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forlegis-wíf

(n.)
Grammar
forlegis-wíf, es; n.

A prostitute

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A prostitute Ic þé háte lǽdan tó forlegeswífa húse, Shrn. 154, 21

Linked entry: forliger-wíf

for-hǽlde

(v.)
Grammar
for-hǽlde, for-hǽlan; p. de

injure

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To make unsound(?), injure Forhǽlde offensa, Wrt. Voc. ii. 65, 53. Substitute:

freós

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Gehlódon him tó húðe hordwearda gestreón, feá (feó?) and freós, Dan. 66. (?)

for-wracnian

(v.)
Grammar
for-wracnian, p. ode
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To be an exile Þám forwracnedum elþeódigum peregrinis, R. Ben. 82, 2

ge-fúrian

(v.)
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to furrow Gefúrede sulcate, An. Ox. 4323. Cf. ge-fýran, ge-fýrian

ge-greátian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-greátian, p. ode
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To become thick or stout Gegreátod incrassatus, Ps. L. fol. 192, 15

Linked entry: greátian

ge-hrisian

(v.)
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to shake together Gehrysed coagitatum, Wrt. Voc. ii. 74, 45: 17, 60

Linked entry: hrisian

ge-liccian

(v.)
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to lick Ðá hundas his wunda geliccedon, Hml. Th. i. 330, 22

Linked entry: liccian

ge-rísan

(v.)
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to rise together Gif gé girioson (consurrexistis) mid Críste Rtl. 25, i

ge-unmihtan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-unmihtan, pp. -miht
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To deprive of strength His geféran feóllon geunmihte, Hml. S. 25, 771

Linked entry: un-mihtan

hincian

(v.)
Grammar
hincian, (?); p. ode

To limp ⬩ hobble ⬩ halt

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To limp, hobble, halt: Hincodon (? printed luncodon) claudicauerunt, Ps. L. 17, 46

Linked entries: luncian hinca

impian

(v.)
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to imp, graft On længtene eregian and impian, Angl. ix. 262, 7

Linked entry: ge-impian

mid-þeahtian

(v.)
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to consent Ná midþeahtien wiþerwenglum ne consentiant adversariis, Ps. Rdr. 290, 1

Linked entry: þeahtian

morþ-wyrhta

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Ðider ( to hell ) sculan mánsworan and morð-wyrhtan, Wlfst. 26, 16. Add

ofer-genyhtsumian

(v.)
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to superabound Þár þár genihtsumude synne ofergenihtsumude (superabundavit) gyfu, Scint. 131, 15

Linked entry: ge-nyhtsumian

pín-beám

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Hí begunnon tó ceorfenne þone heágan pínbeám, Hml. S. 31, 407. Add

teágan

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ꝥ land mid tó tégenne, Bd. 4, 28; Sch. 521, 3. Add

twi-rǽde

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add: at variance, discordant -Twyrǽde tó gesibbianne discordantes reconciliandi, Chrd. 112, 10

ymb-gyrdan

Grammar
ymb-gyrdan, <b>. I</b> I.
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Beóð ymbgyrde stranglíce tó þysum stíðan gewinne, Hml. S. 25, 341. Add

beran

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Fótlástas beran to bend one's footsteps, take one's way , B. 846. Add

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