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dún-elfen

(n.)
Grammar
dún-elfen, e; f. [-ælfen a fairy]

A down or mountain fairy castălis, ĭdis

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A down or mountain fairy; castălis, ĭdis; f. one of the muses; castălĭdes, um, f. Ælfc. Gl. 113; Som. 79, 112; Wrt. Voc. 60, 19

sundor-seld

(n.)
Grammar
sundor-seld, es; n.
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-Ðæt hé sundurseld wuldres nimeþ ut solium gloriae teneat, Ps. Surt. ii. p. 186, 27

weorold-nytt

(n.)
Grammar
weorold-nytt, e; f.
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Use in this.world, temporal advantage Áweccan ðás wæstmas ús tó woruldnytte, Lchdm. i. 400, 6: Cd. Th. 59, 7 ; Gen. 960: 62, 18; Gen. 1016

Linked entry: wuldor-nyttung

word-loc

(n.)
Grammar
word-loc, es; n.

A conclusion expressed in words

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A conclusion expressed in words Wordlocum dialectica (the passage is: Ut tomus dialectica dogmata rerum disceret, Aid. 170), Wrt. Voc. ii. 93, 23 : 27, 16

abbod-leást

(n.)
Grammar
abbod-leást, e; f.
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Lack of an abbot Ðæt mynstres þincg ne forwyrþan for abbudleáste ut non res monasterii abbatis privatione depereant, C. D. B. i. B. 155, 37

a-blýsgung

(n.)
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Reddening with shame, confusion Tó sceame and tó áblysunge hí sint ús nobis rubor confusionis est R. Ben. 133, 11

efnes

(adv.)
Grammar
efnes, adv.
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Eal ꝥ ús þincð ǽmtig . . . bið emnes mid þý eal gefylled, Dóm. L. 150

frowe

(n.)
Grammar
frowe, an; f.
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A lady Seó frowe þe ús freán ácende ( the Virgin Mary ), Dóm. L. 291. [From (?) O. H. Ger. frouwa domina, matrona.] Cf. freó a lady

ge-lógung

(n.)
Grammar
ge-lógung, e ; f.
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Order, arrangement Þǽre gelógunge ꝥ dægrædsangum geendedum sóna beón gecwedene twégen sealmas eo ordine ut matutinis finitis max dicantur duo psalmi, Angl. xiii. 407, 599

Linked entries: -lógung ge-logian

ge-strúdan

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Gestreád conroderet (Attila adeo intolerabilis reipublicae remansit hostis, ut totam pene Europam excisis inuasisque ciuitatibus atque castellis conroderet, Bd. I. 13), Txts. 180, 26. Add

rinc

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Swylce geongum hægstealde, rince, hysse ut effebo hircitallo, 3476. Swá beardleásum rince, 4, 57. v. hysse-, lád-rinc. Add

wéden-heort

(adj.)
Grammar
wéden-heort, adj.
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Sumre nihte þá þá hé ýpte swá wéden-heort mycle stefne nocte quadam cum magnas voces scilicet ut insanns ederet, Gr. D. 247, 15. Add

Linked entry: wóden-dreám

ymb-ryne

Grammar
ymb-ryne, <b>. I.</b>
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Add Hit gewissað ús þurh wísne láreówdóm tó geárlicum tídum and tunglena ymbrynum, Hml. S. 5, 270. Add Týn embrynas quinquennia decem, Germ. 388, l

ælmes-æcer

(n.)
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a field the produce of which was given as alms, first-fruits Frumwæstmas hátað sume men ælmessecer sé ðe ús ǽrest gerípod bið, Nap. 5

Linked entry: æcer

sám-milt

(adj.)
Grammar
sám-milt, -melt; adj.

Half-digested

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Half-digested Se geþigeda mete hefegaþ ðone magan, and hé ðone sámmeltan (the half-digested food) þurh ða wambe út sent, Lchdm. ii. 186, 22

forþ-beran

(v.)
Grammar
forþ-beran, he -bereþ, -bireþ; p. -bær, pl. -bǽron; pp. -boren

To bear or carry forthbring forthbring forwardproduceproferreperhĭbēre

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Ðætte ealle openlíce be heora dǽde þurh andetnesse forþbǽron ut omnes pălam quæ gessĕrant confĭtendo proferrent, 4, 27; S. 604, 23: Blickl. Homl. 25, 2; 101, 30. Ðæt he gewitnesse forþbǽre be ðam leóhte ut testĭmōnium perhĭbēret de lūmĭne, Jn.

ge-clystre

(n.)
Grammar
ge-clystre, es; n.
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Srt. ii. 193, 1. ꝥ tó láfe wunodon swýþe feáwa geclystru þára wínbyrgena ut rari racemi remanerent, Gr. D. 57, 9.

ge-egesian

(v.)
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Ðæt wé úre hiéremenn suá geárige suá wé hié eft geegesian (-egsian, v. l.) mæge ut praelatus subditorum vitam stringere sub disciplinae vinculo possit, 119, 5. Þæt þára óþra gehwylc þurh þæt geegesad sý ut ceteri metum habeant, R. Ben. 129, 19.

ge-wítan

(v.)
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Ðæt hí nǽfre ne gewíten (-wiét-, v. l.) from ðǽre geornfulnesse ðǽre rǽdinge háligra gewrita ut a sacrae lectionis studio non recedant, Past. 171, 20.

fór-hradian

(v.)
Grammar
fór-hradian, -hradigan; p. ode; pp. od

To hasten beforeanticipatepreventprævĕnīrepræoccŭpāre

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Fórhradode Godes mildheortnys us God's mercy prevented us, ii. 84, 13. Ðonne hie fórhradigaþ ðone tíman gódes weorces when they anticipate the time of a good work, Past. 39, 3

Linked entry: fór-radian