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meord

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For intingan heofonlicre méde (meorðe, v. l. ), Bd. 4, 31; Sch. 540, 7. Tó méde (meorde, v. l.) heora edleánes pro mercede retributionis, Gr. D. 227, 16. For gelícnesse gódra meorda (méde, v. l.) and edleána pro aequalitate praemiorum, 312, 14.

oflǽt-hláf

(n.)
Grammar
oflǽt-hláf, es; m.
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A loaf of the bread used for the Eucharist Þá genam hé mid him twégen oflǽthláfas on beágwisan ábacene (cf. þis is hálig hláf . . . geoffra þysne hláf Gode for mé æt þínre mæssan, 23-28) duas secum oblationum coronas detulit, Gr. D. 343, 15

ge-tídan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-tídan, -týdan; p. de; pp. ed [tídan to betide]

To betidehappencontingere

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To betide, happen; contingere Getídeþ oft it often happens, Bt. 33, 2; Fox 124, 13. Ðé-læs ðe ðé on sumum þingum wyrs getíde ne deterius tibi ălĭquid contingat, Jn. Bos. 5, 14. Getýdde hit, ðæt ... it happened that..., Bt. 16, 2; Fox 52, 34

Linked entry: ge-týdan

foxes glófa

(n.)
Grammar
foxes glófa, an; m. [foxes clófa MS. B.]

Foxglovedigĭtālis purpŭrea

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V. fol. 60 a, not an English plant, and certainly not foxglove.

HEG

(n.)
Grammar
HEG, hig, es; n.

Haygrassfœnum

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Ðǽr nǽnig mann for wintres cýle on sumera heg ne máweþ nemo propter hiemem fœna secet æstate, Bd. 1, 1; S. 474, 32. Dó hig on ðín beð put hay on your bed, Lchdm. iii. 178, 6.

Linked entries: hig hoeg

léf

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
léf, [or lef?]; adj.

Weakinjuredinfirm

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On fýre hí ne lyst lócian gif se æppel léf biþ men do not like to look at fire if the apple of the eye be injured, Bt. 38, 5; Fox 204, 29. Léf mon lǽces behófaþ a sick man needs a doctor, Exon. 89 b; Th. 336, 8; Gn. Ex. 45.

Sciððeas

(n.)
Grammar
Sciððeas, Sciððie, Sciððige, a; pl.
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The Scythians or (using the name of the people where now the name of the country would be used) Scythia Ða Sciððeas, Bt. 18, 2; Fox 64, 10.

un-gelǽred

(adj.)
Grammar
un-gelǽred, adj.

Untaughtunlearnedignorantunskilled

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Dysine and ungelǽredne ic ðé underféng, Bt. 7, 3; Fox 20, 9. Tó hwon ðú sceole for ówiht ðysne man habban ungelǽredne fiscere ( St. Peter ), Blickl. Homl. 179, 14. Ungelǽrede wé syndon idiotae sumus, Coll. Monast. Th. 18, 8.

Linked entry: un-lǽred

ǽrra geóla

(n.)

the ere or former Yule monthDecember

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Fox 439; Men. 221

ǽ-wintre-cyning

(n.)
Grammar
ǽ-wintre-cyning, es; m.

A king or ruler for one winter or yeara consulconsul

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A king or ruler for one winter or year, a consul; consul

a-sáwan

(v.)
Grammar
a-sáwan, p. -seów, -siów, pl. -seówon; pp. -sáwen

To sowseminareobserere

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Fox 20, 499; Met. 20, 250

Linked entry: a-seów

a-wygedne

(v.; part.)
Grammar
a-wygedne, pp. of a-wyrgian.

accursed

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Exon. 74 b ; Th. 279, 21, note ; Jul. 617;for awyrgedne accursed;

béron

Grammar
béron, perf. subj.of beran,

might bearcarrybringfor bǽren

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might bear, carry, bring, for bǽren, Byrht. Th. 133, 49; By. 67

be-rýpan

(v.)
Grammar
be-rýpan, p. -rýpde, -rýpte, pl. -rýpton; pp. -rýped, -rýpt,

To spoilspoliare

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Fox 2, 23; Met. 2, 12

Linked entries: a-rýpan rípan

be-grornian

(v.)

to lamentto grieve formœrere

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to lament, to grieve for; mœrereCd. 13; Th. 16, 14; Gen. 243

cyld

(n.)
Grammar
cyld, es; n.

Cold, coldnessfrigus

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Cold, coldness; frigus For cylde præ frigŏre, Coll. Monast. Th. 19, 29

dolg-bót

(n.)

compensation for a wound

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compensation for a wound, L. Alf. pol. 23; Th. i. 78, 7

Linked entry: bót

eáw

(int.)
Grammar
eáw, eáw-lá

oh! alas! O! eheu!

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Fox 9, 109; Met. 9, 55

Linked entry: eálá

fyrderung

(n.)
Grammar
fyrderung, e; f.

A preparation or provision for an expeditionexpedītiōnis appărātus

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A preparation or provision for an expedition; expedītiōnis appărātus, Som. Ben. Lye

galdra

(n.)
Grammar
galdra, gen. pl. of galdor.

of enchantmentsof sorceries

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Fox 26, 106; Met. 26, 53;