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ge-nerian

(v.)
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Add: where evil is being experienced to take out of an unfavourable position, to deliver Mid hine ic eam in geswince, ic genergu hine, Ps. Srt. 90, 15. Ðec mið am, ꝥte ic genere (eruam) ðec, Rtl. 55, 14. <b>I a.

husc-word

(n.)
Grammar
husc-word, es; n.
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An insulting, scornful word or speech Huscworde ongan ealdorsacerd hyspan, Andr. Kmbl. 1338 ; An. 669

lytel

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
lytel, adj., and neut. of adj. Add:: , lýtel (?). A. adj.
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Th. i. 334, 6:14. as substantive. a small quantity, piece, portion, a small thing, a trifle, Lch. ii. 336, 4 [in Dict. ] (1 a) with gen. Án lytel febbres, Past. 229, 3. Wudugáte geallan and lytel wínes. Lch. i. 348, 18. Lytel eles, ii. 76, 13.

Cwén-sǽ

(n.)
Grammar
Cwén-sǽ, gen. s; m.

The White Sea hyperboreus oceanus

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the river Rhine. . . and again south to the river Danube . . . and north to the ocean, which is called the White Sea: within these are many nations; but they call it all, Germania, Ors. 1, 1 ; Bos. 18, 21-28

drugian

(v.)
Grammar
drugian, he drugaþ, pl. drugiaþ; p. ode; pp. od; v. n. [drige dry]

To become, dry, wither arescĕre

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To become, dry, wither; arescĕre Drugaþ his ár on borde his oar becomes dry on board, Exon. 92 a; Th. 345, 15; Gn. Ex. 188.

Linked entries: druwian ge-drugian

irfe-land

(n.)
Grammar
irfe-land, es; n.

heritable land

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Land that passes as an inheritance, heritable land Ic cýðo hú mín willa is ðet mín ærfelond fére ðe ic gebohte on ǽce ærfe I declare how my will is that my heritable land shall go, that I bought in perpetual inheritance, Chart. Th. 476, 12.

þreodung

(n.)
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þreodung, þridung, e; f.

deliberationhesitation

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Gif hé mid þancmetunge and ðreodunge (ðrydunge, MS.

Linked entries: þridung þrydung

eft-sóna

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ge-hírsum

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Ne sié his giémen nó ðý lǽsse ymb þá gehiérsuman (-hír-, v. l. ), Past. 74, 15. obedient to a person Ðá tunglu þú gedést þé gehýrsume, Bt. 4 ; F. 6, 32. a law, command, &amp;amp;c. Hié wǽron þǽre godcundan ǽ swíþe gehýrsume, Bl. H. 163, 3

Linked entry: ge-hýrsum

leáf

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Þonne hé hæfð Drihtnes leáfe, 10, 67. what is right as being permitted [Mennisc]lice léfe fas humanum (contra jus divinum et fas humanum Ald. 72, 32), An. Ox. 5070

ge-sígan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-sígan, p. -sáh, pl. -sigon; pp. -sigen [sígan to sink]

To sinkfallset as the suncaderelabioccĭdĕre ut sol

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Ðæt he ána scyle gesígan æt sæcce that he alone should sink in conflict, Beo. Th. 5311; B. 2659. Ðonne me ylde tíd on gesíge in tempore senectutis, Ps. Th. 70, 8. Ðá to ðam wage geság then to the wall he sank, Exon. 51 a; Th. 178, 13; Gú. 1243

á-teorigendlic

getting exhaustedweariedfailingtransitoryperishabledefective

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Add: getting exhausted or wearied, failing Áteoriendlicum (-ter-,Hpt. Gl. 493, 63) lassabundis (viribus). An. Ox, 3718. transitory as opposed to eternal,perishable For áteorigendlicere edwiste, Hml. Th. i. 56, 16.

níwe

(adj.)
Grammar
níwe, neówe; adj.

newnot yet usednewrecentnot of long standingnot long madenew (to anything)inexperiencednewnoveldifferent from what has gone before

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Ac níwe wín is tó sendenne on níwe bytta ... And ne drincþ nán man eald wín and wylle sóna ðæt níwe, Lk. Skt. 5, 37-39. Ðá hé ( the Roman name ) com ǽrest tó Parþum, and wæs ðǽr swíðe níwe, Bt, 18, 2; Fox 64, 13.

Linked entry: níwung

weder

(n.)
Grammar
weder, es; n.

weather, condition of the atmospheregood weatherwind, storm, breeze, airweather (as in weather-bow, -bound), wind.

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Rén cymð, ðonne eówre wæstmas wederes be*-*þorftan, Wulfst. 297, 11. wind, storm, breeze, air Weder aura, Wrt. Voc. i. 76, 43: 52, 59. Smylte wedere aure tenuis, ii. 4, 56: 6, 20.

útane

(adv.)
Grammar
útane, (-one, -ene); adv.

from withoutoutsideon the outsideon the surfaceoutat seaoutwardlyexternallyabout

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Gif munuc inne on his heortan eáðmód bið, and ná ðæt án, ac eác swylce útene mid his líchoman eáðmódnesse gebýcnige, R. Ben. 31, 3. with ymbe, about Ðá ymbe ðæt útene forðférde Decius about that time Decius died, Homl, Skt. i. 23, 348

ge-tenge

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Mec ( an oyster ) ýða wrugon eorðan getenge, 76, 2: 7, 3. where an object stands by another Þára óðrum ( one of the buckets of a draw-well ) wæs án getenge wále, Rä. 53, 5.

heáh-nes

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Add: in a physical sense. height Ǽr þon þe seó heáhnes ( altitudo ) þæs wealles gefylled wǽre, Bd. 2, 14; Sch. 170, 19. Egeslicere heáhnysse (heánnesse, Wrt. Voc. ii. 85, 48) (turrem) minaci proceritate, An. Ox. 4436.

Linked entry: heá-nes

fæstnung

stabilityfixityfortifyinga fasteningbinding an exhortationconfirmationratificationa covenantassurance

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it, Chr. 1070; P. 204, 9. a document that contains a confirmation: Se godspellere wæs fæstnung ǽgþer ge þǽre ealdan ǽ ge þǽre níwan, Bl.

scearu

(n.)
Grammar
scearu, scyru,e ; f.

a cutting, shavinga shearing of sheepthe ecclesiastical tonsurea share

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C. 47; Th. ii. 254, 12. a share

Linked entry: scyru

angol-twæcce

(n.)
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angol-twæcce, -twæccean; f.

An earth-worm

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An earth-worm Genim angoltwæccean take an earth-worm, L. M. 1, 39; Lchdm, ii. 100, 8