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ge-scyrtan

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Gescyrdte breuiauit, Mk. L. 13, 20. Þín líf ne gescyrt, Hml. S. 37, 149. Mid fíffétedum ł gescertum brachicatalectico, An. Ox. 130. Gescyrted biðon breuiabuntur, Mt. L. 24, 22. Add

geflít-ful

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geflít-ful, l. ge-flitful,
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and add Geflitful peruicax, i. contumax, ł superbus, An. Ox. 4094. Ðá gesibsuman menn sind Godes bearn gecígede, and witodlíce ðá geflitfullan sind deófles lyma, Hml. Th. i. 604, 34

heáh-reced

(n.)
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heáh-reced, es; n.
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A splendid house, temple, palace: Eorðan ic bidde and úpheofon, and ðá sóþan Sancta Marian, and heofones meaht and heáhreced, Lch. i. 400, 4. Geond heáhræced (the temple), An. 709. —

ir-lic

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Of yrlicere (hyrlicre, Hpt. Gl. 449, 78) réþnesse furibunda ferocitate, An. Ox. 1844. Críst sylf wrát gewrit swýðe eorlicum wordum for Sunnandæges weorcum, Wlfst. 207, 3. See next word. Add

Linked entry: eor-lic

in-híred

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Híwcúþum inhíredes domesticis clientelę (sodalibtis), An. Ox. 5133. Geférrǽdene, inhírede clientela, i. obseruatio domestica, 2809. Hírede þeówtlicum inhírede þénum (cum omni) familia (et) vernacula clientela (una cum) parasitis, 3309. Add

mædere

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Mædre sandix, An. Ox. 8, 345. Mædere, wád sandix, i. iacinto, 2, 436. Wealhbasu ł mædre uermiculo, 35, 4. On længtene . . . mederan settan, línséd sáwan, Angl. ix. 262, 10. Add

prútlíce

(adv.)
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Add: haughtily, arrogantly Welegum þyssere worulde bebeód ná prútlíce (superbe) witan, Scint. 178, 4. Oif hwylc bróðor an preósthýrede bið þe intó cyrcan prútlíce (pompatice) gǽð, Chrd. 60, 34: 343

sceáwung-stów

(n.)
Grammar
sceáwung-stów, e; f.
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A place of observation Sion is án dún, and heó is gecweden sceáwungstów, Hml. Th. i. 210, 21. v. sceáwere; <b>III,</b> and wlite-sceáwung

swegel-horn

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Sweglhorn sambuca (sambuca salpicibus respondet musica crebris, Ald. 146, 21), An. Ox. 14, 1. Swegelhorna sambucorum, i. genus simphoniarum (licet musica sambucorum harmonia persultans insonuerit, Ald. 23, 3), 1645. Add

wracu

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Add: wrace (?), an Grimre wrace (wræc, v.l.) þá fyren-fullan ðeóde þæs grimman mánes wæs æfterfylgende acrior gentem peccatricem ultio diri sceleris secuta est, Bd. l, 14; Sch. 39, 12

weall-geat

(n.)
Grammar
weall-geat, es; n.

A gate in a wall

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A gate in a wall Hié gegán hæfdon tó ðam weallgeate they had reached the city's gate, Judth. Thw. 23, 26; Jud. 141. Tó weallgeatum, Andr. Kmbl. 2407; An. 1205

ǽ-fægred

(adj.; part.)

disfigured

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disfigured Ǽfæ(g)rede larbatos [cf. hreófe larbatos (the passage is the same in both glosses), Wrt. Voc. ii. 86, 64; se unfægera larbata (facies ), 95, 68], An. Ox. 4936

ænett

(n.)
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ænett, es; n.

Solitude, retirement

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Solitude, retirement Ǽnettes solitudinis, An. Ox. 2383: anachoreseos, 3638. Ǽnyttes, 2, 233. Tó ðǽre stówe his leófan ǽnettes (ánetnysse, ǽnetnesse, v. ll.) ad locum dilectae solitudinis, Gr. D. 105, 27

wil-gedryht

(n.)
Grammar
wil-gedryht, e; f.

A glad band

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A glad band Seó wilgedryht wildne weorþiaþ turba prosequitur munere laeta pio . Exon. Th. 222, 2; Ph. 342. Wes ðú, Andreas, hál mid ðás willgedryht, Andr. Kmbl. 1828; An. 916

heáh-stefn

(adj.)
Grammar
heáh-stefn, adj.

Having a high stem or prow

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Having a high stem or prow Heáhstefn naca the high-prowed boat, Andr. Kmbl. 532; An. 266. Heáhstefn scipu high prowed ships, Exon. 96 b; Th. 361, 2; Wal. 13

Linked entries: -stæfn brand-stefn

ge-staðolian

(v.)

to foundestablishstrengthenconfirm

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to found, establish, strengthen, confirm, Bd. 4, 30; S. 608, 32: Ps. Lamb. 27, 5: Bt. 25; Fox 88, 4: Andr. Kmbl. 1071; An. 536: Soul Kmbl. 90; Seel. 45

Týle

(n.)

Thule

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Thule Án íglond ... ðæt is Tíle háten (þe isle þat hyȝe tile, Chauc. Boet. 3, 5. This form is used also in Trevisa, i. 325) ultima Thule, Met. 16, 15

Linked entry: þýle

stæl-giest

(n.)
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stæl-giest, es; m.

A thievish guest

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A thievish guest (of an insect eating a book) Þeóf in þýstro ... stælgiest ne wæs wihte ðý gleáwra ðe hé ðám wordum swealg, Exon. Th. 432, 13; Rä. 48, 5

for-déman

to condemnto condemnsentence to punishmentto confiscatesequestratedecidedetermine

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Add: to give judgement against a person. in a general sense, to condemn, express disapproval of Hé (St. Martin) nǽnigne man unrihtlíce fordémde, ne nǽnigum yfel wiþ yfele geald, Bl. H. 223, 32. in a civil case Þý lǽs ǽnig man cweðe þæt ic míne mǽgcild

deáþ

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Add: gen. es and (?) a, as being an old u-stem noun. v. deáða gedál (cf. deáþgedál, 936) dreógan, Gú. 206. death, of an individual Þa langan tíd þæs dimman deáðes mortis inamabile tempus, Dóm. L. 14. Hé bið mid wítum þreád æfter his deáþe, Bl. H. 49,