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hwam-stán

(n.)
Grammar
hwam-stán, es; m.

A corner-stone

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A corner-stone In heáfut huomstánes in caput anguli, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 21, 42

hyrian

(v.)
Grammar
hyrian, p. ede

To imitate

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To imitate Hió hyrigaþ monnum they imitate men, Bt. 41, 5; Fox 252, 26

myndig

(adj.)
Grammar
myndig, adj.

Mindful

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Mindful Myndig wæs Petrus wordes ðætte cweden wæs him, Mk. Skt. Rush. 14, 72

pundere

(n.)
Grammar
pundere, es ; m.
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One who weighs From boecerum ł punderum a librariis, Mt. Kmbl. p. 2, 2

biaþ

(v.)
Grammar
biaþ, bióþ

are ⬩ for

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are; for, Mt. Lind. Stv. 26, 31; Similar entries pl. pres. of bión = beón

ge-bend

(n.)
Grammar
ge-bend, es; n.

A band ⬩ vinculum

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A band; vinculum Gebend tungæs his vinculum linguæ ejus, Mk. Skt. Lind. 7. 35

gefe

(n.)

a gift

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a gift, Bd. 2, 13; S. 516, 6 : Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 23, 18, 19

ge-fæstan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-fæstan, p. -fæste; pp. -fæsted

To place ⬩ locare

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To place; locare Monn gefæste ða homo locavit eam, Mk. Skt. Lind, 12, 1

Linked entry: ge-feastian

ge-hréran

(v.)
Grammar
ge-hréran, p. de

To move

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To move Mægen heofunas bióþ gehroered virtutes cælorum commovebuntur, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 24, 29

scínness

(n.)
Grammar
scínness, e; f.
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Brightness, splendour Ðe móna ne seleþ scínisse ( splendorem ) his, Mk. Skt. Lind. 13, 24

stíga

(n.)
Grammar
stíga, (?), an; m.: stíge (?), an; f.
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A path Faestin vel ánstígan, festin (-s, MS.) vel ánstíga termofilas, Txts. 104, 1042

un-gelífness

(n.)
Grammar
un-gelífness, (?), e; f.

Unbelief

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Unbelief Fore ungeleáffulnisse ł ungeléfenise hiora propter incredulitatem illorum, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 13, 58

ungemet-lytel

(adj.)
Grammar
ungemet-lytel, adj.

Exceedingly little

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Exceedingly little Ðæt ðeós eorðe sié eall for ðæt óþer ungemetlytel, Met. 10, 9

un-andhéfe

(adj.)
Grammar
un-andhéfe, adj.

Insupportable

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Insupportable Byrþenne hæfige and unandhoife onera gravia et inportabilia, Mt. Kmbl. Rush. 23, 4

Linked entry: and-héfe

un-meaht

(adj.)
Grammar
un-meaht, adj.

Impossible

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Impossible Nǽniht unmæht bið iúh nihil inpossibile erit vobis, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 17, 20

wisse

(adv.)
Grammar
wisse, (?); adv.

Certainly

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Fox 140; Men. 70

weorold-earfeþe

(n.)
Grammar
weorold-earfeþe, es; n.
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Met. 7, 26, 35, 49

ymb-scríþan

(v.)
Grammar
ymb-scríþan, p. -scráþ
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To go round, revolve round Rodor ymbscríþeþ dógora gehwilce ðisne middangeard, Met. 20, 208

wyrttrumian

(v.)
Grammar
wyrttrumian, p. ode
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To take root Séd wyrtrumiaþ (wyrtrymaþ, Rush.) semen germinet, Mk. Skt. Lind. 4, 27

ancor-bend

(n.)
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a cable Scip oncerbendum (oncear bendum, MS.) fæst, B. 1918. Cf. ancor-ráp, -streng

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