swodrian
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To get drowsy, fall asleep Ic hnæppode and ic swodrode ego dormivi et soporatus sum, Ps. Spl. 3, 5
þecge
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On hærfeste man sceal ðacian, ðecgan and fald weoxian, scipena behweorfan, Anglia ix. 261, 17. Cf. þicgan
cásus
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A case, falling or change to denote the relation of nouns, adjectives, and pronouns to other words in a sentence: [Lat, cāsus, from cădo to fall; as the Grk. πτῶσις a fall, case, from πίπτω I to fall] — Mid ðam casu with the case, Ælfc.
drisn
A wig, false hair ⬩ capillāmentum, galerĭcŭlum
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A wig, false hair; capillāmentum, galerĭcŭlum Rupe vel drisne capillāmenta, Ælfc. Gl. 35; Som. 62, 96; Wrt. Voc. 28, 73
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ymbren-wicu
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A week in which Ember-days fall .iiii. Wódnesdagas on .iiii. ymbrenwican, L. Alf. pol. 43 ; Th. i. 92, 9
ge-dreósan
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I. 4. of material, to fall from decay Þes wág . . . gedreás, Ruin. 11.
hel
a pretext ⬩ Calumny ⬩ a false charge
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a pretext.Calumny, a false charge Ne teó ic N. ne for hete ne for hóle (héle, v.l.) . . . and ic sylf tó sóðe talige ꝥ hé mínes orfes þeóf wǽre, Ll.
hreran
to fall
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to fall: Ðæt ic hryre ł gefealle [ = ? hrure ł gefeólle] ut caderem, MS. T: hí hrǽron, Ps. Spl. 117, 13
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á-feallan
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Cf. night-fall Mé áfeóll seó ǽfentíd þæs dæges, Gr. D. 83, 15. metaph. of health, to fall sick Sé þe áfealð earfoðlíce hé ætwint, Lch. iii. 150, l. (l a) of moral failure, to fall into sin :-- Hí áfellað on hefegum scyldum, Past. 437, 3.
morgen-regn
Rain that falls in the morning
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Rain that falls in the morning Ðú þurh lyft lǽtest, leódum tó freme, mildne morgenrén, Exon. 54a; Th. 191, 2; Az. 82
sige
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A fall, setting of the sun Sió sunne ðonne hió on sige weorðeþ (cf. Bt. 25 ; Fox 88, 25), Met. 13, 111
ge-cýðnes
Testimony ⬩ testament ⬩ manifestation ⬩ testimonium ⬩ testamentum
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Nú neálǽceþ ǽgðer ge ðín onwrigennes ge uncer gecýðnes now approaches both the discovery of thee [as false] and the manifestation of us two [as true], Blickl. Homl. 187, 23
leógere
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Add: one who knowingly makes a false statement Þá férde sum leógere (-ore, v. l.)
leás-gewita
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A false witness Þá leásgewitan lédon heora hacelan ætforan fóturn sumes geonges cnihtes, sé wæs gecíged Saulus, Hml. Th. i. 46, 35
ge-lígenod
Convicted of lying
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Convicted of lying Se apostol Paulus ne biþ gelígenod the apostle Paul is not shewn to be false, Homl. Th. i. 54, 1
ge-hríran
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To cause to fall to the ground (v. ge-hreósan; ), to overthrow, demolish a building Gehriéred diruta (sacella) Wrt. Voc. ii. 79, 59
leás-wiht
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A false creature, seducer, pander Lócade leáswiht (leás wiht ? Satan ) geond þæt láþe scræf, Sal. 727. Leásuhta bepǽcunge lenonum lenocinio An. Ox. 4014. (?)
mán-áþ
A false oath ⬩ perjury
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A false oath, perjury Se ðe mánáþ [other reading mǽnne áþ] swerige he who commits perjury, L. Ath. i. 25; Th. 212, 18
feall
a fall
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a fall Feallo torres foretreden ruina turris oppressi, Lk. p. 8, 3. Þá getimbru wǽron gehrorene mid gelómlicum feallum, Gr. D. 134, 12
leás-wyrcend
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A deceiver, a doer of what is false Deófol is yfeltihtend and leáswyrcend, synna ordfruma and sáwla bepǽcend, Hml. Th. i. 102, 1
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