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þrí

(n.; num.; adj.)
Grammar
þrí, þrý, þrié, þreó; m.: þreó, þrió, þré; f. n. (ðreá, ðriá, ðreó, ðrió in North.); gen. þreóra, þrióra (and ðreána in North.); dat. þrim (þrím? ðriim in North., but cf. Goth. þrim), later þreom.

Three

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A.: ðreó, Lind.: þreó, Rush.) synt gegaderode, Mt. Kmbl. 18, 20. Beóð fífe on ánum húse tódǽlede, þrý (ðrió, Lind.: ðriá, Rush.) on twégen and twégen on þrý (þreó, MS. A.: ðrió, Lind., Rush.), Lk. Skt. 12, 52.

Linked entries: þreó þrió þrý

candel-treów

(n.)
Grammar
candel-treów, es; n.
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Rush. 5, 15

bísen

(n.)
Grammar
bísen, gen. bísne, bísene; f.

An example, similitude, command, precept

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Rush. War. 13, 6: Cd. 27; Th. 36, 13; Gen. 571

þeahtung

(n.)
Grammar
þeahtung, e; f.
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Rush. 3, 6

wreccan

(v.)
Grammar
wreccan, (?); p. wreahte; pp. wreaht, wræht, wreht

To twist ⬩ to strain ⬩ to torment

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Rush. 5, 7

hirde-leás

(adj.)
Grammar
hirde-leás, adj.

Without a shepherd

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Rush 9, 36

þing-stów

(n.)
Grammar
þing-stów, e; f. A place of meeting, a public place
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Rush. 7, 4

on-fenge

(adj.)
Grammar
on-fenge, adj.

Taken, accepted

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Án geonfenge (onfenge, Rush.) biþ una assumetur, 17, 35. Onfengo suscepta, Rtl. 9, 7

screpan

(v.)
Grammar
screpan, p. scræp, pl. scrǽpon; pp. screpen
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Rush. 9, 18. Screp ðæt blód of, Lchdm. ii. 262, 6: 38, 20

Linked entries: scrípan be-screopan

ge-dwolian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-dwolian, p. ede; pp. ed

To err

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Rush. 12, 27 : Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 18, 12

Linked entry: ge-dwalian

un-rihtness

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

Iniquity ⬩ injustice ⬩ wrong

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Rush. 13, 27

wís-fæst

(adj.)
Grammar
wís-fæst, (
Similar entries
v. wíse, and cf. þeáw-fæst
); adj.

Perfect

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Rush. 19, 21. Wísfæst éghwelc bið perfectus omnis erit, Lk. Skt. Lind. 6, 40. Folc wísfæst plebem perfectum, I. 17. Wísfæsto (perfecti) wossað gié. Rtl. 13, 19

el-lende

(adj.)
Grammar
el-lende, ele-lænde; adj.

Strange, foreign ⬩ extĕrus, peregrīnus

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Rush. 21, 33: 25, 14

Linked entries: ele-lænde -lende

un-trymman

(v.)
Grammar
un-trymman, -trymian; p. ede

To be or to become weak ⬩ sick ⬩ ill ⬩ infirm

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Rush. 4, 46. Ðæs bróðer untrymade, Lind. 11, 2. Hé ongann untrymmia coepit egere, Lk. Skt. Lind. 15, 14

sáda

(n.)
Grammar
sáda, an; m.

A cord, halter, snare

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A cord, halter, snare Swelce sádo (sáde, Rush.) tamquam laqueus, Lk. Skt. Lind. 21, 35. Grin biþ on sádan tórænded laqueus contritus est, Ps. Th. 123, 7. Mid sáde ( laqueo ) hine áwrigde, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 27, 5

recene

(adv.)
Grammar
recene, adv.
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Rush. 1, 29. Hét him recene tó his sunu gangan, Cd. Th. 53, 20; Gen. 864 : 134, 41; Gen. 2228. Ðú nú recene beheald intende, Ps. Th. 29, 1. Recone ł sóna confestim, Mk. Skt. Rush. 5, 29 : cito, 9, 39 : statim, Lind. 14, 45.

Linked entry: ricene

un-wæstm

(n.)
Grammar
un-wæstm, es, e; m. f. n.

an evil growth ⬩ a bad plant ⬩ a tare ⬩ weed ⬩ bad growth ⬩ failure of crops

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an evil growth, a bad plant, a tare, weed Unwæstm (ða weód, Rush.) zizania, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 13, 38. Huona hafes unwæstm (ðæt weód, Rush.) unde habet zizania? 13, 27. Gié geadrias ðæt unwæstm, 13, 28. Ða unwæstma zizania, 13, 30, 40.

weód

(n.)
Grammar
weód, es; n. f. (?)

A useless or injurious plant, ⬩ a weed

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Rush. 13, 27. Is áwriten ðæt hé séwe ðæt weód on ða gódan ǽceras Past. 47 ; Swt. 357, 17. Ðá æteáwde ða weód Mt. Kmbl. Rush. 13, 26, 25, 29, 30. Mótan ealle weóda nú wyrtum áspringan Lchdm. iii. 36, 26.

mixen

(n.)
Grammar
mixen, [n]e; f.

A mixen ⬩ dung-heap ⬩ dung

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Ic sendo micxseno (mixenne, Rush.), mittam stercora, Lk. Skt. Lind. 13, 8

Linked entries: meoxen myxen

god

(n.)
Grammar
god, es; n.

A god

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Goddo [godo, Rush.] gie aron dii estis? Jn. Skt. Lind. 10, 34. God deos, Rush. 35. Godu, Ps. Th. 81, 6: 94, 3. Syndon ealle hǽðene godu hilde deóful omnes dii gentium dæmonia, 95, 5, 4: Exon. 74 b; Th. 278, 16; Jul. 598.

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