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up-lendisc

(adj.)
Grammar
up-lendisc, adj.

Uplandishcountry (as opposed to town)ruralrustic

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Ic hit gehýrde secgan, ðæt ðás uplendiscan wíf wyllaþ oft drincan, Engl. Stud. viii. 62, 12. Wé witon ðæt ðás þing þincaþ clericum and uplendiscum preóstum genóh mænigfealde, Anglia viii. 321, 25

Linked entry: uppe-land

spǽtan

(v.)
Grammar
spǽtan, p. te.

to spitto syringesquirt

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Spǽte ðæt wíf on his nebb, Deut. 25, 9. Suelce hié him on ðæt nebb spǽten, Past. 5; Swt. 45, 4. Sume águnnon him on spǽtan (conspuere eum), Mk. Skt. 14, 65. Hé spǽtende (expuens) his tungan onhrán, 7, 33. Spátende expuentes, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 27, 30.

ge-sinhíwan

(n.)
Grammar
ge-sinhíwan, -hígan; pl. m.

Married persons;conjugesconjugaticonjugia

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Wit sýn swá swá gesinhína[?] we be as married people, 40, 20. For gesinhíwum pro conjugiis, Bd. 4, 5; S. 573, 14

tó-sáwan

(v.)
Grammar
tó-sáwan, p. -seów

To sow broadcast,scatter seedto spread abroad,scatter,disperse,to disseminate opinionsdistribute favourssow dissension

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Seó leáse gesetnys ðe þurh gedwolmen wíde tósáwen is, Homl. Th. i. 438, 1

ofer-lǽfan

(v.)
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[ȝe shulen ouerleeuen hem to the aftercomers transmittetis ad posteros, Wick. Lev. 25, 46.] to be left over Ꝥte oferhlǽfeð quod superest, Lk. L. 11, 41. [There ouerlafte not con non superfuit ne una quidem, Wick. Ex. 8, 31.]

feld-minte

(n.)
Grammar
feld-minte, an; f.

Field or wild mintsilvestris mentamentastrum

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Field or wild mint; silvestris menta, mentastrum Feldminte mentarium? [ = mentastrum ], Glos. Brux. Recd. 43, 3; Wrt. Voc. 69, 18

fracod-líce

(adv.)
Grammar
fracod-líce, adv.

Shamefullyturpĭter

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Shamefully; turpĭter Hí wyllaþ fracodlíce him betwynan sacian they will shamefully quarrel among themselves, Homl. Th. ii. 292, 35

freónd-heald

(adj.)
Grammar
freónd-heald, adj. [heald inclined]

Friend-inclinedfriendlyamīcābĭlĭs

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Friend-inclined, friendly; amīcābĭlĭs Cild biþ freóndheald a child will be friendly, Obs. Lun. § 17; Lchdm. iii. 192, 15

rægiming

(n.)
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A clapping of the wings (?) :-- Pullorum cocca, plausu blisse laetitiae fiðerslehte (in margin ) rægiminge, Hpt. Gl. 518, 51-54. (?)

sídian

(v.)
Grammar
sídian, p. ode
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To make or to become wide, ample (síd) Sídaþ, Exon. Th. 354, 53 ; Reim. 65. v. be-sídian ; sídung

westan-wind

(n.)
Grammar
westan-wind, es; m.
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A west wind Hé bád westanwindes and hwón norþan, and siglde ða eást, Ors. 1, 1 ; Swt. 17, 15

wítegendlic

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Hé fela þing feorran oft wiste, ǽr þan þe hit gewurde, þurh wítigendlicne gást, Hml. S. 31, 1010. Add

á-windan

Grammar
á-windan, <b>. II</b> 2.
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Cf. ge-windan, ge-wind Þá handa áwindaþ the hands get cramped

Linked entry: windan

cuppe

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(Cups are often mentioned in wills.) Add

symbel-gál

(adj.)
Grammar
symbel-gál, adj.

Wanton with feasting

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Wanton with feasting Se ðe him wínes glæd wilna brúceþ, siteþ him symbelgál, Exon. Th. 449, 30; Dóm. 79

land-scearu

(n.)
Grammar
land-scearu, e; f.

landcountry

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, within the towns, the streets with many-coloured stones, Andr.

staþol-fæst

(adj.)
Grammar
staþol-fæst, adj.
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Kmbl. 478; Sal. 239. 70 manna of folces ealdrum ðe ðú wite ðæt sín staðulfæste and láreówas, Num. 11, 16. Onginnaþ esnlíce and beóþ staðulfæste viriliter agite et confortamini, Deut. 31, 6

sundor

(adv.)
Grammar
sundor, (-er, -ur); adv.
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Heó wile gesécan sundor ǽghwylcne feorhberendra, 420, 18; Rä. 40, 5: Salm. Kmbl. 130; Sal. 64. in a manner different from others Ilco ðoht óðer suindir áurát eundem sensum alius aliter expressit, Mt.

wraþu

(n.; adv.)
Grammar
wraþu, e; f.

A propstaysupportsupportassistance

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Him Freá ælmihtig fultum tióde, wíf áweahte, and ða wraðe sealde leófum rince, Cd. Th. 11, 13;Gen. 174.

á-lísan

(v.)
Grammar
á-lísan, (-lýsan, q. v.
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</b> to make free in respect to a person or thing (wiþ, for) :-- Nú álýse ic mé sylfne wið God I will free myself in relation to God, Hml. S. 17, 75. For leahtrum álés þíne gesceft, Hy. 8, 33. [Goth. us-lausjan: O. Sax. á-lósian: O. H.

Linked entry: á-lýsan