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trág

(n.)
Grammar
trág, e; trágu; indecl. ; f.
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Ill, affliction wénde him tráge hnágre he expected humiliating affliction for himself, Elen. Kmbl. 1333 ; El. 668

clypping

(n.)
Grammar
clypping, e; f.
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Embracing, embrace gefeóll on þæs ceorles clyppinge ( þone ceorl beclypte, v. l. ), Gr. D. 47, 1

scrift-scír

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Bútan hæbbe þæs biscopes gewitnesse þe on his scriftscíre sý, Ll. Th. i. 212, 22. Add

weorold-wísdóm

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Þá befæste his sunu tó láre tó woruldwísdóme ꝥ úðwita wurde, Hml. S. 35, 9. Add

mann-slege

(n.)
Grammar
mann-slege, es; m.

Man-slayinghomicide

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Man-slaying, homicide Gif þeóf brece mannes hús nihtes and weorðe ðǽr ofslegen, ne síe ( the slayer ) ná mansleges scyldig. Gif æfter sunnan upgonge ðis déþ, biþ mansleges scyldig, and ðonne self swelte, L.

Linked entry: slege

níd-wyrhta

(n.)
Grammar
níd-wyrhta, an; m.

One who acts from necessityan involuntary agent

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One who acts from necessity, an involuntary agent Se ðe nýdwyrhta biþ ðæs ðe misdéþ, se biþ ðý beteran dómes symle wyrðe, ðe nýdwyrhta wæs ðæs ðe worhte, L. Eth. vi. 52; Th. i. 328, 23-25.

Linked entry: níd-dǽda

scúfan

(v.)
Grammar
scúfan, scéufan, sceófan; p. sceáf, pl. scufon, sceufon, sceofon; pp. scofen, sceofen
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Shrn. 154, 26. to shove, thrust, cause to move with violence. literal Ðá ne gelífde Apollonius ðæt heó his gemæcca wǽre ac sceáf hí fram him, Ap. Th. 25, 6. sceáf reáf of líce. Cd. Th. 94, 20 ; Gen. 1564.

willa

(n.)
Grammar
willa, an; m.

will, the faculty of willingwill, purpose, design, commandwill, determination, resolutionintention, purpose, desire to actwill, desire, wishpleasure, delightwill, dispositionwill, accord, consent, pleasureGer. meinetwillenwill, one's own way

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( Titus ) wæs swá gódes willan ðæt sægde ðæt forlure ðone dæg ðe nóht on tó góde ne gedyde, Ors. 6, 8; Swt. 264, 2. Mid gódum willan fæstan, Blickl. Homl. 37, 27 : 97, 27. Gode underþeódde on gódum willan, 79, 32.

FLEÁ

(n.)
Grammar
FLEÁ, an; m.

a FLEApūlexa speckspeck or disease in the eyealbūgo-ĭnismăcŭla

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Similar entries v. fleó. a speck, speck or disease in the eye; albūgo, -ĭnis, f. măcŭla Wið fleán and wið eágena sáre against white specks and against sore of eyes, Herb. 24; Lchdm. i. 120, 16

Linked entries: flǽh fleah fleó

rýan

(v.)
Grammar
rýan, (?), rýn (cf. for similar form of infinitive þýn); rýde

To roar, rage

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Seó leó gif heó blódes onbirigþ heó gemonþ ðæs wildan gewunan hire eldrana onginþ ðonne rýn and hire racentan slítan (cf. the corresponding passage in the Metres : Onginþ racentan slítan, rýn, grymetigan, Met. 13, 29) si cruor horrida tinxerit ora, resides

Linked entries: rýn rýnan

wita

Grammar
wita, <b>. I.</b>
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Add Á swá gecneordra (bið), swá bið weorðra, gyf wið witan hafað his wísan gemǽne, Angl. ix. 260, 20. Add nyste hwæs geléfan sceolde, þá hine þá swýdost on un-gewisse gebróhton þe his witan beón sceoldon. Hml. S. 23, 398.

be-clypian

(v.)
Grammar
be-clypian, be-cleopian, be-clepian; p. ede, ode, ade; pp. ed, od, ad

To accusesummonsue at lawaccusarein judicium vocarejudicio compellere

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To accuse, summon, sue at law; accusare, in judicium vocare, judicio compellere Ǽr he clǽne sý ǽlcere spæce, ðe he ǽr beclyped wæs before he be clear of every suit, in which he had been previously accused, L. C.

Hálgo-land

(n.)
Grammar
Hálgo-land, es; n.

A district [fylki] of Norway, Hálogaland

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A district [fylki] of Norway, Hálogaland Óhthere sǽde ðæt sió scir hátte Hálgoland ðe on búde. cwæþ ðæt nán mann ne búde be norþan him Ohthere said that the district was called Halogaland that he lived in.

rýmett

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Add fór þæt gewícode betwuh þǽm twám hergum þǽr þǽr niéhst rýmet hæfde for wudufæstenne ond for wæterfæstenne, Chr. 894; P. 84, 24. sylla rýmet tó sittenne det ei locum sedendi, R. Ben. I. 106, 9.

aad

(n.)

a pile

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a pile He mycelne aad gesomnode he gathered a great pile, Bd. 3, 16; S. 542, 22

bald-líce

(adv.)

boldlyfortiter

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boldly; fortiter He baldlíce beornas lǽrde he boldly exhorted the warriors, Byrht. Th. 140, 60; By. 311

Linked entry: ballíce

ge-hálsian

(v.)
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Add: to entreat wæs þurh mé gehálsod he was entreated in my name, Shrn. 135, 25

ge-staþolfæstnian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-staþolfæstnian, <b>; I.</b>
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Þone þreán þe wyle gestaþolfæstnian hogie quem castigare uult solidare studeat, Chrd. 123, 5. Add

ge-limpfull

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-limpfull, adj.

Fitsuitable

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

Linked entry: -limpfull

un-hered

(adj.)
Grammar
un-hered, adj.

Unpraised

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Unpraised Þeáh seó ánum gehered, ðonne biþ óþrum unhered, Bt. 30, 1; Fox 108, 15