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wiltan

(v.)
Grammar
wiltan, p. wilte

To roll (trans.)

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Hé wylte (tówælte, Lind.: áwælte, Rush.) ánne stán tó ðære byrgenne dura aduoluit lapidem ad ostium monumenti, Mk. Skt. 15, 46. Hé (a cup) in healle wæs wylted and wended wloncra folmum, Exon. Th. 441, 16; Rä. 60, 19

FRÁSIAN

(v.)
Grammar
FRÁSIAN, freásian; p. ade; pp. ad

To askinquiretemptinterrŏgāreconquīrĕresciscĭtāritentāre

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Lind. 9, 16. Wæs mǽst Babilón burga, óþ-ðæt Baldazar, þurh gylp, grome Godes freásade [MS. frea sæde] Babylon was greatest of cities, until Belshazzar, through vain glory, fiercely tempted God, Cd. 209; Th. 259, 22; Dan. 695

lopystre

(n.)
Grammar
lopystre, an; f.

A lobstera locust

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Lind. 1, 6

neom

(v.)
Grammar
neom, neam, nam = ne eom

am notis not

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am not, is not Ðæs gescý neom (nam, Lind.: næm, Rush.) ic wyrðe tó berenne, Mt. Kmbl. 3, 11. Neam ic non sum, Ps. Surt. 118, 30. Sí eówer sprǽc: Hyt ys, hyt ys;nyt nys, hyt nys, Mt. Kmbl. 5, 37. Nis álýfed it is not allowed, Homl. Th. i. 94. 29

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rásettan

(v.)
Grammar
rásettan, p. te
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Blác rásetteþ reáda líg, reðe scríþeþ, Exon. Th. 51, 1; Cri. 809. Cf. rǽs

ge-wuldrian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-wuldrian, p. ode; pp. od

To glorify

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Lind. 9, 8. Hie gesáwon ðæt heó wæs gewuldrod they saw that she was glorified, Blickl. Homl. 139, 25. Ðú eart gewuldrad mirificatus es, Ps. Th. 138, 12. Ðú gewuldroda cyning thou glorified king, Blickl. Homl. 147, 35

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ge-hú

(adv.)
Grammar
ge-hú, adv.

In any manner

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In any manner He is gecweden hláf ðurh getácnunge and lamb and leó and gehú elles he is called bread typically and lamb and lion and in any other way, Homl. Th. ii. 268, 17.

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ge-lytlian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-lytlian, -litlian; p. ode, ade; pp. od, ad

To diminish, lessen, humblemĭnuĕre, hŭmĭliāre

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Mín líf gelytlad is hŭmĭliāvit vītam meam, Ps. Th. 142, 3

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ymb-wendan

(v.)
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Lind. 20, 14. Ymbwoend averte Rtl. 8, 37; 15, 25. Ymbwoendendum vellentibus 19, 15. Sié ymbuoended inmutatur 96, 13. Sié umbuoendedo moveantur 167, 1

fæstlic

firmsolidresolutevigorous

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Add: lit. firm, solid Geseah ic wíngeard trumlicne and fæstlicne vineam solidam miratus sum, Nar. 4, 28. resolute, vigorous Fæstlic on færelde, Rún. 27. Suelce hé fæsðlicu and stranglecu weorc wyrce quaedam robusta exerceat, Past. 235, 18.

ge-sméþian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-sméþian, p. ode
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To make smooth, remove inequalities from a surface (lit. or fig. ), level an inequality Þonne ic fram fyrde gecyrre ic tówurpe ðás burh and hí gesméðige. Hml. Th. i. 450, 10. Clincig gesméþiende síþfæt asperum planes iter, Hy. S. 104, 35.

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lǽþ

Grammar
lǽþ, land, <b>lǽþ</b>
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Take these together, and add On westan Cænt ðǽr ðæt land and ðæt lǽð tó líð, C. D. vi. 81, 19. Of Æglesforda and of ellan þám lǽþe þe þǽr tó líþ de Æilesforda et de toto illo lesto quod ad illum manerium pertinet, C. D. B. iii. 659, 25

tó-swellan

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After 'F' in last line insert: 10876, and add His hýd tósweóll cutis intumescebat, Gr. D. 157, 9.

scearfian

(v.)
Grammar
scearfian, ode

To scrape,

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Lind. 13, 7, 9. Scearfige ealle ðás rinda tógædere, Lchdm. iii. 14, 4

dweorge-dwosle

(n.)
Grammar
dweorge-dwosle, -dwostle, an; f. [dweorg a dwarf]

The herb pennyroyalmentha pulēgium

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The herb pennyroyal; mentha pulēgium, Lin Herbs pollēgion [ = pulēgium], ðæt is dweorge-dwosle, Herb. cont. 94, 1; Lchdm. i. 38, 12.

mǽrsung

(n.)
Grammar
mǽrsung, e; f.

a making knownreportrumourfamerenowncelebritycelebrationa making greatmagnifyingglorificationGreatnessmagnificenceexcellencyhonourfavour

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Lind. 9, 26. Gefehto and mérsungo (opiniones) ðara gefehto, Mk. Skt. Lind. 13, 7. fame, renown, celebrity Gesprang mérsung his in alle Syria abiit opinio ejus in totam Syriam, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 4, 24. Herodes gehérde mérsung (famam) Hǽlendes, 14, 1.

un-dón

(v.)
Grammar
un-dón, p. -dyde; pp. -dón

To undoto undo that which is closedto opento undo that which is boundto releaseto releaseabsolveto undo that which closesto open a doorto undo that which binds or fastensto undo a bolt, a knotto undo what has been doneto abrogatedestroy

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Lind. 5, 17. Ðætte ne sé undóen ae ut non soluatur lex, Jn. Skt. Lind. Rush. 7, 23

sceaft

(n.)
Grammar
sceaft, es; m. : e, f.

creation,origina creation, what is created, a creature

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Fram fruman gesceafte (scæftes, Lind.) ab initio creaturae, Mk. Skt. 10, 6. Of frymmðe ðære gesceafte (ðæs sceæftes, Lind.) ðe God gesceóp ab initio creaturae quam condidit Deus, 13, 19.

tó-licgan

(v.)
Grammar
tó-licgan, p. -læg, pl. -lǽgon; pp. -legen.

to lie or run in different directionsTo lie between,to lie and part,to divide,separate

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To lie between, to lie and part, to divide, separate Seó eá tólíþ Witland and Weonodland, Ors. 1, 1; Swt. 20, 6. Ǽlc ðæra sprǽca is tódǽled on manega ðeóda, and ða sint tólegena and tódǽlda mid sǽ and mid wudum and mid muntum, Bt. 18, 2; Fox 62, 34

Germania

(n.)
Grammar
Germania, e [ = æ]; f.

Germany

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De magnitudine Germaniæ antiqux, pp. 94-98, also Lib. iii. Cap. xxxviii. pp. 157-162, and the map, p. 3. Also Cellarii Geographia Antiqua, Cantab. 4to. 1703, pp. 309-313. Warnefried's Hist. Longob. Lib. i.