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first-mearc

an intervala respite

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., and add: a space of time, an interval, v. first, 1. Firstrnaerc, fristmearc intercapido, Txts. 71, 1108. Firstmearces intercapidinis, Wrt. Voc. ii. 44, 7: intercapidine, 77, 37. Fyrstmearce capidinae, 23, 73.

ge-swebban

(v.)
Grammar
ge-swebban, p. ge-swefde, ge-swefede: ge-sweflan; p. ode.
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., and add: of living things, to send to sleep, lull Ðá drýmen hæfdon him mid twégen ormǽte dracan; ac se apostol þá dracan geswefode, Hml. Th. ii. 474, 7, Geswefed sopitus (somno), An. Ox. 4975. þá weardmenn wǽron ǽr geswefode, Hml. S.

Linked entry: ge-swefian

gyden

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hunig-swéte

(adj.)
Grammar
hunig-swéte, adj.

mellifluous

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Sweet as honey, mellifluous Hé hlód ðá mid þurstigum breóste ða flówendan láre ðe hé eft æfter fyrste mid hunigswéttre þrotan bealcette, Th. An. 45, 4

pynding

(n.)
Grammar
pynding, e ; f.
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A dam Ðæt wæter, ðonne hit biþ gepynd, hit miclaþ . . . ac gif sió pynding wierð onpennad, ðonne tófléwþ hit eall, Past. 38, 6; Swt. 277, 8

Linked entry: for-pyndan

handlung

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Add: Cf. the corresponding passage in Gr. D. 164, 29 Þone þe se Godes wer (Benedict) ná gehrínende ac on lóciende (non tangendo, sed respiciendo) álýsde

heáh-weg

(n.)
Grammar
heáh-weg, es; m.

A highway

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A highway, main road Hiis terminibus circumcincta. Ab oriente cyninges héiweg; a meritie strét tó scufelingforde . . . an cyninges stréte, C. D. ii. 66, 31-67, 2

hell-cniht

(n.)
Grammar
hell-cniht, es; m.
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An infernal servant, a devil as servant Stód se earming ætforan þám árleásan deofle þǽr hé heálíce sæt mid his hel-cnihtum, Hml. S. 3, 372

mund-wist

(n.)
Grammar
mund-wist, e; f.
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Protection, guardianship Ðá ænglas him andsweredon, 'Ac syó hige ( the soul ) ánumen of úre mundwiste, for ðan ðe mid fúlnesse hyó wæs in gangende,' Nap. 46

smeá-gelegen

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Beclýsingca, smeáge legena (so in the MS, Napier takes smeáge as adjective (v. smeáh), so two separate words instead of a compound), An. Ox. 4142. Add

Linked entries: smeáh ge-legen

ge-sǽlan

(v.)
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ge-sǽlan, to succeed. See preceding word: ge-sælge. -For Cot. 89 substitute Wrt. Voc. ii. 37, 63. (Gesǽlge might be adjective, fauste being faustae. Cf. for the termination (-e = ae) attrite gegiiidenan, 5, 12. v.
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also 5, 3.)

þreodung

(n.)
Grammar
þreodung, þridung, e; f.

deliberationhesitation

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Gif hé mid þancmetunge and ðreodunge (ðrydunge, MS.

Linked entries: þridung þrydung

eft-sóna

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á-metan

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Add: to measure (lit or fig.) Ðú ám[et]st adpendes, Wrt. Voc. ii. 6, 21. Ámet metitur, An. Ox. 20. Hé ámæt eorðan mensus est terram, Cant. Ab. 6.

ge-brýsed

(v.)
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An. Ox. 2, 248. Gebrýsde (-bryrde, MS.), 7, 271

ge-tǽse

(n.)
Grammar
ge-tǽse, es; n.

An advantage;commodum

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An advantage; commodum Ac geþenc ðæt ðú hym forwyrndest ǽlcra getésa ðá git becgen on líchaman wǽron and ðú hæfdest ǽlc good and he hefde ǽlc yfel ne mót he ðé nú ðý máre dón to getǽsan ðe ðú ðá hym woldest but remember that thou didst refuse him every

Linked entries: ge-tǽsu ge-tése

ir-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
ir-líc, adj.

Angry

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Angry Hé swíðe irlícum andwlitan beseah tó ðam iungan cnyhte he looked at the young man with a very angry countenance, Th. AP. 4, 6 : 5, 3

ed-staþelung

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ed-staþelung, restoration.
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Tó edstaþelungum ad lumina vitae, An. Ox. 2214

wǽpned-hád

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Hé fram þǽre costnunge wearð swá fremde swilce hé þone wǽpnedhád on his líchaman næfde ( ac si sextum non haberet in corpore), Gr. D. 26, 30. Add

wencel

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Add: a servant, slave Arn án wencel mid treówenum æscene tó þǽre wyllan cum situla lignea mancipium ad fontem perrexit, Gr. D. II, 20. Ꝥ wencel, 23