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hettan

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Add: to pursue as an enemy, persecute Hættende insectando (accipitres ingenita edendi necessitas instigat alites et sorices crudeliter insectando grassari, Ald. 77, 23), An. Ox. 8, 388

un-

(prefix)
Grammar
un-, The prefix

expresses negation

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expresses negation; gives a bad sense, as in un-dǽd, un-dóm, un-lagu, un-lǽce reverses an action, as in un-bindan, un-dón is intensive(?)

ge-hírsumnes

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Hwæðer hé carfull sig tó godcundum weorcum and tó gehýrsumnysse si solicitus est ad opus Dei, ad obedientiam R.

heáfod-segn

(n.)
Grammar
heáfod-segn, es; m.
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An ensign having a head (not a flag ?) Hét þá in beran eafor heáfodsegn, . . . helm, herebyrnan, gúðsweord, B. 2152-4.

syce

(n.)
Grammar
syce, es; m.
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Sucking Fram sice ablactatus, ab lacte remotus ł separatus, ablatus, An. Ox. 57, 8

on-cunness

(n.)
Grammar
on-cunness, e; f.

An accusation(?), excuse(?)

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An accusation(?), excuse(?) Tó ácunnenne on-cunnisse ad excusandas excusationes, Ps. Surt. 140, 4

Linked entry: cunness

holm-weard

(n.)
Grammar
holm-weard, es; m.

One who keeps guard at sea, ⬩ a sea-warder

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One who keeps guard at sea, a sea-warder, Andr. Kmbl. 718; An. 359

burg-waru

(n.)

the inhabitants of a city as in a body,

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the inhabitants of a city as in a body, Andr. Kmbl. 2189; An. 1096

edre

(adv.)
Grammar
edre, adv.

Immediately, at once, forthwith ⬩ stătim, prōtĭnus, illĭco

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Immediately, at once, forthwith; stătim, prōtĭnus, illĭco Edre him ða eorlas agéfon ondsware the earls gave answer to him immediately, Andr. Kmbl. 801; An. 401: 1285; An. 643: 1900b; An. 952: Invent. Crs. Recd. 1300; El. 649

Linked entry: ædre

mǽl

(n.)
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a measure, & c. add: v. crístel-mǽl. add: v. undern-m ǽl. Add Nýtenu etað swá ǽr swá hí hit habbað, ac se gesceádwísa man sceal cépan his mǽles, Hml. S. 16, 318.

ellen

(v.)
Grammar
ellen, ellern (-aern), elle

elder-tree

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Þá gemearr þe man drífð . . . on ellenum and eác on óðrum mislicum treówum (for the elder as a sacred tree see Grmm. D. M. p. 651 (trans.)), Ll. Th. ii. 248, 5. Add:

hǽs

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Add: a bidding, an order Streclicere hǽse (quod) violenti pręcepti (imperio complendum jubelur), An. Ox. 1294. Petrus and Andreas be Crístes hǽse forléton heora nett . . . hí æfter stemne ánre hǽse þæt þæt hí hæfilon forgeáton, Hml. Th. i. 578, 24.

fígan

(v.)

become an enemy ⬩ be at enmity ⬩ inĭmīcāri ⬩ inĭmīcĭtias exercēre

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to be or become an enemy, be at enmity; inĭmīcāri, inĭmīcĭtias exercēre, Som. Ben. Lye

hof-lic

(adj.)
Grammar
hof-lic, adj.
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Pertaining to a court or palace Tó hoflican geseton ad palatinas zetas An. Ox. 2996

níd-full

(adj.)
Grammar
níd-full, adj.
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Necessary, needful Mid eádmódre and neódfulre þénunge humili ac necessario officio, Angl. xiii. 377, 174

á-sceamelic

(adj.)
Grammar
á-sceamelic, adj.
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Shameful Tó áscamelicum (but cf. áscunelicum, An. Ox. 4016) ad detestabilem, Hpt. Gl. 500, 58

ciric-lec

Grammar
ciric-lec, -lic.
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Cyrclicre áwrigenesse ecclesiasticae traditionis, An. Ox. 178. Cyrclice tídsang[as] canonicas horas, 56, 317. Add

creás

(adj.)
Grammar
creás, adj.
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Fine, elegant Ne beó gé tó creásum reáfum ( cultis vestibus ) gefrætwade, ac medemlicum, Nap. 13

folc-geréfa

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Folcgeréfum aclionariis (printed ac dignariis), 4, 22. Add:

heal-lic

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Tó heallicum geseton ad palatinas zetas, An. Ox. 2996. Ðá heallican seld, Wrt. Voc. ii. 81, 23. Þá heallican palatinas (infulas), An. Ox. 4622. For 'Cot. 194, Lye' substitute