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frysca

(n.)
Grammar
frysca, an; m.
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The name of some bird Frysca butio (butio is a bittern. but is glossed by cýta, Wrt. Voc. i. 29, 32: 63, 17: ii. 11, 35), Wrt. Voc. ii. 102, 34. Cýta, frisca butium, 126, 81

Linked entry: frisca

ge-leáffullíce

(adv.)
Grammar
ge-leáffullíce, adv.
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Ox. 1335. in accordance with faith, faithfully Woerc geleáffullíce ué biseno niomað opus fideliter imitemur, Rtl. 62, 23. in accordance with the Christian faith Þú eart gelǽred geleáffullíce, Hml. S. 29, 130

ofer-sáwan

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Add: to sow ground with seed in addition to some already sown. v. Dict. to sow seed over other seed Cuóm feónd his and oferseów (ofergeseáw, L. ) weód in midle þæs hwǽtes, Mt. R. !3. 25

díglian

(v.)
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Add In þissum þe hý dígledon in isio quem occultauerunt, Ps. Rdr. 9, 16. <b>I a.</b> to hide something from a person :-- Of þysum þe hý dýgledon mé, 30, 5

ge-lícnes

(n.)
Grammar
ge-lícnes, -ness, e; f.

a likenessimageresemblancesimilitudoimagoa parableproverbparabolaproverbium

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In which part has man the likeness of God in him? In the soul, not in the body, Homl. Th. i. 288, 11-17. He worhte of seolfre ǽnne heáhne stýpel on stánweorces gelícnysse he wrought a high tower of silver in the form of stone-work, H. R. 99, 23.

þanc

(n.)
Grammar
þanc, es; m.
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I. P. 43; Th. ii. 276, 23 : L. Pen. 14; Th. ii. 282, 11 : L. E. I. 25; Th. ii. 422, 8, 9 : L. Ath. v. 8, 1; Th. i. 236, 8 : Wulfst. 238, 28 : Homl. Skt. i. 23, 200 : Lchdm. i. 400, 9. Ic ann ðæs landes intó mynstre Sca Marian þances, Chart.

Linked entries: þancung þonc

talian

(v.)
Grammar
talian, p. ode.

to suppose a thing (to be) such and such, consider, reckon, account,to impute, ascribe, lay to the account ofto reckon, enumerate

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Th. ii. 102, 29. Ne talige ic ðé ðæt tó nánre scylde I do not impute it to you as any fault, Shrn. 184, 21. Eádig se wer ðam ðe ne talode ( imputavit ) Drihten synne, Ps. Lamb. 31, 2.

spiweþa

(n.)
Grammar
spiweþa, an;m.

vomitingvomit, what is vomited

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P. iv. 47; Th. ii. 218, 5. Hund eft hwyrfde tó his spiwðan, Shrn. 37, 16

Linked entry: speowþa

stæf-gefég

(n.)
Grammar
stæf-gefég, es; n.

a combination of lettersa forming of letters in writing

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a combination of letters that forms a syllable Syllaba is stæfgefég on ánre orðunge geendod. A domo fram húse; hér is se a for ánum stæfgefége; ab homine; hér is se ab án stæfgefég.

á-dreógan

to bear offsuffer, endureto bear with, tolerateto pass, spend timeto carry out, perform

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Add: to bear off Ic ádreóge digero, An. Ox. 18 b, 22. with the idea of pain :-- Hárnessa ádreóhende canos (suos) ducentes (ad inferos), 3368. to bear what is painful, suffer, endure :-- Ic ádreáh mycel broc, Bl. H. 175, 12.

Linked entry: á-dreósan

a-lýfþ

is it allowable?licet?

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is it allowable? licet?Mk. Bos. 3, 4

fóre-

(prefix)

before

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before, used in composition as the English fore-

Hróð-

(prefix)
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in proper names, e.g. Hróð-gár, -mund, -wulf

ge-wǽpnian

(v.)
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In l. 7 after 333 add: 3, 273

gebirg

(n.)
Grammar
gebirg, es ; n.

Taste

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Taste On gebirge in gustu, Rtl. 116, 5

ge-bygeþ

Grammar
ge-bygeþ, pres. of ge-bycgan.

buys

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In. 56; Th. i. 138, 10;

gees

(n.)
Grammar
gees, = gés; pl. of gós.

geese

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In. 70; Th. i. 146, 18

-syringas

(suffix)
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in Exsyringas, Exon. Th. 323, 22; Víd. 82

æwul

(n.)
Grammar
æwul, for cawel ? cf.
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cawl in Cornish dialect for a fish-basket

byrde

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Add: v. búr-, efen-, in-, þeów-, unge-byrde