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ge-wemmedlíce

(adv.)
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Take here <b>ge-wemmodlíce</b> in Dict., and add

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ge-wiltan

(v.)
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ge-wiltan, p. te
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Take here <b>ge-wæltan</b> in Dict

cossian

(v.)
Grammar
cossian, p. ode; pp. od [cos a kiss]

To kiss osculari

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To kiss; osculari Heó hit cossode she kissed it Homl. Th. i. 566, 19

cuculer

(n.)
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cuculer, es; m.

A spoon cochlear

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A spoon; cochlear Þrý cuculeras three spoons Herb. 26, 3; Lchdm. i. 122, 24

bufan

(prep.; adv.)
Grammar
bufan, prep. adv.
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ofwearp þone ent bufon ðám eágan, Hml.

sand

(n.)
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sand, es; m. [? or should the passages that follow be put under sand; f.? cf. the later application of witness to a person]

A messenger, envoy

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Here sandes feórden betwyx heom and hí togædere cómen and wurðe sæhte their envoys went between them, and they came together and were reconciled, 1135; Erl. 261, 20. Sonden commen betwenen ðe soðe word me seiden, Laym. 4651.

Linked entries: sand sond

full-fremedlíce

(adv.)
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Þæt þæt gehwilc on him sylfum be dǽle hæfð, þæt hæfð on óðrum werode fulfremodlíce . . . Is gehwilc ðǽra weroda þám naman gecíged ðe ðá gife getácnað þe fulfremedlícor underféng, Hml. Th. i. 348, 18-31.

ge-flíman

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gefeaht wiþ Gotan and gefliémed wearð, and bedrifen on ánne tún, S. 292, I. Grendel wérigmód on weg þanon . . . fǽge and geflýmed feórlastas bær, B. 846.

godcundlic

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Add: of God For his godcundlicum anwealde is ǽghwǽr andweard, Bt. 42; F. 258, 11. proceeding from God, inspired by God Godcundlicum wordum ( with words from the Scriptures ) heó hyre bearn lǽrde, Lch. iii. 428, 28. devoted to God, religious Godcundlicere

ord-fruma

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Ǽlc ðing hæfð anginn and ordfruman ðurh God, ac God . . . næfð nán angin ne nǽnne ordfruman, Hex. 22, 1. eallum gesceaftum anginn and ordfruman forgeaf, Hml. Th. i. 274, 30. 1 a.

weg-nest

(n.)
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weg-nest, es; n.

Food for a journey

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Heó onféng wægnyste ðære hálgan gemǽnsumnysse. Bd. 4, 23; S. 595, 27. bútan hǽlo wegnyste of worulde gewát, 5, 14; S. 634, 33. wæs hine trymmende mid ðý heofonlícum wægneste, 4, 24; S. 599, 2

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ést-mete

(n.)
Grammar
ést-mete, es; m.

Delicate meat, dainties, luxuriesdelĭcātus cĭbus, daps, dēlĭciæ

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Seó wuduwe ðe lyfaþ on éstmettum. heó ne lyfaþ ná, ac heó is deád. Ðeós Anna, ðe we embe sprecaþ, ne lufude heó ná éstmettas, ac lufude fæstenu the widow who liveth in luxuries, she liveth not, but she is dead.

heofone

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Geseah standan áne hlǽdre fram eorðan tó heofenan, 28, 12. God hét þá fæstnisse heofenan, I. 8. On ðám óðrum dæge gesceóp God heofenan, seó ðe is geháten firmamentum, Lch. iii. 232, 13. getimbrode ðá heálican heofenan, Hml.

fercian

(v.)

to bringcarryconductto supportTo go

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Ǽlcon men is álýfed ꝥ of his yldrena gestreóne hine sylfne fercian móte, Hml.

meaht

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Ox. 1237. associated with mægen on mihte (mahte.

níd-þearf

(n.)
Grammar
níd-þearf, e; f.

necessityinevitablenessnecessityconstraintneeda necessary thingwhat a person needsneeddistresstroublea necessary business

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wirþ swá earm ðæt næfþ furþum ða neódþearfe áne ( fit ut necessariis egeat ), ðæt is wist and wǽda; wilnaþ ðonne ðære neádþearfe, næs ðæs anwealdes, Bt. 33, 2; Fox 124, 15-18.

beran

to carrybringto bearto sufferto carryfruit

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bierð (byrð, v. l.] on bis heortan ðá byrðenne ðæs bismeres, Past. 73, 1 2. Wyrþe ꝥ hié heofoncining on heora heortum beran, Bl.

á-wrítan

to write out or downwrite wordsto transcribecopy in writingto state in writingto write a book, letter,to write of or about somethingto write toto write an account ofdescribeto inscribe the name of a personto write on materialcover with writingto make a symbol other than a letter

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Hig wǽron áwritene ipsi descripti fuerunt, Num. 11, 26. to write on material, cover with writing Þæt Alexandres wísan besceáwade, swá hit him eft hám bebeád on ánum brede áwriten, and siþþan hit áwriten wæs hit oferworhte mid weaxe virum ad

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on-warian

(v.)
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to take heed, beware Is ús tó behealdanne, þæt wé onwarigan þæt þǽra yfela and þǽra unríhta ne sý tó feala, Verc. Först. 105, 4. Is mycel þearf ǽghwylcum men tó onwariganne þæt þis symle hæbbe on gemyndum, 109, 10

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þeóf

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Man sette heora heáfda swilce óþra ðeófa búton ðám portweallon on ðám heáfodstoccum, Hml. S. 23, 76. genam on his cwearterne twégen ðeófas, and sealde him ðone unlybban, Hml. Th. i. 72, 19. v. firen-, handfangen-, útfangene-þeóf. Add