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a-léfan

(v.)
Grammar
a-léfan, p. de; pp. ed

To permitgrantpermittereconcedere

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Bt. 38, 5; Fox 206, 7

be-æftan

(adv.)
Grammar
be-æftan, adv.

Behindafterhereafterpostponepostea

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Ðæt ic wille hér beæftan sweotolor gereccan that I will hereafter more clearly shew, Bt. 11, 1; Fox 30, 29

cleopian

(v.)
Grammar
cleopian, ode; od

To cry, callclamare

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To cry, call; clamare Ic nú wille geornlíce to Gode cleopian I will now earnestly call upon God, Bt. 3, 4; Fox 6, 28: Andr. Kmbl. 2796; An. 1400. Ic cleopode to ðé clamavi ad te, Ps. Th. 118, 146, 147

fiógan

(v.)
Grammar
fiógan, fión; p. fióde, pl. fiódon

To hateōdisse

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Fox 27, 47; Met. 27, 24

hwearf

(n.)
Grammar
hwearf, es; m.

A wharfbankshore

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A wharf, bank, shore Ðá gyrnde ðæt hé móste macian foran gén Mildryþe æker ǽnne hwerf wið ðon wódan tó werianne then he desired that he might make a bank opposite Mildred's fold for protection against floods [?], Chart. Th. 341, 7

meox-force

(n.)
Grammar
meox-force, an; f.

A fork used for removing dirt

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A fork used for removing dirt Myxforce rotabulum (rotabulum furca vel illud lignum cum quo ignis movetur in fornace causa coquendi: et dicitur sic, quia rotat et proruit ignem furni gratia coquendi vel stercora purgandi), Wrt. Voc. i. 16, 34

ge-neáhsen

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-neáhsen, adj.

Near

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Fox 4, 23; Met, 4, 12

Linked entry: -neáhsen

þríst-hygdig

(adj.)
Grammar
þríst-hygdig, -hýdig; adj.

Bold-mindedcourageous

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Fox 443; Men. 223. Sum biþ æt þearfe þrísthýdigra þegn mid his þeódne, Exon. Th. 298, 1; Crä. 78

regol

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Add: a ruler for drawing lines, v. regolian. a tabular arrangement, list given in tabular form Ðá talo ł reglas ðá Eusebius in ténum talum geendebrednade canones quos Eusebius in decem numeros ordinavit, Mt. p. 2, 18. Regulas, 3, 9

tó-sceótan

(v.)
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Ungesǽlge men deáþ ǽr willaþ foran tó sciótan = tóforan sceótan anticipate, rush in front of; cf. ða ungesǽligan menn forsceótaþ deáþ foran, Bt. 39, 1; Fox 212, 3; Met. 27, 19, is rather to be taken under sceótan. The passage is:

tó-swífan

(v.)

to move off in different directions

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Bt. 21; Fox 74, 11 Similar entries in tó-slúpan, I

swǽrmódness

(n.)
Grammar
swǽrmódness, (swár-), e; f.
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Sluggishness of disposition, slowness, dullness Oft mon biþ suíðe wandigende æt ǽlcum weorce and suíðe lætrǽde, and wénaþ menn ðæt hit sié for suármódnesse and for unarodscipe, and biþ ðeáh for wisdóme and for wærscipe ( but the Latin is : Saepe agendi

ge-ǽnan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-ǽnan, (?)

to unite oneselfjoin

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to unite oneself to, join with Be ðám þingum þe ðú mé ǽr sédest þat þú . . . for nánum þingum eft tó gecyrran nolde . . . ácsige ic þé hweðer þú áðer oððe for (fór, MS.) heora lufum, oððe for éniges þinges lufum hym eft tó geénan (géénan, MS.) wille,

Linked entries: ǽnan ge-énan

un-geboren

(adj.)
Grammar
un-geboren, adj.

Unborn

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Unborn Ge for geborene ge for ungeborene, L. A. G. proem.; Th. i. 152, 6

Linked entry: ge-beran

gál-scipe

(n.)
Grammar
gál-scipe, es; m. [gál lust, -scipe -ship]

Luxurylustfulnesslasciviousnesswantonnesslewdnessluxŭrialĭbīdolascīviapetulantiasaty̆riăsis σατυρίασιs

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We lǽraþ, ðæt man wið fúlne gálscipe warnige symle we instruct, that one always guard himself against foul lasciviousness, L. C. E. 24; Th. i. 374, 9. For gálscipe for wantonness, Cd. 18; Th. 22, 15; Gen. 341.

deáfu

(n.)
Grammar
deáfu, e; f. [deáf deaf]

Deafness surdĭtas

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Deafness; surdĭtas Wið eárwærce and wið deáfe for ear-ache and for deafness, L. M. 1, 3; Lchdm. ii. 40, 8. Wið eárena deáfe for deafness of ears, 1, 3; Lchdm. ii. 40, 20

in-seglung

(n.)
Grammar
in-seglung, e; f.

A sealingseal

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A sealing, seal Ic bidde ðé for godes lufan ðæt ðú mé unlýse ða insæglunge I pray thee for the love of God that thou unloose for me the seal, Homl. Skt. 3, 537

Linked entry: seglung

stearc

(adj.)
Grammar
stearc, adj.
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Se stearca wind norþan-eástan, Bt. 9; Fox 26, 18. Se stearca storm, Met. 6, 11. Stearc storma gelác, 26, 29. Þurh ðone stearcan wind norþan and eástan, Bt. 4; Fox 8, 5. Stearce stormas, 23; Fox 78, 27.

Linked entries: stearc-heard streac

ge-stǽnan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-stǽnan, p. de; pp. ed

To stone

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To stone Stephanus for Godes geleáfan wæs gestǽned Stephen was stoned for belief in God, Homl. Th. ii. 82, 21. In ǽ Moises bebeád us ðuslíc gestǽna in lege Moses mandavit nobis hujusmodi lapidare, Jn. Skt. Lind. 8, 5.

á-berendlic

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Swilc forgifnes swilce hit for Gode gebeorhlic sý, and for weorulde áberendlic, L. Edg. ii. 1; Th. i. 266, 6. Dóm . . . for worolde áberendlic, L. Eth. vi. 10; Th. i. 318, 7. Add