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féle-leás

(adj.)
Grammar
féle-leás, adj. [félan to feel]

Devoid of feelinginsensĭlis

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Devoid of feeling; insensĭlis Biþ his líf scæcen and he féleleás his life is departed and he devoid of feeling, Exon. 87 b; Th. 329, 26; Vy. 40

full-mannod

(v.)
Grammar
full-mannod, -monnad; part.

Full mannedwell peopledvĭris instructuspŏpŭlo frĕquens

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Full manned, well peopled; vĭris instructus, pŏpŭlo frĕquens Ðæt he hæbbe his land fullmannod [Cot. fullmonnad] that he have his land well peopled, Bt. 17; Fox 58, 32

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scrimman

(v.)
Grammar
scrimman, p. scramm
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To shrink, draw up, contract Gif monnes fót tó hommum scrimme and scrince (cf. monegum men gescrincaþ his fét tó his homme, 68, 3), Lchdm. ii. 6, 15

wreþian

(v.)
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Add: , wreþþan Hé þá wreþiende (wreþþende, v.l. sustentans) þá týdran limu betwyh his gingrena handum upp árǽhtum his ágnum handum in þone heofon gestáh, Gr. D. 175, 20

haþoliþa

(n.)
Grammar
haþoliþa, an; m.

The elbow joint

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The elbow joint Lǽt him blód of ðam hálan haþoliþan let him blood from the sound elbow, L. M. 2, 51; Lchdm. ii. 264, 17. vide Glossary, s.v

heáh-cleófa

(n.)
Grammar
heáh-cleófa, an; m.

A principal chamber

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A principal chamber His brýdbúras and his heáhcleófan ealle wǽron eorcnanstánum unionibus and carbunculis ðǽm gimcynnum swíðast gefrætwode talami cubiliaque margaritis unionibusque et carbunculis nitebant, Nar. 5, 2

hǽðen-gild

(n.)
Grammar
hǽðen-gild, -gield, -gyld, es; n.

Heathen worship, idolatryidol

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Hé bæd hig georne ðæt hig búgan ne sceoldon fram Godes bigengum tó ðam bysmorfullum hǽðengilde he prayed them earnestly not to turn from the worship of God to degrading idolatry, Jos. 23, 7.

lof

(n.)
Grammar
lof, es; n. m.

Praisegloryhymn

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Wé herigaþ hira cræftas and ðeáh nyllaþ habban forðæm wé hiera nabbaþ nán lof we praise their arts, and yet do not wish to have them, for we get no credit from them, Past. 34, 2; Swt. 231, 8.

un-feor

(adv.)
Grammar
un-feor, un-feorr; adv.

Not far offat no great distance offno great distance

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Grammar un-feor, with dative and adverb Se rinc him ðǽr rom geseah unfeor þanon standan, Cd. Th. 177, 9; Gen. 2927. Grammar un-feor, with preposition wǽron unfeor fram lande non longe erant a terra, Jn. Skt. 21, 8.

drífan

(v.)
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Se æþeling bebeád þæt hié heora witan him beforan drifen swá swá niédlingas, Ors. 3, 8; S. 122, 7. to cause to flee before one's pursuit, to chase, hunt, pursue Hé nolde ðane sleán ðe hine dráf . . .

ge-hǽlan

(prep.)
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Swá déð sió Segor ðæs medemestan lífes: ðá ðe hire tó befleóð hió geheálð, Past. 399, 15. Cóm ic ꝥ ic gehǽle ( saluificem ) middaneard, Jn. 12, 47. Ꝥ middaneard sý gehǽled ( saluetur ) þurh hine, 3, 17. Gehǽled bið saluabitur, Jn.

scipe

(n.)
Grammar
scipe, es; m.
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[Hi nolleþ paye þet hi ssolle, and hi ofhealdeþ þe ssepes of ham þet doþ hare niedes, Ayenb. 39, 5 (the word occurs several times in this work). Withholdyng or abrigging of the schipe or the hyre or the wages of servauntes, Chauc. Persones T.

ge-þolian

(v.)
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S.) hér sustinete hic, Mk.

byrðen-mǽlum

(n.; adv.)
Grammar
byrðen-mǽlum, adv. [byrðen, mǽlum, dat. pl. of mǽl, n.]
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By burdens; oneribus Se déma hǽt his englas gadrian ðone coccel byrðen-mǽlum the judge will command his angels to gather the tares by burdens, Homl. Th. i. 526, 22

fram-bringan

(v.)
Grammar
fram-bringan, p. -brang, pl. -brungon; pp. -brungen

To bring from or awaydedūcĕre

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To bring from or away; dedūcĕre Gyf he ðone him eáðelíce frambringan ne mǽge if he cannot easily bring it away from him. Herb. 158, 2; Lchdm. i. 284, 24

fundung

(n.)
Grammar
fundung, e; f.

A goingdepartureabĭtusdecessus

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A going, departure; abĭtus, decessus He nolde on his fundunge ofer sǽ híréd healdan he would not hold a court on his departure over sea, Chr. 1106; Erl. 241, 2

rád-stefn

(n.)
Grammar
rád-stefn, e; f.
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Gif þegen geþeáh ðæt hé þénode cyning, and his rádstefne rád on his híréde, L. R. 3 ; Th. i. 190, 19

ge-rádscipe

(n.)
Grammar
ge-rádscipe, es; m. [gerád consideration, scipe condition]

Prudenceprudentia

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Prudence; prudentia He áwuht nafaþ on his módsefan rihtwísnesses ne gerádscipes he has not aught in his mind of wisdom or prudence, Bt. Met. Fox 22, 96; Met. 22, 48

ymesene

(adj.)
Grammar
ymesene, (-séne?); adj.
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Sightless, blind Sum ymesene man mid wópe his fét gesóhte, biddende his hǽle. Laurentius mearcode ródetácen on ðæs blindan eágan, and hé ðǽrrihte beorhtlíce geseah, Homl. Th. i. 418, 22

rídere

(n.)
Grammar
rídere, es; m.

A knight

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A knight Hé begeat ðone castel æt Albemare and ðárinne hé sette his cnihtas . . . Æfter ðisum hé begeat má castelas and ðǽrinne his ríderas gelógode, Chr. 1090; Erl. 226, 30