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wíf-leás

(adj.)
Grammar
wíf-leás, adj.

Without a wifeunmarried

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Without a wife, unmarried: — Gif hwylces weres forme wíf bið deád, ðæt hé be leáfe óðer wíf niman móte, and gif hé ða oferbýt, wunige hé á syððan wífleás (coelebs), L. Ecg. P. ii. 20; Th. ii. 190, 3. ] See also next word

hlehhan

(v.)
Grammar
hlehhan, hlæhan, hlihhan, hlichan, hlihan. hlihgan; p. hlóh; pl. hlógan

To LAUGH [with gladness or contempt], to deride

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Ðǽm hlæhendum ridentibus, Lk. Skt. 5, 7

frum-byrd

(n.)
Grammar
frum-byrd, e; f.

Birthnativity

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Birth, nativity On mínre frumbyrde dæiæge on the day of my birth, Th. Chart. 369, 9

fyrlen

(n.)
Grammar
fyrlen, es; n.

Distancedistantia

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Distance; distantia For ðám mycclan fyrlene on account of the great distance, Boutr. Scrd. 18, 43

mægen-þreát

(n.)
Grammar
mægen-þreát, es; m.

A mighty band

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A mighty band, Cd. 174; Th. 218, 26; Dan. 45: 169; Th. 210, 8; Exod. 512

Norþ-Wealh-cynn

(n.)
Grammar
Norþ-Wealh-cynn, es; n.

The Welsh

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Sum dǽl ðæs Norþ-Wealcynnes, 894; Erl. 92, 21

Linked entry: Wealh-cyn

ge-gyddian

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

To singcantāre

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To sing; cantāre Ic ðás word gegyddode I sang these words, Nicod. 27; Thw. 15, 40

stíþ-hygd

(adj.)
Grammar
stíþ-hygd, adj.
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Resolute, constant Gé tó ðam lifgendan stáne stíðhygde staþol fæstniaþ, Exon. Th. 281, 30 ; Jul. 654

súþ-gemǽre

(n.)
Grammar
súþ-gemǽre, es; n.
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A southern boundary Hiera súþgemǽro licgeaþ tó ðam Reádan Sǽ, Ors. 1, 1; Swt. 10, 34

un-gehrinen

(adj.)
Grammar
un-gehrinen, adj.

Untouchedintact

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Untouched, intact Seó studu ungehrinen ( intacta ) fram ðam fýre áwunede, Bd. 3, 10; S. 534, 36

Linked entries: un-gedered ge-hrínan

un-wærness

(n.)
Grammar
un-wærness, e; f.

Heedlessnesswant of cautionimprudence

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Heedlessness, want of caution, imprudence Þurh ðás unwærnysse hé gebringð hine on helle, Wulfst. 299, 7

Linked entry: wærness

in-cerran

(v.)
Grammar
in-cerran, (=on-cirran, q.v.)
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to pervert, divert Gif aenig monn ðás úre gewitnisse incerre on ówihte, C.D. ii. 6, 11

Linked entry: on-cirran

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Add: dat. mec Secgað mec dicite mihi, Nar. 25, 11. Hwæþer hié mec sóð sægdon, 30

offrung-spic

(n.)
Grammar
offrung-spic, es; n.
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Bacon offered to idols Hé dyde swilce hé ǽte of ðám offrungspice, Hml. S. 25, 92

Linked entry: spic

steóp-bearn

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Onias wolde mid ðám lácum widewan and steópbearn bewerian wið hunger, Hml. S. 25, 755. Add

un-scrýdan

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Add: with dat. of garment Hé þá unscrýdde his reáfe exutus indumento, Gr. D. 101, 13

wearm-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
wearm-líc, adj.

Warm

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Th. 238, 5; Dan. 350

tó-mearcodness

(n.)
Grammar
tó-mearcodness, e; f.

A description

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A description Ðeós tómearcodnes (describtio) wæs ǽryst geworden fram ðam déman Cirino, Lk. Skt. 2, 2

Linked entry: tó-mearcian

flítan

(v.)
Grammar
flítan, part. flítende; ic flíte, ðú flítest, flítst, he flíteþ, flít, pl. flítaþ; p. flát, pl. fliton; pp. fliten

To strivecontenddisputerebelcontendĕrecertāredispŭtārejurgāre

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Me þincþ nú ðæt ðín gecynd and ðín gewuna flíte swíðe swíðlíce wið ðæm dysige methinks now that thy nature and thy habit contend very powerfully against error, Bt. 36, 4; Fox 178, 28

Linked entry: flítend

á-bútan

(prep.; adv.)
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Dele first passage and add: prep. dat. acc. marking position Stódon him ábútan swearte gástas, Hml. Th. i. 414, 9.