æf-weard
absens
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Sé cwið yfel ðǽm deáfan, sé ðone æfweardan tǽlð surdo maledicere est absenti derogare, Past. 453, 2. Hé ðá word ðára æfweardra swá geara wiste swá ðára andweardra, Guth. 70, 4: Gr. D. 311, 1.
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on-hrínan
To touch
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To touch Sió sunne ne onhrínþ nó ðæs dǽles ðæs heofenes ðe se móna on irnþ, ne se móna nó ne onhrínþ ðæs dǽles ðe sió sunne on irnþ, Bt. 39, 13; Fox 232, 27-29. Ða hundas. . . his náne onhrinon, Shrn. 145, 5. Ðá ne onhrán ðæt fýr him, 53, 24.
sott
Foolish ⬩ stupid ⬩ a fool
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Se ðe his ágene sprǽce áwyrt, hé wyrcþ barbarismus. Swylce hé cweðe ðú sót ðǽr hé sceolde cweðan ðú sott, Anglia viii. 313, 21. Ne biþ se ná wita, ðe unwíslíce leofaþ, ac biþ open sott, ðeáh ðe him swá ne þince, Homl. Skt. i. 13, 132
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rún
a whisper ⬩ confidence, counsel, consultation ⬩ a mystery ⬩ a secret ⬩ a rune, a letter.
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Ex. 87. of that which is written, with the idea of mystery or magic Ðæt hé him bócstafas árǽdde and árehte hwæt seó rún ( the writing on the wall of Belshazzar's palace ) bude, Cd. Th. 262,9 ; Dan. 741.
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ǽrist
First
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First Mec se wong ærist cende the field first brought me forth, Exon. 109a; Th. 417, 10; Rä. 36, 2:
beadu-rǽs
A battle-rush ⬩ onset ⬩ pugnæ impetus
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A battle-rush, onset; pugnæ impetus Biter wæs se beadurǽs the onset was bitter, Byrht. Th. 134, 68; By. 111
fíf-flére
Five-floored ⬩ five-storied ⬩ quinque tăbŭlātis constans
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Five-floored, five-storied; quinque tăbŭlātis constans Se arc wæs fífflére the ark was five-floored, Boutr. Scrd. 21, 6
Frencisca
A Frenchman ⬩ Francus
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A Frenchman; Francus Ægebertus, se Frencisca, was gehádod Ægebert, the Frenchman, was ordained, Chr. 650; Th. 51, 2, col. 2
full-dysig
Very foolish or ignorant ⬩ perfecte stultus
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Very foolish or ignorant; perfecte stultus Fulldysig biþ se mann the man is very foolish, Hexam. 2; Norm. 4, 6
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hwǽte-land
Wheat-land
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Wheat-land, land for growing wheat upon Ðæt hæft se arcebisceop genumen tó hwǽtelande, Cod. Dipl. Kmbl. iii. 159, 23
Mǽs
The Maes or Meuse ⬩ Mosa
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The Maes or Meuse; Mosa Hér fór se here up onlong Mǽse feor on Fronclond, Chr. 882; Erl. 82, 7
pungetung
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A pricking Sió wamb gefélþ sár ðonne se mon mete þigeþ and pungetunga and unlust metes, Lchdm. ii. 216, 21
fore-weard
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And sé ðe þás foreward tóbreke, C.D. iv. 263, 13-21
Syrisc
Syrian
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Syrian Naaman se Sirisca, Lk. Skt. 4, 27. Hí bǽdon Godes gescyldnysse wið ðone Syriscan here, Homl. Ass. 107, 170
un-boren
Unborn
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Unborn Se ðe unborenum cildum líf sylð, Homl. Skt. i. 23, 429. Ða unborenan bearn, Past. 48; Swt. 367, 20
un-gereordod
Unfed ⬩ not having had a meal
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Unfed, not having had a meal Se déma ungereordod sæt bútan ǽlcere ðénunge unþances fæstende, Homl. Skt. i. 19, 91
á-ceócian
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Se deófol gefrédde ðone angel Crístes godcundnysse, þurh ðá hé wæs tó deáðe áceócod, Hml. Th. i. 216, 16. Add
fæder-swica
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A traitor to a father Swá geendode se fæder*-*swica (Absalom) mid his feore his unrǽd, Hml. S. 19, 224
hrǽcetung
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Sé þe bitere hrǽcetunge þrowað, Lch. ii. 158, 9. Lǽcedóm þe bitere hrǽcetunge áweg déþ, 188, 19: 256, 11. Add
wín-lic
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Nán fefor nis mannon mára þonne se wínlica wǽta nulla febris hominum maior quam viteus humor, Chrd. 74, ii. Add