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be-creópan

(v.)
Grammar
be-creópan, p. -creáp, pl. -crupon; pp. -cropen

To bring secretlyto creepirrepere

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To bring secretly, to creep; irrepere Ðæt he síe becropen on carcern that he should be secretly led to prison, Bt. Met. Fox 25, 71; Met. 25, 36

bysmor-full

(adj.)
Grammar
bysmor-full, adj. [bismer, bysmor pollution, abomination, disgrace; full full]
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Polluted, abominable, disgraceful; pollutus, detestabilis, turpis Ðæt híg búgan ne sceoldon to ðam bysmorfullum hǽðengilde that they should not bow to the abominable heathen idol, Jos. 23, 7

Linked entry: bismer-full

cwid-bóc

(n.)
Grammar
cwid-bóc, e; f.

The Book of Proverbs proverbiorum liber

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The Book of Proverbs; proverbiorum liber Be ðæm is awriten on Salomonnes cwidbócum about which it is written in the Proverbs of Solomon, Past. 36, 8; Cot. MS

fæderen-cnósl

(n.)
Grammar
fæderen-cnósl, fædren-cnósl, es; n. [cnósl a race, kin]

A paternal race, father's kin păterna prōgĕnies, părentēla

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A paternal race, father's kin; păterna prōgĕnies, părentēla Be ðæs fædrencnósles wére according to the 'wer' of the father's kin, L. Alf. pol. 9; Th. i. 68, 2

Linked entry: fædren-cnósl

forþ-healdan

(v.)
Grammar
forþ-healdan, p. -heóld, pl. -heóldon; pp. -healden

To hold tofollow outmaintainexsĕqui

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To hold to, follow out, maintain; exsĕqui Mid ðý he ðæt langre tíde forþheóld and dyde quod dum multo tempŏre sēdŭlus exsĕquĕrētur, Bd. 4, 25; S. 600, 24

for-wegan

(v.)
Grammar
for-wegan, p. -wæg, pl. -wǽgon; pp. -wegen

To killinterficere

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To kill; interficere Ðæt se an foldan læg forwegen mid his wǽpne that he lay slain on the field with his weapon, Byrht. Th. 138, 30; By. 228

freólslíce

(adv.)
Grammar
freólslíce, adv.

Solemnlyfreelysollennĭterlībĕre

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In ðæm he freólslíce meahte lifian in which he might freely live, Bd. 3, 19; S. 547, note 30

full-endian

(v.)
Grammar
full-endian, p. ode; pp. od

To end fullycompletefinishcomplērefīnīre

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To end fully, complete, finish; complēre, fīnīre He bæd Cynebill ðæt he ða árfæstan ongunnennesse fullendode pĕtiit Cynibillum pia cœpta complēre, Bd. 3, 23; S. 554, 39, note

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ful-sárlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
ful-sárlíce, adv.

Full sorelyvery harshly or violentlytristissĭmeacerbissĭmegravissĭme

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Full sorely, very harshly or violently; tristissĭme, acerbissĭme, gravissĭme Ðæt mín sylfes fót fulsárlíce asliden wǽre that my own foot had very violently slipped, Ps. Th. 93, 17

ful-séfte

(adj.)
Grammar
ful-séfte, adj.

Full softvery softvalde mollis

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Full soft, very soft; valde mollis Ic geworhte fulséfte seld, ðæt hí sǽton on I made a very soft seat, which they sat on, Ps. Th. 88, 3

fyrn-gesetu

(n.)
Grammar
fyrn-gesetu, pl. n.

Ancient seatsa former dwelling-placepristĭnum dŏmĭcĭlium

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Ancient seats, a former dwelling-place; pristĭnum dŏmĭcĭlium Óþ-ðæt fyrngesetu eft geséceþ till it again seeks its ancient seats, Exon. 59 b; Th. 216, 5; Ph. 263

gearo-þoncol

(adj.)
Grammar
gearo-þoncol, adj.

Very considerate or prudentvalde considĕrātus vel provĭdus

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Very considerate or prudent; valde considĕrātus vel provĭdus Hí ðæt idese ageáfon gearoþoncolre they gave it to the very prudent woman, Judth. 12; Thw. 26, 23; Jud. 342

ge-bælded

(v.; part.)
Grammar
ge-bælded, part. [ge-, pp. of bældan to animate]

Made boldanimatedanĭmātus

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Made bold, animated; anĭmātus Wæs Laurentius mid ðæs apostoles swingum and trymenessum swíðe gebælded apostŏli flagellis sĭmul et exhortatiōnĭbus anĭmātus ĕrat Laurentius, Bd. 2, 6; Wilk. 124, 7

ealo-fæt

(n.)
Grammar
ealo-fæt, es; n.

An ale-vat, vessel in which ale was left to ferment lăcus

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An ale-vat, vessel in which ale was left to ferment; lăcus Under ðæt ealo-fæt under the ale-vat, L. M. 1, 67; Lchdm. ii. 142, 12

Linked entry: ealu-fæt

hrúm

(n.)
Grammar
hrúm, es; m.

Soot

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Micelne sigelhearwan ðæm wæs seó onsýn sweartre ðonne hrúm a great Ethiopian with a face blacker than soot Shrn. 120, 24

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lǽdend

(n.)
Grammar
lǽdend, es; m.
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One who excuses Ne hyld ðú míne heortan ðæt ic lǽdend wese láðra firena ut non declines cor meum ad excusandas excusationes in peccatis, Ps. Th. 140, 5

missen-líce

(adv.)
Grammar
missen-líce, adv.

Variouslydiverselydifferently

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Variously, diversely, differently Ðeáh hé hié mannum missenlíce dǽle, Blickl. Homl. 39, 18: Exon. 88 a; Th. 331, 6; Vy. 64: 79 b; Th. 299, 18; Crä. 104

norþan-wind

(n.)

a wind from the north

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Ðæs norþanwindes ýst, Bt. 9; Fox 26, 20. Stearc stormas and norþanwindas, 23; Fox 78, 27

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piplian

(v.)
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B.) líc ðæt Grécas erpinam ( έρπηs ) nemnaþ, 266, 20

grafet

(n.)
Grammar
grafet, es; n.
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On ðæt lange grauet of ðam lange grafette, Cod. Dipl. Kmbl. v. 193, 33: 195, 5, 7. Leo takes the word as a diminutive of 'gráf.'