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átor-geblǽd

(n.)
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a poisonous blister, an abscess, Lch. iii. 36, 22

be-scúfan

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Add An hryre besceofen precipitio deuolutus , Chrd. 74, 24

bifigendlic

(adj.)
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tremendous An þám byfgendlican ( tremendo ) dæge, Chrd. 93, 27

cyne-helm

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Án leás feówertig cynehelma, Hml. S. 11. 205. Add

wæter-tyge

(n.)
Grammar
wæter-tyge, es; m.

An aqueduct

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An aqueduct Wætertige aquaeductus, canalis, Hpt. Gl. 418, 50

brégh

(n.)

an eye-lid,

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an eye-lid, Bd. 4, 32 ; S. 611, 18

gryre-hwíl

(n.)
Grammar
gryre-hwíl, e; f.

A time of terror

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A time of terror Andr. Kmbl. 935; An. 468

clypenes

(n.)
Grammar
clypenes, -ness

an embrace

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an embrace Bd. 3, 24; S. 557, 6, note

cniht-leás

(adj.)
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cniht-leás, adj.

KNIGHTLESSwithout an attendantsine servo

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KNIGHTLESS, without an attendant; sine servo M. H. 113b

comp-weorod

(n.)
Grammar
comp-weorod, es; n.

An army exercitus

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An army; exercitus Bd. 2, 5; S. 507, 40

be-clypping

(n.)
Grammar
be-clypping, e; f.

Embrace

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Embrace Beclyppincge complexu, An. Ox. 1551. Beclyppinga amplexus, 3174

for-niman

to comprehendcarry offdo away withdefraudconsume

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Add: to seize and hold. lit. of a criminal or captive Ic eom mid racenteágum fornumen, Hml. Th. i. 462, 31. Ðis wíf fornumen is (deprehensa est) in dernegiligro, Jn.

Linked entry: for-nǽman

ge-wurde

(v.)
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ge-wurde, of ge-weorþan.

wasthast been

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Kmbl. 1100; An. 550 2nd sing. p. of ge-weorþan: ge-wurde happened, Andr. Kmbl. 1115; An. 558; p. subj. of ge-weorþan: ge-wurdon happened, Ors. 5, 10; Bos. 108, 16. p. pl. ;

horsc-lic

(adj.)
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horsc-lic, horx-lic;adj.
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Foul Horxlic fędus, An. Ox. 2, 499. Horxlices squalentis, i. sordentis (eremi ), 2430. Heora heortan horxlice wyrmas (cf. Dante's 'fastidiosi vermi') ceorfað, Dóm. L. 167. Horslice wítehúsa squalentium ergastulorum, An. Ox. 4752.

ge-árian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-árian, p; ode; pp. od; v. trans.

To give honourto honourhonōrārehonorĭfĭcāreTo have mercy or compassion upon any onebe merciful topitypardonpropĭtium essemisĕrēriparcĕreTo endow

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Th. arg. 34. [ár III. property] To endow Ðurh ðone tocyme we wǽron geweorðode and gewelgade and geárode through that advent we were honoured and enriched and endowed, Blickl. Homl. 105, 24

Linked entry: gearod

ceafl

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-as) mandibalas, An. Ox. 5015. Ceaflas rictus, 5017. Ic úp áhóf míne nyþeran cæflas ł mínre undertungan exaltavi sub lingua mea, Ps. L. 65, 17. Add

fana

(n.)
Grammar
fana, fanu(-e) ; f.

a flagfane

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Add: a flag Pater Noster hafað gyldene fonan, and seó fone is mid .xii. godwebbum útan ymbhangen, Sal. K. 152, 17. Fanan uexillo, An. Ox, 4804. Fanan labara, 1762. [v. N. E. D. fane a banner.]

Linked entry: fan-byrd

for-liger

(n.)
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for-liger, n.
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Þurh sibblegeru and ðurh mistlice forligru, Wlfst. 164, 6. Forligeru, 165, 32. Add:

ge-wítigian

(v.)
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Add: to declare, make known Ðerh ðǽra táceno ædeáwnise mið ðý genítgade Críst per signorum experimenta promens Christum, Jn. p. 2, 1. Án gedæfneð ꝥte sié deád for ðǽm folce gewítgade unum debere mori pro populo prophetizat, 6, 11.

hreáw hreów

(v.)
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Add: [for the double form cf. hreáw and hreów (p. tense of hreówan), streáw and streów, eáwan and eówan.] of food, not cooked Þǽr syndon menn ðá be hreáwan flǽsce and be hunige lifigeað ubi sunt homines cruda carne et melle uescentes, Nar. 38, 16.