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fíf-nihte

(adj.)
Grammar
fíf-nihte, adj.
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Five days old Sé on V-nihtne mónan bið geboren gung hé gewítað, Lch. iii. 160, 22

for-sencan

(v.)
Grammar
for-sencan, p. te

drop

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To let fall, drop Forsencð hé ðone wæsðm his gǽstes ferre fructum spiritus recusat, Past. 347, 13

Linked entry: sencan

ge-swipor

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-swipor, ge-swiper; adj.
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Cunning, crafty Hé geswiperum (-swippre, v. l.) múðe (ore astuto ) wrehte. Bd. 2, 9; Sch. 146, 24

Linked entry: swipor

gylden-hilt

(adj.)
Grammar
gylden-hilt, gylden-hilte; adj.
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Golden-hilted Hé an ii. gyldenra róda and ii. gyldenhiltra sweorda, C. D. 8. iii. 74, 27

hýrsum-lic

(adj.)
Grammar
hýrsum-lic, adj.

Ready ⬩ willing

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Ready (of service), willing Hé gegearwode heom his hýrsumlice þegnunge eis obsequium praebebat, Gr. D. 152, 1

hors-cniht

(n.)
Grammar
hors-cniht, es; m.
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A groom Aman gelǽdde Mardochéum geond þá burh swylce hé his horscniht wǽre, Hml. A. 99, 242

in-timbrian

(v.)
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Trymede hé hí mid his láre and mid his manunge heora heortan intimbrede, Guth. 64, 19. Add

mægenig

(adj.)
Grammar
mægenig, (?), ménig; adj.
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Strong Þurh ménige hand ( per rnantum fortem) hé hig út forlǽt of þís lande, Ex. 6, l

Linked entry: menigdu

merigen-dæg

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Gif hé him þæs mergendæges geunnan wolde si in crastino vitam servasset. Guth. Gr. 110, 60. Add

of-seón

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Þá ofseah hé feorran ðá hǽðenan ferian án líc tó eorðan, Hml. Th. ii. 507, 16. Add

Parþ-ware

(n.)
Grammar
Parþ-ware, pl.
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The Parthians Hé gelǽrde monige þeóde tó Crýstes geleáfan, Parðwara and Médware and Persware, Shrn. 155, 33

treówþ

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Add Hé nam þone deácon in his treówþe diaconum in suam suscepit fidem, Gr. D. 253, 16

twiccian

(v.)
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Hé cúðe twiccian þá wæstmas gódra mægna ille virtutum fructus carpere noverat, Gr. D. 256, 19. Add

under-cyning

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Nú hét hé þé dǽlan þíne goldhordas. . . and þú beó his undercyning. Homl. S. 32, 54. Add

un-fæderlíce

(adv.)
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Hé ábát his suna . . and unfæderlíce macode heora flǽsc him tó mete, Sal. K. 121, 17. Add

deófol

Grammar
deófol, <b>;
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III 1.</b> add Hé sende sumne heáhgeréfan ... swíðe hetel deófol, Hml. S. 29, 204

réðen

(adj.)
Grammar
réðen, (?); adj.

Wild

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Wild Ðæt hé hine gereordode mid ðám réðenum (MS. U. réðum) nýtenum, Homl. Skt. i. 10, 102

rodor-stól

(n.)
Grammar
rodor-stól, es; m.

A celestial throne

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A celestial throne Hé mid handum his on heofonríce rihte rodorstólas, Cd. Th. 46, 24; Gen. 749

Gal-walas

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Hé hyne onsende tó Galwala mǽgðe tó þǽre ceastre þe ys nemned Limouex, Shrn. 98, 27. Add

sigorfæstness

(n.)
Grammar
sigorfæstness, e; f.

Victoriousness

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Victoriousness Be sigerfestnisse and swíðmódnisse úses Drihtnes mid ðǽm hé ða hǽþnan ofercom, Anglia xi. 173, 12

Linked entry: sigefæstness

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