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fóre-smeáung

(n.)
Grammar
fóre-smeáung, e; f.

Premeditation ⬩ præmĕdĭtātio

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for-gýmednes

(n.)
Grammar
for-gýmednes, -ness, e; f.

Neglect ⬩ neglĭgentia

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Ben. Lye

for-líðednes

(n.)
Grammar
for-líðednes, -ness, e; f. [líðan to sail]

Shipwreck ⬩ naufrăgium

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for-wordenlíc

(adj.)

damnable ⬩ damnabĭlis

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fót-cypsed

(v.; part.)
Grammar
fót-cypsed, part.

Fettered ⬩ compĕdītus

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Ben. Lye

fræfellíce

(adv.)
Grammar
fræfellíce, adv.

Saucily ⬩ procācĭter

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Ben. Lye

frió-léta

(n.)

a freedman

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frostig

(adj.)
Grammar
frostig, adj.

Frosty ⬩ gĕlĭdus

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gaad

(n.)

a goad

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gaðerian

(v.)

to gather

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gealewe

(adj.)

yellow ⬩ flāvus

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bí-leofa

(n.)

food

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Ben. 49

Linked entries: big-leofa bí-leofian

ge-flítgeorn

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-flítgeorn, adj.

Contentious ⬩ contentiōsus

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Ben. 71

ge-hlyst

(n.)
Grammar
ge-hlyst, es; n.

Hearing ⬩ auditus

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Ben. 67

coxre

(n.)

a quiver

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cuellan

(v.)

to kill

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hoga

(n.)
Grammar
hoga, an; m.

Care

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Ben. 53, Lye

hreám

(n.)
Grammar
hreám, es; m.

A cry ⬩ outcry ⬩ hue ⬩ crying ⬩ tumult ⬩ uproar

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Ðam hálgan were wæs geþuht ðæt ðæs gefeohtes hreám mihte beón gehýred geond ealle eorþan it seemed to the holy man that the uproar of the conflict could be heard over all the earth, Homl. Th. ii. 336, 17: Cd.166; Th. 206, 10; Exod. 449: Beo.

Linked entry: hrýman

nabban

(v.)
Grammar
nabban, ( = ne habban, the verb is conjugated throughout)

not to have ⬩ to be without

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Ne mæg ðæt ná beón ðæt ða bearn langunga nabban, Blickl. Homl. 131, 26. Næbben, Beo. Th. 3705; B. 1850. Hét mé fremdne god hergan, oððe hí nabban, Exon. Th. 247, 12; Jul. 77. Sint hí ðé pliólícran hæfd ðonne næfd, Bt. 14, 1; Fox 42, note 10

Linked entries: næfde nafa ne

weorþ

(adj.)
Grammar
weorþ, worþ, wurþ, wirþ, wyrþ, wirþe, wierþe, wyrþe, weorþe; adj.
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for having such a treasure), Beo. Th. 3809; B. 1903. <b>III a.

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