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streón

(n.)
Grammar
streón, es; n.
Entry preview:

Lind. 6, 21: 12, 35 : Lk. Skt. Lind. 6, 45. Striónes thesauri p. 17, 5. Tilða ł stre (= streóna or streón) quaestuum, lucrum, Hpt. Gl. 452, 7. Ða ðe geléfeþ in striónum (on gistrión, Rush.) confidentes in pecuniis, Mk. Skt. Lind. 10, 24.

arg

(adj.)
Grammar
arg, adj.

Wicked ⬩ depraved ⬩ bad ⬩ malus ⬩ pravus

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Lind. 12, 39. Arg peccatrix, Mk. Skt. Lind. 8, 38

Linked entry: earg

in-findan

(v.)
Grammar
in-findan, p. -fand

To find ⬩ discover

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Lind. 7, 7. Infund restende invenit vacantem, 12, 44. Ic ne infand in him intinga ego non invenio in eo causam, Jn. Skt. Rush. 19, 6. Infunden wæs inventa est, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 1, 18

Linked entry: findan

ge-cerran

(v.)
Grammar
ge-cerran, p. de; pp. ed

To turn ⬩ return

Entry preview:

Lind. 23, 5. Gecerre hine let him turn, Bt. 35, 1; Fox 156, 10. From wind gecerred a vento motus, Lk. Skt. Lind. 7, 24

ge-hyngran

(v.)
Grammar
ge-hyngran, p. -hyngerde

To be hungry

Entry preview:

Lind. 25, 42. Ic gehwyncgerde esurivi, 25, 35. Hine gehyngerde esuriit, 12, 3. Gihyncrede esuriit, Mk. Skt. Rush. 11, 12. Eádgo ða ðe nú gehyncres beati qui nunc esuritis, Lk. Skt. Lind. 6, 21. Gehyngrede hundas hungry dogs, Shrn. 145, 3

Linked entry: hyngrian

býreþ

Entry preview:

Lind. War. 10, 13

mǽg-gewrit

(n.)
Grammar
mǽg-gewrit, es; n.

A writing containing a list of kinsmen ⬩ a genealogical table ⬩ pedigree

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A writing containing a list of kinsmen, a genealogical table, pedigree, Cot. 213, Lye

níd-behéfe

(n.)

necessity

Entry preview:

necessity Ðá hnédbihoefe (Lind. néd) hæfde quando necessitatem habuit, Mk. Skt. Rush. 2, 25. (?)

ge-wyrtún

(n.)
Grammar
ge-wyrtún, es; m.

A garden

Entry preview:

Lind. 18, 1

ríp-ísern

(n.)
Grammar
ríp-ísern, es; n.
Entry preview:

Lind. Rush. 4, 29

ge-glendrian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-glendrian, p. ade, ode; pp. ad, od

To precipitate

Entry preview:

Lind. 4, 29

stígness

(n.)
Grammar
stígness, e ; f.
Entry preview:

Lind. 19, 37

un-fúl

(adj.)
Grammar
un-fúl, adj.

Not foul ⬩ good ⬩ insulsum

Entry preview:

Lind. Rush. 9, 50

Linked entry: fúl

ymb-styrian

(v.)
Entry preview:

Lind. 15, 8

wudu-cyn

(n.)
Grammar
wudu-cyn, wudu-cynn, es; n.

A kind of wood

Entry preview:

Lind. 12, 3

ge-rǽwod

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-rǽwod, ge-rǽwud; adj. (ptcpl.) Of troops,
Entry preview:

drawn up in line Gerǽwud (printed -rǽrud) féda acies Wrt. Voc. i. 18, 26

Linked entry: -rǽwod

rihtung-þrǽd

(n.)
Grammar
rihtung-þrǽd, es; m.

A directing thread ⬩ a plumb-line

Entry preview:

A directing thread a plumb-line Wealles rihtungþréd perpendiculum, Wrt. Voc. i. 39, 64

Linked entries: rihtness weall-þrǽd

wel-dón

(v.)

to satisfy ⬩ please

Entry preview:

Lind. 15, 15

brýd-reáf

(n.)
Grammar
brýd-reáf, es; n.

A nuptial garment ⬩ nuptialis vestis

Entry preview:

Lind. Stv. 22, 11

hand-hefe

(n.)
Grammar
hand-hefe, es; m.

A burden

Entry preview:

Lind. 11, 46

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