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líste

(n.)
Grammar
líste, an; f.

A list ⬩ hem ⬩ border ⬩ selvage

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A list, hem, border, selvage Líste lembus. Wrt. Voc. ii. 113, 1: 50, 68. Lístan lembum, 112, 54. Lístum, lembus, 50, 69

un-ryne

(n.)
Grammar
un-ryne, es; m.

An ill-running ⬩ diarrhoea

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An ill-running, diarrhoea Gif ðú ðás wyrte sylst þicgean on strangon wíne, heó ðæs innoðes unryne gewríð, Lchdm. i. 172, 13

word-beótung

(n.)
Grammar
word-beótung, e; f.

Promising ⬩ a promise

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Promising, a promise Ðec biddan hét se ðisne beam ágróf, ðæt ðú gemunde on gewitlocan wordbeótunga, Exon. Th. 473, 14; Bo. 14

Linked entry: beótung

flít

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Ðá friðgeorne, ðá ðe heá búta éghuoelcum flíta behaldan paciflci, Mt. L. 5, 9. Fram flítom a contentionibus, Kent. Gl. 728. Add

for-scrincan

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Swá hwæt swá heó gesyhð, hyt forscrincð and gewíteþ, Lch. i. 242, 24. Hond forscriuncen manus arida, Mt. L. 12, 10. Add

grama

(n.)
Grammar
grama, an; m.
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A fiend Ꝥ heó wǽre gramena mǽge, þeóstra gefǽra, Hml. S. 2, 173. Forligr macað of Godes temple gramena wununge, 16, 279

ráh-deór

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Add: Þá beóð langswýrede ðe lybbað be gærse, swá swá olfend and assa, hors and hrýðeru, heádeór and ráhdeór, Hex. 16, 3

twégen

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Add Þǽt sió hel sié swylc(e) twá deóp, Verc. Först. 109, 5

ge-wésan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-wésan, p. de; pp. ed

To soak

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To soak Mid ecede gewésed soaked with vinegar, Herb. 116, 3; Lchdm. i. 228, 24. Gewésan inficere, miscere, fucare, Hpt. Gl. 524

gild

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Ne forlǽte hé þá ǽscan . . . oþ þæt wé tó þám gilde cuman, 234, 27.

næs

(adv.)
Grammar
næs, adv.

Not

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Gif hit fæger is, ðæt is of heora ágnum gecynde, næs of ðínum; heora fæger hit is, næs ðín, Bt. 14, 2; Fox 42, 33. Heó wæs ful cweden, næs æmetugu, Blickl. Homl. 5, 5. Ic cýðe mid dǽdum, næs mid wordum ánum, 181, 25 : Ps. Th. 48, 12.

gǽþ

(v.)
Grammar
gǽþ, 3rd pers. pres. of gán.

goes

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goes He gǽþ he goes, Beo. Th. 4075; B. 2034;

frǽcnes

(n.)
Grammar
frǽcnes, -ness, -nyss

danger

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danger, Herb. 30, 4; Lchdm. i. 126, 24, MS. B: 63, 2; Lchdm. i. 166, 7, MSS. B. H. Blickl. Homl. 109, 7

geán-cyme

(n.)
Grammar
geán-cyme, es; m.

A coming against ⬩ meeting ⬩ occursus

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A coming against, meeting; occursus Ðæt ðú yfele geáncymas ne ondrǽde ut occursus mălos ne formīdes, Herb. 111, 3; Lchdm. i. 224, 19

Linked entry: gén-cyme

ealo-gál

(adj.)
Grammar
ealo-gál, adj.

Ale-drunk ⬩ cervĭsia inebriātus

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Ale-drunk; cervĭsia inebriātus Ic gehýre ealogálra gylp I hear the boast of the ale-drunken, Cd. 109; Th. 145, 19; Gen. 2408

irfe-geflit

(n.)
Grammar
irfe-geflit, es; n.
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A dispute about inheritance Ðá gehýrde wé manegu yrfegeflitu then did we hear of many disputes about the inheritance, Chart. Th. 486, 12

Linked entry: ge-flit

midde-sumor

(n.)
Grammar
midde-sumor, es; m.

Mid-summer

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On middesumeres dæg, Herb. 4, 5; Lchdm. i. 90, 17

Linked entries: midde-winter mid-sumor

un-oferwinnendlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
un-oferwinnendlíc, adj.

Invincible ⬩ unconquerable

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Invincible, unconquerable Unoferwinnendlícne (-wunnendlíce, v.l.) here invictissimum exercitum, Ors. 3, 7; Swt. 112, 7. Unoferwinnendlíce halsbearga loricam inextricabilem (inexpugnabilem), Hpt. Gl. 424, 34

Linked entry: -winnendlíc

wring-hwæg

(n.)

the whey pressed out of cheese

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the whey pressed out of cheese Ðæt heó of wringhwæge buteran macige tó hláfordes beóde, L. R. S. 16; Th. i. 438, 31

fird-lic

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Take here fyrd-lic, and add