heáh-clif
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Add: — Swá bið eác gelíce be þám heáclifum þonne hí hlifiað feor úp ofer þá óðre eorðan, Wlfst. 262, 10. Cf. heáh-torr
irþ-mearc
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f A boundary of arable land Be ðǽre yrðmearce, C. D. iii. 419, 2. Andlang westcumbes betweah ðá twá yrhmearca (yrþ-?), 420, 4
of-þefian
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to be exceedingly heated Þis líf bið áléfed on langsumum sárum, and on hǽtum ofþefod, and on hungre gewáht, Hml. S. 34, 144
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un-wyrht
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Ill-doing, demerit Ꝥ is hiora mildsung, ꝥ mon wrece hiora unþeáwas be hiora unwyrhtum (gewyrhtum, v.l. ), Bt. 38, J ; F. 210, 19
cucol
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D.D. cockle to totter, be unsteady; cockly rickety, unsteady.] Cf. copel
gýmeleásian
To neglect ⬩ be careless ⬩ despise ⬩ negligere
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To neglect, be careless, despise; negligere Monige gýmeleásedon ðám gerýnum ðæs hálgan geleáfan aliqui, neglectis fidei sacramentis, Bd. 4, 27; S. 604, 6
Linked entry: a-gímeleásian
corflian
To cut up small, mince ⬩ concidere
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To cut up small, mince; concidere Ðás wyrta sý swýðe smæl corflode let these herbs be minced very small Lchdm. iii. 292, 5
deáþ-ræced
A death-house, sepulchre ⬩ mortis domus, sepulcrum
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A death-house, sepulchre; mortis domus, sepulcrum Deáþræced onhliden weorþaþ the death-houses shall be opened, Exon. 56 b; Th. 200, 30; Ph. 48
wícnung
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Discharging of an office, service, stewardship Be gehádodra manna wícnungum de ordinatorum hominum procurationibus, L. Ecg. P. iii. 8, tit.; Th. ii. 194, 32
for-hweorfan
To pass away ⬩ be destroyed
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To pass away, be destroyed On þám dæge on þám fýrenan wylme sǽ forhwyrfeð (-hwirf-, v. l.) and eorðe and heofonas, Wlfst. 183, 4
onfónd-lic
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That is to be received On ǽte and on wǽte, oþþe on óþrum anfóndlicum and sellendlicum þingum (dandis atque accipiendis rebus). Chrd. 110, 8
sǽ-land
a maritime district
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a maritime district Mín gafolfisc ðe mé áríst be sǽlande maritimos pisces qui mihi contingere debent annualiter per thelonei lucrum, Chart. Th. 308, 1
sliht-swín
A swine to be killed ⬩ cattle to be killed
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A swine to be killed Gýme eác swán ðæt hé æfter sticunge his slyhtswýn wel sæncge L. R. S. 6; Th. i. 436, 16
nealles
Not ⬩ not at all
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Ðú eart geong, nalas wintrum fród, 1012; An. 506: Beo. Th. 2991; B. 1493 : Blickl. Homl. 207, 17. Grammar nealles, in the first clause Nealles him handgesteallan ymbe gestódon, ac hý on holt bugon, Beo.
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hlǽw
a low ⬩ law ⬩ a rising ground, ⬩ an artificial as well as a natural mound, ⬩ a funeral mound; ⬩ tumulus ⬩ the interior of a mound, ⬩ a cave
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C. 26: Beo. Th. 5539; B. 2773. Eorþsele hlǽw under hrusan an earth-hall, a cave under ground, 4813; B. 2411
Linked entry: hláw
deóp
Depth, the deep, abyss ⬩ prŏfundum
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Ic slóh gársecges deóp I struck the ocean's deep, Cd. 157; Th. 195, 24; Exod. 281: Beo. Th. 5091; B. 2549: Exon. 93 b; Th. 351, 21; Sch. 83
éstum
Willingly, gladly, kindly, bounteously ⬩ lĭbenter, bĕnigne, mūnĭfĭcenter
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Beo. Th. 2392; B. 1194. Ic Ismael éstum wille bletsian . I will bless Ishmael bounteously, Cd. 107; Th. 142, 4; Gen. 2356
feng
a grasp ⬩ span ⬩ hug ⬩ embrace ⬩ amplexus ⬩ captus ⬩ what is taken ⬩ booty ⬩ captum ⬩ præda
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a grasp, span, hug, embrace; amplexus, captus Ic fára feng feore gedígde from the grasp of foes I with life escaped, Beo. Th. 1160; B. 578. Fýres feng the grasp of fire, Salm.
Linked entries: gearu-fang ge-feng
fóre-þanc
Forethought ⬩ consideration ⬩ considĕrātio
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Forethought, consideration; considĕrātio Biþ andgit ǽghwǽr sélest, ferhþes fóreþanc understanding is everywhere best, forethought of mind. Beo. Th. 2124; B. 1060. Náhton fóreþances wísdómes gewitt they had no sense of wisdom's foresight, Elen.
fyras
Men ⬩ hŏmĭnes
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Men; hŏmĭnes Freá sceáwode fyra fyrn-geweorc the lord beheld the ancient work of men, Beo. Th. 4561; B. 2286 : 4007; B. 2001.