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æfter-cneóreso

(n.)
Grammar
æfter-cneóreso, posterity, nepotes, Rtl. 61, 18.
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Æ

ge-hégan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-hégan, p. -hégde, -héde

To do ⬩ perform ⬩ effect ⬩ hold

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Hie ðing gehégdon they held a meeting, Andr. Kmbl. 314; An. 157 : 2100; An. 1051 : 2991; An. 1498

Linked entry: -hégan

bladesian

(v.)
Grammar
bladesian, (blat-) ; p. ode.

to flame ⬩ blaze ⬩ be hot

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Gl. 464, 51) coquentibus, i. assantibus, An. Ox. 2469. to emit an odour Bladesiað redoleant, i. spirent, An. Ox. 554. Similar entries v. next words

Linked entries: bladesnung blatesian

í-síðes

(adv.)
Grammar
í-síðes, adv.

At that time ⬩ at once ⬩ directly

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At that time, at once, directly Man ísíðes sóna ðǽræfter swytelaþ it is immediately thereafter manifested, L. I. P. 24; Th. ii. 338, 11

Linked entry: í-dæges

mán-drinc

(n.)
Grammar
mán-drinc, es; m.

An evil, poisonous drink

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An evil, poisonous drink Ðone mándrinc ( the poison from an arrow, cf. ǽttren l. 7), Exon. 106 b; Th. 406, 6; Rä. 24, 13

nídwíslíce

(adv.)
Grammar
nídwíslíce, adv.

Of necessity

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Of necessity Hé sylf wæs ðære hálgan ǽ underþeód, ðæt hé ða álýsde ðe neádwíslíce ðære ǽ underþeódde wǽron, Homl. Th. i. 94, 16

wuldor-þrymm

(n.)
Grammar
wuldor-þrymm, es; m.

Glorious majesty

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Glorious majesty Wealdend and wyrhta wuldorþrymmes, éce God, Andr. Kmbl. 650; An. 325 : 1404; An. 702. Godes wuldorþrymmas mannum cýþan, Blickl. Homl. 111, 17

pyffan

(v.)
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to breathe out Pyfte gást efflauit flamen, An. Ox. 18, 42. Pyf on þínne scytefinger, Tech. ii. 121, 12. Piffendes spirantis, An. Ox. 1885

Linked entry: pyf

á-leóran

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Áleóre transeat, 56, 2. alar-bedel an alder-bed :-- On an selrbedd, C. D. v. 153, 36. Add

wérig

(adj.)
Grammar
wérig, adj.
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Kmbl. 1159; An. 580. Wérge, Exon. Th. 92, 13; Cri. 1508. Ða wéregan neát ðe man drífeþ and þirsceþ, Elen. Kmbl. 714; El. 357. <b>I a.</b> </b> with gen., weary of or from doing something Wérig ðæs weorces, Exon.

abbad-dóm

(n.)

an abbacy

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an abbacy

abbad-ríce

(n.)

an abbacy

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an abbacy

a-blignys

(n.)
Grammar
a-blignys, -nyss, e; f.

An offence

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An offence

acs

(n.)

an axe

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an axe

arwe

(n.)

an arrow

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an arrow

be-fæsting

(n.)
Grammar
be-fæsting, e; f

An entrusting

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An entrusting

eolhx

(n.)
Grammar
eolhx, eolx; gen. sing, of eolh, eolc

an elk

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an elk

wirde

(n.)
Grammar
wirde, (?), es; m.

An observer

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An observer

æþelian

(v.)
Grammar
æþelian, un-.
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l. an-

cwis

Grammar
cwis, l. un-cwisse (
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