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slípan

(v.)
Grammar
slípan, (?); p. sláp, pl. slipon

he slips offto move freely, as any weighty body which is dragged through a mire labi

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To slip, glide

trendlian

(v.)
Grammar
trendlian, p. ode

To trundleroll

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To trundle, roll

splottian

(v.)

to spot, blot.

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to spot, blot

á-scrincan

(v.)

to shrivel up

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to shrivel up

cyric-bót

(n.)
Grammar
cyric-bót, ciric-bót,e; f.

Church-repair ecclesiæ reparatio

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Church-repair; ecclesiæ reparatio To cyricbóte for church-repair, L. Eth. vi. 51; Th. i. 328, 6. To ciricbóte sceal eall folc fylstan mid rihte all people must lawfully give assistance to church-repair, L. C. S. 66; Th. i. 410, 12: L.

Linked entry: bót

forþ-gestígan

(v.)
Grammar
forþ-gestígan, p. -gestáh, pl. -gestigon; pp. -gestigen

To go forth or forwardsto advanceascendprodīreprocēdĕreascendĕre

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To go forth or forwards, to advance, ascend; prodīre, procēdĕre, ascendĕre Ðæt ǽnig forþgestígeþ that any shall advance, Exon. 78 b; Th. 294, 24; Crä. 20.

in-sigle

(n.)
Grammar
in-sigle, es ; n.

A sealsignet

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A seal, signet Hé brohte insigle mé ... Ðá ágeaf ic ðæt insigle ðé he brought a signet to me ... Then I gave the signet to thee, Chart. Th. 173, 8, 11.

Linked entry: in-segel

mód-wén

(n.)
Grammar
mód-wén, e; f.

Hope entertained by the mind

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Hope entertained by the mind Forþ áscúfan ðæt mines freán módwén (RUNE, MS.) freoþaþ middelnihtum to push on what my lord's hopes favour at midnight (to carry out the plans which are thought on at night, and in which he hopes to succeed?

Linked entries: wén wyn

prófian

(v.)
Grammar
prófian, p. ode
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To esteem or regard as Gif feorrancumen man búton wege gange, and hé ðonne náwðer ne hrýme ne hé horn ne bláwe, for þeóf hé is prófianne he is to be regarded as a thief, L. Wih. 28 ; Th. i. 42, 25 : L. In. 20; Th. i. 116, 2

screádian

(v.)
Grammar
screádian, p. ode
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To shred, cut up or off, pare, (of trees) to prune Búton ða láreówas screádian ða leahtras þurh heora láre áweg, ne biþ ðæt lǽwede folc wæstmbǽre, Homl. Th. ii. 74, 16.

teofrian

(v.)
Grammar
teofrian, p. ode
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To allot(?)

eáþ-gete

(adj.)
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Easy to get Him wæs eáðgete ele þám baðe oil for the bath was easy for him to get, Ælfc. T. Grn. 16, 18. Gyf þý .viii. dæge sunne scýneð, ðonne byð cwicseolfor eáðgeáte, Lch. iii. 166, 10

feorm-fultum

(n.)
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Geselle hé cc. peninga éghwylce gére Ceortesége feormfultume, Cht. Th. 481, 34. Hér stent ðá forwarde ðé Æþeríc worhte . . . Ꝥ is iii sceppe mealtes . . . Leófstán abbod dóð þis feormfultum, án sceppe malt . . ., Nap. 55, 32

hyrsudon

(v.)
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To go on horseback (?) Ǽghwanon hyrsudon of eallum þissum bífylcum his folgoðe and his þénunge ðá æþelestan menn ut undique ad eius mini-sterium de cunctis prope prouinciis uiri nobilissimi concurrerent, Bd. 3, 14 ; Sch. 256, 13

rǽde-fæsting

(n.)
Grammar
rǽde-fæsting, e; f.
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Entertainment furnished to the king's messengers when riding on the king's business, or to those strangers who were coming to the king Liberabo illud (monasterium) a pastu et refectione illorum hominum quos saxonice nominamus walhfæreld and heora fæsting

Linked entry: fæsting

heald

(n.)
Grammar
heald, es; n.

Hold, guardianship, protection, rulesupportupholding, support, custody, keeping

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Hold, guardianship, protection, rule Hí gecuron Harold healdes ealles Engla landes they chose Harold to rule over all England, Chr. 1036; Erl. 164, 14.

Linked entries: ge-hildan hilde hald

á-wrecan

to drive awayto striketo avenge

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Add: to drive away Áwrecen sý expellatur, Wrt. Voc. ii. 146, 4. to strike Bútan his heorte sý eall mid deófles strǽlum áwrecen, Wlfst. 214, 13. Áwrecenum, tógeðýddum adacto, Wrt.

Linked entries: wrecan on-wrecan

ge-clipian

(v.)
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L. 4, 33: 9, 38. to call so as to attract attention, call to a person Ðá ðe gecliopadon efnum aldum clamantis coaequalibus, Mt.

ge-dreósan

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I. 4. of material, to fall from decay Þes wág . . . gedreás, Ruin. 11.

apostol

(n.)
Grammar
apostol, es; m: also like the Lat. Apostolus; g. -i; m.

One sentan apostleapostolus

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Ða apostoli becómon to ðære byrig, the apostles came to the city, 494, 14: 482, 18, 25, 27. Æt ðæra apostola fótum at the apostles' feet, 488, 4. Ðá fleáh ðæt folc eal to dám apostolum the folk then all fled to the apostles, 492, 12.

Linked entry: postol