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un-fealdan

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Add: to unfold a material object, open a book Þá bóc unlýsan and unfealdan solvere librum, Gr. D. 333, 10. fig. to unfold by narrating Ic unfealde and gerecce twá dǽda Benedictes duo Benedicts facta replico, 162, 10

mangung

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Of mínra yldrena gestreóne mé becóm þis feoh on handa, and of þyssere ylcan byrig mangunge ic mé ꝥ feoh gerǽhte, Hml. S. 23, 670. Áworpan hí woruldþénunga and mancgunga secularia officia negotique abjiciant, Chrd. 76, 35. Add

sceácere

(n.)
Grammar
sceácere, es; m.

A robber

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A robber Þeáf and sceácere fur et latro, Jn. Skt. Lind. 10, 1. Þeáfas and sceácaras fures et latrones, Mt. Kmbl. p. 8, I. Mið sceácerum (sceácrum, Rush.) i mið sétnern cum seditiosis, Mk. Skt. Lind. 15, 7

Linked entry: tó-sceácerian

horweht

(adj.)
Grammar
horweht, adj.

Foul, filthy, dirty

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Foul, filthy, dirty Hine ðá lǽddon on ðone sweartan fenn and hine ðá on ða horwehtan wæter bewurpon they led him then to the black fen and flung him into the foul water, Guthl. 5; Gdwin. 36, 9

Linked entry: horheht

tó-clifrian

(v.)
Grammar
tó-clifrian, p. ode

To scratch or tear to pieces

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To scratch or tear to pieces Wæs tóclifrod laniatur, Germ. 398, 174. Hé unscrýdde hine ealne, and wylode hine sylfne on ðam þiccum brémlum and þornum swá lange, ðæt hé eall tóclifrod árás, Homl. Th. ii. 156, 30

tó-déman

(v.)
Grammar
tó-déman, p. de

To judge between, ⬩ distinguish ⬩ dijudicare

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To judge between, distinguish; dijudicare Tóscát ł tódémeþ dijudicat, Ps. Lamb. 81, 1. Mihtig Freá eall manna cynn tódǽleþ and tódémeþ the mighty Lord will divide and will distinguish in his judgement between all mankind, Dóm. L. 20

selfe

(adv.)
Grammar
selfe, adv.

In the same way

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In the same way, in combination with swá: cf. gelíce, same Hé forlǽt lífes frumsceaft and his ágene æðelo swá selfe. Met. 17, 25. Hæfþ ða wilnunga welhwilc néten and ða yrsunga eác swá selfe, 20, 192, 199

Linked entry: self

bǽr-man

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Hé hreopode ðá bǽre, and þá bǽrmenn ætstódon, Hml. Th. i. 492, 25: ii. 150, 13. Hé beád him ꝥ hí ꝥ deófolgild ne bǽron ná furðor . . . and þá bǽrmen sóna stedefæst stódon, Hml. S. 31, 374. Add

be-hleápan

(v.)
Grammar
be-hleápan, p. -hleóp, pl. -hleópon; pp. -hleápen

To leap upon ⬩ in ⬩ to fix ⬩ insilire

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To leap upon or in, to fix; insilire Ðæs monnes mód and his lufu biþ behleápen on ða lǽnan sibbe the man's mind and his love are fixed on the fragile peace Past. 46, 5; Hat. MS. 67 a, 9

be-horsian

(v.)
Grammar
be-horsian, p. ode, ade, ude; pp. od, ad, ud

To deprive of a horse ⬩ equo privare

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To deprive of a horse; equo privare Ðá eode se here to hyra scipum ... and hí wurdon ðǽr behorsode then the army went to their ships ... and they were there deprived of their horses Chr. 886; Th. 152, 28, col. 3

égh-þyrl

(n.)
Grammar
égh-þyrl, es; n.

