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níþ-hycgende

(adj.)

having hatredmalice in the heart

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having hatred or malice in the heart Slógon eornoste Assiria oretmæcgas níþhycgende nánne ne sparedon with hate in their hearts Assyria 's warriors they (the Hebrews) hewed, not one did they spare, Judth. Thw. 24, 40; Jud. 233. Him ( Christ ) mid næglum

seám-penig

(n.)
Grammar
seám-penig, -pending, es; m.
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A toll of a penny on a load (of salt) Se wægnscilling and se seámpending gonge tó ðæs cyninges handa swá hé ealning dyde æt Saltwíc, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. v. 143, 20. Cf. statio sive inoneratio plaustrorum mentioned in connection with salis coctiones, 125

ge-dweola

(n.)
Grammar
ge-dweola, -dweolda, an; m.

Errorheresyerrorhærĕsis

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Error, heresy; error, hærĕsis Se ge-dweola wæs on ðam Nyceniscan sinoþe geniðerad the error was put down in the Nicene synod, Bd. 1, 8; S. 479, 36. Gé gedweolan lifdon ye lived in error, Invent. Crs. Recd. 623; El. 311. Se Arrianisca gedweolda Arriāna

ge-hú

(adv.)
Grammar
ge-hú, adv.

In any manner

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In any manner He is gecweden hláf ðurh getácnunge and lamb and leó and gehú elles he is called bread typically and lamb and lion and in any other way, Homl. Th. ii. 268, 17. Ðeáh ðe heó sý ge-býged gehú though it be bent anyhow, Hexam. 6; Norm. 10, 30

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á-holian

(v.)
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Add: to hollow out ꝥ stánclif hwæthwega áholiað rupem in modico cavae, Gr. D. 113, 5. Áholad anaglifa, Wrt. Voc. ii. 6, 68. Ágrafene oððe áholede, 4, 55. Áholad exesum, 144, 76. Wæs beboden Ezechiele ðæt hé scolde ðone alter habban uppan áholodne ad

lár-cræft

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In l. 1 after hæbbe add bóca onbyrged, in l. 2 after onlocen add Libia and Gréca, and add: knowledge acquired by study, erudition Tó rǽdingum . . . geǽmtigion hí silfe . . . and eác tó drihtlicum lárum and tó mænigfealdum lárcræftum lectioni . . . uacent

sceáp-wæsce

(n.)
Grammar
sceáp-wæsce, an ; f.

A place for washing sheep

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A place for washing sheep the word remains as a place-name in Sheepwash, in Worcestershire Of ðam stáne on sceápwæscan ; andlang sceápwæscan, Cod. Dip. v. 48, 6. Andlang sceápwæscan tó sceápwæscan forda, 174, 11. Tó ðære sceápwæscan, 298, 4. Juxta fluvium

Linked entry: wæsce

Cneoferis burh

(n.)
Grammar
Cneoferis burh, burg, e; f.

BurghcastleSuffolk villæ nomen in agro Suffolciensi

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Burghcastle, Suffolk; villæ nomen in agro Suffolciensi Ðá wæs fæger mynster getimbred on wuda neáh sǽ on sumre ceastre, seó is nemned on Englisc Cneoferis burh erat monasterium silvanum, et mares vicinitate amænum, constructum in castro quodam, quod

æsc-tír

(n.)
Grammar
æsc-tír, es; m.

Spear-gloryglory in warhastæ gloriabelli gloria

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Spear-glory, glory in war; hastæ gloria, belli gloria, Cd. 95; Th. 124, 27; Gen. 2069

Linked entry: tír

ár-smiþ

(n.)
Grammar
ár-smiþ, es; m. [ár brass, smiþ a smith]

A copper-smitha braziera worker in brassfaber ærarius

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A copper-smith, a brazier, a worker in brass; faber ærarius, Coll. Monast. Th. 30, 1

be-clingan

(v.)
Grammar
be-clingan, p. -clang, pl. -clungon; pp. -clungen [clingan, I. to wither, II. to adhere]

To BECLINGsurroundinclosecircumcludereincludere

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To BECLING, surround, inclose; circumcludere, includere Clommum beclungen inclosed in bands, Elen. Kmbl. 1388; El. 696

Linked entry: CLINGAN

buruh-waru

(n.)
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the people of a city in a body, Chr. 1013; Th. 270, 28: Deut. 21, 21

be-hwearf

(n.)
Grammar
be-hwearf, es; m.

A changean exchangecommutatio

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A change, an exchange; commutatio On be-hwearfum heora in commutationibus eorum Ps. Spl. 43, 14

Linked entry: hwearf

cyric-réna

(n.)
Grammar
cyric-réna, an; m. [rán robbery]

Church-robbery, sacrilege sacrilegium

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Church-robbery, sacrilege; sacrilegium On cyricrénan in sacrileges, L. Eth. vi. 28; Th. i. 322, 20

efen-mid

(adj.)
Grammar
efen-mid, adj.

Middlemĕdius, plāne mĕdius

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Middle; mĕdius, plāne mĕdius On ðisse eorþan fen-midre in mĕdio terræ, Ps. Th. 73, 12

Linked entry: midd

eorþ-weorc

(n.)
Grammar
eorþ-weorc, es; n.

Earth-work terræ ŏpus

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Earth-work; terræ ŏpus Híg on eorþweorcum gehýnede wǽron in terræ ŏpĕrĭbus premēbantur, Ex. 1, 14

éstig

(adj.)
Grammar
éstig, adj.

Gracious, bounteous bĕnignus

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Gracious, bounteous; bĕnignus Duguþa éstig bounteous in benefits, Exon. 95 b; Th. 356, 23; Pa. 16

færþ

(n.)
Grammar
færþ, es; m. n.

The mind mens

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The mind; mens On fæþe in the mind, Bt. Met. Fox 27, 47; Met. 27, 24

felan

(v.)
Grammar
felan, p. fæl, pl. fǽlon; pp. folen

To stickadherehærēre

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To stick, adhere; hærēre Ðæt ic in ne fele ut non inhæream, Ps. Surt. 68, 15

Linked entry: felgan

firra

(adj.)
Grammar
firra, m: firre; f. n. adj. [comp. of feor, adj. far]

Fartherultĕrior

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Farther; ultĕrior On ðære firran Ispánie in the farther Spain, Ors. 4, 11; Bos. 97, 26

Linked entry: feor