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cot-sǽta

(n.)
Grammar
cot-sǽta, an; m.

An inhabitant of a cottagea cottager casæ habitator

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An inhabitant of a cottage, a cottager; casæ habitator Som. Ben. Lye

on-færeld

(n.)
Grammar
on-færeld, es; n.

An in-going, entrance

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An in-going, entrance Gesáwon onfæreldu viderunt ingressus Ps. Spl. 67, 26

Linked entry: an-færeld

á-spyrgend

(n.)
Grammar
á-spyrgend, á-spyrigend, es; m.

An investigator

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An investigator Úra breósta áspyrgend (investigator), Ps. Srt. ii. p. 204, 1

Linked entry: spyrigend

á-swaþian

(v.)
Grammar
á-swaþian, p. ode

To follow out a trackinvestigate

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To follow out a track,investigate Áswaþode investigatam, An. Ox. 5, II

Linked entry: swaþian

symbel-gifa

(n.)
Grammar
symbel-gifa, an; m.

A feast-giver

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A feast-giver Sáwla symbelgifa (the Deity), Andr. Kmbl. 2833; An. 1419

hlǽw

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réþe

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Take here hréþe in Dict. and <b>I a.</b> add Réþe gefylce tyrannici commanipulares, An. Ox. 858. Mid róde tácn þá réðan (devils) áflían, Hml. S. 17, 145. Þám réþestum feóndum seuissimis, i. ferocissimis hostibus, An. Ox. 745.

fræt

(adj.)
Grammar
fræt, adj.

Obstinateproudperversussuperbus

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Kmbl. 3010; An. 1508: Exon. 28 a; Th. 84, 15; Cri. 1374. Frætre þeóde to the proud people, Andr. Kmbl. 1141; An. 571

ge-ehtian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-ehtian, p. ode; pp. od

To estimatevalueæstĭmāre

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To estimate, value; æstĭmāre Ðæt hie mon ná undeórran weorþe móste lésan ðonne hie mon be ðam were geehtige which must not be redeemed at any cheaper rate than it is estimated at according to his value, L. Alf. pol. 32; Th. i. 82, 2, note 8

sulh-gang

(n.)
Grammar
sulh-gang, es; m.
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Cf. for a similar use of gang in measurements Icel. sólar-gangr = a day) Æt heáfde peninc, æt sulhgange peninc, Wulfst. 170. 37

wiþ-feohtan

(v.)

to fight againstcontend with

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to fight against, contend with Hé gefeaht mid ða ǽ ðæs módes, ðære wiþfeaht (wiðflát, v. l.) seó ǽ ðe on his limum wæs pugnabat legi mentis, cui lex, quae in membris est, repugnabat, Bd. 1, 27; S. 497, 39. Wiðfeohtan certare, Wrt. Voc. ii. 22, 17

Linked entry: wiþ-flítan

æt-hwega

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Add: -hwigan Æthwega (-hwigan modice, R. Ben. I. 92, 16) beteran, R. Ben. 90, II : aliquatenus, R. Ben. l. 107, 8: 115, 15 : aliquantulum, 95, 8 : An. Ox. 638 : paulatim, Angl. xiii. 365, 9. Æthwege paulisper, An. Ox. 5390.

ge-myndelíce

(adv.)
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Sý gecweden án rǽding gemyndelíce bútan béc, 36, 20

heolstrig

(adj.)
Grammar
heolstrig, adj.

darksecret

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Voc. ii. 28, 38. used substantively, a secret place: Of dígelnessum, heolstrigum (of dígelnessum, of heolstrigum, Hpt Gl. 475, 53) de recessibus, An. Ox. 2952

wæter-stoppa

(n.)
Grammar
wæter-stoppa, an ; m.
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Þá arn án wencel mid treówenum æscene tó þǽre wyllan, and sóna swá hit ꝥ wæter hlód, þá becóm án fisc in þone wæterstoppan ( situlam ), II, 22

Linked entry: stoppa

martyr-dóm

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sceam-full

(adj.)
Grammar
sceam-full, adj.

Modest, chaste

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Schrift schal beon . . . edmod, scheomeful, dredful, A. R. 302, 23. Chaucer uses the word in its modern sense ignominious As shamful deeth as herte may deusye Come to these Juges, C. T. Group C. 290

á

(n.)
Grammar
á, indecl; f.

A lawlex

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A law; lex Dryhtnes á the Lord's law Andr. Recd. 2387; An. 1196

æbbung

(n.)
Grammar
æbbung, e; f.

An EBBINGrecessus aquarum

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An EBBING; recessus aquarum Sǽ-æbbung a bay; sinus, Wrt. Voc. 41, 63

Linked entries: ebbung sǽ-æbbung

ǽfyn

(n.)
Grammar
ǽfyn, es; m.

The evening

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The evening On ǽfyn at evening, Cd. 17; Th. 20, 22 ; Gen. 313