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sceard

(n.)
Grammar
sceard, a gap.
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[Anlang cinincces dich on ðe sherd; of ðane shearde, iii. 417, 22.] [v. N. E. D. shard.] Add

sceald-þýfel

(n.)
Grammar
sceald-þýfel, (-hýfel),es; m.

A thicket

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Dial.' Lchdm. iii. 343, col. 2

Linked entry: sceald-húlas

un-willa

(n.)
Grammar
un-willa, an; m.

What displeasesdispleasurewhat is not desiredagainst one's willunwillinglynot voluntarilywithout one's consentin despite of one

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Grammar un-willa, with pronouns Ðec ðín sáwl sceal mínum unwillan (-willum, Soul Kmbl. 125) oft gesécan, Exon. Th. 370, 22; Seel. 63. Ic áscige ðé, forhwí ðú ðæt ríce ðínum unwillan (-willum, ott. MS.) forléte? CBt. 27, 2; Fox 96, 14.

for-weorþan

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Gl. 342. in a moral or spiritual sense Ðonne forwyrð ðín bróður for ðínum ðingum, Past. 451, 33. Hé eóde on wésten þǽr ǽr Adam forwearþ, Bl. H. 29, 18. Þý lǽs gé forwyrþen ( pereatis ) of wege ryhtum, Ps. Rdr. 2, 12.

dúfan

(v.)
Grammar
dúfan, ic dúfe, ðú dýfst, he dýfþ, pl. dúfaþ; p. ic, he deáf, ðú dufe, pl. dufon; pp. dofen

DIVE, sink mergi

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To DIVE, sink; mergi Ic deáf under ýðe I dived under the wave, Exon. 126 b; Th. 487, 18; Rä. 73, 4: 113 b; Th. 434, 23; Rä. 52, 5. Dúfe seó hand æfter ðam stáne óþ ða wriste let the hand dive after the stone up to the wrist, L.

Linked entry: dýfan

hýr-mann

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A hireling, mercenary :-- Iób cwæð : ' Mannes líf is campdóm ofer eorðan, and swá swá médgildan dagas swá sind his dagas ( sicut dies mercenarii, dies ejus. Job 7, 1)'. . . Se hýrman his edleánes anbidað, Hml. Th. ii. 454, 31.

un-geleáffull

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Th. i. 234, 20 (in Dict.). (l b) with dat. :-- Þa wearit hÉ un-geleáfful þæs engles bodungum, Hml. Th. i. 202, 5. (l c) with prep. Hml.

ǽc

(n.)
Grammar
ǽc, e; f.

An oakquercus

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Dipl. iii. p. 78, 7

ǽfen-tíd

(n.)
Grammar
ǽfen-tíd, e; f.

The eventideeveningvespertina hora

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The eventide, evening; vespertina hora Seó ǽfen-tíd ðæs dæges the eventide of the day, Dial. 1, 10. On ǽfen-tíd at eventide, Cd. 111; Th. 146, 19; Gen. 2424

eorþ-hnutu

(n.)
Grammar
eorþ-hnutu, -nutu, e; f.

An earth-nut būnium flexuōsum

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Dipl. Apndx. 308; A. D. 875; Kmbl. iii. 399, 7

Linked entry: hnutu

ge-neósung

(n.)
Grammar
ge-neósung, e; f.

A visiting, visitationvisitatio

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Dial. 2, 35

Linked entry: neósung

wídgalness

(n.)
Grammar
wídgalness, e; f.
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Dial. 2, 3

woffung

(n.)
Grammar
woffung, e ; f.

Ravingblasphemy

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Dial. i. 9. Ðás word wǽron geþúhte beforan him swá woffung (deliramentum), Lk. Skt. 24, II. Hwæt is ðes ðe sprycþ woffunga (blasphemia), 5, 21

for-eáþelíce

(adv.)
Grammar
for-eáþelíce, adv.

Very easily

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Very easily, without inconvenience Hú mihtú for sceame ǽniges ðinges æt Gode biddan, gif ðú forwyrnst ðínum gelícan þæs ðe ðú foreáðelíce him getíðian miht?, Hml. Th. i. 256, 7

Linked entry: eáþe-líce

forht-lic

fearfulfearfulterrible

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Dict. fearful, inspiring fear, terrible Se stranga and se forhtlica wind, Shrn. 81, 31. ? Hý sculan nyttian lytlum and forhtlicum metum, Lch. ii. 30, 30

wracu

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, an Grimre wrace (wræc, v.l.) þá fyren-fullan ðeóde þæs grimman mánes wæs æfterfylgende acrior gentem peccatricem ultio diri sceleris secuta est, Bd. l, 14; Sch. 39, 12

hám-steall

(n.)
Grammar
hám-steall, es; m.

A homestead, residencea homesteada mansion, seat in the country

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Dipl. Kmbl. iii. 255, 9. Ðane hámstal ðet hé on set the homestead at which he resides, iv. 133, 8

CIRM

(n.)
Grammar
CIRM, cyrm, es; m.

A noise, shout, clamour, uproarstrepitus, clamor, fragor, clangor

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A noise, shout, clamour, uproar; strepitus, clamor, fragor, clangor Hlynn wearþ on ceastrum, cirm árleásra cwealmes on óre din was in the cities, the clamour of the shameless at the point of death, Cd. 119; Th. 153, 31; Gen. 2547.

Linked entries: cearm cyrm

cyn-ren

(n.)
Grammar
cyn-ren, cyn-ryn,es; n. [cyn a kindred, race, nation, family, generation; ren, ryn a course]

A family course, family, generation, kind, nation, posteritygeneratio, genus, natio, progenies, propago

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Ðis ys Thares cynryn this is the generation of Terah, Gen. 11, 27. On cynrynum cynrena [MS. kynrynum kynrena] in generationes generationum, Ps. Lamb. 71, 5.

hrepian

(v.)
Grammar
hrepian, hreopian; p. ode

To touchtreat

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Wé ne hrepodon ðone traht we did not treat the exposition, i. 104, 6. Ne hrepa ðú ðæs treówes wæstm touch not the fruit of the tree, 14, 1: Homl. Swt. 5, 302.