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hát

(n.)
Grammar
hát, es; n.

A promise, vowvotaa solemn promise, vowa command

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Lind. 24, 49. Hátes promissionis, Rtl. 14, 14

feorh-bana

(n.)
Grammar
feorh-bana, -bona, feorg-bona, an; m.

A life-destroyermurderervitæ interfectorhŏmĭcīda

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A life-destroyer, murderer; vitæ interfector, hŏmĭcīda Ðú Abele wurde to feorhbanan thou hast been for a life-destroyer to Abel, Cd. 48; Th. 62, 26; Gen. 1020.

Linked entries: feorg-bona feorh-bona

scip

(n.)
Grammar
scip, es; m.
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.: ðæt ésceapa commisuram, Lind.) of níwum reáfe on eald reáf; elles ðæt níwe slít, and se níwa scyp (as before in MS. A. and Lind.) ne hylpþ ðam ealdan, Lk. Skt. 5, 36: Mt. Kmbl. 9, 16. Scyp (also scep, MS.

Linked entries: scyp é-sceapa ǽ-sceap

sixtig

(n.; num.; adj.)
Grammar
sixtig, used as subs, or adj.
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Lind. 4, 8. Sexdig ł sextih. Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 13, 23. Sexdeih, 13, 8

weorpan

(v.)
Grammar
weorpan, (wurpan, wyrpan); p. wearp, pl. wurpon; pp. worpen.
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Hé wearp hineon wyrmes líc, 31, 26; Gen. 491. Hé út weorpe earme þearfan ejiciantur, Ps. Th. 108, 10. Men sǽdon ðæt hió sceolde mid hire drýcræft weorpan men an wildedeóra líc, Bt. 38, 1; Fox 194, 31. Hié worpene beóð in belle grund, Elen.

Linked entries: worpian wurpan

bædling

(n.)
Grammar
bædling, es; m. [bedd a bed]

A delicate fellowtenderlingone who lies much in bedhomo delicatus

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A delicate fellow, tenderling, one who lies much in bed; homo delicatus Bædlingas effeminate men; μaλaκoí, Cot. 71: 1 Cot. 6, 9

Linked entry: bedling

efne-esne

(n.)
Grammar
efne-esne, es; m.

A fellow-servant conservus

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Lind. 18, 33

Linked entry: efen-esne

feorh-seóc

(adj.)
Grammar
feorh-seóc, adj.

Life-sick, mortally woundedletālĭter vulnĕrātus

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Life-sick, mortally wounded; letālĭter vulnĕrātus Scolde Grendel ðonan feorhseóc fleón Grendel must flee thence mortally wounded, Beo. Th. 1644; B. 820

fróferian

(v.)
Grammar
fróferian, frófrian; p. ode; pp. od

To comfortconsōlāri

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Lind. 2, 18

heópa

(n.)
Grammar
heópa, an; m.

A briarbramble

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Lind. 20, 37. (Or should this be placed under heópe?)

met-ráp

(n.)
Grammar
met-ráp, es; m.

A line for sounding the depth of water

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A line for sounding the depth of water Sundgyrd on scipe vel metráp bolidis (βoλίς ), Wrt. Voc. ii. 126, 46: 11, 17

mid-ferhþ

(n.)
Grammar
mid-ferhþ, es; m. n.

Middle life or age

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Middle life or age On cnihtháde ... swá forþ eallne giógoþhád ... and ðonne lytle ǽr his midferhþe, Bt. 38, 5; Fox 206, 25

sige-tiber

(n.)
Grammar
sige-tiber, es ; n.
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Icel. sigr-blót) Wolde líge gesyllan his swǽsne sunu tó sigetibre, Cd. Th. 203, 12 ; Exod. 402

Linked entry: sigor-tiber

súmness

(n.)
Grammar
súmness, e; f.
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Lind. 25, 19

swigiendlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
swigiendlíce, adv.
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Ðá ongann ic swigiendlíce þencan be manegra munuca lífe, Homl. Ass. 204, 311

un-weorþe

(adv.)
Grammar
un-weorþe, adv.

Unworthily

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Lind. 10, 14: 14, 4. Gif hé ðæs hálgan húsles unwurðe onbyrigð, Homl. Th. ii. 278, 5

wiþ-styltan

(v.)
Grammar
wiþ-styltan, p. te

To hesitatedoubt

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Lind. 21, 21

ymb-beran

(v.)
Grammar
ymb-beran, p. -bær, pl. -bǽron; pp. -boren
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Lind. Rush. 6, 55

wyn-burh

(n.)
Grammar
wyn-burh, f.

A town where life is pleasant,a delightful town

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A town where life is pleasant, a delightful town Þú eádig leofast, and ðé wel weorðeþ on wynburgum, Ps. Th. 127, 2

for-ligenes

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For intingan dyrnre forlignesse (-lige-, v. l.), Bd. 4, 5; Sch. 379, 8. Ðurh dyrne forligenesse, 1, 27; Sch. 87, 20. Add