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or-læg

(n.)
Grammar
or-læg, -leg, es; n. (?)

Fateto 'dree' one's 'weird'

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Fate Nó ic (Daniel) wið feohsceattum ofer folc bere Drihtnes dómas, ac ðé ( Belshazzar) unceápunga orlæg secge, worda gerýnu I will tell thee thy fate (by explaining the writing on the wall), Cd. Th. 262, 19; Dan. 746. Hé ðonne á tô ealdre orleg dreógeþ

Linked entries: -læg or-lege

ge-span

(n.)
Grammar
ge-span, -spon, es; n.

A promptingenticingpersuasionseductionsuggestioillectatiopersuasioseductio

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A prompting, enticing, persuasion, seduction; suggestio, illectatio, persuasio, seductio, Past. 53, 7; Swt. 417, 20; Hat. MS: Cd. 33; Th. 45, 2; Gen. 720

Linked entries: -span ge-spon ge-spon

ge-steal

(n.)
Grammar
ge-steal, -steall, es;n,

Constitutionframe

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Constitution, frame Eal ðis eorþan gesteal all this earth's frame, Exon. 78 a; Th. 293, 2; Wand. 110

hilde-gæst

(n.)
Grammar
hilde-gæst, -giest, es; m.

An enemy.

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An enemy., Exon. 113b; Th. 436,5; Rä. 54, 9

hilde-tusc

(n.)
Grammar
hilde-tusc, -tux, es; m.

A battle-tusk, a tusk or tooth that serves as a weapon

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A battle-tusk, a tusk or tooth that serves as a weapon, Beo. Th. 3026; B. 1511

Linked entry: tusc

hin-gang

(n.)
Grammar
hin-gang, -gong,es; m.

A going hence,departure, death,

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A going hence,departure, death, Exon. 28 b; Th. 86, 24; Cri. 1413: 30 b; Th. 95, 10; Cri. 1555: 44 b; Th. 150, 24; Gú. 783

híréd-mann

(n.)
Grammar
híréd-mann, hírd-man, es; m.

A member of a 'híréd:' —

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A member of a 'híréd:' — Pharaones yldestan hírédmen senes domus Pharaonis, Gen. 50, 7. His hírédmen férdon út mid feáwe mannan of ðam castele and geslógen and gelǽhton fíf hundred manna the members of his household sallied out with few men from the

hirde-belg

(n.)
Grammar
hirde-belg, -belig, es; m.

A shepherd's bag

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A shepherd's bag Ðá nam he fif stánas on his herdebelig then he took five stones in his shepherd's bag, Blickl. Homl. 31, 17

hlyt

(n.)
Grammar
hlyt, [or hlýt?], es; m.

A lot, portion

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A lot, portion Hlyt sors, Ælfc. Gr. 9, 44; Som. 13, 3. Ðú gedydest ðæt wé mǽtan úre land mid rápum and mín hlyt gefeóll ofer ðæt betste funes ceciderunt mihi in præclaris, Ps. Th. 15, 6. On handum ðínum hlyt mín in manibus tuis sortes meæ, Ps. Spl. 30

hóf-rec

(n.)
Grammar
hóf-rec, -ræc, es; n.

Hoof-track

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Hoof-track Sing on ðæt hófrec sing over the hoof-track, Lchdm. i. 392, 9. Dryp on ðæt hófræc ðæt wex drop the wax into the hoof-track, iii. 286, 4

tó-dál

(n.)
Grammar
tó-dál, -dǽl, es; n.

Division.a dividing into parts,partitionseparationa part of a whole,separate portion,sectiona mark which divides,dividing-pointdistinction,differencedistributionscattering,dispersingdissension,want of union or peace,discretion

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Division. a dividing into parts, partition Mid þrýnum tódále trina partitione, Anglia xiii. 380, 217. separation Tódál distractio, Hpt. Gl. 500, 35. Sume naman synd dividua, ða getácniaþ tódál, Ælfc. Gr. 5; Zup. 13, 12. a part of a whole, separate portion

Linked entry: tó-dǽl

tóþ-wærc

(n.)
Grammar
tóþ-wærc, -wræc, es; m.

