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ed-staþelung

Grammar
ed-staþelung, restoration.
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For R. Ben. 36 substitute Mancynna Ealdor for úre edstaðelunge þǽre róde gealgan underféng, Hml. Th. i. 588, 19. Tó edstaþelungum ad lumina vitae, An. Ox. 2214

ge-hwætness

(n.)
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ge-hwætness, e; f.
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Quickness, rapid movement Atomes . . . rímcræftige men óðerwhíle hátað for his gehwætnysse momentum (cf. Momentum . . . hé ys gecweden for þǽra tungla hwætnysse momentum 6), Angl. viii. 318, 37

Linked entry: hwæt-ness

leoþu--wǽcan

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Dele first passage (for which see Sǽs geliþewǽcað brymmas ponti mitescunt freta, Hy. S. 6, 28), and for last passage substitute :-- Leoþewǽcan mitigare, pacificare, An. Ox. 3802

ge-þringan

(v.)
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R. 8, 45. to use violence with a person, oppress, conquer a people or country Gotan þreáte geþrungon þeódlond monig, Met. 1, 3. (2 a) to force, gain by force from (on ) a person :-- Mæg ic þis setl on eów butan earfeðum ána geþringan (-dringan, MS.),

wæd

(n.)
Grammar
wæd, es; n.
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A ford, shallow water, water that may be traversed (cf. wadan, and the forms wade, wath in place-names, e.g. Biggles-wade, Longwathby); poet, a body of water, sea Bí wædes ófre, Exon. Th. 360, 22; Wal. 9.

Linked entries: ge-wæd wæð

ge-hiowian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-hiowian, p. ade; pp. ad

To formfashionformāre

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To form, fashion; formāre Ðú gehiowades mec formasti me, Ps. Surt. 138, 5 : 103, 26

ídel-ness

(n.)
Grammar
ídel-ness, e ; f.

Idlenessvanityfrivolityuselessnessfutilityemptinessfalseness

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Hierusalem winþ for rihtwísnysse and Babilonia winþ ongeán for unnhtwísnysse seó óðer for sóðfæstnysse óðer for ýdelnysse Jerusalem fights for righteousness, and Babylon fights in opposition for unrighteousness : the one for truth, the other for falsehood

Linked entry: ídel-gild

hróf-sele

(n.)
Grammar
hróf-sele, es; m.
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A hall having a roof Nǽnig wæter him for hrófsele hrínan ne mihte no water could touch him for the roofed hall, Beo. Th. 3034; B. 1515

sige-síþ

(n.)
Grammar
sige-síþ, es ; m.
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A victorious expedition or journey Oft dǽdlata dóme foreldit sigisítha gahuem generally the dilatory man is too late for glory, for every successful undertaking, Txts. 152, 9

cniht-leás

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For 'M. H. 113 b' substitute Hé for ðǽre sárignysse wæs him ána cnihtleás on his inran búre, and hine sylfne ðǽrinne beclýsde, Hml. S. 23, 395

ge-feálíce

(adv.)
Grammar
ge-feálíce, adv.
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Joyously, in joy Þæt wé ealle mótan on þás hálgan tíde ǽghwæðer ge for Gode and for worolde þý gefeálicor and þe blíþelícor lifian, Wlfst. 284, 16

godsibb-rǽden

(n.)
Grammar
godsibb-rǽden, godsibb-rǽden, e; f.
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The condition of 'gossips' (v. god-sibb) Gif gé nellað healdan þá godsibbrǽdenne þe gé habbað for Gode and for Sc̃e Ióhannes dǽle begetene, Wlfst. 228, 3

hláf-ræce

(n.)
Grammar
hláf-ræce, hláf-ræcu, an; f.
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An instrument for stirring a fire for cooking Hlábręcæ rotabulum (rotabulum furca vel illud lignum quo ignis movetur in fornace causa coquendi Migne), An. Ox. 53, 43

feoht-wíte

(n.)

a fine for fighting

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a fine for fighting

eá-stæþ

Grammar
eá-stæþ, v. eá-steþ
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in Dict. for passage

efn-

(prefix)
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For compounds with efn-

ge-hrimpan

Grammar
ge-hrimpan, v. rimpan
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in Dict. for examples

Linked entries: ge-rumpen hrimpan

lorian

(v.)
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Add: v. for-lorian

ofer-hylmend

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Add: Cf. for-hylman

cursumbor

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For corzumber l. coczumber