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twin

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Twinne, twifealde. An. Ox. 5085. Add

un-gedafenlic

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Ungedafendlic indecens. An. Ox. 3673. Add

Linked entry: ge-dafenlic

un-gewemmedness

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Ungewemednesse immunitatis, An. Ox. 1169. Add

wæl-cyrge

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wæl-cyrge, Take here (?) the forms given under wellyrge, where for 'sinus' l. (?) erinis ( = Ἐρινύς), and add
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Gydene, wælcyrie Ueneris, An. Ox. 4449

wirding

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Wyrdincgum maculis, An. Ox. 649. Add

ǽ-híw

(n.)
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ǽ-híw, es; n.

Pallor

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Pallor Ǽhíwum palloribus, An. Ox. 4897

Linked entry: hiw

galung

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Add: Galunge incantationum, An. Ox. 4940

hild-bedd

(n.)
Grammar
hild-bedd, es; n.

Deathbed

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Deathbed, Andr. Kmbl. 2186; An. 1094

hoh-mód

(adj.)
Grammar
hoh-mód, adj.

Having an anxious mind, anxious

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Having an anxious mind, anxious, Lye

berhtm-hwæt

(adj.)
Grammar
berhtm-hwæt, adj.

Swift as an eye-blinkceler ut oculi nictus

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Swift as an eye-blink; celer ut oculi nictus Ðec lígetu bláce, berhtmhwate ða ðec bletsige the pale lightnings, swift as an eye-blink, these shall bless thee, Cd. 192; Th. 240, 3; Dan. 381

eax-faru

(n.)
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an expedition in carriages(?) Aexfaru aparatu (perhaps a gloss on Ald. 64, 10 :-- Scythicae gentis impetum, quae cum infinito duelli apparatu proficiscens. In An. Ox. 4560 the word is glossed by fyrdungce ), Txts. 41, 186

gydig

(adj.)
Grammar
gydig, adj.
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Possessed by an evil spirit, mad Þæne gidian limphaticum, s. Saul (gy[digne], þæne gidigan limphaticum, i. vecordem, Hpt. Gl. 520, 63: cf. limphaticum wódan, Wrt. Voc. ii. 53, 56), An. Ox. 5009. Cf. god

Linked entry: gidig

bearhtm

A twinkling of an eyean instant

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A twinkling of an eye, an instant:Add: On breahtme in atomo, Wrt. Voc. ii. 79, 27: 46, 60. Þonne (at the last day) englas bláwað býman on brehtme (cf. 1 Cor. xv. 52), Cri. 882

á-licgan

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Add: to be at an end, come to an end, be brought low Mín wynn álæg there was an end to my joy, Ps. Th. 119, 5. Nó hira þrym álæg, An. 3. Ful oft þǽr wíg ne álæg rarely did war cease, Vid. 119. Symbel ne álégon feasts never failed, Reim. 5. Álicgan heonan

Linked entry: á-lecgan

for-fang

(n.)
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for-fang, -feng, fore-feng, -fong, es; m.

a seizing or rescuing of stolen or lost propertyapprehensiothe reward for rescuing such propertymerces, quæ bŏnōrum surreptōrum restĭtūtōri dătur

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a seizing or rescuing of stolen or lost property; apprehensio Be forstolenes mannes forfenge of seizing a stolen man, L. In. 53; Th. i. 134, 15, note 32. Be forstolenes ceápes forfenge of the rescuing of stolen property, 75, Th. i. 150, 4, note 7. the

Linked entries: fore-feng for-feng

FRIÐIAN

(v.)
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FRIÐIAN, freoðian; p. ode; pp. od; v. a. [friþ peace] .

to keep the peacetowards, make peaceto protectdefendkeeppācĭfĭcāre protĕgĕretuēri

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to keep the peace, ' friþ,' towards, make peace, to protect, defend, keep; pācĭfĭcāre protĕgĕre, tuēri Ðæt man eall friðige, ðæt se cyng friðian wille that one shall keep; the peace towards all that the king will, L. Ath. i. 20; Th. i

Linked entry: freoðian

in-coþu

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Incoþa colera, An. Ox. 31, 2: incommoditates, i. infirmitates, 1981. Colera rubea, ꝥ synt reáde incoða, beóð on sumera ... On hærfeste beóð colera nigra, ꝥ synt swearte incoðan, Angl. viii. 299, 30-34. Incoþan melancolias, i. nigrum fel, An. Ox. 3049.

lungre

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Add: of prompt action Eódon lungre under linde, nalæs late wǽron eorre æscberend, An. 46. Lungre leórdan, nalas leng bidon, 1044. of violent action Ic lungre earn deópe gedréfed, Cri. 167. Flódwylm ne mæg manna ǽnigne ofer Meotudes ést lungre gelettan

prica

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Add Seó forme ábécédé ys bútan pricon, and seó ððer ys gepricod on þá swýðran healfe, and seó þrydde on þá wynstran healfe, Angl. viii. 332, 42. add Ǽlce geáre wanað án tíd and án prica and se nigonteóða dǽl ánes prican, Angl. viii. 308, 46. Seó tíd

eorþ-weall

(n.)
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eorþ-weall, es; m.

An earth-wall, mound agger

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An earth-wall, mound; agger Under eorþweall under the earth-wall, Beo. Th. 6171; B. 3090. Mid eorþwealle with an earth-wall, Bd. 1, 5; S. 476, 10: 4, 28; S. 605, 24