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hagol-stán

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Ic sende ofer eów hagelstánas, and ǽlc án hagel*-*stán wegeð fíf pund, Wlfst. 228, 6. Cymð rén and hagolstánas ofer eów, 212, 24. Add

riht-scilling

(n.)
Grammar
riht-scilling, es; m.

A lawful shilling

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P. iv. 60 ; Th. ii. 222, 7

samod-wunung

(n.)
Grammar
samod-wunung, e, f.

A living together

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A living together Him is tó forbeódenne ǽghwilc gemána . . ge ǽt, ge drinc, ge samodwunung on húsum, L. E. I. 26; Th. ii. 422, 31

fýr-gearwunge

(n.)
Grammar
fýr-gearwunge, e; f.

Preparation with fire, cooking

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Substitute: fýr-gearwung, Preparation with fire, cooking Fýrgearwungum focularibus (cf. cocturam aut assaturam alimentorum in focularibus praeparatam, Ald. 51, 33), Wrt. Voc. ii. 34, 34

ge-þawenian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-þawenian, p. ode, ede; pp. od, ed

To moisten;hūmectāre

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To moisten; hūmectāre Hió mid ðæm wætere weorþeþ [weorþaþ, MS.] geþawened it is moistened with the water, Bt. Met. Fox 20, 204; Met. 20, 102

Linked entry: þawenian

ge-þinnian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-þinnian, -þinngian, -þynnian; p. ode; pp. od

To thinlessendiminishdispelattenuāre

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To thin, lessen, diminish, dispel; attenuāre Ic hie sceal ǽrest geþinnian [geþinngian, MS. Bod.] I must first dispel them, Bt. 5, 3; Fox 14, 19

Linked entry: ge-þynnian

pytt

(n.)
Grammar
pytt, es ; m.
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Eth. v. 12 ; Th. i. 308, 5), Wulfst. 118, 7. Uton dón hine on ðone ealdan pytt ( cisternam ), Gen. 37. 20. Ic wæs on pytt beworpen in lacum missus sum, 40, 15. Hé ádylfþ ðone pytt lacum aperuit, Ps. Th. 7, 15.

á-lísan

(v.)
Grammar
á-lísan, (-lýsan, q. v.
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</b> to make free in respect to a person or thing (wiþ, for) :-- Nú álýse ic mé sylfne wið God I will free myself in relation to God, Hml. S. 17, 75. For leahtrum álés þíne gesceft, Hy. 8, 33. [Goth. us-lausjan: O. Sax. á-lósian: O. H.

Linked entry: á-lýsan

clǽnsian

(v.)
Grammar
clǽnsian, clénsian, to clǽnsianne; clǽnsiende; ode, ade; od, ad [clǽne clean, pure]

To CLEANSE, purify, chasten, clear oneselfmundare, purgare, castigare, se liberare

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Wih. 18; Th. i. 40, 14, 16: 19; Th. i. 40, 17: 20; Th. i. 40, 19: L. Eth. ii. 8; Th. i. 288, 19: ii. 9; Th. i. 290, 10. Hine geréfa clénsie let the reeve clear him, L. Wih. 22; Th. i. 42, 4

DRIGE

(adj.)
Grammar
DRIGE, dryge, dríe; def. se driga, dryga, dría; seó, ðæt drige, dryge, dríe; adj.

DRY siccus, arĭdus

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Tunge biþ drige the tongue is dry, L. M. 2, 46; Lchdm. ii. 258, 8. Seó [MS. sie] eorþ is dryge the earth is dry, Bt. 33, 4; Fox 128, 34: Andr. Kmbl. 3161; An. 1583. Læg án dríe strǽt þurh ða sǽ a dry road lay through the sea, Ex. 14, 21.

flíte

cream

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Ete ealdes spices iii snǽda, and súpe mid flétum, Lch. ii. 316, 13. Take here fléte in Dict., and add

Linked entry: flot-smere

ge-beót

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Ðá andwyrde Petrus mid gebeóte : 'Ic ðé nǽfre ne ǽswicige . . . '. Se Hǽlend beseah tó Petre, and hé sóna gemunde his micclan gebeótes, Hml. Th. ii. 246, 1-248, 35.

sleán

(v.)
Grammar
sleán, p. slóh, slóg, slógh, pl. slógon; pp. slagen, slægen, slegen. <b>A.</b> trans. I.
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Eth. iii. 8; Th. i. 296, 12. Godes feoh biþ befæst myneterum tó sleánne, Homl. Th. ii. 554, 14. to forge a weapon (cf. Icel. ), . cf. slecg-hamer Sæt smiþ, slóh seax.

Linked entries: a-sleán feoh slege

wild-deór

(n.)
Grammar
wild-deór, wildeór, es; n.

A wild animalwild beast

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Wildeór bestiae agri, 23, II. Ealra wuda wildeór omnes ferae sylvarum Ps. Th. 49, Ii : 103, 19. Wilddeóra ferarum Wrt. Voc. ii. 38, 32. Wilddeóra holl and denn lustra i. 59, 10: Soul Kmbl. 164; Seel. 82. Wildeóra þeáw, Cd.

Linked entry: wildedeór

wiþ-cweþan

(v.)
Grammar
wiþ-cweþan, p. -cwæþ, pl. -cwǽdon; pp.-cweden.

to replyto gainsaycontradict maintain an opposite opinionto contradictopposeresistto refuserejectnot to allow

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Th. ii. 208, 24, 27: 210, 1. Tó écum forwyrde ðám ðe him (Antichrist) onbúgaþ, and tó écere myrhðe ðam ðe him wiðcweðaþ, i. 4, 35. Wiðcwæð reluctaretur, Hpt. Gl. 509, 16.

rím

(adj.)
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Hé næfde gefylled ðágiét ðone rím his gecorenra, 43, 22. a (large or small) collection of persons or things Ic him monigfealde módes gǽlsan ongeán bere dyrnra gedwilda ðurh gedwolena rím, Jul. 368. that aspect of things which is involved in considering

stund

(n.)
Grammar
stund, e; f.
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ic ða stunde bemearn, ne for wunde weóp that (hard) time I bewailed not, nor wept for the wound, Exon. Th. 499, 12; Rä. 88, 14.

brýten-walda

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
brýten-walda, brýten-wealda, bréten-ánwealda, an; m: brýten-weald, es; m.

A powerful ruler or kingpræpotens rexa rulerthe British aboriginesto bruise, break, to break into small portions, to dispersea ruler, king, an extensive or powerful king, a king whose power is widely extended.a powerful kingthe wide expanse of eartha spacious realmthe spacious worlda spacious dwellinga war-king

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It is affirmed [Kmbl. Sax.

hrædlíce

(adv.)
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Th. ii. 504, 25), Ald. 30, 26), 78, 79

hreám

(n.)
Grammar
hreám, es; m.

A cryoutcryhuecryingtumultuproar

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P. 19; Th. ii. 326, 10.

Linked entry: hrýman