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eahta-wintre

(adj.)
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eahta-wintre, adj.
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Eight years old Sanctus Iustus wæs .viii. wintre þá martyrdóm þrowode, Shrn. 139, 17. Ðá ðá wæs eahtawintre cild, Hml. Th. ii. 134, 3

un-gefullod

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Ðá cóm án gecrístnod man tó Martine . . . ac æfter feáwum dagum wearð fǽrlíce seóc, swá ꝥ forðférde ungefullod sóna, Hml. S. 31, 210. Add

yfel-wyrde

(adj.)
Grammar
yfel-wyrde, adj.
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Given to use bad or abusive language Gif mon bið ácenned on Frígedæg . . . yfele cræftas leornað, and he æfre bið yfelwyrde, E. S. 39, 354

sceap

(n.)
Grammar
sceap, es ; n.

A private part

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A private part getǽlde his fæder Noe, ðǽr on his sceape lócode, Anglia xi. 2, 53. Wið gicþan ðæra sceapa, Lchdm. i. 38, 15

hearste-panne

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hearste-panne, hierste-panne, an; f.

A frying-pan

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A frying-pan him tǽhte ðæt him genáme áne íserne hearstepanna tu sume tibi sartaginem ferream, Past. 21, 5; Swt. 161, 7 : 163, 22

gealpettung

(n.)
Grammar
gealpettung, e; f.

Noisy, boastful talking

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Noisy, boastful talking Þá oftost tesoword spræc in his onmédlan gælpettunga (in his arrogant talking), þá earnode mé þǽre mǽsta[n] gestynþo, Nap. 27

Linked entry: gealpettan

hwíl

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heom on ealre hwíle metes tilian sceolde, Hml. S. 23, 219. Tó hwíl ( ad tempus ) geléfað, Lk. L. 8, 13. Þá wæs ymb hwíle ðá gefelde . . . Bl. H. 217, 30.

dícian

(v.)
Grammar
dícian, p. ode ; pp.od

To DIKE, bank, moundaggārāre, cingĕre

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To DIKE, bank, mound; aggārāre, cingĕre : Ðǽr Severus hét dícian and eorþwall gewyrcan there Severus commanded to raise a bank and to make an earth wall, Bd. 1, 12; S. 481, 9

Linked entry: ge-dícian

nearu-þanc

(n.)
Grammar
nearu-þanc, es; m.

Illiberal thoughtwickedness

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Syle heom æfter nearuþancum (nearoþancnysse, Ps. Lamb. 27, 4), wiðmétednyssa heora da illis secundum nequitiam adinventionum ipsorum, Ps. Spl. 27, 5

Linked entry: nearu-wrenc

ge-fréfran

(v.)
Grammar
ge-fréfran, p. ede; pp. ed

To comfortconsoleconsolari

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Heó nolde beón gefréfred noluit consolari, Mt. Bos. 2, 18. Gefroefred, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 5, 5

Linked entry: ge-froefred

weorn

(n.)
Grammar
weorn, (wearn?)
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Hét ðá of ðam líge lifgende bearn Nabocodonossor neár æt gangan; ne forhogodon ðæt ða hálgan, siþþan hí woruldcyninges weorn gehýrdon, Exon. Th. 197, 5 ; Az. 185. Cf. warenian, warenung

heáfdian

(v.)
Grammar
heáfdian, p. ode
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Heó lócode his goldes þe hí belífian ( vel heáfdian) wolde, Hml. S. 12, 221

steáp

(adj.)
Grammar
steáp, adj.
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., and add Ne standað ná ealle steorran on ðám steápan rodore, Hex. 12, 30

bóc

(n.)
Grammar
bóc, g. bóce? béc; d. béc; acc. bóc; pl. nom. acc. béc; g. bóca; d. bócum, bócan; f.

a BOOKlibera charterchartafor the books which a priest ought to possessfor his canonical hours

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Th. 39, 8; in the hed of the boc it is write of me, that I do thi wil, Wyc. Ic wrát bóc I wrote a book, Bd. 5, 23; S. 648, note 37. Adilga me of ðínre béc dele me de libro tuo, Ex. 32, 32, 33. Swá he ða bóc unfeóld so he unfolded the book, Lk.

ágan

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Ðæt ealne ðisne middangeard áge, Past. 333, 9. ꝥ yrfewyrd-nysse gé ágán ( possideatis ), Scint. 24, 7. þæt weorð nolde ágán ( would not retain in his possession ), ac hit óþrum monnum sealde, Ors. 4, 10:8. 198, 17.

flíman

(v.)

to rontto banishexile

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Ine ofslóh Ealdberht þe ær út flémde, Chr. 725; P. 43, 28. Man flýmde Godwine eorl and ealle his suna of Englalande, 1051; P. 172, 38

hirtan

to refreshrevivecomfort

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Take here hyrtan in Dict., and add:

Linked entries: hyrtan heortian

scír

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onféng þǽre heordelican scíre gýmnysse pastoralem suscepit curam, Gr. D. 191, 26. Héde sé ðe scíre (cf. scír-mann; ) healde, Angl. ix. 259, 13. dele last passage, and add Férde se bisceop tó scíre gemóte (cf. scír-gemót), C. D. iv. 234, 27.

ge-fultuman

(v.)
Grammar
ge-fultuman, -fultumian, -fultmian; p. ode, ede; pp. od, ed

To helpassisthelp tosupply

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To help, assist, help to, supply Ðæt hie sceoldan Martine gefultmian that they should help St. Martin, Blickl. Homl. 221, 31. Gefultumian subministrare, concurrere, suppeditare, Hpt. Gl. 446.

ge-hwǽde

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Mid hangiendre hande dó swilce gehwǽde bellan cnyllan wille, Tech. ii. 118, 7. Fulle of gehwǽdum leáfum and langum and scearpum and fǽttum. Lch. i. 258, 2. Heó hafað blóstman and sǽd swýþe gehwǽde, 250, 21.