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níþing

(n.)
Grammar
níþing, es; m.

A villainone who commits a vile action

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Se cing and eall here cwǽdon Swegen for níþing ( Swegen had treacherously put Beorn to death ), Chr. 1049; Erl. 174. 31

níþ-sele

(n.)
Grammar
níþ-sele, es; m.

A hall where one is exposed to the hatred of a foe

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A hall where one is exposed to the hatred of a foe [Grein reads niþ-sele a hall low down, beneath the water. ] Hé [in] níþsele náthwylcum wæs, ðǽr him nǽnig wæter wihte ne sceþede, Beo. Th. 3030; B. 1513

Linked entry: niþ

bleac

(adj.)
Grammar
bleac, def. se bleaca; adj.

Blacknigerblack

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Black; niger Wæs ðis gesceád ðæt for missenlíce heora feaxes hiwe, óðer wæs cweden se bleaca Heawold, óðer se hwíta Heawald ea distinctione ut pro diversa capillorum specie, unus niger Hewald, alter albus Hewald diceretur, Bd. 5, 10; S. 624, 16

ge-mearcan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-mearcan, to -mearcenne; p. ede; pp. ed

To mark, observe, keepobservāre

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To mark, observe, keep; observāre Getácna me ðǽr sélast sý sáwle mínre to gemearcenne Meotudes willan signify to me where it be best for my soul to observe the Creator's will, Exon. 118 a; Th. 453, 7; Hy. 4, 11

ge-neáhsen

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-neáhsen, adj.

Near

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Fox 4, 23; Met, 4, 12

Linked entry: -neáhsen

set-hrægl

(n.)
Grammar
set-hrægl, es; n.
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A cloth for covering a seat Setrægl tapeta , Wrt. Voc. i. 82, 19. Ic gean tó Cristes weofede ánre lytlere goldenre róde and ánes sethrægles ( an altar-cloth? ], Chart. Th. 564, 10, 18. Án lang healwáhrift and þríó sethrægl, 538, 4

Linked entry: setl-hrægl

þǽr-bufan

(adv.)
Grammar
þǽr-bufan, adv.
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Ðǽrbufan (v. 1 Tim. 3, 2 sqq. for the additional remarks referred to ) is geteald hwelc hé beón sceal, gif hé untǽlwierðe biþ, Past. 8; Swt. 53, 10

Linked entry: bufan

þríst-hygdig

(adj.)
Grammar
þríst-hygdig, -hýdig; adj.

Bold-mindedcourageous

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Fox 443; Men. 223. Sum biþ æt þearfe þrísthýdigra þegn mid his þeódne, Exon. Th. 298, 1; Crä. 78

þreáníd-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
þreáníd-líc, adj.

That entails painful violencecalamitousafflictive

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That entails painful violence, calamitous, afflictive Micel is ðæt ongin and þreániédlíc ðínre gelícan ðæt ðú forhycge hláford úrne great is the undertaking and calamitous for the like of thee to despise our lord, Exon. Th. 250, 16; Jul. 128

un-spéd

(n.)
Grammar
un-spéd, e; f.

Wantindigencepenury

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For unspéda prae inopia, 87, 9. Ðiós of unspoed (unspoedum, Rush.) hire alle ða ðe hæfde sende haec de paenuria sua omnia quae habuit misit, Mk. Skt. Lind. 12, 44. unspéd

cwild-seten

Grammar
cwild-seten, v. cwyld-seten
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., but substitute for citations Cwylsetene (cwylseten conticinium, Hpt. Gl. 495, 6) conticinio, An. Ox. 3771. Cwyldsetene, 2, 250: 8, 198. Cwuldsetene, 7, 273. Cwyldsetene ( conticinio, gallicantu, Hpt.

folc-dryht

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For first passage substitute

fore-cynren

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For Cot. 154 substitute

ge-máhlicnes

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Substitute: Importunity, inconvenience Ðý lǽs ðurh ðá wilnunga ðissa eorðcundlicra ðinga ðæt mód áðístrige se for-hwierfda gewuna gemálicnesse ne mentem per terrenarum rerum cupidinem importunitas pulvereae cogitationis obscuret, Past. 79, 19.

ge-cípe

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-cípe, adj.
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For sale Ðǽr ( in the temple ) wǽron gecýpe hrýðeru and scép and culfran. On ðám dagum ... man offrode hrýðeru ...; ðá tihte seó gítsung þá sácerdas þæt man ðillic orf þǽr tó ceápe hæfde, Hml. Th. i. 406, 17: 412, 1

Linked entry: ge-cýpe

heals-mene

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an ornament for the neck Brýcð wíf healsmene utitur mulier anabola (ornamentum muliebre), Hpt. 31, 7, 91. Healsmyna frætewunge crepundiorum lunulas, An. Ox. 2203. Halsmenum, sweórbeágum lunulis, 1188.

híre-mann

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Oft for ðæs láreówes unwísdóme misfarað þá híremen, Past. 28, 5. On ðám breóstum ðæs gódan recceres sceal bión gierd. Ðæt is ðæt hé ðreáge his híremenn, 125, 22. Take here hýre-mann and hýrig-mann in Dict., and add

Linked entry: hýre-mann

hlagol

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For, 'Lye' substitute

heofon-flód

(n.)
Grammar
heofon-flód, es; m.
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Flood produced by heavy rain Wæs seó eá for regna micelnesse swíðe réðe, and heofonflód micel on sæt (on gesett, v. l.) fluuius prae inundantia pluuiarum late alueum suum immo omnes ripas suas transierat. Bd. 3, 24; Sch. 309, 18

hwíting

(n.)
Grammar
hwíting, e; f.
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</b> For Rä. 48, 3 l. 43, 3 : <b>hwít-locced.</b> l. -loccede, and add Cwén hwítloccedu