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ágen-slaga

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Add: A suicide Nán sylfcwala, ꝥ is ágenslaga, ne becymð Godes ríce, O. E. Hml. i. 296, 14. Ǽlc ágenslaga on écnysse ðrowað. Hml. S. 19, 230: Hml. Th. ii. 250, 22

á-hýran

(v.)
Grammar
á-hýran, -hýrian (q. v. in Dict.)
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to hire Ic áhýre conduco, Wrt. Voc. i. 20, 61. Áhéran conducere, ii. 73, 2: 17, 49. Se ceorl sé þe hæfð óðres geoht áhýrod (-ed, v. l. ), Ll. Th. i. 140, 8

Linked entries: a-hérian á-hýrian

eald-ness

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eald-ness, old age.
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Seó endlyfte tíd bið seó forwerode ealdnyss, þám deáðe geneálǽcende. ... Sume beóð gelǽdde rihtum lífe on forwerodre ealdnysse, Hml. Th. ii. 76, 21-26. Ealdnesse vetustatem, R. Ben. I. 91, 16. Add

ge-stingan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-stingan, pp. ge-stungen
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To stab, pierce by thrusting Hé wæs mid spere on hys sýdan gestungen, Ll. Th. ii. 416, 31. Áhsa hwæþer hé ǽfre ware slegen on þá sídan oððe gestungen. Lch. ii. 258, 24

gímran

(v.)
Grammar
gímran, gýrman; p. de
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to mourn Ic weóp ł ic gýrmde for geóm-runge. . . wóp ł geómrung mín fram ðé nis behýdd rugiebam a gemitu. . . gemitus meus a te non est absconditus Ps. L. 37, 9-10

Linked entry: gyrman

unnan

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Add Hit becwæð sé þe hit áhte . . . swá swá hit his yldran . . . létan and lǽfdan þám gewealde þe hý wel úðon, Ll. Th. i. 184, 3

heáfod-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
heáfod-líc, adj.

Chief, capital

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C. 2; Th. ii. 134, 3. Ðæt wé ús healdan wið heáfodlícan leahtras to keep ourselves from deadly sins, Blickl. Homl. 37, 3

ge-teolod

(v.)
Grammar
ge-teolod, part.

Gained;lucrĭfactus

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Gained; lucrĭfactus Ðonne sceal gehwá him æteówian hwæt he mid ðam punde geteolod hæfþ then shall every one show to him what he has gained with the pound, Homl. Th. ii. 558, 10

hoppian

(v.)
Grammar
hoppian, p. ode

To hop, leap, dance

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To hop, leap, dance Ðá blissode mín cild on mínum innoþe and hoppode ongeán his Drihten then rejoiced my child in my womb, and leaped towards his Lord, Homl. Th. i. 202, 18

Linked entry: hoppetan

torn-gemót

(n.)
Grammar
torn-gemót, es; n.

A meeting intended to cause trouble or molestation,an attack upon an enemy

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A meeting intended to cause trouble or molestation, an attack upon an enemy Gif hé torngemót þurhteón mihte if he could bring about a meeting with his foe, Beo. Th. 2284; B. 1140

slítan

(v.)
Grammar
slítan, p. slát, pl. sliton; pp. sliten

To slit, tear, rendto tear a garment rendto tear, split, rend, cleave, divideto tear, rend, as an animal does with the teeth or feet, a bird with its beak, to tear, bite irritateto tear to destroy, waste, consumeto carp at, back-biteto tear attero to tear, split to tear, break scindere, lacerare, laniare, lacessere, saevire, delere to slit, tear, break

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Godwebba cyst (the veil of the temple) eall forbærst . . . ðæs temples segl . . . sylf slát on , swylce hit seaxes ecg þurhwóde Exon. Th. 70, 19; Cri. 1141

leger

(n.)
Grammar
leger, es; n.

a lyingdeadsicknessdeatha coucha laira grave

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hæbbenne and syllanne for lífe and for legere to have and to give during life and at death, Chart. Th. 208, 3.

Linked entries: clǽne ÁDL

ge-niman

(v.)
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</b> treówe geniman to give one's word to (cf. take = give) :-- For þám treówum þe þú genumen hæfdest Abrahame, Dan. 313. intrans. To go (cf. take = go in M. E.)

swimman

(v.)
Grammar
swimman, p. swamm, pl. swummon ; pp. swummen
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Hié swumman ofer ðæm églande. Ðá hié ðá hæfdon feórðan dǽl ðære eá geswummen. Nar. 10, 29. Com lande lidmanna helm swymman, Beo. Th. 3252 ; B. 1624. Swimman hine geseón hearm getácnaþ. Lchdm. iii. 212, 18.

Linked entry: swymman

ge-mǽne

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Th. i. 126, 3. with a non-material object, of joint action, to share action, responsibility, &amp; c. Habban þá geréf-scypas bégen þá fullan spǽce gemǽne, Ll. Th. i. 236, 25.

sweotolung

(n.)
Grammar
sweotolung, e; f.
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(in respect to consecrating the bishop), 314, 1. Hí ða bóc swutelunge sealdan they gave the charier as evidence (of a grant), 588, 14. swutulunge ðæt man wite ðæt man clǽne bæc hæbbe ( swutelunge ðæt man mid rihte fare, 9), L. A.

and-feng

(n.)
Grammar
and-feng, an-, on-, es; m.

A taking to one's selftaking upa receivingdefencedefenderassumptiosusceptiosusceptor

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A taking to one's self, taking up, a receiving, defence, defender; assumptio, susceptio, susceptor, Lk. Bos. 9, 51: Ps. Spl. 90, 2: Cd. 218; Th. 279, 28; Sat. 245: Ps. Spl. 88, 18

Linked entries: and-fang an-feng

beadu-scearp

(adj.)
Grammar
beadu-scearp, adj.

Battle-sharpsharp in fightapplied to a swordad pugnam acutus

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Battle-sharp, sharp in fight, applied to a sword; ad pugnam acutus Cyning wælseaxe gebræd biter and beaduscearp the king drew his deadly knife bitter and battle-sharp, Beo. Th. 5401; B. 2704

Linked entry: scearp

fæger-wyrde

(adj.)
Grammar
fæger-wyrde, adj.

Fair in word, fairly speaking suāvĭlŏquus, dĕcenter lŏquens

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Fair in word, fairly speaking; suāvĭlŏquus, dĕcenter lŏquens Wes ðú ðínum yldrum árfæst symle, fægerwyrde be thou ever dutiful to thy parents, fair in word, Exon. 80 a; Th. 300, 26; Fä. 12

fóddur-wéla

(n.)
Grammar
fóddur-wéla, an; m.

Abundance of foodcĭbi cōpia

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Abundance of food; cĭbi cōpia Fere fóddurwélan folcscipe dreógeþ [a ship] performs the bringing [i. e. a ship brings, Grn.] abundance of food to people, Exon. 108b; Th. 415, 12; Rä. 33, 10