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for-heardian

(v.)
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Ǽr þon ðe hé þone forheardodan swile gehnesce, Lch. ii. 212, 18. Add

fóre-scéawere

Grammar
fóre-scéawere, fore-sceáwere (for-)
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glosses provisor Gód and forsceáwere (prouisor) hé bið, E. S. 39 (December). Substitute:

fore-sendan

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to send in advance Hé foresende premisit (thesauros), Angl. xiii. 448, 1184. Add:

ge-blendan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-blendan, to blind.
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Dele bracket, and add: — Sume hí wurdon geblende, Chr. 1076; P. 212, 26

geflit-mǽlum

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Gehírsumnesse him sylf geflitmǽlum ( certatim ) hí beodan, R. Ben. I. 117, 8. Add

glendran

(v.)
Grammar
glendran, to devour. l. glendrian,
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and add Fisc hyne gearwað ꝥ hé glentrige ( gluttiat ) ǽs, Scint. 107, 8

ge-underþeódan

(v.)
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to subject Gif hé wǽre neádunga Gode geunderþeód ( subjectus ), Angl. vii. 4, 39

híran

(v.)
Grammar
híran, (?)

to exalt ⬩ worship

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to exalt, worship Hé þá hǽðengild hýran ne wolde, wíg weorþian, Ap. 47

hold-lic

(adj.)
Grammar
hold-lic, adj.
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Friendly, kindly [H]wæt hý holdlices quid amicum, fidum An. Ox. 50, 29

hwider-hwega

(adv.)
Grammar
hwider-hwega, adv.
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Somewhither Gange hé him út hwider-hwega sume hwíle, Lch. ii. 182, II

mentel

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Hé cearf læppan of Saules mentle (mentelle, v. l. ), Past. 199, 11. Add

sacian

(v.)
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Hí wǽron saciende dissecabantur, Hpt. 33, 238, 2. v. wiþer-, yfel-sacian. Add

tó-scǽnan

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Hé tóscǽnde ( dirupit ) þone stán and fleówon wæteru, Ps. L. 104, 41. Add

un-árímendlic

(adj.)
Grammar
un-árímendlic, adj.
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Innumerable Ꝥ hé gesáwe unárímendlice (innumera) stówa þára lígea, Gr. D. 317, 8

un-gebrosnendlic

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Þ hí onféngon þá ungebrosnendlican (-nedlican, v.l. ) leán, Gr. D. 233, 15. Add

Linked entry: ge-brosnendlic

brúcan

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[For translation of Wand. 44 in Dict. substitute: he ruled a liberal lord

cúþ-lic

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Hé cýð gecýðnysse swíþe cúðlice be mé, Nap. 77. (Cf. cúþ; II.) Add

on-fealdan

(v.)
Grammar
on-fealdan, p. -feóld

To unfold, unwrap

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To unfold, unwrap Hé onfeóld hys hrægl æt hys sceoldrum, Shrn. 98, 17

hleáppettan

(v.)
Grammar
hleáppettan, p. te

To leap up

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To leap up Hé ongunne hleápettan exsiliens, Bd. 5, 2; S. 615, 22

á-screádian

(v.)
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Þæt hí þá misweaxendan bógas of áscreádian, Hml. Th. ii. 74, 12. Add

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