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gemynd-drepen

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Dele, and see ge-mynd ; XI

Linked entry: drepen

ge-néhlíce

(adv.)
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Dele, and see ge-neahlíce ; II

ge-sníðan

(v.)
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See preceding word

ge-wéne

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Dele, and see ge-wénan; II

hám-brigan

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Dele, and see hám; 1 a

inhoh

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Dele, and see An. Ox. 5161

leágung

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Dele, and see Angl. i. 508

ono

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Add: See Bd. M. i. xxix

persa

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Dele, and see meduma a treadle

S

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For the Runic S see Sigel

bǽting

A cable

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Dele: A cable, and see bǽtan

Berhte

(n.)
Grammar
Berhte, an; f.

Bertha ⬩ Bercta

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faith, Bd. 1, 25; S. 486, 30-36

Linked entry: Berþa

rǽcing

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Add: seizure, capture Hrǽcing [printed hracing, but see Skeat's collation) detentio (cf. captura, detentio, captio hæft, Wrt. Voc. ii. 128, 30, and see ge-rǽcan; 3 b), Rtl. 65, 29

uferung

(n.)
Grammar
uferung, e ; f.
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Delay Heó onginneð wépan, for þon þe hire þynceð lang seó ylding and seó uferung hwænne heó cume tó Gode flere incipit, quia differtur a regno, Gr. D. 245, 7

brim-faroþ

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

the shore ⬩ The sea-shore ⬩ maris 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

mǽg-lufu

(n.)
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mǽg-lufu, an; f.

Love

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Love Heó sagaþ ðæt heó mǽglufan mínre ne gýme she (Juliana) says that she cares not for my (Heliseus', who wished to marry Juliana) love, Exon. 66 b; Th. 246, 31; Jul. 70

eald-ness

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eald-ness, old age.
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Seó endlyfte tíd bið seó forwerode ealdnyss, þám deáðe geneálǽcende. ... Sume beóð gelǽdde tó rihtum lífe on forwerodre ealdnysse, Hml. Th. ii. 76, 21-26. Ealdnesse vetustatem, R. Ben. I. 91, 16. Add

HÚS

(n.)
Grammar
HÚS, es; n.

A HOUSE ⬩ a family

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Nis nán wítega búton wurþscipe búton on his éðele and on his mægþe and on his húse non est propheta sine honore nisi in patria sua et in cognatione sua et in domo sua, Mk. Skt. 6, 4

mótian

(v.)
Grammar
mótian, p. ode.

to address one's self ⬩ speak (to a person) ⬩ converse ⬩ to address an assembly ⬩ to discuss ⬩ dispute ⬩ moot a question

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to address one's self, speak (to a person), converse (v. mótung) Man mót on eornost mótian wið his Drihten se ðe wyle ðæt wé sprecon mid weorcum wið hine the Lord, who will have us speak to him by our deeds, must be addressed in all seriousness, Ælfc

Linked entries: mótere mótung ge-mótod

á-ídlan

Grammar
á-ídlan, á-íd(e)l(i)an.
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Þá geseah se árleása áídlian his smeágunge, Hml. S. 4, 399. to vanish Se áwyrigeda gást efne swá smíc beforan his ansýne áídlode, Guth. 34, 4. to make vain, deprive of force, worth, &c. Áídlie obunco, An. Ox. 18 b, 66.

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