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hearpe

(n.)
Grammar
hearpe, hærpe, an; f.

A harpplectrum, chelys, psalterium, cythara

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Ne biþ him tó hearpan hyge ... se ðe on lagu fundaþ he has no mind to the harp ... who on the ocean puts forth, 82 a; Th. 308, 23; Seef. 44.

niþer-weard

(adj.)
Grammar
niþer-weard, adj.

Downwardturned downwards

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Downward, turned downwards Neb is mín niþerweard, Exon. Th. 403, 1; Rä. 22, 1 : 416, 24; Rä. 35, 3. Niþer-wearþ, 413, 15; Rä. 32, 6

un-bletsung

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

Cursing

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Cursing Fela is ðæra ðe .... embe bletsunga oððe unbletsunga leohtlíce lǽtaþ, and understandaþ ... 'Quodcumque benedixeritis et cetera,' L. I. P. 6; Th. ii. 310, 36

handlung

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D. 164, 29 Þone þe se Godes wer (Benedict) gehrínende ac on lóciende (non tangendo, sed respiciendo) álýsde

ofer-gesett

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Monige nyllað geðencean ðæt hié beóð óðrum bróðrum ofergesett on godcundum ðingum nonnulli velut obliti quod fratribus animarum causa praelati sunt, Past. 126, 17. Add

smúgan

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Smúgan serpere (nec fibris caeca venena sinat), 5381. Add

sceap

(n.)
Grammar
sceap, es ; n.

A private part

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A private part Hé getǽlde his fæder Noe, ðǽr hé on his sceape lócode, Anglia xi. 2, 53. Wið gicþan ðæra sceapa, Lchdm. i. 38, 15

weg-leást

(n.)
Grammar
weg-leást, e; f.

Want of road

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Want of road Dwelian hé dyde hig on wegleáste and on wege errare fecit eos in invio et non in via, Ps. Spl. 106, 40

Linked entry: weg-lísu

hǽling

(n.)
Grammar
hǽling, e; f.

Healingsanatio

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Healing Ic nán yfel on hym næbbe gemét be hǽlinge I have found no evil in him with regard to healing, Nicod. 10; Thw. 5, 21

eln-boga

(n.)
Grammar
eln-boga, an; m.

An elbowcŭbĭtum

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An elbow; cŭbĭtum Se earm nǽnige bígnesse on ðam elnbogan hæfde the arm had no bending at the elbow, Bd. 5, 3; S. 616, 23

Linked entries: el-boga elm-boga

blód-wíte

(n.)
Grammar
blód-wíte, es; n.

Bloodsanguis

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[blód, wíte mulcta] Blood; sanguis ic gegadrige gesamnunga heora of blódum oððe of blódwítum non congregabo conventicula eorum de sanguinibus, Ps. Lamb. 15, 4

Linked entry: wíte

un-ceápunga

(adv.)
Grammar
un-ceápunga, adv.

Without payment or recompensegratis

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Without payment or recompense; gratis ic wið feohsceattum ofer folc bere Drihtnes dómas, ac ðé unceápunga orlæg secge, Cd. Th. 262, 18; Dan. 746

efen-lǽcung

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Þá Judéiscan wǽron ytele ðurh euenlǽcunge, ðurh gecynde, Hml. Th. ii. 226, 35. Add

þeów

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Hé cwæð þæt hit geweorþan sceolde þæt sé wǽre leóda cyning, sé þe ǽr wæs folce þeów, Ors. 4, 6; S. 178, 21. Add

mǽre

(adj.)
Grammar
mǽre, adj.

Greatexcellentdistinguishedillustrioussublimesplendidcelebratedfamouswidely knownnotoriousdistinguished by evil deedsinsignis

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Nis betwux wífa bearnum nán mǽrra wítega ðonne Johannes, Lk. Skt. 7, 28. Nán man ne biþ for óðres góde ðý mǽrra ne ðý geheredra splendidum te aliena claritudo non efficit. Bt. 30, 1; Fox 108, 27. David wæs hearpera mǽrost, Ps. C. 50; Ps.

lícend-líce

(adv.)
Grammar
lícend-líce, adv.

Pleasingly

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Pleasingly Forðon mín gebed gyt bécnum standeþ ðæt him on wísum is wel lýcendlíce quoniam adhuc est oratio mea in beneplacitis eorum, Ps. Th. 140, 8

ge-witfæst

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-witfæst, adj.

Of sound mind

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Of sound mind Nǽnig deófolseóc ðæt he eft wel gewitfæst nǽre no possessed person that was not in his right mind again, Guthl. 15; Gdwin. 66, 17

Linked entry: -witfæst

giómor

(adj.)
Grammar
giómor, adj.

Sadsorrowfulmæstus

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Sad, sorrowful; mæstus sceal ic wreccea giómor, singan sárcwidas now shall I, a sad wretch, sing mournful songs, Bt. Met. Fox 2, 6; Met. 2, 3

riht-stefn

(n.)
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a properly pronounced word, properly modulated sound mid rihtstefnum ac mid micelum hreáme ongann clypian magnis non vocibus, sed stridoribus clamare incepit, Gr. D. 28, 28

Linked entry: stefn

rǽran

(v.)
Grammar
rǽran, p. de
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Ne cúðon firena fremman ... elles ne ongunnon rǽran on roderum nymþe riht and sóð, Cd. Th. 2, 18; Gen. 21. Geflitu rǽran, Elen. Kmbl. 884; El. 443.

Linked entry: hebban