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cunnung

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D. 319, 12. trial, proof, experiment, experience; experimentum For þǽre cunnunge ( experimento ) þǽra twégra geþeóda gelýfdon him, Gr. D. 300, 26.

of-dúne

(adv.)
Grammar
of-dúne, adv.

Down

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gefeóll ofdúne on ða flór, Bt. 1; Fox 4, 3. Nis hire éþre tó feallanne ofdúne ðonne up, 33, 4; Fox 130, 38. Ðeáh ðú teó hwelcne bóh ofdúne tó ðære eorþan, 25; Fox 88, 22.

Linked entry: á-dún

á-screncan

to trip upcause to stumble

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Hié weorðað áscrencte, on ðǽm scyfe ðǽre styringe motionis impulsu praecipites, 215, 12

ge-beódan

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Gebodene oblatam, 3595. to give into the power of, commit Gif self his wǽpno his gefán út rǽcan wille. . . hié hine his mágum gebeóden (or under III ?, the Lat. version has offeratur, but gebodien is in one MS. ), Li. Th. i. 64, 19.

drincan

(v.)
Grammar
drincan, [druncaþ prs. pl.,
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Sé ðe wylle drincan and dwǽslíce hlýdan, drince him æt hám, 357, 39. trans. to imbibe a liquid Hié þone drenc druncon, Bl. H. 229, 13. Ꝥ man ꝥ betste wín on gebeórscipe drince, 57, 6. Drince wearmes scene fulne, Lch. ii. 316, 16.

stígan

(v.)
Grammar
stígan, p. stáh, pl. stigon; pp. stigen.
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Hié on sund stigon they went down into the bed of the Red Sea, Cd. Th. 198, 8 ; Exod. 319. Stíh ádún descend, Homl. Th. i. 580, 33. Ne stíge on his hús non descendat in domum, Mk. Skt. 13, 15. Ðæt engel ufan of roderum stígan cwóme, Cd.

Linked entry: a-stígend

æ-týnan

(v.)
Grammar
æ-týnan, p. de; pp. ed; v.a. [æ = a=on, un un; týnan to shut]

To openaperire

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To open; aperire Dura heofones he ætýnde januas cœli aperuit, Ps. Spl. 77, 27

lengian

(v.)
Grammar
lengian, p. ode v. impers.

To long

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To long Lengaþ hine hearde sorely doth he long, Salm. Kmbl. 542; Sal. 270

mánful-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
mánful-líc, adj.

Evilwicked

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Evil, wicked sǽwþ mánfullíce geþohtas intó ðæs mannes heortan. Boutr. Scrd. 20, 17

níþ-geweorc

(n.)
Grammar
níþ-geweorc, es; n.

Maliciousevil work

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Malicious, evil work Ðeáh ( Grendel ) róf síe níþgeweorca, Beo. Th. 1370; B. 683

birgean

(v.)

to bury

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to bury Iosue hét birgean Joshua ordered to bury them, Jos. 10, 27

un-gecyndelíce

(adv.)
Grammar
un-gecyndelíce, adv.

Unnaturally

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Unnaturally And sǽ déð beón ungemetlíce and ungecyndelíce swíþe ástyrode, Wulfst. 196, 3

un-lácnod

(adj.)
Grammar
un-lácnod, adj.

Uncured

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Uncured hæfð on his nebbe opene wunde unlácnode, Past. 9; Swt. 61, 4

Linked entries: lácnian un-gelácnod

wíc-eard

(n.)
Grammar
wíc-eard, es; m.
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A dwelling-place on wéstenne wíceard geceás, Exon. Th. 158, 12; Gú. 907

cimb-íren

(n.)
Grammar
cimb-íren, es; n.
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sceal habban . . . cimbíren, tigehóc, Angl. ix. 263, 2

gold-gearwe

(n.)
Grammar
gold-gearwe, pl.
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Gold ornaments Ðára goldgearwo wlænco þe his líchaman oferflównesse mid frætwað, Nap. 34

Linked entry: gearwe

helle-cǽge

(n.)
Grammar
helle-cǽge, an; f. [Under cǽg the weak fem. cǽge has been incorrectly deleted; it should be restored]
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bereð helleciégan (cf. seó cǽge, 20) on handa, Verc. Först. l 28, 5

Linked entry: cæg

hyse-cild

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ofslóh ealle ðá hysecild occidit omnes pueros, Hml. Th. i. 80, 15. Add

searu-mete

(n.)
Grammar
searu-mete, es; m.
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Food skilfully prepared, a dainty, delicacy fylde his wambe mid searumettum, Nap. 57

sylhðe

(n.)
Grammar
sylhðe, es; n.
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A team of oxen geann Godríce an sylhðe oxna, Cht. Crw. 23, 4