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ófost

(n.)
Grammar
ófost, ófest, ófst, e; f.
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Swá hwylc preóst swá wyrne (refuses to baptize a man) for ófste his fóre qui*-*cunque presbyter festinandi itineris sui causa deneget L. Ecg. C. 6 ; Th. ii. 138, 21. Se cnapa hit mid ófste gegearcode puer festinavit et coxit illum Gen. 18, 7.

Linked entries: éfest ófest ófst

ge-logod

(v.)
Grammar
ge-logod, part. p.
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Arranged; appositus For ðære gelícnisse his gelogodan sprǽce for the likeness of his disposed speech or style, Ælfc. T. Lisle 17, 12

gyt-feorm

(n.)
Grammar
gyt-feorm, an entertainment where there is pouring of drink, a feast. Cf. ge-beór scipe, brýd-
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ealu (-oþ) On sumere ðeóde gebyreð winter-feorm, Eástcrfeorm, bénf(e )orm for ripe, gytfeorm for yrðe. Ll. Th. i. 440, 26

æplian

(v.)
Grammar
æplian, p. ede; pp. ed

To make into the form of apples

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To make into the form of apples, Elen. Kmbl. 2517; El. 1260

be-drincan

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[Fort se ruse habbe bedruncan þat wyn,] Lch. iii. 112, 7. Add

geafle

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Dele, and see <b>geafel</b> a fork

wacan

(v.)
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This infinitive form does not occur, its place seems taken by wæcnan

be-limp

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Búton of belimpe ( forte ) þæslic dǽdbót gegearwod sý, Chrd. 109, 26. Add

eald-gewyrht

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Substitute: what has been done of old, a deed of old Wuldres beám þe God on þrowode for mancynnes manegum synnum and for Adames ealdgewyrhtum, Kr. 1100. what has been deserved of old, desert for deeds of old Ic wát geare þæt nǽron ealdgewyrht þæt hé

swǽr

(adj.)
Grammar
swǽr, swǽre, and swár; adj. [Halliwell gives sweer unwilling as a Northumbrian word, and swere dull, heavy, as a Durham one. In Jamieson's Dictionary the forms sweir, swere, sweer, swear are given with meanings lazy, indolent; unwilling; unwilling to give.]
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heavy as a burden, of great weight (lit. or fig.), oppressive Swǽr is seó byrðen ðe Godes bydel beran sceall, gif hé nele georne unriht forbeódan, L. I. P. 5; Th. ii. 308, 35: Wulfst. 178, 8. Hé bið deófles tempel, and byrð swíðe swǽre byrðene on his

Linked entry: swár

mæðel-ærn

(n.)
Grammar
mæðel-ærn, -ern, es; n.

A house of meeting for speaking or for consulting

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A house of meeting for speaking or for consulting In mæðelern in preterium (l. pretorium ), Wrt. Voc. ii. 46, 52: 74, 23

forstig

(adj.)
Grammar
forstig, adj.
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Frosty Ic wæs beswǽled for þám micelan byrne, and eft for þǽre micclan forstigan cealdnysse þæs wintres, Hml. S. 23 b, 575

Linked entries: frostig fyrstig

delan

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Dele, and for the passage substitute Ǽr þon engla wearð (weard, MS.) for oferhygde dǽl on gedwilde; noldan dreógan leng heora selfra rǽd ere of the angels part from pride fell into error; they would not longer do what was best for themselves, Gen. 23

a-smiðian

(v.)
Grammar
a-smiðian, p. ode ; pp. od ; v. trans.

To forge ⬩ make ⬩ work as a smith ⬩ fabricare

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To forge, make, work as a smith; fabricare Asmiðod fabricatus, Cot. 82

God

Grammar
God, <b>;
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</b> add Hit is rihtlic for Gode and for worolde est iustum coram Deo et hominibus, Chrd. 13, 19

campian

(v.)
Grammar
campian, compian; p. ode; pp. od [camp war]
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He for his éðle mid his leódum compode he fought for his country with his men, Bd. 3, 9; S. 533, 17

Linked entry: compian

murnan

(v.)
Grammar
murnan, p. de.
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., and add: Oferfyll bið þǽre sáwle feónd . . . hit ne murneð for nánum men, ne for fæder ne for méder ne for bróðter ne for swustor, Wlfst. 242, 6.

wudu-land

(n.)
Grammar
wudu-land, es; n.

Wood-land ⬩ forest-land ⬩ forest

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Wood-land, forest-land, forest Ægðer ge etelond ge eyrðlond ge eác wudoland, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. ii. 95, 14. Ðæt wudæland, ðæ mín fæder geúþæ, iii. 2:73, 27.

settaþ

(v.)
Grammar
settaþ, Ps. Th. 9, 29
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for sǽtaþ (?)

sweogode

Grammar
sweogode, glosses praevaluit, Ps. Spl. 51, 7, a mistake (?)
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for strongode

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