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syn-léw

Grammar
syn-léw, For '
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A sinful injury' substitute : an injury caused by sin. Cf. syn-wund

tó-bǽd

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Substitute: tó-bǽdan to exalt, and add Tóbǽd laudat, An. Ox. 1919

twi-rǽde

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add: at variance, discordant -Twyrǽde tó gesibbianne discordantes reconciliandi, Chrd. 112, 10

týderness

(n.)
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a branch Wínbóga týddernessa palmitum propagines, An. Ox. 3849. Cf. týdrung; II

un-earfoþlíce

(adv.)
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un-earfoþlíce, adv.
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With great difficulty Ná unearfoþlíce non difficulter, An. Ox. 5382 : 2, 462

un-gehefegod

(adj.)
Grammar
un-gehefegod, adf.
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Not pregnant, not with child Ungehefegude non grauidam, An. Ox. 27. 31

un-geméde

(adj.)
Grammar
un-geméde, adj.
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Perhaps this word should be taken as a noun; see mád-mód

wordliend

(n.)
Grammar
wordliend, es; m.
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One who harangues Bannendra, maþeliendra, wordliendra contionalorum, i. rhetorum, An. Ox. 2321

wæter-gelǽt

(n.)
Grammar
wæter-gelǽt, es; n.

A water-course, an aqueduct

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A water-course, an aqueduct Wætergelǽt colimbus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 134, 69

Linked entry: ge-lǽt

galere

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Galras marsi An. Ox. 7, 308. Galra marsorum 240: 8, 179. Add

ofer-brǽw

(n.)
Grammar
ofer-brǽw, -bráw, es; m.

An eye-browsupercilium

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An eye-brow Hæfþ mǽden tácn on oferbráwe,Lchdm. iii. 188, 5

Linked entry: ofer-brú

batt

(n.)

a batclubcudgel

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a bat, club, cudgel Batt hec claua, An. Ox. 18 b, 18

swilce

(adv.)
Grammar
swilce, swelce; adv. conj.
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Steam up árás swylce réc, Elen. Kmbl. 1604; El. 804: Andr. Kmbl. 178; An. 89. Hwylc biþ hé ( the body after death ) ðonne búton swylce stán, Blickl. Homl. 21, 26: Homl. Th. i. 406, 14.

Linked entry: swálíce

ildan

(v.)
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ildan, p. de

To delaytarrydeferput offpostponeprocrastinateconnive atdissimulate

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Tó hwon yldest ðú ðæt ðú raðost dó ðæt man ðás menn wítnige and cwelle why dost thou delay at once to cause these men to be punished and killed, 183, 1.

Linked entries: ældan ildian ilding

hǽtu

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Se cyle wið ðá hǽto and ꝥ wǽt wið ðám drýgum, Bt. 33, 4; F. 128, 33: Met. 20, 113: 29, 50. a hot condition of the atmosphere, hot weather Ðeostru and léht, cele and haetu ( caumas ), Ps. Srt. ii. p. 197, 32.

rǽd

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Add Rǽde senatu, An. Ox. 4041. <b>V a.</b> the act of taking counsel together :-- Geþafa ꝥ mín módor mé gespræcan, and sume þreó niht on mínum rǽde beón (may be in consultation with me ), Hml. S. 4, 324.

hám-sócn

(n.)
Grammar
hám-sócn, e; f.

Attack on a man's house; also the fine paid for such a breach of the peacethe crime of beating or assaulting a person within his own housean inroad or attack on one's homeattack on one's house

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Attack on a man's house; also the fine paid for such a breach of the peace.

Linked entry: sócn

hleápan

(v.)
Grammar
hleápan, p. hleóp, pl. hleópon and hlupon [cf.Icel.hlupu]; pp. hleápen

To LEAP, jump, dance, run

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Hér Eádwine eorl and Morkere eorl hlupon út and mislíce férdon on wuda and feldon in this year earl Edwin and earl Morcere fled away and went different ways through wood and open country, 1072; Erl. 210, 26.

tó-samne

(adv.)
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tó-samne, -somne; adv.

Togetherin concert,at the same time

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Ða stánas bióþ earfoþe tó tódǽlenne and eác uneáþe tósomne cumaþ, Bt. 34, 11; Fox 150, 25. Hié him geblendon tósomne drync unheórne, Andr. Kmbl. 66; An. 33: Exon.

Linked entry: tó-somne

ge-sceap

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Dryhten scyreð and scrífeð and gesceapo healdeð (governs the destinies of men), Vy. 66 :. Gen. 2827.