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eft-cuman

(v.)

To come backrevenīre

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To come back; revenīre He hét ealle eftcuman he commands all to come again. Bt. 39, 13; Fox 234, 25. Eft-cymeþ comes again, Bd. 2, 13; S. 516, 21

fæted-hleór

(n.)
Grammar
fæted-hleór, es; n.

Ornamented cheek phălĕrāta gĕna

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Ornamented cheek; phălĕrāta gĕna He héht ðá eahta mearas fætedhleóre on flet teón then he commanded to lead into court eight steeds with ornamented cheek, Beo. Th. 2076; B. 1036

mæst-rǽden

(n.)
Grammar
mæst-rǽden, [n], e; f.

The right of feeding swine in places where mast is produced

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The right of feeding swine in places where mast is produced nǽfre hine bereáfian wolde ðære mæstréddene ðe him áléfed hæfde on Longan hrycge, Chart. Th. 140, 35

Linked entry: mæsten-rǽden

mis-lǽdan

(v.)

to misleadlead astray

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to mislead, lead astray Gif láre ne can, ne leornian nele, ac mislǽt his hýrmen and hine silfne forþ mid, L. Ælfc. P. 46; Th. ii. 384, 22

scripp

(n.)
Grammar
scripp, es; n. (?)
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A scrip, bag Petrus forlét lytle þing, scripp and net, ac forlét ealle þing, ðá ðá for Godes lufon nán þing habban nolde, Homl. Th. i 394, 7

bord-weall

(n.)
Grammar
bord-weall, es; m.

A board-wall, a shieldscutorum agger, testudo, clypeus

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A board-wall, a shield; scutorum agger, testudo, clypeus He bræc ðone bordweall he broke through the board-wall, Byrht. Th. 139, 60; By. 277: Beo. Th. 5952; B. 2980

Linked entry: weall

geddian

(v.)
Grammar
geddian, p. ode; pp. od

To singcantare

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To sing; cantare Ðá ongan he geddian then began he to sing, Bt. 31, 2; Fox 112, note 25. Se scóp geddode the poet sang, 35, 5; Fox 166, 8

stán-cræftiga

(n.)
Grammar
stán-cræftiga, an; m.
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A skilled worker in stone Ðæt wǽron .iiii. stáncræftigan ... and nǽron náne óðre him gelíce; gesénodon ǽlce morgen heora íserngelóman, and ðonne nǽron ná tóbrocene, Shrn. 146, 13

be-strípan

Grammar
be-strípan, to bestrýpan
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wydewan bestrýpað. Ll. Th. ii. 320, 20. wydewan bestrýptan, Chr. 975; P. 121, 33. Godes bus tyndon innan bestrípte (-strýpte, v. l. ) iélcra gerisena, Wlfst. 158, 8. Add:

Linked entries: strípan be-strýpan

be-wuna

(adj.)
Grammar
be-wuna, adj. indecl.

Wontaccustomed

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Wont, accustomed Swá hié ǽr bewuna wǽron, þonne hié wælstówe geweald áhton, Ors. 3, 7 ; S. 116, 32. dydon eall swá bewuna wǽron, Chr. 1001; P. 133, 20

Linked entry: -wuna

dígan

(v.)
Grammar
dígan, (?); p. deóg
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To die Deáðfǽge deóg, siððan dreáma leás in fenfreoðo feorh álegde, hǽðene sáwle deathdoomed he died, after he joyless in the fenfastness life laid down, his heathen soul, B. 850

Linked entries: ge-dígan deágan deóg

dihtnian

(v.)
Grammar
dihtnian, p. ode.
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to order, dispose Fram leahtrum ásyndrian dihtniað a vitiis separare se disponunt, Scint. 17, 4. to direct, dictate Þá sylf dihtnode quant ipse dictavit, Angl. xiii. 426, 869

ge-fullfremman

(v.)
Grammar
ge-fullfremman, ge-fullfremian.
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Þ gefulfremige þá gód þe beginne, Hml. A. 150, 154. Synn byþ gefullfremmed (perpetratur), Scint. 228, 10

ge-tintregian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-tintregian, p. ode
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To torment Eów ðǽr ( hell ) deófol getintregað, Hml. Th. i. 266, 35. ðone feórðan getintregodon, Hml. S. 25, 143. ætforan mannum getintregode wǽron, Hml. Th. i. 544, 4

Linked entry: tin-tregian

uferung

(n.)
Grammar
uferung, e ; f.
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Delay Heó onginneð wépan, for þon þe hire þynceð lang seó ylding and seó uferung hwænne heó cume tó Gode flere incipit, quia differtur a regno, Gr. D. 245, 7

ádlung

(n.)
Grammar
ádlung, e; f.

Illness, ailment, disease

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Illness, ailment, disease Sóðlíce sylf ætbrǽd úre ádlunga, and úre sárnyssa sylf ábær vere languores nostros ipse tulit, et dolores nostros ipse portavit, Hml. Th. i. 122, 31

ǽnga

Solitary

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Solitary lifað leódum feor, lócað geneahhe fram ðám unlǽdan ǽngan hláford he lives far from men, from the wretched solitary often are his lord's looks turned, Sal. 382. Substitute:

hám-steall

(n.)
Grammar
hám-steall, es; m.

A homestead, residencea homesteada mansion, seat in the country

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A homestead, residence On his hámstealle at his homestead, Cod. Dipl. Kmbl. iii. 255, 9. Ðane hámstal ðet on set the homestead at which he resides, iv. 133, 8

ge-wunian

(v.)
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His módor gewunode tó fédenne henna gallinas nutrire consueverat, Gr. D. 69, 25. with infin. Ðá fǽmnan þe gewuniað onfón wiccan, Ll. Th. i. 52, 9. gewunode on þám gesettum tídum þone ryne his síðfætes gefæstnian, Hml.

gangan

to gowalkto go pedestrianfootmountedto move along, proceedanimateliveto take a specified courseto be habitually in a specified conditionto pass, be currentto take place to have a specified issueto departto take one's way, proceed gomove in a specified directiongoandto be carried, moved, impelled to reach, extendto passbecometo cometo go to the closet, have an evacuationto leave a permanent habitationoccupation

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gióng þæt bi wealle gesæt on sesse, B. 2715, Hét beornas gangan, þæt on þám eásteðe ealle stódon, By. 63. where the place mentioned is intended to include what is done there Hió tó setle geóng she took her place at table B. 2019. where the purpose