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earp

(adj.)
Grammar
earp, adj.

Dark, dusky fuscus

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Dark, dusky; fuscus Earpan gesceafte, fús ofer folcum, fýre swǽtaþ the dark creatures [clouds; nubes], hurrying over the people, sweat fire, Exon. 102 a; Th. 385, 10; . 4, 42

searu-ceáp

(n.)
Grammar
searu-ceáp, es; n.
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Th. 415, 6; . 33, 7

segn-berend

(n.)
Grammar
segn-berend, es ; m.
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Th. 423, 13 ; . 41, 20. v. next word

ymb-hygd

(n.)
Grammar
ymb-hygd, f. n. : -hygdu ; f. (v. ofer-hygd)
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Care, anxiety Wiste úre se heofonlíca Fæder his ða leófan bearn on myclum ymbhygdum wæ-acute;ron æfter him; ðá wolde hé se Hǽlend hié áfréfran, Blickl. Homl. 131, 28

wóþ-gifu

(n.)
Grammar
wóþ-gifu, e; f.

The gift of song

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Th. 414, 10; . 32, 8

of-cyrf

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Se abbod brúce ísene ofkyrfes abba utalur ferro abscisionis, R. Ben. I. 60, 2. Seó ród is wíde tódǽled mid gelómlicum ofcyrfum tó lande gehwilcum, Hml. S. 27, 144. Add

stæl-giest

(n.)
Grammar
stæl-giest, es; m.

A thievish guest

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Th. 432, 13; . 48, 5

eádignes

(n.)
Grammar
eádignes, -ness, e; f.

Happiness beatĭtndo, opŭlentia

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Exon. 108 a; Th. 413, 4; . 31, 9: 83 a; Th. 313, 7; Seef. 120: Bt. 40, 4; Fox 240, 8

ear

(n.)
Grammar
ear, ær, es; m.

Sea, oceanmăre, oceănus

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Sea, ocean; măre, oceănus Hyre [dúne] deorc on lást eare geblonden óðer fereþ dark on its [the down's] track goes another mixed with the ocean, Exon. 101b; Th. 384, 3; . 4, 22

Linked entries: æchir ær eher geher

middel-niht

(n.)
Grammar
middel-niht, e; f.

Mid-night

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Fox 28, 93; Met. 28, 47: Exon. 129 b; Th. 498, 4; . 87, 7

Linked entry: mid-niht

be-strýpan

(v.)
Grammar
be-strýpan, p. -strýpte; pp. -strýped

To strip, rob, spoil, bereaveexuere, spoliare

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To strip, rob, spoil, bereave; exuere, spoliare Bestrýpan widuwan viduas spoliare vel exuere, Off. Episc. 8. Ealle ða bestrýpte he æt lande he bereaved all those of land, Chr. 1065; Erl. 196, 11

bíd

(n.)
Grammar
bíd, es; n.

Delay, abidingmora

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On bíd wriceþ drives on delay, Exon. 101 b; Th, 382, 29; . 4, 3

weorpere

(n.)
Grammar
weorpere, es; m.
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Th. 409, 27 ; . 28, 7

carful-líce

(adv.)
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Eálá ðú góde ród, ðú wǽre gefyrn gewilnod and carfullíce gelufod, Hml. Th. i. 596, 15. Þis wæs carfullíce ( sollicite ) gehealden, Gr. D. 126, 19. Carfullícor sollcitius, R. Ben. I. 111, 9. Add

ryne-gæst

(n.)
Grammar
ryne-gæst, es; m.
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Th. 386, 8; . 4, 58

crusene

(n.)
Grammar
crusene, crusne, an; f.

A robe made of skins mastruga

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A robe made of skins; mastruga Crusene oððe deórfellen roc crusen or a beastfelt or skin garment Wrt. Voc. 82, 4. Crusne mastruga Ælfc. Gl. 65; Som. 69, 39; Wrt. Voc. 40, 66

cyrten

(adj.)
Grammar
cyrten, adj.

Beautiful, elegantvenustus

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Ful cyrtenu ceorles dóhtor a churl's very beautiful daughter, Exon. 106b; Th. 407, 16; . 26, 6

eðða

(con.)
Grammar
eðða, conj.

Or aut

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Or; aut Hú se cuma hátte,eðða se esne how the guest is called, or the servant, Exon. 112 b; Th. 430, 31; . 44, 17: Mt. Kmbl. Rush. 5, 18

frum

(adj.)
Grammar
frum, comp. frumra; adj.

Vigorousstrenuouspromptquickrapidstrēnuus

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Vigorous, strenuous, prompt, quick, rapid; strēnuus Swift wæs on fóre, fuglum frumra it was swift in its course, more rapid than birds, Exon. 113 b; Th. 434, 21; . 52, 4

Linked entry: cennan

hyge-þanc

(n.)
Grammar
hyge-þanc, es; m.

Thought

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Kmbl. 1634; An. 818: Exon. 27 a; Th. 81, 30; Cri. 1331: 109 a; Th. 417, 14; . 36, 4: Elen. Kmbl. 311; El. 156: Ps. Th. 74, 5