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ge-fér

(n.)
Grammar
ge-fér, es; n.

A companysocietycŏmĭtātus

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Wéndon ðæt he on heora gefére wǽre existĭmantes illum esse in cŏmĭtātu, Lk. Bos. 2, 44

argentille

(n.)
Grammar
argentille, an; f.
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[In Lch. iii. 300, col. 2 camicula is glossed argella.]

byrgels

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In hǽðenan byrigels, 380, 24. On ðá hǽðenan byrigelsas; ðonne of ðám byrgelsum, 407, 2. Byrgelsum bustis, Wrt. Voc. ii. 90, 2: 12, 6. Add

burg-riht

Grammar
burg-riht, (burh-).
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Substitute: Town-right, law in a town Ne sceall hé ( the bishop ) geþafian ǽnig unriht ... ac hit gebyreð ꝥ be his rǽde fare ǽghwilc lahriht, ge burhriht ge landriht, Ll. Th. ii. 312, 20

cicen

(n.)
Grammar
cicen, (ciécen?).
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Cycen (cy added in another hand) pullus, Wülck. Gl. 286, 27. Ciacen, Hpt. 33, 241, 64. Cicina (-u, MS.) mete modera, An. Ox. 56, 411. Cicceno (ciken, R.) pullos, Mt. L. 23, 37. Add

fór-sceótan

Grammar
fór-sceótan, l. for-sceótan

preventstop

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to rush in the way of, prevent, stop Ðá Petrus wolde befrínan þone Hǽlend, þá forsceát se Hǽlend hine, Hml. Th. i. 510, 31. Ðéh sió díc forscoten wǽre, C. D. iii. 168, 35

Linked entry: for-scít

hígung

(n.)
Grammar
hígung, e; f.

Strivingendeavoureffort

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Striving, endeavour, effort Se flǽscbana hæfde ꝥ getogene sweord on his handa and mid stranglice hígunge (nisu forti) áhóf þone earm upp in heánesse and mynte sleán þone Godes wer, Gr. D. 254, 34

hreósend-lic

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Ox. 2237. v. hreósan; Hreósendlic cassabundus, i. corruendus (in tartarum ), An. Ox. 686. v. hreósan; Hreósendlicum scúrum ruituris imbribus, An. Ox. 3973

strǽt-weard

(n.)
Grammar
strǽt-weard, e; f.
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De qualibet hida in hundredo iiii. homines ad stretwarde invenientur . . . Et guardereve, id est prepositus custodum, habebit .xxx. hidas quietas pro labore suo, Ll. Th. i. 479, 25-29

Linked entry: weard

un-snotorness

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Unrihtlíce unsnoternesse hý dydon on mé iniuste iniquitatem fecerunt in me, 78. Þú canst míne unsnotternysse (insipientiam) and míne gyltas, 68, 6

an-sín

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Dele in Dict., and add: n. For egsan þæs engles ansýnes, Nap. 37, 4. Se engel on egeslicum onsýne æteówde, 6, 32. Beforan þínum ansýne (þínre ansýne, v.l. ), Bd. 5, 23; Sch. 700, 15

út-lenda

(n.)
Grammar
út-lenda, an; m.

A foreignerstrangernot a native

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A foreigner, stranger, not a native. v. in-lenda Útlenda extorris, alienus, Hpt. Gl. 415, 76: exul, i. peregrinus, alienus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 146, 27. Exterres, i. exules, peregrini útlendan, extranei wreccean, 146, 5

wæter-berere

(n.)
Grammar
wæter-berere, es; m.

A water-bearer

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A water-bearer Mid wæterbererum cum lixarum (coetibus,Ald. 13; the passage is the same as that glossed in the preceding word), Wrt. Voc. ii. 76, 74 : 18, 2. Wæterberere (-a ?) lixarum, 52, 73

Linked entries: berere wæter-berend

CRADEL

(n.)
Grammar
CRADEL, cradol, es; m.

A CRADLE cunabula

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B. cradole] in a cradle L. C. S. 77; Th. i. 420, 1

Linked entry: cradol

twibóte

(adv.)
Grammar
twibóte, adv.

With double 'bót'

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In. 35; Th. i. 124, 13. ii-bóte gebéte, L. Ethb. 3; Th. i. 4, 2 : 2 ; Th. i. 2, 9

syn-dǽd

(n.)
Grammar
syn-dǽd, e; f.

A sinful deed, sin, wicked act

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A sinful deed, sin, wicked act For syndǽda ðara eardendra ðe hire on lifdan a malitia inhabitantium in ea, Ps. Th. 106, 33. Se deófol ða syndǽda stǽleþ on ða gástas, Wulfst. 256, 7

ǽ-fest

(adj.)
Grammar
ǽ-fest, adj. [ǽ law, fæst fast, fixed]

Fast or firm in the lawreligiousdevoutreligiosus

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Fast or firm in the law, religious, devout ; religiosus Wæs se mon swýðe ǽfest erat vir multum religiosus, Bd. 4, 24; S. 598, 20. Ongunnon ǽfeste leóþ wyrcean religiosa poemata facere tentabant, id; S. 596, 38

ænge

(adj.)
Grammar
ænge, def. se ænga; adj.

Narrowtroubledanxiousangustusanxius

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Is me ænge [MS. ænige] gást innan hreðres anxiatus est in me spiritus meus, Ps. Th. 142, 4

ǽwisc

(n.)
Grammar
ǽwisc, e; f.

A dishonourdisgraceoffencededecusscandalum

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On ǽwisce in scandalum, Ps. Th. 68, 23

Linked entry: ǽwisc-berende

cyne-word

(n.)
Grammar
cyne-word, es; n. [word a speech]

A proper speech or wordproprium verbum

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A proper speech or word; proprium verbum Mon cýðe cynewordum, hú se cuma hátte let a man make known in fitting words, how the guest is called, Exon. 112 b; Th. 430, 29; Rä. 44, 16