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mǽtan

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nán þincg þǽre byrig ne cúþe gecnáwan . . . and wundrigende þóhte swilce hine on niht mǽtte . . . cwæð: 'God gebletsige mé, hwæþer hit furþon sóð sý oððe hwæðer mé on swefne mǽte eall ꝥ ic hér geseó fǽrlices wundres, Hml. S. 23, 512-523.

HEALT

(adj.)
Grammar
HEALT, adj.

HALT, lame, limping

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Hæfdon him tó ládteówe ǽnne wísne mon, þéh healt wǽre and him tó gielpworde hæfdon ðæt him leófre wǽre ðæt hie hæfdon healtne cyning ðonne healt ríce they had as their leader a wise man though he was lame, and made it their boast that they had rather

ge-willsum

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-willsum, adj.

Desirabledesīdĕrābĭlis

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Desirable; desīdĕrābĭlis hæfdon eorþan gewillsum hăbuĕrunt terram desīdĕrābĭlem, Ps. Spl. C. 105, 23

grasian

(v.)
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to graze Oxan grasiende gesihþ if he sees oxen grazing, Lchdm. iii. 200, 9

sceþness

(n.)
Grammar
sceþness, e; f.
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Hurt, harm eft férde bútan sceþnysse ǽniges sáres, Guthl. 16; Gdwin. 68, 27

ge-mǽre

Grammar
ge-mǽre, <b>; I 1.</b>
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æt Somnite gemǽre and Rómáne gesæt, Ors. 3, 7; S. 110, 7. Add

ge-bídan

Grammar
ge-bídan, <b>; IX.</b>
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add: to possess Þá druncengeornan ne gebídað ( possidebunt ) heofona ríce, Chrd. 74, 35

blió

(n.)
Grammar
blió, blioh

a colour, hue, complexion

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a colour, hue, complexion, Prov. 23: Bt. Met. Fox 31, 7; Met. 31, 4

þri-geáre

(adj.)
Grammar
þri-geáre, adj.

Three years old

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Three years old Se onféng fulwihte ðá wæs þrigeáre cniht, Shrn. 119, 19

Linked entry: ofer-geáre

þrinna

(num.; adj.)
Grammar
þrinna, This seems a Scandinavian form
[cf.
Icel. þrennar tylftir three twelves; e.g. þrennar tylftir eigu at dæma málit, Njála c. 144
]
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Ládige hine mid þrinna .xii., L. Eth. iii. 13; Th. i. 296, 29

un-earhlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
un-earhlíc, adj.

Intrepiddauntless

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Intrepid, dauntless cwæð tó ðam cásere unearhlícere stemme, Homl. Skt. i. 23, 164

un-beboht

(adj.)
Grammar
un-beboht, adj.

Unsold

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Unsold hæfde tamra deóra unbebohtra syx hund, Ors. 1, 1; Swt. 18, 10

Linked entry: be-bycgan

un-swǽslíc

(adj.)
Grammar
un-swǽslíc, adj.

Unpleasantungentle

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Unpleasant, ungentle hæfde his ende gebidenne unswǽslícne, Judth. Thw. 22, 17; Jud. 65

Linked entry: swǽs-líc

wundor-beácen

(n.)
Grammar
wundor-beácen, es; n.

A wondrous sign

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A wondrous sign Swá on wege wyrcean sceoldon wundorbeácen, Ps. Th. 73, 5

ymb-styrian

(v.)
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to stir about, upset Ymbstyreþ ðæt hús evertit domum Lk. Skt. Lind. 15, 8

wuldor-micel

(adj.)
Grammar
wuldor-micel, adj.

Gloriously greatmagnificent

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Gloriously great, magnificent Gewitnesse beóð wuldormicele heofonwaru and eorðwaru, helwaru þridde, Hy. 7, 94

word-loca

(n.)
Grammar
word-loca, an; m.

The storehouse of words

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The storehouse of words Ongan reordigan, wordlocan onspeónn, Andr. Kmbl. 940; An. 470

burg-biscop

(n.)
Grammar
burg-biscop, es; m.
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The bishop of a city fulluht underféng æt þám burhbiscope, H.R. 15, 16

fore-þingere

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wæs getreówe on neóde and strang fore*-*þingere, Hml. S. 5, 6. Add

fore-déman

(v.)

to pre-judge

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to pre-judge Ne ne foredéme nec prejudicet, R. Ben. I. 105, 6

Linked entry: déman