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borgiend

(n.)
Grammar
borgiend, es; m. [part. of borgian to lend]

A usurer ⬩ fœnerator

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A usurer; fœnerator Smeáge borgiend [MS. borgiende] ealle spéda his scrutetur fœnerator omnem substantiam ejus, Ps. Spl. 108, 10

Linked entry: borgian

ge-corenscipe

(n.)
Grammar
ge-corenscipe, es; m.

Election ⬩ excellence ⬩ electio ⬩ excellentia

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Election, excellence; electio, excellentia Gecoreuscip electio, Mt. Kmbl. p. 12, 11 : Rtl. 2, 27. Gicorenscipe excellentia, Rtl. 54, 21

Linked entry: coren-scipe

geond

(adv.)
Grammar
geond, adv.

Yond, yonder, thither, beyond ⬩ illuc ⬩ there

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Hyder geond yonder, Mt, Bos. 26, 36

stán-scilig

(adj.)
Grammar
stán-scilig, adj.
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Shaly, stony Sum feóll ofer stánscyligean ... ofer ða stánscylian super petrosa, Mk. Skt. 4, 5, 16. v. preceding word

Linked entry: scilig

þrymma

(n.)
Grammar
þrymma, an; m.

A strong or great man ⬩ a warrior

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A strong or great man, a warrior Þrymman sceócan, módige maguþegnas, morðres on luste, Andr. Kmbl. 2280; An. 1141

Linked entry: þremma

un-treówe

(adj.)
Grammar
un-treówe, -trýwe; adj.

Untrue ⬩ not faithful

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Untrue, not faithful Gyf hwylc man sý untrýwe ðam hundrede, L. C. S. 30; Th. i. 392, 21 note

Linked entry: treówe

wiþer-cweþan

(v.)
Grammar
wiþer-cweþan, p. -cwæþ, pl. -cwǽdon
To resist,
Similar entries
cf. wiþ-cweþan, III, wiþer-cwide

resist

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Gemágnesse wiðsacende wiðercweðan (-en, MS.) importunitatem refutando frustrari (contradicere ), Hpt. Gl. 491, 32. Wiðercwiðendum resistentibus, Ps. Lamb. 16, 8

Linked entry: wiþ-cweþan

wynde-cræft

(n.)
Grammar
wynde-cræft, es; m.

An art of weaving

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Uyrmas mec ni áuéfun uyndicraeftum (uyrdi-, MS.), 151, 9

dæg-feorm

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Yc wille ꝥ man gelǽste ǽlce geáre áne dæg*-*feorme þám híréde intó Ǽlíg, Cht. Th. 559, 30. Add

deón

(v.)
Grammar
deón, p. de
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To suck Of múðe cildra and súkendra ł díendra ex ore infantium et lactantium, Mt. R. L. 21, 16

Linked entries: ge-deón deþþan díend meolc-teónd

feoh-land

(n.)
Grammar
feoh-land, es; n.

Pasture-land

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Pasture-land Hé méé geset on swýðe good feoh*-*land in loco pascuae me collocavit, Ps. Th. 22, 1

fore-tácnian

(v.)

to foretoken

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to foretoken Foretácnas informat, Mt. p. 16, 7. His hálignes wæs foretácnod on his cnihtháde, Shrn. 78, 24. Add:

Linked entry: tácnian

forþ-mann

(n.)
Grammar
forþ-mann, es; m.
Entry preview:

A man of rank Hé cwæð ꝥ sum forðman wǽre on Myrcna lande, Nap. 25. Cf. forþ-þegn, -wíf

Linked entry: forþ-wíf

ge-wilde

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-wilde, adj.
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Powerful Ꝥ se man beó geðyldig and lǽte ǽfre his gewitt gewyldre þonne his yrre, Hml. S. 16, 336

his-lic

(adj.)
Grammar
his-lic, adj.

Fit ⬩ suitable

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Fit, suitable Þonne him man óþer hislic hors findan mihte cum aptus equus inveniri potuisset, Gr. D. 183, 5

hwilpa

(n.)
Grammar
hwilpa, hwilpe ?, an ; m. f. (?).
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Some kind of bird: Dyde ic mé tó gomene ganetes hleóþor and huilpan swég fore hleahtor wera, Seef. 21. —

Linked entry: hú-ilpa

mæger

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Hig hæfdon mycele heáfda, and mægere (manigre, MS. ) ansýne erant. . . capitibus magnis, macilenta facie Guth. Gr. 128, 114. Add

þearf

(adj.)
Grammar
þearf, adj.
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Necessary Þá wæs him án hors þearf, ꝥ man him funde, Gr. D. 183, 2 (v. þearf; II 2)

wín-belg

(n.)
Grammar
wín-belg, es; m.

A wine-skin ⬩ wine-bottle

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A wine-skin, wine-bottle Ne menn geótaþ wín niówe in wínbelgas (utres) alde, Mt. Kmbl. Rush. 9, 17

hasu-fág

(adj.)
Grammar
hasu-fág, adj.

Grey-coloured

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Grey-coloured Hrægl is mín hasofág my raiment is grey, Exon. 103 b; Th. 392, 23; Rä. 12, 1

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