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Anglo-Saxon

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fróferian

(v.)
Grammar
fróferian, frófrian; p. ode; pp. od

To comfortconsōlāri

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Lind. 2, 18

heópa

(n.)
Grammar
heópa, an; m.

A briarbramble

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Lind. 20, 37. (Or should this be placed under heópe?)

met-ráp

(n.)
Grammar
met-ráp, es; m.

A line for sounding the depth of water

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A line for sounding the depth of water Sundgyrd on scipe vel metráp bolidis (βoλίς ), Wrt. Voc. ii. 126, 46: 11, 17

sige-tiber

(n.)
Grammar
sige-tiber, es ; n.
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Icel. sigr-blót) Wolde líge gesyllan his swǽsne sunu tó sigetibre, Cd. Th. 203, 12 ; Exod. 402

Linked entry: sigor-tiber

súmness

(n.)
Grammar
súmness, e; f.
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Lind. 25, 19

un-weorþe

(adv.)
Grammar
un-weorþe, adv.

Unworthily

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Lind. 10, 14: 14, 4. Gif hé ðæs hálgan húsles unwurðe onbyrigð, Homl. Th. ii. 278, 5

wiþ-styltan

(v.)
Grammar
wiþ-styltan, p. te

To hesitatedoubt

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Lind. 21, 21

ymb-beran

(v.)
Grammar
ymb-beran, p. -bær, pl. -bǽron; pp. -boren
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Lind. Rush. 6, 55

fíf-læppede

(adj.)
Grammar
fíf-læppede, adj.
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Having five laps or lobes Hió (the liver) biþ fíflæppedu (cf. sió lifer hæfð fíf læppan, 198, 1), Lch. ii. 160, 12

for-ligenes

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For intingan dyrnre forlignesse (-lige-, v. l.), Bd. 4, 5; Sch. 379, 8. Ðurh dyrne forligenesse, 1, 27; Sch. 87, 20. Add

bríwan

(v.)
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to prepare a poultice Genim línsǽd, gegrind, bríwe wið þám elmes drænce; ꝥ bið gód sealf foredum lime, Lch. ii. 66, 25

ge-sprǽdan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-sprǽdan, p. de; pp. ed

To spread outextendextendere

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Lind. 12, 13. Gesprǽde hond extendens manum, 8, 3

Linked entry: sprǽdan

hoga-scipe

(n.)
Grammar
hoga-scipe, es; m.

Prudence, carefulness, thoughtfulness, wisdom

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Lind. 2, 47. Tó hogascipe ad prudentiam, 1, 17

wítega

(n.)
Grammar
wítega, an; m.

a wise manone who has knowledgeone who has knowledge from a superhuman sourceprophetwise mandivinersoothsayera presage

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Ðæt fram Drihtne gecweden wæs þurh ðone wítegan (wítgo, Lind., witgu, Rush.), Mt. Kmbl. 1, 22: 2, 15. Twelf wítegan syndon ðe twelf béc áwriton . . . Wǽron eác óðre wítegan ðe ne writon náne béc, Ælfc. T. Grn. 10, 8, 28.

Linked entry: wítiga

un-týnan

(v.)
Grammar
un-týnan, p. de.

to uncloseopento discloselay opensolvereinhiare

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Lind. 5, 19. Hé untýnde ( solvebat ) ðone Sunnadæg, Jn. Skt. Rush. Lind. 5, 18. Ðætte eardlíco lusto wiðsæcgende giliorniga wé untýna ( inhiare ) heofonlíco, Rtl. 34, 20

Linked entries: an-týnan on-týnan

ymb-cirran

(v.)
Grammar
ymb-cirran, p. de
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Lind. 23, 4. to change Ymbcerred mutata, Mt. Kmbl. p. 1, 2

ge-cuman

(v.)
Grammar
ge-cuman, -cyme; p. -com, pl. -cómon; pp. -cumen

To comegovenireire

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Lind. 16, 24; 17, 10 : Jn. Skt. Lind. 5, 40; 7, 27

ge-fleón

(v.)
Grammar
ge-fleón, -fleóhan; p. -fleáh, pl. -flugon

To fleeescape

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Lind. 3, 7. Se to ánre ðara burga gefliéhþ who to one of those cities escapes, Past. 21, 7; Swt. 167, 20; Hatt. MS. Geflég fugit, Rtl. 147, 15. Alle geflugun omnes fugerunt, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 26, 56. Ðætte gifléga ut fugiant, Rtl. 118, 31.

a-ríseþ

it behovethoportet

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Lind. Rush. War. 9, 22; quia oportet filium hominis, Vulg

édo

(n.)

a flock grex

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Lind. 8, 32