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rihte-bred

(n.)
Grammar
rihte-bred, es; n.

An instrument for measuring, a square

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An instrument for measuring, a square Rihte-bred norma, linca, Wrt. Voc. ii. 60, 20 : 114, 83 : 54, 16

ofer-gedyre

(n.)
Grammar
ofer-gedyre, es; n.

A lintel

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A lintel Smíton on ǽgðer gedyre and on ða ofergedyru ponent super utrumque postem et in superliminaribus domorum Ex. 12, 7

Linked entry: gedýre

westan

(adv.)
Grammar
westan, adv.
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Monige from eástan and westan (weosta, Lind.) cumaþ, Mt. Kmbl. Rush. 8, 11. Cymeþ westa (woesta, Lind.), Lk. Skt. Rush. 13, 29. Férde se æðeling wæston, Chr. 1052; Erl. 152, 6. Westan bróhton, Elen. Kmbl. 2030; El. 1016.

Linked entry: westane

ymb-settan

(v.)
Grammar
ymb-settan, p. te.
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Lind. 15, 36. Ymbsetton (ymsettun, Rush.) ł ymbuundun circumponentes Jn. Skt. Lind. 19, 29. Salomones reste wæs mid weardum ymbseted, Blickl. Homl. 11, 16. Ymbseted mid ðǽm wágum his misdǽda, L. E. I. 32 ; Th. ii. 430, 14.

ge-sceádan

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Add: to separate. of material objects, to form a line of separation between Pirifliát and scipfliót, ðá gesceádað þæt land westan and eástan, C.

middel

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Add: the middle point or part of a line, area, volume, number, &c.

eá-wyrt

(n.)
Grammar
eá-wyrt, e; f.

River-wort, burdock arctium lappa

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River-wort, burdock; arctium lappa, Lin Genim clifwyrt, sume men hátaþ foxes clife, sume eá-wyrt take cliff-wort, some men call [it] fox-glove, some river-wort, L. M. 1, 15; Lchdm. ii. 58, 4: iii. 74, 10.

eolone

(n.)
Grammar
eolone, eolene, elone, elene, an; f.

The plant elecampaneĭnŭla hĕ—́lĕnium,

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The plant elecampane; ĭnŭla hĕ—́lĕnium, Lin Genim eolonan take elecampane, L. M. 1, 15; Lchdm. ii. 58, 18: 1, 32; Lchdm. ii. 76, 4: 1, 36; Lchdm. ii. 86, 11. Wyrc sealfe of eolonan make a salve of elecampane, L. M. 1, 28; Lchdm. ii. 70, 5.

Linked entries: elene elone eolene

sellend

(n.)
Grammar
sellend, es
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Lind. Rush. 14, 44

Linked entry: syllend

teón-cwide

(n.)
Grammar
teón-cwide, es; m.
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Lind. 20, 11. Hí ermþu gehéton tornum teóncwidum, Exon. Th. 129, 10; Gú. 419. Cf. hearm-cwide

un-dǽd

(n.)
Grammar
un-dǽd, e; f.

An ill deedevil actiona crimemisdeed

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Lind. 3, 19. Scyldig and mánful mid undǽdum eall gesýmed sceleratis impius actis, Dóm. L. 58. Man deófol georne forbúge and his undǽda ealle oferhogie, Wulfst. 68, 12

telga

(n.)
Grammar
telga, an; m.
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Lind. 11, 8: ramos, 4, 32.

úser

(adj.; pronoun.)
Grammar
úser, usser; adj. pron.

Our

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Lind. 6, 12. Heó beswác yldran usse, Exon. Th. 226, 31; Ph. 414. Ussa sáula, Met. 23, 11

Linked entry: úre

ge-þolian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-þolian, to -þolianne, -þolienne, -þoligenne; p. ode, ade, ede; pp. od, ad, ed [þolienne to bear, suffer] .

to bearsufferenduresustainsufferrepătisustĭnēreto have patienceendurewaitremainperdūrāremănērewith the gen. To suffer loss offorfeitlosecărēre

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Lind. 5, 10: Mk. Skt. Lind. 9, 12. Hie geþolian sceolon earmlíc wíte they shall suffer miserable torment, Cd. 227; Th. 304, 26; Sat. 636: Elen. Kmbl. 2582; El. 1292.

nídinga

(adv.)
Grammar
nídinga, (-unga); adv.

By forceagainst a person's will

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Lind. 11, 12. Ðý læs nédunga genom Crist menn ne raperet Christus homines, Rtl. 197, 35. Woldon hine dón niédenga (nídenga, Cott. MSS.) tó cyninge, Past. 3, 1; Swt. 33, 14.

Linked entry: neádunga (-inga)

ge-méting

(n.)
Grammar
ge-méting, e; f.

A meeting, an assembly, association, a societyconventus, conventio, conventĭcŭlum, congrĕgātio

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Lind. 13, 9

Linked entries: méting ge-méteng

þistel-twige

(n.)
Grammar
þistel-twige, an; f.
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Bird Names, p. 58, thistle-finch is given as a name of the goldfinch; Halliwell quotes: 'Carduelis a linnet, a thistle-finch' (1581). Cf. O. H. Ger. distil-finco carduelis: Ger. distel-fink a linnet: O. H.

druncnian

(v.)
Grammar
druncnian, p. ode ode; pp. od.

become drunk inebriārito sink,mergi

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Lind. 14, 30

eofot

(n.)
Grammar
eofot, eofut, eofet, es; n.

A debt, crimedēbĭtum, culpa

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Lind. 18, 25. Godes ágen bearn, unscyldigne eofota gehwylces, héngon on heáne beám fæderas usse our fathers hung up God's own son on a high tree, guiltless of every crime, Elen. Kmbl. 846; El. 423

Linked entries: eofet ge-eofot

fóre-secgan

(v.)
Grammar
fóre-secgan, p. -saegde, -sǽde; pp. -sægd, -sǽd

To FORE-SAYforetellpredictannouncepræfāriprædīcĕreprædĭcārepronuntiāreannuntiāre

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Lind. 13, 10. Iosue cwæþ dá to ðám fóresǽdan ǽrendracum Joshua then spoke to the aforesaid messengers, Jos. 6, 22