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swipian

(v.)
Grammar
swipian, sweopian; p. ode
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To scourge, strike, beat, lash Hafaþ hé gyrde lange and ðone feónd sweopaþ, Salm. Kmbl. 185, MS. A.; Sal. 92. Rodor swipode meredeáða mǽst the destroying sea lashed the skies, Cd. Th. 207, 8; Exod. 463

Linked entry: swippan

þri-scíte

(adj.)
Grammar
þri-scíte, adj.

Triangularthree-cornered

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Triangular, three-cornered Ispania land is þryscýte Hispania trigona est, Ors. 1, 1; Swt. 24, 1. Sicilia is ðryscýte Sicilia tria habet promontoria, Swt. 28, 2. On ðone þryscýtan crundel, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. v. 374, 26

fóre-smeagan

Grammar
fóre-smeagan, -smeágean. l. fore-smeág(e)an,
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Foresmeánde praecogitandum, Lk. p. 10, 14. for last line substitute and add:

ge-scrépe

(n.)
Grammar
ge-scrépe, es; n.
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An advantage Lǽn, gescrǽpe commodum, lucrum, utile, Wrt. Voc. ii. 132, I. Fela óþerra gescrépa (-screópa, v.l.) hé ongeat heofonlíce him forgyfen wesan alia commoda caelilas sibi fuisse donata intellexit, Bd. 4, 22 ; Sch. 461, 17

hege-steall

(n.)
Grammar
hege-steall, es; m.
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Haystall a small portion of wood on the outskirts of a large wood (in Herefordshire), Halliw. Dict.) Æfter ðám hegestealle, C. D. iii. 391, 10

stǽner

(n.)
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[Cf. staners the small stones and gravel on the margin of a river or lake; stanners the e]

ælmes-full

(adj.)
Grammar
ælmes-full, adj.

Liberal with alms, charitable

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Ælmysfulle eleemosynis largi, Ll. Th. ii. 224, 27

helpan

to succourto be serviceableto profitavail

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Bibeád ic eów ꝥ gé of þám ǽhtum þe ic eów geaf earmra hulpen, Cri. 1603. used absolutely: Gif limlǽweo lama þe forworht wǽre weorðe forlǽten, and hé æfter þám þreó niht áibbe, siþþan man mót hylpan, sé þe wyllen beorgan sáre and sáule, Ll.

ge-lǽdan

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Þá sweartan helle healdan sceolde sé þe be his heortan wuht láðes gelǽde, Gen. 531. (2 a) to bring to a thing :-- Swá is lár and ár tó spówendre sprǽce gelǽded, Gú. 593

heofon-lic

chaste

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Sé ðe wile brúcan ðára godcundra ðinga and ðára hefonlicra lára, Past. 81, 14. Ðú bescylst mid óþre eágan on þá heofenlican þing, mid óþre þú lócast on þás eorþlican, Bt. 38, 5; F. 206, 18. having the purity that belongs to heaven, chaste.

búan

(v.)
Grammar
búan, bún, búgan (-ian, -ean), búian, búwian, bógian, q.v. in Dict.; býa in N. Gospels; p. búde, búgede, bógode, býede; pp. bún, búd, býed.
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Land tó búgianne land to inhabit, Bt. 17; F. 60, 4: 18, 1; F. 62, 16

wenian

(v.)
Grammar
wenian, p. ede

To accustomto accustomtrainpreparefitto draw attractto draw to to drawto weanablactare

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Utan ús sylfe mid gódan geþance wenian tó rihte Wulfst. 76, 2. with prep in,marking end attained by training Leorna láre, wene ðec in wísdóm train yourself so that you may be wise Exon.

el-þeódignes

(n.)
Grammar
el-þeódignes, -þeódines, æl-þeódignes, -ness, -nyss, e; f.

A being or living abroad, pilgrimage pĕregrīnātio

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Lamb. 119, 5

for-drugian

(v.)
Grammar
for-drugian, -druwian; p. ode; pp. od

To dry upparchwitherarescĕresiccāri

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Lamb. 89, 6. Hió wǽre fordrugod to duste it would be dried to dust, Bt. Met. Fox 20, 207; Met. 20, 104

Linked entry: for-druwian

ge-wringan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-wringan, p. -wrang, pl. -wrungon; pp. -wrungen

To wringcomprimereconstringere

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Lamb. 67, 16. Gewrungan wrung, Herb. 72, 2; Lchdm. i. 174, 11

un-rihtness

(n.)
Grammar
un-rihtness, e; f.

Iniquityinjusticewrong

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Lamb. 93, 4. Unrehtnisse iniquitatem, Lk. Skt. Rush. 13, 27

egeleáslíce

(adv.)
Grammar
egeleáslíce, adv.
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Without fear, unconcernedly Ðý lǽs hié siððangeearnigen swá micle hefigre wíte suá hié nú egeleáslícor and unnytlícor brúceð Godes giefe eo postmodum supplicia graviora mereantur, quo nunc largioribus bonis Dei male uti non metuunt, Past. 247, 10

foran-niht

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Hit gelamp on þǽre nihte ꝥ se cyning læg wæccende lange on forannihte, Hml. A. 98, 209. De completorio (Forannihtsang) On foranniht wé sculon God herian ǽr wé tó bedde gán, Btwk. 218, 34: 194, 14. Add

Linked entry: foranniht-sang

ge-landian

(v.; adj.)
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Landed, pos- sessed of land Se geréfa . . . gesylle mé .cxx. sciłł., and be healfum þám ǽlc mínra þegna þe gelandod sý, Ll. Th. i. 240, 20

hors-bǽr

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Sum þegn læg on paralisyn . . . þá cwæð hé ꝥ hé wolde tó Wynceastre sýðian húru on his horsbǽre, Hml. S. 21, 181. Add