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mylen-stede

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Se mylenstede and ðæt land benorðan eá ðe ðǽrtó hýrð, C. D. v. 383, 13. Add

mylen-weg

(n.)
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a road to a mill Andlang ðæs mylanweges on þone Lundenweg, C. D. vi. 31, 29

up-heald

(n.)
Grammar
up-heald, es; n.

Upholding ⬩ support ⬩ maintenance

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Upholding, support, maintenance Ic eom ðæs mynstres mund and upheald, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iv. 232, 7

cucumis

(n.)
Grammar
cucumis, gen. eris; m.

A cucumber ⬩ cucumis

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A cucumber; cucumis Cucumeres, ðæt synd eorþæppla cucumbers, which are earth-apples Num. 11, 5

on-setenness

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

Laying on, imposition

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Laying on, imposition Ðæm gáste ǽghwelc gefullwad man onféhþ þurh biscopa handa onsetenesse, Shrn. 85, 19

snofl

(n.)

mucus, snivel

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mucus, snivel Wið langum sáre ðæs heáfdes þurh horh oððe þurh snofl Lchdm. ii. 24, 4

sweðrung

(n.)
Grammar
sweðrung, e; f.

Diminution, failure

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Diminution, failure [ Ðæt tácnaþ wæstma gesweþrunge that betokens a failure of crops, Lchdm. iii. 180, 13.]

Linked entry: -swidung

þǽr-uppan

(adv.)
Grammar
þǽr-uppan, adv.

Thereupon

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Thereupon Him wæs his myxen forlǽten, ðæt hé þǽruppan sittan mihte, Homl. Skt. ii. 30, 200

sealm-getæl

(n.)
Grammar
sealm-getæl, es; n.

A tale or number of psalms

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A tale or number of psalms Ðæs sealmgetæles is elles tó lyt, R. Ben. 43, 19

wín-trog

(n.)
Grammar
wín-trog, es; m.

A wine-press

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A wine-press Wíntrog, ðǽr monn tred ða wín-begera torculas, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 21, 33

Linked entry: trog

byrian

(v.)
Grammar
byrian, p. ede, ide; pp. ed

To bury

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To bury: Ðǽr hí mon byride where they buried her, Ors. 3, 6; Bos. 58, 9

Linked entries: be-byrian byrigan

á-seolcan

(v.)
Grammar
á-seolcan, p.-solcen

To become sluggish

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To become sluggish Ðæt seó tunge ne áseolce ne semetipsam lingua pigre restringat, Past. 275, 20

Linked entries: seolcan á-sealcan

bealcan

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Dæg dæges bealceþ wurd, Ps. L. 18, 3. To balke ructo, Wülck. Gl. 608, 31. Add

un-strang

(adj.)
Grammar
un-strang, adj.

Not strong ⬩ weak ⬩ feeble

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Óþ ðæt hié ( inflammations ) unstrangran weorþan, Lchdm. ii. 178, 14. Hú ne miht ðú geseón ǽlce dæge ðæt ða strengran nimaþ ða welan of ðám unstrengrum, Bt. 26, 2; Fox 92, 15

irmþ

(n.)
Grammar
irmþ, e; irmþu, irmþo; indecl. f.

Poverty ⬩ penury ⬩ misery ⬩ wretchedness ⬩ calamity ⬩ distress ⬩ disorder

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Ðeós of hyre yrmþe eall ðæt heó hæfde sealde hæc de pænuria sua omnia quæ habuit misit, Mk. Skt. 12, 44.

Linked entry: earmþu

of-teón

(v.)
Grammar
of-teón, pp. -togen and -tigen.

to withdraw ⬩ to take away what a person has, deprive a person of anything ⬩ to withhold, keep back, deny a person anything ⬩ abstrahere

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Gehelp ðû earmra manna mid ðam dǽle ðe ðú ðé sylfum oftíhst, i. 180, 12. For synnum oftíhþ se Ælmihtiga Wealdend hwílon mannum bigleofan, ii. 462, 21. Gif wê Godes láre eów ofteóþ, 554, 18.

hwearfian

(v.)
Grammar
hwearfian, p. ode

To turn ⬩ change ⬩ roll about ⬩ revolve ⬩ wander ⬩ move ⬩ toss about

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Ǽlc gesceaft hwearfaþ on hire selfre swá swá hweól and tó ðam heó swá hwearfaþ ðæt heó eft cume ðǽr heó ǽr wæs every creature turns on itself as a wheel, and it so turns to the end that it may come again where it was before: repetunt proprios quæque recursus

Linked entry: hreafigende

ge-timbran

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'Ic hæbbe ðé gesetne ðæt ðú tóweorpe and getimbre.'

ge-streón

(n.)
Grammar
ge-streón, -strión, es; n.

Gain ⬩ product ⬩ emolument ⬩ wealth ⬩ riches ⬩ treasure ⬩ usury ⬩ business ⬩ merces ⬩ mercātus ⬩ quæstus ⬩ lucrum ⬩ ēmŏlŭmentum ⬩ ŏpes ⬩ thesaurus ⬩ ūsūra ⬩ nēgōtium

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Fram gestreóne gangendum a negotio perambulante, id. lc wylle heora cýpan hér luflícor ðonne ic gebicge ðǽr ðæt sum gestreón me ic begyte volo vendere hic carius quam emi illic ut aliquod lucrum mihi adquiram, Th. Anal. 27, 21

Linked entries: streón ge-strión

for-wiernan

Grammar
for-wiernan, Take here for-weornan, -wernan, -wyrnan in Dict. and add:

to refuse ⬩ deny ⬩ to refuse to give ⬩ to refuse admittance ⬩ to refuse ⬩ to restrain ⬩ prevent ⬩ prohibit ⬩ to hinder ⬩ prevent ⬩ to prevent

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Him wæs forwyrned ðæs inganges, Hex. 26, 17.