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dern-geliger

(n.)
Grammar
dern-geliger, e; f: dern-geliger-scipe,es ; m.

A secret lying, adultery clandestīnus concubĭtus, adultĕrium

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A secret lying, adultery; clandestīnus concubĭtus, adultĕrium In derngeligerscipe [MS. derne-gilegerscipe] in adultĕrio, Jn. Rush. War. 8, 3

lám-seáðe

(n.)
Grammar
lám-seáðe, [?], an; f.

A clay- [or mud-] pit

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A clay- [or mud-] pit Of sceadwellan in lámseáðan; of lámseáðan in ledene, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 80, 14

ár-loc

(n.)
Grammar
ár-loc, es; n.
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A rowlock Árlocu columbaria (columbarium foramen in navi per quod remus in aquam mittitur), Wrt. Voc. i. 63, 41

fore-mearcung

(n.)
Grammar
fore-mearcung, e; f.

title

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Heading of a chapter, title In foremercunc in titulo, Mt. p. 12, 1. Foremercungo capitulae, Mk. p. 1, 1

not-georn

(adj.)
Grammar
not-georn, adj.
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Busy in useful employment, profitably employed diligent in business Sé ðe wǽre idelgeorn, weorðe sé notgeorn, Wlfst. 72, 9

sand-hof

(n.)

a house in the sand, the grave

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a house in the sand, the grave Líc orsáwle sceal in sondhofe wunian, Exon. Th. 173, 31; Gú. 1169

lífan

(v.)
Grammar
lífan, léfan, lýfan; p. de

allowpermit

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To give leave, allow, permit Ða feówer ic eów lýfe tó sǽde and tó mete quatuor reliquas permitto vobis in sementem et in cibum, Gen. 47, 24. Ic ðé selfes dóm lífe I allow you to decide, Cd. 91; Th. 115, 7; Gen. 1916.

beód

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Voc. ii. 90, 51: 52, 52. Man sceal habban beódas (dishes or tables ?), butas, bléda, mélas, cuppan, Angl. ix. 264, 16

ríht

(adj.)
Grammar
ríht, adj.
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Add Þǽr is ǽlc treów swá riht swá bolt, E. S. viii. 477, 13. Gif mon on his wege biþ gedwolod, sleá him ánne spearcan beforan, biþ hé sóna on rihtan ( in the right way ), Lch. ii. 290, 18.

wrítan

(v.)
Grammar
wrítan, p. wrát, pl. writon; pp. writen

To write.to cutto drawto form lettersto writeto writeto compose,be the author ofto writeto writewriteto writestateto writeget a thing writtento convey by charter

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Skt. ii. 23 b, 16. to write to a person, write with the intention of sending what is written Mé geþúhte wrítan ðé, ðú se sélusta Theophilus, Lk.

Linked entries: wrítere wrítian

hleóþrian

(v.)

To make a soundto soundresoundTo speak words

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Voc. ii. 5, 36. the subject a sound, to sound, resound Hú manige dreámas and lofsangas nú hleóþriaþ in heofonum guantae resonent laudes in coelo Gr. D. 282, 15. Him stefn oncwæð, word hleóðrode, An. 1432.

cleófa

(n.)
Grammar
cleófa, cleafa, cliófa, an; m.

a cleft, chasm, den, cell, chambercubīle, cellarium, cubiculum

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That which is cloven, a cleft, chasm, den, cell, chamber; cubīle, cellarium, cubiculum On heora cleófum oððe holum híg beóþ gelogode in cubilibus suis collocabuntur, Ps. Lamb. 103, 22.

Linked entries: cleáfa cliófa clýfa

weoroldlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
weoroldlíce, adv.
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E. 3; Th. i. 360, 16. Worldlíce, L.

gísel

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Voc. ii. 84, 3. Gíslas obsides, 115, 10. Hé siex hund gísla on his geweald underféng sexcentis equitibus in obsidatum receptis, Ors. 3, 8; S. 122, 3. Man gíslas, (gýslas, v. l. ) sylle friðe tó wedde, Ll. Th. i. 156, 5.

un-geleáffull

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Add: infidel, adjectival Ungeleáful wiþer-cwyda incredulus, i. infidelis negator, An. Ox. 1892. (l a) with gen. Hml. Th. i. 234, 20 (in Dict.). (l b) with dat. :-- Þa wearit hÉ un-geleáfful þæs engles bodungum, Hml. Th. i. 202, 5. (l c) with prep.

wadung

(n.)
Grammar
wadung, e; f.

Goingtravelling

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Th. i. 100, 23) Homl. Skt. i. 17, 102

spadu

(n.)
Grammar
spadu, an, e; f.: spada (?); m.

A spadesarculum, rastrum

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Voc. ii. 123, 10

Linked entries: spad spada spædu

gód

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Th. i. 246, 20.

(n.)
Grammar
bý, es; n?
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A dwelling, habitation; habitatio Se ðe hús oððe lytel [MS. lytelo] bý hæfde in byrgenum [MS. byrgennum] qui domicilium habebat in monumentis, Mk. Skt. Lind. 5, 3. Hence, by and bye in the termination of the names of places

Linked entry: býing

el-þiódgian

(v.)
Grammar
el-þiódgian, -þiódigian; p. ode; pp. od [el, þeód a people]

To live in foreign parts, to lead a pilgrim's life pĕregrīnāri

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To live in foreign parts, to lead a pilgrim's life; pĕregrīnāri Wilnode he on neáweste ðara háligra stówe to tíde elþiódgian on eorþan cŭpīvit in vīcīnia sanctōrum lŏcōrum ad tempus pĕregrīnāri in terris, Bd. 5, 7; S. 621, 12