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út-ryne

(n.)
Grammar
út-ryne, es; m.

A running out

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Surt. 44, 21. Ðæs blódes útryne, Lchdm. i. 294, 17. Is se útryne (what runs out) swilce blódig wæter, ii.202, 1. Útryne exitum, Scint. 224, 6. Útrynas exitus, Blickl, Gl.: Ps. Spl. 106, 33. Útrinas, 106, 35

Linked entry: út-irnende

weoloc-scill

(n.)
Grammar
weoloc-scill, e; f.

A shell-fisha whelkcockle

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Hér beóþ oft numene missenlícra cynna weolcscylle and muscule exceptis variorum generibus conchyliorum, in quibus sunt et musculae Bd. 1, 1; S. 473, 17

symbel

(adj.)
Grammar
symbel, adj.

Of a feastfestival

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Surt. 96, 1. Gesettaþ dæg symbelne constituite diem sollemnem, Ps. Lamb. 117, 27. Dæg symbelne hý dóþ ðé diem festum agent tibi, Ps. Spl. 75, 10. Ealle dagas simle omnes dies festos, 73, 9

wille

(n.)
Grammar
wille, wielle, welle, wylle, an ; f.

A well, spring, stream, fountain

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Surt.) fons vitae Ps. Th. 35, 9: Basil admn. 4; Hex. 42, 16. Ealle ða námon Ændor wylle and Cisone clǽne hlimme, Ps. Th. 82, 8. Waelle léhtes fons luminis Ps. Surt. ii. p. 200, 35. Uselle fons Jn. Skt. Lind. 4, 6.

grétan

(v.)
Grammar
grétan, he grét, pl. grétaþ; p. grétte, pl. grétton; pp. gréted.
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Sum mid hondum nsæg hearpan grétan one may touch the harp with hands, Exon. 79 a; Th. 296, 11; Crä. 49.

þringan

(v.)
Grammar
þringan, p. þrang, pl. þrungon; pp. þrungen.

To presscrowdthrongto throngpress round, uponcrowd togetherto pressmove with violence, eagernesshurrypress onpress forwardforce a way

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Sum on oferhygdo þryme þringe (þrymme þringeþ? cf. below Homl. Skt. ii. 25, 781: Rä. 4, 61), Exon. Th. 314, 34; Mód. 24.

ufan

(adv.)
Grammar
ufan, adv.

from abovedownaboveat the top

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Ufan engla sum cýgde ... ufan of roderum wuldergást mǽlde, Cd. Th. 176, 7-16; Gen. 2908-2911. Ðæt eów ne bið ufan álýfed, Exon. Th. 138, 31; Gú. 584. Ámet ufan tó grunde measure front top to bottom, Cd. Th. 309, 2; Sat. 703.

Linked entries: ufan ufon on-ufan

ge-dál

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Be ðám gedále cwæð sum wítega, Hml. Th. ii. 400, 23. a share, portion, part In þǽre tócnáwnesse ǽgðres gedáles (dǽles, v.l.) in qua cognitione utriusque partis. Gr.

HRÓF

(n.)
Grammar
HRÓF, es; m.

A ROOFthe topsummit

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From hróf eardes a summo terræ, Mk. Skt. Lind. 13, 27. On hrófe gestód heán landes he stopped on the summit of the mount, Cd. 140; Th. 175, 20; Gen. 2898. Of hé[um] heofnes hrófe ex summa cæli arce, Rtl. 101, 24.

ge-weaxan

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Alle ðá ðe gewæxen sint mé omnia quae nata sunt mihi, Lk.

wǽd

(n.)
Grammar
wǽd, e; f.: wǽde, es; n.

a weedan article of dressa garmentclothingdress

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Mið ðý gewearp woedo (giwédo, Rush.) his proiecto uestimento suo, Mk. Skt. 10, 50. Hé sette uoedo (giwédo, Rush.) his ponit uestimenta sua, Jn. Skt. Lind. 13, 4: Mk. Skt. Lind. 11, 8. Wit baru standaþ unwered wǽdo, Cd. Th. 50, 21; Gen. 812.

ge-limpan

(v.)
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Sume naman synd accidentia þe gelimpað ánum gehwylcum, 12, 13.

sceótan

(v.)
Grammar
sceótan, p. sceát, pl. scuton, sceoton ; pp. scoten.
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Ðonne ða wolcnan sceótaþ betweón hyre ( the sun ) and ðé, Shrn. 201, 25. Him on gafol forlét feówer wellan scíre sceótan, Exon.

Linked entries: fore fore-scét

ærne-weg

(n.)
Grammar
ærne-weg, es; m. [ærnan to run, weg a way]

A running-waya way fit for running ona broad roadvia cursui aptaplatea

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A running-way, a way fit for running on, a broad road; via cursui apta, platea Æt sumes ærneweges ende at the end of some course, Bt. 37, 2; Fox 188, 9. Gescroepe ærneweg via apta cursui equorum, Bd. 5, 6; S. 618, 41

helle-

(prefix)
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For the meaning of such combinations the second word may be referred to

Linked entries: loc hele- -rúne

mǽg-rǽs

(n.)
Grammar
mǽg-rǽs, es; m.

An attack by men upon their kinsmen

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An attack by men upon their kinsmen Wearþ ðes þeódscype swýðe forsyngod þurh morðdǽda and þurh mándǽda . . þurh mǽgrǽsas and þurh manslihtas this nation is sunk in sin through deeds fell and foul . . through attacks of kinsmen upon kinsmen and through

pyngan

(v.)
Grammar
pyngan, p. de
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Hé wærlíce hine pynde mid sumum wordum animum pungant, Past. 40, 5 ; Swt. 297, 8

Linked entry: pungetung

tǽsl

(n.)
Grammar
tǽsl, tǽsel, e; f.

Teasel, teazle

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Plant Names) nemneþ, hafaþ leáf wiþerrǽde and þyrnyhte, and heó hafaþ on middan sumne sinewealtne crop and þyrnyhtne, Lchdm. i. 282, 15

Linked entry: wulfes-tǽsl

turtur

(n.)
Grammar
turtur, es; m.: turture, an; f.
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Surt. 83, 4. Twégen culfran briddas and twégen turturan gemæccan, Blickl. Homl. 23, 27. Tuoe (twoege, Rush.) turturas par turturum, Lk. Skt. Lind. Rush. 2, 24

un-nytwirðe

(adj.)
Grammar
un-nytwirðe, adj.

Not fit for useuselessunprofitableunserviceable

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Unnytwyrþe gewordene hig synt inutiles facti sunt, Ps. Lamb. 52, 4