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bitst

(v.)
Grammar
bitst, he bitt

askest, he asks,

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askest, he asks, Ex. 33, 12: Homl. Th. i. 250, 8, 9; 2nd and 3rd pers. pres. of biddan

ge-óleccan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-óleccan, v. a.

To allure ⬩ blandiri

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To allure; blandiri Ðá hí ðé mǽst geóleccan when they most allure thee, Bt. 7, 2; Fox 18, 1

Linked entries: óleccan ge-ólǽcan

regn-dropa

(n.)
Grammar
regn-dropa, an; m.

A raindrop

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A raindrop Hagol cymþ of ðám réndropum ðonne hí beóþ gefrorene up on ðære lyfte, Lchdm. iii. 278, 19

un-ǽt

(n.)
Grammar
un-ǽt, es; m.

Excessive eating ⬩ revelling

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Excessive eating, revelling Hé begǽð unǽtas and oferdrincas and gálscipe comessationibus vacat et luxuriae atque conviviis, Deut. 21, 20

un-gerǽdelíce

(adv.)
Grammar
un-gerǽdelíce, adv.

Roughly ⬩ rudely

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Roughly, rudely Ða Godes wiðerwinnan ða fǽmnan genámon, út of ðære byrig ungerǽdelíce hí togoden, Homl. Ass. 178, 307

Linked entry: ge-rǽdelíce

westan-wind

(n.)
Grammar
westan-wind, es; m.
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A west wind Hé bád westanwindes and hwón norþan, and siglde ða eást, Ors. 1, 1 ; Swt. 17, 15

wróht-scipe

(n.)
Grammar
wróht-scipe, es; m.

Crime

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Crime Hí sóhton weras tó weorce (the building of Babel) and tó wróhtscipe, Cd. Th. 100, 31; Gen. 1672

an-módnes

(n.)
Grammar
an-módnes, (án- ?)
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resolution, constancy, steadfastness Gyf him þince ꝥ hé mid gyrdel sió gyrded, ðæt byð anmódnes, Lch. iii. 170, 22

brýd-niht

(n.)
Grammar
brýd-niht, e; f.
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Bridal night, night after a wedding Ðǽre forman brýdniht, þá hí twá wǽron on ðǽm brýdbúre, Shrn. 49, 3

eást-leóde

(n.)
Grammar
eást-leóde, pl. m.
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Eastern people, orientals Hé scare hæfde eást*-*leóda þeáwe habuerat tonsuram more orientalium, Bd. 4, 1; Sch. 339, 15

feoh-land

(n.)
Grammar
feoh-land, es; n.

Pasture-land

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Pasture-land Hé méé geset on swýðe good feoh*-*land in loco pascuae me collocavit, Ps. Th. 22, 1

ge-sáwenlic

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-sáwenlic, ge-sawenlic ?; adj.
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Visible Hit is earfoðrecce hwæt hé gesáwenlicra (-sew-, v.l. ) wundra geworhte. Wlfst. 22, 14. Cf. ge-sewenlic; for-sáawenlic

ge-swǽslíce

(adv.)
Grammar
ge-swǽslíce, adv.
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Kindly, lovingly þá besárgode hé ðǽre sorh-fullan méder. and geswǽslíce hire sunu cyste. Hml. Th. ii. 150, 18

Linked entry: swǽslíce

ge-talian

(v.)
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Add: to account, consider to be so and so Hé bið untwýlíce mynetcýpa getalod, Hml. Th. i. 412, 16

læst

(n.)
Grammar
læst, e; f.
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A fault, sin Wé sceolon biddan georne God þæt hé úre neóda gecnáwe and úre læsta gebéte, Nap. 41

láþ-leás

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Ǽr hé sý láðleás (lǽeth;leás, Ll. Th. i. 164, 17) wið ǽlce hand, Ll. Lbmn. 144, 13. Add

Linked entry: lǽþ-leás

ofer-flówedlic

(adj.)
Grammar
ofer-flówedlic, adj.
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Superfluous Hé warnie hine sylfne be oferflówedlicum (superfluo) leahtre, Chrd. 121, 37. Ús oferflówedlice þing fram áwurpan, Nap. 49

of-þylman

(v.)
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to choke, suffocate Hé symlede set his beódgereordum ꝥ ic wæs oft swíþe neáh ofðylmed and ásmorod, Nap. 50

sealm-wyrhta

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Swá swá se sealmwyrhta cwæð, 'Hé hit gecwæð, and þá gesceafta wǽron geworhte,' Hml. Th. i. 122, 13. Add

siccetung

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Hé tógeihte þá teáras þám teárum and gemænig-fealdode þá sworetunga þám siccetungum, Hml. S. 23 b, 202. Add