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un-gemeltness

(n.)
Grammar
un-gemeltness, e; f.

Indigestion

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Indigestion Gebeorh ðæt hié ungemeltnesse ne þrowian, Lchdm. ii. 184, 11

Linked entry: ge-meltan

ed-níwinga

Grammar
ed-níwinga, -niówunga.
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ðǽr eft edniówunga hæfdon micel gefeoht, Nar. 17, 21. Add

Linked entry: níwunga

fihle

(n.)
Grammar
fihle, es; m.? n.? l. fihl, es; m.
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Fihles ðæs alde panni ueteris, Mk. p. 2, 16. and add

wel-dónde

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God gehét good edleán ðǽm weldóndum, Solil. H. 10, 19. Add

snid

(n.)
Grammar
snid, es; n.

A slice, cut a slice buccella

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A slice, cut Ðæt snid copus Wrt. Voc. ii. 21, 59

hlýp-geat

(n.)
Grammar
hlýp-geat, es; n.[?]
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Ondlang geardes on ðæt hlýpgeat, Cod. Dipl. Kmbl. iii. 180, 28

tó-geíhtness

(n.)
Grammar
tó-geíhtness, e; f.

An additionincrease

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An addition, increase Adjectiones, ðæt synt tógeíhtnyssa, Anglia viii. 302, 32

Linked entry: tó-geíht

á-weaxan

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Wǽron of ðǽm stáne áwexene bearwas, Bl. H. 209, 32. Add

ge-clǽsnian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-clǽsnian, p. ode; pp. od

To cleansepurifymundārepurgāre

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Óðer dǽl sceal beón geclǽsnod the other part shall be cleansed, Bt. 38, 4; Fox 202, 29, MS. Cot

delan

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Dele, and for the passage substitute Ǽr þon engla wearð (weard, MS.) for oferhygde dǽl on gedwilde; noldan dreógan leng heora selfra rǽd ere of the angels part from pride fell into error; they would not longer do what was best for themselves, Gen. 23

úp-lic

Grammar
úp-lic, <b>. I.</b>
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add: Se deáð is for þám úplic; þeáh se man ástíge ofer þone yfemystan dǽl þæs hýhstan holtes, swáþeáhhwzðere hiene se deáð geséceð, Verc. Först. 103, 13. On úplicere gesihde in oromate, i. uisione superna, An. Ox. 404.

wæwærð-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
wæwærð-líc, adj.

Good (?)

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Héræfter wé wyllaþ geopenian uplendiscum preóstun ðæra, geréna æfter Lýdenwara gesceáde, Anglia viii. 335, 30. Similar entries v. next word

for-ceorfan

(v.)
Grammar
for-ceorfan, part, -ceorfende; ic -ceorfe, ðú -ceorfest, -cirfst, -cyrfst, he -ceorfeþ, -cyrfþ, pl. -ceorfaþ; p. ic, he -cearf, ðú -curfe, pl. -curfon; pp. -corfen

To cut or carve outcut downcut off or awaycut throughdivideexcīdĕreconcīdĕresuccīdĕreincīdĕreintercīdĕre

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Ðæt we ne beón forcorfene that we may not be cut down, 408, 25

swǽtan

(v.)
Grammar
swǽtan, p. te
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Sitte hé on bæþe óó ðæt hé swǽte . . . óþ hé wel swǽte, Lchdm. ii. 290, 1-6. Ðæt se mon swǽte swíþe, 332, 2 : iii. 8, 11. Hé ongan blácian and ungefóhlíce swǽtan, Homl. Th. i. 414, 12: Wulfst. 141, 3.

Linked entry: swítan

for-sacan

renounceabandonforsake

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Mid árwurðnysse underfón þone þe hí ǽr forsócon, 26, 189. to decline to bear: Se lǽce wile dæt se untruma his lǽceseax gefréde ǽr hé hit geseó, for ðǽm hé wénð, gif hé hit ǽr geseó, ðæt hé hit wille forsacan ut secantem gladium sentiret aeger antequam

samnunga

(adv.)
Grammar
samnunga, sæmninga, semninga; adv.

All at once, on a sudden, suddenly, forthwith, immediately continuo, subito, repente

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Ðis is feáwra manna dǽd, ðæt hí ealle eorþlíce þing sæmninga forlǽtan mágon, Homl. Th. ii. 398, 33. Hí semninga sneóme forwurdon subito defecerunt et perierunt, Ps. Th. 72, 15 : Bd. 1, 7; S. 477, 1.

DROPA

(n.)
Grammar
DROPA, an; m.

DROPstilla, gutta, stillicĭdium

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Yrnþ dropmǽlum swíðe hluttor wæter, ðæt gecígdon ða ðe on ðære stówe wunodon stillam, ðæt is dropa very pure water runs [there] drop by drop, which those who dwelt in the place called stilla, that is drop, Homl. Th. i. 510, 1.

weardian

(v.)
Grammar
weardian, p.ode.

to guard, keep, defendwith gen. (cf. O. Sax. wardón with gen. to have charge of something)to act as guardian to, to rule to keep, have charge ofto hold a country, to occupy a place, inhabit.in the phrases lást, swaðe weardian to keep a track,to followto remain behind

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Th. 243, 33; Jul. 20. to keep, have charge of Búton hit under ðæs wífes cǽglocan gebróht wǽre, sý heó clǽne; ac ðæra cǽgean heó sceal weardian, L. C.

Linked entries: ge-weardian weardere

slǽd

(n.)
Grammar
slǽd, sléd, es; n.
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On ðæt slǽd, 385, 28. Óþ ðæt niéhste slǽd, 416, 21. On slǽð, 25, 24. It occurs also in composition :-- To wulfslǽde, 456, 6. On Fugelsléd; of ðam sléde, 48, 21. In barfodslǽd; and swá on timberslǽd . . . on hamslǽdes heáfdan, 380, 25 - 6.

hefig-ness

oppressivenessburdensomenessa troubledullnessdiseaseoppression

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Ne þincð mé nán geswinc hefig, gyf ic geseó and habbe þæt ðæt ic æfter swince. Ac se tweónung wyrcað þá hefinesse, Solil. H. 26, 3. We béron hefignise (pondus) ðæs dæges and hǽto, Mt.