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leóht-brǽdness

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Hý hý georne bewerian wið leóhtbrǽdnesse ídelra worda and unnyttra gebǽra subtrahat corpori suo de loquacitate, de scurrilitate, R. Ben. 76, 19.

fiðerian

(v.)
Grammar
fiðerian, fiðerigan, fiðrian

to give wings toprovide with wings

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to give wings to, provide with wings

healdan

(v.)
Grammar
healdan, haldan; p. heóld; pp. healden.

to HOLD, keep, grasp, retain, restrain, confine, containto hold, have, possess, occupy, inhabitto rule, governto behave, conductto guard, defend, keep, preserve, protect, maintain, sustain, regard, observe, take heedto hold out, last, hold on, continue, hold withto hold, keep, keep sheepservare, custodire

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Ðæt hé hý healdan wille swá wær his wíf sceal that he will keep her as a man shall his wife, L Edm. B. 1; Th. i. 254, 6. Utan ǽnne cynehláford holdlíce healdan let us loyally support one royal lord, L.

íg

(n.)
Grammar
íg, [Besides íg there seems to be a form íge; m. e. g. on Meldaníge eástewerdne, C. D. v. 303, 2. Of eallum Lindesíge (v. Lindes), Bd. 3, 11; Sch. 237, 10. In insula quae dicitur Seolesíge, C. D. v. 41, 27: 52, 10. Moreover there are instances of íg in the accusative, e. g. Wið-westan hunddes-íg (cf. tó hu[u]ddes-íge, 5), C. D. v. 298, 7. On swannes-íg, vi. 108, I : such forms seem to belong neither to íg; f. nor to íge; m., jó-, ja- stems respectively.]
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The word occurs in place-names Locum qui apud Anglos nuncupatur Ceroteég, id est Cirotis insula,C. D. ii. 122, 27. Hengestes-íg, v. 401, 26. On Beferíge; ðonne on Fyrsíge, 300, 17. On meldaníge . . . tó Ceólesíge, 303, 2-3. Ðis sind ðá landgemǽra tó Gósíge

þeór

(n.)
Grammar
þeór, es(?), e(?), gender is uncertain: in the following passages, which might be decisive, the forms are doubtful
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Drenc gif þeór sié on men, ii. 354, 16: iii. 28, 13, Sealf wiþ þeóre ... Wiþ þeóre on fét, ii. 118, 12, 28. Wið ðeóre, iii. 20, 15: 28, 7, 19: 30, 3, 13. v. next word

scír

(adj.)
Grammar
scír, adj.
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[Þurh án scýr wæter Brádan ǽ hátte, Chr. 656; Erl. 31, 16.] of wine, bright, clear, pure, neat Wínes scíres vini meri, Ps. Surt. 74, 9. Syle drincan on scírum wíne, Lchdm. i. 342, 23. Nalles scír wín hí ne druncan, Bt. 15 ; Fox 48, 9: Met. 8, 21.

MANN

(n.)
Grammar
MANN, man, monn, es; m.

MANa human being of either sexa man who is wnder the authority of anothera servantvassalliege-mana parishioner

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For ðam forlǽt se man fæder and módor and geþeót hine tó his wífe, Gen. 2, 23-24. Gelíc ðam dysigan men ( viro, cf. wísan were, 24), Mt. Bos. 7, 26.

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enge

(adj.)
Grammar
enge, def. se enga; adj.

Narrow, anxiousangustus, anxius

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Helle wísceþ, ðæs engestan éðel-ríces shall wish for hell, the narrowest realm, Salm. Kmbl. 213; Sal. 106

fnæd

(n.)
Grammar
fnæd, es; pl. nom. acc. fnadu, fnado; gen. fnada; dat. fnadum; n.

A hemedgefringefimbria

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Án wíf æt-hrán hys reáfes fnæd mŭlier tĕtĭgit fimbriam vestīmenti ejus, Mt. Bos. 9, 20: Bd. 1, 27; S. 494, 6, MS. B: Ps. Th. 132, 3. Híg mǽrsiaþ heora reáfa fnadu magnĭfĭcant flmbrias, Mt. Bos. 23, 5. Fnado vel læppan fimbriæ [MS. timbria ], Ælfc.

