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el-þeódignes

exilebanishmentpilgrimage

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Voc. i. 51, 37. literal: In forsetenesse elþeódignesse proposito peregrinandi, Bd. 4, 23; Sch. 465, 15. Tó elðeódignesse ad incolatum, Wrt. Voc. ii. 75, 47. Tó ælþyódinessa, An. Ox. 11, 25.

Cent

(n.)
Grammar
Cent, indecl. n.

KENT Cantium

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Se cyning wæs on Cent the king was in Kent, Chr. 911; Erl. 101, 37: 1009; Erl. 143, 14. Se múþa Limene is on easteweardre Cent the mouth of the Limen is in the east of Kent, 893; Erl. 88, 26

CNOTTA

(n.)
Grammar
CNOTTA, an; m.

A KNOTfasteningknitting; nexus

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Th. ii. 28, 26

wítnian

(v.)
Grammar
wítnian, p. ode

To punishtormentplague

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Ðý læs hit him sié wítnod lest it be punished in him, Past. 9; Swt. 59, 17

for-healdan

(v.)
Grammar
for-healdan, for-healden.

withholdkeep backdisregardneglect

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L. 15, 29. not to keep in good condition. not to keep in safety, not to preserve Eálá eá is ꝥ forweorþfullic wela þe náuþer ne mæg ne hine selfne gehealdan ne his hláford, tó ðon ꝥ hé ne þurfe máran fultumes, oððe hí beóþ bégen forhealden O praeclara

Linked entry: for-healden

anda

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Add On andan (with dat.). where hate, ill-will, hostility, &c., is felt by the agent Hé wráðum on andan bád bolgenmód in a rage with the foe he waited furious, B. 708. Hé gealp gramlíce Gode on andan ( in envy of God ), Dan. 714.

a-létan

(v.)

to leavelet godimittere

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to leave, let go; dimittere Ic ðæt alétan ne sceal I will not let that go, Solil. 8: Ors. 4, 7; Bos. 87, 19

a-sprincan

(v.)
Grammar
a-sprincan, p. -spranc, pl. -spruncon ; pp. -spruncen

To spring upariseoririexoriri

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To spring up, arise; oriri, exoriri Aspruncen is on þýstrum leóht exortum est in tenebris lumen, Ps. Spl. 111, 4: C. R. Ben. 7

Linked entry: a-spruncen

forþ-sprecan

(v.)
Grammar
forþ-sprecan, p. -spræc, pl. -sprǽcon; pp. -sprecen

To speak forthspeak outprolŏqui

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To speak forth, speak out; prolŏqui Ic sceal forþsprecan gén ymbe Grendel I shall speak forth again about Grendel, Beo. Th. 4145; B. 2069

lending

(n.)
Grammar
lending, e; f.

Landing

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Landing, landing-place Ic ann ealle ða lændinge and ða gerihte of ðam ilkan wætere concedo omnes exitus ejusdem acquæ, Chart. Th. 317, 22

Linked entry: lænding

ráp-gang

(n.)
Grammar
ráp-gang, (?), es; m.
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Cf. 1. 33, where gegon is written for gegong [v. p. 33, 65]) funambulus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 38, 36

ge-rýnu

Grammar
ge-rýnu, <b>;
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III a.</b> add Nú is eówer gerýnu geléd on Godes mýsan, and gé underfóð eówer gerýnu, Hml. Th. ii. 276, 20

ge-dafen

(v.; part.)
Grammar
ge-dafen, part. [dafen becoming]

Becomingfitsuitabledĕcenscongruusconvĕnĭens

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Becoming, fit, suitable; dĕcens, congruus, convĕnĭens Gif ðé gedafen þince if it seem becoming to thee, Exon. 67 a; Th. 247, 32; Jul. 87

Linked entries: dafen ge-defen

ge-líclíc

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-líclíc, adj.

Likelyfitaptus

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Likely, fit : aptus Swíþor ðonne hit gelíclíc síe more strongly than is proper, L. M. 2, 16 : Lchdm. ii. 194, 14 : Hpt. Gl. 506

geong-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
geong-líc, adj.

Youthful, youngjuvĕnīlis

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On geonglícum geárum in his young years, Homl. Th. ii. 118, 23

Linked entry: iung-líc

ge-rifod

(v.)
Grammar
ge-rifod, part. p.

Wrinkled

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Wrinkled On ealdlícum geárum biþ ðæs mannes neb gerifod in the years of old age man's face is wrinkled, Homl. Th. i. 614, 14

Linked entry: -rifod

wrang

(n.)
Grammar
wrang, wranga

the hold of a ship

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the hold of a ship Wranga (printed pranga) cavernamen (in a list of nautical words), Wrt. Voc. i. 56, 50. Wrong, ii. 129, 65

cambiht

(adj.)
Grammar
cambiht, cambihte; adj.
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; the passage is: Gigantem crista cassidis indutum, Ald. 71, 33.) Wrt. Voc. ii. 86, 79: 19, 10

eorþ-græf

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Eorþgræf pæðeþ it (the bucket of a draw-well) makes its way through a passage dug in the earth, Rä. 59, 9. Substitutefor citation

ge-rímian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-rímian, p. ode
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To calculate, compute Understand þú p. ic wyð þé nú gerímige understand the computation that I am making with you, Angl. viii. 307, 40

Linked entry: rímian