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ýþ-lád

(n.)
Grammar
ýþ-lád, e; f.
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A way across the waves Gode þancedon ðæs ðe him ýþláde eáðe wurdon, Beo. Th. 461; B. 228

wunden-stefna

(n.)
Grammar
wunden-stefna, an; m.

A ship with curved prow

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A ship with curved prow Wundenstefna gewaden hæfde, ðæt ða líðende land gesáwon, Beo. Th. 445; B. 220

Linked entry: -stefna

á-fæstan

(v.)
Grammar
á-fæstan, p. te
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To entrust, let out land to a person Hé áfæste wín-geard ðǽm londbígengum, Mk. R. 12, l

folc-herpaþ

(n.)
Grammar
folc-herpaþ, folc-herepaþ, es; m.

highway

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The public road, highway On ðone folc-hearpað; ondlang ðæs hearpaðes, C. D. iii. 393, 14: 463, 17

ge-swimman

(v.)
Grammar
ge-swimman, pp. ge-swummen
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To swim þá hié hæfdon feórðan dǽl þǽre eá geswummen jam quartam fluminis partem natauerant, Nar. 10, 31

ir-furlang

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On irfurlanges díc; and of irfurlanges díc ðæt on mǽrdíc, C. D. Hi. 405, 32. Cf. (?) furlang; II. (?)

Linked entry: fur-lang

Lunden-weg

(n.)
Grammar
Lunden-weg, es; m.
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The London-road Andlang ðæs mylanweges on ðone Lundenweg ; andlang ðes Lundænes weges, C. D. vi. 31, 29

on-swornod

(adj.; part.)
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confused Þonne stent ðæt deáde flæ̂sc onswornod (â-, v. l. ) and ne mæg nân andwyrde syllan, Nap. 7

sceolh

(adj.)
Grammar
sceolh, sceol;adj.

Oblique, wry:

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Oblique, wry: — Of ðæm sceolan de scevo. Wrt. Voc. ii. 26, 67 : 85, 10. Sceolan scevi 91, 47

wæter-will

(n.)
Grammar
wæter-will, es; m.

A spring of water

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A spring of water Ðæt man weorðige wæterwyllas oþþe stánas, L. C. S. 5;Th. i. 378, 20

ofer-gumian

(v.)
Grammar
ofer-gumian, p. ode

To neglect, be careless about ⬩ to take heed to a thing ⬩ to neglect

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To neglect, be careless about Ne hé ofer-gumige ða hýrsumnesse ðæs hálgan regoles, R. Ben. 113, 2

Linked entry: -gumian

ofer-sprǽdan

(v.)

to overspread, cover

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to overspread, cover Beón ðǽr (in the house for strangers) symble bedd genihtsumlíce ofersprǽdde, R. Ben. 84, 23

ofer-trahtnian

(v.)

to comment upon, expound

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to comment upon, expound Langsum hit biþ ðæt wé ealne ðisne lofsang ofertrahtnian, Homl. Th. i. 202, 28

slipung

(n.)
Grammar
slipung, (?), e; f.

Viscidity

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the text has slipegrum wǽtum. v. slipig) wǽtan ðæs miltes Lchdm. ii. 166, 24

ge-þeódendlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-þeódendlíc, adj.

Conjunctive ⬩ joining ⬩ copulativus

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Conjunctive, joining; copulativus Copulativæ ðæt synd geþeódendlíce copulativæ, that is, joining together, Ælfc. Gr. 44; Som. 45, 36

scýr-mǽlum

(adv.)
Grammar
scýr-mǽlum, adv.

Stormily

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Stormily Seó orsorhnes gǽþ scýrmǽlum swá ðæs windes þys prosperam fortunam videas ventosam, Bt. 20: Fox 72, 4

slǽpor

(adj.)
Grammar
slǽpor, adj.

Addicted to sleep

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Addicted to sleep Ne beó ðú tó slǽpor, forðan ðe slép fét unhǽlo ðæs líchoman. Prov. Kmbl. i

winter-scúr

(n.)
Grammar
winter-scúr, es; m.

A winter shower

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A winter shower Ne mæg ðǽr wearm weder ne winterscúr wihte gewyrdan, Exon. Th. 198, 31; Ph. 18

swic-dóm

(n.)
Grammar
swic-dóm, es; m.

deceit, fraud ⬩ treachery, failure in loyalty, treason ⬩ an offence ⬩ scandalum ⬩ treason

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Gl. 502, 18. treachery, failure in loyalty, treason Ðá tugon hiene ðære burge witan ðæt hé heora swicdómes wið Alexander fremmende wǽre the chief men of the town accused him of treasonable practices against them in his relations with Alexander; quasi

ge-beótian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-beótian, p. ode, ede; pp. od, ed [ge-, beotian, II. to boast, vow, promise]

To promise in a boastful manner ⬩ to vow ⬩ glōriōse pollĭcēri

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Wit gebeótedon, ðæt wit on gársecg út aldrum néðdon we two vowed that we would venture our lives out on the ocean, Beo. Th. 1076; B. 536 : 964; B. 480

Linked entry: beótian