feorh-sweng
A life-blow ⬩ deadly blow ⬩ lētālis ictus
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A life-blow, deadly blow, lētālis ictus Hond feorhsweng ne ofteah, his hand withdrew not the deadly blow, Beo. Th. 4972; B. 2489
feorh-wund
A life-wound, mortal wound ⬩ lētāle vulnus
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A life-wound, mortal wound; lētāle vulnus He ðǽr feorhwunde hleát he sank there with a mortal wound, Beo. Th. 4760; B. 2385
hulfestre
A plover ⬩ pluvialis
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A plover; pluvialis [the word occurs in a list of names of birds], Ælfc. Gl. 38; Som. 63, 24; Wrt. Voc. 29, 44
hwistle
A pipe ⬩ flute ⬩ WHISTLE
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Lind. 7, 32
press
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A press (in a list of requisites for spinning), Anglia ix. 263, 12. Cf. Pannicipium a presse, Wülck. 600, 14 : vestiplicium, 619, 10
rípness
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Lind. 13, 29. On rípnysse in maturitate, Ps. Lamb. 118, 147. Cf. rípung
ge-líhtan
To shine ⬩ grow light ⬩ lucere ⬩ lucescere
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Gelihted lucescit, Lind. 28, 1
wiþ-spurnan
To dash against
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Lind. 4, 6
ge-metgiend
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Drihten, þú eart mín sceapen[d] and mín gemetgyend Lord, thou hast created me and dost order my life, Solil. H. II, 6
Linked entry: -metgiend
nǽder-fáh
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Spotted like a snake Inn eóde án grislic deófol. Hé wæs on dracan heówe and eall hé wæs nǽdderfáh, Hml. A. 175, 183
rówung
Rowing
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Lind. 21, 8
heard-lícness
Hardness, severity, strictness
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Hardness, severity, strictness Sume hí sǽdonða heardlícnysse his lífes some of them told the severity of his life, Guthl. 27; Gdwin. 70, 15
spinel-healf
The female side or line
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The female side or line Mín yldra fæder hæfde gecweden his land on ða sperehealfe, næs on ða spinlheálfe, Chart. Th. 491, 21
fen-freoðo
Fen-asylum ⬩ ăsylum in pălūde
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Fen-asylum; ăsylum in pălūde He in fen-freoðo feorh alegde he laid down his life in his fen-asylum, Beo. Th. 1706; B. 851
feorþ
The soul ⬩ spirit ⬩ life ⬩ anĭma ⬩ vīta
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The soul, spirit, life; anĭma, vīta Feorþ biþ on síþe his soul shall be on its journey, Exon. 87 b; Th. 328, 32; Vy. 26
frohtian
To fear ⬩ to be in danger
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Frohtende timidi, Lind. 8, 26. Frohtade timuit, Rush. 14, 30
ful-earmlíce
Full miserably ⬩ very wretchedly ⬩ miserrĭme
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Full miserably, very wretchedly; miserrĭme Sum sceal fulearmlíce ealdre linnan one shall full miserably lose his life, Exon. 88 a; Th. 330, 20; Vy. 54
mis-begán
to cultivate badly ⬩ waste ⬩ disfigure
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Lind. 6, 16
ge-unlybba
Poison [particularly when used in witchcraft]
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Poison [particularly when used in witchcraft] Ne lǽt ðú lybban ða ðe geunlybban wyrcon thou shalt not suffer a witch to live, Ex. 22, 18
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