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pyffan

(v.)
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to breathe out Pyfte gást efflauit flamen, An. Ox. 18, 42. Pyf on þínne scytefinger, Tech. ii. 121, 12. Piffendes spirantis, An. Ox. 1885

Linked entry: pyf

á-leóran

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Áleór transmigra, Ps. Rdr. 10, 2. Áleóre transeat, 56, 2. alar-bedel an alder-bed :-- On an selrbedd, C. D. v. 153, 36. Add

in-wǽte

(n.)
Grammar
in-wǽte, an; f.
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An inward humour Gif hit biþ cumen of yfelre inwǽtan if it is come of an evil inward humour, L. M. 2, 46; Lchdm. ii. 258, 27

Linked entry: wǽta

hettan

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Add: to pursue as an enemy, persecute Hættende insectando (accipitres ingenita edendi necessitas instigat alites et sorices crudeliter insectando grassari, Ald. 77, 23), An. Ox. 8, 388

æt-glídan

(v.)
Grammar
æt-glídan, p. -glád
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To slip away, disappear Ædglide delitesceret (cf. another gloss of the same passage in An. Ox. 2089: Bemiþe, fordwine; and fordwínan delitescere, 2152), An. Ox. 7, 132

Linked entry: glídan

ge-wyrdigness

(n.)
Grammar
ge-wyrdigness, e; f.
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Eloquence, elegance of speech Gewyrdig-nysse (-wyrdinesse, An. Ox. 5488; -wurðugnysse, 2, 492) urbanitatis Hpt. Gl. 529, 52. Gewyrdi[g?]nesse facundia An. Ox. 8 b, 10

Linked entry: -wyrdigness

sǽ-bát

(n.)
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sǽ-bát, e; f.

A sea-boat

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A sea-boat On sǽbáte, Andr. Kmbl. 876; An. 438 : 980; An. 490. Ic on holm gestáh, sǽbát gesæt, Beo. Th. 1270; B. 633 : 1795; B. 895

ymb-faran

(v.)
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ymb-faran, p. -fór

To surround

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To surround Hé hét ðæt fæste lond útan ymbfaran, ðæt him mon sceolde an má healfa on feohtan þonne on án, Ors. 2, 5; Swt. 80, 26

abbad-dóm

(n.)

an abbacy

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an abbacy

abbad-ríce

(n.)

an abbacy

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an abbacy

a-blignys

(n.)
Grammar
a-blignys, -nyss, e; f.

An offence

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An offence

acs

(n.)

an axe

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an axe

arwe

(n.)

an arrow

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an arrow

be-fæsting

(n.)
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be-fæsting, e; f

An entrusting

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An entrusting

eolhx

(n.)
Grammar
eolhx, eolx; gen. sing, of eolh, eolc

an elk

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an elk

Linked entry: secg

wirde

(n.)
Grammar
wirde, (?), es; m.

An observer

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An observer

æþelian

(v.)
Grammar
æþelian, un-.
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l. an-

eár

(n.)
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an ear

ysel

(n.)
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an ass

wíg

(n.)

an idol

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an idol