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eár-wela

(n.)
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Take here passage given under ár-wela

Linked entry: ár-wela

ge-swelgend

(n.)
Grammar
ge-swelgend, es; m.

An abysschasmvorago,

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An abyss, chasm; vorago, Hpt. Gl. 507

Linked entry: swelgend

hilde-þrym

(n.)
Grammar
hilde-þrym, mes; m.

Warlike prowess

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Kmbl. 2064; An. 1034

á-wiht

(adv.)
Grammar
á-wiht, á-wyht, á-wuht, á-uht, áht; adv.

At allby any meansomninoullo modo

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At all, by any means; omnino, ullo modo Ne lata ðú áwiht do not thou tarry at all, Ps. Th. 69, 7: 77, 10, 12: 134, 19.

eorþ-scræf

(n.)
Grammar
eorþ-scræf, es; n.

An earth-cavern, a gravecăverna, antrum, sĕpulcrum

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Kmbl. 1605; An. 804

ESOL

(n.)
Grammar
ESOL, esul, es; m.

An assăsĭnus

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An ass; ăsĭnus His estfulnesse wiðteáh se esol ðe he onuppan sæt the ass. upon which he [Balaam] sat, opposed his zeal, Past. 36, 7; Cot. MS. Gif ðǽr befeólle on oððe oxa oððe esol if an ox or an ass fell into it, Past. 63; Hat. MS.

clyster

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Botros .i. uvarum globos .i. glyster, An. Ox. 2, 99. Clistro dactilos, 2, 10. Clystro, fingerappla clystra, 472. Add

hinder-genga

(n.)
Grammar
hinder-genga, an; m.

an apostate

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one that goes backward (epithet of a crab) Hindergenga retrograda (Nepa mihi nomen . . passibus Oceanum retrograda transeo versis. Aid. 254, 30), An. Ox. 26, 23. one that goes back from the faith he has professed, an apostate (cf.

Linked entry: genga

talu

Grammar
talu, <b>. I.</b>
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Add Þurh þínre leásan tale ic ongyten hæbbe ꝥ þú eart án torswíþe leás man, Hml. S. 23, 687. Add Talu disputatio, An. Ox. 27, 18.

earm-sceapen

(adj.)
Grammar
earm-sceapen, adj.

Miserable, wretched mĭser

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Miserable, wretched; mĭser Ne mihte earm-sceapen áre findan the poor wretch might not find pity, Andr. Kmbl. 2259; An. 1131: 2689; An. 1347: Beo. Th. 2707; B. 1351: Cd. 206; Th. 255, 30; Dan. 632

Linked entry: sceapen

inwit-þanc

(n.)
Grammar
inwit-þanc, es; m.
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Kmbl. 1339; An. 670 : 1118; An. 559 : Elen. Kmbl. 616; El. 308 : Bt. Met. Fox 9,16; Met. 9, 8 : 27, 46; Met. 27, 23 : Beo. Th. 1502; B. 749

tíd-þegnung

(n.)
Grammar
tíd-þegnung, e; f.
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Service performed at one of the seven canonical hours Nú ic hæbbe be suman dǽle áhrepod be ðam dæghwamlícan tídþénungum ( the services at the several hours are described in what precedes this remark ), Btwk. 220, 40

Linked entry: tíd-sang

nón-sang

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Sóna swá hig þá nónbellan gehýrað hig tó mete fóð; ac nis hit náht gelýfedlic ꝥ ꝥ sý medeme fæsten. Ac ꝥ is riht ꝥte æfter nónsange mon mæssan gehýre, Ll. Th. ii. 436, 36. Add

æcse

(n.)

an axe

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an axe, Bd. 4, 3; S. 567, 26

æfter-singend

(n.)
Grammar
æfter-singend, es; m.

An after-singersuccentor

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An after-singer; succentor, Wrt. Voc. 28, 21

ængel

(n.)

an angel

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an angel, Ps. Spl. 8, 6: 34, 7

æpel-tre

(n.)

an apple-treemalus

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an apple-tree; malus, Wrt. Voc. 79, 79

Linked entry: æppel-treów

æt-hreppian

(v.)
Grammar
æt-hreppian,
  • Ettm.
æt-hræppian,
  • Som
  • ;
p. ode; pp. od

To rap atto knockdash aboutimpingere

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To rap at, to knock, dash about; impingere

áhnung

(n.)

an owning

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an owning, L. Ed. 1; Lambd. 38, 25

a-tendend

(n.)
Grammar
a-tendend, es; m.

An incendiaryinflamerinciterincensorinflammator

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An incendiary, inflamer, inciter; incensor, inflammator, Scint. 78