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ongeán-winnende

(adj.)
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resisting, struggling þá ongeánwinnendan fǽmnan mid micelre strengðe earfoðlíce ofercóm, Ap. Th. 2, 4

prass

(n.)
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mid swíðlicum prasse férde, Hml. S. 29, 208: 25, 302

rihtwís-ness

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Ðæt sié gebunden tó ðǽre ryhtwiésnesse (-wís-, v. l.) (rectitudine), Past. 75, 6. Add

sǽ-deór

(n.)
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sǽ-deór, n. (not m.).
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mon wearp in sǽdeóra seáð and þá hyre ne sceðedon, Shrn. 133, 11. Add

setl-hrægl

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geann Wulfgáre his mǽge twégra wáhryfta and twégra setlhrægla, Cht. Crw. 23, 15. Add

sprytting

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Add: increase Mægena ealra onfó spryttinga uirtutum omnium percipiat incrementa, Angl. xiii. 381, 226

þancfullíce

(adv.)
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Add: graciously, kindly þá áne spyrtan þanc-fullíce ( benigne ) onféng. Gr. D. 203, 8

þurh-wæccan

(v.)
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to continue watching, maintain a vigil wæs ðerhwæccende erat pernocians, Lk. L. 6, 12

first-mearc

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ús nǽnigne ( printed mænigne) fyrstmearc ne háteðlanges lífes, Archiv cxxii. 257, 14

rest-hús

(n.)
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rest-hús, es; ;n.;

A sleeping-chamber

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; A sleeping-chamber; ðǽr hæfde án resthús ( ;cubiculum; ), Bd. 3, 17; S. 543, 23

weall-clif

(n.)
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weall-clif, es; n.

A steep cliff

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A steep cliff scufon wyrm oferweallclif, léton wǽg niman, Beo. Th. 6255; B. 3132

Linked entry: weall

ǽ-fæstlíce

(adv.)
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ǽ-fæstlíce, adv.

Religiously

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Religiously Lifde ǽfestlíce his líf religiosam gerens vitam, Bd. 5, 12; S. 627, 10

hát-wende

(adj.)
Grammar
hát-wende, adj.

Burning, hot, torrid

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Burning, hot, torrid Hátwendne lyft the torrid air, Cd. 146; Th. 182, 12; Exod. 74

of-gesleán

(v.)

to slay

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to slay: — ðǽr ofgeslógan (ofslógon, MS. E. ) micel wæl, Chr. 992; Erl. 130, 35

Linked entry: ge-sleán

on-stépan

(v.)

to raise

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Th. 454, 25; Hy. 4, 38

on-þenian

(v.)

to extend, stretch, bend ( a bow)

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to extend, stretch, bend ( a bow) onþeneden ( intenderunt ) boga, Ps. Spl. T. 63, 3

or-firme

(adj.)
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or-firme, adj.

Uncleanly, squalid

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Uncleanly, squalid wǽron fúlíce and orfyrme on heora beardum, Guthl. 5; Gdwin. 34, 22

treów-wyrm

(n.)
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treów-wyrm, es; m.

A caterpillar

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A caterpillar salde treówyrme westmas heara dedit erugini fructus eorum, Ps. Surt. 77, 46

wiht

(n.)
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wiht, e ; f. : es; n.

a wightcreaturebeingcreated thinga whitthingaughtanythingwithout a negativeaughtalonewith a genitive

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him ðæs wyrmes wíg for wiht dyde. Beo. Th. 4685 ; B. 2348. with a genitive Ne bið wiht forholen monna gehygda, Exon. Th. 65, 14; Cri. 1054. Ne him wiht gescód ðæs ðe him tó teónan þurhtogen hæfdon, 127, 35; Gú. 396.

lác

(n.)
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lác, generally neuter, but occasionally feminine
  • [v. Shrn. pp. 3-4],
or masculine, as in the compound lyb-lác q. v.

battlestrugglean offeringsacrificeoblationa giftpresentgracefavourservicea presentoffering of wordsa messagemedicine

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Heó lác weorðade ðe hire brungen wæs she honoured the gift [the nails of the cross] that was brought her, Elen. Kmbl. 2272; El. 1137. Cwæþ his sylfes suna syllan wolde ... Hie ða lác hraðe þégon tó þance he said he would give his own son ...

Linked entries: freó-lác lácan lǽc