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án-for-lǽtan

(v.)
Grammar
án-for-lǽtan, ic -læte, ðú -lætest, -lǽtst, he -lǽteþ, -léteþ, pl. -lǽtaþ; p. -lét, -leórt, -leót, pl. -léton; pp. -lǽten

To leave aloneloserelinquishforsakeamittere

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To leave alone, lose, relinquish, forsake; amittere Ðú nú án-forléte thou hast now lost, Bt. 7, 3; Fox 20, 12: Bd. 1, 27, resp. 3; S. 490, 25: 4, 10; S. 578, 34

Linked entry: ǽnforléten

micel-líce

(adv.)
Grammar
micel-líce, adv.

greatlygrandlysplendidlygreatlyexceedingly

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greatly, grandly, splendidly Singaþ dryhtne forðon micellíce ( magnifice ) dyde, Ps. Surt. p. 184, 15. greatly, exceedingly Micellíce intimbred multipliciter instructus, Bd. 5, 8; S. 622, 2. Micellíce gelǽred doctissimus, 5, 23; S. 645, 13

súþ-mǽgþ

(n.)
Grammar
súþ-mǽgþ, e; f.
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A southern tribe or province Óðrum folcum ðara súþmǽgþa caeteris australium provinciarum populis, Bd. 3, 24; S. 557, 31. Hé eallum súþmǽgþum weóld and ríce hæfde óþ Humbre streám, 2, 5; S. 506, 10

sacerd-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
sacerd-líc, adj.

Priestly, sacerdotal

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Priestly, sacerdotal Sacerdlíc sacerdotium, sacerdotalis, Rtl. 25, 31 :195, 4. Sacerdlíce þénunge dón officium sacerdotale agere, Bd. 4, 5; S. 573, 4. Be sacerdlícum hræglum de vestibus sacerdotum, Bd. 5, 24; S. 647, 38

hid

(n.)
Grammar
hid, e; f.

A hide of land.

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A hide of land. The form híged, which occurs Cod. Dipl. Kmbl. ii. 5, 25, seems to shew that the word is connected with híwan, hígan, and this etymology is supported by the use of familia and híd in the Latin and English versions respectively of Bede's

ge-hwyrfednes

(n.)
Grammar
ge-hwyrfednes, -hwyrfenes, -ness, e; f.

A conversionchangeconversio

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A conversion, change; conversio Ðara geleáfan and gehwyrfednesse quōrum fīdei et conversiōni, Bd. 1, 26; S. 488, 13. In ða tíd heora gehwyrfenesse tempŏre suæ conversiōnis, 4, 5; S. 572, 39

Linked entry: ge-hwerfnes

tó-lísness

(n.)
Grammar
tó-lísness, e; f.

dissolution,destructiondissolution,death

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dissolution, destruction Sibbe tólésness, Blickl. Homl. 115, 16. dissolution, death Seó tíd mínre tólýsnesse and mínre forþfóre is swýþe neáh, Bd. 4, 29; S. 607, 21: 4, 9; S. 577, 16

Ægypte

Egypt

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Egypt, Bd. 4, 24; S. 598, 11

ændlyfta

(n.; num.; adj.)

eleventh

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eleventh, Bd. 2, 14; S. 517, 23

a-golden

(adj.; part.)

repaid

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repaid, Bd. 1, 7; S. 477, 37

aldor-burh

(n.)

metropolis

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metropolis, Bd. 1, 26; S. 488, 20

a-þwægen

(v.; part.)
Grammar
a-þwægen, pp. of a-þweán.

washed

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washed,Bd. 4, 19; S. 588, 9 ;

a-þwóh

(v.; part.)
Grammar
a-þwóh, -þwógon

washed

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washed,Bd. 4, 13; S. 582, 13;

baðo

(n.)
Grammar
baðo, acc. pl. of bæþ.

baths

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baths,Bd. 1, 1; S. 473, 22;

baldra

(adj.)

bolder

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bolder, Bd. 1, 12; S. 481, 17

be-hidiglíce

(adv.)

carefully

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carefully Bd. 3, 19; S. 547, 29

dyselíc

(adj.)

foolish

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foolish, Bd. 4, 27; S. 604, 2

feola

(num.; adj.)

many

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many, Bd. 5, 19; S. 637, 15

fræng

(v.; part.)
Grammar
fræng, = frægn; p. of frignan.

asked

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asked, Bd. 3, 14; S. 541, 3

gæf

(v.; part.)
Grammar
gæf, = geaf; p. of gifan.

gave

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gave, Bd. 3, 24; S. 557, 34