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heal-ærn

(n.)
Grammar
heal-ærn, es; n.
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A house with a hall, palace, Beo. Th. 156; B. 78

Linked entry: heall-ærn

hweóled

(adj.)
Grammar
hweóled, adj.
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Provided with wheels Héhhwiólad wǽn a waggon having high wheels, Lye

mid-singend

(n.)
Grammar
mid-singend, es; m.

One who sings with another ⬩ concentor

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One who sings with another; concentor, Wrt. Voc. i. 28, 23

ofer-drettan

(v.)
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to take with violence Wé oferdryttan praeoccupemus, Ps. Spl. 94, 2. (?)

Linked entry: drettan

sige-eádig

(adj.)
Grammar
sige-eádig, adj.
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Blessed with victory, victorious Sigeeádig bil, Beo. Th. 3119 ; B. 1557

Linked entry: sigor-eádig

syn-fáh

(adj.)
Grammar
syn-fáh, adj.

Stained with sin

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Stained with sin Synfá men, Exon. Th. 67, 3; Cri. 1083

swíþfromlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
swíþfromlíce, adv.
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Strenuously, with great energy Suíðfromlíce naviter, Wrt. Voc. ii. 114, 58

þeóh-ece

(n.)
Grammar
þeóh-ece, es; m.
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Thigh-ache Lǽcedómas wiþ þeóhece. Lchdm. ii. 6, 6: 64, 26

þeór-wenn

(n.)
Grammar
þeór-wenn, es; m.
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Wiþ þeórwenne, Lchdm. ii. 342, 16

Linked entry: wenn

wearn-wíslíce

(adv.)
Grammar
wearn-wíslíce, adv.
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With difficulty Wearnwíslíce difficile, Wrt. Voc. ii. 106, 47: 25, 53

byre

(n.)
Grammar
byre, es; m.
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A strong wind, storm Byre aestu (cf. ýst), Germ. 400, 496

drófe

(adv.)
Grammar
drófe, adv.
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Grievously, with trouble Hý ꝥ drófe onguldon, Lch. iii. 286, 14

eáse

(n.)
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wild carrot(?) Eáse vel næster caucale, Wrt. Voc. ii. 129, 74. (?)

fetelsod

(adj.)
Grammar
fetelsod, adj. (ptcpl.)
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Provided with a belt Tuéye suerde fetelsade, Cht. Th. 505, 21

Linked entry: ge-fetelsod

fiþer-sliht

(n.)
Grammar
fiþer-sliht, -sleht, es; m.

Wing-flapping

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Wing-flapping Scyllendre coca fiþerslehte concrepante pullorum plausu, An. Ox. 4892

ge-cost

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Scyttisc gecost gealdor wiþ ǽlcum áttre, Lch. ii. 10, 23. Add

hornede

(adj.)
Grammar
hornede, adj.
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Provided with horns Hornede nǽdran, carastis ꝥ nǽdercyn, Nar. 13, 15

liþ-seáw

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Add: — Wiþ liþseáwe and gif liþseáw sió, Lch. ii. 12, 14

ǽren

(adj.)
Grammar
ǽren, adj.
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With oars (?) Lytel ǽren scip carabus, Gr. D. 347, 2, 4

láð

(adj.)
Grammar
láð, adj.

hateful ⬩ hated ⬩ loathed ⬩ loth ⬩ displeasing ⬩ injurious ⬩ grievous ⬩ hostile ⬩ malign ⬩ inimical

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Láð wið láðum foe with foe, 884; B. 440. Láðe cyrmdon the foes shouted, Cd. 166; Th. 207, 3; Exod. 461. Wið láðra lygesearwum against false wiles of foes, Exon. 19 a; Th. 48, 23; Cri. 776: Judth. 12; Thw. 25, 38; Jud. 304.

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