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æt-eom

Grammar
æt-eom, -eart, -is, -ys [æt at, eom am]

I am present ⬩ adsurn

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I am present; adsurn Ðæt ríp æt-is [æt-ys, Jun.] adest messis, Mk. Bos. 4, 29

Linked entries: æt-is æt-ys

fír

(n.)
Grammar
fír, es; n.

Fire ⬩ ignis

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Fire; ignis Þurh ðæs fíres fnæst through the fire's blast, Exon. 74a; Th. 277, 29; Jul. 588

Linked entry: fier

ge-copsende

(v.; part.)
Grammar
ge-copsende, part. [cops a fetter]

Fettered ⬩ compĕdītus

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Fettered; compĕdītus Ðæt he gehérde geomrunga gecopsendra oððe gefótcypstra ut audīret gĕmĭtus compĕdītōrum, Ps. Lamb. 101, 21

Linked entry: -copsende

ge-limpfull

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-limpfull, adj.

Fit ⬩ suitable

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Fit, suitable Ðæt he gedó ðisne weig gelimpfulran that he make this way better, Shrn. 163, 25

Linked entry: -limpfull

eal-geador

(adv.)
Grammar
eal-geador, eall-geador; adv.

Altogether ⬩ omnīno

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Altogether; omnīno Ðǽr wæs ealgeador Grendles grápe there was altogether Grendel's grasp, Beo. Th. 1675; B. 835

Linked entry: eall-geador

leás-gilp

(n.)
Grammar
leás-gilp, es; m.
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Vain-glory Ðæt hié ne wilnigen leásgielpes ne inanem gloriam quaerant, Past. 48, 2; Swt. 367, 24

limp-líce

(adv.)
Grammar
limp-líce, adv.

Fitly ⬩ opportunely ⬩ conveniently

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Fitly, opportunely, conveniently God swíðe limplíce Beset ðæt gewrixle eallum his gesceaftum, Bt. 21; Fox 74, 21

Norren

(adj.)
Grammar
Norren, Noren; adj.

Norse ⬩ Norwegian

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Ólaf ðæs Norna cynges sunu, 201, 34

nyttol

(adj.)
Grammar
nyttol, adj.

Useful ⬩ advantageous ⬩ beneficial

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Useful, advantageous, beneficial Ðæt ilce ( the same treatment ) biþ nyttol wið hundes slite, Lchdm. ii. 86, 2

pytted

(adj.)
Grammar
pytted, pitted (v. pytt, II),
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marked with hollows Ic gean mínon bréðer ðæs swurdes mid ðám pyttedan hiltan, Chart. Th. 559, 23

rǽdend-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
rǽdend-líc, adj.
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Pertaining to a decree or statute (v. rǽdan, III) Ðǽm rǽdendlícum decretalibus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 26, 45

réðen

(adj.)
Grammar
réðen, (?); adj.
Entry preview:

Wild Ðæt hé hine gereordode mid ðám réðenum (MS. U. réðum) nýtenum, Homl. Skt. i. 10, 102

Rug-ern

(n.)
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rye-harvest, the name of a month Sextan dæge Rugernes, L. Wih. proem. ; Th, i. 36, 6

sceþwræc

(adj.)
Grammar
sceþwræc, adj.
Entry preview:

Hurtful, noxious, hostile Ðæm ( St. John ) ne sceþede nǽnig scyld ðisse sceþwracan worlde, Blickl. Homl. 161, 33

seoh-tor

(n.)
Grammar
seoh-tor, (?), seoh-torr, es; m.
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Ofer ðone cnol tó ðæn seohtore (-torre?), Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 451, 14

tó-hopung

(n.)
Grammar
tó-hopung, e; f.
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Hope, expectation Wæs eall heora myne fæst on tóhopunge ðæs écean Drihtnes, Homl. Skt. i. 23, 155

Linked entry: -hopung

þeów-byrde

(adj.)
Grammar
þeów-byrde, -berde; adj.
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Of servile birth Wéron ðǽr ðreó wíte-þeówe men búrbærde, and ðreó ðeówberde, Chart. Th. 152, 20

un-deáþlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
un-deáþlíce, adv.

Immortally ⬩ to immortality

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Immortally, to immortality Úre Drihten on ðam ðriddan dæge undeáþlíce of deáðe árás, H. R. 5, 24

Linked entry: deáþlíce

under-hlystung

subauditio

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renders subauditio in Subauditionem et personam, ðæt ys, underhlystunge and hád, Ælfc. Gr. 26; Zup. 151, 1. :

Linked entry: hlystung

un-sǽd

(n.)
Grammar
un-sǽd, es; n.

Bad seed

Entry preview:

Bad seed Ealle unþeáwas áweallaþ of deófle, and hé ðæt unsǽd sáweþ tó wíde, Wulfst. 40, 23

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