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geagl-swile

(n.)
Grammar
geagl-swile, es; m.

A swelling of the jowlfaucium tŭmor

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A swelling of the jowl; faucium tŭmor Lǽcedóm wið geaglswile a remedy for jowl-swelling, L. M. 1, 4; Lchdm. ii. 46, 7. Wið geaglswile [MS. gealhswile] for jowl-swelling, 1, 4; Lchdm. ii. 44, 8

Linked entry: gealh-swile

neáh-gangol

(adj.)
Grammar
neáh-gangol, adj.
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In attendance on the person of the sovereign Þ eall hí dydon for ðæs cáseres ðingon, for þon hí him ǽr on híredeswíðe neáhgangole wǽron (cf. Icel. þeir vóru svá nakvæmir konungi), Hml. S. 23, 130

stǽner

(n.)
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In l. 1 for stǽrer (stǽnen?) l. stǽner, and at end of l. 2 for Mt. l. Mk. [Cf. staners the small stones and gravel on the margin of a river or lake; stanners the e]

in-híwan

(n.)
Grammar
in-híwan, -hígan ; pl.
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Members of a household, of a convent, domestics Gif gesíþcund mon þingaþ wið cyning for his inhíwum if a 'gesithcund' man make terms with the king for his household, L. In. 50; Th. i. 134, 3.

Linked entry: in-híréd

hól

(n.)
Grammar
hól, es; n.
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Ne teó ic N. ne for hete ne for hóle [MS. H. héle] ne for unrihtre feohgyrnesse I do not accuse N. from hate or with the intention of slandering him or from an unjust desire for money, L. O. 4; Th. i. 180, 11.

Linked entries: hoelan hólian hel

sǽne

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Ic tó sǽne wæs míne leomu for ðé tó bíganne and míne teáras tó geótanne, Angl. xii. 508, 8. Þý lǽs hié for ðon ormóde wǽron and þý sǽnran mínes willan and weorðmyndo, Nar. 32, 23. Add

hiw-beorht

(adj.)
Grammar
hiw-beorht, hiow-; adj.
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Bright of hue, beautiful in form or colour, Elen. Kmbl. 145; El. 73: Cd. 14; Th. 17, 27; Gen. 265

níd-bysig

(adj.)
Grammar
níd-bysig, adj.

Troubled by distresses

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Troubled by distresses Ðǽr ( in hell) ðú (the devil ) nýdbysig fore oferhygdum eard gesóhtes, Exon. Th. 267, 31; Jul. 423

mundbyrd-ness

Grammar
mundbyrd-ness, <b>; II.</b>
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Ic mé sylfe myngode mínes forehátes and þǽre mundbyrdnysse be ic ǽr fore geceás, Hml. S. 23 b, 543. Add

hǽmed-dreám

(n.)
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The form hǽmedrím, which is that of the MS., is a compound of which the second part I cannot explain

fyrmest

(adv.)
Grammar
fyrmest, adv.
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Eal ic him gelǽste, swá forð swá uncre wordgecwydu fyrmest wǽron I have carried out our agreement in every particular, 182, 12.

nægel

(n.)
Grammar
nægel, nægl, es; m.

the nail of a finger or toea nailpegan instrument for striking the strings of a harp

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Alf. pol. 56-60; Th. i. 94, 96 where the bót for the thumb-nail is 5 shillings, for the nail of the fore-finger and for that of the ring-finger 4 shillings each, for that of the middle finger 2 shillings, and for that of the little finger one shilling

weall-stellung

(n.)
Grammar
weall-stellung, -stilling, -stylling, e; f. The putting a wall in order, repairing of a wall. v. burh-bót
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For a circuit of five furlongs 800 hides are necessary . . . For a circuit of eight furlongs 1280 hides, Hickes' Diss. p. 109

Linked entry: stellung

tó-sciftan

(v.)
Grammar
tó-sciftan, p. te
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To divide for the purpose of distribution, to divide and distribuce Se cyng intó Wealan férde and his fyrde tóscyfte ( divided the force that the parts of it might take different routes ), and ðæt land eall þurhfór, swá ðæt seó fyrd eall tógædere com

Á

(adv.)
Grammar
Á, aa, aaa; adv.

Alwayseverfor evereversemperunquamusque

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Á world for ever, Ex. 21, 6. Á forþ ever forth, from thence, Bt. Tupr. 303, 31. [The original signification seems to be a flowing, referring to time, which every moment flows on, hence ever, always, also to ǽ, eá flowing water, a river.

Linked entry: ÁWA

ealdor-ner

(n.)
Grammar
ealdor-ner, aldor-ner, es; n.

A life-salvation, life's safety, refuge, asylumvitæ servātio, refŭgium

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A life-salvation, life's safety, refuge, asylum; vitæ servātio, refŭgium Cwom him to áre and to ealdor-nere he come to them for mercy and for their life's salvation, Exon. 53 b; Th. 189, 4; Az. 54

Linked entries: aldor-ner feorh-ner

ceápung-gemót

(n.)
Grammar
ceápung-gemót, es; n.

a marketmercatus

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a market; mercatus; A meeting for trade, Cot. 133

Linked entry: ge-mót

hrá-gífre

(adj.)
Grammar
hrá-gífre, adj.

deadly

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Greedy for corpses, deadly Hrágyfra funestus, Cot. 90, Lye

un-scyld

(n.)
Grammar
un-scyld, e; f.

Innocence

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Innocence For unscylde propter innocentiam, Ps. Spl. 40, 13

Linked entries: scyld un-

ár-geweorc

(n.)
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For Cot. 79 read Wrt. Voc. ii. 32, 75