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swinglung

(n.)
Grammar
swinglung, e; f.
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For the idea of turning round, seen in vertigo, cf. the following: He dude fore of his cnihtes forte turnen þat hweol . . . ant het swingen hit swift-liche abuten ant tidliche turnen. Jul. 58, 5. See also swengan, geswing] Swinglung scottomia, Wrt.

un-weaxen

(adj.)
Grammar
un-weaxen, adj.

Not grown upyoung

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hét ealle árísan geonge ... Ðá upp ástódon eaforan unweaxne, Andr. Kmb1. 3252; An. 1629

gyrdels

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hét ádelfan seáþ oþ gyrdyls deópne, and bebeád ꝥ mon þone Godes wer bebyrgde in þám seáðe oþ þone gyrdels, Shrn. 125, 32. Gerdels cingulum, Kent. Gl. 1149. In gyrdelsum in zonis (Mt. lo, 9), Wrt. Voc. ii. 72, 43. Add

sceáda

(n.)
Grammar
sceáda, (sceáde; f. (?)), an; m.

The top of the head, parting of the hair

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The top of the head, parting of the hair v. Halliwell's Dict. shed, and E. D. S. Pub. Lincolnshire, shed the parting of the hair. tófylleþ feaxes scádan conquassabit verticem capilli, Ps. Th. 67, 21.

Linked entry: horn-sceaða

nealles

(adv.)
Grammar
nealles, nalles, nallæs, nallas, nales, nalæs, nalas; adv.

Notnot at all

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spræc þurh feóndscipe, nalles hié freme lǽrde, Cd. Th. 38, 22; Gen. 610 : 14, 2; Gen. 212. Hét hine ðære sweartan helle grundes gýman, nalles wið God winnan, 22, 26; Gen. 346. Nallæs, Soul Kmbl. 206; Seel. Verc. 104.

Linked entry: nalas

ge-witnes

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hæfð ðæs gewitnesse ðe cwéman ðencð ðæt hit for Gode dyde, Past. 451, 17. Gif láðleés beó séce swylcne hláford on þá gewitnesse swylcne wille si culpa careat, perquirat sibi dominum in testimonio quem voluerit, Ll. Th. i. 220, 25.

ge-lǽran

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Heó gelǽrde þone cyning þæt Cassander upp áhóf, Ors. 3, 11; S. 148, 4. Wearþ Simon áweht wiþ ðám apostolum and gelǽred ꝥ feala yfla sægde (cf. Jul. 297 ante ), Bl.

á-birgan

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Heora ǽlc ábyrige ðæs háligwæteres. Ll. Th. i. 226, 24. with acc. ábyrgde ðá forbodenan fictreówes blǽda, Sal. K. 182, 34

Linked entry: a-byrgan

áþ-swaru

(n.)
Grammar
áþ-swaru, e; f.

An oath-swearinga solemn oathan oathjuramentum

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An oath-swearing, a solemn oath, an oath; juramentum For heora áþsware because of their oath, Jos. 9, 18. Ðæt he lange gehét mid áþsware what he long had promised on oath, Cd. 170; Th. 213, 26; Exod. 558: Ps. Th. 88, 3.

ge-teohhian

(v.)
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Gif ꝥ þurhtió ꝥ getihhod (-tiohhad, v. l. ) hæfþ, Bt. 34, 7; F. 144, 4. with clause geteohhade ꝥ mé má þinga gerehte studebat alia narrare, Gr. D. 83, 10. getihhade ꝥ þás woruld forhogode, Angl. x. 143, 86.

æt-gædere

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Búton bégra ætgæddre getilian mæge, P. 457, 15

bleoh

Grammar
bleoh, (bleóh?).

colourform

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brǽd hine on feala bleóna þurh deófles þegnunga, Bl. H. 175, 5

Eást

(n.; adv.)
Grammar
Eást, es; m.
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East, to the east; dele first passage, and add: marking direction, of movement Hér fór se here eást, Chr. 891; P. 82, 16. Swegen gewende eást tó Baldewines lande, 1046; P. 171, 2.

þeáh

(adv.)
Grammar
þeáh, þáh, þǽh, þéh; adv. conj.
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ne wisse word ne angin swefnes sínes, hét him secgan þeáh, 223, 28; Dan. 126.

Linked entries: þǽh þáh þéh

dæftan

(v.)
Grammar
dæftan, p. dæfte; pp. dæft

To make conveniant or ready, put in order apparare, sternere

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To make conveniant or ready, put in order; apparare, sternere Ðæt he sceolde gearcian anddæftan his weg [MS. weig] that he might prepare and make ready his way, Homl. Th. i. 362, 8. Menn dæftaþ heora hús men put their houses in order, ii. 316, 7.

Linked entry: ge-dæftan

treówian

(v.)
Grammar
treówian, triéwian, trýwian; p. ode.
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Gif hine triéwian wille, ðæt tó ðære lǽne fácn ne wiste, ðæt mót, 19; Th. i. 74, 7. [þenne he þe treoweðe alre best, þenne beswikes tu heom, Laym. 3413. Him ꝥ ha treoweð on, Kath. 1327, note.] þeo luue . . . þu treowest hire, Misc. 94, 42.

Linked entry: trýwian

teón-rǽden

(n.)
Grammar
teón-rǽden, teón-rǽdenn, e; f.
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Wrong, injury Ðæt hig wrecan mihton heora teónrǽdenne mid tintergum on him ( ut reddamus ei (Samson), quae in nos operatus est ) . . . Hig woldon hine tintregian for heora teónrǽdene, Jud. 15, 10, 14.

ge-leáfleást

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From þǽm þýstrum heora geleáfleáste genered, Lch. iii. 432, 25. wæs þǽra hǽþen[r]a láreów on heora geleáfleáste, Hml. S. 29, 7, 84. Seó burhwaru ( of Jerusalem ) forférde for hyre geleáfleáste, Hml. A. 46, 549.

næs

(adv.)
Grammar
næs, adv.

Not

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Gif hit fæger is, ðæt is of heora ágnum gecynde, næs of ðínum; heora fæger hit is, næs ðín, Bt. 14, 2; Fox 42, 33. Heó wæs ful cweden, næs æmetugu, Blickl. Homl. 5, 5. Ic cýðe mid dǽdum, næs mid wordum ánum, 181, 25 : Ps. Th. 48, 12.

car-ful

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Add weorpeð ðá cearfullan cǽge (the key of hell) in on þá helle, 15