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fald-wurþ

(adj.)
Grammar
fald-wurþ, adj.

Fold-worthy, liberty of foldingfalda, sive lībertāte faldagii dignus, dōnātus

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Fold-worthy, liberty of folding; falda, sive lībertāte faldagii dignus, dōnātus, Som. Ben. Lye

feðm

(n.)
Grammar
feðm, es; m.

A bosomsĭnus

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A bosom; sĭnus On feðme heora in sĭnu eōrum, Ps. Spl. T. 78, 13

hwíting

(n.)
Grammar
hwíting, e; f.

Whiting

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Whiting, chalk and size Of hwítingmelwe, L. M. 3, 39; Lchdm. ii. 332, 20

ǽwisc-firenend

(n.)
Grammar
ǽwisc-firenend, es; m.
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One who sins shamelessly Áwiscferinend publicani , Wrt. Voc. ii. 72, 36. v. preceding word

Linked entry: firenend

fester-man

Grammar
fester-man, l. fester-,
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De emptionibus sine fidejussoribus, quod Anglice dicitur fastermannes, Ll. Lbmn. 668, 18. and add

hand-gesella

(n.)
Grammar
hand-gesella, an; m.

A companion who is close to one's side, comrade

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A companion who is close to one's side, comrade, Beo. Th. 2966; B. 1481

bǽnen

(adj.)
Grammar
bǽnen, adj.
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Of bone Téð sind bǽnene, Hml. Th. i. 533, 6: Lch. iii. 104, 5

séma

(n.)
Grammar
séma, an ; m.
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An arbitrator, umpire Séma (sýma, síma) sequester, Ælfc. Gr. 9, 18 ; Zup. 43, 16

Linked entry: sýma

wundor-beácen

(n.)
Grammar
wundor-beácen, es; n.

A wondrous sign

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A wondrous sign Swá hí on wege wyrcean sceoldon wundorbeácen, Ps. Th. 73, 5

wyn-fæst

(adj.)
Grammar
wyn-fæst, adj.

Joyous

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Joyous Ðætte Sione dún sigefest weorðe, and weallas Sion wynfeste getremed, Ps. C. 133

fore-settendlic

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Praepositinae, þæt sind foresettendlice, Ælfc. Gr. Z. 267, 6. For 'Som. Ben. Lye.' substitute

lár-sum

(adj.)
Grammar
lár-sum, adj.
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Ready to learn, docile Sién wé snotre . . . and lár*-*sume, Verc. Först. 95, 23

syce

(n.)
Grammar
syce, es; m.
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Sucking Fram sice ablactatus, ab lacte remotus ł separatus, ablatus, An. Ox. 57, 8

gyrd-weg

(n.)
Grammar
gyrd-weg, es; m.

A road with a fence on either side[?],

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A road with a fence on either side[?], Cod. Dipl. Kmbl. iii. 412, 21

á-wéstedness

(n.)
Grammar
á-wéstedness, e; f.

Desolation

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Desolation Lá hú sint hig gewordene tó áwéstednysse (in desolationem), Ps. L. 72, 19

gift

(n.; v.; part.)
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Si tria ista non fecerit Ex. 21, II. Hé dó hiere gyfta, Ll. Th. i. 46, 17. a particular matrimonial alliance Be ðon ðe mon wíf bycgge and ðonne sió gift tóstande. Ll. Th. i. 122, 4.

ge-weald

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Cniht oð ꝥ he sig .xv. winter eald sig hé on his fæder gewealdum ( in potestate sit patris sui ), Ll. Th. ii. 152, 13. ¶ with gen. of person controlled Hí þæt wín drincende wǽron, oð hí heora selfra lytel geweald hæfdon, Ors. 2, 4; S. 76, 18.

un-gearu

(adj.)
Grammar
un-gearu, adj.

not readynot promptindisposed to actnot readynot in a fit state for useuncultivatednot ready, not prepared for attack

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Homl. i. 103, 28.] not ready, not in a fit state for use Ðý læs sió earc ungearo tó beranne ut ad portandum arcam nulla mora praepediat, Past. 22; Swt. 173, 11. Ðý læs hine ǽnig wuht gǽlde ungearowes (-ewes, Cott.

seohtre

(n.)
Grammar
seohtre, sihtre, an ; f.
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In wǽtan sihtran (cf. síce, 382, 7); of ðam wǽtan síce, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 386, 10. Ad locum qui dicitur hylsan seohtra, 373, 12

Linked entry: sihtre

læt

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H. 43, 22 (in Dict.). delayed or deferred in time, late Gif se biscop þá gýt lǽttra wǽre ꝥ hé inne eóde si adhuc episcopus tardius intrasset Gr.