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in-seglian

(v.)
Grammar
in-seglian, p. ode

To seal

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To seal, place a seal upon Hig innseglodon ðone stán signantes lapidem, Mt. Kmbl. 27, 66. Inseglige man ða hand let a seal be put upon the hand, L. Æðelst. iv. 7; Th. i. 226, 30

for-trendan

(v.)
Grammar
for-trendan, p. de
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To obstruct by rolling, stop an opening Hí námon swíðe micelne stán and fortrendon þǽre byrgenne duru they took a very big stone and stopped the sepulchre's mouth by rolling the stone to it, Nap. 62

Linked entry: trendan

winter

(n.)
Grammar
winter, es; m. (in pl. a neuter form wintru occurs, as well as masculine wintras, winter: the dat. sing. wintra is a trace of earlier u-stem declension).

a season of the year ⬩ winter ⬩ wintry weather ⬩ cold ⬩ a year

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a season of the year, winter Feówer tída syndon getealde on ánum geáre, ðæt synd uer, aestas, autumnus, hiems... Hiems is winter, Lchdm. iii. 250, 12. On ðone .vii. dæg ðæs mónðes (November) bið wintres fruma ; se einter hafaþ tú and hundnigontig daga

Linked entries: ǽ-wintre-cyning -wintre

scín-gelác

(n.)
Grammar
scín-gelác, , es; n.
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A magical practice Hí ongunnon secgan ðæt hit drýcræftum gedón wǽre scíngelácum ðæt se stán mǽlde they said that it was done by the sorcerer's arts, by magical practices, that the stone spoke , Andr. Kmbl. 1531 ; An. 767

temes-píle

(n.)
Grammar
temes-píle, an; f.
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A stake to support a sieve (A 'temsynge staff' = cervida, lignum quod portat cribrum, Prompt. Parv. 488, note 3] Man sceal habban syfa, hriddel, hérsyfe, tæmespílan, fanna, Anglia ix. 264. 14. v. preceding words

Linked entries: tæmes-píle píle

strúdung

(n.)
Grammar
strúdung, e; f.
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Spoliation, robbery, pillage Deóflíce dǽda on stalan and on strúdungan, L. Eth. v. 25 ; Th. i. 310, 16 : vi. 28; Th. i. 322, 16. Utan forfleón stala and strúdunga (strútunga, MS. C.), Wulfst. 115, 9: 164, l: 129, 18

Linked entry: strútung

ǽfen-tungel

(n.)
Grammar
ǽfen-tungel, es; m. n.

The evening star ⬩ hesperus

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The evening star; hesperus

-mód

(suffix)
Grammar
-mód, Add: v. ǽ-, fast-, ge-, geþyld-, hefig-, hoh-, hræd-, leás- [v. leásmód-ness], lytel-, mád-, seóc-, stearc-, strang-, swǽr-, þole-, unrót-, wác-, weá-, wiþer-mód.

feaxede

(adj.)
Grammar
feaxede, fexede; adj.

Having long hair ⬩ long-haired ⬩ cŏmātus

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, because there stands a long ray from it, sometimes on one side, sometimes on each side; Chr. 891; Th. 162, 9-14, col. 1

Linked entries: fexede ge-feaxode

ceace

(n.)
Grammar
ceace, an; f. (?)
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[Hire cake bearneð o þe stan, H. M. 37, 36. Icel. kaka.] Cf. cicel

ǽfen-steorra

(n.)
Grammar
ǽfen-steorra, an; m.

The evening star ⬩ Hesperus

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name, the evening star, 4; Fox 8, 3

Linked entry: morgen-steorra

sá

(n.)
Grammar
sá, sán; m.

A tub, pail, vessel

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Lincolnshire. ' In Bedfordshire, what we call a coal and a coal-staff, they call a sow and a sow-staff,' Kennett

hracing

(n.)
Grammar
hracing, e; f.

A holding back ⬩ stopping ⬩ stay ⬩ detentio

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A holding back, stopping, stay; detentio, Rtl. 65, 27

lǽfan

(v.)
Grammar
lǽfan, p. de.

to leave ⬩ to remain

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Hig ne lǽfaþ on ðé stán ofer stáne non relinquent in te lapidem super lapidem, Lk. Skt. 19, 44. Se forma lǽfde his bróðer his wíf primus reliquit uxorem suam fratri suo, Mt Kmbl. 22, 25.

Linked entry: be-lǽfan

fleard

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Gif friþgeard sí on hwæs lande ábúton stán oððe treów oððe wille oððe swilces ǽnige fleard (any wicked follies of a like kind), Ll. Th. ii. 298, 17. Substitute:

walu

(n.)
Grammar
walu, e; f.

A ridge, bank (?)

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In stán wale ; andlang ðære wale on ðone portweg, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iv. 98, 28. Of ðam beorge súþ on ða ealdan wale . . . súþ he wale on ðære díce hyrnan, 31, 2-4. [Wale of a schyppe ratis, Parv. 514.]

on-reádan

(v.)
Grammar
on-reádan, p. -reód

To redden, stain

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To redden, stain Onreód inbuit, Wrt. Voc. ii. 111, 65

Linked entry: reádan

for-ðí

(con.)
Grammar
for-ðí, for-ðí-ðe; conj.

For that ⬩ for ⬩ because ⬩ therefore ⬩ quia ⬩ quŏniam ⬩ ĭtăque

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Forðiðe he slóh stán quŏniam percussit petram, Ps. Lamb. 77, 20

cat

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Cattes fleót, stán, stoke, C. D. vi. 267. Add

-icge

(suffix)
Grammar
-icge, a suffix of nouns denoting a female agent, v. ácennicge, bar-[r]icge, drýicge, galdricge, hunticge, scericge (scern- ?), sealticge, synnicge.
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Stam. § 44

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