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hǽmed-dreám

(n.)
Grammar
hǽmed-dreám, (?), hǽmed-drím, hǽmed-dríme (?), es; m.
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The pleasure of a vicious life(?), a life of pleasure Hǽmedrímes (hǽmeddrímes), [hæmed-] scipes lenocinii (antequam Samson illecebrosis lenocinii nexibus nodaretur, Ald. 72, 15), An. Ox. 5046. (Cf. 5245, under hǽmed; )

Linked entries: hǽmed-rím hémed-scipe

feorh-lást

(n.)
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a step stained by one's life-blood (?) Hé fǽge and geflýmed feorhlástas bær he (Grendel) death-doomed and fleeing dyed the earth with his life-blood, B. 846

hearm-cweðan

(v.)
Grammar
hearm-cweðan, p. -cwæþ

To revile, speak ill of

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Lind. 6, 22. Hearmcuǽdon him convitiabantur ei, Mk. Skt. Lind. 15, 32

for-niman

to comprehend ⬩ carry off ⬩ do away with ⬩ defraud ⬩ consume

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Add: to seize and hold. lit. of a criminal or captive Ic eom mid racenteágum fornumen, Hml. Th. i. 462, 31. Ðis wíf fornumen is (deprehensa est) in dernegiligro, Jn.

Linked entry: for-nǽman

ge-dærsted

(v.)
Grammar
ge-dærsted, part. [dærst leaven]

Leavened ⬩ fermented ⬩ fermentatus

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Lind. 13, 33. Óþ-ðæt sié gedærsted oððe gecnoeden all donec fermentaretur totum, Lk. Skt. Lind. 13, 21

Linked entry: -dærsted

ge-drugian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-drugian, p. ode, ade; pp. od, ad

To become dry ⬩ wither ⬩ arescere

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Lind. 11, 21; 4, 6 : Ps. Th. 68, 22. Gedrugad wæs arefacta est, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 21, 19

stæþ

(n.)
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a stay Stæð safon (in a list of nautical words. In a similar list stæg, q. v., occurs as the gloss),Wrt. Voc. i. 56, 63. Cf. stæððan, stæððig. (?)

Linked entry: stæg

drohtnoþ

(n.)
Grammar
drohtnoþ, (= drohtaþ, q.v.)
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life, way of life Seó sáwl sceal mid deóflum drohtnoð (drohtoð, v. l. ) habban in morðre and on máne, Wlfst. 187, 18. Nǽfre ic geférde heardran drohtnoð, An. 1404

cuic

(adj.)

living

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Lind. War. 4, 10

déglíce

(adv.)

secretly

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Lind. Stv. 20, 11

dégolnis

(n.)

solitude

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Lind. Stv. 6, 6

fæx

(n.)

hair

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Lind. War. 11, 2

feorh-bold

(n.)

the dwelling of life ⬩ the body

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the dwelling of life, the body

ferh-cwalu

(n.)
Grammar
ferh-cwalu, e; f.

Life-destruction ⬩ slaughter ⬩ internĕcio

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Life-destruction, slaughter; internĕcio, Cot. 114

frico

(n.)
Grammar
frico, f.

Usury ⬩ usura

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Lind. 25, 27

hunig-swǽs

(adj.)
Grammar
hunig-swǽs, adj.

melleus

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Like honey; melleus. Hpt. Gl. 481

ge-bleów

(v.; part.)
Grammar
ge-bleów, p. of ge-bláwan.

blew

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Lind. 20, 22;

ge-plægde

(v.)

danced

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Lind. 14, 6

woxo

Grammar
woxo, ( = oxan)

bovem

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Lind. 13, 15

sac-leás

(adj.)
Grammar
sac-leás, adj.

innocent ⬩ contention, unmolested, secure

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Lind. 28, 14. Ðo þe hadden on þesse liue alle here sunnes forleten and bet . . . alle he quað hem saclese, O. E. Homl. ii. 171, 35. Wass Crist sacclæs o rode naȝȝedd, Orm. 1900.

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