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ge-byrgan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-byrgan, p. de; pp. ed

To bury ⬩ sepelire

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To bury; sepelire Wæs on helle gebyrged sepultus est in inferno, Lk. Bos. 16, 22

ge-byrd-dæg

(n.)
Grammar
ge-byrd-dæg, es; m.

A birth-day ⬩ natalis dies

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A birth-day; natalis dies On Herodes gebyrddæge die natalis Herodis, Mt. Bos. 14, 6

Linked entry: byrd-dæg

stán-scealu

(n.)
Grammar
stán-scealu, -scalu, e; f.
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Shale Of Stúre on ða stánscale, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 378, 12. v. next word

Tróiánísc

(adj.)
Grammar
Tróiánísc, adj.
Entry preview:

Trojan On ðæm Tróiániscan gefeohte, Ors. 1. 10; Swt. 48, 2 : 1, 11; 50, 24

un-behreówsigende

(adj.)
Grammar
un-behreówsigende, adj.

Unrepenting ⬩ impenitent

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Unrepenting, impenitent Se ðe mid unbehreówsigendre heortan þurhwuttaþ on mándǽdum, Homl. Th. i. 500, 15

Linked entry: be-hreówsian

un-beseóndlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
un-beseóndlíc, adj.

Incomprehensible

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Incomprehensible God on ðrymme unbeseóndlícne (-fóndlícne?) Deum majestate incomprehensibilem, Bd. 3, 22; S. 552, 16

Linked entry: un-befóndlíc

un-sceádwíslíc

(adj.)
Grammar
un-sceádwíslíc, adj.

Unreasonable ⬩ irrational

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Unreasonable, irrational Gif wé ða unsceádwíslícan styrunga on stæððignysse áwendaþ, Homl. Th. ii. 210, 30

Linked entry: un-gesceádwíslíc

un-tóclofen

(adj.)
Grammar
un-tóclofen, adj.

Uncloven

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Uncloven Ða ðe synd gehófode on horses gelícnysse untóclofenun clawum, Homl. Skt. ii. 25, 45

Linked entry: tó-cleófan

west-weardes

(adv.)
Grammar
west-weardes, adv.
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Westwards Hé man geseah westweardes on ðæt wésten éfstan, Homl. Skt. ii. 23 b, 174

án-nihte

(adj.)
Grammar
án-nihte, adj.
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One day old Ácenned on ánnihtne móna[n], Lch. iii. 160, 18. Ánnihte, 176, 16

cot-stów

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Of ðám mere on Cúðulfes cotstówe; of ðám cotstówum, C. D. v. 389, 17. Add

dirn-líce

(adv.)
Grammar
dirn-líce, adv.
Entry preview:

Secretly Hé hí on niht gemartirode swá hé dyrn*-*lícost mihte, Lch. iii. 424, 30

Élíg-mynster

(n.)
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the monastery of Ely Heó wearð gehádod tó abbadissan on Élígmynstre, Hml. S. 20, 38

fore-cneóres

(n.)

progenies

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glosses progenies Of forecneówresse on forecneóressa a progenie in progenies, Ps. Rdr. p. 296, 50

frum-dysig

(n.)
Grammar
frum-dysig, es; n.
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First folly Þá módigan and þá ungehýrsuman sóna on þám frumdysige swinge man, Nap. 26

Linked entry: dysig

frum-slǽp

(n.)
Grammar
frum-slǽp, es; m. (not f.)
Entry preview:

Hé on þǽre ylcan nihte æfter his frumslǽpe clypode, Hml. Th. ii. 26, 5. Add

ge-hýd

(adj.)
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provided with skin On þám syxtan mónþe hé ( the foetus ) byþ gehýd, Nar. 50, 5

ge-métednes

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On gemétednessum in adinuentionibus, Ps. L. 105, 29. Gemétednesse adinuentiones, 98, 28: ge-metelic. Add

ge-dícan

(v.)
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to make a dic On ðá díc ðe hé gedícte, C. D. iii. 367, 6

Linked entry: dícan

ge-eglan

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Hý mon band on wilde fearras and ðá hyre ne geegledon, Shrn. 133, 12. Add

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