hús-heofon
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For ' Cot. 119, Lye' substitute: Wrt. Voc. ii. 50, 58
twi-bytme
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For 'bytm' at end l. bytme
wídgalness
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For Greg. Dial. 2, 3 substitute Gr. D. 108, l
wudu-gehæg
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For 'An enclosed wood' substitute: Woodland pasture. Cf. gehæg-holt
fleardere
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For 'Nap. 23' substitute: (eorum nugarum particeps), Chrd. 20, 12
ryne-strang
Strong for the course
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Strong for the course, Exon. Th. 400, 9; Rä. 20,7
á-sprýtan
to sprout out ⬩ spring up ⬩ to put forth sprouts ⬩ sprout out
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L. 91, 8. of a root, seed, to put forth sprouts, sprout out For ðám þá wyrttruman magon eft ðanon ásprettan (printed -spretgan) ne talige ic þé þeáh ꝥ tó nánre scylde, Shrn. 184, 21
Linked entry: á-sprettan
an-
against ⬩ in return ⬩ contra ⬩ re- ⬩ un- ⬩ on ⬩ in ⬩ in ⬩ to
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is used in composition, for A.
Linked entries: sín -medla mitta spell in-bærniss in-bindan be-stingan wed on-bærnness on-færeld on-hebban on-weald
sceorp
Dress, apparel
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Hé hiene ðá for ðæm girelan g ebealg . . . and wénde ðæt hé for his forsewennesse swelc sceorp werede, Ors. 4, 4; Swt. 164, 33. Somnite áwendan on óðre wísan heora sceorp Samnites novum habitum sumentes, 3, 10; Swt. 138, 30.
Linked entry: á-scirpan
wénunga
Perhaps ⬩ haply ⬩ by chance
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Ne hit nǽfre næs tó geopenigenne búton wénunga hwilc munuc út fóre unless it happened that a monk had to go out Homl. Skt. ii. 23 b, 104. Ðe læs wénunga ne forte Lk. Skt. 14, 8.
un-friþ
absence of peace ⬩ hostilities ⬩ the state of being out of the king's peace
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Hié ne dorston forþ bí ðære eá siglan for unfriþe; for ðæm ðæt land wæs eall gebún on óþre healfe ðære eás they durst not sail on past the river for fear of being attacked; for the land was all cultivated on the other side of the river, Ors. 1, 1; Swt
mearca
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a mark, line. v. mearc; a territory. v. land-mearca (perhaps also Dene-mearca, the nominative of the weak form does not occur)
wíte-þeów
One who had been condemned to slavery for crime ⬩ one in hell
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One who had been condemned to slavery for crime, or from inability to pay the fines incurred for violation of the law. For cases which involved loss of freedom, Similar entries v. þeów.
gyltig
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Gif heora hwilc mid deófles costnunge beswicen for Gode oþþe for worulde gyltig biþ, Lch. iii. 442, 35. Gif cinges geréfena hwylc gyltig biþ wiþ Gode oþþe wiþ men, 444, 6
efes
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Innan hangran; swá forð be æfise . . . be efise (æfisc, efisc, C. D. B. ii. 304), v. 184, 11, 13. Add
ofer-mægen
Superior or overwhelming force ⬩ praevalere ⬩ overwhelming force
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Forst and snáw mid ofermægene eorfan þeccaþ, Exon. Th. 215, 6; Ph. 249. Him on swaðe fylgeþ A ofermægene, Salm. Kmbl. 187; Sal. 93
feorh-leán
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Recompense for life saved Se yldra cyning wearð yrfeweard ingefolca . . .
ge-hédan
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For 'to hide, conceal' substitute to keep, store up (cf. hédd-ern). For 'to acquire, . . . seize' substitute to take charge or possession of, to take, have. In Met. 27, 15 gehende is to be read rather than gehéde. v. ge-hendan. Dele
weorold
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Þá gebróðra áhton mycele feohspéda for worulde multas pecunias in hoc mundo possederant, Gr. D. 273, 2. Wæs Tilman mǽre wer and for worulde (weorulde, v.l.) eác swylce æþelra gebyrda vir inlustris et ad saeculum nobilis, Bd. 5, 10; Sch. 604, 12.
lár-hús
a school ⬩ gymnasium
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A house for instruction, a school; gymnasium, Hpt. Gl. 405, 11