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Íra-land

(n.)
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Íra-land, For argument in favour of taking Iceland to be the country intended where this word is used in Ohthere's narrative see Dr. Craigie's note in Mod. Lang. Rev. vol. xii, p. 200.

-isc

(suffix)
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íþ-begéte

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iþ-belig

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iþ-belig, l. íþ-belge,
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íþ-gesýne

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íþ-hilde

(adj.)
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íþ-hilde, adj.
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Easily held, content (cf. ge-healdan; <b>XI a.</b>). Take here examples given under éþ-hylde in Dict., and add Éþhelde vel fulhealden contentus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 135, 1. Ná his éðhylde weldǽde non suo contentus officio, Scint. 133, 3. Hæbbende

Linked entry: eáþ-hylde

íþ-ness

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Swá him ðiós stillnes and ðiós iéðnes má lícað, swá him lǽs lícað ðæt ðæt hié tó gelaðode sindon quo non sunt molesta quae tenent, eo minus amabilia fiant quae vocant, Past. 351, 7. Ús wæs ánes þinges éþnes ( una res fuit saluti ), ꝥ se snáw leng ne wunede

íþ-rǽde

(adj.)
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íþ-rǽde, adj. Easy to guess (v. rædan; <b>VI a.</b>)
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Cunna mage þú árǽdan hwæt þis mage beón. Ic wéne þæt hit nis éðrǽde, E. S. xxxvi. 326

íþ-togen

(adj.; part.)
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easily deferred (?) God wolde ꝥ hí ðǽr stille reston and on ðám scræfe slépon oþ þás ýðtogenan tíde þe hé hí eft mancynne geswutelian wolde, Hml. S. 23, 317

íþ-wilte

(adj.)
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íþ-wilte, adj.
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That may be easily turned (v. wiltan) Éþwiltum méce romphea uersatili, i. mobili ł uolubili, An. Ox. 1151

inn-geþanc

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æfter-ild

(n.)
Grammar
æfter-ild, æfter-ildo.

Linked entry: ildu

ofer-ild

(n.)
Grammar
ofer-ild, e; f.

Very great age

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Very great age Him se deáþ geneálǽcþ for ðære oferylde, Wulfst. 147, 27

Linked entry: for-ildu

æðel-íce

(adv.)
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æðel-íce, adv.

Nobly ⬩ elegantly ⬩ nobiliter ⬩ insigniter

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Nobly, elegantly; nobiliter, insigniter.Cot. 77

eorþ-ifi

(n.)
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eorþ-ifi, es; n.

Ground ivy ⬩ hĕdera nigra

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Ground ivy; hĕdera nigra Eorþ-ifies of ground ivy; hĕdĕræ nigræ, L. M. 1, 2; Lchdm. ii. 30, 17

eorþ-iui

(n.)
Grammar
eorþ-iui, [=ivi], es; n.

Ground ivy ⬩ hĕdĕra nigra

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Ground ivy; hĕdĕra nigra Eorþ-iui [MS. eorðíuí]. Herb. 100; Lchdm. i. 212, 18, note 17, MS. B

eal-ísig

(adj.)

all-icy ⬩ omnīno glaciālis

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all-icy; omnīno glaciālis

I

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THE Runic character ᛁ for this vowel was named ís Ís byþ oferceald ungemetum slidor; glisnaþ glæshluttur gimmum gelícust, Runic pm. Kmbl. p. 341. The short i generally corresponds to Gothic i. e. g. in, Goth, in. biddan, Goth. bidjan; the long i, which

ice

Similar entry: ýce

idig

(adj.)
Grammar
idig, [?]; adj.

Busy ⬩ active

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Busy, active Tóþas idge busy teeth [referring to the eating of the forbidden fruit by Adam and Eve ], Exon. 61 b ; Th. 226, 18; Ph. 407

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