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ge-bláwan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-bláwan, p. -bleów, pl. -bleówon; pp. -bláwen [ge-, bláwan to blow]

To blow ⬩ flāre ⬩ sufflāre

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Lind. 20, 22

Linked entry: ge-bleów

ge-onfenge

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-onfenge, adj.

Taken

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Lind. 17, 35

Linked entry: on-fenge

ge-sciran

(v.)

to act as a steward ⬩ vilicare

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Lind. 16, 2

tánian

(v.)

to decide by lot

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Lind. 23, 23. (?)

Linked entry: tánages

under-cirran

(v.)

subvertere

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Lind. Rush. 23, 2

un-forlǽten

(adj.)
Grammar
un-forlǽten, adj.

Not left

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Lind. Rush. 12, 20

þweng

(n.)
Grammar
þweng, e; f.(?)

A band

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Lind. 23, 5

ymb-lócian

(v.)
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Lind. Rush. 3, 34

hweól-fág

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For second line substitute Hwiólfáge cyclade. Wrt. Voc. ii. 20, 33

á-sígan

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Se wǽta ásigí (labitur) tó ðám lime, Past. 72, 10. Add

sí

(v.)
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Lind. : sié. Rush.), Mt. Kmbl. 6, 1. Ðæt hí sýn (sié, Lind.: siǽ. Rush.) án, Jn. Skt. 17, 11. 21, 22, 23

Linked entries: seó sié sién sín sió sý sýn

stǽnen

(adj.)
Grammar
stǽnen, (in the oblique cases the -en is sometimes contracted or absorbed; see below, and for other instances see under stapol); adj.
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Lind. 26, 7. Ða stǽnenan bredu the tables of stone, Past. 17; Swt. 125, 18: Ex. 31, 18. Stǽnene (sǽnine, Lind.) wæterfatu, Jn. Skt. 2, 6. Geond ealle ðás strǽt and stǽnene wegas, Homl. Skt. i. 14, 156

medume

(adj.)
Grammar
medume, medeme, meodume; adj.

middling ⬩ moderate ⬩ common ⬩ occupying the middle or mean position as regards ⬩ observing the just mean ⬩ perfect ⬩ meet ⬩ fit ⬩ worthy

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Ðæs medemestan lífes (the life mid-way between the best and worst, cf. mon forlǽt ðæt wyrreste líf and ne mæg git cuman tó ðæm betstan, 10), Past. 51, 6; Swt. 399, 15. age : -- Mínre yldstan déhter ... ðære medemestan ... ðære gingstan, Chart.

Linked entry: medeme

þorfan

(v.)
Grammar
þorfan, p. te
Entry preview:

To need Ne ðorfeþ (-æþ, Lind.) non indiget, Jn. Skt. Rush. 13, 10. Ne ðo[r]feþ ða ðe hálo sint tó léce non egent qui sani sunt medico, Lk. Skt. Lind. 5, 31. Cf. þearfan, and see next word

sceáwere

(n.)
Grammar
sceáwere, es; m.

an observer, ⬩ a spy ⬩ a watch-tower ⬩ a mirror ⬩ a buffoon, an actor

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Sceáwere(the word occurs in a list of military terms), speculia Wrt. Voc. i. 36, 4. a mirror Sceáwere(in a list of words connected with dress.) speculea Cf.

Linked entry: sceáwend-sprǽc

æling

(n.)

weariness ⬩ tædium

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Cot; Rawl. viii. notes, line 10

án-cummum

(adv.)
Grammar
án-cummum, adv. [án one, cummum the dat. of cuma a comer]

One by one ⬩ singly ⬩ singulatim

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Lind. War. 21, 25

ár

(adv.)

before

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Kmbl, Lind. 20, 1

art

art

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Lind. War. 1, 19

a-storfen

(v.; part.)
Grammar
a-storfen, part.

Starved ⬩ like a dead body ⬩ cadaverosus

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Starved, like a dead body; cadaverosus,Wanl Catal. 43, 17

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