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æf-werdla

(n.)
Grammar
æf-werdla, æf-wyrdla, æ-wyrdla, a-wyrdla, an; m. [æf of, wyrdan to corrupt]

Damageinjurylossthe amercement for itdetrimentumjacturadamnum

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Damage, injury, loss, the amercement for it; detrimentum, jactura, damnum Þolie ðone æfwerdlan [æfwyrdlan MS. H.] let him bear the damage, L. In. 40; Th. i. 126, 16: R. Ben. 2 : Cot. 104

firding

(n.)
Grammar
firding, e; f.

An expeditionarmyexpĕdītioexercĭtus

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An expedition, army; expĕdītio, exercĭtus Swíðe micel folc ðú hæfst on ðínre firdinge to ðam gefeohte i-s/>very much people thou hast in thine army for the battle, Jud. 7, 2

lifen

(n.)
Grammar
lifen, leofen, e; f.

supportsustenance

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Lífes tó leofne for the support of life, Andr. Kmbl. 2247; An. 1125

Linked entries: leofen libn

grund-fús

(adj.)
Grammar
grund-fús, adj.
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Ready for hell, hastening to hell Ðæt biþ feóndes bearn hafaþ grundfúsne gǽst that is a child of the devil, hath a spirit hastening hellwards, Exon. 84 a; Th. 316, 15; Mód. 49

scóung

(n.)
Grammar
scóung, e; f.
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A provision of shoes Hís mete and scóung and glófung him gebyreþ he is to have his food and shoes and gloves provided for him, L. R. S. 10; Th. i. 438, 6

Linked entry: sceóung

geong

Grammar
geong, young.
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In l. 4 for genga l. ginga, and add Cnihtas ginge and góde, Dan. 90. In gengum, Dan. 102, the first n is curiously shaped and perhaps geongum (or ? gingum) should be read

ge-metsian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-metsian, p. ode; pp. od

To furnish with provisions

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To furnish with provisions Ðæt scip ðe Swegen eorl hæfde him silfum ǽr gegearcod and gemetsod the ship that Earl Sweyn had before prepared and provisioned for himself, Chr. 1052; Erl. 181, 14

Linked entry: metsian

fen-lic

mirymuddydirty

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miry, muddy, dirty Ðá swýn ðá deóflu gecuron for dǽre fúlnysse fenlices adelan, Hml. Th. ii. 380, 8. Se Hǽlend hí (the disciples) áðwóh fram fenlicere fúlnysse (from muddy impurity), 242, 30. Add:

folce-getrum

(n.)
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Perhaps for the last half-line might be read trume mid heora folce

fint

Grammar
fint, v. fynt: finta.
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For passage under I substitute

ofer-lǽdan

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for 'to oppress' substitute: to cover, draw over; obducere (v. Hml. Th. i. 504, 31 under ofer-hón). to carry across, translate, v. ofer-lád Gewrit oferlǽded Scriptura translata, Mt. p. 2, 13

þreál

Grammar
þreál, <b>. I.</b>
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Add Ne áteóra þú for Drihtnes þreále (cf. deficias cum ab Domino corriperis, Prov. 3, ii), Hml. S. 33, 217. Add Hé gehét him Godes yrre and yfele þreála, Hml. S. 31, 803

þurh-wunung

Grammar
þurh-wunung, <b>. II.</b> add.
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Ne bið nó þám crístenan menn sceáwod se fruma þæs gódan weorcts, ac se ende; for þon þe ǽlcum men bið demed be his þám endenýstan weorcum, Archiv cxxii. 260, l

wǽd-bréc

(n.)
Grammar
wǽd-bréc, pl. f.

Breechesa covering for the loins

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Breeches, a covering for the loins Wǽdbréc perizomata vel campestria vel succinctoria, Wrt. Voc. i. 25, 62: perizomata vel campestria, 81, 64. Hig siwodon fícleáf and worhton him wǽdbréc (perizomata), Gen. 3, 7

swinc

(n.)
Grammar
swinc, es; n.
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Swink (this form is used in the 16th century, v.

un-gehíwod

(adj.)
Grammar
un-gehíwod, adj.

not formedwithout formnot feignedunfeigned

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not formed, without form On ðam ungehíwodum antimbre ðe hé ða gesceafta of gesceóp in materia informi creavit omnia, Btwk. Scrd. 18, 15.

Linked entry: ge-hiwian

sóþ-cyning

(n.)
Grammar
sóþ-cyning, es; m.

The king of truth or justicethe Deity

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[Sóþ and cyning often occur together in the nominative, but it is doubtful whether they form a compound]

Linked entry: sóþ-fæder

týdrian

(v.)
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to bring forth

HERE

(n.)
Grammar
HERE, gen. heres, heriges, herges; m.

An army a hostmultitudea large predatory band

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Swá oft swá ða óðre hergas mid ealle herige út fóron ðonne fóron hie as often as the other armies marched out in full force then they marched, Erl. 90, 5. Tuelf hergas duodecim legiones, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 26, 53. Hergia[s] agmina, Rtl. 115, 10.

Linked entries: flot-herge hors-here

LÓCIAN

(v.)
Grammar
LÓCIAN, p. ode

To LOOKseegazeobserveregardtake heedlook (to)belongpertain

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Forðam ðe lóciende hig ne geseóþ quia videntes non vident, Mt. Kmbl. 13, 13

Linked entries: lóc