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be-míðan

(v.)
Grammar
be-míðan, bi-míðan; p. -máþ, pl. -miðon; pp. -miðen [be, míðan to hide]

To hideconcealabscondereoccultare

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Hí ne mágon heortan geþohtas fóre Waldende bemíðan they cannot conceal their heart's thoughts before the Supreme Exon. 23 a; Th. 65, 4; Cri. 1049. He his mǽgwlite bemiðen hæfde he had concealed his shape Andr. Kmbl. 1712; An. 858

Linked entries: míðan bi-míðan

byrig

(n.)
Grammar
byrig, e; f: acc. s. byrig, byrige
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A city; urbs, civitas Hér Cúþa gefeaht wið Brytwalas æt Biedcan forda, and genam Lygeanbyrig and Ægles byrig in this year Cutha fought against the Brito-Welsh at Bedford, and took Lenbury and Aylesbury, Chr. 571; Th. 33, 28.

þancol

(adj.)
Grammar
þancol, adj.
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Th. 382, 17; Rä. 3, 12. v. deóp-, fore-, ge-, gearo-, hete-, hyge-, scearp-, searuþancol; þancol-mód

amer

(n.)
Grammar
amer, (?), es; n.
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Or is the form to be identified with amore? (v. next word)

hnutu

Grammar
hnutu, gen. dat. hnyte.
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R. 7, 16. the form hnut- is found in many local names: On hnutclyf, C. D. iii. 48, 6. In hnutfen, v. 126, 32. Æt Hnuthyrste, i. 63, 5. On hnutleáge, v. 207, 20. Tó hnutstede, iii. 275, 8. On hnutwíc, 176, 17

streónan

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Först. 144, 10. dat. (?) or absolute (?) Wá ðám mannum þe . . . eorðlicum spédum tiliað and strýnað, Verc. Först. 120, 17

arod

(adj.)
Grammar
arod, adj.

Quickswiftreadypreparedcelerveloxpromptusparatus

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Quick, swift, ready, prepared; celer, velox, promptus, paratus Ðá wearþ sum to ðam arod, ðæt he in ðæt búrgeteld néþde then one became ready for this, that he ventured into the bower-tent, Judth. 12; Thw. 25, 24; Jud. 275

áttor-coppe

(n.)
Grammar
áttor-coppe, an; f.

A spideraranea

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Áttorcoppe - wið áttorcoppan bíte a spider - for spider's bite, Herb. 4, 9 ; Lchdm. i. 92, 5, 6 : Med. ex Quadr. 4, 10; Lchdm. i. 344, 15

féðe-gest

(n.)
Grammar
féðe-gest, es; m.

A pedestrian guestpĕdester advĕna

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Wæs gerýmed féðegestum flet the hall was cleared for the pedestrian guests, Beo. Th. 3956; B. 1976

magu-tudor

(n.)
Grammar
magu-tudor, es; n.

Offspring

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Ús ðis se æþeling gefremede . . monnes magutudre for us, the human race, the prince (Christ) did this, Exon. 17 a; Th. 39, 28; Cri. 629

mis-fadung

(n.)
Grammar
mis-fadung, e; f.

Misconductirregularity

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Misconduct, irregularity For oft hit getímaþ ðæt sacu and ungeþwǽrnessa on mynstre áspringaþ þurh ðæs profostes misfadunge, R. Ben. 124, 5. Þurh ðis beóþ áwecte saca and tala, ungeþwǽrnessa and misfadunga, 124, 18. Misfadunga exordinationes, Wrt.

níþing

(n.)
Grammar
níþing, es; m.

A villainone who commits a vile action

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Se cing and eall here cwǽdon Swegen for níþing ( Swegen had treacherously put Beorn to death ), Chr. 1049; Erl. 174. 31

bleac

(adj.)
Grammar
bleac, def. se bleaca; adj.

Blacknigerblack

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Black; niger Wæs ðis gesceád ðæt for missenlíce heora feaxes hiwe, óðer wæs cweden se bleaca Heawold, óðer se hwíta Heawald ea distinctione ut pro diversa capillorum specie, unus niger Hewald, alter albus Hewald diceretur, Bd. 5, 10; S. 624, 16

ge-mearcan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-mearcan, to -mearcenne; p. ede; pp. ed

To mark, observe, keepobservāre

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To mark, observe, keep; observāre Getácna me ðǽr sélast sý sáwle mínre to gemearcenne Meotudes willan signify to me where it be best for my soul to observe the Creator's will, Exon. 118 a; Th. 453, 7; Hy. 4, 11

set-hrægl

(n.)
Grammar
set-hrægl, es; n.
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A cloth for covering a seat Setrægl tapeta , Wrt. Voc. i. 82, 19. Ic gean tó Cristes weofede ánre lytlere goldenre róde and ánes sethrægles ( an altar-cloth? ], Chart. Th. 564, 10, 18. Án lang healwáhrift and þríó sethrægl, 538, 4

Linked entry: setl-hrægl

þǽr-bufan

(adv.)
Grammar
þǽr-bufan, adv.
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Ðǽrbufan (v. 1 Tim. 3, 2 sqq. for the additional remarks referred to ) is geteald hwelc hé beón sceal, gif hé untǽlwierðe biþ, Past. 8; Swt. 53, 10

Linked entry: bufan

þreáníd-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
þreáníd-líc, adj.

That entails painful violencecalamitousafflictive

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That entails painful violence, calamitous, afflictive Micel is ðæt ongin and þreániédlíc ðínre gelícan ðæt ðú forhycge hláford úrne great is the undertaking and calamitous for the like of thee to despise our lord, Exon. Th. 250, 16; Jul. 128

un-spéd

(n.)
Grammar
un-spéd, e; f.

Wantindigencepenury

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For unspéda prae inopia, 87, 9. Ðiós of unspoed (unspoedum, Rush.) hire alle ða ðe hæfde sende haec de paenuria sua omnia quae habuit misit, Mk. Skt. Lind. 12, 44. unspéd

cwild-seten

Grammar
cwild-seten, v. cwyld-seten
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., but substitute for citations Cwylsetene (cwylseten conticinium, Hpt. Gl. 495, 6) conticinio, An. Ox. 3771. Cwyldsetene, 2, 250: 8, 198. Cwuldsetene, 7, 273. Cwyldsetene ( conticinio, gallicantu, Hpt.

ge-máhlicnes

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Substitute: Importunity, inconvenience Ðý lǽs ðurh ðá wilnunga ðissa eorðcundlicra ðinga ðæt mód áðístrige se for-hwierfda gewuna gemálicnesse ne mentem per terrenarum rerum cupidinem importunitas pulvereae cogitationis obscuret, Past. 79, 19.