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cweorn-stán

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Cweornstán scopulum, i. lapis (collo connexum ), An. Ox. 4457. Coernstán mola, Mt. L. 18, 6. Curnstánes molaris, Germ. 400, 489. Lǽt niman ǽnne greátne cwurnstán and hǽtan hine and lecgan hine under þone man, Lch. iii. 38, 15. Add

weorold-freónd

(n.)
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weorold-freónd, es; m.
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An earthly friend Weoruldfrýnd míne, Met. 2, 16. Wé witan ðæt ús forlǽtaþ and níde sculon ealle úre world-frýnd, Wulfst. 127, 31. Ealle úre weoruldfreónd, 122, 7

brýd-gifta

(n.)
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brýd-gifta, pl. f.
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Espousals, nuptials Ǽr ðám dæge mínra brídgifta ic eom besmiten, Ap. Th. 2, 14. Brýdgifta, 17. Brídgyftum (beweddedum brédgiftum, Hpt. Gl. 439, 20) pactis sponsalibus, An. Ox. 1398

Linked entry: gift

freólic

(adj.)
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Add: free as in free will. v. freó, Freólicum cyre libero arbitrio, An. Ox. 1287: 1312. liberal, unstinted in quantity Of frílicum gestrióne fenore liberali, Kent. Gl. 1046

hæfe

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hæfe, leaven, l. hæf,
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and add Hæf vel beorma fermentum, Wrt. Voc. ii. 147, 72. Hæf fermentum, i. condimentum, blandimentum, An. Ox. 57, 3. Wærniait fram hæfe (fermenlo) sundorhálgena. Scint. 75, 3

ofer-micel

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Be þǽre ofermiclan friclo, þonne . . . sió ofermiclo friclo and gífernes áríst of þæs hores wǽtan, Lch. ii. 196, 1-3. Ofermi[cle] magna, An. Ox. 46, 24. Add

ge-sceótan

(v.)
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Add: trans, to shoot an arrow, hurl a spear, &c. Ǽr þǽr wǽre ǽnig spere gescoten, Chr. 1055 ; P. 186, 5. Arewan, gauelucas wǽron gescotene catapultae diriguntur, i. misse sunt, An.

eorþ-draca

(n.)
Grammar
eorþ-draca, an; m.

An earth-dragon drăco in antro dēgens

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An earth-dragon; drăco in antro dēgens Sió wund ongon, ðe him se eorþdraca geworhte, swelan and swellan the wound, which the earth-dragon had made in him, began to burn and swell, Beo. Th. 5417; B. 2712: 5642; B. 2825

ciric-hata

(n.)
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ciric-hata, an; m.
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An enemy of the church, a persecutor Lá, hwæt fremað cyrichatan crístendóm on unnyt; for ðám ǽlc þǽra bið Godes feónd þe bið Godes cyrcena feónd, Wlfst. 67, 18. Godes wiðersacan and cyrichatan hetole, 164, 11. Cyrchatan and sácerdbanan, 298, 14

Linked entry: hata

on-legen

(n.)
Grammar
on-legen, e; f.

An on-laying, (medicinal) application

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Gesodene wuduæpla and hlafes cruman and swilce onlegena, 190, 15

nift

(n.)
Grammar
nift, e; f.

A niecegrand-daughtera step-daughter

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Ic an míne láuedy half marc goldes an míne nifte ánn óre wichte goldes, Chart. Th. 556, 27

ge-rif

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

A seizing, taking away, a catching-as of fish, also that which is caughtraptura, captura

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A seizing, taking away, a catching-as of fish, also that which is caught; raptura, captura Án gerif fisca, oððe án snǽs fisca oððe óðra þinga one taking of fish, or one spear of fish, or of other things; una sorta, Mone A. 141; Recd. 37, 77; Wrt.

Linked entry: -rif

for-neán

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Take here instances under forneáh in Dict., and add

Linked entry: neán

grimlic

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Add: cf. grim; Ongeán þám ánfealdan Godes ege se grimlica deófol lǽrð dyrstignysse, Wlfst. 54, 2. cf. grim; Grimlic gedrecednys atrox uexatio (lictortum ), An. Ox. 3947.

eorþe

the groundsoillandearththe eartha landcountrysoilmoulddust

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Heofon biþ befealden swá swá bóc, and eorþe biþ forbærned tó axan, 91, 26. as the abode of man Æt þám ýtmestan eorþan gemǽrum, Bl. H. 119, 25. Gié aron salt earðes, Rtl. 118, 3.

Linked entry: eorþ-lic

gifu

(n.)
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Take here <b>geafu</b> in Dict. and add: acc. gife, gifu : gife, an (?); f. A gift Gifu donum, datum vel donatum Wrt. Voc. i. 28, 57. Twifealdre gife bino munere, ii. 126, 26.

geat

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Take here <b>gæt</b> in Dict. and add : the gate of an enclosure, the opening in a fence or wall to allow passage, and provided with a movable barrier, the enclosure a field Gif ceorlas gærstún hæbben gemǽnne . . . gán þá þe ꝥ geat ágan,

earg

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Add: cowardly, timid, spiritless Earh tremibundus, i. pavidus, An. Ox. 1865: 4896. Þone ungemetlíce eargan þe him ondrǽt máre þonne hé þurfe pavidus ac fugax non metuenda formidat, Bt. 37, 4; F. 192, 21. Earge ignavi, Wrt.

lof

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Andrew at the same time praising him, An. 991. Lofum laudibus, i. preconiis (uir-ginitatis), An.

dígolnes

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Dígelnyssa abstrusa, An. Ox. 1952. Wé habbað ðás race ánfealdlíce gereht; wé willað eác þæt andgit eów geopenian, and ðá dýgelnysse eów ne bedyrnan, Hml. Th. ii. 214, 18. a secret place On dígelnesse latibulo, i. secretorio, An. Ox. 392.