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þancol

(adj.)
Grammar
þancol, adj.
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Th. 382, 17; Rä. 3, 12. v. deóp-, fore-, ge-, gearo-, hete-, hyge-, scearp-, searuþancol; þancol-mód

sceorfan

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Þá yfelan wǽtan sceorfendan and scearpan, Lch. ii. 176, 20. Add

ge-bilod

(v.; part.)
Grammar
ge-bilod, pp. [bile a bill, beak]

Having a bill or beakrostrātus

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Having a bill or beak, rostrātus Ða fugelas, ðe be flǽsce lybbaþ, syndon clyferféte and scearpe gebilode the birds which live by flesh are cloven-footed and sharp-billed, Hexam. 9; Norm. 14, 19

Linked entries: byled-breóst bilod

ge-tal

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-tal, adj.

Quickreadyactiveagilisveloxexpeditus

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Quick, ready, active; agilis, velox, expeditus Wǽron hyra tungan getale teónan gehwylcre and to yfele gehwám ungemet scearpe their tongues were swift to every wrong and to every evil exceeding sharp; lingua eorum machæra acuta, Ps. Th. 56, 5

un-fægere

(adv.)
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un-fægere, adv.

Unpleasantlyungentlyterriblycruelly

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Gripon unfægre under sceát werum scearpe gáras, 124, 16; Gen. 2063. Sampson hewis doun of þa hirdis, hurtis þam unfaire, Alex. (Sk.) 1224

scúr-beorh

(n.)
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scúr-beorh, gen. -beorge; f.
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A shelter against storm Hrófas sind gehrorene . . . scearde scúrbeorge, Exon. Th. 476, 9; Ruin. 5

earh-faru

(n.)
Grammar
earh-faru, e; f. [earh an arrow; faru a going, journey, passage]

A flight of arrows sagittārum vŏlātus

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A flight of arrows; sagittārum vŏlātus Habbaþ scearp speru, atole earhfare they have sharp spears, a terrible flight of arrows, Salm. Kmbl. 259; Sal. 129. Mid earhfare with a flight of arrows, Andr. Kmbl. 2097; An. 1050.

Linked entry: earg-faru

dún-land

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Genim swínes scearn þæs þe on dúnlande and wyrtum libbe, Lch. ii. 62, 28. Ðeós wyrt ( betony ) biþ cenned on mǽdum and on clǽnum dúnlandum, i. 70, 2. Hé hine geond ealle eorðan sóhton, ge on dúnlandum gé on wudalandum, Ap. Th. 7, 14. Add

sceamian

(v.)
Grammar
sceamian, ode.

to feel shame, be ashamed to cause shame

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to feel shame, be ashamed (with gen. of cause) Ic ðæs nǽfre ne sceamige non erubescam, Ps. Th. 24, 1. Ne ic ne scamige nec confundar, Ps. Spl. 30, 20. Gif wé scomiaþ ðæt wé tó uncúðum monnum suelc sprecen si homo apud hominem, de quo minime praesumit

ofer-wríþan

(v.)
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to wrap round, cover up with a wrapper Mid hnesce wulle oferwríðe ealle þá scearpan, Lch. ii. 130, 10

efesian

(v.)
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Sceára tácen is þæt þú wecge þínne scytefinger and þone midemistan on þínre swíðran hande ymb þín heáfod swilce þú efysian wille, Tech. ii. 127, 25. with acc. of person, to cut the hair of a person Ne efesiað eów, Deut. 14, 6.

locc

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Þá Ismahéli hæfdon ge-þwinglode loccas and scearp fex on hiora hiafde. Hml. A. 202, 218. Þá tær hé his loccas heófende and wolde hine sylfne ádrencan, Hml. S. 30, 180. Add

Petrus

(n.)
Grammar
Petrus, gen. Petres; m.
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sceare (Petres mearce, MS. B.) onféng, Bd. 3, 18; S. 546, 10. Be Peteres mæssan, Wulfst. 272, 9

seám-sticca

(n.)
Grammar
seám-sticca, an; m.
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Some part of a weaver's apparatus Hé sceal fela tówtóla habban . . . seámsticcan, scearra, nǽdle, Anglia ix. 263, 14

scotian

(v.)
Grammar
scotian, sceotian ; p. ode.
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Hé sceotaþ his flán and his scearpe spere ongeán his wiðerwinnan, Basil admn. 2; Norm. 36, 5. Of heofene dóm scotad is, Ps. Surt. 75, 9. to shoot (intrans.) Hí hine scearpum strélum on scotiaþ, Ps. Th. 63, 4. Gif ðé man scotaþ tó, Homl.

Linked entries: sceotian scotung

þeów-hád

(n.)
Grammar
þeów-hád, es; m.
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Hé Godes ðeówháde and sceare onféng accepta tonsura, 5, 12; S. 627, 26

Hreopa-dún

Grammar
Hreopa-dún, Hreope-, Hrypa-dún, e; f.

Repton

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Gúþlác férde tó mynstre ðe ys gecweden Hrypadún and ðǽr ða gerýnelícan sceare onféng Sce Petres Guthlac went to a monastery that is called Repton and there received the mystical tonsure of St. Peter Guthl. 23; Gdwin. 16, 20

ísen

(adj.)
Grammar
ísen, adj.
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Hié námon treówu and slógon on óþerne ende monige scearpe ísene næglas, Ors. 4, l; S. 158, 5. Hwæt ylst þú ús on smiþþan þínre búton ísene fýrspearcan (ferreas scintillas), Coll. M. 31,5. Add: —

for-týnan

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Substitute: To shut up, prevent passage along a road, into or out of a place Þá scearpan þing sint fortýnende þá innoþas, Lch. ii. 212, 1

CULTER

(n.)
Grammar
CULTER, cultur ; gen. es; m?

COULTER or CULTER dagger culter, sica

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Gefæstnodon sceare and cultre mid dære syl confirmato vomere et cultro aratro, Coll. Monast. Th. 19, 21