An eye hole, a window ⬩ fenestra

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An eye hole, a window; fenestra Ðæs leóhtes scíma þurh ða cýnan ðære dúra and þurh ða éghþyrla ineóde the glare of the light entered through the chinks of the door and through the windows, Bd. 4, 7; S. 575, 20

freóls-ǽfen

(n.)
Grammar
freóls-ǽfen, es; m.

A festival-eve ⬩ vigil ⬩ festi vigĭlia

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A festival-eve, vigil; festi vigĭlia Man mót, freólsǽfenum [MS. freólsǽfenan], faran betweonan Eferwíc and six míla gemete one may travel, on festival-eves, between Fork and a distance of six miles, L. N. P. L. 56; Th. ii. 298, 26

fróuer

(n.)
Grammar
fróuer, e; f.

Comfort ⬩ consōlātio

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Comfort; consōlātio On ðisum geáre sé árwurþa muneca feder and fróuer, Landfranc arcebisceop, gewát of ðissum lífe in this year [A.D. 1089] the venerable father and comfort of monks, archbishop Lanfranc, departed from this life, Chr. 1089; Erl. 226,

fugel-cyn

(n.)
Grammar
fugel-cyn, fugol-cyn, -cynn, -cinn, es; n.

FOWL-KIND ⬩ vŏlucrium gĕnus

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FOWL-KIND; vŏlucrium gĕnus Eallum nýtenum and eallum fugelcynne cunctis anĭmantĭbus terræ omnique vŏlucri cæli, Gen. 1, 30: 7, 8. Nim of fugelcinne seofen and seofen ǽgðres gecyndes tolle de volātĭlĭbus septēna et septēna, mascŭlum et fēmĭnam, Gen. 7

Linked entry: fugol-cyn

FÚHT

(adj.)
Grammar
FÚHT, adj.

Moist ⬩ damp ⬩ hŭmĭdus

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Moist, damp; hŭmĭdus Ðeós wyrt biþ cenned on fúhtum and on wæteregum stówum this herb is produced in damp and watery places, Herb. 9, 1; Lchdm. i. 98, 25; 39, 1; Lchdm. i. 140, 5: 52, 1; Lchdm. i. 154, 26

Linked entry: fýhtan

heoru

(n.)
Grammar
heoru, heoro, hioro; m.

A sword

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A sword, Beo. Th. 2574; B. 1285: Exon. 92 a; Th. 346; 10; Gn. Ex. 202. The word is a poetical one both in English and Icelandic, and in these dialects, as in Old Saxon, is mostly used in compounds

Linked entries: heoro hioro

land-gehwearf

(n.)
Grammar
land-gehwearf, es; n.
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An exchange of land; commutatio terræ Ðis is seó gerǽdnes ðe Byrhtelm biscop and Aþelwold abbod hæfdon ymbe hira landgehwerf ... Se biscop gesealde ða hída æt Cenintúne and se abbud gesealde ðæt seofontýne hýda æt Crydanbricge, Chart. Th. 191, 6

Linked entry: ge-hwearf

leás-cræft

(n.)
Grammar
leás-cræft, es; m.

deception

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A false art, deception Hé hié getýhþ tó eallum uncystum and tó ðære lufan ðisse worlde mid his leáscræftum he draws them to all vices and to the love of this world with his false arts, Blickl. Homl. 25, 12

nón-mete

(n.)
Grammar
nón-mete, es; m.

An afternoon meal

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An afternoon meal Nónmete merenda, Wrt. Voc. i. 38, 14 : annona, 291, 2 : ii. 8, 67. On xii mónþum ðú scealt sillan ðínum þeówan men vii hund hláfa and xx hláfa, búton morgenmetum and nónmetum, Salm. Kmbl. p. 192, 19

ge-bedda

Grammar
ge-bedda, <b>; I.</b>
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add: (1 a) of a husband Ǽlc wíf ðe cild gebǽre ... sceolde forhabban ... fram hire gebeddan, Hml. Th. i. 134, 20. add Hafað him þrý gebeddan, ꝥ is greót and molde and wyrmas, Verc. Först. 92, 9. Cf. ge-resta