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et-felgan

(v.)
Grammar
et-felgan, p. -fealh, pl. -fulgon; pp. -folgen

To cleave or stick to, adhere adhærére

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To cleave or stick to, adhere; adhærére etfilgþ me heorte þweor a wicked heart cleaves not to me, Ps. Spl. T. 100, 4

friþ-hús

(n.)
Grammar
friþ-hús, es; n.

A house of peacerefugean asylumpācis dŏmusăsȳlum

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Gl. no; Som. 79, 28; Wrt. Voc. 59, 2

medu-dreám

(n.)
Grammar
medu-dreám, es; m.

Joy attending mead-drinkingfestivity

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Joy attending mead-drinking, festivity Ne seah ic medudreám máran, Beo. Th. 4036; B. 2016. Meododreáma, Exon. 123 b; Th. 475, 8; Bo. 44

ge-hýrnes

(n.)
Grammar
ge-hýrnes, se; f.

A hearingreportauditus

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A hearing, report; auditus Of gehýrnysse gé gehýraþ, and gé ne ongytaþ audietis, et non intelligetis, Mt. Bos. 13, 14 : Blickl. Homl. 55, 31

Linked entry: gehér-nes

sinc-máðum

(n.)
Grammar
sinc-máðum, es ; m.
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A treasure Næs sincmáððum sélra on sweordes hád there was no greater treasure in the shape of a sword, Beo. Th. 4392 ; B. 2193

un-oferswíðedlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
un-oferswíðedlíc, adj.

Unconquerable

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Unconquerable Sume men wǽron unoferswíþedlíce, swá ðæt hí nán ne mihte mid nánum wíte oferswíþan quidam suppliciis inexpugnabiles, Bt. 39, 11; Fox 230, 1

blissigend-lic

(adj.)
Grammar
blissigend-lic, adj.

Joyous

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Joyous Se dæg is heora sóðe ácennednys; wóplic swá swá seó ǽrre, ac blissigendlic tó ðám écum lífe, Hml. Th. i. 354, 11

bildan

(v.)
Grammar
bildan, (byldan, q.v. in Dict.)

to emboldenencourage

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to embolden, encourage Nán mon hiu hiéremonna mód ne bilt (bielt, v. l.) tó gǽstlicum weorcum nulla subditorum mentes exhortatio sublevat, Past. 129, 11

Linked entry: byldan

clǽnsung-drenc

(n.)
Grammar
clǽnsung-drenc, es; m.
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A cleansing-drink, purgative Ne bið áléfed on ðyssum dagum ðæt mon blód lǽte oððe [cl]ǽsnungdrenceas drince, Shrn. 80, 5. v. preceding word

meldian

(v.)
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Þæt hors ongan. . . mid unáblinnendlicre brogdet*-*tunge ealles líchaman meldian and yppan ( prodere ), ꝥ hit ne mihte wítman beran, Gr. D. 183, 12. Add

samod-sprǽc

(n.)
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colloquy Samodsprǽc (conloquium) ne beó him gemǽne, Chrd. 68, 19. Ǽfter óþrum gástlicre getimbrunge samodspǽcum post cetera spiritualis edificationis colloquia, Angl. xiii. 401, 511

út-gangende

(adj.)
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out-going Þú ne gesáwe þá útgangendan (egredientem) sáwle, Gr. D. 268, 4. Útgangende sáwle of þám líchaman egredientes a carne animas, 272, 4

Linked entry: út-gánde

weoruld-gilp

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Ic ongite ꝥte þá mǽstan márþa ne sint on þysse woruldgilpe video celebritatem gloria non posse contingere, Bt. 33, l ; F. 120, 5. Add

weorold-þing

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Add: a secular matter Hí beóð ábysgode ymbe godcundlice þing, ac ymbe woroldþing non diuinis, sed uanis solent instare loquelis, Chrd. 34, 12

rinc-getæl

(n.)
Grammar
rinc-getæl, es; n.

A number of men a host

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A number of men, a host Ðæt wæs wíglíc werod; wác ne grétton in ðæt rincgetæl rǽswan herges, Cd. Th. 192, 19; Exod. 234

samode

(n.; adj.; part.)
Grammar
samode, (?)samnode (?)

collected or (?)composed,

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composed, (a poem, boot)] Tala . . . swylce ic nǽfre on eallum ðám fyrngewritum findan ne mihte sóðe samode Salm. Kmbl. 17; Sal. 9.3

æfter-hýrigean

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æfter-hýrigean, l. æfter-hyr(i)gan,
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Mé gelamp ðæt ic ðæt gehýrde, ðæt ic æfterhyrgan ne mæg me audire contingit quod imitari non valeo, Gr. D. 182, 16. and add

on-wrecan

(v.)

to avenge

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to avenge Ðý læs on him gesewen sí ðás þing onwrecen beón ne in eis illa ulcisci videantur, Bd. 1, 27; S. 491, 28

be-fæstnian

(v.)
Grammar
be-fæstnian, ; p. ode.

to fixto pledgebetroth

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to fix Búton gé ðá heáfodleahtras him on befæstnian, ne sceal hé for ðám lǽssan losian, Hml. Th. ii. 336, 21. to pledge, betroth

scrífan

(v.; prep.)
Grammar
scrífan, p. scráf, pl. scrifon; pp. scrifen
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Se hláford ne scrífþ, se ðam here waldeþ, freónde ne feónde, feore ne ǽhtum (cf. se ðe hiora welt ne murnþ náuðer ne friénd ne fiénd, Bt. 37, 1; Fox 186, 7), Met. 25, 15. with a clause Hí (the people of Sodom ) forléton eallinga ðone brídele ðæs eges

Linked entry: be-scrifen