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ǽnga

Solitary

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Solitary Hé lifað leódum feor, lócað geneahhe fram ðám unlǽdan ǽngan hláford he lives far from men, from the wretched solitary often are his lord's looks turned, Sal. 382. Substitute:

breóst-rocc

(n.)
Grammar
breóst-rocc, es; m. [breóst. rocc
clothing
]

clothing Breast-cloth thorax

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Stíðe and ruge breóstroccas [MS. breóst-rocces] stiff and rough breast-clothes; renones, Ælfc. Gl. 63; Som. 68, 114; Wrt. Voc. 40, 24

brim-faroþ

(n.)
Grammar
brim-faroþ, es; n. [brim, faroþ
the shore
]

the shoreThe sea-shoremaris litus

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The sea-shore; maris litus Bebúgaþ brádne hwyrft óþ ðæt brimfaroþ [MS. brimfaro] they shall inhabit the spacious orb unto the sea-shore, Cd. 190; Th. 236, 17; Dan. 322

crism-lýsing

(n.)
Grammar
crism-lýsing, -lísing, e; f.

A leaving off the baptismal vest chrismatis solutio

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A leaving off the baptismal vest; chrismatis solutio His crismlýsing [crismlising MS. A.] wæs æt Wedmor the leaving off his baptismal vest was at Wedmore Chr. 878; Erl. 81, 20

Linked entry: crysum-lýsing

se

(con.; pronoun.)
Grammar
se, sió, Lchdm. ii. 260, l; m.: seó, ðeó, Blickl. Homl. 65, 13; se, Lchdm. ii. 228, 8; f.: ðæt; n.
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Mid ðý cum, Bd. 4, 24; S. 598, 33. Mið ðý cum, Mt. Kmbl.

weder

(n.)
Grammar
weder, es; n.

weather, condition of the atmospheregood weatherwind, storm, breeze, airweather (as in weather-bow, -bound), wind.

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Hyt byð smylte weder serenum erit, Mt. Kmbl. 16, 2: Bt. 23; Fox 78, 26. Ðonne wind ligeþ, weder bið fæger, Exon. Th. 210, 8; Ph. 182. Hreóh weder tempestas, Mt. Kmbl. 16, 3. Rén, swylce hagal and snáw, weder unhióre, Met. 29, 65.

cyne-cyn

(n.)
Grammar
cyne-cyn, cyne-cynn,es; n. [cyne regius, regalis; cyn, cynn, gens, stirps, familia]

A royal race, royal lineage, royal offspring or familygens regia, proles regia, stirps vel familia regia

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Met. Fox 26, 83; Met. 26, 42. He wæs cynecynnes he was of royal lineage, Bt. 38, 1; Fox 194, 14: Bd. 3, 18; S. 546, 39, col. 1: L. Wg. 1; Th. i. 186, 18

Linked entry: cyning-cynn

Dofere

(n.)
Grammar
Dofere, Dofre, an; f. [Hunt. Douere, Doure: Sim. Dun. Kni. Dovere: Houd. Dowere: Brom. Dover: Thorn. Dovore: Wel. dwfr water]
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DOVER; Dubris, Dofris, is; f His men cóman to Doferan his men came to Dover, Chr. 1050; Th. 313, 20, col. 2: 1051; Th. 317, 25, col. 2.

lencten-tíd

(n.)
Grammar
lencten-tíd, e; f.

Spring-timespringLent

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Met. Fox 29, 135; Met. 29, 68

ge-somnung

(n.)
Grammar
ge-somnung, e; f.

A congregationsynagoguechurchcongrĕgātiosy̆năgōgaecclēsia

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Beférde se Hǽlend ealle Galileam, lǽrende on hyra gesomnungum circumībat Iesus tōtam Gălilæam, dŏcens in sy̆năgōgis eōrum, Mt. Bos. 4, 23: 6, 2, 5: 9. 35

hwæþere

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., Gen. 1863: Men. 68: Ph. 443: Met. 20, 74. however, but Inhlógan hine. Hé huedre ( uero ) ... genóm ðone fæder ..., Mk. L. R. 5, 40. Ne ðus is huoeðre ( autem ) in iúih, 10, 43: Jn. L. 20, 17. Huæðre, 6, 6. Dǽle hé hwæðre ..., Ll.

furþor

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ꝥ (cf. hit is sellicre þæt . . ., Met. 11, 50) heora furþum nán búton óþrum beón ne mæg, Bt. 21; F. 74, 18.

wrecan

(v.)
Grammar
wrecan, p. wræc, pl.wrǽcon; pp.wrecen

To drivepressto driveforce to moveto drive outexpelto drive outto expressutterreciteto drive inimpressinlayto drivepractisecarry outonto drivepress onto wreakto punishto punishto punishto punishto avengeto avengeto avengeto avengeto avengeto take vengeance (on)

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Voc. ii. l, 3. to drive, force to move Hwílum mec mín freá sendeþ under sǽlwonge, and on bid wriceþ, Exon. Th. 382, 29 ; Rä. 4, 3. Ýða wrǽcon árleásra feorh of flǽschoman, Cd. Th. 83, 25 ; Gen. 1385. Hwá mec on síð wrǽce, Exon.

ǽðel

(n.)
Grammar
ǽðel, es; m.

A native countrycountrylandpatriaterra

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Fox 236; Men. 119

a-ráfian

(v.)

To unroveunravelunwinddissolvere

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MS. 46 b, 1

firgin-bucca

(n.)
Grammar
firgin-bucca, an; m.

A mountain-buckwood-buckmontānus vel saltuensis căper

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A mountain-buck, wood-buck; montānus vel saltuensis căper Firginbucca ðæt ys wudubucca a mountain-buck that is a wood-buck, Med. ex Quadr. 5, 1; Lchdm. i. 348, 2

Linked entry: firgen-bucca

flint-grǽg

(adj.)
Grammar
flint-grǽg, adj.

Flint-greycánus

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Flint-grey; cánus Ic sceal to staðe þýwan [MS. þyran] flintgrǽgne flód I shall impel the flint-grey flood to the shore, Exon. 101b; Th. 383, 31; Rä. 4, 19

for-legenes

(n.)
Grammar
for-legenes, -legnes, -ness, -nys, -nyss, e; f.

Fornicationfornĭcātio

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Fornication; fornĭcātio Búton forlegenysse þingum excepta fornĭcātiōnis causa, Mt. Bos. 5, 32. He swylce unalýfeddre forlegnesse and egeslícre wæs besmiten fornĭcātiōne pollūtus est tāli, Bd. 2, 5; S. 506, 39

Linked entries: for-ligenes for-ligenes

herþan

(n.)
Grammar
herþan, pl.

Testiculi

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Med. ex. Quadr. 8, 2; Lchdm. i. 358, 4: Lchdm. 111. 116, 15; L. Alf. pol. 65; Th. i. 96, 25

Linked entry: hærþan

hýrian

(v.)
Grammar
hýrian, p. ode: hýran; p. de; pp. ed

To hire

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To hire Ús nán man ne hýrode nemo nos conduxit, Mt. Kmbl. 20, 7. Nán man ús ne hýrde, Homl. Th. ii. 76, 5. Seðe wolde hýrian wyrhtan, 72, 19

Linked entry: hýran