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dropian

(v.)
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Þurh bæcþearm lytel blód dropað, Lch. ii. 278, 6. Blód of his sídan dropian, iii. 210, 22. v. mǽl-dropiende: drop[p]an in Dict. Add

ealnunga

(adv.)
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ealnunga, adv.
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Altogether, entirely Hé gange in, þæt him se tídsancg ealnuncge (-nunga, eallunge, v. ll.) ne losige ingrediatur intro, ut nec totum perdat, R. Ben. 68, 23

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ele-treów

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Ne ætýwde ǽnig wæstm on þám eletreówum fructus in oleis nullus appareret, Gr. D. 50, 11. Treówcynn eletreówum gelíce arbores similes oliuae, Nar. 36, 31. Add

fleóte

Grammar
fleóte, fliéte, flýte

a floatraftpunt

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a float, flat-bottomed boat, raft, punt. Fliute ratis, Txts. 108, 1126. Fliétum ratibus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 76, 23. Take here flýte in Dict., and add

firsian

(v.)
Grammar
firsian, p. ode
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To remove to a distance. Ne feorsa ðú fultum ðínne ne elongaveris auxilium tuum, Ps. Spl. 21, 18. Take here feorsian, fyrsian in Dict., and add

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forþlíce

(adj.; adv.)
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forþlíce, adv.
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In a slate of forwardness Swá hit ǽfre forðlícor beón sceolde swá wearð hit fram dǽge tó dǽge lætre and wyrre, Chr. 1066; P. 199, 37

for-wundorlic

(adj.)
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for-wundorlic, adj.
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Very wonderful Is ꝥ forwundorlic wíse and in úrum tídum tó wafienne res mira et nostris stupenda temporibus, Gr. D. 240, 4: 255, 25: 229, 20

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gor-gráf

(n.)
Grammar
gor-gráf, gor-grǽfe
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a muddy copse (?) Æt gorgráfes slædę ... eft in on gorgráfes slæd, C. D. vi. 120, 8-26. Of gorgrǽfan, v. 579, 18. On gorgráues, 380, 4

Linked entry: gráf

gót-woþe

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gót-woþe, Add: <b>got- (?)</b>
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Gótwoþe, eluhtre, betonice, Lch. ii. 138, 9. Gótwoþan lǽst, 94, 6. Gótwoþan ( the accent is in the MS. ), 96, 7. Nim gótwoþan and mageþan, 156, 19

hlíwan

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Hlýwan fouere An. Ox. 252. Uton hlýwan ofcalene and wǽfan nacode and syllan mete þám gehingredum, Wlfst. 119, 6. Take here hleówan in Dict., and add

Linked entries: hleówan hlýwan

medu-wyrt

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Add: meadwort Médewyrt ( the accent is in the MS.) rubia. An. Ox. 56, 40. Genime neoþewearde medowyrt. Lch. ii. 70, 17. Genim medowyrte nioþowearde, 134, 5

mynster-gang

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Heálice gegaderunga ne mót mon gesceádan bútan bégea geðafunga. Heora ǽgðer mót ódrum lýfan mynstergang ( licentiam dare in monasterium ire ), LI. Th. ii. 152, 4. Add

syndrig

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Add Hé ǽnlýpig áwunode on syndrige (-re, v. l.) stówe fram þǽre cyrican in remotiore ab ecclesia loco solitarius manebat, Bd. 4, 30; Sch. 535, 14

un-wérig

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Add: unwearied Þone æftran dæg mid his nihte anwérig on bénum hé þurhstód secundo die cum node subsequenti indefessus in precibus perstitit, Gr. D. 200, 7

eáþe

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add: (2 a) that may be easily moved to do something Munuc eáþe and hræd on hlehtre ( facilis ac promptus in risu ), R. Ben. 30, 9

bisenian

(v.)
Grammar
bisenian, <b>. I.</b>
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add: to give an example in respect to Heó him bysnode mid gódre gedrohtnunge tó Godes þeówdóme, Hml. S. 2, 125: Ælfc. Gen. Thw. 2, 28

bróðor-gyld

(n.)
Grammar
bróðor-gyld, es; n.

Brother-retribution, vengeance for brothersfratrum cædis retributio

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Brother-retribution, vengeance for brothers; fratrum cædis retributio On hyra bróðorgyld [bróðra gyld, Thorpe] in vengeance for their brothers, Cd. 153; Th. 190, 15; Exod. 199

gealga

(n.)
Grammar
gealga, (?), an ; m.

Sadness, gloom

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Sadness, gloom Ðæs sweartan galgan (cf. the gloss to the same passage in An. Ox. 2960 :--Sweartes geallan) melancoliae Wrt. Voc. ii. 81, 8 : 56, 72

heáh-stede

(n.)
Grammar
heáh-stede, es; m.

A high placea high place

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A high place Ðenden ðǽr wunaþ on heáhstede húsa sélest whilst there in its lofty place the best of houses continues, Beo. Th. 575; B. 285

heáh-strǽt

(n.)
Grammar
heáh-strǽt, e; f.

High road

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High road Swá in ða heáhstrǽt so into the high road, Cod. Dipl. Kmbl. iii. 167, 21. Tó ðære hǽhstrǽte to the high road, 246, 20

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