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hundes lús

(n.)

cinomia

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a dog-fly; cinomia, Wrt. Voc. 77, 54

hunden

(adj.)
Grammar
hunden, adj.

canine

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Of a dog, canine Hundene caninam, Blickl. Gloss

on-wæcnan

(v.)
Grammar
on-wæcnan, p. ede.

to rise, spring, be derived

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to awake Hit ne onwæcneþ tó ðon ðæt hit eft on ierne mid hreówsunga. Ac hit wilnaþ ðæt hit tó ðon onwæcne, ðæt hit mǽge eft weorþan oferdruncen, Past. 56; Swt. 431, 22-25. Ðonne onwæcneþ eft winleás guma, Exon. Th. 289, 8; Wand. 45.

Linked entry: on-wacnian

þorf-fæst

(adj.)
Grammar
þorf-fæst, adj.
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Useful Ne on eorðo ne in feltúne ł on mixenne ðor[f]fæst is neque in terram neque in sterculinium utile est, Lk. Skt. Rush. Lind. 14, 35. Ðor[f]fæst utilis, Rtl. 192, 7. Sié ðor[f]fæsta ús prosint nobis, 91, 27. [Cf.

Linked entry: un-þorffæst

tóþ-wyrm

(n.)
Grammar
tóþ-wyrm, es; m.

A worm in a tooth

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Wið tóðwyrmum . . . lǽt reócan on ðone múð, blæc hrægl under, ðonne feallaþ ða wyrmas on, Lchdm. ii. 50, 10-20

dúfe-doppa

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D. dive-dap, -dop]

forþ-fór

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Be ðon hálgan lífe and forðfóre Sancte Martines, Bl. H. 211, 14: Gr. D. 20, 20.

be-heáfodlic

(adj.)
Grammar
be-heáfodlic, adj.
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Capital Beheáfodlicne dóm capitalem senten-tiam, An. Ox. 4042

be-weorþian

(v.)
Grammar
be-weorþian, pp. od

To dignifygraceadorn

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To dignify, grace, adorn Helme beweorðod, Dóm. L. 118

Linked entry: weorþian

a-þýteþ

sounds

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sounds, Exon. 117 b; Th. 451, 26; Dóm. 109

stearc-heard

(adj.)
Grammar
stearc-heard, adj.
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Violent, unrestrained Stearcheard wóp durus fletus, Dóm. L. 200

pullian

(v.)
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In 1. 2 for sper[n]don. l. sperdon

Líða

(n.)
Grammar
Líða, an; m.
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Mónaþ ðone wé nemnaþ on lýden Iulius ... ðone mónaþ wé nemnaþ on úre geþeóde se æftera Lýða, Shrn. 99, 26: 110, 24

Linked entry: ǽrra líða

mægden-heáp

Grammar
mægden-heáp, <b>mǽden-heáp,</b> es; m.

A virgin bandtroop of maidens

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A virgin band, troop of maidens, Dóm. L. 18, 288

ungemet-wilnung

(n.)
Grammar
ungemet-wilnung, e; f.

Excessive desire

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Excessive desire Ungemetwilnung ǽtes and slǽpes, Dóm. L. 30, 44

sealh

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ðon hnottan seale, C. D. v. 193, 35. Add

ÍW

(n.)
Grammar
ÍW, es; m.

Yew

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On ðone ealde íw ðonan of ðon íwe to the old yew; thence from the yew, Cod. Dipl. Kmbl. iii. 218, 35. In proper names, vi. 306, col. 2 ; 307, col. 1

Linked entry: eóh

un-gesǽligness

(n.)
Grammar
un-gesǽligness, e; f.

Unhappinesscalamitymisery

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Seó ungesǽlignys becom on ðæt folc, ðæt hig ðone Hǽlend geféngon and on róde áhéngon, Nicod. 1; Thw. 1, 12. Wæs se dóm oncyrred Euan ungesǽlignesse, ðæt heó cende on sáre and on unrótnesse, Blickl. Homl. 3, 8.

Linked entry: ge-sǽlignes

un-treówlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
un-treówlíce, adv.

With bad faithperfidiously

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Ðá bæd hé ðæt mon dyde beforan him ðone triumphan. Ac him Rómáne untreówlíce his forwierndon, and hit under ðæt ládedon for ðon ðe hé ǽr sige næfde, 5, 2; Swt. 216, 31

ǽ-gift

(n.)
Grammar
ǽ-gift, e; f.

A legal giftrestitutionlegalis dosrestitutio

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A legal gift, restitution; legalis dos, restitutio,Cart. Eadgif R