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há-sæta

(n.)
Grammar
há-sæta, an; m.

A rower ⬩ a thole-sitter, an oarsman, opposed to the captain or helmsman

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A rower And gerǽdde man ðá ðæt ða scipu gewendan eft ongeán tó Lundene and sceolde man setton óðre eorlas and óðre hásǽton tó ðám scipum it was decided that the ships should go back again to London, and other commanders and other rowers were to be appointed

seámestre

(n.)
Grammar
seámestre, an; f.

One who sews ⬩ a tailor ⬩ sempstress

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Gr. 30, 2; Zup. 190, 6, Hió becweð Eádgyfe áne crencestræn and áne sémestran, óðer hátte Eádgyfu, óðer hátte Æðelyfu, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. vi. 131, 32. Fíf pund Ælffǽhe mín sǽmestres, Chart. Th. 568, 10

Linked entries: sǽmestre sémestre

lang-fǽre

(adj.)
Grammar
lang-fǽre, adj.

Lasting ⬩ enduring ⬩ old

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On langfǽre ylde bet hé déþ at an advanced age he will do better, Lchdm. iii. 188, 26. Eác ða treówa ðe beóþ áheáwene on fullum mónan beóþ heardran wið wyrmǽtan and lengfǽrran [langferran, MS. L.], 268, 10.

Linked entries: leng-fǽrra -fǽre

arod

Grammar
arod, strenuous, bold.
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Beó arod and ne ondrǽd þé nó deáþ, Shrn. 119, 26. Tó ðám arod so bold, Jud. 275. Arude strenua (luctamina ), An. Ox. 5, 1. Ꝥ wíf wæs á siððan þý aredra on hire béne, Shrn. 99, 36. Add

reócan

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Eóde forð feórðe healf geár bútan rénscúrum and reocendum deáwe, Hml. S. 18, 57. Add

on-týnness

(n.)
Grammar
on-týnness, e; f.

an opening, aperture ⬩ discovery

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an opening, aperture Se heofon tóbyrst and eall engla cynn lóciaþ þurh þa ontýnnesse on manna cynn, Blickl. Homl. 93, 24. discovery Be cierlisces monnes ontýnesse (betogenesse, MSS. B. H.

Linked entry: týnness

for-þryccan

to injure ⬩ destroy by pressure ⬩ to torture ⬩ to close up

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and gebundene, Ll. Th. ii. 400, 22. to close up an opening Þá tóslitenan wunda heó forþrycceþ, Lch. i. 356, 15. Múð his forðrycca (-ðrycga, L., dyttan, W. S. opprimere ), Lk. R. 11, 53

tíd

(n.)
Grammar
tíd, e; f.
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Þurh ðæt gewrixle ðara feówer týda, ðæt ys lencten and sumer and herfest and winter, Shrn. 168, 12. Nihte and dæg ðú ðe gewissast and tídena ðú selst tída noctem diemque qui regis et temporum das tempora, Hymn. Surt. 6, 6.

Linked entry: týd

éhtan

Grammar
éhtan, éhtian.
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Gl. 1042. to chase an animal Æteówde án ormǽte heort . . . Placidas him geornlíce æfter férde . . . Placidas stód . . . and áblan his ǽhtan . . . 'Eálá Placida, hwí éhtest þú mín?', Hml. S. 30, 28-45. <b>II a.

ge-swebban

(v.)
Grammar
ge-swebban, p. ge-swefde, ge-swefede: ge-sweflan; p. ode.
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, i. mitigata (incendia), An.

Linked entry: ge-swefian

beadu

(n.)
Grammar
beadu, gen. beaduwe; f.

Battle ⬩ war

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Andr. Kmbl. 1963; An. 984

a-þrowen

(v.; part.)
Grammar
a-þrowen, = a-þráwen

thrown forth ⬩ spilt

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thrown forth, spilt,Andr. Kmbl. 2850; An. 1427;

firgend-streám

(n.)

a mountain-stream

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a mountain-stream, Andr. Kmbl. 3144; An. 1575

leóþ-gidding

(n.)
Grammar
leóþ-gidding, e; f.

A poem ⬩ song

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A poem, song, Andr. Kmbl. 2956; An. 1481

Linked entry: gidding

mere-bát

(n.)
Grammar
mere-bát, es; m.

A sea-boat

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A sea-boat, Andr. Kmbl. 492; An. 246

breogo-stól

(n.)

a throne, kingdom,

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a throne, kingdom, Andr. Kmbl. 417; An. 209

heáfod-mága

(n.)
Grammar
heáfod-mága, an; m.

A near relation

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A near relation, Andr. Kmbl. 1884; An. 944

canst

(v.)
Grammar
canst, canst,

knowest

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knowest, Andr. Kmbl. 135; An. 68: Maren 176;

un-mǽþfull

(adj.)
Grammar
un-mǽþfull, adj.
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Immoderate, excessive Morðslagan and mándǽdan and unmǽþfulle gýtseras, Nap. 65

Linked entry: mǽþ-full

hnáh

(adj.)
Grammar
hnáh, adj.

Bent down, ⬩ low, ⬩ lowly, ⬩ humble, ⬩ abject, ⬩ mean, ⬩ poor

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Wéndon hie wera cwealmes þræge hnágran they expected the death of men, a still worse time, Andr. Kmbl. 3195; An. 1600. Nó ic me hnágran talige ðonne Grendel hine I think myself no worse man than does Grendel himself, Beo. Th. 1359; B. 677.