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þorfan

(v.)
Grammar
þorfan, p. te
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Cf. þearfan, and see next word

un-medumlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
un-medumlíce, adv.

Unmeetlyunworthily

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Mínne hád ic hæbbe unmedumlíce gehealden, L. de Cf. 9; Th. ii. 264, 10. Unmeodomlíce, Anglia xi. 99, 60

un-týdre

(n.)
Grammar
un-týdre, es; m.

An evil growthevil progenya monstrous birth

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An evil growth, evil progeny, a monstrous birth Ðanon untýdras ealle onwócon, eotenas and ylfe and orcneas, swylce gigantas (cf. Milton: Where nature breeds, Perverse, all monstrous, all prodigious things, Abominable, P. L. Bk. 2), Beo.

un-hlytm

(n.)

an ill-sharing

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v. hlytm, and cf. Icel. ú-hlutr, -hluti harm, hurt ), Beo. Th. 2262; B. 1129

Linked entry: hlytm

wíd-lást

(adj.)
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wíd-lást, adj.
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Making a track that stretches far, wide-wandering Ðú (Cain) fléma scealt wídlást wrecan (vagus el profugus eris super terram, Gen. 4, 12), Cd. Th. 62, 28; Gen. 1021. (Wer) wídlást ferede rófne hafoc, Exon. Th. 400, 8; Rä. 20, 6

word-latu

(n.)
Grammar
word-latu, e; f.

Delay in speaking

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(Cf. búton late sine mora, R. Ben. 55, 12, omitted under latu.)

Linked entry: latu

wuldor-hama

(n.)
Grammar
wuldor-hama, an; m.

A glorious garb

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A glorious garb Engel ælbeorht, wlitescýne wer on his wuldorhaman, Cd. Th. 237, 16; Dan. 338 : Exon. Th. 189, 2; Az. 53. Him is engel mid, hafaþ beorhtne blǽd, ne mæg him bryne sceþþan, wlitigne wuldorhaman, 196, 24; Az. 179

æt-fón

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Cf. 160, 8

á-hiltan

(v.)
Grammar
á-hiltan, p. te
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[Cf. O. H. Ger. ar-helzit, arlemit debilitatum.]

Linked entries: á-hyltan -hiltan

elpend-bán

(n.)
Grammar
elpend-bán, es; n.

ivory

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; but cf. O. H. Ger. elafant ebor; elefant-ín, -isc eburneus) ebor, Wrt. Voc. ii. 28, 73. Úton his brýdbúras wǽron elpendbánum geworhte, Nar. 5, 5

Linked entries: elpen-bán elpend

flot

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Swá ðæt ðonne hit bið full flód and ðæt scip bið á-flote ita ut natante naue in flumine cum plenum fuerit, C. D. iv. 24, 1. Add

ge-gymian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-gymian, ge-gymman, ge-gymmian.
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to pierce, cut into the flesh Gif man sié gegymed, and þú hine gelácnian scyle . . . ꝥ dolh rét mid ealdan spice, Lch. ii. 352, 18-354, 5: 304, 12. Gif man gegemed weorðeð, .xxx. sciłł. gebéte, Ll. Th. i. 18, 8

ge-hnǽcan

(v.)
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Cf. hlihcaþ (= hlihgaþ), 391, 17) deprimit Germ. 401, 117. Add

ge-mǽnung

(n.)
Grammar
ge-mǽnung, e ; f.
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Cf. ge-mǽnsumian; <b>III a.</b>

Linked entry: -mǽnung

gráfa

(n.)
Grammar
gráfa, an; m.
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A grove, copse Be-westan ðá leáge eft tó gráfan hrycge (cf. grǽfan hrycg, 388, 29), C. D. iii. 389, 2. Tó dyrnan gráfan; of dyrnan gráfan, v. 262, 9. ¶ in a compound :-- Tó erscgráfan, C. D. iii. 434, 22

heort-gesída

Grammar
heort-gesída, heort-gesidu(-a); pl.

The vitalsentrails

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The vitals, entrails Þone rysle þe þá heortgesida mid beóð oferwrigen adipem qui operit vitalia (v. heorte, I. and cf. uitalia, uiscera, Corp. Gl. H. 120, 209: uitalia, uiscera, renuncule i. lundlagan, Wülck. Gl. 29, 37), Lev. 3, 3. Substitute:

Linked entry: heort-hama

riht-hámsócn

(n.)
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housebreaking which is such in the eye of the law, housebreaking which has been actually committed (not merely attempted) Inuasio domus vel curię, quod dicitur rihthámsócne (cf. infectam inuasionem, quod Angli dicunt unworhtre hámsócne, 615, 16), Ll.

Linked entry: hám-sócn

sǽ-scill

(n.)
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a sea-shell Hé wæs nacod and on carcern onsænded, and þǽr wæs understregd mid sǽscellum and mid scearpum stánum (cf. mittitur in carcerem ubi . . . fragmenta testarum subter eum sternebantur, Bede&#39;s Life of Felix), Shrn. 51, 13

sceald

(adj.)
Grammar
sceald, adj. ?
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Shoal, shallow Andlang streámes út on scealdan fleót; ðonnen andlang scealdan fleótes, C. D. iii. 431, 21. Tó scelden mære, iv. 158, 10. Útt on scealdan ford (cf. on ðæs deópan fordes ende, iii. 431, 12), v. 256, 16: 300, 19

sígere

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Grundswylige, sýr senecio (here sýr seems to have a meaning similar to that of swylige, cf. swelgan), i. 68, 42. (?)