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hand-swyle

(n.)
Grammar
hand-swyle, es; m.
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A swelling in the hand Handswyle cidaricus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 131, 46

heáfod-weard

(n.)
Grammar
heáfod-weard, f.
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Add: See Kemble's Saxons in England, ii. 63

hlyta

Grammar
hlyta, hlytta.
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Hlutan (but y is written over u) sortilegos Txts. 97, 1886. Add

mǽge

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Ic selle Cyneswíðe mínre mégan lond, C. D. ii. 100, 10. Add

ofer-áwritten

(n.)
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what is written above; suprascribtio, Mt. L. 22, 20. Cf. ofer-writen

sǽ-hund

(n.)
Grammar
sǽ-hund, es; m.
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A sea-hound Scilla ðet is sǽhund gecweden, An. Ox. 26, 61

un-áhefendlic

(adj.)
Grammar
un-áhefendlic, adj.
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Insupportable Þǽr is unmǽte cyle and unáhefendlic hǽto geméted. Verc. Forst. 175

weorold-ríce

(adj.)
Grammar
weorold-ríce, adj.
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Him is tó forbúgenne woroldríccra geférscipe (potentium consortium). Chrd. 69, 36. Add

feoh-wíce

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Is ðis ðára feohwícuna gemǽre and ðæs dúnlandes, C.D. v. 238, 35. (?)

on-unwís

(adj.)
Grammar
on-unwís, (?); adj.

Foolish, ignorant

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Foolish, ignorant Wiðmeten is nítenu[m] onunwísum ( insipientibus ), Ps. Spl. 48, 12

Linked entries: un-wís on-unwísdóm

GEÁP

(adj.)
Grammar
GEÁP, adj.

Openspread outextendedbroadroomyspaciouswidepătenspătŭlusampluslātus

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Munt is hine ymbútan, geáp gylden weal a mountain is about him, a lofty golden wall, Salm. Kmbl. 511; Sal. 256. Sum sceal on geápum galgan rídan one shall ride on the extended gallows, Exon. 87 b; Th. 239, 12; Vy. 33.

mæðel-stede

(n.)
Grammar
mæðel-stede, es; m.

A place of assemblyplace where a meeting is helda place of hostile meetinga battle-place

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Is eów rǽdes þearf on meðelstede (in the queen's palace ), módes snyttro, Elen. Kmbl. 1104; El. 554: Cd. 179; Th. 224, 33; Dan. 145. Tó ðam meðelstede ( Mount Moriah ), 162; Th. 203, 1; Exod. 397.

Linked entry: hleóðor-stede

níhsta

(n.)
Grammar
níhsta, an; m.

A neighbourproximus

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Hwylc is mín néhsta (neestæ, Lind.)? Lk. Skt. 10, 29. Lufa ðínne néxtan (néste, Lind : néxstan, Rush.), Mt. Kmbl. 5, 43. Hwá is úre néxta ? Homl. Th. ii. 318, 1. Hwelc ðara niéhstena (níhstena, Cott. MSS.) ðæs ofslægenan, Past. 21; Swt. 167, 3.

Linked entry: neáhsta

ge-wilnung

(n.)
Grammar
ge-wilnung, -willnung. e; f.

A wishdesirelongingseekingappetitewillvowoncŭpiscentiadesīdĕriumambĭtusappĕtītusaffectusvōtum

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Th. ii. 118, 25. Ðæt ic agylde gewilnunga of dæge to dæge ut reddam vōta mea de die in diem, Ps. Spl. 60, 8

Linked entries: ge-willnung wilnung

ge-macian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-macian, p. ode; pp. od

To make, cause

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Eác is módsorg gode gemacod also grief of mind is caused to God, Cd. 35; Th. 47, 3; Gen. 755

Linked entry: MACIAN

ge-dafenlic

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Gedoefenlic is oportet, Jn. p. 4, l. Wæs gidæfendlic oportebat, Jn. R. 4, 4. Hit is nú swýþe gedafenlic tíma, þæt wé ús sylfe clǽnsian, Wlfst. 103, 17. Mid gedæfenlice conpetenti, Wrt. Voc. ii. 24, 70. Of gedafenlicum rǽdelse congrua conjectura, An.

Linked entry: ge-défelic

tó-brýsan

(v.)
Grammar
tó-brýsan, and -brýsian; p. de

To crush,break in pieces

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Tobrusede brake in pieces, Wick. (2 Kings 18, 4)

symblan

(v.)
Grammar
symblan, ede ;and symblian; ode

To feast

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Voc. ii. 143, 62. Symblendra swég sonus epulantis, Ps. Th. 41, 4

Linked entry: symblian

eáster

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Substitute: <b>Eástre,</b> an (es in North); pl. an, on, un. [In W.

ríman

(v.)
Grammar
ríman, p. de.

to count, number to enumerate, recount, describe in succession to calculate, compute, count up to account, esteem as

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Hé mæg ríman steorran qui numerat multitudinem stellarum, 146, 4. to enumerate, recount, describe in succession On ðam is godcundnesse wén ðe manna ingehygd wát and can and heora heortena deágol ealle smeáþ and rímeþ divinity is to be looked for in him