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for-létenes

(n.)
Grammar
for-létenes, -létnes, -ness, e; f.

A leavingleaving ofendintermissiorelĭquiæ

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A leaving, leaving of, end; intermissio, relĭquiæ Synd forlétnesse manna gesibsumum sunt relĭquiae hŏmĭni pacĭfĭco, Ps. Spl. T. 36, 39: R. Ben. interl. 15

un-snytro

(n.)
Grammar
un-snytro, (-u); f.

Folly

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Hé his selfa ne mæg for his unsnyttrum ende geþencean, Beo. Th. 3472; B. 1734: Met. 9, 11. Hé unsnytrum ( foolishly, unwisely ) Andreas hét áhón, Exon. Th. 260, 35; Jul. 308. Unsnyttrum, 251, 14; Jul. 145: 153, 25; Gú. 831: Elen. Kmbl.1900; El. 947

blód-gyte

bloodshed

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Wæs here and hunger, bryne and blódgyte on gewelhwylcon ende, Wlfst. 159, 8. Hé sægde ꝥ ðæt nǽfre wæs álýfed ǽnigum men ꝥ hé þǽr ǽnig nýten cwealde oþþe blódgyte worhte negabat licere animal ullum interfici, Nar. 28, 18.

Linked entries: gyte blód-gíta

fleax

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Hié námon treówu and slógon on óþerne ende næglas, and hié mid flexe bewundon and onbærndon hit, and beþýddan hit on þone elpend hindan, þæt hié fóran wédende for þæs flexes bryne, Ors. 4, i; S. 158, 4-8.

meox

Grammar
meox, [In 1. 6 after 'meox ?' insert: and swá ðeáh, gif þú his wel notast, hwæt bið wæstmbǽrre?]
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Hit ys bysmorlic dǽd ꝥ ǽnig man . . . þone múð ufan mettum áfylle and on óðerne ende him gange ꝥ meox út fram, E. S. viii. 62, 16. Ic hine bewurpe mid meoxe mittam stercora, Lk. 13, 8. God áhefð of meohse ( de stercore) þone mann þe hé wile, O. E.

wend

(n.)

a coursean alternativea case

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Gif hit gebirie ðæt Alhmund swá ða freóndréddene healdan nolde, oððe hine mon oferricte ðæt hé ne móste londes wyrðe beón, oððe þridda wend, gif him ǽr his ende gesǽlde Chart. Th. 141, 13

endung

(n.)
Grammar
endung, e; f.

ENDING, end fīnis, consummātio

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An ENDING, end; fīnis, consummātio Ðæt ríp is worulde endung messis consummātio sæcŭli est, Mt. Bos. 13, 39

súþ-eástende

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
súþ-eástende, es; m.
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The south-east end Ðæt ( India ) is se súþ*-*eástende ðisses middangeardes, Bt. 29, 3; Fox 106, 22

plúm-feþer

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For '43' at end substitute 144, 4, and add On plúmfeðerum hé ( the rich man ) líð, ac þéhweðere oft ǽblǽce, E. S. viii. 473, 19

Linked entry: feþer

weardian

(v.)
Grammar
weardian, <b>. I.</b>
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Dele ge-wardod at end

un-tweógende

(adj.)
Grammar
un-tweógende, -tweónde; adj.

Undoubtingunhesitatingunwaveringcertain

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Hí óþ heora lífes ende untweógende móde þurhwunodan, Blickl. Homl. 171, 13. Hé næfð gearone willan untweógendne tó ðæm weorce, Past. 54; Swt. 423, 26. Hyht untweóndne, Elen. Kmbl. 1592; El. 798.

middeweard

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Middeweard se spaca bið ǽgðrum (ende) emnneáh, Bt. 39, 7 ; F. 222, 8. On middeweardum hire ríce hió getimbrede Babylonia, Ors. 2, 1; S. 62, 14: 2, 4; S. 74, 11. On þá lytlan dúne middeweardre, C. D. ii. 249, 31.

spáca

(n.)
Grammar
spáca, an; m.

the spoke of a wheelradiusradius, lignum in rota

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the spoke of a wheel Ða sélestan men faran néhst Gode, swá swá sió nafu férþ néhst ðære eaxe, and ða midmestan swá swá spácan; for ðam ðe ǽlces spácan biþ óþer ende fæst on ðære nafe, óþer on ðære felge . . .

(pronoun.)
Grammar
hé, [In p. 513, col. 1. l. 60 Enachis (Num. 13, 29) should be read for Enac his: cf. the accusative Enachim in Jos. 11. 21. For -is as gen. in foreign names cf. Num. 13, 11, 12.]
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Add: nom. sing. m. hé, hee, hí, hié; f. heó, hió, hé: [also North, hiá, hiú, hiuu: Kent. hí, hiá]; n. hit, hyt: gen. m. n. his, hys, is; f. hire, hyre, hiere, heore, hiore: dat. m. n. him, hym, heom, him; f. (as gen.): acc. hine, hyne, hiene, higne, hin

hlýpa

(n.)
Grammar
hlýpa, hliépa, an; m.

That which helps in leaping, in leaping on or mounting a horse, a horse-block

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That which helps in leaping, in leaping on or mounting a horse, a horse-block Siððan hé wæs ðæm cyninge to ðon geset óþ his lífes ende, ðæt hé sceolde swá oft stúpian swá hé tó his horse wolde, and hé ðonne se cyning hæfde his hrycg him tó hliépan hoc

Linked entry: hliépa

leóf

(n.)
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Seó gegaderung his leorningcnihta cwæþ Drihten leóf wilt ðú nú gesettan ende ðysre worulde the assembly of his disciples said, Lord, wilt thou now put an end to this world, Homl. Th. i. 294, 24.

full-fremman

Grammar
full-fremman, (-fremian).
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Add: to bring to an end, complete, finish Tó þon ꝥ hé sceolde gegearwian and fulfremman þone wáh mid þám óþrum bróþrum ut ipse parietem cum fratribus perficeret, Gr. D. 126, 2. Þá fulfremedan (full-, v. l.) weorc perfecta opera, R.

sweðrian

(v.)
Grammar
sweðrian, swiðrian, sweoðerian; p. ode (some instances of the cpd. ge*-*sweðrian, omitted under that word, are given here)
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Th. 8, 34; Gen. 134. in reference to abstract things Se longa gefeá ǽfre ne sweþraþ the long joy never comes to an end, Exon. Th. 238, 23; Ph. 608.

in-híréd

(n.)
Grammar
in-híréd, es ; m.

Householdfamilyhouse

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Household, family, house Tirus wæs on Cryst gelýfende ende hé sylf and eall hys ynhýréd Tyrus believed on Christ, he himself and all his household, St. And. 30, 15. Inhýredes clientelæ, Hpt. Gl. 523.

dol

(adj.)
Grammar
dol, adj.
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Voc. ii. 85, 6, and add Tó dol þú wǽre and tó gedyrstig þá þú wéndest þæt þínra feohgestreóna ende ne gewurde, Wlfst. 260, 21. Dysig ł dole (ðú ídle ł unwís) fatue, Mt. R. 5, 22. Gelíc were dysig ł dolum similis viro stulto, 7, 26.