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fót-cops

(n.)
Grammar
fót-cops, -cosp, es; m.

A fettershackle for the feetpĕdĭcacompes

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Lamb. 104, 18. Hine ne mihte nán man mid fótcopsum gehæftan no man could confine him with fetters, Homl. Th. ii. 378, 27: Mk. 5, 4. To gewríðenne cyningas heora on fótcopsum ad allĭgandos rēges eōrum in compĕdĭbus, Ps. Spl. 149, 8

Linked entry: fót-cosp

níd-wís

(adj.)
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níd-wís, adj.

Necessarydue

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Necessary, due Lof neádwís laus debita, Hy. Surt. 49. 29. Neádþearflíc ł neádwís debitum, necessarium, Hpt. Gl. 424, 52. Swá swá se líchama biþ ontend þurh unálýfede lustas, swá eác byrnþ seó sáwul þurh neádwís wíte, Homl. Th. ii. 338, 19.

ge-bismerian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-bismerian, -bismrian, -bysmerian, -bysmrian; p. ode, ede; pp. od, ed [ge-, bismerian to mack]

To mocklaugh atderideprovokeillūdĕreirrīdērederīdēreexacerbāre

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Lamb. 103, 26. Se ðe eardaþ on heofenum gebismeraþ oððe hyscþ hig qui hăbĭtat in cælis irrīdēbit eos, 2, 4. Ðú, Drihíen, gebysmerast hí tu, Domine, derīdēbis eos, 58, 9. Hí heánne God gebysmredon [MS. gebysmredan] exacerbāvērunt Deum excelsum, Ps.

ge-reónian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-reónian, p. ode; pp. od

To conspire, ordain, frame, deviseconspirare, concinnare

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Lamb. 49, 19; thy tongue frameth deceit; thi tunge ordeynde treccheries, Wyc. Æfter manegum dagum gereónodon ða Iudeiscan hú hí done Godes cempan acwellan sceoldon after many days the Jews conspired how they were to kill that champion of God, Homl.

Linked entry: reónian

ge-neádian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-neádian, -nédian; p. ode; pp. od

To compel

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Lamb. 68, 16. We bióþ genédode we are forced, Past. 53; Swt. 417, 30; Hat. MS

rendan

(v.)
Grammar
rendan, p. de

To rend, tear, cut

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Scipen gunnen helden bosmes þer rendden, Laym. 7849. Heo haueð bipiled mine figer, irend of al þe rinde decorticauit ficum meam, A. R. 148, 23. Þe reue rende his clades, Jul. 70, 7

stán-clúd

(n.)
Grammar
stán-clúd, es; m. A rock
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Lamb. 113, 8. Swelce hit sié ongemong miclum and monigum stánclúdum tóbrocen quasi per obviantia saxa frangatur, Past. 9; Swt. 59, 7

swíðan

(v.)
Grammar
swíðan, p. de; but a strong form swáð
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Lamb. 12, 5

un-wærlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
un-wærlíc, adj.

Unwaryincautiousheedless

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Oft ðæt mægen ðære láre wierð forloren, ðonne mon mid ungedafenlícre and unwærlícre ofersprǽce ða heortan gedweleþ ðara ðe ðǽrtó hlystaþ saepe dictorum virtus perditur, cum apud corda audientium loquacitatis incauta importunitate laevigatur.

adela

(n.)
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His líchama læg on þám adelan, Hml. S. 5, 463. Ðæt cweartern wearð áfylled mid fúlum adelan, 35, 244. Ic mé sylfe on ðám adele forligeres besylede, 23 b, 342. Fýlþe, adelan sentina, An. Ox. 666: 1738. Adelan cloacas, 3416

beód-fers

(n.)
Grammar
beód-fers, es; n. (not m.)
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Substitute: Grace before meat Be ðám ðe tó late tó beódferse cumað (ad mensam veniunt), R. Ben. 67, 19. Sé þe tó his beódferse ne cume ad mensam qui ante versum ne occurrerit, 69, 9.

búc

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[Wright gives the accent in the last two.)

efen-gemæcca

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Substitute: An equal, a fellow, consort Þe lǽs gif hyra (suna) hwylc wǽre hyre oferstealla ꝥ sé ne myhte on heofenum beón hyre efngemæcca, Shrn. 151, 14.

ge-beácnian

(v.)
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Dele -bécnian, -bícnian, last passage, and bracket, and add: to make signs Gebeácnað annuit (oculis ), Kent. Gl. 143: 328. to shew by signs, indicate, make known Niht nihte gecýð ł gebeácnaþ wísdóm nox nocti indicat scientiam, Ps.

græft

(n.)
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, and last passage, and add Græft sculpture, Wrt. Voc. i. 75, 24: celatura, i. sculptura, ii. 130, 58. Græftas emblemata, uarietates, uasa uarię sculpta, An. Ox. 50, 26. Ísenum græftum carpenta, Wrt. Voc. ii. 15, 77.

lácan

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v. læccan) and geond land spaneð, Sal. 496.

on-cunnan

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For the last passage substitute: Tó oncunnanne oncunnessa, Ps. Vos. 140, 4, and add Hí ealle bǽdon heora wóhnyssa forgyfennyssa, þæs þe hí þæs unrihtes hý oncúðan, Hml. A. 136, 670.

oþ-standan

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Add Ic wæs út áþrungen fram eallum þám folce, oð ðe ic ǽnlípigu on þám cafertúne tó lǽfe oþstód, Hml. S. 23 b, 410

Linked entry: æt-standan

wígle

(n.)
Grammar
wígle, (wigle?), es; n.

Divinationheathen practice

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.), Laym. 19250.] [He (devil) makeð be unbilefulle man to leven swilcne wigeles, swo ich ar embe spac, Rel. Ant. i. 131, 27.] [His (the devil's) wiȝeles and his wrenches, A. R. 300, 5.] [Wieles, 92, 21 : Fragm. Phlps. 8, 54.] [Wiheles, Marh. 13, 9.]

ofer-gyldan

(v.)

to cover or ornament with gold

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Lamb. 44, 10: Homl. Th. ii. 586, 16. ii. sylure candelsticcan and ii. ouer-gylde Cod. Dip. Kmbl. vi. 101, 26. Ða ofergyldan saglas sceolden stician on ðǽm gyldnum hringum. Past. 22; Swt. 171, 22