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mid-spreca

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Sege ús ꝥ sóðe búton ǽlcon leáse, and wé beóð þíne geholan and ealne wæg þíne midsprecan. Hml. S. 23, 590. Leahtra anspecan and manna midspecan (liberatores), Chrd. 62, 26. Add

brosnian

(v.)
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Heó (Rome) weosnath; and brosnaþ (marcescet) in hire sylfre. Gr. D. 134, 2. Nǽfre his líchama ne fúlode ne ne brosnode, Angl. xi. 1, 6. Add

circol-wyrde

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wardeis], and for Bridf. 63 l. Angl. viii. 306, 26. v. next word

leóþ-wrenc

(n.)
Grammar
leóþ-wrenc, es; m.
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Dyple obolisrnene . . . byð oft on Uirgilius bácum and on his leóðwrencum gesette, Angl. viii. 334, 19

Linked entry: wrenc

stór-cylle

Grammar
stór-cylle, l. -cille (v. cille),
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and add Stórcille stérende sí boren turribulum turificando deportetur, Angl. xiii. 402, 530. Stórcillan turibulo, 416, 723. Ealle stórcillan mid récelse on handum berende, 427, 882

god-sibb

(n.)
Grammar
god-sibb, es; m.
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A sponsor Godsibbas and godbearn sponsors and godchildren, Swt. A. S. Rdr. 107, 94

Linked entry: sib

blæst

Grammar
blæst, l. blǽst, take with blǽst

flameblast

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flame,blast, Ðǽra lyfta leóma and þǽra lígetta blǽst. Wlfst. 186, 5. and add

for-wordenlic

(adj.)
Grammar
for-wordenlic, adj.
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Substitute: Corrupt Þysse worulde wela is wyrslic and yfellic and forwordenlic, Wlfst. 263, 13

Linked entry: -worden-lic

seofonhund-wintre

(adj.)
Grammar
seofonhund-wintre, adj.
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Seven hundred years old Hé wæs seofonhundwintre and seofon-and-hundseofontigwintre, Gen. 5, 31

hǽl

(adj.)
Grammar
hǽl, adj.

Hale, safe, whole, sound

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Hale, safe, whole, sound Hǽle and trume safe and sound, Blickl. Homl. 171, 30

ge-lustfulling

(n.)
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On gewilnunge and ungelustfullunge (on gelustfullunge ?) unclǽnre in concupiscentia et in delectatione inmunda, Angl. xi. 116, 12.

ellefne

(adj.)
Grammar
ellefne, adj.

Elevenundĕcim

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Eleven; undĕcim Ellefne orettmæcgas eleven champions, Andr. Recd. 1331; An. 664

eág-sýne

(adj.)
Grammar
eág-sýne, adj.

Visible to the eye ocŭlis conspĭcuus

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Visible to the eye; ocŭlis conspĭcuus, Andr. Kmbl. 3099; An. 1552

hete-róf

(adj.)
Grammar
hete-róf, adj.

Active in hate or hostilityhostile

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Active in hate or hostility, hostile, Andr. Kmbl. 2839; An 1422

líf-neru

(n.)
Grammar
líf-neru, e; f.

food

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Support of life, food Tó lífnere Andr. Kmbl. 2180; An. 1091

be-tolden

(v.; part.)

surrounded

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surrounded, Andr. Kmbl. 1976; An. 990; Similar entries pp. of beteldan

ge-swungen

(v.; part.)

scourgedbeaten

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scourged, beaten, Andr. Kmbl. 2791; An. 1398 pp. of ge-swingan

regollíce

(adv.)
Grammar
regollíce, adv.

Regularly, in accordance with rule (v. preceding word)

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Ðæt biscopas and abbudas, munecas and mynecena, preóstas and nunnan tó rihte gebúgan and regollíce libban, L. Eth. v. 4;Th. i. 304, 27. Sacerd ðe régollíce libbe, L. C. E. 5;Th. i. 362, 8.

ge-metfæstnys

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Ðæt sý mid micelre gemetfæstnesse and gestæþþignesse gedón ipsum cum summa gravitate et moderatione honestissime fiat, 67, 14. moderation in food, temperance Gang hé tó his gereorde and mid micelre sýfernysse and gemetfæstnysse his góda brúce, and

on-uppan

(prep.)
Grammar
on-uppan, prep.

upon, onbesides, over and above

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Hí lédon hyra reáf uppan hig, and setton hyne onuppan, Mt. Kmbl. 21, 7. Hí gemétton fýr and fisc onuppon, Homl. Th. ii. 292, 4. besides, over and above Hé hét ácwellan ða rícostan witan, and onuppan ágenne bróðor and his módor ofbeátan, Met. 9, 28

Linked entry: uppan