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deágan

(v.)
Grammar
deágan, ic deáge, ðú deágest, deágst, dýhst, he deágeþ, deágþ, dýgþ, dýhþ, pl. deágaþ; p. deóg, pl. deógon; pp. deágen

To dye, colour tingĕre

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To dye, colour; tingĕre Heoro-dreóre deáþfǽge deóg the death-doomed dyed it with fatal gore, Beo. Th. 1704; B. 850

ferht-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
ferht-líc, adj.

Rationalwisejustequitablerationālissăpiensæquus

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Rational, wise, just, equitable; rationālis, săpiens, æquus Drihten ferhtlíc riht folcum démeþ Dŏmĭnus jūdĭcābit pŏpŭlos in æquĭtāte, Ps. Th. 95, 10

Linked entry: ferhþ-líc

folc-lǽsung

(n.)
Grammar
folc-lǽsung, e; f.

Public lyingslanderpublĭcum mendācium

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Alf. pol. 28; Wilk. 41, 19

ís-gebind

(n.)
Grammar
ís-gebind, es; n.
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A bond of ice Winter ýðe beleác ísgebinde winter locked up the wave with icy bond, Beo. Th. 2270; B. 1133

Linked entry: ge-bind

múþ-bana

(n.)
Grammar
múþ-bana, an; m.

One who destroys with the mouth

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One who destroys with the mouth Him Grendel wearþ tó múþbonan, leófes mannes líc eall forswealg, Beo. Th. 4165; B. 2079

ge-wemming

(n.)
Grammar
ge-wemming, -wemmincg, e; f.

A corruptionviolationprofanationcorruptio

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A corruption, violation, profanation; corruptio Be reste daga gewemminge with regard to the profanation of sabbaths, Nicod. 10; Thw. 5, 22

Linked entry: wemming

græft-geweorc

(n.)
Grammar
græft-geweorc, es; n.
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Carved or graven work, a graven image Ne wirce ðú græftgeweorc thou shalt not make any graven image, Deut. 5, 8

biscop-roc

(n.)
Grammar
biscop-roc, -rocc, es; m.

A bishop's rocketdalmatica

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[roc, rocc a tunic] A bishop's rocket; dalmatica Mid biscoprocce scrýdan to clothe with a bishop's rocket, Lchdm. iii. 202, 26

Linked entry: bisceop-roc

geond-brǽdan

(v.)
Grammar
geond-brǽdan, p. -brǽdde; pp. -brǽded [geond over, brǽdan to spread]

To overspreadsupersternĕre

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To overspread; supersternĕre Hit geondbrǽded wearþ beddum and bolstrum it was overspread with beds and bolsters, Beo. Th. 2483; B. 1239

searu-píl

(n.)
Grammar
searu-píl, es; m.
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An implement with a point Mín heáfod is homere geþuren, searopíla wund, sworfen feóle, Exon. Th. 497, 17; Rä. 87, 2

seonu-wind

(n.)
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Cf. wind-ǽdre, sin-

Linked entry: sine-wind

sweord-slege

(n.)
Grammar
sweord-slege, es; m.
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A sword-stroke, stroke with a sword:?-Hyre sáwl wearð álǽded of líce þurh sweordslege, Exon. Th. 282, 30; Jul. 671

tyge-hóc

(n.)
Grammar
tyge-hóc, es; m.
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A hook to pull with, the word occurs in a list of implements Scafan, sage, cimbíren, tigehóc, Anglia ix. 263, 2

Linked entry: hóc

un-dómlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
un-dómlíce, adv.

With bad judgementindiscreetly

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With bad judgement, indiscreetly Hyrde oþþe unbindan undómlíce ondrǽde oþþe gewríþan pastor vel absoluere indiscrete timeat uel ligare, Scint. 202, 14

un-gewirded

(adj.)
Grammar
un-gewirded, adj.

Uninjured

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Uninjured Ne mæg him bitres wiht sceððan, ac gescylded á wunaþ ungewyrded þenden woruld stondeþ, Exon. Th. 210, 5; Ph. 181

Linked entry: ge-wirdan

drif

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Cf. with passage from Chronicle William of Malmesbury's statement that a contagious fever destroyed more than half the people

drincere

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Add: drunkard, wine-bibber Drinceras, ꝥ synd þá þe druncennysse lufiað ebriosi, Hml. S. 17, 41: Hml. Th. ii. 330, 26

fleardere

(n.)
Grammar
fleardere, es; m.

wantonly

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One who acts with (wicked) folly, wantonly Warnige hé eác ꝥ hé þurh geþafunge ne wurðe þǽra fleardera geféra, Nap. 23

for-styltan

(v.)
Grammar
for-styltan, p. te
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To be overcome with astonishment Forstyltun (forestyldton, L.) obstupuerunt, Mk. R. 5, 42: (forstyldton, L.), 10, 24: (forestylton, L.), 16, 5

Linked entry: fore-styltan

riht-gemet

(n.)
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correct measure Wite se ealdor ꝥ hé hæbbe ealoð his rihtgemet habeat de ceruisa quantum de uino debuerat, Chrd. 15, 22