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á-réceleásian

(v.)
Grammar
á-réceleásian, p. ode
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To be negligent Ic áréceleásode and tó læt wæs míne cyrcan tó sécenne, Angl. xi. 102, 68

árigend

(n.)
Grammar
árigend, es; m.
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A patron, protector, benefactor Heó wæs wuduwena and steópcilda árigend, Lch. iii. 430, 2: Wlfst. 257, 4

dohtor-sunu

(n.)
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a grandson Leódulf wæs þæs ealdan Oddan sunu and Eádweardes cininges dohtorsunu, Chr. 982; P. 124, 32

cynn-recceniss

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Crístes cynnreccenise ( generatio ) suǽ wæs, Mt. L. 1, 18. Bóc cynnrecenisse liber generationis, p. 9, 13. Add

hundred-mann

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Wæs sumes hundredmannes þeówa untrum, 7, 2. Add

sceamol

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Seó ealde cyrce wæs eall behangen mid criccum and mid creópera sceamelum, Hml. S. 21, 432. Add

rýmetleást

(n.)
Grammar
rýmetleást, e; f.

Want of room

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Want of room Maria hire sunu for rýmetleáste on ánre binne geléde, Homl. Th. i. 34, 22

Linked entry: rýmet

tó-hopung

(n.)
Grammar
tó-hopung, e; f.

Hopeexpectation

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Hope, expectation Wæs eall heora myne fæst on tóhopunge ðæs écean Drihtnes, Homl. Skt. i. 23, 155

Linked entry: -hopung

ge-writ

(n.)
Grammar
ge-writ, es; n.

Something writtenwritingscriptureinscriptiona writinglettertreatisewritcharterbook

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Án oxe ne án cú ne án swín ðæt næs gesæt on his gewrite and ealle ða gewrita wǽron gebroht to him syððan there was not an ox nor a cow nor a swine that was not put in his book [Doomsday Book], and all the writings were brought to him afterwards, 1085;

Linked entries: ge-wreot writ

rýman

(v.)
Grammar
rýman, de.

to make roomy, extend, spread, enlarge,amplifyto clear a wayyield, give place

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Th. 436, 18. to make clear by removing obstructions, to clear a way (lit. and metaph.) Hé sáwlumrýmeþ lífwegas, Exon. Th. 148, 4; Gú. 739 : 436, 6; Rä. 54, 10.

Linked entry: rúmaþ

Francan

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Florus wæs fyrmest þǽra Francena þegna, Hml. S. 6, 140. Hé mid þám Francum wunode, 29, 164. Mid Froncum ic wæs, Víd. 68: 24: B. 2912. Add

ofer-sceadwian

(v.)
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Maria wæs ofersceadewed ðurh mihte þæs Hálgan Gástes. Hú wæs heó ofersceadewod ?, Hml. Th. i. 198, 30-34. Se Hálga Gást hý mid his mihte ofersceadewode, Wlfst, 193, 13

púca

(n.)
Grammar
púca, an; m.
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Wæs sumes gesíðes tún, sé wæs Púh (Púhh, v. l.) háten qui vocabatur Puch, Bd. 5, 4; Sch. 567, 10

Linked entry: púcel

iú-geára

(adv.)
Grammar
iú-geára, adv.

Formerly

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Formerly Breoton wæs iúgeára Albion háten Brittania cui quondam Albion nomen fuit, Bd. 1, 1; S. 473, 8

Lǽden-stæf

(n.)
Grammar
Lǽden-stæf, es; m.
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A Latin letter Hit wæs áwriten grécisceon and lédenstafon erat scribtum græce et latine, Jn. Skt. 19, 20

ge-búnes

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Seó gifernes gebúend wæs (gisternes gebúennes) [Dr. Bradley's emendation] þæs engles angeli domicilium, Bl. H. 163, 12

ge-hǽt

(v.)
Grammar
ge-hǽt, part.

Made warmheatedcălĕfactus

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Made warm, heated; călĕfactus Ðæt sý gehǽt let it be heated, Herb. 23, 2; Lchdm. i. 120, 8

ge-sceandnys

(n.)
Grammar
ge-sceandnys, -nyss, e; f.

A confusionconfūsio

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A confusion; confūsio Ðú wást ge-sceandnysse míne tu scis confūsiōnem meam, Ps. Spl. 68, 23: 131, 19

þunorrád-stefn

(n.)
Grammar
þunorrád-stefn, e; f.

A voice of thunder

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A voice of thunder Wæs þunurrádstefn strang on hweóle vox tonitrui tui in rota, Ps. Th. 76, 14

un-eáðelícness

(n.)
Grammar
un-eáðelícness, e; f.

Difficulty

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Difficulty Ðá wæs mycel unéþelícnes geworden be his byrignesse facta difficultate tumulandi, Bd. 4, 11; S. 580, 8