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healf

(adj.)
Grammar
healf, adj.

a half

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Þæt hig bringan melwes þone teóðan dǽl þæs gemetes þe man nemð ephi, healf ǽr undern, healfe ofer undern (medium ejus mane, et medium ejus vespere), Lev. 6, 20.

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on-drysnlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
on-drysnlíc, -drysenlíc; adj.

Terrible

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Hé wæs of líchoman álǽded, and hé geseah ondrysnlíces and eác wundorlíces ðonne hé mihte ásecgan, 51, 31

em-fela

(adj.)
Grammar
em-fela, adj.

Equally many tŏtĭdem

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Equally many; tŏtĭdem Gán inn emfela manna of ǽgðre healfe let equally as many men of either side go in, L. Ath. iv. 7; Th. i. 226, 20

steóran

(v.; prep.)
Grammar
steóran, stióran, (and with umlaut) stiéran, stéran, stíran, stýran; p. de.
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Swá hwilc ðissa (various punishments) swá man gerǽde; swá man mæg stýran, and eác ðære sáwle gebeorgan, L. C. S. 30; Th. i. 394, 16.

at-eówad

(v.; part.)
Grammar
at-eówad, -eówed; part.

Shewnmade knownostensus

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Shewn, made known; ostensus

ég-

(prefix)
Grammar
ég-, Used in composition
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water, sea; aqua, măre

gum-cyst

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Add:: cf. mann-cyst

fýrian

(v.)

to make a furrow

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to make a furrow

cræftgian

(v.)

to strengthenmake powerful

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to strengthen, make powerful

CRÆFT

(n.)
Grammar
CRÆFT, es; m.

powermightstrength as of body or externals visroburpotentiaan artskillCRAFTtradework arsperitiaartificiumoccupatioopuscraft of mind, cunning, knowledge, science, talent, ability, faculty, excellence, virtue astutia, machinatio, scientia, facultas, præstantia, virtusa CRAFTany kind of ship navis qualiscunque

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Nán mon ne mæg nǽnne cræft cýðan bútan tólum no man can shew any skill without tools Bt. 17; Fox 58, 29; Boutr. Scrd. 17, 8.

hopian

(v.)
Grammar
hopian, p. ode, ede

To hope, have hope or confidence [in a person], expect, watch for [with gen.]

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Ne þearf hé hopian nó ðæt hé ðonan móte he has no ground for hoping that he may go thence, Judth. 10; Thw. 23, 12; Jud. 117. Ða hopiendan on ðé sperantes in te, Ps. Spl. 16, 8

Linked entries: á-hopian tó-hopian

a-stynt

(v.)

made dullhĕbĕtātus

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made dull; hĕbĕtātus, Cot. 101

Linked entry: a-stintan

be-fættian

(v.)
Grammar
be-fættian, p. ode; pp. od [be, fættian to fatten]

To make fatanointimpinguare

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To make fat, anoint; impinguare

smellan

(v.)
Grammar
smellan, (?); p. smeall

To crack, make a noise. to crack as a whip

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To crack, make a noise

tól

(n.)
Grammar
tól, es; n.

a tool,implement,instrumenttools,machinery,apparatus

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Hwæt ðú wást ðætte bútan ðisum tólum nán cyning his cræft ne mæg cýðan ... Ne mæg hé bútan ðisum (provisions of various kinds) ðás tól gehealdan, ne bútan ðisum tólum nán ðara þinga wyrcan ðe him beboden is tó wyrcenne.

Linked entry: tohl

-túningas

(suffix)
Grammar
-túningas, pl. m.
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Óþ ealdingctúninga mearce óþ níwantúninga mearce, and of níwantúninga mearce to the mark of the people of Aldington, then to the mark of the people of Newington, and from the mark of the people of Newington, Cod. Dip. B. ii. 526, 7-8.

æl-tæw

Grammar
æl-tæw, l. æl-tǽwe, -teáwe, -teówe, -tówe,
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Hé ne nom náne ware húlice hié wǽron, for ðon hiera wæs forcúþra ðonne æltǽwra, Ors. 5, 4; S. 224, 23. Hæfde ic ælteówe þénas nǽre ic ðus eáðelíce oferswíðed, Hml. S. 11, 226. and add

ge-samnian

(v.)
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Þæt God gesamnode ( junxit ), ne syndrige ꝥ nán man, Mk. lo, 9. Tógædere gesamnod nodatur, i. ligatur (licitis connubii nexibus), An.

apulder

(n.)
Grammar
apulder, apuldor; es, n ?

An apple-treemalus

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An apple-tree; malus,Wrt. Voc. 32, 47: L. M. 1, 23; Lchdm. ii. 66, 1: 1, 36; Lchdm. ii. 86, 6. Súr-melsc [MS. -melst] apulder malus matiana [MS. matranus],—pyrus malus, Lin. a sour-sweet apple-tree, a souring apple-tree, Wrt. Voc. 32, 48.

cyne-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
cyne-líc, cynellíc, cynelec; adj.

Kingly, royal, regal, belonging to the state, public regius, regalis, publicus

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Kingly, royal, regal, belonging to the state, public ; regius, regalis, publicus Eádward cyng man bebyrigde bútan ǽlcum cynelícum wurþscipe king Edward was buried without any kingly honour, Chr. 979; Erl. 129, 3.

Linked entries: cynelec cynellíc