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æftan-weard

(adj.)
Grammar
æftan-weard, adj.

Coming afterfollowingposterior

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Coming after, following; posterior Rinc biþ on ófeste, se mec onþýþ æftanweardne the man is in haste, who urges me following, Exon. 125 a ; Th. 480, 3 ; Rä. 63, 5

byrðen-mǽlum

(n.; adv.)
Grammar
byrðen-mǽlum, adv. [byrðen, mǽlum, dat. pl. of mǽl, n.]
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By burdens; oneribus Se déma hǽt his englas gadrian ðone coccel byrðen-mǽlum the judge will command his angels to gather the tares by burdens, Homl. Th. i. 526, 22

cliopian

(v.)
Grammar
cliopian, clioppende;ode; od

To cry, callclamare

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To cry, call; clamare Se Hǽland ongann cliopian [MS. cliopia] the Saviour began to cry, Mk. Skt. Lind. 10, 47. Clioppende, 9, 36: 15, 39: Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 14, 26

cyst-leás

(adj.)
Grammar
cyst-leás, adj.

Fruitless, reprobate reprŏbus

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Fruitless, reprobate; reprŏbus Him [God] ðá se cystleása [Cain] cwealmes wyrhta andswarode then the reprobate [man] Cain, the worker of murder, answered God, Cd. 48; Th. 61, 28; Gen. 1004

díglian

(v.)
Grammar
díglian, p. ede, ode ; pp. od

To hideocŭlĕre, occultāre

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To hide; ocŭlĕre, occultāre Hí on wudum and on wéstenum and on scræfum hí hýddon and dígledon se silvis, ac desertis abdĭtisve speluncis occŭlĕrant, Bd. 1, 8; S. 479, 22

Linked entry: dígelan

fird-stemn

(n.)
Grammar
fird-stemn, es; m.

An army-corpsexercĭtus cohors

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An army-corps; exercĭtus cohors Ðá se fird-stemn fór hám, ðá fór óðer út when the army-corps went home, then another went out, Chr. 921; Th. 195, 19

Linked entry: fyrd-stemn

gál-smerc

(adj.)
Grammar
gál-smerc, adj. [smercian to smirk, smile]

Lightlaughinggigglingpĕtŭlans

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Light, laughing, giggling; pĕtŭlans Gyf se munuc ne biþ gálsmerc and eáðe and hræde on hleahtre si mŏnăchus non sit pĕtŭlans, et făcĭlis et proclīvis ad ridendum, R. Ben. 7

hyrn-stán

(n.)
Grammar
hyrn-stán, es; m.

corner-stone

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A. corner-stone Hé is se hyrnstán ðe gefégþ ða twegen weallas tógædere he is the corner-stone that joins together the two walls, Homl. Th. i. 106, 12, 23

land-mearc

(adj.)
Grammar
land-mearc, adj.
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Belonging to the boundaries of a country Mín is se landmerca and mín is mannaseisca landsplot meus est galaad ( = heap of witness) et meus est mannases, Ps. Lamb. 59, 9

losigend-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
losigend-líc, adj.
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Se ðe ða losigendlícan buruhware [people of Jerusalem] bemǽnde, i. 408, 6

móne-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
móne-líc, <b>món-líc;</b> adj.

Lunar

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Lunar Ðis is se mónelíca [mónlíca, MS. P.] mónaþ, Lchdm. iii. 248, 20: 250, 1. Sró sunne biþ hwíltídum þurh ðæs mónelícan trendles underscyte áþýstrod, Homl. Th. i. 608, 32

giofan

(v.)
Grammar
giofan, p. geaf, pl. geáfon; pp. gifen

To givedare

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To give; dare Ne meahte se sunu Wonredes hond-slyht gifan [MS. giofan] nor could the son of Wonred give a hand-stroke, Beo. Th. 5937; B. 2972. v gifan

be-twux

(prep.)

between, amonginter

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between, among; inter Nis betwux wífa bearnum, nán mǽrra wítega, ðonne Iohannes se Fulluhtere major inter natos mulierum propheta nemo est Ioanne Baptista, Lk. Bos. 7, 28: Gen. 3, 14

Linked entry: -twux

ge-fére

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-fére, adj.

Easy of accessfăcĭlis accessu

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Easy of access; făcĭlis accessu Nis se foldan sceát mongum gefére the tract of earth is not easy of access to many, Exon. 55 b; Th. 198, 3; Ph. 4

Linked entry: -fére

seolfor-gewiht

(n.)
Grammar
seolfor-gewiht, es; m.
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Silver-weight, the scale of weight by which silver is weighed, where the pound is of sixteen ounces Se sester sceal wegan twá pund be sylfyrgewyht, Lchdm. iii. 92, 14

stincan

(v.)
Grammar
stincan, p. stanc, pl. stuncon
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Se wyrm stonc æfter stáne, Beo. Th. 4565 ; B. 2288

swólig

(n.)
Grammar
swólig, (cf. dysig for the form), es; n.
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) bringaþ ádle on ðam milte, ðonne se mon wyrð tó swíþe forhǽt, Lchdm. ii. 244, 7

Linked entry: swól

un-geteón

(n.)
Grammar
un-geteón, es; n.

Foul injury

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Engel se ðe ásetted is ofer nétno úsra gihalda ða ðætte ne mæg diól onrád ða ( ut non poterit diabolus inequitare illa ), Rtl. 119, 15

bufan-cweden

(adj.)
Grammar
bufan-cweden, adj.
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Aforesaid, above-mentioned Ðæs bufancwedenan mannes mægnu ... se bufancwedena wer, Gr. D. 14, 8. Þá landgemǽro ðæs bufancwedenan landes, C.D. ii. 265, 27. Þysum bufancwedenum gelíce. Gr. D. 90, 27

earendel

(v.)
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Se níwa eorendel Sanctus Jóhannes, Bl. H. 163, 30