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sceáwung

(n.)
Grammar
sceáwung, e; f.

a looking at, contemplation, considerationrespect,regardreconnoitring, surveying, examinationa spectacle, showa show, appearance, pretence

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Homl. 187, 13. a show, appearance, pretence Under sceáwunge longes gibedes sub obtentu prolixae orationis, Mk. Skt. Rush. 12, 40. as a technical term, the same as ostensio, which occurs L.

árung

(n.)
Grammar
árung, e; f.

an honouringa reverencehonoratioa regardingsparingpardoningremissio

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an honouring, a reverence; honoratio. a regarding, sparing, pardoning; remissio. Similar entries v. ár honour, árian

ang-nægl

(n.)
Grammar
ang-nægl, es; m.

An AGNAILANGNAILa whitlowa sore under the nailparonychiadolor ad ungulam

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An AGNAIL or ANGNAIL, a whitlow, a sore under the nail; paronychia = παρωνυχία, dolor ad ungulam

hólian

(v.)
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Add: [v. Goth. af-hólón in Lk. 19, 8]. cf. hélan

galder-cræftiga

(n.)

one crafty or skilful in enchantmentsan enchanter

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one crafty or skilful in enchantments, an enchanter, L. Alf. 30; Th. i. 52, 9; MS. H

hyge-blíðe

(adj.)
Grammar
hyge-blíðe, adj.
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Glad at heart, Andr. Kmbl. 3378; An. 1693: Exon. 107 a; Th. 408, 31; Rä. 27, 20

fóre-dúru

(n.)
Grammar
fóre-dúru, fore-duru, e, a; f.

A vestibuleporch

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A vestibule, porch Tó foredure ad vestibulum, An. Ox. 2999. Foredura, infærelda uestibula, i. introitum, 135. Substitute:

æsc-berend

(n.)
Grammar
æsc-berend, es; m. [æsc a spear, berende bearing, part, from beran to bear]

A spear or lance-bearera soldierhastifer

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A spear or lance-bearer, a soldier; hastifer Eorre æscberend the fierce spear-bearer, Andr. Kmbl. 93; An. 47: 2153; An. 1078. Ealde æscberend the old spear-bearer, 3072; Au. 1539

fóster-land

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land assigned for the support of monks (ad cibum monachorum) Ich Æðelstán ... grantye ... .xxx. hýden on Sidemyntone tó fósterland, andat Chelmyntone, and six at Hylfelde, C.D. v. 236, 10.] Add: [

ge-ǽwnod

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Under Móyses ǽ móste se bisceop habban án geǽwnod (í-ǽwod, v. l.) wíf, Hml. S. 10, 219. Ne hí ne beóþ geǽwnede neque nubentur An. Ox. 1265. Geǽwnedra conjugatorum 1006. Add

gár-secg

ocean, seaa particular part of the general body of water, an ocean

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A. 3, 53: Ph. 289: An. 371. a particular part of the general body of water, an ocean Se gársecg þe man hǽt Brittan-isca . . . on óðre healfe þæs gársecges earme is Brittannia, Ors. 1, 1; S. 22, 24.

hand-gestealla

(n.)
Grammar
hand-gestealla, an; m.

One whose place is close at one's hand, a comrade, an associate

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One whose place is close at one's hand, a comrade, an associate, Beo. Th. 5186; B. 2596

holmeg

(adj.)
Grammar
holmeg, adj.

Oceanic

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Oceanic Holmegum wederum with storms such as blow at sea, Cd. 148; Th. 185, 6; Exod. 118

ǽge

(n.)

the islandinsulam

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the island; insulam Æt eðelinga ǽge at the island of nobles; apud nobilium insulam, Sim. Dunelm. an. 888

Linked entry: ǽg

duguþ-nǽmere

(n.)
Grammar
duguþ-nǽmere, es; m.
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One who takes a benefit (as a gloss to municeps, v. duguþ, ) Dugutnaemeras municipes, An. Ox. 7, 62

Linked entry: nǽmere

flotian

(v.; part.)
Grammar
flotian, part. flotigende; p. ode; pp. od [floten, pp. of fleótan to float]

To floatfluitāre

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To float; fluitāre Beó án scip flotigende swá néh ðan lande swá hit nýxt mǽge let a ship be floating as near the land as it nearest can, Chr. 1031; Erl. 162, 6

ge-eahtian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-eahtian, -ehtian, -æhtian; p. ode; pp. od

To estimatevalueæstĭmāre

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To estimate, value; æstĭmāre Gebéte swá hit mon geeahtige let him make amends as it may be valued, L. Alf. 26; Th. i. 50, 26 : L. Alf. pol. 32; Th. i. 82, 2

on-flyge

(n.)
Grammar
on-flyge, es; m.

Infectious disease, disease which, as it were, flies at people flying at a person, fighting

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Infectious disease, disease which, as it were, flies at people Ðú miht wið áttre and wið onflyge, Lchdm. iii. 32, 2, 16, 30. and cf. Icel. á-flog, flying at a person, fighting

þrili

(adj.)
Grammar
þrili, This word has the form of an i-stem adjective in the glosses
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ðrili trilex, Txts. 35, 29; drili triplex, 115, 158; þrielig hrægil triligium, Wrt. Voc. i. 289, 53

Linked entry: þrilig

and-werdan

(v.)
Grammar
and-werdan, and-wirdan, and-wyrdan, ond-wyrdan; p. de; pp. od [and, word a word: Goth. and-waúrdyan to answer, waúrd a word: Ger. antwort an answer]

To answerrespondere

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To answer; respondere Abram hire andwerde Abram ei respondit. Gen. 16, 6

Linked entries: and-wirdan and-wyrdan