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prútlíce

(adv.)
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Add: haughtily, arrogantly Welegum þyssere worulde bebeód ná prútlíce (superbe) witan, Scint. 178, 4. Oif hwylc bróðor an preósthýrede bið þe intó cyrcan prútlíce (pompatice) gǽð, Chrd. 60, 34: 343

sceáwung-stów

(n.)
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sceáwung-stów, e; f.
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A place of observation Sion is án dún, and heó is gecweden sceáwungstów, Hml. Th. i. 210, 21. v. sceáwere; <b>III,</b> and wlite-sceáwung

swegel-horn

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Sweglhorn sambuca (sambuca salpicibus respondet musica crebris, Ald. 146, 21), An. Ox. 14, 1. Swegelhorna sambucorum, i. genus simphoniarum (licet musica sambucorum harmonia persultans insonuerit, Ald. 23, 3), 1645. Add

wracu

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Add: wrace (?), an Grimre wrace (wræc, v.l.) þá fyren-fullan ðeóde þæs grimman mánes wæs æfterfylgende acrior gentem peccatricem ultio diri sceleris secuta est, Bd. l, 14; Sch. 39, 12

weall-geat

(n.)
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weall-geat, es; n.

A gate in a wall

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A gate in a wall Hié gegán hæfdon tó ðam weallgeate they had reached the city's gate, Judth. Thw. 23, 26; Jud. 141. Tó weallgeatum, Andr. Kmbl. 2407; An. 1205

ænett

(n.)
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ænett, es; n.

Solitude, retirement

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Solitude, retirement Ǽnettes solitudinis, An. Ox. 2383: anachoreseos, 3638. Ǽnyttes, 2, 233. Tó ðǽre stówe his leófan ǽnettes (ánetnysse, ǽnetnesse, v. ll.) ad locum dilectae solitudinis, Gr. D. 105, 27

heáh-stefn

(adj.)
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heáh-stefn, adj.

Having a high stem or prow

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Having a high stem or prow Heáhstefn naca the high-prowed boat, Andr. Kmbl. 532; An. 266. Heáhstefn scipu high prowed ships, Exon. 96 b; Th. 361, 2; Wal. 13

Linked entries: -stæfn brand-stefn

ge-staðolian

(v.)

to found ⬩ establish ⬩ strengthen ⬩ confirm

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to found, establish, strengthen, confirm, Bd. 4, 30; S. 608, 32: Ps. Lamb. 27, 5: Bt. 25; Fox 88, 4: Andr. Kmbl. 1071; An. 536: Soul Kmbl. 90; Seel. 45

Týle

(n.)

Thule

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Thule Án íglond ... ðæt is Tíle háten (þe isle þat hyȝe tile, Chauc. Boet. 3, 5. This form is used also in Trevisa, i. 325) ultima Thule, Met. 16, 15

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forþ-gegyrd

(n.)

an ornament on the martingale ⬩ of a horse

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an ornament on the martingale (forþ-gyrd, q. v.) of a horse Forþgegyrdu bullas, ornamenta cinguli (cf. bulla, nodus in cingulo, i. 175, note 3 ), Wrt. Voc. ii. 126, 73

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frum-lida

(n.)
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frum-lida, an; m.

A chief sailor ⬩ captain of a vessel

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A chief sailor, captain of a vessel Se heáhengel Sanctus Michael se æðela nówend and se gleáwa frumlida . . . sé ðe his scip mid heofonlicum wælum gefylleð, An. Ox. 32, note

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sigel-torht

(adj.)
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sigel-torht, adj.

Bright with sunshine ⬩ bright as the sun

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Bright with sunshine or bright as the sun, cf. sigelbeorht Swá wæs ealne dæg óððæt ǽfen com sigeltorht (epithet of ǽfen or of Andrew ?) swungen, Andr. Kmbl. 2493; An. 1248

wil-gedryht

(n.)
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wil-gedryht, e; f.

A glad band

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A glad band Seó wilgedryht wildne weorþiaþ turba prosequitur munere laeta pio . Exon. Th. 222, 2; Ph. 342. Wes ðú, Andreas, hál mid ðás willgedryht, Andr. Kmbl. 1828; An. 916

á-breátan

(v.)
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The p. t. here given may be taken as an irregular form (on the model of reduplicating verbs, cf. heóf, p. t. of heófan) belonging to á-breótan q. v

stæl-giest

(n.)
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stæl-giest, es; m.

A thievish guest

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A thievish guest (of an insect eating a book) Þeóf in þýstro ... stælgiest ne wæs wihte ðý gleáwra ðe hé ðám wordum swealg, Exon. Th. 432, 13; Rä. 48, 5

mán-full

(adj.)
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mán-full, adj.

Evil ⬩ wicked ⬩ flagitious ⬩ producing an evil effect ⬩ dire

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Evil, wicked, flagitious, producing an evil effect, dire Mánful profanus, Ælfc. Gl. 84; Som. 73, 101; Wrt. Voc. 49, 8: infandum. Wrt. Voc. ii. 111, 2: flagitiosus, criminosus, 149, 27. Mánfull nequam, Ælfc. Gr. 9, 78; Som. 14, 30: Mt. Kmbl. 6, 23. Mánful

langsum

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Add: in reference to time. of a space of time, long Seó eorþe byð mid þám winterlican cyle þurhgán, and byð langsum ǽr ðám ðe heó eft gebeðod sý, Lch. iii. 252, 7. Langsumum fæce prolixa (i. longo) (temporum) intercapedine (i. spatio ), An. Ox. 3625.

ryne

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Add: the course, movement, or path of a living creature Fiþerscíte rene quadripedante cursu (ferarum), An. Ox. 1569. Hé mid hrædestan ryne arn, Hml. S. 23 b, 186. Hé gewunode on þám gesettum tídum þæs dæges þone ryne his síðfætes gefæstnian, 163. Flugulum

of-sceótan

(v.)

to wound or kill by shooting an arrow or by hurling a weapon ⬩ elf-shot, diseased from an elf&#39;s shot, Lchdm. ii. 156, 25: 290, 21. The disease consists in an over-distension of an animal&#39;s stomach from the swelling up of clover and grass, when eaten with the morning dew on it.

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to wound or kill by shooting an arrow or by hurling a weapon Wulfstán ðone forman man mid his francan ofsceát, Byrht. Th. 134, 1; By. 77. Hǽþcyn his mǽg ofscét blódigan gáre. Beo. Th. 4870; B. 2439. Hé hiene ne meahte ofsceótan mid ðæm bismere quem commovere

flíma

(n.)

a run-away ⬩ deserter ⬩ an apostate ⬩ an outlaw ⬩ exile ⬩ an outcast ⬩ wretch

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Take here fléma, and add Flíma profugus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 66, 44. Flýma, i. 50, . 57 one who flees from danger Flýma (aemulorum vesaniae cedens) profugus, An. Ox. 7a 213. God mé flíman hider tó cówrum gemǽran gelǽdde, Ap. Th. 9, 13. a run-away, deserter

Linked entry: flýma