wyrm-melu
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'Dry fair large earthworms before the fire, or in an oven, which when thorough dry, beat into powder,' Salmon's English Physician, quoted by Cockayne.
cáf
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Ben. 68, 19. Petrus wæs cáfost on Crístes lufe, Hml. Th. ii. 388, 29. Add
cís-ness
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Ben. 63, 12
ge-fylsta
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Þæt se mǽra engel ( Michael ) beó Crístenra manná gefylsta on eorðan and þingere on heofonum, Hml. Th. i. 518, 32. Wé sind Godes gefylstan we are labourers together with God; Dei sumus adjutores, 8, 8: Hml. S. 11, 309.
gifend
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Ben. 69, II. one that is in the habit of giving, a liberal person Gifend largus Wrt. Voc. ii. 151, 30
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híra
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Ben. 20, 24. Mid þám gecorenum Crístes hérum (hyrede, v. l.), Wlfst. 256, 19. Take here héra, hýra in Dict. and add
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mynegung
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Ben. 65, 10. Minegungum oraculis, i. sermonibus An. Ox. 3384. Add Þý lǽs seó mynugung forlǽge. LL Th. i. 234, 29. a memorandum Ðis is myngung manna bíwiste. Ll. Th. i. 440, 29
níwan
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Ben. I. 95, 11. Ic þé andette þæt ic þat wilnode oð mé nú áðreáð swíðe níwan fateor eos modo, ac pene his diebus, cupere destiti, Solil. H. 35, 23. Add
un-gemetlíce
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Add Beó gemetlíce blíðe. Þú wǽre ǽr tó ungemetlíce unrót strings animum. Multum omnino flevisti, Solil. H. 48, 20. Hié swá ungemetlíce gefuhton ꝥ hié neáh ealle forwurdon acerbissimis invicem praeliis fatigati, Ors. 3, I ; S. 96, 32
on-swífan
to swing, turn ⬩ to turn aside, divert
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to swing, turn Bordrand onswáf wið ðam gryregieste Geáta dryhten Beowulf turned his shield against the approaching fire-drake, Beo.
tó-stencedness
dispersion ⬩ dissipation ⬩ destruction
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Ben. 128, 6. Ungeþyld is ealra mægna tóstencednys, Homl. Th. ii. 544, 6. Cometa, ðonne hé ætýwþ, ðonne tácnaþ hé hungor oððe cwealm oððe tóstencednysse ðæs eardes, Anglia viii. 321, 22
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hǽl
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Ill a. a means to produce well-being :-- Þissere worulde hǽl is ꝥ heó witan hæbbe, and swá má witena beóð swá hit bet færð, Hml. S. 13, 128.
ge-freógan
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Se pápa Marinus gefreóde Ongelcynnes scóle be Ælfrédes béne, Chr. 885; P. 80, 5. (4 a) to free land from taxes or services :-- Eall ðæt land sý écelíce gefreód ealra þeówdóma, C. D. vi. 202, 18.
síþ
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Gegán sorhfulne síþ, Beo. Th. 2560 ; B. 1278. Síþ ásettan, Elen. Kmbl. 1990 ; El. 997.
FOLM
The palm of the hand ⬩ the hand ⬩ palma ⬩ mănus
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Heó genam cúþe folme she took the well-known hand, Beo. Th. 2610; B. 1303: Salm. Kmbl. 339; Sal. 169: Ps. Th. 128, 5.
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BRAND
a BRAND, fire-brand, torch; ⬩ titio, torris ⬩ a burning, flame, fire; ⬩ incendium, flamma, ignis ⬩ A sword; ⬩ ensis
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Hý hine ne móston bronde forbærnan they could not consume him with fire, Beo. Th. 4258; B. 2126. Brondas lácaþ on ðam deópan dæge fires shall flare on that awful day, Exon. 116 b; Th. 448, 23; Dom. 58. Bronda of fires. Beo.
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hild
War, ⬩ battle ⬩ pugna, prælium
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Ongenþeów hæfde Higeláces hilde gefrunen Ongentheow had heard of Higelac's fighting, Beo.
ge-cígan
To call ⬩ name ⬩ call upon ⬩ invoke ⬩ call forth ⬩ provoke ⬩ incite ⬩ vocare ⬩ nominare ⬩ invocare ⬩ provocare ⬩ incitare
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Ða to yrre beóþ gecígde they shall be provoked to anger, Ps. Th. 7, 7. Folc gecýgde naman ðíne populus incitavit nomen tuum, Ps. Spl. 73, 19
ofer-hírness
Disobedience, disregard, neglect, contempt ⬩ disregard, disobedience
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Some of the offences to which it applies may be seen from the following passages :--
ge-acsian
To find out by asking ⬩ discover ⬩ learn ⬩ hear ⬩ resciscĕre ⬩ discĕre ⬩ agnoscĕre ⬩ audīre
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Gif hine mon geacsige if he be discovered, L. In. 39; Th. i. 126, 9, MS. B