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in-sǽte

(adj.)
Grammar
in-sǽte, adj.
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Insǽte hús vel lytel hús casa vel casula, Ælfc. Gl. 108 ; Som. 78, 113; Wrt. Voc. 58, 28

ge-fylsta

(n.)
Grammar
ge-fylsta, an; m.

A helperan assistantadjūtor

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He him to gefylstan gesette he appointed him his assistant, Homl. Th. ii. 120, 13 : Job Thw. 166, 39

Linked entry: fylsta

ge-líðewǽcan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-líðewǽcan, p. -wǽhte; pp. -wǽht

To softencalmappeaselēnīre

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His afyrhte mód swíðe fægerlíce mid his frófre he gelíðewǽhte he gently appeased his troubled mind with his comfort, Ælfc. T. 37, 24

þǽr-út

(adv.)
Grammar
þǽr-út, adv.
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Thereout, outside Moyses oft eode inn and út on ðæt templ, for ðæm wæs ðǽrinne getogen tó ðære godcundan sceáwunga, and ðǽrút (ðǽrúte, Cott. MSS.) wæs ábisgod ymb ðæs folces ðearfe, Past. 16; Swt. 101, 25

Linked entries: þǽr-inne út

bícnend

(n.)
Grammar
bícnend, (-i(g)end), es; m.

the forefinger

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of persons, one who shows, indicates Bícnigend (index) rihtwísnysse ys he sheweth forth righteousness (Prov. 12, 17), Scint. 135, 14. of things, the forefinger Bécnend index, Wrt. Voc. ii. 46, 35: i. 283, 20. Býcniend, 64, 80

Linked entry: bécnend

land-stycce

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hine sylfne beeóde swá him þearf wæs bútan racenteáge in swá mycclum landsticce ungebunden swá ǽr gebunden on wunode in tanto se spatio sine catena coercuit, in quanto antea ligatus mansit Gr. D. 214, 16. Add

óretla

(n.)
Grammar
óretla, an ; m.
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slóh þone Godes wer mid his brádre hand ofer his wange, ꝥ mid óretlan gebysmrod út eóde of þǽre cyrican virum Dei alapa percussit, ut de ecclesia cum contumelia exiret, Gr. D. 200, 16

sútere

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Him wæs gesǽd þæt ðá gebytlu wǽron gemynte ánum sútere . . . áxode ymbe ðone sútere (cf. ongan ácsian be ðám lífe þæs sceóhwyrhtan, Gr. D. 322, 5. v. scóh-wyrhta), Hml. Th. ii. 356, 1-3. Add

wenian

(v.)
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Add: to accustom oneself, be accustomed ne stóp mid þý unbundenum fét ofer þá stówe þe ǽr wenede (gewnnude, v.l.) numquam postmodum solutum tetendit pedem ultra locum quo ligatum hunc tendere consueverat, Gr. D. 214, 14

ǽ-lá

O!

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Ælá Drihten O Lord, Hy. 1, 1

Linked entry: ǽ

fylst

(v.)
Grammar
fylst, he fylþ, fillest,

he fills

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he fills, Ps. Spl. 144, 17: 102, 5;

Linked entries: ful-lǽst ge-fylst

bóc-lár

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He sceal bóclárum hlystan, Wlfst. 267, 6. Add

col-sweart

(adj.)
Grammar
col-sweart, adj.
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Coal-black Hwílum bið collsweart, Nap. 13

Linked entry: sweart

fót-copsed

(adj.; part.)
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fettered, shackled Fótcopsede compeditos, Hy. S. 125, 7

Linked entry: -copsed

cnyllan

Grammar
cnyllan, <b>; II.</b>
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þá dura cnylde, Vis. Lfc. 28. Add

wræc

(n.)
Grammar
wræc, es; n.

wrackmiserysufferingsuffering that comes as punishment,retributive punishmentvengeancewhere the punishment or misery is exile or banishment

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wæs ðǽr iii. gear on wrece (wræce, wreccesíð, v. ll. ) ; hæfde hine Penda ádrifenne, Chr. 658; Erl. 34, 4. (Abraham) on wræce lifde he lived a wanderer, Cd. Th. 202, 5; Exod. 383.

cweþan

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H. 7, 4, to declare cwǽdon gefeoht tógeánes þǽre burhware (cf. þá burhware ongunnon ánwígges biddan, Bl. H. 201, 22), Hml. Th. i. 504, 13. introducing a question Cweðsþú lá yrsað numquid irascitur?, Ps. L. 7, 12.

spor

(n.)
Grammar
spor, es; n.

a trace, track, spoor a trace, vestige, mark left by anything (of the marks made by weapons; cf. a woundtracing, tracking

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Gif man spor gespirige of scýre on óðre, fón ða menn tó ðe ðǽr nýcst syndon, and drífan ðæt spor óð hit man ðam geréfan gecýðe; fó syþþan tó and ádrífe ðæt spor út of his scíre, L. Ath. v. 8, 4; Th. i. 236, 20-23.

under-wendan

(v.)

subvertere

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glosses subvertere in: underwende subuertat, Scint. 196, 6

éþel-wyn

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mé lond forgeaf, eard, éðelwyn, B. 2493. Add