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ge-swinclic

(adj.)
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ge-swinclic, adj.
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That requires labour, laborious, hard (of work) Bebeád Drihten eów þæt gé healdan þone Sunnandæg fram ǽlcum geswinclicum worce (non facies omne opus in eo), Wlfst. 294, 18

ge-endebyrdlíce

(adv.)
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ge-endebyrdlíce, adv.
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In due order Hé sǽde ðæs cildes módignysse geendebyrdlíce (cf. hé þæt eall þurh endebyrdnesse ásægde per ordinem narravit, Gr. D. 144, 26), Hml. Th. ii. 170, 30

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gifian

(v.)
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Take here <b>geafian, geoflan</b> in Dict. and add God mænig-fealdlícor gifað mannum þonne hé seó gebeden, Hml. S. 23 b, 617

gold-fyll

(n.)
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gold-leaf, gold-foil Him an rǽd hiów rudaþ on þám ricge goldfylle (-felle [ in a later MS. ], 476, 58) gelíc glitonaþ Fénix, E. S. viii. 478, 61. (?)

Linked entry: gold-fell

ge-tynglíce

(adv.)
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ge-tynglíce, ge-tyngelíce.
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Take here ge-tingelíce in Dict., and add Getynglíce eloquenter, Wrt. Voc. ii. 143, 24. Mænifealdlíce, getingcelíce affatim (cum innumera beatae virginitatis exempla affatim exuberent), An. Ox. 1689

hárung

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Add: greyness Hárung canicies, Ælfc. Gr. Z. 82, 14. a growing grey-haired, old age Oð ylde and hárunga usque in senectam et senium, Ps. L. 70, 18

hlæsting

(n.)
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toll claimed by the king in harbours, and on transport by read or stream Nomina consuetudinum Anglice praecepi ponere, scilicet ... hlæstinge, Cht. Th. 411, 30. Hleastynge, 359, 4

hwón-lotum

(adv.)
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Substitute: <b>hwón-hlotum</b>; adv. In small portions, moderately(?) Huónhlotum parumper (cf. parumper, satis modice, Corp. Gl. H. 88, 96), Txts. 85, 1515

on-hyriend

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Andig, . . . onhyriend zelotypus, An. Ox. 364. Onhiriend, Hpt. Gl. 415, 1. His þæs clǽnan lífes onhergend (-hyrgend, v. l.) imitatores suos in virtutibus, Gr. D. 23, 2. Add

on-tygness

(n.)
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the state of a person in respect to the frequency of the charges brought against him Be cirlisces monnes ontygnesse at ðiéfðe, Ll. Lbmn. 22, 23. v. §37

strǽt

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Add An cyninges stréte, C. D. ii. 67, 2. Add Út on strǽte gán in plateis ire, Chrd. 61, 5. Fænn strǽtena lutum platearum, Ps. L. 17, 43

tapor-æx

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Dele (borrowed from English) in bracket. The word seems Slavonic as to its first part, cf. Russian topor an axe, and to have come from Scandinavia to England

winter-wille

(n.)
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winter-wille, an; f.
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A spring that can be used in winter (?) Of ðǽm stáne, ðæt on winterwellan; of ðǽre wellan, ðæt on þeófdene, C. D. iii. 394, 7. Cf. winter-burna

wæl-ceald

(adj.)
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wæl-ceald, adj.

Deadly cold

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Deadly cold Hé him helle gescóp, wælcealde wíc (cf. Ðǽr (in hell) cymð forst fyrnum cald, Cd. Th. 20, 28; 316), wintre beðeahte, Salm. Kmbl. 937; Sal. 468

fyniht

(adj.)
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fyniht, adj.

Produced in marshy, fenny places

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Produced in marshy, fenny places Mettas þe gód blód wyrceað, swá swá sint scilfixas finihte, Lch. ii. 244, 25. [Cf. He must abstaine from maryshe fyshes and fennie

on-stál

(n.)
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on-stál, es; m.(?)

A charge, accusation

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A charge, accusation Gif Englisc onstál gá forþ . . . Gif hit biþ Wílisc onstál, L. In. 46; Th. i. 130, 15-16. Onstáles invectionis, illationis, Hpt. Gl. 448, 53

syndig

(adj.)
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syndig, adj.

Skilled in swimming

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Skilled in swimming (?) Sum byþ rynig; . . . sum on londe snel, féðe spédig; sum fealone wǽg stefnan steóreþ . . . ; sum biþ syndig, Exon. Th. 296, 28; Crä. 58. v., cf

Linked entry: sund

lád

(n.)
Grammar
lád, e; f.

a coursewaya lodewatercoursecarryingcarriagebringingSustenanceprovision

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a course, way Micel is lád ofer lagustreám great is the way across the water, Andr. Kmbl. 845; An. 423: Exon. 94 a; Th. 353, 17; Reim. 14. Brimwudu láde fús the ship swift in its course, 52 a; Th. 182, 6; Gú. 1306. Ne lǽt ðú ðec síðes getwǽfan láde gelettan

tún

(n.)
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tún, es; m.
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an enclosed piece of ground, a yard, court Tuun cors (= cohors), Txts. 52, 281. Tún choors, Wrt. Voc. ii. 17, 32 : i. 291, 12. Yna (hýna ?) túnes tácen is ðæt ðú sette ðíne swýþran hand brádlinga ofer ðínne innoð, Techm. ii. 126, 15 (cf. gang-tún). Harewyrt

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swífan

(v.)
Grammar
swífan, p. swáf, pl. swifon; pp. swifen.
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to move in a course, wend, sweep Hond hwyrfeþ geneahhe swíféþ mé geond sweartne the hand passes over me (a skin), Exon. Th. 394, 4 ; Rä. 13, 13. On ðære ilcan eaxe hwerfeþ rodor, recene scríþeþ, súðheald swíféþ swift (sweeps swift), Met. 28, 17. Mqnnum

Linked entry: a-swífan