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niht-feormung

(n.)
Grammar
niht-feormung, e; f.

Entertainment for the night

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Entertainment for the night Hé (Lot) ðám rincum (the angels ) beád nihtfeormunge, Cd. Th. 147, 2; Gen. 2433

ge-cyn

(n.)
Grammar
ge-cyn, -cynn, es; n.

Naturenatura

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Nature; natura Ðæt is of untrumnisse ðæs gecynnes ex infermitate naturæ est, Bd. 1, 27; S. 494, 15

ge-frécnod

(v.)
Grammar
ge-frécnod, part. [frécne savage, wicked]

Savageevilwickedcorruptedatroxscĕlestus

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Savage, evil, wicked, corrupted; atrox, scĕlestus Móde gefrécnod corrupted in mind, Cd. 181; Th. 227, 10; Dan. 184

templ-geat

(n.)
Grammar
templ-geat, es; n.
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The gate or door of a temple Hé æt sumum sǽle stód æt ðam tempelgeate, Wulfst. 49, 25

wist-mete

(n.)
Grammar
wist-mete, es; m.
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Food for sustenance Ic eom áféded of ðam genihtsumestan wistmettum mínre fylle, Homl. Skt. ii. 23 b, 582

wuldor-geflogena

(n.)
Grammar
wuldor-geflogena, an; m.

A fugitive from glory an evil spirit

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A fugitive from glory, an evil spirit Magon ðás .viiii. wyrta wið nygon wuldorgeflogenum, Lchdm. iii. 36, 15

Linked entry: ge-flogena

cýþere

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Swilce ðǽr gereste sum hálig cýðere. Þá befrán Martinus ðæs martires naman, Hml. Th. ii. 506, 28. Add

glade

(adv.)
Grammar
glade, (?); adv.
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Joyously, gladly Hié of þám grimman gryre glade treddedon, Dan. 439. Hí fore góddædum glade blissiað, Cri. 1287

nigonteóþa

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On ðone nygentegðan dæg, Shrn. 92, 21 : 105, 29. Add

súþ-mǽgþ

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Ealle ðás mǽgðe and eác óðre súðmǽgðe oð gemǽre Humbre streámes, Bd. 5, 23; Sch. 691, 5. Add

un-wrǽstlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
un-wrǽstlíce, adv.

Weaklyabsurdly

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Weakly, absurdly Ðys híw ealde úðwitan gesettan ágén ðam þingum ðe Zenodotus unwrǽstlíce gesette, Anglia viii. 334, 17

Linked entries: wrǽstlíce un-wrǽst

on-flígen

(n.)
Grammar
on-flígen, es; n.

Infectious disease

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Infectious disease Nú mágon ðás .viiii. wyrta wið .viiii. áttrum and wið nygon onflýgnum, Lchdm. iii. 36, 16

ge-teld

(n.)
Grammar
ge-teld, -tæld, -teald, es ; n. [teld a tent]

A tenttabernaclepavilionTILTcovertentōriumtabernācŭlum

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God æteówde Abrahame on ðam dene Mambre, ðǽr ðǽr he sæt on his geteldes ingange appāruit Abraham in convalle Mambre, sĕdenti in ostio tabernācŭli sui, Gen. 18, 1: Ps. Spl. 26, 9. Hwylc eardaþ on getelde ðínum quis habĭtābit in tabernācŭlo tuo?

Linked entries: teld ge-teald

unna

(n.)
Grammar
unna, an; m.: unne, an; unn, e; f.

grantallowancepermissionwillingness to givepleasure in doing somethinga grantwhat is given

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Bútan hé ðæs abbodes unnan begite nisi ea abba jubeat, R. Ben. 94, 9. Hé eów sige forgeaf þurh unnan ðæs Ælmihtigan, Homl. Th. i. 506, 27: Homl.

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fruma

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Se dæg wæs fruma þyses lǽnan leóhtes, Bl. H. 133, 10. Ðás circean þus gecýþde æt fruman ( at the time of its foundation ) seó ilce bóc, 197, 26.

deór

(adj.)
Grammar
deór, diór, dýr; adj. [deór an animal] .

brave, bold, as a wild beast fortis, strēnuus heavy, severe, dire, vehementgrăvis, dīrus, vehĕmens

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Nis mon in his dǽdum to ðæs deór there is not a man so bold in his deeds, Exon. 82 a; Th. 308, 17; Seef. 41. Ðæt wæs se deóra, Didĭmus wæs háten that was the bold one, he was called Didymus, Cd. 225; Th. 299, 1; Sat. 543.

bufan

(prep.; adv.)
Grammar
bufan, prep. adv.
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Hé ofwearp þone ent bufon ðám eágan, Hml.

æt-speornan

(v.)
Grammar
æt-speornan, l. æt-spornan, -spurnan,
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Heora wóhnys on ðám regole ætspearn, Hml. Th. ii. 158, ll

furh

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Andlang strǽte on ðá deópan fúra, C. D. B. iii. 188, 35. v. ende-, mǽr-, þweorh-, wæter-furh

full-fremednes

(n.)
Grammar
full-fremednes, -ness, -nyss, e; f.

Fulfilmentperfectionperfectio

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Fulfilment, perfection; perfectio Ðæt ic hæbbe manege men gelǽd to ðæm stæðe fullfremednesse on ðæm scipe mínes módes that I have brought many men to the shore of perfection in the ship of my mind, Past. 65; Hat. MS.