Tooth-ache

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Tooth-ache Lǽcedómas wiþ tóðwærce, Lchdm. ii. 50, 6, 8, 10, 21, 24. Wið tóþwræce, i. 370, 26

Linked entry: tóþ-ece

traht

(n.)
Grammar
traht, tract, es; m. : e; f.

a textpassagetextustractusa treating of a subjectan expositiona commentary

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a text, passage; textus, tractus (tractus ecclesiastici cantus species, Migne) Æfter fyliaþ traht sequitur tractus: 'Eripe me, Domine,' Anglia xiii. 417, 743. Traht tractus: 'Laudale Dominum,' 425, 855. Mid trahte godspelles cum textu euuangelii, 416

Linked entry: tract

á-spyrgend

(n.)
Grammar
á-spyrgend, á-spyrigend, es; m.

An investigator

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An investigator Úra breósta áspyrgend (investigator), Ps. Srt. ii. p. 204, 1

Linked entry: spyrigend

nídþearfness

(n.)
Grammar
nídþearfness, e; f.

necessitycompulsionnecessityneedneedtroubledistress

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Wæs biddende ðætte hé on swá mycelre neódþearfnysse his bigengum gehulpe deprecatus est ut in tanta rerum necessitate suis cultoribus succurreret, 3, 2; S. 524, 15 : Cant.

tó-rendan

(v.)
Grammar
tó-rendan, p. -rende

To rend in two,tear in pieces

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Wághrsegl temples tóre[n]ded (tórended, Rush.) wæs in tuu velum templi scissum est in duo, 15, 38. Grin biþ tórænded laqueus cóntritus est, Ps. Th. 123, 7. Wurmes wullen todelen þine þermes, lifre and lihte torenden, Fragm. Phlps. 6, 59.

Linked entry: rendan

Eádmund

(n.)
Grammar
Eádmund, <b>, es;</b> m. [eád happy, mund protection] .

Edmund Ironside, son of Æthelred Atheling. Edmund began to reign in A. D. 1016, and died the same year

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Januārii, id est die natālis Dŏmĭni, anno ætātis suæ decĭmo quarto,' Asser, p. 7, 26-30. He reigned fifteen years, and his death is thus recorded, —Hér, A. D. 870, fór se here ofer Myrce innon Eást-Ængle and, on ðam geáre, Sc̃ Eádmund [MS.

eges fullíc

(adj.)
Grammar
eges fullíc, adj.

Full of fear, fearful, awful terrĭbĭlis

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Full of fear, fearful, awful; terrĭbĭlis Hú eges-fullíc he is in geþeahtingum ofer monna bearn Quam terrĭbĭlis est in consĭliis sŭper fĭlios homĭnum, Bd. 4, 25; S. 601, 36. Egesfullícran, nom. pl. more full of terror, Salm. Kmbl. 93; Sal. 46

fægnung

(n.)
Grammar
fægnung, e; f.

A rejoicing, exultation jubĭlātio, exultātio

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A rejoicing, exultation; jubĭlātio, exultātio Is eádig folc ðæt ðe can wyndreámas oððe fægnunge est beātus pŏpŭlus qui scit jubĭlātiōnem, Ps. Lamb. 88, 16. On fægnunga hí rípaþ in exultātiōne mĕtent, Ps. Spl. 125, 6, 8.

Linked entry: ge-fægnung

fore-wrégan

(v.)
Grammar
fore-wrégan, p. de; pp. ed

To accuse stronglyvalde accūsāre

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To accuse strongly; valde accūsāre He bútan leahtrum wæs clǽne geméted ðara þinga ðe hine mon forewrégde he was found without crimes clean of the things of which he was accused; absque crīmĭne accūsātus fuisse inventus est, Bd. 5, 19; S. 639, 30

Linked entry: wrégan