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un-súr

(adj.)
Grammar
un-súr, adj.

Not sour

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Not sour Eala forgá and meoloc þicge unsúre, Lchdm. ii. 292, 30

Linked entry: súr

blæc

(n.)
Grammar
blæc, ink.
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black matter Deorces sótes blæc furvae fuliginis atramentum, An. Ox. 4159. Add:

Linked entry: blæcce

fæst-gongel

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For 'faithful' substitute ' steady-going, ' and for 'faithful soul' substitute ' constant mind. '

DYSIG

(adj.)
Grammar
DYSIG, dyseg, dysg, disig, disg, dysi; adj.

DIZZY, foolish, unwise, stupidstultus, insĭpiens, insānus

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He biþ swá dysig and swá ungewiss he is so foolish and so ignorant, Bt. 11, 2; Fox 34, 25. Ða dysige men foolish men, 33, 3; Fox 126, 8. Ða dysegan sint on gedwolan wordene the foolish are in error, Bt. Met. Fox 19, 57; Met. 19, 29.

ofer-stígan

(v.)

to mount, scale, surmount, rise aboveto transcend, surpass, excel, overcome, exceedtranscendere, transire, exsuperareovercome

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Sume ða ýða hé hecerþ mid ðý scipe sume hit oferstígþ some of the waves the steersman avoids with the ship, some it surmounts, Past. 56, 3; Swt. 433, 3.

a-hlǽnsian

(v.)
Grammar
a-hlǽnsian, p. ude; pp. ud [lǽnian to be or make lean, hlǽne lean]

To soaksteepmake leanmacerare

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To soak, steep, make lean; macerare, Scint. 10

be-bohte

(v.; part.)
Grammar
be-bohte, p. of be-bycgean.

sold

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sold,Cd. 226; Th. 301, 5 ; Sat. 577;

cíd

(n.)
Grammar
cíd, cýd, es; m?

Strife, chiding, contentioncontentio, jurgium, rixa

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Strife, chiding, contention; contentio, jurgium, rixa, Somn. 305

flooc

(n.)
Grammar
flooc, es; n.

A soleplătessa

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A sole; plătessa, Glos. Epnl. Recd. 161, 31

gást-berend

(n.)

a spirit-bearersoul-bearerliving personman

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a spirit-bearer, soul-bearer, living person, man

mód-geþyldig

(adj.)
Grammar
mód-geþyldig, adj.

Patient of soul

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Patient of soul, Andr. Kmbl. 1962; An. 983

Linked entry: ge-þyldig

gúþ-leóþ

(n.)
Grammar
gúþ-leóþ, es; n.

A war-song

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A war-song, Beo. Th. 3048; B. 1522

heal-gamen

(n.)
Grammar
heal-gamen, es; m.

Hall-mirth, song

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Hall-mirth, song, Beo. Th. 2136; B. 1066

Linked entry: heall-gamen

CEÁCE

(n.)
Grammar
CEÁCE, an; f.
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Gl. 71; Som. 70, 81; Wrt. Voc. 43, 14. Ðæt biþ gód sealf wið ðara ceácna [= ceácena] geswelle that is a good salve for swelling of the cheeks, L. M. 1, 5; Lchdm. ii. 48, 11

Linked entries: céce ceác-bán

cyperen

(adj.)
Grammar
cyperen, adj.

Coppery, belonging to copper æreus

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Gl. 26; Som. 60, 83; Wrt. Voc. 25, 23

freó-dóm

(n.)
Grammar
freó-dóm, frió-dóm, frý-dóm, es; m.

FREEDOMlibertylībertasemancĭpātio

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Gl. 112; Som. 79, 93; Wrt. Voc. 60, 2. Ðám he geaf micle gife freódómes to these he gave the great gift of freedom, Bt. 41, 2; Fox 246, 1. Be ðam freódóme concerning freedom, 41, 2; Fox 246, 13.

FYLL

(n.)
Grammar
FYLL, fyl, fell, fiell, es; m.

a FALLruindestructiondeathcāsusintĕrĭtusa FALLcaseinflection in grammarcāsusinflectio

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Gr. 14; Som. 17, 23

Linked entries: fell fiell fyl

hundred

(n.; num.; adj.)
Grammar
hundred, pl. u; n.

A hundred

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Gl. 96; Som. 76, 25; Wrt. Voc. 53, 34. Ðeáh ðe heora hundred seó though there be a hundred of them, Ps. Th. 89, 10. On lxv and þreó hundræd hi beóþ tódǽlede they are divided into three hundred and sixty-five, Nar. 49, 25.

Linked entry: hund

hwǽten

(adj.)
Grammar
hwǽten, adj.

Wheaten

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Gl. 66; Som. 69, 63; Wrt. Voc. 41, 19. Ic secge eów ðæt hwǽtene corn wunaþ ána búton hyt fealle on eorþan and sý deád dico vobis nisi granum frumenti cadens in terram mortuum fuerit ipsum solum manet, Jn. Skt. 12, 24.

nest

(n.)
Grammar
nest, es; n.

A nestthe young birds in the nestnidus

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Gr. 8; Som. 7. 30. Ic in mínum neste neóbed ceóse, 'I shall die in my nest,' Exon. Th. 235, 6; Ph. 553 : 212, 25; Ph. 215. Nest timbran, gearwian, getimbran, wyrcan to build a nest, 210, 20, 21; Ph. 189 : 228, 2; Ph. 432 : 229, 6; Ph. 229.