gryre-meaht
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A power that inspires terror, terrible power His (Antichrist's) hlísa and gryremiht bitf from sǽ tó sǽ, Wlfst. 195, 20
fiówer-féte
Four-footed ⬩ quadrŭpes
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Four-footed; quadrŭpes Sume biþ fiówerféte some are four-footed, Bt. 41, 6; Fox 254, 27
drǽfend
A hunter ⬩ venātor
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A hunter; venātor Sum biþ deóra drǽfend one is a hunter of beasts, Exon. 78 b; Th. 295, 24; Crä. 38
elcor
Elsewhere, otherwise, besides, except ⬩ alias, alĭter, præter, nisi
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Elsewhere, otherwise, besides, except; alias, alĭter, præter, nisi Gif hit hwæt elcor biþ sin alias, Bd. 4, 28; S. 605, 17
gearu-wyrdig
Ready in words ⬩ eloquent ⬩ verbis promptus
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Ready in words, eloquent; verbis promptus Sum biþ gearu-wyrdig one is eloquent, Exon. 78 b; Th. 295, 21; Crä. 36
tǽl-wirðe
Blameworthy, reprehensible
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Blameworthy, reprehensible Gecnáwan hwæt tǽlwierðe biþ quae reprehendenda sunt cognoscere, Past. 28; Swt. 195, 8. Tǽlwyrðes (-wierðes, Cott. MSS.), 195, 24
breód
a bit, morsel, bread,
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a bit, morsel, bread, Jn. Rush. War. 13, 27
a-corenlíc
Likely to be chosen ⬩ eligibilis
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Likely to be chosen; eligibilis Biþ swíðe acorenlíc is very estimable, Past. 52, 8; Swt. 409, 36
án-steallet
one-stalked
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one-stalked Nim béte, ðe biþ ánsteallet take beet, which is one-stalked, Lchdm. iii. 70, 2
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lida
A sailor ⬩ traveller
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A sailor, traveller Lida biþ longe on síþe, Exon. 90 b; Th. 339, 34; Gn. Ex. 104
six-nihte
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Six days old Se ðe biþ ácenned on , vi. nihtne mónan, Lchdm. iii. 160, 23 : 178, 6
gaf-sprǽc
Buffoonery, scurrility
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Buffoonery, scurrility Hwǽr biþ his gafsprǽc, and ðá ídelan gamenunga, and his ungemetegode hleahter?, Bas. 50, 28
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orlæg-gífre
Eager to cause death
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Ismahel biþ unhýre orlæggífre wiðerbreca wera cneórissum, Cd. Th. 138, 6; Gen. 2287
hréd-eádig
Glorious ⬩ noble ⬩ triumphant
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Glorious, noble, triumphant Biþ ðǽr his þegna eác hréðeádig heáp there too shall be a triumphant band of his servants, Exon. 21 b; Th. 58, 33; Cri. 945.
self-líce
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Self-satisfied, self-complacent, conceited, arrogant Oft se welega and se wædla habbaþ suá gehweorfed hira þeáwum ðæt se welega biþ eáðmód and sorgfull and se wædla biþ upáhæfen and selflíce plerumque personarum ordinem permutat qualitas morum, ut sit
mid-winter
Mid-winter ⬩ Christmas
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Mid-winter, Christmas Gif se (seo, MS.) mid-winter biþ on Wódnesdæg, ðonne biþ heard winter and grim ... Gif heó byoþ on Ðunresdæg, ðonne byoþ gód winter ... Gif se midwinter byþ on Frigendæge, ðonne byþ onwendædlíc winter ...
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syn-leás
Sinless, without sin
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Ne biþ nǽfre nán man leahterleás ne synleás ealra þinga, 233, 24. Biþ oft synleás yfel geðoht ðǽm gódum plerumque boni innoxie tentantur ad culpam, Past. 54; Swt. 423, 3. Úre Drihten gescóp Adam háligne and clǽnne and synleásne, Wulfst. 153, 13
fugel-timber
A young bird ⬩ avĭcŭla ⬩ pullus
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A young bird; avĭcŭla, pullus Biþ fæger fugeltimber it is a fair young bird, Exon. 59 a; Th. 214, 8; Ph. 236
wit-leás
Witless ⬩ senseless
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Witless, senseless On ðam fíftan mónþe hé (the fœtus) biþ cwica and weaxeþ and seó módur líð witleás, Lchdm. iii. 146, 12
a-hénan
To humble ⬩ abase ⬩ tread down or under foot ⬩ humiliare ⬩ calcare
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To humble, abase, tread down or under foot; humiliare, calcare Biþ ahéned calcabitur, Lk. Lind. War. 21, 24