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west-weard

(adv.)
Grammar
west-weard, adv.
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Sóð ðæt is westweard hí gáð unþances, Boutr. Scrd. 18, 39-42. Ða seofon steorran . . . gangende eástan westweard, Lchdm. iii. 270, 26.

Linked entry: eást-weard

ge-miltan

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On gemelt weax gedón, ii. 72, 7. to digest Heald georne l se mete si gemylt, Lch. ii. 284, 3.

of-geótan

(v.)

to moisten by pouring, souse, soakto put out a fire by pouring water on it

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Th. ii. 166, 7

ge-mittan

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, Chr. 915; P. 99, 17. (2 a) to meet attack, encounter hostility :-- Hí sǽdon ꝥ hí nǽfre wyrsan handplegan on Angelcynne ne gemitton þonne Ulfcytel him tó bróhte, Chr. 1004; P. 136, note I. io come into association with, into the company of Þá hié gemitton

býdel

(n.)
Grammar
býdel, es; m. [beódan to bid, order, proclaim] .
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Th. ii. 120, 8.

Linked entry: bǽdel

DÓGOR

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
DÓGOR, dóger, es; m. n.
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Ic mána fela æfter dógrum dyde I did many evils during my days, Hy. 4, 51; Hy. Grn. ii. 284, 51. Þrió dógor for the space of three days; triduo, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 15, 32. Uferan dógrum in later days, Beo. Th. 4407; B. 2200

Linked entry: dóger

á-lecgan

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Th. ii. 280, 17. <b>III a.</b> to lay aside, discontinue a practice :-- Þæt hí ne sceolon for manna ðwyrnysse heora bodunge álecgan, Hml.

Linked entry: á-licgan

feá

(n.)
Grammar
feá, indecl. n.

FEE, money, goodspĕcūnia

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FEE, money, goods; pĕcūnia Gif ðú ðisses mannes feá in his synnum deádes ne onfénge si hujus vĭri in peccātis suis mortui pĕcūniam non accēpisses, Bd. 3, 19; S. 549, 10

mere-deáþ

(n.)
Grammar
mere-deáþ, es; m.

Death in the seadeath by drowning

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Death in the sea, death by drowning, Cd. 169; Th. 210, 9; Exod. 512. Meredeáþa mǽst (the destruction of the Egyptians in the Red Sea), 166; Th. 207, 9; Exod. 464

mylen-púl

(n.)
Grammar
mylen-púl, -pól, es; m.

A mill-pool

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A mill-pool On mylepúl; of mylenpúlle in Afene streám, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 401, 8. In ðone mylenpól; of ðam póle tó ðære portstrǽte, Cod. Dip. B. i. 418, l

Penwiht-steort

(n.)
Grammar
Penwiht-steort, es; m.
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The Land's End in Cornwall Se here ... wendon eft ábútan Penwiht-steort (Penwið-, MS. C. : Penwæd-, MS. D.) on ða súþhealfe, and wendon in tó Tamermúþan, Chr. 997; Erl. 135, l0

dor-weard

(n.)
Grammar
dor-weard, es; m.
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A doorkeeper, porter, janitor Dorweard, ðá in aldum gecýðnise dorweardas hostiarius, qui in veteri testamento janitores, Rtl. 193, 39. Ðǽm dorworde ( janitori ) bibeódes ꝥ hé wæcce, Mk. R. L. 13, 34

el-hygd

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Substitute: Alienation of mind, ecstasy, and add Se engcel his mód gegráp and gelǽdde in ellhygd búton him sylfum angelus ejus mentem in ecstasim rapuit extra se, Gr. D. 108, 4

lofian

(v.)
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Woeron in tempel lofando (hergende, W. S. herende, R. laudantes) God, Lk. L. 24, 53. v. sealm-, ymb-lofian ; un-lofod: lof-lic. In l. 2 for 45 l. 55. Add

nicor

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In l. 2 read niccres, and add In þǽre eá áweóllon swá ǽmettan þá nicras (printed þam cras) hypopotami ueluti formice efferbuere, Nar. 11. 13. [The form crás should be deleted.]

wunung

Grammar
wunung, <b>. II.</b>
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Wunion ealle an ánre fæstre wununge (in uno conclaui (cf. conclauis, locus conclusus, Corp. Gl. H. 35, 683) atrii ), Chrd. 54, 33. v. card-, in-, mid-, on-, samod-, þurh-wunung. Add

gest-hús

(n.)
Grammar
gest-hús, es; n.

A guest-houseguest-chamberhospĭtium

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In gest-húsum in hospitiis, Ps. Surt. 54, 16

díc

(n.)
Grammar
díc, e; f.

scrŏbis unde terram fodĕrant

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denote-a ditch or channel for water Ymbútan ðone weall [Babilónes] is se mǽsta díc, on ðam is yrnende se ungefóglecesta streám; and, wiðútan ðam díce, is geworht twegra elna heáh weall round the wall [of Babylon] is a very great ditch, in which runs

Linked entry: walu

helpan

(v.)
Grammar
helpan, p. healp, pl. hulpon; pp. holpen; v. trans.

To helpaidassistsuccour

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Grn. ii. 288, 44. Wið fefre hylpþ marubis tó drincanne for fever it helps to drink marrubium, L. M. 1, 62; Lchdm. ii. 134, 27. Hé helpeþ þearfan parcet pauperi, Ps. Th. 71, 13.

Linked entries: a-helpan ge-helpan

teóðian

(v.)
Grammar
teóðian, teogoðian; p. ode.
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Th. i. 178, 21. to take a tenth part and give it, to pay tithe of anything Ic teóðie ealle míne ǽhta, Homl. Th. ii. 428, 25. Gé ðe teóðiaþ (teóðigaþ, MS. B.: tægþigaþ, Rush.) mintan and dile, Mt. Kmbl. 23, 23.