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ǽwe-weard

(n.)
Grammar
ǽwe-weard, es; m.
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A guardian of the divine law, a priest Wæs swíþe mycel ǽweweard þæs noma wæs Zacharias, Bl. H. 161, 27

æpsen

(n.)
Grammar
æpsen, æf(e)sn, e; f.

Impudence, foulness

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Ox. 3674 (where see note)

ǽg-weard

(n.)
Grammar
ǽg-weard, e; f.

Sea-wardsea-guard or guardianshipmaris [litoris] custodia

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Th. 488, note; B. 241

cir

(n.)

a turn, time

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B. note 8

Linked entry: cirr

el-þiódig

(adj.)

strange, foreign

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strange, foreign, Bt. 39, 2; Fox 212, 17, note 3: Ors. 3, 7; Bos. 62, 35: Mt. Lind. Stv. 25, 14

feor-cýþ

(n.)
Grammar
feor-cýþ, -cýþþ, e; f.

A far countryremōta terra

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Th. 3681, note; B. 1838

for-síðian

(v.)
Grammar
for-síðian, p. ode; pp. od [síðian to journey]

To perishĭter fātāle inīre

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Th. 3104, note; B. 1550

un-onwendendlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
un-onwendendlíc, adj.

Unchangeableimmutable

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Unchangeable, immutable God ána unanwendendlíc wuniaþ se immobilem conservat, Bt. 35, 5; Fox 166, 9 note: Met. 20, 17: 24, 43

Linked entry: un-anwendenlíc

forþ-gegyrd

(n.)
Grammar
forþ-gegyrd, an ornament on the martingale (forþ-gyrd, q. v.)
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of a horse Forþgegyrdu bullas, ornamenta cinguli (cf. bulla, nodus in cingulo, i. 175, note 3), Wrt. Voc. ii. 126, 73

Linked entry: ge-gyrd

smitta

(n.)
Grammar
smitta, l. smitte; f.
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Sió sáwl sceal nýde habban smittan þæs líchoman unþeáwa, 648, note

for-wiernan

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H. 141, 31. (1 c) construction not given :-- Forweornde denegabam (gloriam ), An.

leóht

(adj.)
Grammar
leóht, léht, líht [from comparison with other dialects the proper spelling would seem to be líht, but leóht (or leoht?), in West-Saxon at least, is the regular form]; adj.

Lightinconsiderablequickreadynimblefickleeasy

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Light, not heavy, inconsiderable; not slow, quick, ready, nimble, fickle, easy Mín byrðyn ys leóht (Lind. léht; Rush. líht) onus meum leve est, Mt. Kmbl. 11, 30. Leóht and leoþuwác nimble and supple, Exon. 79 b; Th. 298, 12; Crä. 84.

ge-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-líc, comp. m. -lícra; f. n. -lícre; superl. -lícost, -lícast, -lícust; adj.

Likealikesimilarequalsĭmĭlisæquālis

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Like, alike, similar, equal; sĭmĭlis, æquālis Næs se wæstm gelíc the fruit was not alike, Cd. 23; Th. 30, 13; Gen. 466 : Bt. 38, 6; Fox 208, 17 : Exon. 89 a; Th. 334, 21; Gn. Ex. 19.

Linked entry: an-gelíc

stearc

(adj.)
Grammar
stearc, adj.
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stiff, rigid, not soft, not bending Is seó eággebyrd stearc and hiwe stáne gelícast, Exon. Th. 219, 4; Ph. 302. Hláf and stán, streac and hnesce, Elen. Kmbl. 1226; El. 615. Stánas and ðæt starce ísen, Homl. Skt. i. 8, 29.

Linked entries: stearc-heard streac

HORN

(n.)
Grammar
HORN, es; m.

A HORN, a drinking-horn, a cupping-horn, a trumpet, the horn-shaped projection on the gable-end of a house [v. Dasent's translation of Njála, plate 3, p. cvii], a pinnacle a horn, drinking-horn, trumpet, husk cornu, tuba a horn, drinking-horn, trumpet; a corner n. cornu, tuba, promontorium

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Ne hér ðisse healle hornas [horn næs, Th.] ne byrnaþ nor here do this hall's gables burn, Fins. Th. 7; Fin. 4.

deág

(n.)
Grammar
deág, deáh, e; f.
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Ne cíden þá munecas ymb þá deáge (dége, v. l.) (de colore ) hyra reáfa, R. Ben. 89, 15. Deáhum sucis, An. Ox. 5218

munt-clýse

(n.)
Grammar
munt-clýse, munt-clýsa ?, an; f. (m. ?).
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., no. 143. v. mann-cynn ; II.2.] —

Linked entry: clýse

eft

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Nǽnig eft . . . again no one . . ., Crä. 18.

gilp

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Hé nallas on gylp seleð beágas he gives not rings to gain glory B. 1749

ed-leánung

(n.)
Grammar
ed-leánung, e; f.

A rewarding, recompense retrĭbūtio

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A rewarding, recompense; retrĭbūtio Nylle ðú forgytan ealle edleánunga vel edleán his nōli oblīvisci omnes retrĭbūtiōnes ejus, Ps. Lamb. 102, 2