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nypel

(n.)
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the trunk of an elephant Se micela ylp ðá módigan fearras mid ealle ofbeát mid his egeslican nypele, Hml. A. 63, 286

ge-spellian

(v.)

to speaktell

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to speak, tell Miððý gespelledon dum fabularentur, Lk. Skt. Lind. 24, 15

Linked entry: spellian

clifrian

(v.)
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Hí man clifrode mid ísenum clawum, Hml. S. 12, 187. Mid ísenum clawum clifrian his lima, 14, 43. Add

mann-þrymm

(n.)
Grammar
mann-þrymm, es; m.
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Array of men, retinue, troop Se cásere férde mid ealle his manþrymme (cf. mid ealle his werede, 15), Verc. Först. 97, 11. Cf. here-þrymm

Linked entry: here-þrym

of-scotian

(v.)
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Wé þæt deór unsófte mid strǽlum and eác mid longsceaftum sperum ofscotadon and hit ofslógon bestia uix ipsis defixa est uenabulis, Nar. 15, 28. Add

word-predicung

(n.)
Grammar
word-predicung, e; f.
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(Verbal) preaching, a sermon Þá hyrdas sceolon . . . him ætýwan rihte drohtnunge ge mid gódum bysnum ge eác mid wordpredicungum ( cum uerbo predicationis), Chrd. 66, 23

Linked entry: predicung

winter-steall

(n.)
Grammar
winter-steall, es; m.

A yearling foal

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Hors mon sceal gyldan mid .xxx. sciłł., myran mid .xx. sciłł., and wintersteal ealswá, L. O. D. 7; Th. i. 356, 3

Linked entry: -steall

tord-wifel

(n.)
Grammar
tord-wifel, es; m.

A dung-beetlescarabaeus stercorarius

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A dung-beetle; scarabaeus stercorarius Ðǽr ðú geseó tordwifel on eorþan up weorpan, ymbfó hine mid twám handum mid his geweorpe, Lchdm. ii. 318, 15

rǽcing

(n.)
Grammar
rǽcing, e; f.
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Reaching, holding out, offering, presenting, extending Hláfes mið rǽcing panis porrectione, Jn. Skt. p. 7, 3. Mið rácing honda extensione manuum, 8, 11

hilt-sweord

(n.)
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a hilled sword, sword with a hilt Hiora þegnas bióþ mid fetlum and mid gyldenum hyltsweordum gehyrste Bt. 37, 1; F. 186, 5

ge-breówan

(v.)
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to brew Genim alomalt mid ðý wætere, gebreów mid grýt cumb fulne ealað mid ðý wætere. Lch. iii. 28, 8. Ne bið ðǽr nǽnig ealo gebrowen, Ors. 1. 1; S. 20, 19. Ne dranc hé wínes drenc, ne nánes gemencgedes wǽtan ne gebrowenes, Hml. Th. i. 352, 7

Linked entry: breówan

lác-fæsten

(n.)
Grammar
lác-fæsten, a
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fast considered as an offering Ne gelýfe þæs nǽnig mon ꝥ him ne genihtsumige ꝥ fasten tó écere hǽlo, búton hé mid óþrum gódum hit geéce, and sé þe wille Drihtne bringan gecwéme lácfæsten, þonne sceal hé ꝥ mid ælmessan and mid mildheortum weorcum fullian

Linked entry: fæsten

byrne

(n.)
Grammar
byrne, a corslet.
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Gewǽpnod, ná mid reádum scylde, oððe mid hefegum helme, oþþe heardre byrnan, Hml. Th. ii. 502, 13. Gegyrede heó hý mid hǽrenre tunecan and mid byrnan, ꝥ is mid lytelre hacelan, Shrn. 140, 30. Hé geann his áðume twégra byrnena, Cht. Crw. 23, 16. Add

of-torfian

(v.)

to stone, to kill by casting stones or similar missiles

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to stone, to kill by casting stones or similar missiles Hî ûs oftorfiaþ mid stánum lapidibus nos obruent, Ex. 8, 26. Hí hine oftorfodon mid bánum and mid hrýðera heáfdum. Chr. 1012; Erl. 146, 18.

Linked entries: of-tyrfan torfian

midlung

(n.)
Grammar
midlung, e; f.

The middlemidst

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The middle, midst Of midlunge hwelpa de medio catulorum, Ps. Lamb. 56, 5. Of midlunge ðínum bósme de medio sinu tuo, 73, 11. On midlunge sceaduwe dǽþes in medio umbrae mortis, Ps. Spl. 22, 4: Cant. Moys. 19: Cant. Abac. 2: Ps. Lamb. 73, 12.

felle-reád

(adj.)

Purple

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Mið fellereáde purpura, Lk. L. 16, 19. Mið fellereóde, Mk. R. 15, 17: Jn. R. 19, 2

Linked entry: fel

hunig-swéte

(adj.)
Grammar
hunig-swéte, adj.

mellifluous

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Sweet as honey, mellifluous Hé hlód ðá mid þurstigum breóste ða flówendan láre ðe hé eft æfter fyrste mid hunigswéttre þrotan bealcette, Th. An. 45, 4

unriht-hǽmed

(adj.)
Grammar
unriht-hǽmed, adj.

Adulterous

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Adulterous Unrihthǽmede mæn tó rihtum lífe mid synna hreówe tó fón, L. Wih. 3; Th. i. 36, 18. Mid unrihthǽmedum cum adulteris, Ps. Spl. 49, 19

feldlic

fieldwild

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applied to plants, field, wild (v. feld, (1 b)) Mid feldlicere lactucan cum lactucis agrestibus, Hml. Th. ii. 264, 3. Mid feldlicum lactucum, 278, 19. Add:

þweorh

Grammar
þweorh, <b>. II.</b>
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add: — Gif hé ǽr þweores windes bǽtte, Bt. 41, 3; F. 250, 16. add: insolent Mid þhwyrum proteruo, An. Ox. 1160. Mid hwyrutn obliquo (zelo) 2770