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and-wís

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Add: v. un-andwís: and-wísnes. Add: Andwísnis experimentum. Wrt. Voc. ii. 107, 50: 29, 57

ge-openung

(n.)
Grammar
ge-openung, e; f.
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Opening In þám dæge ús byð æteówed seó geopenung (-opnung, v. l. ) heofena, Wlfst. 186, 1

hróf-tigel

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Hróftig[el]um, 79, 7. Add

tæflung

(n.)
Grammar
tæflung, e; f.
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Gambling Ús syndon synderlíce on þisum dagum forbodene ... ídele sprǽca and tæflunga and beórscypas, Nap. 61

á-wár

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Þæt wé óðrum mannum forgifon, gif hí áwár ús geǽbiligdon, Hml. Th. ii. 100, 33. Add

a-hefen

(v.; part.)
Grammar
a-hefen, = a-hafen

raised upexalted

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raised up, exalted,Lk. Lind. War. 13, 13: Bd. 3, 16; S. 543, 3. col. 2;

a-hefeþ

raises upexalts

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raises up, exalts, Cd. 220; Th. 283, 27; Sat. 311: Ps. Th. 74, 7: 144, 15

mis-scrence

(adj.)
Grammar
mis-scrence, adj.

Shrivelled updistorted

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Shrivelled up, distorted Hí ( demons ) hæfdon wóge sceancan and misscrence tán, Guthl. 5; Gdwin. 36, 1

þingestre

(n.)
Grammar
þingestre, an; f.
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A female advocate Ðæt heó ús beó þingestre tó ðam heofenlíce mægenðrymme, Homl. Ass. 137, 698

be-murcian

(v.)
Grammar
be-murcian, p. ode
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To murmur, grumble, complain Hú un-gemetlíce gé Rómware bemurciað, Ors. I, 10; S. 48, 17

Linked entry: murcian

bósmig

(adj.)
Grammar
bósmig, adj.

Sinuous

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Sinuous Bósmigum bí(g)um sinuosis (laterum) flexibus, Hpt. Gl. 405, 35 ; An. Ox. 8, 2

for-hǽþan

(v.)
Grammar
for-hǽþan, p. de; pp. ed

To parch upburn outconsume

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To parch up, burn out, consume Forswǽld, forhǽþed exustus, i. spoliatus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 146, 34

Linked entry: for-hátena

frófor-lic

(adj.)
Grammar
frófor-lic, adj.
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Consolatory, of consolation Hé cwæð fróferlicum wordum tó ús eallum: 'Conuertimini, filii, reuertentes,' Wlfst. 49, 16

ge-edyppol

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-edyppol, adj.
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That should be brought up again for examination Geedyppole recensendos, Germ. 396, 280. Cf. yppan, yppe

Linked entries: -yppol ed-yppol

mótan

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S.) ut fimbriam vestimenti ejus tangerent Mt. 14,36

ge-ascian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-ascian, -acsian, -ahsian, -axian; p. ode, ade; pp. od, ad [acsian to ask]

To find out by askinglearnhearfando accĭpĕrediscĕreaudīre

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Ðá geascade se cyng ðæt ðæt hie út on hergaþ fóron then the king heard that they were gone out to ravage, 911; Erl. 100, 24. We geascodon ðæt úre geferan sume to eów cómon we have heard that some of our fellows have come to you, L.

leód-hata

(n.)
Grammar
leód-hata, an; m.

A tyrant

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A tyrant Nalæs swá swá sigefæst cyning ac swá swá leódhata non ut rex victor sed quasi tyrannus, Bd. 3, 1; S. 523, 29. Bana, láð leódhata [the angel that destroyed the first-born in Egypt], Cd. 144; Th. 180, 4; Exod. 40.

blód-gýte

(n.)
Grammar
blód-gýte, es; m. [blód, gýte a flowing, from gýt flows out, pres. of geótan].

a flowing or running of bloodsanguinis profluviuma blood-shedding, bloodshedsanguinis effusio

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a flowing or running of blood; sanguinis profluvium Gif men blód út of nósum yrne tó swíðe, syle him drincan fífleáfan on wíne, and smyre ðæt heáfod mid ðam; ðonne óþstandeþ se blódgýte sóna if blood run from a man out of his nostrils too much, give

Linked entry: blód-geóte

ge-nédan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-nédan, -niedan, -nýdan; p. de; pp. ed

To compel, force, urge

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Ðæt Bryttas mid ðý mǽrran hungre genédde ða elreordian adrifan ut Brittones fame famosa coacti barbaros pepulerint, Bd. 1, 14; S. 482, 12

á-fýlan

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Swelce hí hí mid ðǽre hreówsunge tó ðǽm áðweán ðæt hí hí mægen eft áfýlan cum se lacrymis lavant, ut mundi ad sordes redeunt , Past. 419, 26. Ne lǽt þú mé mín mægþhád áfýlan, Hml. A. 172, 68. Áfýled mid þý duste eorðlicra dǽda, Gr. D. 4, 34.