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pening-wǽg

(n.)
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pening-wǽg, e; f.
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A penny-weight Wið lúsum; cwic seolfor and eald butere; án pening seolfres, and tú peningwǽge buteran, Lchdm. ii. 124, 24

Linked entry: wǽg

sceáp-lic

(adj.)
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sceáp-lic, adj.
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Of a sheep, of sheep Swýnenan and æt sceáplican and æt fearlican suouetaurilia (cf. suouetaurili oðða þá þe æt þǽm geldum þǽr wæs swín and sceáp and fear, Wrt. Voc. ii. 31, 32), An. Ox. 11, 187

hremming

(n.)
Grammar
hremming, e;f

A hinderinghindranceobstructionobstacleimpediment

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A hindering, hindrance, obstruction, obstacle, impediment Nú is ðære eorþan sinewealtnys and ðære sunnan ymgang hremming ðæt se dæg ne byþ on ǽlcum earde gelíce lang now the roundness of the earth and the course of the sun is an obstacle to the day being

for-gíman

to neglectto neglectto disregard

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Ðeáh úre heorda hwylc án sceáp forgýme, 326, 24. Ne sceolde hé nán ðing forgýman ðe ǽfre tó note mehte, ne forða músfellan, Angl. ix. 265, 7. to neglect to do (dat. infin.)

ceorl-líce

(adv.)
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For 'Bridf' substitute On twám wísum is se dæg gecweden, naturaliter et vulgariter, ꝥ ys gecyndelíce and ceorlíce, Angl. viii. 317, 8

lahlíce

(adv.)
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Þæt hý lǽran þæt gehádode regollíce and lǽwede lahlíce heora líf fadian, Wlfst. 307, 15. Laglíce legitime Angl. xiii. 394, 413. Add

wuldor-gifu

(n.)
Grammar
wuldor-gifu, e; f.

A glorious gifta gift of heaven

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Dé beorht Fæder geweorðaþ wuldorgifum, cræfte and mihte, Andr. Kmbl. 1875; An. 940. Gástes mihtum, wuldorgifum, Elen. Kmbl. 2141; An. 1072

ge-wealc

(n.)
Grammar
ge-wealc, es; n.

A rollingmotionan attackvolutatioimpetus

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Th. 932; B. 464: Chr. 975; Erl. 126, 19; Edg. 45: Andr. Kmbl. 517; An. 259. Togeánes ðán he manega gewealc and gewinn hæfde against which he had many a struggle and contest, Chr. 1100; Erl. 237, 9

Linked entries: ge-wilc -wealc wealca

Eowland

(n.)
Grammar
Eowland, es; n.

Oeland, an island on the coast of Sweden Oelandia

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Oeland, an island on the coast of Sweden; Oelandia Wǽron us ðás land, ða synd hátene Blecinga ég, and Meore, and Eowland, and Gotland, on bæcbord we had, on our left, those lands which are called Blekingey, and Meore, and Oeland, and Gothland, Ors. 1

foreþancul

Grammar
foreþancul, (-ol).
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Dó mé rihtwísne and forþancolne (prudentem. v. foreþancfull), Angl. xii. 513, 3. Add

under-wedd

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Ic onborgede .xxx. mancsa goldes æt Beorhaóðe and ic gesealde hym áne gyrde landes tó underwedde, Cht. Crw. 9, 119. Add

healf-mearc

(n.)
Grammar
healf-mearc, es; n.

A half-mark

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A half-mark Hé hæfð geboht healfe híde landes mid healfmarce goldes and mid áne punde seolfres and twégan óran, C. D. iv. 136, 34. Fylste ǽlc gegylda he[alf]mearc tó fylste, Cht. Th. 611, 32. Ic an míne láuedy halfmarc goldes, C.

ǽ-bylgþ

(n.)
Grammar
ǽ-bylgþ, ǽ-byl(i)gþ(u); f. (but n. in El. 401).

angerwhat causes anger, offence, injuryira

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Gif hwylce beóð ðára ðe hwæt ǽbylhða wið óðre habbað, ðonne sceolan hig ðá forgyfan if there are any of those that have any angry feelings against others, they shall give up those feelings, Ll.

frætewung

(n.)
Grammar
frætewung, e; f.

An ornamentornāmentum

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An ornament; ornāmentum Heofonas and eorþe and eall heora frætewung cœli et terra et omnis ornātus eōrum, Gen. 2, 1

organistre

(n.)
Grammar
organistre, es; m.
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One who plays on an organ Iubal wæs sangera fæder, and hearpera, and organystra (canentium organo) E. S. 42, 165

geongling

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., and add Iungclingc eam ic adolescentulus sum ego, Ps. L. 118, 141. Iunglincg, Gen. 4, 23. Iunglingc pubescentem, An. Ox. 3608. Cnihtas, geonglingas puberes, Wrt. Voc. ii. 66, 12. Gunglingas iuuenes, Ps.

hirtan

to refreshrevivecomfort

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Take here hyrtan in Dict., and add:

Linked entries: hyrtan heortian

scír

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Héde sé ðe scíre (cf. scír-mann; ) healde, Angl. ix. 259, 13. dele last passage, and add Férde se bisceop tó scíre gemóte (cf. scír-gemót), C. D. iv. 234, 27. Add Cappadoniscre scíre Cappadox, i. episcopus Cappadocie, An. Ox. 2302

feórþling

(n.)
Grammar
feórþling, es; m: feórþung, e; f. in Anglo-Saxon; but m. in Northumb. v.

A fourth part of a thingFARTHINGquadrans

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last example. A fourth part of a thing, FARTHING; quadrans Ðes feórþling oððe feórþa [MS. feórþan] dǽl þinges hic quadrans, Ælfc. Gr. 9, 37; Som. 12, 35. Ǽr ðú agylde ðone ýtemestan feórþling [MS. feórþlingc] dōnec reddas nŏvissĭmum quadrantem, Mt. Bos

ellen-róf

(adj.)
Grammar
ellen-róf, adj.

Remarkably strong, powerful, daring, brave rōbustus, strēnuus, fortis

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Andr. Kmbl. 2784; An. 1394. Gif ic ǽnigne ellenrófne geméte if I find any brave man, Exon. 71 a; Th. 265, 17; Jul. 382. Ellenrófe weras the bold men, Exon. 106 b; Th. 405, 9; Rä. 23, 20: Cd. 94; Th. 122, 33 ; Gen. 2036: Andr. Kmbl. 2284; An. 1143