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hergian

(v.)
Grammar
hergian, p. ode; pp. od

To harrypillageplunderravagewastedevastatemake an incursion or a raidmake war

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To harry, pillage, plunder, ravage, waste, devastate, make an incursion or a raid, make war Ða Cwénas hergiaþ hwílum on ða Norþmen ofer ðone mór hwílum ða Norþmen on hý sometimes the Fins made incursions across the mountains on the Norwegians, sometimes

irfe-numa

(n.)
Grammar
irfe-numa, an; m.

an heir

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One who takes an inheritance, an heir Ðes and ðeós yrfenuma hic et hæc heres, Ælfc. Gr. 6 ; Som. 5, 33. Mín inbyrdling biþ mín yrfenuma ... Ne byþ ðes ðín yrfenuma ac ðone ðú hæfst tó yrfenuman ðe of ðé sylfum cymþ vernaculus meus heres meus erit ...

Linked entry: -numa

lǽfan

(v.)
Grammar
lǽfan, p. de.

to leaveto remain

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to leave Ic lǽfe eów sibbe percent relinquo vobis, Jn. Skt. 14, 27. Ic léfe lego, Wrt. Voc. ii. 49, 66. Gif hwæs bróðor deád biþ and lǽfþ his wíf si cujus frater mortuus fuerit et dimiserit uxorem, Mk. Skt. 12, 19. Hig ne lǽfaþ on ðé stán ofer stáne

Linked entry: be-lǽfan

stycce-mǽlum

(adv.)
Grammar
stycce-mǽlum, (sticce-, stic-); adv.
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In pieces, bit by bit, piecemeal Styccimélum particulatim, Wrt. Voc. ii. 115, 81. Styccemǽlum minutatim, 54, 55. Sticcemǽlum, 77, 70. Sticmǽlum frustratim, particulatim, minutatim, 151, 37: membratim, per singula membra, Hpt. Gl. 407, 19. to pieces, to

fíf

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Add: adjectival. uninflected Fíf géra fæc quinquennium, An. Ox. 3035: B. 545. Nam hé fíf stánas, Bl. H. 31, 17. with pronoun or indefinite numeral: Þá fíf dysegan, Mt. 25, 3. Wé onféngon þá hálgan fíf seonoþas, Bd. 4, 17; Sch. 433, 5. as part of an

ag

(n.)
Grammar
ag, es; n ?

Wickednessnequitia

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Wickedness; nequitia Hí þohton and hí sprǽcon ag cogitaverunt et locuti sunt nequitiam. Ps. Spl. T. 72, 8

Linked entries: ac ag-lác ag-nys

in-sittende

(v.; part.)
Grammar
in-sittende, part.
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Sitting within Ealra wǽron fífe eorla and idesa insittendra, Exon. 112 b; Th. 432, 3; Rä. 47. 7

Lǽden-stæf

(n.)
Grammar
Lǽden-stæf, es; m.
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A Latin letter Hit wæs áwriten grécisceon and lédenstafon erat scribtum græce et latine, Jn. Skt. 19, 20

mæsse-þegen

(n.)
Grammar
mæsse-þegen, es; m.

A mass-priest

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A mass-priest Mæsseþegnes and woruld*-*þegnes wergild ii þúsend þrymsa, L. Wg. 5; Th. i. 186, 10

Linked entry: mæsse-preóst

mán-ídel

(adj.)
Grammar
mán-ídel, adj.

Wicked and vain

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Wicked and vain Ðara múþas sprecaþ mánídel word quorum as locutum est vanitatem, Ps. Th. 143, 9, 13

Linked entry: ÍDEL

mann-cwild

(n.)
Grammar
mann-cwild, e; f.

Mortalitypestilence

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Mortality, pestilence On ða tíd ðæs miclan wóles and moncwylde tempore mortalitatis, Bd. 3, 13; S. 538, 15

pícan

(v.)
Grammar
pícan, to use a píc, to remove by means of a píc,
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to pick Lét him pýcan út his eágan, and ceorfan of his handa, Chr. 796; Erl. 58, 33

Linked entry: pýcan

ge-stál

Grammar
ge-stál, <b>; I.</b>
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Wé stǽlan sculon ... and eall hellemægen þis gestál gehýrað ... þæt hié þæt gestál gehýren, Verc. Först. 147. Add

Linked entry: ge-stælan

ge-mǽran

(v.)
Grammar
ge-mǽran, to celebrate.
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Sum bróðor mid godcundre gyfe gemǽred (-mǽrsad, v.l.) and geweorþad (insignis ), Bd. 4, 24; Sch. 481, 2. Add

geong

(n.)

sighsgemitus

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sighs; gemitus Hér is Brytta geong [gnornung, B.] and geómerung gemitus Brittanorum, Bd. 1, 13; S. 481, 42

un-áblinnendlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
un-áblinnendlíc, adj.

Unceasingincessant

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Unceasing, incessant Ðǽr wæs unáblinnendlíc staþolfæstnys Godes herunge ǽghwylcne dæg and eác nihtes, Homl. Skt. ii. 236, 86

un-geþeaht

(n.)
Grammar
un-geþeaht, es; n.

Evil counsel

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Evil counsel Forbeóde hé and álecge ða ðwyrnysse heora ungeþeahtes prohibeant pravorum prevalere consensum, R. Ben. 118, 10

Linked entry: ge-þeaht

unriht-gestreón

(n.)
Grammar
unriht-gestreón, es; n.

Unrighteous gain

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Unrighteous gain Ða ðe heora sylfra sáula forhycggaþ for feós lufan, and unrihtgestreón lufiaþ, Blickl. Homl. 63, 8

wiþ-tremman

(v.)
Grammar
wiþ-tremman, p. de

To step back

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To step back Ðonne wiðtremð hé and on*-*hupaþ gressum post terga revocet, Past. 58; Swt. 441, 27

wróht-lác

(n.)
Grammar
wróht-lác, es ; n. (?)

Calumnyslander

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Calumny, slander Unrihtlíce mǽst ǽlc óþerne æftan heáweþ mid scandlícan onscytan and mid wróhtlácan. Wulfst. 160, 5 note