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heópe

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Voc. ii. 126, 84. in a local name (?): Tó Heópeoricge, C. D. iii. 71, 30

Hæfeldan

(n.)

the name of a Slavonic people

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the name of a Slavonic people Wylte ðe man Hæfeldan hǽt, Ors. 1, 1; Bos. 18, 39 : 19, 18

wrégan

(v.)
Grammar
wrégan, (wrecan) ; p. wrégde, wréhte; pp. wreged, wreht

To bewrayaccusedenounceto accuseto accuseto accuseto denounce

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Naȝt him to defendi, ne nenne oþrenne wraye, Ayenb. 175, 5. Fund mann nan þing uppon hemm to wreþenn, Orm. 416. Goth. wróhjan to accuse: O. Sax. wrógian: O. Frs. wrógia, wréia: O. H. Ger. ruogen: Icel. rægja.] Similar entries v. for-, ge-wrégan

Medeshámstede

(n.)
Grammar
Medeshámstede, es; m.

Peterborough

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Nama hit gáuen Medeshámstede, forðan ðæt ðǽr is án wæl ðe is geháten Medeswæl, Chr. 654; Erl. 29, 9. Hé geaf hit ðá tó nama Burch ðe ǽr hét Medeshámstede, 963; Erl. 123, 34. See also Cod. Dip. Kembl. vi. 312

namcúþlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
namcúþlíce, adv.

By name

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By name Úre mǽþ nis ðæt wé ealle Godes gecorenan eów namcúðlíce gereccan it is not within our power to recount to you by name all God's elect, Homl. Th. ii. 72, 2. Hé gehwilce eardas namcúðlíce on gemynde hæfde, i. 558, 25.

fiter-sticca

(n.)
Grammar
fiter-sticca, an; m.

A tent-nailclāvus tentōrii

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A tent-nail; clāvus tentōrii Fitersticca clāvus tentōrii, Ælfc. Gl. 110; Som. 79, 42; Wrt. Voc. 59, 14

fyren-lust

(n.)
Grammar
fyren-lust, es; m.

Luxuryluxŭria

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Luxury; luxŭria Ne gémdon hie nánes fyrenlustes they cared not for any luxury, Bt. 15; Fox 48, 7

Scilling

(n.)
Grammar
Scilling, es ; m.
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The name of a poet:?-Wit Scilling for uncrum sigedryhtne song áhófan, Exon. Th. 324, 31; Víd. 103

hræfnes leác

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Ðeós wyrt ðe man satyrion and óðrum naman hræfnes leác nemneð, Lch. i. 108, 16. Add

onred

(n.)
Grammar
onred, es; m. (?)

The name of some plant

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The name of some plant Onred, hámwyrt . . . onredes einfela, Lchdm. ii. 104, 14-15. Genim onred, 270, 26

ge-wuna

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Ðisse eorðlican drohtunge gewuna humanae conversationis usus, 169, 7. a (person's) habitual action, a habit, custom Ic wát ꝥ nán gewuna ne mæg nánum men beón onwended, ꝥ þæt mód ne sié be sumum dǽle onstyred omnis subita mutatio rerum non sine quodam

fýr

fire firefireto be on firea fire, fuel in a state of combustion a fire on a hearth a piece of burning material firelightninga disease

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Geseón on sméðum felda fela fýra byrnan, Ors. 3, 11; S. 142, 15: Nar. 13, 3: 12, 31. a fire on a hearth Fýre (ante) larem, An. Ox. 4652. Fýrum laribus, fýr larem, Wrt.

wǽdla

(n.; adj.)

poorneedyindigentwantingdeficient inpoor inbeggingpoorneedya poor, needy persona poor, needy persona beggar

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Þurh ða weallendan sond and þurh ða wǽdlan stówe wæteres and ǽlcere wǽtan per ferventes arenas et egentia humoris loca, Nar. 6, 9: 26, 8. begging Hé sæt blind wið ðone weg wǽdla (mendicans), Mk.

færeld

(n.)
Grammar
færeld, fareld, færelt, es ; n. [fær a going, faran to go] .

a way, going, motion, journey, course, passage, progress, expedition, company, one who accompanies in the journey of life, a relationvia, ĭter, cursus, gressus, expĕdītio, cognăta The passover of the Jews transĭtus, phase, id est transĭtus

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On ðissum geáre næs nán færeld to Róme in this year there was no journey to Rome, Chr. 889; Th. 158, 33, col. 1. On færelde in ĭtĭnĕre, Past. 4, 1; Hat. MS. 9 b, 6. Ða habbaþ færeld they have a course, Bt. Met. Fox 28, 22; Met. 28, 11.

LYSTAN

(v.)
Grammar
LYSTAN, p. te

To LIST

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Hine nánes þinges ne lyste on ðisse worulde he cared for nothing in this world, Bt. 35, 6; Fox 168, 12: Bt. Met. Fox 26, 142; Met. 26, 71.

wiþer-rǽde

(adj.)
Grammar
wiþer-rǽde, adj.

Adversecontraryat variancehostilerebelliouscontumaciousout of harmonyrepugnantoffensivedisagreeableadversenot fitted to further the good of anythingunfavourabledisadvantageouscontraryof an opposite nature

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Nis nán ǽ wiðerrǽde þusgeworhtum mannum, Homl. Skt. i. 17, 60. Ðeós wyrt bið ðam góman stíð and wiðerrǽde for mete geþiged, Lchdm. i. 300, 10. Wulfes tǽsl hafaþ leáf wiþerrǽde (unpleasant, rough?)

ge-gaderung

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Sume naman synd collectiva . . . congregatio gegaderung, Ælfc. Gr. Z. 13, 12. Seó gegaderung ( consilium ) þára áwyrgedra mé ofsǽton, Ps. Th. 21, 14. Gegæderunga congregationis, R. Ben. I. 107, 2. Fram gegaderunge mycelre a concilio multo, Ps.

ildan

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Ne yld þú ꝥ þú gecyrre . . . Sé þe yldeð ꝥ hé ne gecyrre. Ne yldon wé fram dæge tó dæge þæt wé tó Gode ne gecyrron, Wlfst. 151, 15. with dat. infin. Bl. H. 7, 33 (in Dict.). absolute or uncertain Ic ylde elongo, prolongo, Wrt.

slipor

(adj.)
Grammar
slipor, adj.

slippery, not easy to hold, moving easilyslipping easily, easily movedfoul lubricum

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slippery, not easy to hold, moving easily Deófol næddre ys slipor ðæs gif heáfde byþ wiðstanden eall on innemystum heortan ðænne byþ ongyten byþ ásliden diabolus serpens est lubricus, cuius si capiti non resistitur, totus in interna cordis, dum

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DILE

(n.)
Grammar
DILE, dyle, es; m.
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Genim ðas wyrte, ðe man anēthum, and óðrum naman dyle, nemneþ take this herb, which is named anēthum, and by another name dill, Herb. 123, 1; Lchdm. i. 234, 20: Wrt. Voc. 79, 9

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