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íren-byrne

(n.)
Grammar
íren-byrne, an; f.
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An iron byrnie Námon írenbyrnan, heard swyrd hilted, and his helm, Beo. Th. 5965; B. 2986

Linked entry: ísern-byrne

tó-slite

(n.)
Grammar
tó-slite, es; m. A rent, lear, laceration, wound made by scratching, cutting, or biting, v. slítan, slite
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Eác swylce tóslite heó gehǽleþ, Lchdm. i. 122, 3

Linked entry: slite

þingestre

(n.)
Grammar
þingestre, an; f.
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A female advocate Ðæt heó ús beó þingestre tó ðam heofenlíce mægenðrymme, Homl. Ass. 137, 698

án-rǽdlic

(adj.)
Grammar
án-rǽdlic, adj.
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Unhesitating, decided ꝥ wæs ánrǽdlicu eáþmódnes ꝥ heó sylf hié þeówen nemde, Bl. H. 13, 13

blinnes

Cessationintermission

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Cessation, intermission Fæste heó .xv. winter bûtan blinnysse (sine intermissione), Ll. Th. ii. 156, 5. Substitute:

fǽr-ærning

(n.)
Grammar
fǽr-ærning, es; f.
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Rapid riding Se here mid fǽrærninge (cursu rapido) becóm tó sumre eá, Gr. D. 14, 24

Linked entry: ærning

gegn

(adj.)
Grammar
gegn, gén; adj.
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Take here <b>gén</b> in Dict., and add: cf. gægne, gegnum

ge-þyldiglic

(adj.)
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Take here <b>ge-þyldelic</b> in Dict., and see next word

Linked entry: -þyldiglic

Lunden-waru

(n.)
Grammar
Lunden-waru, e; f.
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The Londoners, people of London Lunden-waru griðode wið þone here, Chr. 1016; Erl. 159, 22

micelu

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Heó hafað sǽd on grénum coddum on ðǽre mycele þe pysan, Lch. i. 316, 10. Add

wisnian

(v.)
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Heó weosnað and brosnaþ in hire sylfre in semet-ipsa marcescet. Gr. D. 134, 2. Add

geónian

(v.)
Grammar
geónian, part. geóniende; p. ode; pp. od

To yawnhiāre

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Hí todydon heora múþ ongeán me swá swá leó ðonne he geónaþ aperuerunt in me os suum, sicut leo rapiens, Ps. Th. 21, 11

forhtiendlic

fearfultimorousfearfulterrible

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Voc. ii. 55, 22. fearful, terrible heora líchaman sealde tó swá swíðe forhtigendlican deáþe (in tam pavenda morte), Gr. D. 249, 8

wǽpen-þrǽge

(n.)

arms

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wǽpen-geþræc), wíge tó nytte, módcræftig smið, monige gefremman, ðonne gewyrceþ tó wera hilde helm oððe hupseax, oððe heaþubyrnan, scírne méce, oððe scyldes rond fæste gefégan wið flyge gáres, Exon. Th 296, 34; Crä. 61

Linked entry: -þrǽge

á-stundian

(v.)

To take upon one's self

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Substitute: To take upon one's self Eal mót ástundian swá hwæt swá fram his gingrurn, forgýmeleásod bið ad ipsum respicit quicquid a discipulis delinquitur, R. Ben. 61, 7. Búton gé hí ámeldian, gé sceolon heora wíte ástundian, Hml. S. 23, 299

Linked entry: stundian

án-dæge

(adj.)
Grammar
án-dæge, adj. [án one, dæg a day]

For one daylasting a daydiurnusunius diei

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Ðe hire ándæges eágum starede who daily gazed on her with his eyes, Beo. Th. 3874; B. 1935

lǽwa

(n.)
Grammar
lǽwa, an; m.

A betrayertraitor

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Hér is ðæs lǽwan hand ecce manus tradentis me, Lk. Skt. 22, 21

Linked entry: be-lǽwa

fégan

to joinconnectto compose

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Similar entries [v. fǽgan.] to compose Hér mæg findan foreþances gleáw hwá þás fitte fégde, Hpt. 33, 72, 3

cwylmian

(v.)
Grammar
cwylmian, part.cwylmigende ; p. ode ; pp. od [cwealm pain, torment]

To suffer, suffer torment or pain cruciāri

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To suffer, suffer torment or pain ; cruciāri Heó sceal écelíce cwylmian it [the soul] shall suffer eternally, Homl. Th. ii. 232, 29. Ða mánfullan beóþ ǽfre cwylmigende on helle súsle the sinful shall ever be suffering pain in hell torment, 608, 11.

mis-limpan

(v.)

to turn out unfortunately

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Gif hit geweorðe ðæt folce mislimpe þurh here oððon hunger, L. I. P. 18; Th. ii. 324, 28

Linked entry: limpan