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andíge

Grammar
andíge, ?. v. icge,
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and cf. and-ǽges

fyrd-weard

(n.)
Grammar
fyrd-weard, e; f.

An army-guard ⬩ a military watch ⬩ mīlĭtāris custōdia

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An army-guard, a military watch; mīlĭtāris custōdia Sǽweard and heáfodweard and fyrdweard sea-guard and head-guard and army-guard, L. R. S. 1; Th. i. 432, 5

Linked entry: fird-weard

huntaþ-faru

(n.)
Grammar
huntaþ-faru, e; f.

hunting

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A hunting expedition, hunting Cýpinga and folcgemóta and huntaþfara and woroldlícra weorca on ðam hálgan dæge geswíce man georne let people diligently abstain from marketings and folk-moots and hunting expeditions and secular employments on the holy

efor-fearn

(n.)
Grammar
efor-fearn, es; n. A species of fern, polypody; rădiŏlus, poly̆pŏdium =πολυπόδιον
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Herba rădiŏla ðæt is efor-fearn, Herb. cont. 85; Lchdm. i. 34, 7. Ðeós wyrt, ðe man rădiŏlum, and óðrum naman efor-fearn, nemneþ, ys gelíc fearne, and heó byþ cenned on stánigum stówum, and on ealdum hús-stedum, and heó hæfþ on ǽghwylcum leáfe twá endebyrdnyssa

bletsung-bóc

(n.)
Grammar
bletsung-bóc, f.

A benedictional

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A benedictional, a book containing the forms of episcopal benedictions Mæssebóc and bletsungbóc and pistelbóc, Cht. Crw. 23, 27. ii. ymneras and i. deórwyrðe bletsingbóc and .iii. óðre, Cht. Th. 430, 14

up-lyft

(n.)
Grammar
up-lyft, (for gender see lyft)

the air above

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the air above Ðú wealdan miht eorðan mægen and uplyfte, wind and wolcna, Btwk. 196, 29; Hy. 9, 6. Ðú geworhtest heofonas and eorðan, eardas and uplyft, 198, 4; Hy. 9, 19

ha ha

(int.)
Grammar
ha ha, interj.

Ha ha!

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Ha ha! Ha ha and he he getácniaþ hlehter on léden and on Englisc ha ha and he he denote laughter in Latin and in English, Ælfc. Gr. 48; Som. 49, 17

tó-hyht

(n.)
Grammar
tó-hyht, es; m.

Hope, ⬩ confidence, ⬩ trust, ⬩ glad expectation

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Hope, confidence, trust, glad expectation Witena frófur and eorla gehwam eádnys and tóhyht. Runic pm. Kmbl. 340, 10; Rún. 4. Dæg byþ myrgð and tóhiht eádgum and earmum, 344, 12; Rún. 24

Linked entry: tó-hopa

un-arodscipe

(n.)
Grammar
un-arodscipe, es; m.

Inactivity ⬩ spiritlessness

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Inactivity, spiritlessness Oft mon bið suíðe wandigende æt ǽlcum weorce and suíðe lætrǽde, and wénaþ men ðæt hit sié for suármódnesse and for unarodscipe, and bið ðeáh for wísdóme and for wærscipe sæpe agendi tarditas gravitatis consilium putatur, Past

clacu

(n.)
Grammar
clacu, e; f.
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Hurt, harm, injury Sceal áspringan wíde and síde sacu and clacu, hól and hete, Wlfst. 86, 10

Linked entry: clæc-leás

MAGAN

(v.)
Grammar
MAGAN, (the infin. does not occur in W. S. but mæge glosses posse,
  • Mk. Skt. p. 3, 1
  • ;
and <b>magende</b>
(cf. Icel. megandi) = quiens,
  • Ælfc. Gr. 41
  • ;
  • Som. 44, 21.

to be strong ⬩ efficacious ⬩ to avail ⬩ prevail ⬩ be sufficient ⬩ to be strong ⬩ be in good health ⬩ to be able ⬩ may ⬩ may

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Megende valens, Kent. Gl. 189: to be strong, efficacious, to avail, prevail, be sufficient Gif ðú meht si vales, Kent. Gl. 52. Wel mæg ðæm dæg wérignise his sufficit diei malitia sua, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 6, 34: Mk. Skt. Lind. Rush. 14, 41. Ne meg mon non

Linked entry: mæg

land-bygen

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
land-bygen, This form in the following passage seems an error, as the law, in the title of which it occurs, deals with the sale of a fellow-countryman
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Be landbygene (= landleóda[n] bebygene?), Ll. Th. i. 110, note I

húsian

(v.)
Grammar
húsian, p. ode

To house

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To house, give shelter in a house Féde þearfan and scrýde and húsige let him feed the needy and clothe and house them, L. Pen. 14; Th. ii. 282, 15

Linked entry: ge-húsed

þuhsian

(v.)
Grammar
þuhsian, þux[s]ian; p. ode

To make misty ⬩ dark

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To make misty, dark Eall upheofon biþ sweart and gesworcen and swýðe geþuhsod (cf. Dóm. L. 8, 105, which has geþuxsað), deorc and dimhíw and dwolma sweart, Wulfst. 137, 9

Linked entry: þuxsian

heáh-reced

(n.)
Grammar
heáh-reced, es; n.
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A splendid house, temple, palace: Eorðan ic bidde and úpheofon, and ðá sóþan Sancta Marian, and heofones meaht and heáhreced, Lch. i. 400, 4. Geond heáhræced (the temple), An. 709. —

brassica

(n.)
Grammar
brassica, an; m.

Colewort, ⬩ brassica, ⬩ cabbage

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Colewort, brassica, cabbage; æ, f Wyrta sindon betste béte and mealwe and brassica beet and mallow and cabbage are the best herbs, L. M. 2, 30; Lchdm. ii. 228, 1

heáh-wita

(n.)
Grammar
heáh-wita, an; m.

A chief councillor

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A chief councillor Férde se cyng him hám and ða ealdormenn and ða heáhwitan the king went home and the aldermen and the chief 'witan,' Chr. 1009; Erl. 142, 10

irman

(v.)
Grammar
irman, p. de

to afflict ⬩ vex

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To make miserable or wretched, to afflict, vex Ðá ongunnan twá þeóda Pyhtas norþan and Scottas westan hí onwinnan and heora ǽhta niman and hergian and hí fela geára yrmdon and hýndon then began two peoples, the Picts from the north, the Scots from the

Linked entry: ge-irman

-wintre

(suffix)
Grammar
-wintre, The form is combined with the cardinals to make adjectives denoting the age of the object to which the adjective is applied. v. e.g. án-, fíf-, sixtíne-, sixtig-, hundseofontig-, hundtwégentig-wintre.

healoc

(n.)
Grammar
healoc, healoc, healc, es; m. [diminutive of healh. Cf. holoc]
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A little corner or recess, concavity Hér sint tacn áheardodre lifre ge on þám læppum and healocum and filmenum, Lch. ii. 204, 5. On ðám liferbylum and læppum þe on þám liferholum and healcum (τὰ σιμά), 20. On þǽre lifre healcum and holocum, 206, 7. Substitute