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mid-spreca

(n.)
Grammar
mid-spreca, an; m.

One who speaks on behalf of another

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One who speaks on behalf of another Paulus wæs midspreca and bewerigend ðære ealdan ǽ Paul was an advocate and defender of the old law, Homl. Th. i. 388, 32

ge-cyssan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-cyssan, p. -cyste; pp. -cyssed [cyssan to kiss]

To kissoscŭlāri

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Gecyste foet his osculabatur pedes ejus, Lk. Skt. Lind. 7, 38

ge-neósung

(n.)
Grammar
ge-neósung, e; f.

A visiting, visitationvisitatio

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A visiting, visitation; visitatio Forðam ðe ðú ne oncneówe ða tíde ðínre geneósunge eo quod non cognoveris tempus visitationis tuæ, Lk. Bos. 19, 44: Scint. 21: Greg. Dial. 2, 35

Linked entry: neósung

sige-gealdor

(n.)
Grammar
sige-gealdor, es ; n.
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A charm that gives victory Ic mé on ðisse gyrde belúce . . . wið eal ðæt láð ðe intó land fare ; sygegealdor ic begale, sigegyrd ic mé wege, Lchdm. i. 388, 14

Linked entries: sige-gird galdor

unriht-wyrhta

(n.)
Grammar
unriht-wyrhta, an; m.

An evil-doera worker of iniquity

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An evil-doer, a worker of iniquity Gewítaþ fram mé ealle unrihtwyrhtan ( operarii iniquitatis ), Lk. Skt. 13, 27. Unryhtwyrhtan, Past. 1; Swt. 27, 23. Unrihtwyrhtan iniqui, Ps. Th. 118, 86

woffung

(n.)
Grammar
woffung, e ; f.

Ravingblasphemy

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Ðás word wǽron geþúhte beforan him swá woffung (deliramentum), Lk. Skt. 24, II. Hwæt is ðes ðe sprycþ woffunga (blasphemia), 5, 21

ágnere

(n.)
Grammar
ágnere, es; m.
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An owner, possessor Meus mín hæfð vocatiuus ná þæs ágneres (ágeneres, áhneres, v. ll. ), ac ðæs óðres hádes, Ælf. Gr. Z. 110, 19. Ácneres (-=ágneras?) municipes , An. Ox. II. 92

be-strípan

Grammar
be-strípan, to bestrýpan
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Ll. Th. ii. 320, 20. Hý wydewan bestrýptan, Chr. 975; P. 121, 33. Godes bus tyndon innan bestrípte (-strýpte, v. l. ) iélcra gerisena, Wlfst. 158, 8. Add:

Linked entries: strípan be-strýpan

fore-scynian

(v.)
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L. 14, 27) mala plurima praecessura, Lk. p. 10, 14

Linked entry: fore-scunian

ge-neórþ

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-neórþ, adj.
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Ld. Gl. H. contentus in Index), Txts. 53, 544

Linked entry: -neórþ

hand-gemǽne

(adj.; part.)
Grammar
hand-gemǽne, in the phrase handgemǽne beón (cf.
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Germ. handgemein werden to fight hand lo hand) Ðǽr unc hwíle wæs handgemǽne there for a time it was for the two of us hand-to-hand fighting, B. 2137

sceám

(n.)
Grammar
sceám, es; m.

A white horse (?)

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Etsomne cwom .LX. monna wicgum rídan, hæfdon .XI. eoredmacgas frídhengestas,IIII. sceámas (cf. (?) hyra bloncan, 405, 5; Rä. 23, 18), Exon. Th. 404, 8; Rä. 23, 4

Linked entry: sceom-

ænett

(n.)
Grammar
ænett, es; n.

Solitude, retirement

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Tó ðǽre stówe his leófan ǽnettes (ánetnysse, ǽnetnesse, v. ll.) ad locum dilectae solitudinis, Gr. D. 105, 27

þeód-scipe

(n.)
Grammar
þeód-scipe, es ; m.
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<b>I a.</b> instruction, being taught :-- Ðú fiódes ðeódscipe and ðú áwurpe word mín efter ðé odisti disciplinam et projecisti sermones meos post te, Ps. Surt. 40, 17. <b>I b.

húsel

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Th. ii. 140, 13. ꝥ þú ná geþríst-lǽce ꝥ þú þises húsles onbyrige utnon audeas hanc eucharistiam percipere, Ll. Lbm. 413, 31: Hml. Th. ii. 278, 4. ꝥ gé ne e

ge-endian

(v.)
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. ¶ líf geendian to die :-- Ǽghwylc þára manna þe his líf geendaþ on þyssum, Bl. H. 37, 4: 61, 2. Ðá ðe hira líf on firenluste geendigað (-endiað, v. l. ). Past. 251, 7.

Lyge

(n.)
Grammar
Lyge, an; f.
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The river Lea Úre landgemǽra up on Temese and ðonne up on Ligan [Ligean, 2nd text] and andlang Ligan [Ligean] óþ hire ǽwylm our [English and Danes] boundaries: up on the Thames, then up on the Lea, up to its source, L. A. G. 1; Th. i. 152, 9.

Linked entries: Lige lige

bísgung

Grammar
bísgung, l. bisgung,
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Ne sceal hé hyne ábysgian worldlicra bysgunga non debet occupari mundanis negotiis, Ll. Th. ii. 174, 28. and add

sacu

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<b>I a.</b> rebuke, chiding :-- Mid openre sace beón gehǽled aperta objurgatione sanari, Scint. 115, 16

be

restbyalong,by, not later thanbyduringbywithconveyance, by (in to send by) subject toin the case ofin the matter ofinwith(to do) byor abouttowith(to become)ofbybecause ofon account offor the sake ofbyby means ofby the use ofby way ofin the form ofafter according toafterby the commandat the request

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Gif man mid esnes cwynan geligeð be cwicum ceorle, Ll.