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wǽg-fær

(n.)
Grammar
wǽg-fær, es; n.

A sea-journey

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A sea-journey Ic ðé ongitan ne meahte on wǽgfære, Andr. Kmbl. 1845; An. 925

weol-deáþ

(n.)
Grammar
weol-deáþ, es; m.

A violent death

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A violent death Hié wældeáð (death at Grendel's hands) fornam, Beo. Th. 1395; B. 695

æfter-boren

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-en) postumus, An. Ox. 17, 34. Dele [ = æfter-genga, q. v.], and add

ǽrend-bóc

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Ǽrendbéc pi(c)tacia (cf. ǽrendgewritu,) (An. Ox. 4839), Wrt. Voc. ii. 86, 53. Add

fylgestre

(n.)
Grammar
fylgestre, an; f.

A female follower.

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A female follower. v. fylgean; II. 1 c; Filiestrum sectatricibus (inlaesae uirginitatis ), An. Ox. 1228

bróðor-þínen

(n.)
Grammar
bróðor-þínen, -þínenu, e; f.

A midwife at the birth of twin-brothersfratres geminos parturienti obstetrix

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A midwife at the birth of twin-brothers; fratres geminos parturienti obstetrix, Gen. 38, 28

Linked entry: beorþor-þínen

gúþ-searo

(n.)
Grammar
gúþ-searo, n.

Arms, armour

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Kmbl. 253; An. 127

hálsere

(n.)
Grammar
hálsere, es; m.

An exorcistaugur, aruspex

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An exorcist Hálsere exorcista, L. Ecg. C. 41; Th. ii. 166, 21: Rtl. 194, 5

Linked entry: hǽlsere

harian

(v.)
Grammar
harian, horian; p. ode

To cryclamareclamare

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To cry; clamare Tó ðé ic horige ad te clamabo, Ps. Th. 27, 1, note

Linked entry: horian

heáðu-líðende

(v.; part.)
Grammar
heáðu-líðende, part.

Sea-faring

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Kmbl. 851; An. 426

smeáþanclíce

(adv.)
Grammar
smeáþanclíce, adv.

Exactly, at large subtiliter

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Exactly, at large; subtiliter Swá wé hér bufan smeáþanclíce áwriten habbaþ Anglia viii. 309, 22

hluttran

(v.)

to grow or make pure, clean, bright,

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to grow or make pure, clean, bright, Exon. 54 a; Th. 191, 8; Az. 85

Linked entries: a-hluttrian ge-hluttrad

friþ

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2 a) in a technical legal sense :-- Be fryðe.

feónd-lic

hostilediabolicdevilishoutrageous

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S. 7, 10. diabolic, of the devil Feóndlices nearaþances spiritalis nequitiae, An. Ox. 377. Þínne feóndlican drýcræft, Hml. S. 7, 183. Feóndlicra spiritalium, An. Ox. 762: 856. Feóndlicum æfgælþum superstitiosa cultura, 3933.

esne

Grammar
esne, <b>. I.</b>
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Add Mon on ealdum bigspellum cwyð, ðæt hwílum beó esnes tíd, hwílum óðres, Prov. K. 31. <b>IV a.</b> add: The word occurs as a proper name, as well as the patronymic Esning. v. Txts. 543

higian

(v.)
Grammar
higian, l. hígian,

in strive aftertotowardsto strive to do

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and add Hé hígode oððe tilode nititur, Wrt. Voc. ii. 59, 69. Hîgien wê contendamus, 24, 36.

ge-wyrcan

(v.)
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;amp;c.

fóda

victualsprovisionssustenancesupport

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Tyrwena tendre and sprota fódan naptarum fomile sarmentorumque nutrimine, An. Ox. 1652. Tyrewan fódan resinae fomenlum, i. nutrimentum, 4028

ge-nóg

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-nóg, adj.
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Gelde swá hé genóh áge (the MS. has háge with gono written above it) let him pay as he may have enough i. e. as much as his means allow, Ll.

BLÓWAN

(v.)
Grammar
BLÓWAN, part. blówende; ic blówe, ðú blówest, bléwst, he blóweþ, bléwþ, pl. blówaþ; p. ic, he bleów, ðú bleówe, pl. bleówon; pp. blówen; v. n.

to BLOW, flourish, bloom, blossomflorere, efflorere, reflorereto be in full vigour or bloomto burst, blossom

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We say to blow as the wind, and to blow or blossom as a flower. v. bláwan