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lǽrestre

(n.)
Grammar
lǽrestre, an; f.

an instructress ⬩ preceptress

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Siððan clypode heó hire tó ða ylcan lǽrestran, Homl. Th. ii. 543, 8

feoh-gehát

(n.)
Grammar
feoh-gehát, es; n.
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A promise of money Cantware him feoh gehéton (behéton, v. l.). . . and under þám feohgeháte (-beháte, v. l.) se here hiene úp bestæl, Chr. 865; P. 68, 10

Linked entries: ge-hát feoh-behát

fore-gegán

(v.)

to precede ⬩ to pass away

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to precede Stearra foregeeáde heú stella antecedebat eos, Mt. L. 2, 9. to pass away Tíd is foregeeád ł tíd eáde hora praeteriuit, Mk. L. R. 6, 35

Linked entry: ge-gán

ge-íþan

Grammar
ge-íþan, <b>ge-éðtan</b> in Dict., and add: to be gentle. v. eáþe,
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Take here Ic þé bidde ꝥ þú áríse, and wit þonne bégen biddan ꝥ God þysum wífe geýþe (gemiltsige, v. l. ), Gr. D. 216, 2. See next word

Linked entry: -íþan

ge-neahhie

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Take here ge-nehige (l. ge-nehge) in Dict. and add Sceolon wé nú gemunan úre nýdþearfe, and genehge þencean emb úre sáula þearfe, Bl. H. 101, 32

ge-strewian

(v.)
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Take here <b>ge-streáwian</b> in Dict., and add Reste mid goldleáfum gestrewed, Wlfst. 263, 6. [ Goth, ga-straujan; O.H.Ger. ge-streuuen sternere. ]

Linked entry: ge-streáwian

ge-tynglíce

(adv.)
Grammar
ge-tynglíce, ge-tyngelíce.
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Take here ge-tingelíce in Dict., and add Getynglíce eloquenter, Wrt. Voc. ii. 143, 24. Mænifealdlíce, getingcelíce affatim (cum innumera beatae virginitatis exempla affatim exuberent), An. Ox. 1689

heáfod-gemaca

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Heó geheóld hyre fóstormódor sceáp mid óþrum fǽmnum hire héfdgemacum ipsa pascebat oves nutricis suae cum ceteris puellis coaetaneis suis (Hml. A. 209, 40), Nar. 40, 18. Add

sealticge

(n.)
Grammar
sealticge, an; f.

A dancer

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A dancer Hét Herodes ðæt heáfod beran on disce and sellan ánre sealticgan (the daughter of Herodias who danced before Herod) hire plegan tó méde, Shrn. 123, 2

Linked entry: salticge

winter-set

(n.)
Grammar
winter-set, es; n.

A place to stop in for the winter; ⬩ in pl. winter-quarters

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A place to stop in for the winter; in pl. winter-quarters Se here... ðǽr wintersetu (-sætu, v. l.) námon, Chr. 886; Th. i. 156, cols. 2, 3

ge-efesian

(v.)
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Seó fǽmne cwæð ꝥ heó wolde hí sylfe bedíglian ... and for ðý underfǽnge þá gyrlan wærlices hádes and wurde geefsod (geefesod, v. l. ), Hml. S. 2, 232. Add

mann-slege

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

Man-slaying ⬩ homicide

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

Linked entry: slege

níd-wyrhta

(n.)
Grammar
níd-wyrhta, an; m.

One who acts from necessity ⬩ an involuntary agent

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

Linked entry: níd-dǽda

cune-glæsse

(n.)
Grammar
cune-glæsse, an; f. cynoglossos = κυνόγλωσσον , cynoglossum officinale, Lin

The herb hound's or dog's tongue;

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The herb hound's or dog's tongue; Wið cancerádle, cune-glæsse nioðoweard for cancer, the netherward part of hound's tongue, L. M. 1, 44; Lchdm. ii. 110, 1

framigendlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
framigendlíc, adj. [framigende, part. of fremian and líc]

Profitable ⬩ beneficial ⬩ salubris ⬩ salūtāris

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Profitable, beneficial; salubris, salūtāris Ðæt sylfe is framigendlíc lǽcedóm ongeán ealle áttru the same is a beneficial medicine against all poisons, Herb. 159; Lchdm. i. 288, 2

Linked entry: fremiendlic

medu-scenc

(n.)
Grammar
medu-scenc, es; m.

A draught or cup of mead

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Ymbeode ides Helminga óððæt heó Beówulfe medoful æt bær, 1244-), Beo. Th. 3965; B. 1980

Linked entry: scenc

blód-reád

(adj.)
Grammar
blód-reád, adj.

BLOOD-RED ⬩ sanguineus

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BLOOD-RED; sanguineus Ðæt þridde cyn ys sanguineus, ðæt is blódreád the third sort is sanguineus, that is blood-red, Herb. 131, 1; Lchdm. i. 242, 16

ge-irfeweardian

(v.)
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Take here <b>ge-erfeweardian</b> in Dict., and add Cynren his geyrfeweardað ( hereditabit ) land, Ps. L. 24, 13. Geyrfweardiað hereditabant, 36, 11

Linked entry: ge-yrfeweardian

peru

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Take here pere(-u) in Dict., and add Ðonne þé æpples lyste . . . Gyf þú peran wille, Tech. ii. 124, 19. Manigfeald æppelcyn, peran. Lch. ii. 180, 14

rǽs

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L. 8, 32. v. fǽr-, here-, wind-rǽs