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þroc

(n.)
Grammar
þroc, es; n.

a throcka table

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Also spelt thruck) Dentale, s. est aratri pars prima in qua uomer inducitur quasi dens sule reóst vel þroc, Wrt. Voc. ii. 138, 72. (v. Wülck. Gl. 219, 4.) a table Mynetera þrocu hé tóbræc mensas nummulariorum euertit, Mk. Skt. 11, 15

heals-fang

(n.)
Grammar
heals-fang, es; n.

'The sum every man sentenced to the pillory would have had to pay to save him from that punishment had it been in use.'embracingto embrace

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Gesetze, p. 609, suggests a different origin from that given by Thorpe, 'Es liegt nahe, an die Berechnung der Verwandtschaftsgrade nach den Gliedern des menschlichen Leiber zu denken, wo dann die nächsten Verwandten, die auf den Halsfang Anspruch haben

Linked entries: and-fang fang

apostolíc

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
apostolíc, def. m. -a, f. n. -e; adj.

Apostolicapostolicus

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Apostolic; apostolicus Ðá ongunnon hí ðæt apostolíce líf ðære frymþelícan cyricean onhýrigean cœperunt apostolicam primitivæ ecclesiæ vitam imitari, Bd. 1, 26; S. 487, 31. Se papa ðe on ðam tíman ðæt apostolíce setl gesæt the pope who at that time occupied

firen-dǽd

(n.)
Grammar
firen-dǽd, fyren-dǽd, -déd, e; f.

A wicked or sinful deedcrimescĕlestum făcĭnus

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A wicked or sinful deed, crime; scĕlestum făcĭnus Ðæt hie firendǽda tó frece wurdon that they were too audacious in wicked deeds, Cd. 121; Th. 155, 29; Gen. 2580: Exon. 118a; Th. 453, 35; Hy. 4, 25. Firendéda, Ps. C. 50, 44; Ps. Grn. ii. 277, 44. Firendǽdum

Linked entry: fyren-dǽd

beód-land

(n.)
Grammar
beód-land, es; n.
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Ðen héwen tó bédlonde, iv. 292, 18. Cf. beód, <b>Ib.</b>

hol

(adj.)
Grammar
hol, adj.

Hollow

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Hole dene convallem, Ps. Spl. 59, 6. Hý beóþ innan hole they are hollow within, Herb. 180, 1; Lchdm. i. 316, 2. Gif heó hæfþ hole eágan if she be hollow-eyed, Lchdm. iii. 144, 7

feþrian

(v.)
Grammar
feþrian, p. ode

fledged

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To become feathered, be fledged Feðriað plumescunt (grandia membra mihi (the ostrich) corpore denso, Ald. 255. 26), An. Ox. 26, 27

deáwig-feðere

(adj.)
Grammar
deáwig-feðere, def. se deáwig-feðera, seó, ðæt deáwig-feðere; adj.

Dewy-feathered roscĭdus pennis

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Dewy-feathered; roscĭdus pennis Sang se wanna fugel, deáwigfeðera the sad fowl sang, dewy of feathers, Cd. 93; Th. 119, 24; Gen. 1984. Hwreópon here-fugolas. deáwigfeðere the fowls of war screamed, dewy-feathered, 150; Th. 188, 4; Exod. 163

Linked entry: úrig-feþera

FEALO

(adj.)
Grammar
FEALO, fealu, feale; def. se fealwa; adj.

FALLOW, pale yellow or red coloured as withered grass or leaves, dusky, bay? flāvus, gilvus, fuscus

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FALLOW, pale yellow or red coloured as withered grass or leaves, dusky, bay? flāvus, gilvus, fuscus Fealo líg feormaþ and fénix byrneþ the yellow flame consumes and burns the Phœnix, Exon. 59a; Th. 213, 1; Ph. 218: 104b; Th. 396, 8; Rä. 16, 1. Fealu

BLEÁT

(adj.)
Grammar
BLEÁT, def. se bleáta, seó, ðæt bleáte; adj.

