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nígan

(v.)
Grammar
nígan, (?)
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Ðonne ic búgendre stefne styrme, stille on wícum siteþ nígende ( one who listens [?]), Exon. Th. 390, 27; Rä. 9, 8

habban

Grammar
habban, <b>;
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XIII.</b> add On þysum dagum nǽnige geflitu sceolon beón hæfde ( nulle lites essi debent ), Chrd. 115, 31

ge-cleofian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-cleofian, p. ode, ede; pp. od, ed [clifan, cleofian to cleave, adhere]

To cleave ⬩ adhere ⬩ stick ⬩ adhærēre

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To cleave, adhere, stick; adhærēre Geþeódde oððe gecleofede on fíóre sáwle mín adhæsit pāvīmento anĭma mea, Ps. Lamb. 118, 25

ge-dróf

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-dróf, adj.

Dirty ⬩ muddy ⬩ turbĭdus ⬩ lŭtōsus

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Dirty, muddy; turbĭdus, lŭtōsus On ðæm gedrófum wætere in the muddy water, Past. 54, 1; Swt. 421, 8; Hat. MS

ge-lǽdenlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-lǽdenlíc, adj.

What is easily led or beaten out ⬩ malleable ⬩ ductilis

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What is easily led or beaten out, malleable; ductilis On býman gelǽdenlícum in tubis ductilibus, Ps. Spl. M. 97, 6

streng-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
streng-líc, adj.
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Strong, flrm Hú hé him strenglícran stól geworhte, heáhran on heofonum, Cd. Th. 18, 14; Gen. 273. Cf. strang-líc

sundor-notu

(n.)
Grammar
sundor-notu, e ; f.
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A special office:?-Gif ceorl geþeáh ðæt hé hæfde sundornote on cynges healle, L. R. 2; Th. i. 190, 17

þurh-þráwan

(v.)

to twist through

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to twist through [Se wǽte of húse dropaþ on stán ... and ðane stán þurhþurleþ and þurhþreáwþ, Lchdm. iii. 104, 11]

un-lygen

(adj.)
Grammar
un-lygen, adj.

Unlying ⬩ truthful

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Unlying, truthful Ceápige man on ðæs portgeréfan gewitnesse oþþe óðres unlygenes mannes, L. Ath. i. 12; Th. i. 206, 10

Linked entries: lygen un-gelygen

wíþig-mǽd

(n.)
Grammar
wíþig-mǽd, f.

A meadow where willows grow

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A meadow where willows grow Ǽrest æt wíðig*-*mǽde . . . ðæt eft on wíðigmǽde, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 464, 18-30

wiþ-rǽdan

(v.)

to act against ⬩ be an antidote

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to act against, be an antidote Ðære wyrte wyrttruma on wætere geðyged wiðrǽð íceom and næddrum, Lchdm. i. 144, 15

Linked entry: rǽdan

ǽwisc

(adj.)
Grammar
ǽwisc, adj.
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Shameless, impudent, foul Hí (certain women) syndon ǽwisce on líchoman and unweorðe sunt publicato corpore et inhonesto , Nar. 38, 13

á-fleótan

(v.)
Grammar
á-fleótan, p. -fleát, pl. -fluton; pp. -floten
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To skim Wyl þá wyrta on þǽre buteran swíðe, áfleót ꝥ fám of clǽne, Lch. ii. 94, 20: 308, 28

Linked entry: fleótan

brád-nes

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Fyðerscýte brádnys triquadra (mundi) latitudo, Hpt. Gl. 437, 7. On brádnysse in superficie, 451, 1. Brádnysse, vastitatem, 491, 73. Add

be-swǽtan

(v.)
Grammar
be-swǽtan, p. te

To sweat ⬩ to toil ⬩ desudare

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To sweat; fig. to toil; desudare Sé þe on gyrnendlicum wurðscypum mid onstandendum beswæt (desudat) ge-swince, Scint. 111, 14

carl

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Arcton hátte án tungol on norðdǽle . . . þone hátað lǽwede menn carles wǽn, Lch, iii. 270, 11. Dele bracket, and add

ciric-þénung

Grammar
ciric-þénung, -þegnung.
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On þám sinoðe wǽron gesette þá hálgan cyricþénunga, Ll. Th. ii. 344, 8. Cyrcþénungum orgiis, sacrificiis, Germ. 395, 65. Add

efen-scyldig

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Ꝥ cild þe læg on cradele þá gýtseras lǽton efenscyldig (eal swá scyldigne, v. l.) and hit gewittig wǽre. Add

finc

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Finc fringella, Txts. 62, 423: cintus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 22, 74. On finces stapel, C. D. iii. 135, 20. Add

for-delfan

(v.)

to dig up

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to destroy by digging (?), to dig up On ðone díc ðǽr esne ðone weg fordealf, C. D. ii. 28, 33

Linked entry: delfan