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ofer-lǽdan

(v.)
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to oppress Ðá wæs se munt mid mycelum brógan eall oferlǽded; and unhiérlíc storm of ðæm munte ástág, Blickl. Homl. 203, 7

Linked entry: ofer-lád

ofer-sceatt

(n.)
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ofer-sceatt, es; m.
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Money in excess (of a loan), interest Ic onfénge ðæt ðe mín is mid ofersceatta ( cum usura ). Mt. Kmbl. Rush. 25, 27

Péne

(n.)
Grammar
Péne, pl.
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The Carthaginians; Poeni Ðæt hié wið Péna folce mehte ... Ðá flugon Péne ... Hanna, Péna cyning, Ors. 4, 6 ; Swt. 170, 21-25

ge-néhlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
ge-néhlíce, adv.
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Near Ðæt reáf ðe he genéhlíce on him hæfde the garment that he wore next his skin, Guthl. 16; Gdwin. 68, 17

Linked entry: neáh-líce

genge

(n.)
Grammar
genge, f.
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A GANG, flock, company; grex Ðæt wæs Hereweard and his genge that was Hereward and his followers, Chr. 1070; Erl. 207, 29

Linked entry: sceadd-genge

ge-rímtæl

(n.)
Grammar
ge-rímtæl, es; n.
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A number, reckoning Bión on ðæm gerímtæle mid mínum bróþor to be of the number with my brother, H. R. 13, 11

ge-nyhtsum

(adj.)
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ge-nyhtsum, adj.
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Plentiful, abundant; abundans, uber, copiosus Feoh genyhtsum sældun ðǽm kempum they gave much money to the soldiers, Mt. Kmbl. Rush. 28, 12

Linked entries: nyhtness nyht-sum

god-dóhtor

(n.)
Grammar
god-dóhtor, f.

A GODDAUGHTER

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A GODDAUGHTER Ic geann mínre goddóhtor ðæt land æt Strǽttúne I grant to my goddaughter the land at Stretton, Chart.Th. 548, 5

scír-biscop

(n.)
Grammar
scír-biscop, es; m.
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The bishop of a shire or diocese (v. scír, 2) Béte ðæt, swá se scírbisceop and eal scírwitan déman, Wulfst. 173, 30

Linked entry: leód-biscop

seolfor-stycce

(n.)
Grammar
seolfor-stycce, es; m.
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A piece of silver, a coin Ðæt þrítig seolfor-sticca the thirty pieces of silver (given to Judas ), Anglia xi. 8, 3

sorh-byrðen

(n.)
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a burden of sorrow, a grievous trouble Ðæt ( the drowning of a number of people ) wæs sorgbyrðen, Andr. Kmbl. 3063; An. 1534

sigor-líc

(adj.)
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sigor-líc, adj.
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Triumphal Ðæt sigorlíce leóþ carmen triumphale, Wrt. Voc. ii. 23, 48 : Hpt. 438, 16. Mid sigerlícum sige triumphali tropheo (victoria ), 473, 40

Linked entry: sige-líc

steartlian

(v.)
Grammar
steartlian, p. ede
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To kick with the foot, stumble Ðæt ðú ne spear[n]last ł steartlest, stærtlige ut non calcitres, Hpt. Gl. 464, 1

swegel-candel

(n.)
Grammar
swegel-candel, swegel-candell, e;
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f The candle of the sky, the sun Ǽr ðæs beácnes cyme, sweglcondelle, Exon. Th. 205, 5; Ph. 108. Cf. heofon-candel

tintreg-líc

(adj.)
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tintreg-líc, adj.
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Tormenting, torturing, of hell Be fyrhto ðæs tintreglícan (tintreganlíces, MS. B.) wítes de horrore poenae gehennalis, Bd. 4, 24; S. 598, 16

tweónigend-líc

(adj.)
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tweónigend-líc, adj.
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Expressing doubt Sume syndon dubitativa, ðæt synd twýnigendlíce (tweóniend-, MS. H.), Ælfc. Gr. 38; Zup. 228, 16. Twýniendlíce, 44; Zup. 261, 2

Linked entry: twýnigend-líc

þurh-creópan

(v.)

to creep through

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to creep through Swá swá mon melo sift, ðæt melo ðurhcrýpþ (þurg-, Cott. MS.) ǽlc þyrl], Bt. 34, 11; Fox 152, 2

þrym-ríce

(n.)
Grammar
þrym-ríce, es; n.

A glorious kingdomheaven

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A glorious kingdom, heaven Drihten wolde cuman of ðam cynestóle and of ðæm þrymríce hider on ðás world, Blickl. Homl. 105, 11

un-ryne

(n.)
Grammar
un-ryne, es; m.

An ill-runningdiarrhoea

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An ill-running, diarrhoea Gif ðú ðás wyrte sylst þicgean on strangon wíne, heó ðæs innoðes unryne gewríð, Lchdm. i. 172, 13

un-geþwǽre

(n.)
Grammar
un-geþwǽre, es; n.

A disturbancedissension

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A disturbance, dissension Ðýles ungerec ł ungeþwǽre in ðæm folce gewyrde ne forte tumultus fieret in populo, Mt. Kmbl. Rush. 26, 5