Wretched, miserablemiser, miserabilisnudusnudusnuduspauper, miser

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Wretched, miserable; miser, miserabilis Ǽnig ne wæs mon on moldan ðætte meahte bibúgan ðone bleátan drync deópan deáþwéges there was not any man on earth that could avoid the miserable drink of the deep death-cup, Exon. 47 a; Th. 161, 24; Gú. 963

BLIND

(adj.)
Grammar
BLIND, def. se blinda, seó, ðæt blinde; adj.

BLIND, deprived of sightcæcusa blind or inward wounda bite, the wound of which does not appear because of the swelling of the part affectedmorsus, cujus vulnus non apparet præ tumore partis affectæ,

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BLIND, deprived of sight; cæcus Ðá wæs him broht án deófolseóc man, se wæs blind and dumb tunc oblatus est ei dæmonium habens, cæcus et mutus, Mt. Bos. 12, 22: Mk. Bos. 10, 46: Cd. 115; Th. 150, 13; Gen. 2491. Ðæt ðú grápie on midne dæg, swá se blinda

for-rotian

(v.)
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Forrotad tóð dens putridus, Kent. Gl. 966. Add

ed-niowunga

(adv.)
Grammar
ed-niowunga, adv.

Anewdēnuo

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Anew; dēnuo Ðe eów eágena leóht bóte gefremede edniowunga who healed anew the light of your eyes, Elen. Kmbl. 599; El. 300

æt-sacan

(v.)
Grammar
æt-sacan, p. -sóc, pl. -sócon; pp. -sacen; v. a. n. [æt, sacan to charge, accuse]

To denydisownabjurenegaredetestariabjurare

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To deny, disown, abjure: negare, detestari, abjurare Ðá ætsacaþ ðæs ærýstes qui negant esse resurrectionem, Lk. Bos. 20, 27: L. Ath. i. 4;Th. i. 202, 2: i. 6; Th. i. 202, 12, 13. Ðá ætsóc he at ille negavit, Mk. Bos. 14, 68: Lk. Bos. 22, 57.

Linked entry: sacan

meox

Grammar
meox, [In 1. 6 after 'meox ?' insert: and swá ðeáh, gif þú his wel notast, hwæt bið wæstmbǽrre?]
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Add: manure Ne forhtige gé for ðæs fyrnfullan þreátum, for ðan þe his wuldor is wyrms and meox, Hml. S. 25, 261. Hit ys bysmorlic dǽd ꝥ ǽnig man . . . þone múð ufan mettum áfylle and on óðerne ende him gange ꝥ meox út fram, E. S. viii. 62, 16. Ic hine

níwunga

(adv.)
Grammar
níwunga, adv.

Anew

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Anew Níwunga (niówunga, Rush.) denuo, Mk. Skt. Lind. 14, 40. Niúnge (niówunga, Rush.), Jn. Skt. 3, 3. Neówinga, Andr. Kmbl. 2787; An. 1396

Linked entry: níwinga

helle-hinca

(n.)
Grammar
helle-hinca, an; m.

The hell-limper, -hobblerthe devil lamed by his fall from heaven,

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Grimm [Deutsche Mythologie, 944-5] speaking of the devil observes 'Am ersten fällt sein lahmer fuss auf, daher der hinkende teufel [diable boiteux], hinkebein, vom sturz aus dem himmel in den abgrund der hölle scheint er gelähmt, wie der von Zeus herabgeschleuderte

Linked entries: huncettan hinca

samod-fæst

(adj.)
Grammar
samod-fæst, adj.

Fast joined together

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Fast joined together Sceal onettan, se ðe ágan wile líf æt Meotude, ðenden him leóht and gǽstsomodfæst seón, Exon. Th. 96, 28; Cri. 1581

scild-truma

(n.)
Grammar
scild-truma, an; m.
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A phalanx; testudo Under þiccum scyld-truman subter densa testudine, Ælfc. Gr. 47; Som. 48, 29. Of sceltruman testudine, Hpt. Gl. 475, 66

glǽm

(n.)
Grammar
glǽm, es; m.

Brightnesssplendourradiance

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Ðé oftíhþ glǽmes gréne folde the green earth shall deny thee her beauty, Cd. 48; Th. 62, 22; Gen. 1018