nistan
to build a nest
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Nistaþ (MS. nistaðað), Ps. Surt. 103, 17
glendran
to devour ⬩ swallow ⬩ devorare
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to devour, swallow; devorare Monn glendrende ł swelgande homo vorax, Mt. Kmbl. Rush. 11, 19. Olbendu glendrende camelum glutientes, 23, 24
bord-stæþ
The sea-shore ⬩ litus
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The sea-shore; litus Eágorstreámas beóton bordstaðu [bordstæðu MS.] the ocean-streams beat the sea-shores, Andr. Kmbl. 883; An. 442
ge-endebrednian
To set in order ⬩ ordinare
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Geendebrednege ordinare, Mt. Kmbl. p. 7, 2
Linked entry: endebyrdnian
ge-heád
Lifted up ⬩ exalted ⬩ exaltātus
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Lifted up, exalted; exaltātus Wæs Bryten swýðe geheád Britain was very much exalted, Bd. 1, 6; S. 476, 27, MS. B
Linked entry: ge-hýd
ge-máhlícnes
Importunity, perverseness, dishonesty ⬩ importunitas
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MS
ge-mearr
Wicked, fraudulent
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Wicked, fraudulent Gif hwá gemearra manna wǽre if there were any wicked man, L. Edw. 1; Th. i. 160, note 2
scyldan
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to charge, accuse Hý gán xii. sume and gescyldigen (gescylden, other MS. ) hine, L. Ath. i. 11; Th. i. 206, 3
þoftscipe
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Fellowship Sum bróðor ... se him wæs on gástlícum (-re, MS.) þoftscipe geþeóded, Guthl. 10; Gdwin. 52, 5: 14; Gdwin. 62, 2
un-gemeaht
Weak
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MS.) hí wǽron, gif hí his nán gecynde næfdon, Bt. 36, 5; Fox 180, 4
Linked entry: ge-meaht
un-besenged
Unsinged ⬩ unscorched ⬩ unburnt
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Unsinged, unscorched, unburnt Se bið swýðe clǽne ǽlcere synne, se ðe ðæne bryne ðurhfærð unbesencged (-sænged, MS. C.), Wulfst. 25, 19
Linked entry: be-sengan
un-sóftlíce
Ungently ⬩ hardly
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Ungently, hardly Ualerianus áwéd hrýmde: 'Eálá ðú, Laurentius, unsóftlíce tíhst ðú mé gebundenne mid byrnendum racenteágum,' Homl. Th. i. 434. 7
Linked entry: sóftlíce
worms-gemang
A mixture
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A mixture in which there is corrupt matter Wið ðæt man blód and worsmgemang (worsm gemang ?) hrǽce. Lchdm. i. 250, 7
æt-faran
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To go away, make off Án fox þone scóh geiæhte and ætfaran (-en, MS.) þóhte. Shrn. 14, 23. Cf. oþ-faran
croc
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A pot Man sceal habban . . . pannan, crocca, Angl. ix. 264, 10
deáþ-synnig
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Guilty of death, liable to the punishment of death Sé ðe ofslaeð deádsynig ( reus ) bið tó dóme, Mt. L. 5, 21
Linked entry: deád-synnig
ealdor-dóm-scipe
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: ealdordóme, MS. E.), Chr. 983; P. 124, 35
for-styltan
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To be overcome with astonishment Forstyltun (forestyldton, L.) obstupuerunt, Mk. R. 5, 42: (forstyldton, L.), 10, 24: (forestylton, L.), 16, 5
Linked entry: fore-styltan
hwǽst
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Breathing, blowing Orðas ł hwǽstes (hfæstes, MS.) spiritus, Hpt. Gl. 464, 25. Huǽsttum flatibus, 55. Cf. fnǽst, and next two words
hnut-scill
A nut-shell
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Perhaps the word may be inferred from the form hnutscyllingas in hnutscyllinga mearc, C. D. iv. 105, 5