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fæst

Grammar
fæst, <b>.
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</b> of a place that can be shut up :-- Wunion ealle an ánre fæstre wununge omnes in uno conclaui (cf. conclaus, locus conclusus, Corp. Gl. H. 35, 683) atrii, Chrd. 54, 33

gríma

(n.)
Grammar
gríma, an; m.
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M. 218-9. a spectre; larva Mec mæg gríma abrégan a spectre can terrify me, Exon. 1l0 b; Th. 423, 7; Rä. 41, 17

Linked entry: gríming

Asse-dun

(adj.)
Grammar
Asse-dun, adj. [asse asina; or asce ash, cinis; dun dun or grey, fuscus]

ASS-DUN ⬩ ASH-DUN ⬩ dosinus ⬩ cinereus

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'Glossæ Isidori : Dosius vel dosinus, equus asinini pili,' Du Cange

ful-freólíc

(adj.)
Grammar
ful-freólíc, adj.

Very liberal ⬩ pĕnĭtus libĕrālis

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Very liberal; pĕnĭtus libĕrālis Ða yldestan Chus and Cham hátene wǽron, fulfreólíce feorh, frumbearn Chames the eldest were called Cush and Canaan, most liberal beings, Ham's firstborn, Cd. 79; Th. 97, 25; Gen. 1618

hár-ness

(n.)
Grammar
hár-ness, e; f.
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Hárnessa canos (suos cum dolore ducentes ad inferos ), 3367

un-snotorness

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Þú canst míne unsnotternysse (insipientiam) and míne gyltas, 68, 6

gǽling

(n.)
Grammar
gǽling, e; f.

Delay

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Delay Geðencan ne con hwæt him losað on ðǽre gǽlinge ðe hé ðá hwíle ámierreð he cannot consider what loss he suffers in the delay in which he wastes the time, Past. 39, 1

ettan

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Eal þæt his man áþer oððe ettan oððe erian mæg (all of it that can be grazed or ploughed), þæt líð wið ðá sǽ, Ors. 1, 1; S. 18, 25, Substitute

lim-wæstm

(n.)
Grammar
lim-wæstm, es; m.

stature

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Limb-growth, stature, size of body Ic eom limwæstmum ðæt ic gelutian ne mæg so large am I of limb, that lie hid I cannot, Cd. 216; Th. 273, 2; Sat. 130

un-ábindendlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
un-ábindendlíc, adj.

That cannot be unbound ⬩ indissoluble

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That cannot be unbound, indissoluble Hine gebindaþ ða wón wilnunga mid heora unábindendlícum racentum quem vitiosae libidines insolubilibus adstrictum retinent catenis, Bt. 16, 3; Fox 56, 18: 33, 4; Fox 130, 31

ge-beorc

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Of gebeorce hunda and mid state hyrdes wulfa wódness tó áflígenne ys latratu canum baculoque pastoris luporum rabies deterenda est, Scint. 119, 15. Wiþ hundes gebeorc, Lch. i. 28, 20 note. Add

Scild

(n.)
Grammar
Scild, es; m.

The name of the ancestor of the Danish kings

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His story is given in the opening canto of Beowulf. According to the Ynglinga Saga, c. 5, one of Odin's sons is Skjöldr

preóst-líf

(n.)
Grammar
preóst-líf, es; n.
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A house of priests or canons. Cf. munuc-líf Martinus cóm tó ánum preóstlífe, and hí gelógodon þá his bæd on þæs mynstres sprǽchúse . . . þá woldon ðá preóstas him wurðlíce beddian, Hml. S. 31, 846

emn-sár

(n.)
Grammar
emn-sár, es; n.

Equal sorrow or contrition ⬩ æquālis dŏlor

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Equal sorrow or contrition; æquālis dŏlor Hie ne mágon ealneg ealla on áne tíd emnsáre hreówan they cannot always repent of all at one time with equal sorrow, Past. 53, 3; Hat. MS

Linked entry: sáre

an-sendan

(v.)
Grammar
an-sendan, p. -sende

To send forth ⬩ send ⬩ emittere ⬩ mittere

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To send forth, send; emittere, mittere Ne mǽgen hí leóhtne leóman ansendan they cannot send forth a clear light. Bt. Met. Fox 5, 10; Met. 5, 5: Ps. C. 50, 16; Ps. Grn. ii. 277, 16

Linked entry: on-sendan

líne

(n.)
Grammar
líne, an; f.

a line ⬩ rope ⬩ a line ⬩ row ⬩ rule ⬩ canon

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Voc. 56, 60. a line, row, line for guidance, rule, canon Þurh ðæs cantices cwide, Cristes línan [the rule laid down by Christ in the Lord's Prayer], Salm. Kmbl. 34; Sal. 17.

niþer-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
niþer-líc, adj.

low ⬩ low ⬩ humble ⬩ inferior

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Tó nyþerlícum ad inferos, Cant. An. 6. Hé his eágan bígde on ðás nyþerlícan þing oculos in inferiora deflectens, Bd. 3, 19; S. 548, 8. low, humble, inferior In ðisse nyþerlícan worulde in this lower world, Shrn. 123, 10.

be-mǽnan

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Add: to lament, bewail, absolute Bemǽndon dúna doluerunt mantes, Cant. Ab. 10. Wé ne sceolan ceorian ne sorh-líce bemǽnan þeáh ðe ús ungelimp getíme, Hml. S. 13, 286. with clause Hé bemǽnde þæt Maurus ðæs óðres deáðes fægnian sceolde, Hml.

ele-fæt

(n.)
Grammar
ele-fæt, es; n.

An oil-vat, cruise or pot ⬩ emĭcădium

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Du Cange, vol. ii. 238], Ælfc. Gl. 26; Som. 60, 79; Wrt. Voc. 25, 19. Stǽnen elefæt ălăbastrum, 24; Som. 60, 40; Wrt. Voc. 24, 40

ful-eáðe

(adv.)
Grammar
ful-eáðe, full-eáðe; adv.

Full easily ⬩ very easily ⬩ facillĭme

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Full easily, very easily; facillĭme Ða men ðe habbaþ unhále eágan ne mágon fuleáðe lócian ongeán ða sunnan the men who have weak eyes cannot very easily look at the sun, Bt. 38, 5; Fox 204, 27

Linked entry: full-eáðe