Linked entry: ge-fnæd

gál-scipe

(n.)
Grammar
gál-scipe, es; m. [gál lust, -scipe -ship]

Luxurylustfulnesslasciviousnesswantonnesslewdnessluxŭrialĭbīdolascīviapetulantiasaty̆riăsis σατυρίασιs

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We lǽraþ, ðæt man wið fúlne gálscipe warnige symle we instruct, that one always guard himself against foul lasciviousness, L. C. E. 24; Th. i. 374, 9. For gálscipe for wantonness, Cd. 18; Th. 22, 15; Gen. 341.

hrǽcan

(v.)
Grammar
hrǽcan, p. hrǽhte

hawkspit

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Wið ðæt man hefelíce hrǽce for difficulty in clearing the throat in cases of cold, 46, 1; Lchdm. i. 148, 12, 15

Linked entries: hráca hráca

mid-hrif

(n.)
Grammar
mid-hrif, es; n. m. [mid middle, hrif ventus]

The mid-riffthe diaphragmseparating the heart from the stomachthe entrails

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Wið ðæt mannes midrif ace, Herb. cont. 3, 6; Lchdm. i. 6, 21. Midrife, Lchdm. i. 88, 11. On ðam uferan hrife oððe on ðam midhrife, L. M. 2, 46; Lchdm ii. 260, 20. Of ðam midhrife, se is betweox ðære wambe and ðære lifre, 2, 56; Lchdm. ii. 278, 10

Linked entries: mid-rif hrif

suhterga

(n.)
Grammar
suhterga, suhteriga, suhtriga, suhtria, an; m.
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His suhtrian wíf, 106, 23; Gen. 1775

weorold-cempa

(n.)
Grammar
weorold-cempa, an; m.
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Se woruldcempa sceall winnan wið úre fýnd, and se Godes þeówa sceall symle for ús biddan . . . Nu ne sceolon ða woruldcempan to ðam woruldlícum ge*-*feohte ða Godes þeówan neádian fram ðam gástlícan gewinne, Homl. Skt. ii. 25, 820-8

wrǽt

(n.)
Grammar
wrǽt, wrǽtt, e; f.

A work of arta jewelan ornament

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A work of art, a jewel, an ornament Se (the cave) wæs innan full wrǽtta and wíra, weard unhióre goldmáðmas heóld, Beo. Th. 4817; 3. 2413. Wundenmǽl wrǽttum gebunden, 3067 ; 3. 1531. Is ðes middangeard wísum gewlitegad, wrǽttum gefrætwad, Exon.

Linked entry: wrǽtte

á-hýdan

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Hé hine sylfne áhýdde wið þá Langbeardan, 293, 15. Áhýd þá ælmessan under þæs þearfan sceáte, Wlfst. 257, 18. Sé ðe hine áhýde from hǽto his, Ps. Srt. 18, 7. Hé wolde hine sylfne áhýdan fram þám scuccum, Gr. D. 289, 17.

brerd

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Wið tó briorde usque ad summum. Mk. R. 13, 27. Tó briorde upp, Jn. R. L. 2, 7. Crocca sý ásett on eorþan oþ brerd, Lch. iii. 292, 4. Se ele feóll ofer þá brerdas þǽre bydene oleum ora dolii transiens, Gr. D. 160, 13. Add

ettan

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Eal þæt his man áþer oððe ettan oððe erian mæg (all of it that can be grazed or ploughed), þæt líð wið ðá sǽ, Ors. 1, 1; S. 18, 25, Substitute

firen-full

a sinner

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Fyrnfullum, 4, 49. used substantively, a sinner: Geheald mé wið firenfulles folmum custodi me de manu peccatoris, Ps. Th. 139, 4. Ne forhtige gé for ðæs fyrnfullan þreátum, Hml. S. 25, 260. Gebeda for þone fyrenfullan preces pro peccatore, Ll.

geó-geára

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geó-geára, [Perhaps this should be taken as two words. v. An. 1388
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Sé þe þá fǽhðo iú wið God geára grimme gefremede.] Add: :-- Geára oððe geógeára jam, Wrt. Voc. ii. 48, 11. Geógeára (iú-, -ieára, v. ll.) geworht antiquitus facta, Bd. 1, 26; Sch. 57, 20. Geógeára (iú-, v. l.) jamdudum, 4, 4; Sch. 370, 23.