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feorh-sweng

(n.)
Grammar
feorh-sweng, es; m.

A life-blowdeadly blowlētālis 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

(n.)
Grammar
feorh-wund, e; f.

A life-wound, mortal woundlētāle 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

(n.)
Grammar
hulfestre, an; f.

A ploverpluvialis

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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

(n.)
Grammar
hwistle, an; f.

A pipefluteWHISTLE

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Lind. 7, 32

press

(n.)
Grammar
press, e ; f.
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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

(n.)
Grammar
rípness, e; f.
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Lind. 13, 29. On rípnysse in maturitate, Ps. Lamb. 118, 147. Cf. rípung

ge-líhtan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-líhtan, p. -líhte

To shinegrow lightlucerelucescere

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Gelihted lucescit, Lind. 28, 1

wiþ-spurnan

(v.)
Grammar
wiþ-spurnan, p. -spearn

To dash against

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Lind. 4, 6

ge-metgiend

(n.)
Grammar
ge-metgiend, es; m. One who regulates, disposes, v. ge-metgian ; III
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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

(adj.)
Grammar
nǽder-fáh, adj.
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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

(n.)
Grammar
rówung, e; f.

Rowing

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Lind. 21, 8

heard-lícness

(n.)
Grammar
heard-lícness, e; f.

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

(n.)
Grammar
spinel-healf, e; f.

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

(n.)
Grammar
fen-freoðo, indecl. f.

Fen-asylumăsylum 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

(n.)
Grammar
feorþ, es; n.

The soulspiritlifeanĭmavīta

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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

(v.)
Grammar
frohtian, ; p. ade, pp. ad

To fearto be in danger

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Frohtende timidi, Lind. 8, 26. Frohtade timuit, Rush. 14, 30

ful-earmlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
ful-earmlíce, adv.

Full miserablyvery wretchedlymiserrĭme

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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

(v.)

to cultivate badlywastedisfigure

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Lind. 6, 16

ge-unlybba

(n.)
Grammar
ge-unlybba, an; m.

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

Linked entry: un-lybba

grillan

(v.)
Grammar
grillan, p. de
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MS.] óðre men they like to provoke other men, Past. 40, 4; Swt. 292, 19; MS. Cot

Linked entry: gryllan