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leás-spanung

(n.)
Grammar
leás-spanung, e; f.

Seductionalluremententicement

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Seduction, allurement, enticement Leássponunge nec lenonum [lenocinium? ], Wrt. Voc. ii. 59, 71

mæscre

(n.)
Grammar
mæscre, an; f.

A mesh of a net

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A mesh of a net Mæscre macula, Wrt. Voc. ii. 59, 5

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mycg-nett

(n.)
Grammar
mycg-nett, es; n.

A mosquito-net

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A mosquito-net Fleóhnet vel micgnet conopeum, Wrt. Voc. i. 57, 24

níwan-ácenned

(adj.)

new-born

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new-born Ðá wæs broht tó fulwihte níwanácenned cild, Shrn. 130, 7

wíd-nett

(n.)
Grammar
wíd-nett, es; n.
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A drag-net Wídnyt (wíd nyt?) funda, Wrt. Voc. i. 22, 21

giscian

(v.)
Grammar
giscian, to sob.
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Ic wépende and gisciende misfó, Bt. 2; F. 4, 8. Add

un-wita

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[U]nw[i]t[a]n stolidi, An. Ox. 56, 229. Add

á-tǽlan

(v.)

to blame

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to blame Þte átǽled sié ut non viluperetur, Rtl. 11, 31

mótan

(v.)
Grammar
mótan, ic, hé mót, ðú móst; wé móton; p. móste (

to be allowedmaymoteto be inferred otherwiseto be obligedmust

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Ne mágon hié and ne móton ( are not able and are not permitted ) ðínne líchoman deáþe gedǽlan, Andr. Kmbl. 2431; An. 1217. Ðæt hié on ðæt fǽgon, ðæt ic swá lytle hwíle lifgean móste, Nar. 32, 21. Ðæt ðú wilwega wealdan móstest, Ps. Th. 90, 11.

ge-writ

(n.)
Grammar
ge-writ, es; n.

Something writtenwritingscriptureinscriptiona writinglettertreatisewritcharterbook

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Án oxe ne án cú ne án swín ðæt næs gesæt on his gewrite and ealle ða gewrita wǽron gebroht to him syððan there was not an ox nor a cow nor a swine that was not put in his book [Doomsday Book], and all the writings were brought to him afterwards, 1085;

Linked entries: ge-wreot writ

styrian

(v.)
Grammar
styrian, p. ede, ode
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Ðara synfullena handa mé ne styrien, Ps. Th. 35, 11. Ða ðe mé mid unryhte ǽnige styrian qui insurgunt in me, 108, 27. Swá bióþ módsefan of hiora stede styrede, Met. 7, 25

Linked entry: stirian

færeld

(n.)
Grammar
færeld, (n. and) m.

goingwalkinga goingcoursejourneya wayroadthe runcarriagevehicle a trainretinuecourseproceeding

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Hé bebeád þæt nán crísten mon ne cóme on his hiérede ne on his færelte omnes Christianos e palatio suo jussit expelli, 6, 30; S. 282, 29. of conduct, course, way of life, proceeding Ic ǽlcum sylle æfter his færelde do unicuique juxta viam suam (Jer.

helm

a helmeta crowndiademthe topcrowncoverconcealmenta covering

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Ox. 95: 924. cover, concealment heó on helm losað, ne on foldan fæðm, ne on fyrgenholt, ne on gyfenes grund, gá þǽr heó wille she will not escape into concealment, neither into earth's bosom, nor into the mountain wood, nor into ocean's depths, go

tíd-fara

(n.)
Grammar
tíd-fara, an; m.
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ðú ( the blessed soul immediately after death ) móst féran ðider ðú fundadest . . . eart tídfara tó ðam hálgan hám, Exon. Th. 102, 18; Cri. 1674

swingel

(n.)
Grammar
swingel, swingell, e; and swingel[l]e, an ; f.
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Balthasar næs gemyndig his fæder swingle. Homl. Th. ii. 434, 27. Ða ðe him ondrǽdaþ Godes swingellan . . . ða ðe suá áheardode beóþ ðæt hié mon mid nánre swingellan gebétan ne mæg, Past. 37; Swt. 263, 1-9.

Linked entry: swincgel

dóm

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Ꝥ hé him swilcne dóm ne on*-*dréde, ne his mægnes micelnysse ne wnndrode, Hml. S. 30, 40. an ordinance, a decree Nis nán rihtra dóm, þonne úre ǽlc óðrum beóde, þæt wé willan, þæt man ús beóde, Wlfst. 112, 4.

æt-feorrian

(v.)
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to take away ætfeorra þú non auferas, Scint. 160, 7

cassa

(n.)
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a net Casses vel cassan retia, Wrt. Voc. ii. 129, 23

an-gin

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Add þreó anginnu, ac . . . án-angin, Hml. S. I. 15

(adv.)
Grammar
HÚ, adv.

How

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ne synt gé sélran ðonne hig nonne vos magis plures estis illis? 6, 26: 25. Hú sculon wit libban how are we to live? Cd. 38; Th. 50, 7; Gen. 805. in exclamations [see also I] Hú la! ne gewearþ unc tó ánum peninge how now!

Linked entries: hú-lic hú-meta hwu