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líþian

(v.)
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Dele ', or make, ' and add Líþian mitescere, An. Ox. 3852

pricels

(n.)
Grammar
pricels, es; m. (?).
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, and add Unálýfedlicum pricelsum inlecebrosis stimulis An. Ox. 4228

sweoloþa

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Wallendre hǽte and swoloðan caumate, An. Ox. 23, 55. Add

unriht-crafing

(n.)
Grammar
unriht-crafing, e; f.
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An unjust claim Hér kýð on þissere béc ꝥ Huberd cræfede ánne wífmon mid unrihte . . . Huberd wæs leósende þǽre wífmanne for his unrihtcræfinge þá and ǽfre mó, Cht. Th. 633, 16-28

Linked entry: crafing

sépan

(v.)
Grammar
sépan, (seppan ?); p. te
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To cause to perceive, to teach Se stán sépte sacerdas sweotolum tácnum, Andr. Kmbl. 1483 ; An. 743. Ðus mé fæder mín unweaxenne wordum lǽrde, sépte sóðcwidum, Elen. Kmbl. 1057 ; El. 530.

Linked entry: sewte

ge-bytlu

(n.)
Grammar
ge-bytlu, indecl. f.

A building

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A building Man bytlode áne gebytlu, and ða wyrhtan worhton ða gebytlu on ðam Sæternes-dæge, and wæs ðá forneán geendod they were building a building, and the workmen were making the building on the Saturday, and it was then very nearly finished, Homl

ná-wiht

(n.)
Grammar
ná-wiht, nó-wiht, ná-uht, náwht, náht, nóht.

nothingnaughta thing of no valuean evil thingnot

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Næfdon heó nóht on hire, búton ðæt án ðæt heó hæfde mennisce onlícnesse, 147, 15.

CLYPPAN

(v.)
Grammar
CLYPPAN, p. clypte; pp. clypt

To embraceclaspCLIPcherishcomplectiamplexari

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Ǽghwæðer óðerne earme beþehte, cyston hie and clypton each embraced the other with his arm, they kissed and clasped each other Andr. Kmbl. 2031; An. 1018

Linked entry: be-clyppan

hefe-full

(adj.)
Grammar
hefe-full, adj.

Grievous

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Grievous Sý hé ána wuniende mid dǽdbóte and hefefulre hreówesunge solus sit persisiens in poenitentie luctu, R. Ben. 49, 18

FÓT

(n.)
Grammar
FÓT, nom. acc: gen. fótes; dat. fét, fóte; pl. nom. acc. fét, fótas; gen. fóta; dat. inst. fótum; m.

a FOOTpésthe footpēs

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In our day, the legislature passed an act so late as July 30, 1855. It is styled An Act for legalising and preserving the restored standards and weights and measures.

preón

(n.)
Grammar
preón, es; m.
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Hió becwiþ hyre ealdan gewíredan preón is an .vi. mancussum, Chart. Th. 537, 35. Ic geann mínre yldran dehter ... ánes bendes and twegea preóna[s] and ánes wífscrúdes ealles, 530, 21. Menum ł preónum monilibus, Hpt. Gl. 434, 71.

tó-nemnan

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Þonne ðá fíf þing ealle gegædorade beóþ, ðonne beóþ hit eall án ðing, andán þing biþ God; and hé biþ ánfeald un-tódǽled, þeáh hí ǽr on manig tónemned wǽre, Bt. 33, 2; F. 122, 19. Add

efne

(int.)
Grammar
efne, interj.

Lo! behold! truly! indeeden, ecce, certe, prŏfecto

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indeed; en, ecce, certe, prŏfecto Ðá se tán gehwearfefne ofer ǽnne ealdgesíða then indeed went the lot over one of the old comrades, Andr. Kmbl. 2209; An. 1106. And efne! ðá ætýwde Moyses and Helias et ecce apparuērunt Moyses et Elias, Mt.

earglíce

(adv.)
Grammar
earglíce, in a cowardly manner.
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Se smið eóde tó his byrgene and genam áne hringan, earhlíce swáþeáh, 21, 63. Hí hí sylfe earhlíce betealdon, 23, 307. Þú earhlíce ( with fear and trembling ) scealt gyltas þíne bemurnan, Dóm. L. 30, 54. v. arhlíce in Dict

Linked entry: earhlíce

snytro

(n.)
Grammar
snytro, snyttro, snytero(u); indecl. in sing.; pl. is used with the same force as sing.; f.

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Þurh snyttra cræft Andr. Kmbl. 1261; An. 631. Ðara ðe geóce tó him séceþ mid snytrum 2307; An. 1155. On snytrum in sapientia Ps. Th. 89, 14. Mid módes snyttrum Beo. Th. 3416; B. 1706. Snyttrum wisely, prudently, Andr. Kmbl. 1292; An. 646.

ge-mettan

(n.)
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Substitute: ge-metta, an; m.

wan-hál

(adj.)
Grammar
wan-hál, adj.
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Hé wolde gehelpan þearfum and wanuhálum, 26, 276: Elen. Kmbl. 2057 ; El. 1030. Clypa þearfan and wanhále and healte and blinde uoca pauperes, debiles, clodos, caecos, Lk. Skt. 14, 13, 21

Linked entry: wan-hǽle

ciric-hád

(n.)
Grammar
ciric-hád, es; m.
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Ecclesiastical order, holy order Sind on ánum háde se biscop and se mæssepreóst, ꝥ is on ðám seofoðan ciricháde, Ll. Th. ii. 378, 14. For þám seofon cirichádan (cyriclicum ande*-*byrdnyssum, v. l. ) þe se mæssepreóst geþeáh ꝥ hé hæfde, i. 182, 15

Linked entry: hád

ymbren-dæg

(n.)
Grammar
ymbren-dæg, es; m.
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An Ember-day Wé forbeódaþ ordál and áðas freólsdagum and ymbrendagum, L. C. E. 17; Th. i. 370, 3: Wulfst. 117, 15.

Linked entry: riht-ymbrendæg

mann-dreám

(n.)
Grammar
mann-dreám, es; m.

Human joyjoyous life among menjoyous noise

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ána hwearf mondreámum from, Beo. Th. 3435; B. 1715