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efen-lǽcung

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Mid efenlǽcinge háligra mægena imitatione virtutis, R. Ben. 139, 7. Þá Judéiscan wǽron ytele ðurh euenlǽcunge, ná ðurh gecynde, Hml. Th. ii. 226, 35. Add

efnes

(adv.)
Grammar
efnes, adv.
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Eal ꝥ ús þincð ǽmtig . . . bið emnes mid þý eal gefylled, Dóm. L. 150

forca

(n.)
Grammar
forca, force, an; f. (v. meox-force)
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Ðá cwelleras tugon þá gléda under ðæt bedd, and wiðufan mid heora forcum (cf. geaflum, l. 5) hine ðýdon. Hml. Th. i. 430, 11. Add:

hergaþ

Grammar
hergaþ, hereþ

booty

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Þá ongan hé þǽr standan earm mid his hereðe (cum praeda sua), Gr. D. 224, 26. Add:

íren

(adj.)
Grammar
íren, adj.
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Mid írenum þíslum sleán, Bl. H. 189, 30. Add

melcan

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Gif þé meolce lyste, þonne strocca þú þínne wynstran finger mid þínre swýþra[n] handa þám gelíce swylce þú melce, Tech. ii. 123, 25. Add

pise

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Mid hire ýtemestan fingrum þǽre lenticula, ꝥ syndon pysan, heó onhrán and on hire múð sende þreóra corna gewyrde, Hml. S. 23 b, 715. Add

senatus

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Mid þára senata (senatuses, v. l.) willan voluntate senatus, Ors. 4, 10; S. 202, 20. For þára senatum ege, 5, 9; S. 232, 28. Add

þurh-standan

(v.)
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to persist, continue Þone æftran dæg mid his nihte on bénum hé þurhstód secundo die cum nocte subsequent in precibus perstitit, Gr. D. 200, 8

mealm-stán

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Wrít þysne circul mid þínes cnífes orde on ánum mealmstáne (printed mealan stáne; but see Archiv cxxix. 48, n. l), Lch. i. 395, 4. Add

on-winnende

(adj.)

assailing, attacking

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Míne geféran mé betǽhton ðám onwinnendum feóndum, Homl. Skt. i. 7, 351

sóþ-fæder

(n.)

the father of truth or justicethe Deity

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the father of truth or justice, the Deity Á tó worulde forð in engla dreáme mid sóðfæder symble wunian, Exon. Th. 7, 18; Cri. 103

Linked entry: sóþ-cyning

ge-swustra

(n.)
Grammar
ge-swustra, -swustru

sisters,

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To mínre méder and mínum geswustrum to my mother and my sisters, Nar. 3, 8

hócor

(n.)
Grammar
hócor, es; m. [?]

Mockery, scorn, insult, derision

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Mockery, scorn, insult, derision Tó oft man mid hócere góddǽda hyrweþ too often good deeds are depreciated with derision, Swt. A. S. Rdr. 110, 162

Linked entry: hócer

tindiht

(adj.)
Grammar
tindiht, adj.

Having spikes or teeth,beaked

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Romanus) hét stingan mid írenum gyrdum tyndehtum, Shrn. 115, 25

Linked entries: tyndeht tindect tindig

bár-spere

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Þeáh hine deófol mid bárspere beótige tó ofsticianne, Angl. viii. 324, 19. Bársperum venabulis, An. Ox. 737. Add

sliht

(n.)
Grammar
sliht, sleaht, sleht, slieht, sliét, slyht (see the cpds.), es; m.

a striking of coin a stroke, flash of lightningslaughter, death by violencethe deadly stroke of diseasewhat is to be killed, animals for slaughter a blow, mortal blow; stamp, coining strages, occisio mowing ; striking of an instrument

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Hú hé mid forhergiunge and mid heora mǽga slihtum on his geweald geniédde Ors. 2, 5; Swt. 82, 17 : 5, 11; Swt. 238, 5. the deadly stroke of disease Ðis folc is mid swurde ðæs heofonlícan graman ofslegen, and gehwilce sind mid fǽrlícum slihte áwéste Homl

land-búend

(n.)
Grammar
land-búend, es; m.

husbandmana native

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Ic ðæt londbúend leóde míne secgan hýrde I heard the land's inhabitants, my people, say, Beo. Th. 2694; B. 1345

Linked entry: búend

swǽman

(v.)
Grammar
swǽman, p. de
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Ure Louerd ne mei uor reouðe wernen hire, ne sweamen hire heorte mid wernunge, A. R. 330, 11. Þe swemande sorȝe soȝt to his hert, Allit. Pms. 54, 563.

Linked entry: á-swǽman

trumness

(n.)
Grammar
trumness, e; f.
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Wé witon ðæt manega clericas nyton hwæt byþ quadrans, ac wé willaþ his mihta and his trumnysse hér geswutelian, Anglia viii. 306, 28. health Ða truman sint tó manianne ðæt hié gewilnigen mid ðæs lícuman trumnesse ðæt him ne losige sió hǽlo ð æs módes