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beg-beám

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Morarius begbeám morarius etiam celsa vocatur, mora haec commune nomen est bergena (cf. heorot-berge), Wrt. Voc. ii. 59, I. Cf. beger. Add

cucol

(adj.)
Grammar
cucol, (?); adj.
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Rickety, unsteady In loco qui dicitur Cucolaustán, C.D. ii. 109, 16. [Cf. D.D. cockle to totter, be unsteady; cockly rickety, unsteady.] Cf. copel

sciran

(v.)
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to cut

on-flígen

(n.)
Grammar
on-flígen, es; n. l. (?) on-flygen, e; f.
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Cf. lygen

sǽl

(n.)
Grammar
sǽl, es; m.: e; f.

time, occasiona fit time, season, opportunity,circumstance, condition happiness, good fortune, good time, prosperity

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Syngum tó sǽlum (cf. After liked him ful wele for al was turned him to sele, C. M. 4432) for the happiness of sinners, 84, 21; Cri. 1377. Ne frín ðú æfter sǽlum, sorh is geníwod, Beo.

Linked entry: sél

tó-sníðan

(v.)
Grammar
tó-sníðan, p. -snáð, pl. -snidon; pp. -sniden.

to cut in twocut in piecescut upto cut awaycut off

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to cut in two, cut in pieces, cut up Hé geteáh his seax and genam his sciccels ðe hé him on hæfde, tósnáð ðá hine on twá, and healfne sealed ðæm þearfan . . .

efen-wyrcend

(n.)
Grammar
efen-wyrcend, es; m.
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A co-operator Adrianus wæs efenwyrcend on Godes worde Theodorus arcebiscopes Hadrianus co-operator in uerbo Dei Theodori Episcopi, Bd. 5, 20; Sch. 673, 10

æl-gréne

(adj.)

all-green

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all-green, Cd. 10; Th. 13, 3; Gen. 197: Cd. 74; Th. 91, 24; Gen. 1517: Bt. Met. Fox 20, 155; Met. 20, 78

ealu-wǽge

(n.)
Grammar
ealu-wǽge, es; n.

An ale-cuppătĕra, scyphus

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An ale-cup; pătĕra, scyphus Dóhtor Hróþgáres eorlum ealuwǽge bær Hrothgar's daughter bore the ale-cup to the earls, Beo. Th. 4047; B. 2021

Linked entry: ealo-wǽge

efen-eald

(adj.)
Grammar
efen-eald, efn-eald; adj.

Co-eval, of the same, ageco-ævus, co-ætāneus

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Co-eval, of the same, age; co-ævus, co-ætāneus Ic æt efenealdum ǽfre ne métte máran snyttro I never met with greater prudence among those of his age. Andr. Kmbl. 1105; An. 553: Bd. 5. 19; S. 637, 19.

Linked entry: efn-eald

ge-cristnian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-cristnian, p. ode, ade; pp. od, ad [cristnian to christianize]

To christianizecatechizecatechīzāre

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To christianize, catechize; catechīzāre He ðone cyning gecristnade, and hine eft æfter fæce mid fulluhtbæþe aþwógh mid his þeóde cum rex ipse catechīzāus, fonte baptism, cum sua gente abluĕrētur, Bd. 3, 7; S. 329, 13.

ófost

(n.)
Grammar
ófost, ófest, ófst, e; f.

Haste, speed

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Ófest, Cd. Th. 196, 18; Exod. 293. Ófst and hradung, R. Ben. 3, 11. Swá hwylc preóst swá wyrne (refuses to baptize a man) for ófste his fóre qui-cunque presbyter festinandi itineris sui causa deneget L. Ecg. C. 6; Th. ii. 138, 21.

Linked entries: éfest ófest ófst

wóden-dreám

(n.)
Grammar
wóden-dreám, es; m.

Madnessfury

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Madness, fury Réþnes, wódendreám Similar entries (cf. wéden-heort; or (?) wóden dreám ; cf. on wódum dreáme, v. wód, (I)) furor animi, Wrt. Voc. ii. 151, 69

ge-recenness

(n.)
Grammar
ge-recenness, (?), e ; f.
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Gerecenesse congerie (cf. congerie ge-gæderuncge, An. Ox. 435), Wrt. Voc. ii. 23, 26. a going, departure (cf. ge-witenness). v. ge-receness;

Linked entries: -recennes ge-recan

ge-þofta

(n.)
Grammar
ge-þofta, (?), an; m.
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Fellowship, society Sinscipes (sein-, MS.) geþoften (cf. gemána contubernia, societas, Wrt. Voc. ii. 135, 18), samwistu matrimonii contubernia, An. Ox. 414. Cf. brý-tofta ( = brýd-þofta)

gicer

(n.)
Grammar
gicer, gycer, es ; n.
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[Cf. O. H. Ger. iuchart jugerum.] Cf. geoc

Linked entry: gycer

fǽrlíce

(adv.)
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Add: quickly, rapidly Se maessepreóst þe hé tó fundode swá fǽrlíce (cf. ardlíce, 4, 64) mid gange, Hml. S. 3, 467. Cf. fǽr-lic; II a

þríste

(adj.)
Grammar
þríste, and þríst; adj.

Boldboldpresumptuousaudaciousshameless

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Geþinga ús þrístum wordum, 21, 30; Cri. 342: Cd. Th. 242, 27; Dan. 425. Ic ǽnig ne métte þrístran geþóhtes, mægþa cynnes, Exon.

Linked entries: þrístling þrýste

ge-haccod

(v.)

hackedcut

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hacked, cut

steóp

(n.)
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a cup

Linked entry: stióp