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ge-reáfa

(n.)
Grammar
ge-reáfa, an; m.

A reeve, judge, countpræfectus, judex, comes

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A reeve, judge, count; præfectus, judex, comes Ic bebeóde eallum mínum gereáfum I command all my reeves, L. Ath. i. prm: Th. i. 194, 14

súþ-heald

(adj.)
Grammar
súþ-heald, adj.
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Sloping or tending to the south Rodor súðheald swífeþ swift, Met. 28, 17. Swá súðhealde swíþe hlimman sicut torrens in austro, Ps. Th. 125, 4

tæppel-bred

(n.)
Grammar
tæppel-bred, es; n.

A board covered with a carpet, a foot-stool

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A board covered with a carpet, a foot-stool Fótscamel ł tæppelbred his fóta scabellum pedum ejus, Mt. Kmbl. Rush. 5, 35. Tæppilbred, 22, 44

Linked entry: tæppil-bred

sweolung

(n.)
Grammar
sweolung, (?), e; f.
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Burning, inflammation Biþ micel áþundenes and fefer mid sweolunga (sweopunga, MS. v. note on passage) ómena with inflammation from corrupt humours. Lchdm. ii. 204, 25

Linked entry: sweopung

þúsend-mann

(n.)
Grammar
þúsend-mann, es; m.

A captain of a thousand men

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A captain of a thousand men Gesete of him þúsendmen and hundrydmen rulers of thousands and rulers of hundreds (A. V.), Ex. 18, 21, 25

þífe-feoh

(n.)
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stolen goods Gif þiéfefeoh (forstolen feoh, MS. H.) mon æt ciépan befó, L. In. 25; Th. i. 118, 13. [Cf. Icel. þýfi; n. stolen goods.]

Linked entry: þiéfe-feoh

þyrn-cin

(n.)
Grammar
þyrn-cin, es; n.(?)

A small prickly planta thistle

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, a thistle Cwyst ðú gaderaþ man wínberian of þornum oððe fícæppla of þyrncinum ( tribolis ), Mt. Kmbl. 7, 16

un-bebyriged

(adj.)
Grammar
un-bebyriged, adj.

Unburied

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Heora líchaman licgaþ unbebyrgede (-byrigde, MS. F.), Wulfst. 199, 10

wer-mǽgþ

(n.)
Grammar
wer-mǽgþ, e; f.
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A tribe or family of men Of Cames cneórisse wóc wermǽgða fela, Cd. Th. 98, 30; Gen. 1638: 101, 29; Gen. 1689 Cf. wer-þeód

ymb-irnan

(v.)
Grammar
ymb-irnan, p. -arn.
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Spl. 58, 7, 16. to go about Seofona gástas ymbiornas ( discurrentes ), Mt. Kmbl. p. 10, 3

Linked entry: ymb-ærnan

á-feóung

(n.)
Grammar
á-feóung, e; f.
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Mt. 10, 22) exosas (-us , Ald.), Wrt. Voc. ii. 79, 82

Linked entries: á-feónge feóung

deorc-full

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Mt. 6, 23 : Lk. 11. 34) byð, Scint. 187, 14

efen-sárgung

(n.)
Grammar
efen-sárgung, e; f.
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Compassion Þá heó þis gehýrde, heó wénde ꝥ hit wǽre bysmrung þonne efensárgung quod audiens irrisionem potius credidit quam compassionem, Gr. D. 180, 8

Linked entry: sárgung

mann-þrymm

(n.)
Grammar
mann-þrymm, es; m.
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Array of men, retinue, troop Se cásere férde mid ealle his manþrymme (cf. mid ealle his werede, 15), Verc. Först. 97, 11. Cf. here-þrymm

Linked entry: here-þrym

steór-sprǽc

(n.)
Grammar
steór-sprǽc, e; f.
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Reproof, rebuke Swá swá man ná hæbbende on múðe his steórspréca (streór-, MS.) ut homo non habens in ore sno increpationes, Ps. Rdr. 37, 15

storm

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Add Stearm tempestas, Mt. L. 16, 3. <b>I b.</b> add :-- Réþes stormes ýste dirae tempestatis turbine, An. Ox. 632

un-lybba

Grammar
un-lybba, <b>. I.</b> I
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Ðeáh ðe hí unlybban drincan, hit him ne derað si mortiferum quid biberint, non eos nocebit (Mk. 16, 18), Hml. Th. i. 304, 21. Add

un-weorþ

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un-weorþ, <b>. II.</b>
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add: of low estate Preóst þe bið cýpa, and of þám áríst of unwurðum men tó wurðfullum negotiator clericus ex ignobili gloriosus, Chrd. 70, 6

warenian

(v.)
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In the first passage one MS. has Warnode hé him, Bd. Sch. 53, 24.]

déman

Grammar
déman, <b>; I 6.</b>
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Hé nánum men ne déme ꝥ hé nolde ꝥ hé him démde, gif hé þone dóm ofer hine sóhte, Ll. Th. i. 56, 31. Add