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hergian

(v.)

to harryplunderto harrass

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Sum his folc sende gind þæt lond tó bærnanne and tó hergenne, 4, 8; S. 188, Þá unrihtwísan déman beóð wyrsan þonne herigende here, Ll.

mis-gelimp

(n.)
Grammar
mis-gelimp, es; n.

Mishapmisadventure

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Mishap, misadventure sende misgelimpu on manna bearn, Wulfst. 211, 30

Linked entry: ge-limp

gang

Grammar
gang, <b>; II.</b>
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betýneð ... þá fét fram gange, Verc. Först. 90, 7. Add

un-lǽde

(adj.)
Grammar
un-lǽde, adj.

Stray

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Ðá forstæl ða unlǽdan oxan, Chart. Th. 172, 21

Linked entry: un-lǽttu

un-lífes

(adv.)
Grammar
un-lífes, adv.

Not alive

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Not alive is nú unlífes, Homl. Skt. i. 18, 203

Linked entry: un-líf

druncen-wille

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drincð him mid ðǽm druncenwillum monnum, Past. 120, 13. Add

fæger-líce

(adv.)
Grammar
fæger-líce, adv.

Splendidlysumptuously

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Splendidly, sumptuously gehriordade fegerlíce epulabatur splendide, Lk. L. 16, 19

Linked entry: fægere

firm

(n.)

cleansing

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cleansing Hú yrde mæge fyrme geforðian, Angl. ix. 261, 5

Linked entry: fyrm

grammatic

(adj.)
Grammar
grammatic, adj.
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Grammatical, of grammar leornode grammatican cræft, Hml. S. 35, 14

Linked entries: gramatic grammatisc

hundnigontig-wintre

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þá wæs nigon-and-hundnigon*-*ligwintre, Gen. 17, 1. Add

stígan

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2 Add ofer þone geard stáh, Gr. D. 23, 26

ǽht

Grammar
ǽht, <b>. I d.</b>
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wæs riht ǽht tó Hǽðfelda, Cht. E. 276, 18. Add

á-feorrian

(v.)
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bið áfeorrod (prolongabitur) fram hire, Ps. Vos. 108, 18. Add

Linked entries: á-feorsian á-firran

for-stregdan

(v.)
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to destroy Ðý lǽs forstrugde hié, Ps. Vos. 105, 23

sceáp-scearu

(n.)
Grammar
sceáp-scearu, e; f.

Sheep-shearing

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Sheep-shearing Ðá fór tó his scépscere, Gen. 38, 12

ge-siht

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Þá slép, þá geseah Críst . . . Ðá þá gesihþe geseah ( quo uisu ), Bl. H. 215, 31. Ic þé háte þæt þú þás gesyhðe secge mannum, Kr. 96

wǽd

(n.)
Grammar
wǽd, e; f.: wǽde, es; n.

a weedan article of dressa garmentclothingdress

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Ne cume búton his oferslipe, ne þénige búton ðære wǽde, L. Edg. C. 46; Th. ii. 254, 11. In wéde (vestimentum) ald ... from wéde (vestimento) Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 9, 16. Gehrán woede (wédum, Rush.) his tetigit uestimentum ejus, Mk. Skt. Lind. 5, 27.

æfter

(prep.; adv.)

among, through, along (pursuit, search, inquiry, &c.)

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Ende . . . swylcne æfter worhte, Jud. 65. ðá gesihð lúteð æfter, Sal. 402. Æfter tíd secundum tempus, Mt. L. 2, 16. with instrumental Æfter ðýs lífe, Bt. 11, 2; F. 36, 1.

ge-hlýd

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Simpronius mid swíðlicum gehlýde hét hí gefeccan, 7, 81. clypode mid gehlýde, 36, 362. Mid wédendum and egislicum gehlýde bachanti et furibundo strepitu (i. clamore ), An.

mund-byrd

(n.)
Grammar
mund-byrd, e; f. (v. mund, mund-bora).

protectionpatronageaidthe fine paid for a violation of mund

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þancaþ Gode his mundbyrde, ðonne hine of hwylcum earfoþum álysed hæfþ, Ps. Th. 17, arg. Se ðe him écean Godes tó mundbyrde miht gestreóneþ qui sperat in Domino, 83, 13: Cd. 83; Th. 105, 14; Gen. 1753. Mundbyrde and fultome presidio, Wrt.