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ge-férlǽcan

(v.)
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Gl. 1003. intrans. of relation between person and thing Ne geférlécð nec sociabitur (eis afflictio), Kent. Gl. 337. of relation between things Hærfest and geþungen yld geférlǽcað autumn and mature age may be classed together, Angl. viii. 299, 27

niþer-líc

(adj.)
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niþer-líc, adj.

lowlowhumbleinferior

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Gé sécaþ ðære heán gecynde gesǽlþa tó ðám niþerlícum and tó ðám hreósendlícum þingum, Bt. 14, 2; Fox 44, 30 : Homl. Th. ii. 522, 30

hnipian

(v.)
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Sete þú þíne hand on þín heáfod foran and hwón hnipa (printed hniwa) swilce þú þé forgyfenesse bidde, Tech. ii. 122, 5. Hnipendre, gebígedre curua An. Ox. 1279. Hnipen[d]re cernua Hpt. Gl. 436, 61.

ge-sundful

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Ox. 3664. of things. Cf. ge-sund; 2 His swíðre hand is gesundful oð þis, Hml. S. 26, 103. prosperous, happy. Cf. ge-sund; Hwíl*-*tídum þeós weorold is gesundful, hwílon heó is mid mislicum þingum gemenged, Hml. Th. i. 182, 34.

for-týnan

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Substitute: To shut up, prevent passage along a road, into or out of a place Þá scearpan þing sint fortýnende þá innoþas, Lch. ii. 212, 1

ídeling

(n.)
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ídeling, ídelung, e; f.
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A worthless or trifling thing Ídalinga (idala- inga, MS.) friuola (cf. frivola leásunga, Wrt. Voc. ii. 34, 55 : fribula híwunga, An. Ox. 1929), Germ. 389, 89

æ-fyrmþa

(n.)
Grammar
æ-fyrmþa, pl. f. [æ, fyrmþ, e; f. washing]

Ablutionsthe sweepings of a housethe refuse of thingsthings of no valueablutionesquisquiliæ

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Ablutions, the sweepings of a house, the refuse of things or things of no value; ablutiones, quisquiliæ Æfyrmþa [MS. æfyrmþe] quisquiliæ, Ælfc. Gr. 13; Som. 16, 22

weorold-cearu

(n.)
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weorold-cearu, e; f.
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Aidan ealle woruldcara áwearp fram his heortan, nánes þinges wilnigende bútan Godes willan, Homl. Skt. ii. 26, 55 : L. I. P. 13; Th. ii. 320, 35

un-tóbrocen

(adj.)
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un-tóbrocen, adj.

Not broken in pieces

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Hé sum þing hæfde untóbrocen, Homl. Skt. i. 5, 258

þurh-féran

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þurh-féran, <b>. II.</b>
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add: to penetrate with the mind Þes Godes wer þurhférde (þurheóde, v.l.) þá díglan þing þǽre godcundnesse este vir Dei divinitatis secreta penetravit, Gr. D. 136, 4

slincend

(n.)
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slincend, es; m. n.

A crawling thing, a reptile

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A crawling thing, a reptile Ealle slincendu (Ps. Spl. slincende) omnia reptilia Ps. Lamb. 68, 35 : 103, 25. Fram ðám slincendum óþ ða fugelas Gen. 6, 7

þeóstrig

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Add:, þýstrig Gif þín eáge byð mánfull, þonne byð þín líchama eall þýstrig, Gr. D. 76, 9

feórþling

(n.)
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feórþling, es; m: feórþung, e; f. in Anglo-Saxon; but m. in Northumb. v.

A fourth part of a thingFARTHINGquadrans

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A fourth part of a thing, FARTHING; quadrans Ðes feórþling oððe feórþa [MS. feórþan] dǽl þinges hic quadrans, Ælfc. Gr. 9, 37; Som. 12, 35. Ǽr ðú agylde ðone ýtemestan feórþling [MS. feórþlingc] dōnec reddas nŏvissĭmum quadrantem, Mt.

gódian

(v.)
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gódian, p. ode, ede; pp. od, ed.
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S. 11; Th. i. 382, 8. to do good, make good, improve, endow, enrich Mid eallum þingum gódode enriched [the place] with all things, Lchdm. iii. 438, 10: Chr. 963; Erl. 123, 28.

Linked entry: ge-gódian

cócnunga

(n.)
Grammar
cócnunga, pl. f. [cóc a cook]

Things cookedpies

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Things cooked, pies Metegearwa and cócnunga sint to forbeódanne meat-preparations and things cooked must be forbidden L. M. 2, 23; Lchdm. ii. 210, 26; 2, 32; Lchdm. ii. 236, 10

wil-cuma

(n.)
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wil-cuma, an; m.

One whose coming is pleasanta welcome person (or thing)

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Ic hæleþum bodige wilcumena fela ( many welcome things ) wóþe mínre, Exon. Th. 391, 4 ; Rä. 9, II

mǽþ

(n.)
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mǽþ, es; n. (?)

Math in after-mathmowinghay-harvest

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Math in after-math, mowing, hay-harvest Freóh ǽlces weoruldcundes þeówetes búton þreom þingum án is circsceat and ðæt hé mid eallum cræfte twuga on geáre [wyrce ?]

land-firding

(n.)
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land-firding, e; f.
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Military operations on land Æt ðám ende ne beheóld hit nán þing seó scipfyrding ne seó landfyrding búton folces geswinc and feós spylling, Chr. 999; Erl. 134, 36

Linked entry: firding

þindan

(v.)
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þindan, p. þand; pp. þunden.
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Þint sió lifer, 198, 23. Gif innop þinde, i. 354, 1. Þindan, Exon. Th. 431, 17; Rä. 46, 2. Se streám ongan tó þindende ongeán swilce hit wǽre án heáh dún ( ad instar montis intumescentes ), Jos. 3, 16. Hit bíþ þindende, Lchdm. ii. 210, 22.

Linked entry: a-þindan

mid-spreca

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Sege ús ꝥ sóðe búton ǽlcon leáse, and wé beóð þíne geholan and ealne wæg þíne midsprecan. Hml. S. 23, 590. Leahtra anspecan and manna midspecan (liberatores), Chrd. 62, 26. Add