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leóhtian

(v.)
Grammar
leóhtian, p. ode

be relieved

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To grow light, become less heavy, or easy, be relieved Ðonne leóhtaþ him se líchoma his body will be relieved of the pain, Herb. 1, 16; Lchdm. i. 76, 2

mold-ærn

(n.)
Grammar
mold-ærn, es; n.

An earth-housea grave

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An earth-house, a grave Þeáh mín líc scyle on moldærne molsnad weorþan, Exon. 64a; Th. 235, 28; Ph. 564: Rood Kmbl. 130; Kr. 65: Andr. Kmbl. 1604; An. 803

stig-ráp

(n.)
Grammar
stig-ráp, es ; m.
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(In each case the word occurs in a list of words connected with riding.) Stírápas scansilia, 41, 34

Linked entry: stí-ráp

þuhsian

(v.)
Grammar
þuhsian, þux[s]ian; p. ode

To make mistydark

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To make misty, dark Eall upheofon biþ sweart and gesworcen and swýðe geþuhsod (cf. Dóm. L. 8, 105, which has geþuxsað), deorc and dimhíw and dwolma sweart, Wulfst. 137, 9

Linked entry: þuxsian

þurh-wlítan

(v.)

to look throughpenetrate with the sight

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to look through, penetrate with the sight Glæs ðæt mon mæg eall þurhwlítan, Exon. Th. 79, 2; Cri. 1284. Wé ne magun hygeþonces ferð eágum þurhwlítan, 82, 1; Cri. 1332

un-áseolcendlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
un-áseolcendlíc, adj.

Eagerenergeticvehement

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Eager, energetic, vehement Of geornum subnixis, unáseolcendlícum (-seoclendlícum, MS.) menegungum hortamentis (the whole passage is: Puberem subnixis precibus et inauditis blandimentorum hortamentis flectere nitebantur, Ald. 46), Hpt. Gl. 485, 50

be-wuna

(adj.)
Grammar
be-wuna, adj. indecl.

Wontaccustomed

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Hí dydon eall swá hí bewuna wǽron, Chr. 1001; P. 133, 20

Linked entry: -wuna

ealde-fæder

(n.)
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Cf. eald, VI a On Arcestrates cyne-ríce his ealdefeder. Ap. Th. 28, 9. Se cing Eádmund ys bebyrged mid his ealdefæder Eádgáre, Chr. 1016; P. 153, 22

Linked entry: fæder

eorþ-wéla

Grammar
eorþ-wéla, l. -wela,
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wealth derived from the earth), Bl. H. 195, 6. and add

ge-neórþ

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-neórþ, adj.
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Ben. given under eáþ-hylde. v. Ld. Gl. H. contentus in Index), Txts. 53, 544

Linked entry: -neórþ

weax-hláf

(n.)
Grammar
weax-hláf, es; m.

A cake of wax

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Dó ðonne weax on ðæt ele ðætte ðæt eall weorðe tó hnescum weaxhláfe, 234, 10: 82, 14

ge-líc

(adj.)
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Add: like some other object. with dat. of object Þú eart mihtig Drihten, nis þé ealra gelíc áhwǽr on spédum quis similis tibi? potens es, Domine, Ps. Th. 88, 7. Ic ne geseah ǽnigne mann þé gelícne steóran, An. 494.

friþ-man

(n.)
Grammar
friþ-man, fryþ-man, -mann, es; m.

One who is under special protection

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One who is under special protection, 'friþ:' — Ǽlc ágenra friþmanna friþ hæbbe let each of those who are in our ' friþ ' be unmolested, L. Eth. ii. 3; Th. i. 286, 5, 7, 13

Linked entry: fryþ-man

medu-drenc

(n.)
Grammar
medu-drenc, es; m.

Mead

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Mead Ðonne biþ heom heora meodudrenc wín and beór eall tó écum þurste áwend then shall their mead and wine and beer all be turned for them to eternal thirst, Wulfst. 245, 4

mold-hýpe

(n.)
Grammar
mold-hýpe, an; f.

A heap of earth or dust

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A heap of earth or dust Ðonne biþ hit swylce hé sý mid sumere moldhýpan ofhroren it is as though he be overwhelmed by a heap of dust, Homl. Th. i. 492, 33

Linked entry: hýpe

gild-sester

(n.)
Grammar
gild-sester, es; m.

A measure belonging to a guildsextarius

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A measure belonging to a guild; sextarius Sceóte ǽlc gegylda ǽnne gyldsester fulne clǽnes hwǽtes let each guild-brother contribute one guild-measure full of clean wheat, Th. Chart. 606, 7: 611, 4

tæl-mearc

(n.)
Grammar
tæl-mearc, e; f.

A date

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A date Sume ǽr sume síð sume in úrra æfter tælmearce tída gemyndum some early, some late, some by the date in the memory of our times, Exon. Th. 154, 27; Gú. 849

wræc-weorold

(n.)
Grammar
wræc-weorold, e; f.

A world of miseryexile

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A world of misery or exile; Adam wæs gesceapen on neorxnawonge, and for his sylfes synnum ðanan ádrǽfed on ðás wræcworuld, and on eall ða earfeðu, ðe wé siððan drugon, Wulfst. 1. 2

á-bifian

(v.)
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Ðonne hé his síðfæt gemunde, ðonne áblácode hé eall and ábifode, Shrn. 52, 2. Ðæt forscildgode wíf eallum limum ábifode, Ap. Th. 26, 17. Add

Linked entry: á-beofian

carful-líce

(adv.)
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Eálá ðú góde ród, ðú wǽre gefyrn gewilnod and carfullíce gelufod, Hml. Th. i. 596, 15. Þis wæs carfullíce ( sollicite ) gehealden, Gr. D. 126, 19. Carfullícor sollcitius, R. Ben. I. 111, 9. Add