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smeortan

(v.)
Grammar
smeortan, p. smeart, pl. smurton; pp. smorten

To smart dolere

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To smart Gnættas cómon mid fýrsmeortendum bitum ignitos ciniphes Ors. i, 7; Swt. 36, 30. [ Þenne akeþ his heorte and smerteð O. E. Homl. ii. 207, 21. Hire ne oc, ne ne smeart 21, 27. Ðenne wile his heorte aken and smerten 207, 34. Me iveleð hit bitterliche

Linked entries: smorcenne smeart

holian

(v.)
Grammar
holian, p. ode

To hollow out, make hollow, dig, make a holecavare

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To hollow out, make hollow, dig, make a hole; cavare Hí ðá hwæthwega holodon and ðǽrrihte ðæt wæter swá genihtsumlíce út fleów ðæt hit arn streámrynes of ðam munte they then hollowed out [the rock] a little, and straightway the water flowed out so abundantly

twi-dǽl

(n.)

a double portiontwo parts out of three

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a double portion, two parts out of three Dó gegrundenne pipor on, and cropleác, hwǽtenes melwes twidǽl swilce ðæs pipores twice as much wheaten meal as pepper, two parts of meal to one of pepper, Lchdm. ii. 52, 22. Genim heorotcrop and saluian, bewyl

Linked entry: twǽde

feligean

(v.)
Grammar
feligean, p. de; pp. ed

To followsĕqui

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To follow; sĕqui Uton gán and feligean fremdum godum eămus et sĕquāmur deos aliēnos, Deut. 13, 2

hríðer-heord

(n.)
Grammar
hríðer-heord, e; f.
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A herd of cattle Eówre sceáp and eówer hrýðerheorda oves tuæ et amenta tua, Gen. 45, 10

Linked entry: HEORD

hún-spuran

(n.)
Grammar
hún-spuran,
  • Lye
hun-spera, -spura

dolones

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dolo, dolones; great spars or staves with small heads of iron, and swords within,' Som. Cot. 62

Linked entry: spora

leás-ferhþness

(n.)
Grammar
leás-ferhþness, e; f.

Inconstancyfalsenessfolly

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Inconstancy, falseness, folly Hú micel leóhtmódnes and leásferþnes quanta mentis levitas, Past. 43, 5; Swt. 313, 10

lyswen

(n.)
Grammar
lyswen, lyssen

matterpurulence

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matter, purulence On ðære þrotan biþ swyle and lyssen, L. M. 1, 4; Lchdm. ii. 46, 14

mód-hete

(n.)
Grammar
mód-hete, es; m.

Hate

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Hate Ic hine wergþo on míne sette, and mód-hete, Cd. 83; Th. 105, 21; Gen. 1756

nǽnig-wiht

(adv.)
Grammar
nǽnig-wiht, adv.

Nothingnotnot at all

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Nothing, not, not at all Andreas nǽnigwuht ðú gefirnodest Andrew, thou host nothing sinned, And. 10, 20

óþ-rówan

(v.)
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to row off Hié ú ó;þreówon they rowed out and away, Chr. 897 ; Erl. 96, 7

sealm-lofian

(v.)
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to sing psalms Singaþ him and sealmlofiaþ him cantate ei et psallite ei, Ps. Lamb. 104, 2

scipian

(v.)
Grammar
scipian, p. ode
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To take ship Se eorl on Wiht scipode and intó Normandíg fór, Chr. 1091; Erl. 228, 12

gearo-wita

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Add: (gearo-wite?) Orþanclic wíse and ná gearawite (gearewyta, v.l.) argumentum non apparentium, Gr. D. 269, 14

freó

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Add Geboren of freón (freógum, v.l.) and of æþelum cynne liberiori genere exortus, Gr. D. 95, 10

tǽllíce

(adv.)
Grammar
tǽllíce, adv.

Blasphemously, calumniously

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Blasphemously, calumniously Hé Criste wiðsóc and be ðam sóðan Gode tǽllíce sprecþ, Homl. Skt. i. 3, 249

þurh-bitter

(adj.)
Grammar
þurh-bitter, adj.

Very bitterexasperating

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Very bitter, exasperating Þweor mǽgþ and tyrwiende ł þurhbitter generatio prava et exasperans, Ps. Lamb. 77, 8

þeów-byrde

(adj.)
Grammar
þeów-byrde, -berde; adj.
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Of servile birth Wéron ðǽr ðreó wíte-þeówe men búrbærde, and ðreó ðeówberde, Chart. Th. 152, 20

under-hlystung

subauditio

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renders subauditio in Subauditionem et personam, ðæt ys, underhlystunge and hád, Ælfc. Gr. 26; Zup. 151, 1. :

Linked entry: hlystung

un-geboht

(adj.)
Grammar
un-geboht, adj.

Unbought

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Unbought Ic hér on sóðre gewitnesse stande, unábeden and ungeboht, L. O. 8; Th. i. 180, 28

Linked entries: un-áboht ge-bycgan