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feld-lǽs

(n.)
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Seó feldlés, iv. 96, 2. Cf. feld-land

ge-swelgan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-swelgan, p. -swealg, -swealh, pl. -swulgon; pp. -swolgen [swelgan to swallow]

To swallowdevourdevŏrāredeglutīre

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To swallow, devour; devŏrāre, deglutīre Ða mægenþreátas meredeáþ geswealh the sea-death swallowed those mighty bands, Cd. 169; Th. 210, 9; Exod. 512

bæc-slitol

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ðe wǽre bæcslitol, weorðe wærsagol, Wlfst. 72, 16. Add

wís-wyrde

(adj.)
Grammar
wís-wyrde, adj.
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Wise in speech Se ðe wǽre stuntwyrde, weorðe se wíswyrde, Wulfst. 72, 18

sóþ-fæst

(adj.)
Grammar
sóþ-fæst, adj.

true, without deceptiontrue in deedjustrighteouspiouswithout wickednesstrue in speechveracious

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Ðú eart seó séfte ræst sóþfæstra tu requies tranquilla piis, Bt. 33, 4; Fox 132, 34: Blickl. Homl. 131, 23. Yfele geréfan ða ðe rihte dómas sóþfæstra manna onwendaþ, 61, 27. On ða swíþran healfe Drihtnes mid sóþfæstum sáwlum, 95, 22.

fóran

(prep.; adv.)
Grammar
fóran, prep. adv.

Beforein frontin frontin frontbefore alloppositeover againstBeforeBeforehandbeforebeforeBeforein front of

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Wið þone segn foran þengel rád, Exod. 172

Eota land

(n.)
Grammar
Eota land, es; n.

The land of the Jutes, Jutland Jūtia

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The land of the Jutes, Jutland; Jūtia Mǽgþ seó is gecýd Eota land a province which is called Jutland, Bd. 4, 16; S. 584, 24

fisc-noþ

(n.)
Grammar
fisc-noþ, -naþ, es; m?

A fishingpiscātus

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A fishing; piscātus Seó þeód ðone cræft ne cúðe ðæs fiscnoþes the people knew not the art of fishing, Bd. 4, 13; S. 582, 43

Linked entries: fiscoþ fixnoþ

for-dǽlan

(v.)
Grammar
for-dǽlan, p. de; pp. ed

To deal outexpenddispensāreerŏgāre

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To deal out, expend; dispensāre, erŏgāre Seó fordǽlde on lǽcas eall ðæt heó áhte quæ in mĕdĭcos erogāvĕrat omnem substantiam suam, Lk. Bos. 8, 43

pín-hnutu

(n.)
Grammar
pín-hnutu, gen. dat. -hnyte ; pl. -hnyte ; f.
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A pine-nut, fir-cone Seó eorþe stent on gelícnesse ánre pínnhnyte, Lchdm.iii. 258, 6. Genim of pín-hnyte .xx. geclǽnsodra cyrnela, ii. 180, 19

Linked entry: hnutu

pricel

(n.)
Grammar
pricel, es; n. (?)
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A prickle, sharp point Seó rǽding pingþ ðæne scoliere mid scearpum pricele, Anglia viii. 308, 1. Wið priclom contra stimulos, Lk. Skt. p. 3, 6

Linked entry: pricels

ge-sceaft

Grammar
ge-sceaft, <b>; I 2 a.</b>
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Add Seó wæteres gesceaft liquidum elementum, Gr. D. 220, 17. ꝥ is s

geornung

(n.)
Grammar
geornung, gyrning, e; f.

A yearning, desire, diligence

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A yearning, desire, diligence Ic haue geheórd seo kyninges Æðelrédes geornunge I have heard king Ethelred's desire, Chr. 675: Erl. 37, 21. Geornung industria, Lye

Linked entry: gyrning

tán

(n.)
Grammar
tán, e; f.

A toe

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A toe Tán mentagra, (seó) micele tán allox, Wrt. Voc. i. 45, 24, 25. Mid tánum cum mentagris, Lchdm. i. lxxi, 13 (cf. lxxiv, 21)

á-pullian

(v.)
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Add: — Gif þú smyrest hraðe ðá stówe þe þá hǽr beóð of ápullud, ne geþafað seó smyrung ꝥ hý eft wexen, Lch. i. 362, 10

Linked entry: pullian

dæg-langes

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Ac gyf unc swá þince uton gebyddan unc hǽr dæglanges and spurian tó morgen furður sed hodie satis, ut puto, scripsimus, Shrn. 188, 17. Add

ge-híwcáþlician

(v.)
Grammar
ge-híwcáþlician, p. ode
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To make familiar to For ðí is eallum geleáffullum mannum tó wacienne, for ðan ðe seó éstfulnys þǽre wæccan is gehíwcúþlicud eallum hálgum, Nap. 30

geslit-glíw

(n.)
Grammar
geslit-glíw, es; n.
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Cf. slítan ; : bat see geflit-glíw

un-wæstmfæst

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For the passage substitute Elizabeth wæs unwæstmfæst [on líchaman, ac wǽstmfæst] þára godcundra mægena erat Elisabeth sterilis corpore, sed fecunda virtutibus, Archiv cxxii. 247, 17.

warenian

(v.)
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Add: Dele the last passage, for which see weornian. [ 2 b. In the first passage one MS. has Warnode hé him, Bd. Sch. 53, 24.]