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fyrdlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
fyrdlíc, adj.

Militarymartialmīlĭtāris

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Military, martial; mīlĭtāris Hire fær is wiðmeten fyrdlícum truman her course is compared to a martial band, Homl. Th. i. 444, 5: Jos. 11. 10

gængang

(adj.)
Grammar
gængang, adj.

Pregnantprægnans

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Ethb. 84; Th. i. 24, 7. v. Schmid, p. 9, note to c. 84

heort-hogu

(n.)
Grammar
heort-hogu, e; f.

Heart-care

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Heart-care Ðis mæg heorthoge ǽghwylcum bisceope this may be care of heart for every bishop, L. I. P. 5; Th. ii. 308, 27

Linked entry: hogu

in-áberan

(v.)
Grammar
in-áberan, p. -bær

To bring in

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To bring in Be ðam hunde ðe his hand eft innábær of the dog that brought his hand in again, Homl. Th. ii. 520, 14

miscan

(v.)
Grammar
miscan, miscean

to injureafflict

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to injure, afflict Hwí lǽtst ðú mé gán unrótne ðonne mé mysceaþ míne fýnd quare tristatus incedo, dum affligit me inimicus? Ps. Th. 44, 11

Linked entry: myscan

be-wlítan

(v.)
Grammar
be-wlítan, p. -wlát, pl. -wliton; pp. -wliten

To look, beholdspectare, respicere

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To look, behold; spectare, respicere Se eádega bewlát rinc ofer exle the happy man looked over his shoulder, Cd. 142; Th. 177, 6; Gen. 2925

Linked entry: be-wlát

BLANC

(adj.)
Grammar
BLANC, adj.

BLANK, white, greypallidus, albus, candiduswhitewhite, shiningalbuscandidusbrightalbuswhite

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BLANK, white, grey; pallidus, albus, candidus Gewiton mearum rídan beornas on blancum the warriors departed to ride on white horses, Beo. Th. 1716; B. 856

súþ-heald

(adj.)
Grammar
súþ-heald, adj.
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Sloping or tending to the south Rodor súðheald swífeþ swift, Met. 28, 17. Swá súðhealde swíþe hlimman sicut torrens in austro, Ps. Th. 125, 4

teóne

(n.)
Grammar
teóne, an; f.
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Wǽron hyra tungan getale teónan gehwylcre and yfele gehwam ungemet scearpe, Ps. Th. 56, 6

un-deópþancol

(adj.)
Grammar
un-deópþancol, adj.

Not given to think deeplyshallow

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Not given to think deeply, shallow Nú smeáð sum undeópðancol man hú God mæge beón ǽghwǽr ætgædere, and náhwár tódǽled, Homl. Th. i. 286, 29

wiþ-fón

(v.)
Grammar
wiþ-fón, p. -féng

To lay hold onseize on

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To lay hold on, seize on. Similar entries Cf. wiþ, II. 1 d Hé uplang ástód, and him fæste wiðféng, Beo. Th. 1524; B. 760

Linked entry: wiþ-grípan

a-molsnian

(v.)
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Substitute: <b>á-molsnian</b> to decay, lose power Him ( the old man ) ámolsniað and ádimmiað þá eágan, Wlfst. 147, 29

ed-cenning

Grammar
ed-cenning, -cynning.
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Edcynninge hé hét þæt gemǽnelice ǽrist, on ðám beóð úre líchaman geed*-*cynnede unbrosnunge, Hml. Th. i. 394, 23-27. Add

gebed-bygen

(n.)
Grammar
gebed-bygen, e; f.
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The buying of prayers, paying for the saying of prayers Gif for godbótan feohbót áríseð. . . . ꝥ gebyreð rihtlíce . . . gebedbigene . . . Ll. Th. i. 328, 6

Linked entry: bygen

ofen

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Th. ii. 18, 26. Þá forlét hé þone lǽmnan ofn ðæs mænniscan líchornan, Shrn. 50, 33. Add

rót-líce

(adv.)
Grammar
rót-líce, adv.

Cheerfully

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Cheerfully Nú ðú ðus rótlíce and ðus glædlíce us sprecende eart qui tam hilariter nobiscum velut sospes loqueris, Bd. 4, 24; S. 598, 37.

samod-wunung

(n.)
Grammar
samod-wunung, e, f.

A living together

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A living together Him is forbeódenne ǽghwilc gemána . . ge ǽt, ge drinc, ge samodwunung on húsum, L. E. I. 26; Th. ii. 422, 31

un-wuniendlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
un-wuniendlíc, un-wunigendlíc; adj.

Uninhabitable

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Uninhabitable Beóð twégen dǽlas on twá healfa ðam gemetegodum dǽle unwuniendlíce, for ðan ðe seó sunne ne cymð him nǽfre , Lchdm. iii. 262, 2

Linked entry: wunigend-líc

á-wendedlicness

(n.)
Grammar
á-wendedlicness, e; f.

Changeablenessmutability

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Changeableness, mutability Ǽlc gesceaft is ýdelnesse underðeód, þæt is, áwendedlicnysse, for ðan ðe hí beóð áwende fram brosnunge unbrosnunge, Hm. Th. ii. 206, 1

Linked entry: -wendedlícness

rýman

(v.)
Grammar
rýman, de.

to make roomy, extend, spread, enlarge,amplifyto clear a wayyield, give place

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Ðonne rýmeþ hé ðam deádan ðam áþe ðæt hine móton his mǽgas unsyngian by such conduct he clears the way for an oath on behalf of the dead man, so that his (the dead man's) kinsmen may exculpate him, L. In. 21; Th. i. 116, 7.

Linked entry: rúmaþ