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on-þryccan

(v.)
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to impress Þá his swaða ðe þǽr onþricced (on þricced?) sendon, Shrn. 81, 4

un-áwemmende

(adj.)
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not to be defiled (?) Hé gesette unáwemmendne (immaculatam) weg mínne. Ps. L. 17, 33

Linked entry: á-wemman

under-þencan

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Búton hí hí selfa underþæncan and tó dǽdbóte cuman. Ll. Lbmn. 438, 35. Add

un-meahtiglicness

(n.)
Grammar
un-meahtiglicness, e; f.
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Powerlessness Wiþ unmihtilicnysse þæs migðan for inability to pass urine, Lch. i. 56, 15

Linked entry: meahtiglic-ness

wiþ-scúan

(v.)
Grammar
wiþ-scúan, ( = wiþ-scúfan ?)
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Tó wiðscúenne, Bd. l, 14; Sch. 39, 19 [see last passage at wiþ-scúfan)

wuldor-heáp

(n.)
Grammar
wuldor-heáp, es; m.
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A glorious band Úre Drihten ængla wuldorheáp him sylfum tó wyrðscipe gegearuwode, Nap. 71

wyrm-galere

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Þá wurmgaleras ic mihte gewyldan tó mínum willan ǽfre, Hml. S. 35, 177. Add

mann-sleán

(v.)
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to kill Ne sceal mon mansleán (man sleán ?) non occidere, R. Ben. 16, 18. (?)

róscian

(v.)

to dry by fire

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to dry by fire. v. ge-róscianWrt. Voc. i. 288, 60 : ii. 116, 31

Linked entry: róstian

sacerd-land

(n.)
Grammar
sacerd-land, es; n.
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Land assigned to priests Bútan ðam sacerd-lande absque terra sacerdotali, Gen. 47, 26

up-waras

(n.)
Grammar
up-waras, (-an, -e); pl.

The dwellers above ⬩ the celestials

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The dwellers above, the celestials Tó upwarum ad superos, Wrt. Voc. ii. 9, 67

út-geng

(n.)
Grammar
út-geng, es; m. (or? -genge, an; f. v. genge)

An outlet ⬩ exit

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An outlet, exit Tó útgengum weogas ad exitus viarum, Mt. Kmbl. Rush. 22, 9

Linked entries: geng út-gang

wel-dón

(v.)

to satisfy ⬩ please

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to satisfy, please Hé walde ðæm folce weldón (satisfacere) Mk. Skt. Lind. 15, 15

hand-sció

(n.)
Grammar
hand-sció, m.

A glove

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Grein considers this meaning to be inadmissible

ofer-becuman

(v.)

to supervene

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to supervene For ðí ðe oferbecymþ gedéfnes quoniam supervenit mansuetudo, Ps. Lamb. 89, 10

Linked entry: be-cuman

of-fylgan

(v.)
Grammar
of-fylgan, -fyligan

to come up with, overtake by pursuit ⬩ assequi,

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to come up with, overtake by pursuit; assequi, Lk. Skt. Lind. Rush. l, 3

of-þístrian

(v.)

to darken, obscure

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to darken, obscure ða ðe ofþýstrode synd qui obscurati sunt, Ps. Spl. 73, 21

on-blótan

(v.)

to offer, sacrifice

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to offer, sacrifice Abraham onbleót ðǽt lác Gode, Cd. Th. 177, 21; Gen. 2933

cneátian

(v.)
Grammar
cneátian, p. ode; pp. od

To argue ⬩ dispute ⬩ contend ⬩ disceptare ⬩ contendere

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To argue, dispute, contend; disceptare, contendere Cneátian disceptare Mone B. 967. Cneátiaþ contendunt 1867

on-reódan

(v.)
Grammar
on-reódan, p. -reád

To redden

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To redden Brynegield onreád (-hread, MS.) rommes blóde, Cd. Th. 177, 18; Gen. 2931

Linked entries: reódan on-hreódan on-reádan

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