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þúfe

(adj.)
Grammar
þúfe, adj.

Tuftedhaving leaves in tufts(?)bushy

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Tufted, having leaves in tufts(?), bushy Þúfe þistel sow thistle, Lchdm. ii, 312, 20

Linked entry: þífe-þorn

under-tódál

subdistinctio

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renders subdistinctio in: Subdistinctio, ðæt is undertódál, Ælfc. Gr. 50, 14; Zup. 291, 5

Linked entry: tó-dál

be-hogadnes

(n.)
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For Cot. 114 read On behogadnesse in exercita-tione, Wrt. Voc. ii. 48, 42

drefela

(n.)
Grammar
drefela, an; m.
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, slobberer Ic geann Godwine Dreflan (Drefelan, l. 28), Cht. Th. 561, 14

Linked entry: dréfliende

hláf-mæsse

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Blódlǽs is to forgánne fíftýne nihtum ǽr hláf-mæsse. Lch. ii. 146, 9. Add

morþor-sliht

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Ic eom ealles anddetta, morðorslihta, mǽnra áða. . . and unsibbe, Angl. xi. 101, 35. Add

wítan

Grammar
wítan, <b>. I</b> 2.
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Ic þence ðís feoh . . . tó wítanne næs tó oðwyrceanne. Lch. i. 384, 5. Add

wyn-bliss

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In Gr. D. 2, 4 wyn, blis should be read, the passage is alliterative

wyrm-galere

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Þá wurmgaleras ic mihte gewyldan tó mínum willan ǽfre, Hml. S. 35, 177. Add

ece

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Ic þrowode mycelne ece mínre heortan and líflicra leoma, Gr. D. 243, 18. Add

weg-fór

(n.)
Grammar
weg-fór, e; f.

A wayfaring, going away

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A wayfaring, going away On wegfóre in provectione ( = profectione?), Wrt. Voc. ii. 46, 29

heáfod-wylm

(n.)
Grammar
heáfod-wylm, es; m.

Burning or heat in the head

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Burning or heat in the head, L. M. 1, 1; Lchdm. ii. 26, 2

on-geótung

(n.)
Grammar
on-geótung, e; f.

Pouring in

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Pouring in Clǽnsa ǽrest ða wambe mid drences ánfealddre ongeótunge, Lchmd. ii. 234, 26

ordál-ísen

(n.)
Grammar
ordál-ísen, es; n.

The iron used in the ordeal,

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The iron used in the ordeal, L. Ath. iv. 6; Th. i. 224, 14

ge-gangan

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Gif in lond ðú gegonges su in uicum introieris, Mk. 8, 26. Tó hwon wé gigonge (gegeonge, L.) ad quem ibimus?, Jn. R. 6, 68. Gegeonga in bergum ire in porcos, Mk. p. 3, 6: Mk.

hwanne

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H. 46, 20. in dependent clauses. where the time at which the action of the main clause takes place is fixed by the dependent clause Hwænne (huonne, L., hwenne, R.) ic bræc fíf hláfas ... . and hú fela wyligena gé námon fulle?, Mk. 8, 19: 20.

steóran

(v.; prep.)
Grammar
steóran, stióran, (and with umlaut) stiéran, stéran, stíran, stýran; p. de.
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Th. i. 360, 15. <b>II a.</b> to keep back from what is good :-- Ic dysge dwelle and óðrum stýre nyttre fóre I (night) lead the foolish astray and keep back others from a useful course, Exon.

for-byrdig

(adj.)
Grammar
for-byrdig, (fore-); adj.

Patientforbearing

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Patient, forbearing, Hér hé is swíðe forbyrdig (fore-, v. l.) for ús, ac hé bið eft ús swíðé réðe, Nap. 23. Hér hé is swíðe forebyrdig ofer ús, ac hé is þǽr swíðe réðe, Ll. Th. ii. 394, 5

Linked entries: -byrdig fore-byrdig

cottuc

(n.)
Grammar
cottuc, es; m.

Mallow malva

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Mallow; malva Cottuc wyl on wætere boil mallow in water L. M. 1, 32; Lchdm. ii. 78, 19; 1, 60; Lchdm. ii. 130, 23. Nim niðeweardne cottuc take the netherward part of mallow 1, 68;Lchdm. ii. 144, 5

sníðan

(v.)
Grammar
sníðan, p. snáð, pl. snidon; pp. sniden

to cut, make an incision in anythingto cut as a surgeon does, to lance to amputateto cut up or to piecesto cut so as to kill, to slay an animal to cut stone, to hewto cut hairto cut corn, to reap to reap to cut secare, resecare, caedere, putare, dolere, attondere to cut, prune

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P. iii. 16; Th. ii. 202, 24. Ða ealdan sacerdas cealf snidon Homl. Th. ii. 210, 19.