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ele-greófa

(n.)
Grammar
ele-greófa, an; m.
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An oil-pot (v. greófa); or fibrous material saturated with oil (?) (cf. O. H.

Linked entry: greofa

flǽsc-hama

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Add: the material body, body in contrast with soul Ne mæg him þonne se flǽschoma, þonne him þæt feorg losað, swéte forswelgan, Seef. 94. Ýða wrǽcon árleásra feorh of flǽschoman, Gen. 1385.

ge-saca

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Add: One who is in conflict with another. in a general sense, an opponent, adversary p sum wer wunne on þǽre hengestan hatunge his gesacan (adversarii sui), Gr.

grytt

(n.)
Grammar
grytt, es; n.
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In this case comparison may be made with Wrt. Voc. ii. 91, 22 where grues is written for the cams of Ald. 153, 28), Wrt. Voc. i. 287, 25. Gryttes polline (cf. mealewes poling, i. farine, An. Ox. 3872, boen glosses of Ald. 53, 28), ii. 83, 66

Linked entry: gryt

horh

Grammar
horh, [The hor(g)-, hor(e)w- forms seem to belong to the same original nominative, but they are so far differentiated in meaning that they are taken separately.]
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Dracontjan wiþ fúle hóras on men, ii. 174, 5. Add

liþian

(v.)
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Foldan ic freoþode folcum ic leoþode (as leoþode rimes with freoþode its root vowel should be short), Reirn. 40

scort

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Add Ðá wolde se cniht his wíte geendian mid scortum deáðe, Hml. S. 12, 190. 2 c. Add Dactilus stent on ánum langum tíman and twám sceortum, Angl. viii. 314, 15

ríclíce

(adv.)
Grammar
ríclíce, adv.

powerfullywith poweras one possessing powersplendidlysumptuously

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powerfully, with power, as one possessing power Gé budon swíðe ríclíce and swíðe ágendlíce vos cum austeritate imperabatis eis et cum potentia, Past. 19, 2; Swt. 145, 5.

Linked entry: ríc-líc

rómian

(v.)
Grammar
rómian, p. ode;

with gen. To strive after

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with gen.

rúm-heort

(adj.)
Grammar
rúm-heort, adj.

liberal, munificentuntroubled

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Ex. 87. with mind free from oppression, untroubled. Se weg ðe tó lífe lǽt is ús tó gefarenne mid rúmheortum móde and mid gódum and glædum geþance dilatato corde curritur via mandatorum Dei, R. Ben. 5, 22. Similar entries v. rúme III

meldian

(v.)
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Þæt hors ongan. . . mid unáblinnendlicre brogdet*-*tunge ealles líchaman meldian and yppan ( prodere ), ꝥ hit ne mihte wítman beran, Gr. D. 183, 12. Add

hýnan

(v.)
Grammar
hýnan, hénan; p. de

To abusehumiliaterebukecorrectdespiseoppressafflictill-treat

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Hé Godes hálgan hýnde mid wítum he oppressed God's saints with torments, Homl. Th. ii. 310, 25. Hé bebeád ðæt hié mon on ǽlce healfe hiénde he ordered that they should be treated with insult on every side, Ors. 6, 3; Swt. 258, 6.

Linked entry: hénan

tintreg-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
tintreg-líc, adj.

Tormentingtorturing,of hell

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B.) wítes de horrore poenae gehennalis, Bd. 4, 24; S. 598, 16

GÁR

(n.)
Grammar
GÁR, es; m.

A dartjavelinspearshaftarrowweaponarmsacŭlumpīlumhastahastæ cuspissăgittatēlumarma

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Gárum gehyrsted adorned with javelins, Andr. Kmbl. 90; An. 45 : 2287; An. 1145 : Chr. 937; Erl. 112, 18; Æðelst. 18

lám

(n.)
Grammar
lám, es; n.

Claymudmireearth

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Láme bitolden covered with earth [buried], Exon. 64 a; Th. 235, 11; Ph. 555: 50 a; Th. 173, 27; Gú. 1167: 117 b; Th. 451, 5; Dóm. 99.

ge-feohtan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-feohtan, p. -feaht, pl. -fuhton; pp. -fohten.

to fightpugnareto obtain by fightingpugnando acquirere

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Margareta wiþ ðone deófol gefæht Margaret fought with the devil, Nar. 39, 28. Gif hwá gefeohte on cyninges huse, sié [sy MSS. B. H.] he scyldig ealles his ierfes [yrfes MSS. B.

ge-mǽnan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-mǽnan, p. de; pp. ed [ge-mǽne communis] .

to MEAN, to signifysibi velle, significareto communicate, announce, pronounce, uttercommunicare, pronuntiareto MOAN, to groaningemiscere, plangereto considercolloqui, considerareto make common, contaminate, defile, violatecommunicare, coinquinare, violarecommunicare alicuito make knowndicere, monstrare, judicare

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Lind. 23, 27. to commune with oneself about anything, to consider/; colloqui, considerare Se fæder hit gemǽnde stille pater rem tacitus considerabat, Gen. 37, 11.

Linked entries: mǽnan mǽnan

be-rǽdan

(v.)

to dispossessbetray

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Birédnae (-raed*-*nae) prodimur, Txts. 89, 1661. with acc. of person and inst.

be-sleán

(v.)

to strikesmiteto strikedashinflictto striketo strike

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M. 77, 13. fig. to strike with disease Hé gewende mid snáwhwítum hreóflan beslagen, Hml. Th. i. 400, 29. to deprive by a stroke (lit. or fig.) of something (gen. inst.)

hæft-níd

(n.)
Grammar
hæft-níd, e; f. ; es; n.
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. ¶ pl. with force of sing. :-- Wæs sum wyln gehæft tó swinglum, and læg on hæftnédum, Hml. S. 21, 167. Hé ús áhredde fram deófles hæftnýdum, Hml. Th. i. 338, 4

Linked entries: hæfte-neód hæft-néd