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ofer-swíðan

(v.)
Grammar
ofer-swíðan, p. -swíðde, but also -swáð
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Wit sýn oferswíðede, 181, 30. Oferswíðdum leahtrum devictis vitiis, Prud. 28 b

or-þanc

(n.)
Grammar
or-þanc, es; m. n.
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Original, inborn thought. mind, genius, wit, understanding; ingenium Orþanc ingenium, cræftica artifex, Wrt. Voc.i. 47, 8-9. Líflíces orþa[nces] vivacis ingenii, Hpt. Gl. 407, 40-43. Hé genam þurh heora láre on his orþance ða egeslícan dǽda, Ælfc.

Linked entries: on-þanc þanc

hæleþ

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Wís hæleð (St. Andrew), An. 921.

heofon-ríce

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Wit noldon on heofonríce hnígan mid heáfdum hálgum Drihtne, 741.

hungor

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</b> with gen. of food :-- Nee Hié lǽtað ðá sáwla ácwellan for hungre hira worda fame verbi animaepereant, Past. 377, 11.

rýmet

(n.)
Grammar
rýmet, rýmett, es; n.

space, extentclear space, roomextension, clearance

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. . . and ðet ásmeágan hét, ðæt nán ðera mynstera ðǽr binnan þurh þet rýmet wið óðrum sace næfde, ac gif óðres mynstres ár on óðres rýmette lége (if the property of one monastery should lie within the part given by the extension to another ) ðæt ðes

Linked entry: rýmetleást

ǽder

(n.)
Grammar
ǽder, ǽdder, e; f. ǽd(d)re, an; f. (wæter-ǽdre occurs once neuter). Add:to ǽdre:

a channel for fluidsa sinewa rein, kidney

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Wið ǽddrena sáre, Lch. i. 190, 7. Ǽdrena, 232, 17. Ǽddran (éðre, Ps. V.) reues, Ps. Spl. C. 7, 10

Linked entry: héþir

út

(adv.)
Grammar
út, adv.

outbeyond the bounds within which a thing is enclosedout on an expeditionoutoutoutoutforthto knock outpull outoutaway from homeabroadoutaway from landoutoutsidenot within doorsnot in the houseabroadoutexternally

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Similar entries v. úte, II 1. a of the passage of time, out, with the idea of coming to an end Út gangendum ðam mónþe ðe wé Aprelis hátaþ, Lchdm. iii. 76, 14. with words denoting whence motion proceeds Út áfaren of ðínes fæder éþele, Bt. 5, 1; Fox 8

fóre-áþ

(n.)
Grammar
fóre-áþ, fór-áþ, es; m.

A fore-oathan oath first takenantejūrāmentumpræjūrāmentumpræjūrātio

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Ofgá man ánfealde láde mid ánfealdan fóráþe and þrýfealde láde mid þrýfealdan fóráþe one may proceed to a simple exculpation with a simple fore-oath and to a threefold exculpation with a threefold fore-oath L. C. S. 22; Th. i. 388, 15; cf. Schmid.

Linked entry: fór-áþ

a-sceortian

(v.)
Grammar
a-sceortian, -scortian; p. ode; pp. od

To be shortto grow shortshortenelapsediminishfailbreviareeffluere

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Ten þúsend geára ascortaþ ten thousand years will elapse, Bt. 18, 3; Fox 66, 12

Linked entry: a-scortian

candel-treów

(n.)
Grammar
candel-treów, es; n.
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A candlestick with branches, a candlestick; candelabrum Ne menn blǽcern in beornaþ and settaþ hine under mytte, ah on candeltreów neque accendunt lucernam et ponunt eam sub modio, sed super candelabrum, Mt. Kmbl. Rush. 5, 15

cométa

(n.)
Grammar
cométa, an; m.

A comet cométa, cométes

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. = κομήτης, ου ov; m. long-haired Higegleáwe hátaþ cométa be naman the wise-minded call a comet by name Chr. 975; Th. 228, 38, col. 1, 2, 3; Edg. 52

fægernes

(n.)
Grammar
fægernes, fægernys, -ness, -nyss, e; f.

FAIRNESS, beauty pulchrĭtūdo

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FAIRNESS, beauty; pulchrĭtūdo On heofona wuldres fægernesse with the beauty of heaven's glory, Homl. Blick. 159, 16. Mid ðínum hiwe oððe wlite and fægernysse ðínre begém spĕcie tua et pulchritūdĭne tua intende, Ps. Lamb. 44, 5

freóls-man

(n.)
Grammar
freóls-man, gen. -mannes; m.

A freemanlīber

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A freeman; līber Ic wylle, ðæt ða ðe to mínre áre fón ðæt hí fédon twentig freólsmanna I will, that those who succeed to my property feed twenty freemen, Cod. Dipl. 694; Kmbl. iii. 295, 6

fýr-clom

(n.)
Grammar
fýr-clom, gen. -clommes; m. [clom a band, bond]

A fire-bondvincŭlum ignītum vel igne dūrātum

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A fire-bond; vincŭlum ignītum vel igne dūrātum Ðis is þeóstre [ðeostræ MS.] hám, þearle gebunden fæstum fýrclommum this is a dark home, strongly bound with fast fire-bonds, Cd. 213; Th. 267, 16; Sat. 39

hirde-leás

(adj.)
Grammar
hirde-leás, adj.
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Without a shepherd Ne beóþ hí hyrdeleáse ðonne hí ðé habbaþ having thee they will not be without a shepherd, Homl. Th. i. 383, 23. Scép heordeleáse oves non habentes pastorem, Mt. Kmbl. Rush 9, 36

leác-cærse

(n.)
Grammar
leác-cærse, an: f.
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'A cress with an onion-like smell, alliaria officinalis' E. D. S. Plant Names. Cockayne says 'erysimum alliaria,' Lchdm. ii. 318, 7: 320, 3. In Wrt. Voc. ii. 60, 40, leáccærse id est túncærse glosses nasturcium

logðor

(adj.)
Grammar
logðor, logeðer

wilycrafty

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plotting mischief, wily, crafty Logðor cacomicanus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 102, 77: 127, 35. Logðer, 13, 31. Logeðer marsius (cf.(?) Marsi homines, quibus naturalem vim contra serpentes inesse olim creditum, incantatores, Ducange, v. wyrm-galere), 55, 58

ofer-seolfrian

(v.)
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to cover with silver Hié eall heora wǽpn ofersylefredan deargentatis armis, Ors. 3, 10; Swt. 138, 31. Eall heora wǽpn wǽron ofersylefreda, 3, II ; Swt. 146, 23. Ofersylfrede (-seolfrade, Ps. Lamb. ) deargentatae, Ps. Spl. 67, 14

or-met

(adj.)
Grammar
or-met, or-mett, -mete; adj.
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Hé mid ormettum mynum mé gefretewode he decked me with priceless jewels, Homl. Skt. i. 7, 37