ed-staþelung
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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
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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
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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
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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.
ge-hiowian
To form ⬩ fashion ⬩ formāre
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To form, fashion; formāre Ðú gehiowades mec formasti me, Ps. Surt. 138, 5 : 103, 26
ídel-ness
Idleness ⬩ vanity ⬩ frivolity ⬩ uselessness ⬩ futility ⬩ emptiness ⬩ falseness
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
a fine for fighting
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a fine for fighting
eá-stæþ
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in Dict. for passage
efn-
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For compounds with efn-
ge-hrimpan
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in Dict. for examples
lorian
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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