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bóc-cynn

(n.)
Grammar
bóc-cynn, es; n.
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A kind of book Saga mé hwæt bóccynna and hú fela sindon, Sal. K. p. 192, 8

earfoþ-recce

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Lye' substitute Hit is on rǽdinge earfoþrecce hwæt hé gesewenlicra wundra geworhte, Wlfst. 22, 14

Lǽden-bóc

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Ðá ungelǽredan preóstas gif hí hwæt litles understandaþ of þám Lýdenbócum, Ælfc. Gen. Thw. 2, 11. Add

mete-ærn

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a refectory :-- Þonne tǽce ic eów hwǽr þára bróðra metern (refectorium) wǽre, Gr. D. 147, 34. Add

weód

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Á hé mæig findan hwæt hé mæig on byrig bétan . . . weód wyrtwalian, Angl. ix. 262, 21. Add

sám-wyrcan

(v.)

to do a thing incompletely

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to do a thing incompletely Gif hwá on fyrde griðbryce fulwyrce . . . Gif hé sámwyrce . . . L. C. S. 62; Th. i. 408, 23. Fæsten wæs sámworht the fort was not finished, Chr. 892; Erl. 88, 34. Stántorr ( the tower of Babel ) sámworht stód, Cd.

Linked entries: sám-bryce sám-worht

coc

Grammar
coc, cocc.
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'Hwá sealde kokke wísdóm?' Ðæt getácnað ðætte ǽghwelc ðǽra láreówa . . habbað onlícnesse ðǽm kokkum . . . Ðorme grǽt se láreów swá swá kok on niht . . . Ðæs cocces ðeáw is . . . Past. 459, 29-461, 2. Se kok ðe wé ymb sprǽcon, 12. Coca pullorum, An.

feorh-ner

(n.)
Grammar
feorh-ner, -nere, es; n.
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Ꝥ hié oncnáwan mihton hwá him tó hǽle and tó helpe and tó feorhnere on þás world ástág, Bl. H. 105, 32. Tó hwon féddest þú þé ǽnne of þǽm þe ic inc bám gesceóp tó welan and tó wiste and tó feorhrere?, Wlfst. 259, 17. Substitute: and add

wiþ-winnan

(v.)
Grammar
wiþ-winnan, p. -wann, pl. -wunnon

To strive againstresist

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Hwæt wilt ðú cweþan, gif hwá nylle wiþwinnan, 36, 6; Fox 182, 6. Ðone anwald maeg wel reccan se ðe ǽgðer ge hine habban cann ge wiðwinnan potentiam bene regit qui et tenere illam noverit et impugnare, Past. 17; Swt. 113, 21.

of-sleán

(v.)

to kill or wound by a blow, to kill, slayto slay

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Gif hwâ his cild ofslihþ tó deáþe, L. M. I. P. 8 ; Th. ii. 268, I. Se gerêfa nyste hwæt hié wǽron, and hiene mon ofslôg, Chr. 787; Erl. 56, 15. Hê (the elephant) ofslôg micel ðæs folces, Ors. 4, I; Swt. 156, 12. Ofslôh, Cd. Th. 60, 18; Gen. 983.

Linked entry: of-gesleán

á-spyrian

(v.)

to trackreach by following the trackto investigateexamine so as to get knowledge of a subjectto find out

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Add: to track, reach by following the track Hwá áspyreð ðæt deófol of geofones holte and hine gebringeð on Crístes cempena fæðmum, Sal.

beódian

(v.)
Grammar
beódian, beóddian
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to make tables Hé mæig findan hwæt hé mæig on byrig bétan . . . beóddian, bencian, Angl. ix. 262, 22

íþ-rǽde

(adj.)
Grammar
íþ-rǽde, adj. Easy to guess (v. rædan; <b>VI a.</b>)
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Cunna mage þú árǽdan hwæt þis mage beón. Ic wéne þæt hit nis éðrǽde, E. S. xxxvi. 326

druh

(n.)
Grammar
druh, es; m.

Dust pulvis

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Dust; pulvis Hwæt! druh ðú dreórega lo! thou gory dust! Soul Recd. 33; Seel. 17

fraced-líce

(adv.)
Grammar
fraced-líce, comp. -lícor; adv.

Shamefullydisgracefullyturpĭter

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Shamefully, disgracefully; turpĭter Hwæt is fracedlícor quid est turpius? Ælfc. Gr. 48; Som. 49, 15

ge-sete

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ge-sete, l. ge-set,
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and add: the word seems to occur only in the plural Hwǽr cwóm máððumgyfa? hwǽr cwóm symbla gesetu ? hwǽr sindon seledreámas ? what has become of the giver of treasure ? What has become of the houses of feasting ?

for-ferian

(v.)
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to bring to an untimely end Gif hwá óðrum his unmagan oðfæste, and hé hine on þǽre fæstinge forferie (if the person accepting the charge cause the death of the person committed to his charge. Cf.

Linked entry: ferian

wóp-dropa

(n.)
Grammar
wóp-dropa, an; m.

A tear

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A tear Hwæt is ðæt wundor ðæt geond ðás woruld styrnenga gǽð, áweccaþ wópdropan ? Salm. Kmbl. 567 ; Sal. 283

ge-sáwenlic

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-sáwenlic, ge-sawenlic ?; adj.
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Visible Hit is earfoðrecce hwæt hé gesáwenlicra (-sew-, v.l. ) wundra geworhte. Wlfst. 22, 14. Cf. ge-sewenlic; for-sáawenlic

DRACA

(n.)
Grammar
DRACA, an; m.

a dragon draco a serpentserpensthe serpent = the devil diabŏlus

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Th. 148, 7. a serpent; serpens Is ðæt deór pandher, se is æt-hwám freónd, bútan dracan ánum the beast is the panther, which is to each a friend, save to the serpent only, Exon. 95 b; Th. 356, 24; Pa. 16. the serpent = the devil; diabŏlus Worpaþ hine