fin
a fin
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a fin. Finnum squamis the word occurs in a riddle on the cuttle-fish (loligo), Aid. 251, 281, An. Ox. 26, 10. Add
fiþer-ríce
A tetrarchy
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A tetrarchy Philippus and Heródes Judéam feþer-rícum (fyþer-, on feówer tetrarhchan, iiii rícu, v. ll. ) tódǽldun, Chr. 12; P. 7, note 2
ge-féle
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Sensitive Wiþ þǽre gefélan heardnesse þǽre lifre, Lch. ii. 160, 28: 206, 13. On þám monnum þe habbaþ swíðe gefélne magan, 176, 8
Linked entry: -féle
hirstan
to fry
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to fry. Bán mín swá swá on herstan herste (confrixa) sint, Ps. Vos. Srt. 101, 4. Take here hyrstan in Dict., and add
heáh-þeód
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Substitute: An illustrious race Sum æþela man on þǽre héhþeóde Myrcna ríce vir de egregia Merciorum stirpe, Guth. Gr. 104, 2: 152, 19
hláf-weard
A steward ⬩ major-domo
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A steward, major-domo, Hé sette hine on his húse tó hláfwearde (printed hálf-) constituit eum dominum domus suae Ps. Th. 104, 17
Linked entries: healf-weard hláford
hrím-forst
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Hoar-frost Deáwas and rímforst ( pruina ), Ps. L. p. 249, 6. Hé ofslóh heora morbeámas on rímforste ( in pruina ), Ps. L. 77, 47
Lǽden-lár
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Latin lore, knowledge of Latin Sé þe þurh Lǽdenláre rihtne geleáfan understandan ne cunne geleornige húru on Englisc, Wlfst. 124, 29: 126, 23
líþ-wyrde
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Of gentle speech Hé wæs líðwyrde on þǽre tide þe hé wolde þæt ic nǽfre in écnesse nǽre mid wordum getyrged, Nap. 84
mearh
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Wicgce, meare equo, An. Ox. 2, 32. Mera mengeo on onsióne máran . . . þonne ðá elpendas maiores elephantorum corporibus hypopotami, Nar. 11, 1. Add
midlung
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Tó midlunge fyrdwícana heora in medio castrorum eorum, Ps. L. 77, 28. On midlunge mínra daga in dimidio dierum meorum, 101, 25. Add
reád
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Him wæs gecynde ꝥ hé symble wæs reád on his andwlitan, Gr. D. 187, 16. v. blód-, bóc-, weolcen-, wræt-, wurm-reád. Add
samod-wyrcende
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Nelle þú begýman tó welerum specendes ac samodwyrcendes (cooperantis), Scint. 118, 6. Deófle samodwyrcendum Antecrístes móder geeácnoð on innoðe, Wlfst. 193, 19. Add
tyhting
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Hí tihton heora geféran ꝥ hí unforhte wǽron ... Betwux þysum tihtingum tengdon þá hǽþenan, Hml. S. 28, 66. v. leás-, on-tyhting. Add
weg-férend
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Þá þá se bróþor on þone weg férde, óþer wegférend (viator) hine sylfne tó him geþeódde, Gr. D. 138, 9 : 314, 12. Add
cwic
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On þám tíman ðe Eádwerd cing wes cucu and deád after King Edward's lifetime, C.D. iv. 233, 5: 13. Add
sceorpan
To scrape, to irritate
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To scrape, to irritate Gif man [hwæt ?] sceorpe on ðone innaþ if anything irritate a man in the insides, Lchdm. iii. 44, 27
Linked entry: ge-sceorpan
wacollíce
Watchfully ⬩ vigilantly
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Watchfully, vigilantly Hé (Gregory) wæs swíðe wacol on Godes bebodum, and hé wacollíce ymbe manegra ðeóda þearfe hogode, Homl. Th. ii. 118, 15
wæl-fyll
Abundance of slain
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Abundance of slain Grendel on reste genam þrítig þegna; ðanon eft gewát tó hám faran mid ðære wælfylle. Beo. Th. 250; B. 125
wíf-leást
Lack of women
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Lack of women Menn hæfdon on frymðe heora mágan tó wífe, and swá wel mósten for ðære wífleáste, Homl. Skt. i. 10, 216