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fox-hol

(n.)
Grammar
fox-hol, es; n.
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Æt ðǽm hwítan foxholum, v. 83, 28. On ðá foxhola, 340, 18

smeáþanclíce

(adv.)
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Swá hwilc swá wile smeáþanclícor (smeáþanclíce, v. l.) þæs þeáwas and his líf ongytan cujus si quis velit subtilius mores vitamque cognoscere, Gr. D. 175, 4. Add

ge-stence

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-stence, -stænce; adj.

Fragrantodorous

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Fragrant, odorous He hafaþ hwítne wyrtruman and swýðe gestencne [-stæncne, MS. B.] it has a white and very fragrant root, Herb. 156, 1; Lchdm. i. 282, 19

Linked entry: ge-stænce

ge-þweán

(v.)
Grammar
ge-þweán, p. -þwóh, pl. -þwógun; pp. -þwagen, -þwegen, -þwogen, -þwǽn

To wash

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Hwí he geþwogen nǽre quare non baptizatus esset, Lk. Bos. 11, 38

un-geendod

(adj.)
Grammar
un-geendod, adj.

endlesswithout endnot coming to an endinfinitevery great in number, extent

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Gif ðú getælest ða hwíle ðisses hwílendlícan wið ðæs ungeendodan lífes hwíla, Bt. 18, 3; Fox 66, 5. Swá écum lífe swá ungeendodon wíte sive vitam aeternam, sive infinitum supplicium, L. Ecg. P. iv. 65; Th. ii. 226, 14.

Linked entry: ge-endian

on-girwan

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Hé æalle gesceafta gemetgað, and óðre hwíle gegiereð myd ðám winsumestum wlitum, óðre hwíle eft ongiereð and geungewlitegað. Solil. H. 59, 20. Hé hine þám scyccelse ongyrede, Hml. S. 23 b, 217.

doxian

(v.)
Grammar
doxian, p. ode
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To become dark-coloured Hwílum hé ( the dead body ) bið swíðe láðlicum men gelíc; þonne wannað hé and doxaþ; óðre hwíle hé bið blǽc and ǽhíwe, Verc. fol. 23 b

feón

(v.)
Grammar
feón, p. feah, pl. fǽgon; pp. fegen, fægen

To rejoice

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Þý lǽs on Þ fǽgon Þ ic swá lytle hwíle lifgean móste, Nar. 32, 20

hand-gemǽne

(adj.; part.)
Grammar
hand-gemǽne, in the phrase handgemǽne beón (cf.
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Germ. handgemein werden to fight hand lo hand) Ðǽr unc hwíle wæs handgemǽne there for a time it was for the two of us hand-to-hand fighting, B. 2137

be-meldian

(v.)
Grammar
be-meldian, p. ode
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To denounce a person, disclose, reveal a secret Þéh hit sume hwíle forholen beó, hit warð á bemeldod (cf. hit bið æt sumum cyrre open, Prov. K. 30), Prov. M. 27

entse

(n.)
Grammar
entse, an; f.

A shekel, Jewish money siclus

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A shekel, Jewish money; siclus Ic geseah twáhund entsena hwítes seolfres and sumne gildenne dalc on fíftigum entsum vīdi dŭcentos siclos argenti rēgŭlamque auream quinquāginta siclōrum, Jos. 7, 21

mis-grétan

(v.)

to affrontinsult

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Gif hwilc gegilda óðerne misgréte, 612, 18

ofer-bregdan

(v.)
Grammar
ofer-bregdan, -brédan.

To overspread, cover, draw a covering overTo break out over a surface

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To break out over a surface Scamoniam geceós ðus brec on tú dó hwón on ðine tungan gif hió hwíte oferbregdeþ swá meluc ðonne hió biþ gód choose scammony thus; break it in two, put a bit on your tongue, if it breaks out all over white as milk, it is good

cínan

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Gif men cíne hwilc lim, Lch. ii. 148, 22. Cínendi (-aendi) hiulca, Txts. 67, 1020. Cinende, Wrt. Voc. ii. 42, 44. Dehiscens, i. aperiens, inhians, patefaciens, scindens vel cínende, 139, 80. Add

sárig-lic

(adj.)
Grammar
sárig-lic, adj.
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Sad, mournful, melancholy Nú sume hwíle wé sprácon ymb unróte and sáriglice bysne; gehwyrfen wé nú eft tó þám blíþum spræcum interim hoc triste seponentes ad ea laeta redeamus, Gr.D. 290, 6

þweorian

(v.)
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Add: to be different Hí ne sceoldon þone gyrlan him tó teón, þá hwíle þe hí þurh þá drohtnunge þwuredon illorum habitum usurpare non debent a quorum proposito distant, Chrd. 63, 23

mónaþ-ádl

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Swá hwilc ceorl swá mid his wífe hǽme on mónaðádlie ( in consuetudine ejus menstrua ), 144, 3. Add

wurma

(n.)
Grammar
wurma, wyrma, an; m.: wurme, an; f.

A shell-fish from which a purple dye was obtained, a purple dyewoad, a plant from which a dye is got

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Genim myrran and hwít récels and safinam and saluiam and wurman, Lchdm. ii. 294, 24. Wurmum muricibus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 55, 20: Hpt. Gl. 524, 27. Wurman, 431, 47

earn

(n.)
Grammar
earn, es; n.

A house, cottagecăsa

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A house, cottage; căsa On ðære stówe ðe is gecíged æt hwítan earne in the place which is called [at] Whitern [white house, candĭda căsa]. Bd. 5, 24; S. 646, 31. v. ærn

heáfod-bolster

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Tó bedreáfe genihtsumige tó hæbbene meatte and hwítel and bedfelt and heáfodbolster (capitulae), R. Ben. 91, 16. Add: —

Linked entry: hleór-bolster