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dryht-guma

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Voc. ii. 116, 4, 45: 78, 33: 66, 16: i. 50, 42 (read dryhtguma for brýdguma)

freóls-geár

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For Cot. 106 substitute Þæt freólsgér jubelemus (l. jubeleus annus. v. 83, 47, and cf. freóls; II), Wrt. Voc. ii. 44, 64

full-faran

(v.)
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to perform a journey For unfriðe man mót freólsǽfenan nýde fulfaran betweónan Eferwíc and six míla gemete, Ll. Th. ii. 298, 26

Linked entry: faran

grennian

(v.)
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In l. 5 for 'ringentibus,' '55, Lye' substitute 'dissolutis,' '172, 16,' and add: to grunt Grennigan grunnire, Wrt. Voc. ii. 42, 36

hlǽfþe

(n.)
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preparation of material for making bread(?) Hláf panis, brád hláf paximatium, daag sparsum, dáges hlǽfþe sparsio, Wrt. Voc. i. 288. 65-68

lǽrestre

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In l. 3 for 543 read 548, and add Lár hyrde hopan . . . lǽrestre mægenes disciplina custos spei . . . magistra uirtutis Scint. 206, 18

lǽw

(n.)
Grammar
lǽw, léw, e; f.
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Injury, weakening Gelíce þám dwǽsan þe for heora prýtan léwe ( through the disastrous effect of their pride ? ) nellað beorgan, Wlfst. 165, 9

Linked entries: -lǽwed léw

hwæt-ness

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Hé ys gecweden for þǽra tungla hwætnysse momentum, ꝥ ys styrung, and on Lýden, a motu siderum, Angl. viii. 318, 6. Add

mis-lícness

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For mislícnysse syngigendra sume tó berenne synd, sume tó þreágenne pro diuersitate peccantium alii partandi sunt, alii castigandi, Scint. 114, 19. Add

nihstnig

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The Latin original for R. Ben. 138, 2-8 is : Dum adhuc jejuni sunt. Add

þǽr-tó

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add: v. ge-byrian for other examples. with a verb of motion Hé cóm þǽr-tó, Ors. 6, 36; S. 294, 1

sǽ-cir

(n.)
Grammar
sǽ-cir, sǽ-cirr

the retreat of the sea

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the retreat of the sea (when the waves drew back and left a passage for the Israelites), Cd. Th. 196,13 ; Exod. 291

snǽding-sceáp

(n.)
Grammar
snǽding-sceáp, es; n.

A sheep to be killed for eating

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A sheep to be killed for eating Hý teohhiaþ ús him tó snǽdincgsceápum aestimati sumus ut oves occisionis Ps. Th. 43, 23

Linked entry: sceáp

and

(prep.)
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and, prep. dat. acc.

WithcumAgainstbeforeonintocontraapudin

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with the dative; cum dativo With; cum Emb eahta niht and feówerum after eight nights with four [twelve nights ], Menol. Fox 419; Men. 211.

lagu-streám

(n.)
Grammar
lagu-streám, es; m.

Seastreamriverwater

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Fox 11, 86; Met. 11, 43. On lago-streáme [the Danube], Elen. Kmbl. 273; El. 137. Lyft wið lagustreám air with water, Exon. 93 b; Th. 351, 22; Sch. 84. Lád ofer lagustreám, Andr. Kmbl. 845; An. 423: Bt. Met. Fox. 26, 31; Met. 26, 16.

neoþor

(adv.)
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neoþor, nioþor, niþor; adv.

Lowerin an inferior position

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Nioþoror, Bt. 41. 6; Fox 254. 31. Sió eorþe is nioþor ðonne ǽnig óðru gesceaft, Bt. 33, 4; Fox 130, 20. Nioþor hwéne, Beo. Th. 5392; B. 2699. Ðæt mód glít nioþor and nioþor (niþor and niþor, Hatt. MS.) stæpmǽlum, Past. 38, 7; Swt. 278, 2.

Linked entry: niþor

stricel

(n.)
Grammar
stricel, es; m.
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v. strícan, ), a breast that gives milk, a fount Of stricele ubere Germ. 390, 67. Of feówer stricelum bis binis de fontibus Wrt. Voc. ii. 12, 39

Linked entries: strycel tit-stricel

ǽrendian

(v.)
Grammar
ǽrendian, p. ede; pp. ed

To go on an errandto carry newstidings, or a messageto intercedeto treat for anythingto plead the causenuntium ferremandatum deferreintercedereannuntiare

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Ða ǽrendracan, ðe his cwale ǽrndedon [Whel. ǽrenddedon] the messengers, who had treated for his death, Bd. 2, 12; S. 515, 4

beorc

(n.)
Grammar
beorc, e; f.

a birch-treebetula

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a birch-tree; betula. the Anglo-Saxon Rune ᛒ = b, the name of which letter in Anglo-Saxon is beorc a birch-tree, hence this Rune not only stands for the letter b, but for beorc a birch-tree, as, ᛒ byþ blǽda leás a birch-tree is void of fruit Hick.

Linked entries: byrc B berc birce

éhtere

(n.)
Grammar
éhtere, éhtre, es; m.

A persecutorpersĕcūtor

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Gebiddaþ for eówre éhteras pray for your persecutors, Mt. Bos. 5, 44: Bd. 1, 7; S. 476, 37

Linked entry: éhtre