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ymb-sittan

(v.)
Grammar
ymb-sittan, p. -sæt, pl. -sǽton ; pp. -seten.
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Th. 15, 6: 17, 4. (1 a) to sit at council, be engaged about :-- Hí án geþeaht ealle ymbsǽtan cogitaverunt consensum in unum Ps. Th. 82, 5. to be around, be neighbouring. v. ymb-sittend Ðám ðe ús ymbsittaþ his qui in circuitu nostro sunt Ps.

Linked entry: emb-sittan

a-terian

(v.)
Grammar
a-terian, p. ede; pp. ed

To fail ⬩ become weary ⬩ deficere ⬩ fatigare

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Ben. interl. 53

frecnes

(n.)

glis ⬩ clammy earth ⬩ argilla ⬩ glus

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Ben. Frecnis glus, Glos. Epnl. Reed. 157, 25

ge-tricce

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-tricce, adj.

Faithful

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Ben. 61, Lye

un-gewemmedness

(n.)
Grammar
un-gewemmedness, e; f.

Purity

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Purity Rihtlíc is mé swá besmitenre fram ðínre clǽnan ungewemmednesse beón áscirod, Homl. Skt. ii. 23 b, 438

Linked entries: un-gewemedness ge-wemmedness

cursian

(v.)
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to plait Slǽnde ł cursende (cursendo ł slægendo, L.) ðyrnenne bég plectentes spineam coronam, Mk. R. 15, 17. (?)

ealu-hús

(n.)
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Ðe werc of þesternesse . . . ben oueretes and untimeliche eten alehuse, O. E. Hml. ii. 11, 30

ge-tídran

(v.)
Grammar
ge-tídran, ge-tídrian; pp. ge-tídred, ge-tídrod
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To make or to become weak: — Sceall nýde ꝥ lícumlice fæt beón getýdrod (infirmetur), Gr. D. 227, 27

íþ-rǽde

(adj.)
Grammar
íþ-rǽde, adj. Easy to guess (v. rædan; <b>VI a.</b>)
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Cunna mage þú árǽdan hwæt þis mage beón. Ic wéne þæt hit nis éðrǽde, E. S. xxxvi. 326

méting

(n.)
Grammar
méting, e; f.
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Ben. 46, 2

ofer-prút

(n.)
Grammar
ofer-prút, ofer-prúd, ofer-prýt ?, e; f.
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Excessive pride Hí beóð þurh oferprúda alles tó rance . . . ant on módignesse tó swíðe áhofene, Wlfst. 81, 28

Linked entry: prút

weorold-sceáwung

(n.)
Grammar
weorold-sceáwung, e; f.
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A worldly spectacle -Warnion preóstas ꝥ hí ne beón betwyx woroldsceáwungum non spectaculis mundi intersint, Chrd. 76, 30

yfel-libbende

(adj.)
Grammar
yfel-libbende, adj.
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Ben. I. 118, 10. Cf. wel-libbende

ofer-hlýde

(adj.)
Grammar
ofer-hlýde, adj.

Over-loud, noisy

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Ben. 30, 14. Similar entries v. preceding word

tó-forlǽtenness

(n.)
Grammar
tó-forlǽtenness, e; f.

Intermission

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Ben. Interl. 45, 11: Homl. Th. i. 596, 15 : ii. 382, 1

Linked entry: tó-forlǽten

symbellíce

(adv.)
Grammar
symbellíce, adv.

Solemnly

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Ben. Interl. 98, 10

swícan

(v.; prep.)
Grammar
swícan, p. swác, pl. swicon; pp. swicen.
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Ger. swíhante vagus.] to move away, depart, escape Wiþ ðæt beón æt ne fleón, genim veneriam and gehóh hý tó ðære hýfe; ðonne beóþ hý wunigende and nǽfre ne swícaþ, Lchdm. i. 98, 2.

Linked entry: be-swicenness

fíf-fealde

(n.)
Grammar
fíf-fealde, -falde, an; f.

A butterfly ⬩ pāpĭlio

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Ben. Lye Fíffealde pāpĭlio, Wrt. Voc. 281, 40. Fífaldæ pāpĭlio, Glos. Epnl. Recd. 160, 78

ge-hrine

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For 'v. wíf-gehrine' substitute Gif þine geféran beóð clǽne from wífa gehrine ( a femineo contactu ), Nar. 27, 8

un-áfylledlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
un-áfylledlíc, adj.

Insatiate

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Insatiate Hí ( hell and avarice ) habbaþ unáfylledlíce grǽdignysse ðæt hí fulle ne beóð nǽfre, Homl. Skt. i. 16, 285

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