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ǽring

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On ǽring mane, Mk. L. 13, 35. On ǽringe diluculo, 1, 35. Add

fyrn-dagas

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Swíðe eald feoh þe man on fyrndagum slóh, Hml. S. 23, 614. Add

hana

(n.)
Grammar
hana, an; m.

A cock

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A cock Se hana creów gallus cantavit, Mk. Skt. 14, 68, 30, 72

Linked entry: hona

heáhdeór-hunta

(n.)
Grammar
heáhdeór-hunta, an; m.

A stag-huntsman

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A stag-huntsman Mínon heáhdeórhunton to my stag-huntsman, Chart. Th. 561, 24

heard-wendlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
heard-wendlíce, adv.

Severely, strictly

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Severely, strictly Heardwendlíce [MS. B. heardlíce] districtius, Bd. 4, 25; S. 601, 40

horn-sceaða

(n.)
Grammar
horn-sceaða, an; m.

A pinnacle

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A pinnacle Ofer hornsceaðe temples supra pinnaculum templi, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 4, 5

Linked entry: sceaþa

on-ealdian

(v.)

to grow old

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to grow old Onealdodon bán míne inveteraverunt ossa mea, Ps. Spl. 31, 6

ge-strician

(v.)
Grammar
ge-strician, p. ede

To knit

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To knit Gestricedon netta hiora reficiebant retia sua, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 4, 21

Linked entry: strician

ge-talu

(n.)

tribes;tribus,

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tribes; tribus, Mt. Kmbl. Rush. 24, 30 pl. nom. of ge-tæl, II

ge-penian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-penian, p. ede; pp. ed

To stretch outextend

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To stretch out, extend Geþenede extendens, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 12, 49: 14, 31

AC

(con.)
Grammar
AC, ach, ah, oc; conj.

butsedforbecausenamenimquiabut alsobut yetsed etiamsed etsed tamen

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Ac swylce tunge mín ǽlce dæge smeáþ rightwísnysse ðíne sed et lingua mea tota die meditabitur justitiam tuam, Ps. Spl. 70, 26

Linked entries: ach ah oc

leánian

(v.)
Grammar
leánian, p. ode

To rewardrecompenserequitepay

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Gúþláce God leánode ellen mid árum, 39 a; Th. 129, 13; Gú. 420. ðone wælrǽs wine Scyldinga leánode manegum máðmum, Beo. Th. 4211; B. 2102. Lofe leánige, Exon. 54 b; Th. 193, 13; Az. 121.

Linked entry: lǽnian

lífan

(v.)
Grammar
lífan, léfan, lýfan; p. de

allowpermit

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MS ] we did not love it ourselves nor allow it to other men, Past. pref; Swt. 4, 6. Ic bidde ðæt ðú lýfe ofer ðín land tó férenne obsecro, ut transire mihi liceat per terram tuam, Num. 21, 22.

þeód-cyning

(n.)
Grammar
þeód-cyning, es; m.
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[Ei þá kalla þjóðkonunga er skattkonungar eru, Edda. Ef hann (Harold Fairhair))] Þeódcyning ( the king of Egypt; cf. folcfreá, 111, 7; Gen. 1852), Cd. Th. 112, 11; Gen. 1869. Ðeódcyning ( Ongentheow ), Beo. Th. 5932; B. 2970.

ge-hát

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Eal þín gehát þe þú gehét, 143, 28. Ne hopa ðú tó swíðe tó ðám ðe ðé man geháte; ðǽr lyt geháta bið, ðǽr bið lyt lygena ( where there are few promises, there are few lies ), Prov. K. 7.

Linked entry: hát

torfian

(v.)
Grammar
torfian, p. ode.

to throw with turf at a person (cf. stǽnan), and then with stones or the like;to throw.to throw at an object,strike with a missile,to stone a personto throw,cast,

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In the first instance to throw with turf at a person (cf. stǽnan), and then with stones or the like; so Icel. has tyrfa með grjóti ok með torfi, and Swed. tyrva med stenom.

Linked entries: a-torfian ge-torfian

fracoþ

(n.)
Grammar
fracoþ, fraceþ, es; pl. nom. acc. fracoðu, fraceðu; n. [fracoþ vile]

An insultcontumelyturpĭtūdocontŭmēlia

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Me ða fraceðu sind mǽste weorce these insults are the greatest trouble to me. Exon. 66 b; Th. 246, 34; Jul. 71: 73 b; Th. 274, 31; Jul. 541. Fracoþ abominatio, Lk. Skt. Lind. 16, 15

frig

(n.)
Grammar
frig, frigu ? e; f.

Loveaffectionfavourămor

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Love, affection, favour; ămor Sió weres friga wiht ne cúðe she knew nothing of the love [affections] of man, Exon. 13 b; Th. 26, 19; Cri. 419. Ðæt wæs geworden bútan weres frigum that was done without the favours of man, 8 b; Th. 3, 17; Cri. 37

in-findan

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

To finddiscover

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To find, discover Soecaþ gé and gé infindes quærite et invenietis, Mt. Kmbl. 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.

Linked entry: findan

láðe

(adv.)
Grammar
láðe, adv.
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With hatred or enmity, in detestation Hió lytle læs láðe woldon ðisses eorþweges ende gescrífan paulominus consummaverunt me in terra, Ps. Th. 118, 87.

Linked entry: ge-láþ