n.

An advantage;commodum

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Getǽse commodum, Cot. 59, Lye

Linked entries: ge-tǽsu ge-tése

wull-wǽga

(n.)
Grammar
wull-wǽga, pl. f.

Scales for weighing wool

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Scales for weighing wool Momentana lytle wǽga, campana wulwǽga, Wrt. Voc. i. 38, 43

blæst

Grammar
blæst, l. blǽst, take with blǽst

flameblast

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flame,blast, Ðǽra lyfta leóma and þǽra lígetta blǽst. Wlfst. 186, 5. and add

ǽtren-ness

(n.)
Grammar
ǽtren-ness, e; f.
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Poisonousness For bǽre lyfte wylme and ǽter-nesse, Lch. ii. 146, 16

wærc

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Cuneus wecg . . . cunicellus lytel wærc (wæcg?), Wrt. Voc. ii. 137, 28-31. (?)

will-flód

(n.)
Grammar
will-flód, es; n. m.

The waters of the deluge

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The waters of the deluge Willflód ongan lytli-gan, Cd. Th. 85, lo; Gen. 1412

drenc-fæt

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Add: drence-fæt Gyf þú lytel drencefæt habban wylle, Tech. ii. 125, 12

rodor

(n.)
Grammar
rodor, rador, es; m.
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Lyft aer, hroder aether, 52, 56. Se rodor ymbféhþ útan eall ðás niþerlícan gescæfte, Shrn. 63, 9.

Linked entry: rador

byht

(n.)
Grammar
byht, es; m. [býgan to bend]
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Mec ahebbaþ ofer hæleða byht ðeós heá lyft this lofty air raises me above the dwellings of men, Exon. 103a; Th. 389, 26; Rä. 8, 3. Ofer wætres byht to lande over the water's abode [bay] to the land, Exon. 106a; Th. 404, 23; Rä. 23, 12

posling

(n.)
Grammar
posling, es ; m.
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A pill Wyrc lytle poslingas feówer make four little pills, Lchdm. i. 76, 23. v. preceding word

wíg-síþ

(n.)
Grammar
wíg-síþ, es; m.

A warlike expedition

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A warlike expedition Nǽfre mon lytle werede ðon wurðlícor wígsið áteáh, Cd. Th. 126, 13 ; Gen. 2094

hól

(n.)
Grammar
hól, es; n.

Vain speech, evil speaking without cause, calumny, slander

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Episc. 8, Lye. Ne teó ic N. ne for hete ne for hóle [MS. H. héle] ne for unrihtre feohgyrnesse I do not accuse N. from hate or with the intention of slandering him or from an unjust desire for money, L. O. 4; Th. i. 180, 11.

Linked entries: hel hoelan hólian

lang-gestreón

(n.)
Grammar
lang-gestreón, es; n.
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Treasure that had existed long, ancient treasure Wénde hé þæt hé lytel fæc longgestreóna brúcan móste, B. 2240

sceam-fæst

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Ne lyste þé fægeres wífes and sceamfestes? nonne te delectat uxor pulchra, pudica?, Solil. H. 36, 1. Add