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múþettan

(v.)
Grammar
múþettan, p. te
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To chatter, let out a secret Hí ( the guards at Christ's sepulchre ) námon þone sceatt and swá þeáh múþetton and on synderlicum rúnungum ꝥ riht eall rǽddon, Hml. A. 79, 160

níwian

(v.)
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Add: to repeat Wið foredum lime, lege þás sealfe on ꝥ forode lira, and forlege mid elmrinde, dó spilc tó; eft simle níwa oþ ꝥ gehálod sié, Lch. ii. 66, 23

récels

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Ǽþm récelses gefylð lyfte uapor timiamatis refert aerem, Scint. 57, 9. Genim . . . swefl and récels . . . lege on hátne stán, drinc þurh horn þone réc, Lch. ii. 316, 10: 56, 10. Add

stǽger

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Wæs on þǽre ylcan stówe trum stǽger mid gewissum stapum fram þǽre nyðerflóra tó þǽre úpflóra quo in loco inferiora superioribus pervius continuabat ascensus, Gr. D. 170, 19. Cf. stígan. Add

Streónes-halh

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Add: Another instance of the name is found in Worcestershire Of ðére strǽte in Streóneshalh; of ðám hale, C. D. vi. 214, 29. Cf. On Streónhalh; be Streónenhalæ, iii. 464, 8

un-gefeá

(n.)
Grammar
un-gefeá, an ; m.
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Unhappiness Ðá men þe mǽstne dreám bútan Godes ondrysnum úp áhebbað hér on wornlde, hié þonne eft mǽste unrótnesse bútan ende and mǽstne ungefeán bútan ǽnigre blisse hiá onfóó. Nap. 64

Linked entry: ge-feá

wíg-gild

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Se ealdorapostol ǽrest ús gesette tó healdanne ðás dagas and tó beganganne for hǽðenra manna gedwilde, for þan þe hié hiera wíggild and deófulgild on ðás dagas weorðedon, Nap. 69. Add

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

bǽr

(n.)
Grammar
bǽr, a pasture.
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Dele &#39;(?)&#39; and cpds. at end, and add On hnutleáge bǽre eastewearde, C. D. v. 207, 20. v. den-bǽr, pól-bǽr, weald-bǽr, wer-bǽr, wudu-bǽr

be-cuman

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3. Add Ne lyst mé þæs; ac gyf hit mé ǽfre on lust becymð, Solil. H. 36, 16. Add Wé becumað tó þám andgite swá mycles gerýnes, Angl. viii. 302, 39

meahtiglíce

(adv.)
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Sulpicius wolde áwrítan þá wundra and mihta þe Martínus se mǽra mihtiglíce gefremode, Hml. S. 31, 3. Cúðberhtus gefremode mihtiglíce wundra on ðám mynstre wunigende, Hml. Th. ii. 142, 23. Add

díc

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Add: a wk. gen. dícan occurs Tó ðǽre dícan hyrnan; ðonan andlang díc, C.D. v. 78, 30. On þá þreó dícas; of ðám dícan; in ðæs díces geat, vi. 60, 14

Sceáp-íg

(n.)
Grammar
Sceáp-íg, e; f.

Sheppy

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Sheppy ( =Sheep-island, cf.Far-oe, ) Hér hǽþne men ǽrest on Sceápíge (-ége,MS. E. ) ofer winter sǽtun, Chr. 855 ;Erl. 68, 23. Hér hǽþne men oferhergeadon Sceápíge, 832 ; Érl. 64, 18

wǽdlig

(adj.)
Grammar
wǽdlig, adj.

Poor ⬩ needy ⬩ destitute

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Poor, needy, destitute Hé wacode ealle ða niht mid ðam wǽdlian hreóflian, Homl. Skt. i. 3, 486. Hé on mislícum yrmðum mannum geheólp, wǽdligum and wanscrýddum, Homl. Th. ii. 500, 17

gyr

(n.)
Grammar
gyr, gyra; m., gyru; f.

Mud ⬩ fen ⬩ marsh

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Mud, fen, marsh Gyr lætamen, Hpt. Gl. 516. On gyran torr[?], Cod. Dipl. Kmbl. iii. 412, 8. Gyrwe fenn palus, Ælfc. Gr. 9, 33; Som. 12, 29. Gyran, gyras paludes, Lye

ofer-stealla

(n.)
Grammar
ofer-stealla, an; m.

A survivor

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A survivor Heó wýscte ðæt heó nánne æfter hyre ne forléte, ðé læs gif hyra hwylc wǽre hyre oferstealla, ðæt se ne myhte on heofenum beón hyre efngemæcca, Shrn. 151, 13

ge-þýn

(v.)
Grammar
ge-þýn, = ge-þýan

to press

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to press He mæg ealla gesceafta on ánes weax-æpples [MS. -æples] onlícnisse geþýn he can press all creatures into the likeness of a wax apple, Salm. Kmbl. p. 150, 34

searu-ceáp

(n.)
Grammar
searu-ceáp, es; n.

An ingenious piece of goods ⬩ a curious implement

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An ingenious piece of goods, a curious implement Næfde sellícu wiht folme, exle ne earmas, sceal on ánum fét searoceáp (cf. searo, IV.) swífan, Exon. Th. 415, 6; Rä. 33, 7

greótan

(v.)
Grammar
greótan, ic greóte, ðú grýtest, grýtst, he greóteþ, grýt, pl. greóteþ; p. greát, pl. gruton; pp. groten
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To weep; flere, lacrimare Heó sceal oft greótan she shall often weep, Salm. Kmbl. 753; Sal. 376. Se ðe on sefan greóteþ who weeps in spirit, Beo. Th. 2689; B. 1342

þeód-egesa

(n.)
Grammar
þeód-egesa, an; m.

A terror that affects whole nations, ⬩ a mighty, ⬩ general terror

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A terror that affects whole nations, a mighty, general terror Ðonne mægna cyning on gemót (at the day of judgement)cymeþ, þeódegsa biþ hlúd gehýred, Exon. Th. 52, 16; Cri. 834