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á-streccan

to stretch outhold oatto extend:--to prostrate,

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Ástrehtne hneccan erectam cervicem, Scint. 83, 18. of time to extend:-- Seó fífte yld stód ástreht oð þæt Críst sylf com, Ælfc. T. Grn. 8, 31 : 19, 41. to prostrate, of a person's posture, lit. or fig.

bere-wíc

(n.)
Grammar
bere-wíc, es; n.

A barley-villagea corn-villagehordeaceus vel frumentarius vicus,

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A barley-village, a corn-village; hordeaceus vel frumentarius vicus, Th. Diplm. A. D. 1060; 382, 12 : A. D. 1093; 443, 31

ge-mynetian

(v.)
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to mint, coin Nime man twéntig hund mancusa goldes and gemynetige tó mancusan, C.D.B. iii. 75, 20. O.H. Ger. munizón: Icel. mynta.]

Linked entry: mynetian

ge-fole

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-fole, adj.

Having a foalmilch

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Having a foal, milch Ðrítig gefolra olfend-myrena mid heora coltum thirty milch camels [camelos fætas] with their colts, Gen. 32, 15

ge-recan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-recan, p. ge-ræc
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To move, come, go Tósomne geræc (printed -ræt) congelaverat Wrt. Voc. ii. 133, 37. Ꝥ blód tósamne geræc, Bl. H. 183, 25

Linked entries: recan ge-recenness

ge-cócsian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-cócsian, p. ode
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To fry, cook Bán mína swá swá on cócerpannan gecócsoda ( confrixa ) synd. Ps. Rdr. 101, 4. Gecócsade, Wrt. Voc. ii. 133. 26

Linked entry: -cócsian

æf-dýne

(n.)
Grammar
æf-dýne, es; m.

A descent, declivity

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A descent, declivity Æfdýni (ęsdyni, MS.) defexum, decliuium (cf. deuexu[m], declibium, descensum,) (Corp. Gl. Hessels. 41, 140), Hpt. 33, 250, 3

Linked entry: -dýne

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Þæt gé healdan eów sylfe (uosmet) ǽnlíce, Coll. M. 35, 37. Gé dóþ eów sylfe wyrsan þonne eówre ágne ǽhta, Bt. 14, 2 ; F. 44, 36. Eáþmódgiaþ eów sylfe, Bl. H. 99, 3. Add

ágniend

(n.)
Grammar
ágniend, áhniend, es; m.

An ownera possessorpossessor

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An owner, a possessor; possessor Se ðe ys áhniend eorþan and heofenan qui est possessor cœli et terræ, Gen. 14, 22

Linked entry: áhniend

fér

(n.)
Grammar
fér, es; m.

A feverfebris

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M. cont. 1, 62; Lchdm. ii. 12, 28

hring-nett

(n.)
Grammar
hring-nett, es; n.
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A net-work of rings, a coat of mail formed of rings Hringnet bǽron locene leoþosyrcan, Beo. Th. 3783; B. 1889

metten

(n.)
Grammar
metten, e; f.

One of the Fates

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Cott. mettena) ðe folcisce men hátaþ Parcas, Bt. 35, 6; Fox 168, 24

tǽl-wirðe

(adj.)
Grammar
tǽl-wirðe, -wierðe, -wyrðe; adj.

Blameworthy, reprehensible

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Tǽlwyrðes (-wierðes, Cott. MSS.), 195, 24

un-getrum

(adj.)
Grammar
un-getrum, adj.

Infirm

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Infirm Manige men bióþ ungetrume (untrume, Cott. MS.) ǽgþer ge on móde ge on líchoman, Bt. 39, 10; Fox 226, 36

Linked entry: ge-trum

híg-síþe

(n.)
Grammar
híg-síþe, es; m.

A hay-scythe

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A hay-scythe Se Godes wer . . . bær on his eaxle his hégsíþe falcem fenariam in collo deferens, Gr. D. 37, 14

Linked entry: hég-síþe

syndrig

(adj.)
Grammar
syndrig, adj.

separate, alone, not joined with othersstanding apart, not accessiblespecial, set apart for a particular purposespecial, singular, extraordinary, remarkable for an unusual qualityfor the unusual degree in which some quality existsof that which concerns a single person, private, ownproprius, privatusseparate, several, sundry, each separatelyone a-piece, one each

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; Hé (Hannibal) com tó Alpis ðǽm muntum . . . and ðone weg geworhte ofer munt Iof (munti fór MS. C.).

teohhian

(v.)
Grammar
teohhian, teohchian, teohgian, tihhian, teohian, teochian, tihian; p. ode.
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Ðæt hé forðý reáfige ðý hé tiohchie (teohhige, Cott.

á-fédan

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Gestreón þanon ic mé áfede ( pascam ) and mín wíf and mínne sunu, Coll. M. 27. 21. Hé gyrnde landes ꝥ hé mihte hine on áfédan, Chr. 1049; P. 168, 17. Áfoedde confoti , Wrt.

wel-dǽd

(n.)
Grammar
wel-dǽd, e; f.

a good deeda benefitfavourkindnessan officeservice

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Cumlíþnysse and manscipes weldǽdum underþeódde hospitalitatis atque humanitatis offitiis deditos Cod. Dip. B. i. 154, 38

heofonisc

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Hié ne mehton from Galliscum fýre forbærnede weorþan, ac hí hefenisc fýr (e coelo ignis) foibærnde, Ors. 2, 8; S. 94, 15. Add