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geopenian

(v.)
Grammar
geopenian, <b>; B. II.</b>
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Wille wé eów geopenian be ðám húsle, Hml. Th. ii. 262, 20. Add

bleowum

(n.)

to or with colours

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to or with colours, Bt. 18; Fox 48, 11; dat. pl. of bleoh

ge-bétt

(v.; part.)
Grammar
ge-bétt, pp. of ge-bétan.

amended ⬩ reformed

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amended, reformed,Bd. 1, 21; S. 485, 8: 1, 27; S. 492, 17;

sulh-ælmesse

(n.)
Grammar
sulh-ælmesse, an; f.
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Plough-alms, a contribution of one penny to be paid for every sulh

Linked entry: ælmesse

tán-hlyta

(n.)
Grammar
tán-hlyta, an; m.

One who divines by casting lots

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One who divines by casting lots Tánhlyta sortilegus, Wrt. Voc. i. 60, 13

un-fortreden

(adj.)
Grammar
un-fortreden, adj.

Not destroyed by treading

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Not destroyed by treading Unfortreden wyrt appoligonius ( = polygonum ), Lchdm. iii. 299, col. 2

Linked entry: for-tredan

un-geþyldiglíce

(adv.)
Grammar
un-geþyldiglíce, -geþyldelíce; adv.

Impatiently

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Impatiently Ðá scylde hé ongeán swíþe ungeþyldelíce, Bt. 18, 4; Fox 68, 1

Linked entry: ge-þyldiglíce

wulf-seáþ

(n.)
Grammar
wulf-seáþ, es; m.

A wolf-pit

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A wolf-pit Be eástan ðæm wulfseáðe, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 264, 5

Cent-ríce

Entry preview:

Æðelbyrht cyning on Centríce ( in Cantia ), Bd. i. 25; Sch. 51, 15. Add

cyninge

(n.)
Grammar
cyninge, an; f.
Entry preview:

A queen Æfter þǽre bysne þǽre hálgan Godes cyningan, Bl. H. 13, 1

for-dyslic

(adj.)
Grammar
for-dyslic, adj.

Very foolish

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Very foolish Is ꝥ þonne fordyslic geswinc, Bt. 18, 1; S. 42, 10

Linked entry: dys-lic

fóre-scéawere

Grammar
fóre-scéawere, fore-sceáwere (for-)
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glosses provisor Gód and forsceáwere (prouisor) hé bið, E. S. 39 (December). Substitute:

fore-beódan

(v.)

to announce ⬩ preach

Entry preview:

v. forebodian) bið praedicabitur, Mt. L. 24, 14

Linked entry: beódan

ge-rendrian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-rendrian, to strip off bark,
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Cf. be-rindran

Linked entries: rendrian be-rindran

pól-bǽr

(n.)
Grammar
pól-bǽr, e; f.
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Pasture-land by a pool On monnes pólbǽre, C. D. iii. 415, 5

sceamlíce

(adv.)
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Brúcð wíf healsmene, ac bið sceamlíce brocen (abutitur), Lch. i. lx. 4. Add

stǽnen

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Be ðǽre díc tó ðǽre stǽnenan bricge, C. D. iii. 449, 23. Add

beáh

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.), Bd. 5, 22; Sch. 682, 7

cúþ-lic

Entry preview:

Hé cýð gecýðnysse swíþe cúðlice be mé, Nap. 77. (Cf. cúþ; II.) Add

róstian

(v.)
Grammar
róstian, p. ode;

To roast ⬩ dry by a fire

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To roast, dry by a fire Geróstode passos, Wrt. Voc. ii. 67, 60

Linked entry: róscian

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