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feþe-leás

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For 'Footless' substitute: Without the power to walk, and add

ge-swope

(n.)
Grammar
ge-swope, ge-swópe ?
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the vowel being replaced by the consonant following it in the alphabet, a not unfrequent device, and o put for p to avoid three consecutive p's) peripsima superhabundans, pur*-*gamenta, Hpt. 33, 250, 15. —

hundred-sócn

(n.)
Grammar
hundred-sócn, e; f.
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Attendance at the hundred-gemot; fine for non-attendance Omnes forisfacturas terrarum suarum, id est, burgbrice, hundredsócna, áthas, ordélas, . . . hámsócna et frithbrice et foresteall, Cht. Th. 187, 23. Cf.

hord-weorþung

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Hé þám bátwearde bunden golde swurd gesealde, þæt hé syððan wæs máðme ðý weorðra, B. 1902), costly reward Ful oft ic for lǽssan leán teohhade, hordweorðunge, hnáhran rince, sǽmran æt sæcce, B. 952. Cf. hring-, sinc-weorþung; weorþung; III

leoþu-wác

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For leoþuwác in middle of l. 2 l. lioþuwác, dele Iust passage, and add Of liþewácum helmum lentis frondibus, An. Ox. 923. Liþewácum, tógum (tagum, Hpt. Gl. 514, 69) lentis (viminibus caedentes, Aid. 66, 39), 4693.

Linked entry: wác

leás-bregdness

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For 'Leo 220, 22' substitute Se sceocca eów lǽrð þyllice scíncræftas ꝥ hé eówre sáwla hæbbe ðonne gé gelýfað his leásbrǽdnysse (-brédene, v. l. ), Hml. S. 17, 107.

líget-sliht

(n.)
Grammar
líget-sliht, e; f. l. es ; m.
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For hreónessum and lígetslehtum (-slihturn, v. l.) tempeslatibtis cortiscis, 133, 31. Leigeð-slæhtas fulgura, Mt. p. 10, 3

sceþ-wræc

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Substitute for the passage Eálá hú swíþe eádge wǽron þá æþelan cennend(ẹ) Sancte Ióhannes, þǽm ne sceþede nǽnig scyld þisse sceþwracan worlde, ne hié nǽnigo firen ne gewundode beati, quos in saeculo isto aliqua culpa non percutit, nullum vulnerat crimen

riht-ryne

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

A right course

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A right course Se bróc ðeáh hé swíðe of his rihtryne ðonne ðǽr micel stán of ðam heáhan munte oninnan fealþ and hine tódǽlþ and him his rihtrynes wiðstent, Bt. 6; Fox 14, 27-30 : Met. 5, 20. Oncerran ðisne swiftan rodor of his rihtryne 10, 41

up-ende

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
up-ende, es; m.

The upper endtop end

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The upper end, top end Se steorra Ursa is swíþe neáh ðam upende ðære eaxe summo vertice mundi flectit rapidos Ursa meatus, Bt. 39, 13; Fox 232, 13: Met. 29, 18. At ðas akeres upende, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 434, 2. Óð ðære foryrðe upende, 419, 33

út-faru

(n.)
Grammar
út-faru, e; f.

A going outgoing abroad or out of doors

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A going out, going abroad or out of doors Ðæt nán neód ne sý munecum útan tó farenne, for ðý ðe seó útfaru nán þing ne framaþ hira sáulum ut non sit necessitas monachis vagandi foris quia omnino non expedit animabus eorum, R. Ben. 127, 8

sweor-ród

(n.)
Grammar
sweor-ród, e; f.

A cross suspended from the neck

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A cross suspended from the neck Hé becwæð Wulfstáne ærcebiscope áne sweorróde (the Latin version has philacterium; cf. the use of this word for chains and medals worn by gladiators round their necks as tokens of victory), Chart. Th. 551, 5.

á-sécan

to seek outsearch forto search throughexplore

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Add: to seek out, search for Ácsa hine his wísena and áséc his dǽda, Ll. Th. ii. 260, 21. Ðæt seó sáwel dysi forbúge and wísdóm áséce, Hex. 40, 1. to search through, explore Hí hæfdon þá burh ealle ásóhte, Chr. 1011; P. 142, 2 note

Linked entry: on-sécan

á-þringan

'to conceal,'

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Under dele 'to conceal,'and for 'Cot. 33' substitute Wrt. Voc. ii. 14, 22 (celatum=embossed),and add Hé his feorh áþrang of þám líchaman, Gr. D. 136, 2. Ic wæs út áþrungen fram eallum þám folce oððe ic ǽnlípigu oþstód, Hml. S. 23 b, 409

Linked entry: á-þrungen

Decem-ber

(n.)
Grammar
Decem-ber, gen. -bris; m. [dĕcem ten: Sansk. vāra: Pers. bār time, space: the tenth month of the Romans, beginning with March, and as we begin with January, it is our twelfth month]

The month of DecemberDĕcember, bris

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Fox 437; Men. 220; January being after yule or Christmas is called Se æftera geóla; the after yule, Cott. Tibĕrius; B. i; Hick. Thes. i. 212, 57

eáðelíce

(adv.)
Grammar
eáðelíce, eðelíce, ýðelíce; comp. or; sup. ost, ust; adv.

Easilyfăcĭle

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Easily; făcĭle Eáðelícor mæg se olfend gán þurh ánre nǽdle eáge it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, Lk. Bos. 18, 25. He sóhte hú he eáðelícost hine gesealde he sought how he might most easily betray him, 22, 6

Linked entry: éðelíce

flód-weg

(n.)
Grammar
flód-weg, es; m.

A flood-waywatery waythe seamărīna viamăre

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Fór flódwegas went the watery ways, Exon. 109b; Th. 418, 2; Rä. 37, 9: 82a; Th. 309, 4; Seef. 52

earfoþlícnes

(n.)
Grammar
earfoþlícnes, -ness, -nyss, e; f.

Difficulty, pain diffĭcultas

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B.] for difficulties of the urine, 156, 3; Lchdm. i. 284, 4

ear-gebland

(n.)
Grammar
ear-gebland, ear-geblond, earh-geblond, es; n.

Wave-minglingoceăni turbātio, undārum commixtio

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Fox 8, 59; Met. 8, 30

hund-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
hund-líc, adj.

Doglikecanine

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Nú sende hé hundas tó mé forðan ðe hé næfþ godcundlíce englas, ac hæfþ hundlíce now has he sent dogs to me, for he has not divine angels, but he has doglike ones, Homl. Th. i. 378, 3