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íren-byrne

(n.)
Grammar
íren-byrne, an; f.
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An iron byrnie Námon írenbyrnan, heard swyrd hilted, and his helm, Beo. Th. 5965; B. 2986

Linked entry: ísern-byrne

mán-sceatt

(n.)
Grammar
mán-sceatt, es; m.

Usuryunjust gain

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Usury, unjust gain Of mánsceatte and of máne ex usuris et iniquitate, Ps. Th. 71, 14

meolc-teónd

(n.)
Grammar
meolc-teónd, es; m.

A suckling

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A suckling Of múðe cilda and milcdeóndra ex ore infantium et lactentium, Ps. Surt. 8, 3

mis-scrence

(adj.)
Grammar
mis-scrence, adj.

Shrivelled updistorted

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Shrivelled up, distorted Hí ( demons ) hæfdon wóge sceancan and misscrence tán, Guthl. 5; Gdwin. 36, 1

god-sprǽce

(n.)
Grammar
god-sprǽce, es; n.
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An oracle Wæs sum godsprǽce and heofonlíc onwrigenes oraculum cæleste, Bd. 2, 12; S. 512, 23

bilgst

(v.)
Grammar
bilgst, bilhst, he bilgþ, bilhþ

art angry, is angry

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art angry, is angry; Similar entries 2nd and 3rd pers. pres. of belgan to be angry

bóc-léden

(n.)

book-language, and as most books were written in Latin, hence Latin

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book-language, and as most books were written in Latin, hence Latin, Chr. Erl. 3, 3

ge-fellan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-fellan, p. -felde; pp. -felled

To fillfulfil

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To fill, fulfil Se gefelde xx daga he had fulfilled twenty days, St. And. 4, 23

ge-hǽnan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-hǽnan, p. de; pp. ed

To stone

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To stone Ic gemétte ðǽr Archelaus gehǽnedne I found there Archelaus stoned, St. And. 44, 18

sele-ful

(n.)
Grammar
sele-ful, [<b>sele-full</b>], es ; n.
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A cup used in a hall Hé geþah symbel and seleful Beo. Th. 1242 ; B. 619

scot-freó

(adj.)
Grammar
scot-freó, adj.
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Scot-free, exempt from imposts Scotfré and gafolfré, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iv. 215, 32 : 191, 18

þwǽrness

(n.)
Grammar
þwǽrness, e; f.

Agreement

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Agreement Hí him ðǽr eádmédo budon and þwǽrnessa (geþuǽrnesse, MS. A.), Chr. 827; Erl. 65, 7

un-gerímedlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
un-gerímedlíc, adj.

Innumerable

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Innumerable Ðá geseah hé ða mycelan and ða ungerímedlícan ferde his feónda, H. R. 3, 15

un-andet

(adj.)
Grammar
un-andet, adj.

Unconfessed

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Unconfessed Ǽnig man mid unandettan heáfodleahtrum húsles ne ábyrige, ac andette and béte, Wulfst. 71, 7

Linked entry: andettan

un-gesóm

(adj.)
Grammar
un-gesóm, adj.

At variance

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At variance Æfter sumum fyrste wurdon hí ungesóme, Philippus and Arethe, Homl. Th. i. 478, 25

Linked entry: ge-sóm

un-wegen

(adj.)
Grammar
un-wegen, adj.

Unweighed

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Unweighed Ðera óðera wyrta ǽlces healues penincges gewihta, and vi pipercorn unwegen, Lchdm. i. 376, 7

wuldor-blæd

(n.)
Grammar
wuldor-blæd, es; m.

Glorious success

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Glorious success Eów ys wuldorblǽd torhtlíc tóweard, and tír gifeþe, Judth. Thw. 23, 35 ; Jud. 156

be-leórendlic

(adj.)
Grammar
be-leórendlic, adj.
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Past Synne biliórendlica ( praeterita ), ondueardlica, and tóueardlica, Rtl. 170, 11. Of bileórendlicum de preteritis, 123, 27

Linked entry: -leórendlic

be-stípan

(v.)
Grammar
be-stípan, p. te

To deprive of

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To deprive of Sé þe his suna bestéped and bereáf*-*od wæs, Gr. D. 76, 18

Linked entry: stípan

blandan

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Blondu inficio, Txts. 71, 1138. Dele: 'p. bleónd, -e, -on', (cf. Icel. p. blett), and add