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on-rǽs

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Add: of violent movement Férde eall seó heord myclum onrǽse (impetu) niwel on þá sǽ all the herd went with a great rush headlong into the sea, Mt. 8, 32. of hostile movement. by a living creature, attack, assault Án hrem bewerode ꝥ líc . . . and þá

ge-lettan

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Add: to hinder a person from going where he intends, to stop Hé wolde tó his méder . . . ac Godwine hine gelette, Chr. 1036; P. 158, 22. Flódwylm ne mæg manna ǽnigne ofer Meotudes ést gelettan, An. 518.

stund-mǽlum

(adv.)
Grammar
stund-mǽlum, adv.
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Gl. 451, 6: 469, 72: 482, 51. at different times, alternately, now at one time now at another Stundmǽlum alternatim, singulatim, separatim, 438, 53: vicissim, Ælfc. Gr. 38; Zup. 238, 4. Stuntmælum, R. Ben. Interl. 38, 10

sweart

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Add Sweartes geallan melancolie, i. fellis, An. Ox. 2950. add: — Mid sweartum tetris, i. nigris (tenebris), An. Ox. 1736. add: — Sweartum ceco (ceco carpitur igne et clandestinis inflammatur stimulis, Ald. 66, 11), An. Ox. 4653

ge-wylde

(adj.)
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ge-wylde, adj.

Subjectunder one's power or controlin one's possesion

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Nis us nán lim swá gewylde to ǽlcum weorce swá us sind úre fingras we have no limb so at our disposal for every work as are the fingers, Homl. Th. ii. 204, 7. Seó gewylde gleáwnes consummata prudentia, Nar. 2, 1.

séman

(v.)
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séman, p. de ; pp. ed.
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with acc. of person, to bring to an agreement those who have a dispute Ðá hét hé hié séman. Ðá wæs ic ðara monna sum ðe ðǽrtó genemned wǽran . . .

fæc

(n.)
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fæc, (n. and) m.

distanceroom

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Add: temporal Fæce intercapedine, An. Ox. 2401. Þú byst æfter fæce ꝥ ic nú eom, Bl. H. 113, 24: 23, 30. Ofer ealne geáres fæc, Wlfst. 102, 15.

here-toga

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Add the acting leader of an army Scotta sumdǽl gewát on Brittene, and þes landes sumdǽl geeódon, and wes heora heratoga Reóda geháten, Chr. pref.; P. 5, l. Ðonne se heretoga wácað, þonne bið eall se here gehindred, 1003; P. 135, 15: Ll.

sǽ-flód

(n.)
Grammar
sǽ-flód, es; m. n.

an incoming tide, floodthe sea,

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On ðissum geáre com ðæt mycele sǽflód, and ærn swá feor up swá nǽfre ǽr ne dyde, and ádrencte feala túna, Chr. 1014; Erl. 151, 14.

wǽr-fæst

(adj.)
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wǽr-fæst, adj.

Faithful,

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¨ Faithful, as an epithet of the Deity Waldend gemunde wǽrfæst (faithful to his covenant)Abraham árlíce, Cd. Th. 156, 8; Gen. 2585. Ús Hǽlend God wǽrfæst onwráh Jesus, faithful to the covenant, has revealed God to us, Exon. Th. 24, 13; Cri. 384.

encgel

(n.)
Grammar
encgel, es; m.

An angelangĕlus

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An angel; angĕlus Hálig encgel a holy angel, Cd. 226; Th. 301, 24; Sat. 586, = engel an angel

wiþer-bersta

(n.)
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wiþer-bersta, iþer-bresta, an ; m.
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An adversary Ðeáh ðe . . . him an eorðan nǽfre nǽre ǽnig wiðerbresta (v. wiþer-breca, ), Sal. K. 86, 5

Linked entry: bersta

up-engel

(n.)
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up-engel, es; m.

An angel of heaven

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An angel of heaven Upengla fruma, Andr. Kmbl. 451; An. 226. Upengla weard, Menol. Fox 417; Men. 210

toft

(n.)

a piece of ground, messuage, homesteada place marked out for a house or buildinga square piece of ground with walls but without roofan enclosed home-fieldcampusan elevated piece of grounda field where a house or building once stood.

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And ic an þe préstes toft into þe kirke fre . . . And ic an Léfquéne fítténe acres and an toft . . . And Alfwold habbe, mid tón þe hé hér hauede, .xvi. acres mid tofte mid alle. Chart. Th. 580, 6-27. v. Grmm. R. A. 539

ǽr-sceaft

(n.)
Grammar
ǽr-sceaft, e; f.

An old creationan ancient workpristina creatiopriscum opus

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An old creation, an ancient work; pristina creatio, priscum opus, Exon. 124a; Th. 477, 1; Ruin. 16

Linked entry: sceaft

ídelgild-offrung

(n.)
Grammar
ídelgild-offrung, e ; f.
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An offering to an idol Ídelgildoffrung idolothytum, Ælfc. Gl. 18; Som. 58, 109; Wrt. Voc. 22, 25

flíming

(n.)
Grammar
flíming, es; m.

A fugitivean exileoutlaw

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A fugitive, a banished person, an exile, outlaw Flými[u]g profugus i. expulsus. An. Ox. 2965

in-lendisc

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Add: The definite form used substantively, a native, an inhabitant Inlendisca accola, i. habitator, An. Ox. 2415

sceacel

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add: an instrument for causing vibrations (v. sceacan; ), an implement for striking the strings of a harp

lǽl

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lǽl, <b>. I.</b>
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Add: Lǽla uibices, An. Ox. 7, 246. Lǽlo, 8, 184. Add: Lǽl liuor, An. Ox. 32, 24. ¶ The word glosses linor = envy :-- Lę́la liuoris (rancida liuoris inuidia, Ald. 40, 14), An. Ox. 4, 52. Cf. lǽlian