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eald-geníþla

(n.)
Grammar
eald-geníþla, an; m.

An ancient foe, arch-fiend, Satan antīquus inĭmīcus, diăbŏlus

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An ancient foe, arch-fiend, Satan; antīquus inĭmīcus, diăbŏlus Ðe-læs him ealdgeníþlan scyððan cómon lest the old foes might come to injure him, Andr. Kmbl. 2098; An. 1050 : Judth. 11; Thw. 24, 37.

Linked entry: eald-feónd

seámere

(n.)
Grammar
seámere, es; m.
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Coll. Monast. Th. 30. 33

þwárian

(v.)
Grammar
þwárian, p. ode

To bring into agreementmake harmonious

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To bring into agreement, make harmonious Hé gemetgaþ ða feówer gesceafta, ða hé þwáraþ and gewlitegaþ (geþwǽraþ and wlitegaþ, Cott.

þreápung

(n.)
Grammar
þreápung, e; f.

Rebukereproof

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Rebuke, reproof Ðæt geðreátade mód bið suíðe raðe gehwierfed tó fióunga gif him mon tó ungemetlíce mid ðære ðreápunga (ðreáwunga, Cott.

beren

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Beren gebered corn tipsane. Wrt. Voc. i. 20, 27. Cruman berenes hláfes, Lch. ii. 134, 8. Fasten tó berenan hláfe, Wlfst. 173, 10. Genim beren mela gód, Lch. ii. 50, 3. Beren eár 54, 11. þá hlafas wǽron berene, Hml. Th. i. 188, 4. Add:

ander-gilde

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In repayment, in compensation Ne weorðe ðé nǽfre tó þæs wá, ðæt ðú ne wéne betran andergilde never let things come to so ill a pass for you, that you don't hope for better times to make amends, Prov. K. 41. (Cf. án- gilde, ¶.)

Linked entry: un-andergilde

repan

(v.)
Grammar
repan, (?); ;p.; ræp, ;pl.; rǽpon

To reap

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Manig men rǽpon heora corn onbútan Martines mæssan and gyt lator, Chr.1089; Erl. 226, 19. [I gaf hem red þat ropen sykel Þat I ne sewe neure, To seise to me with her Piers P. 13, 374.]

Linked entries: reopan wín-repan

æt-wíndan

(v.)
Grammar
æt-wíndan, p. -wánd, pl. -wúndon; pp. -wúnden

To wind offturn awayescapeflee awayaufugere

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Ic 'ǽte híg ætwíndan to wuda dimitto eos avolare ad silvam, Coll. Monast. Th. 26, 3

a-þundenes

(n.)
Grammar
a-þundenes, -ness, e; f.

A tumourswellingpuffing uptumor

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M. cont. 2, 18; Lchdm. ii. 160, 18. Wið aþundenesse magan windigre for windy swelling of the stomach, 2, 11; Lchdm. ii. 158, 23

feólan

(v.)
Grammar
feólan, fiolan, felan; p. fæl, pl. fǽlon, félon; pp. folen, feolen.

to cleavestickadhereadhærēreto reachcomepassprocēdĕrepervĕnire

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Surt. 68, 15. to reach, come, pass; procēdĕre, pervĕnire Ne meahton hí ofer mere feolan they could not pass over the sea, Exon. 106 a; Th. 404, 10; Rä 23, 5

Linked entries: felan fiolan ge-feolan

lǽce-bóc

(n.)
Grammar
lǽce-bóc, e; f.
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M. cont. 2, 42; Lchdm. ii. 168, 12

port-mann

(n.)
Grammar
port-mann, es; m.
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Eádgár æþeling corn mid eallum Norþhymbram tó Eoferwíc, and ða portmenn wið hine griðedon, Chr. 1068 ; Erl. 207, 2. Se port-geréfa and ða yldostan portmenn ( of Ephesus ), Homl. Skt. i. 23, 749

searu-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
searu-líc, adj.
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Ingenious, cunning, clever, displaying art or skill Ðæt ( writing being able to convey a message ) is wundres dǽl, on sefan searolíc ðam ðe swylc ne conn, Exon. Th. 472, 4; Rá. 61, 11.

ham

(n.)
Grammar
ham, a ham.
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Add: — Hom copla, poples, Wrt. Voc. ii. 132, 80. Hamme publite, Txts. 111, 25. [H]omme poplite, 182, 81. Hamme suffragine, An. Ox. 38, 3. Gebígedum hamme curvo poplite, Hpt. Gl. 493, 75. Hommę puplites, Txts. 114, 102.

streát

(n.)
Grammar
streát, es; m. (?), n. (?).
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Ger. ge-striuze, striuzach copse, thicket.] See next word

Linked entry: hen-streát

á-gán

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</b> to pass into possession (of inherited property) Hit eall ágán is þǽron oð on (on þǽron oð, MS.) þíne hand all therein has passed until it has come into your possession, Cht. Th. 486, 33

cliwen

(n.)
Grammar
cliwen, clywen, cleowen, cliowen, es; n. [cliwe = clywe]

A clewa ball of thread, ballglomus, globus

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Án cliwen gódes nettgernes one ball of good net-yarn, Cod. Dipl. Apndx. 461; A. D. 956; Kmbl. iii. 451, 7. Cliwenes globi, Mone B. 560.

lind

(n.)
Grammar
lind, e; and linde, an; f.

a shield

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In ða greátan lindan; of ðære lindan, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 79, 24. On ða gemearcodan lindan; of ðære gemearcodan lindan, vi. 182, 2.

ge-fetian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-fetian, -fetigan, -fetigean; p. -fetode, -fetede, -fette; pp. -fetod

To fetchbringaddūcĕreaccīreafferre

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Gefetod accītus, Cot. 7. Gefotad accersitus, Mk. Skt. Lind. 15, 44

under-gitan

(v.)
Grammar
under-gitan, p. -geat, pl. -geáton; pp. -giten

To understandperceiveknow

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Undergitende heortan cor intelligens, Dent 29, 4. Beón undergiten colligi, cognosci, intelligi, Hpt. Gl. 460, 13. Þe beóð undergitene noscuntur, intelleguntur, 430, 11