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hnot

(adj.)
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hnot, adj.
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Bald, shaven, close-cut Calu oððe hnot glabrio, Ælfc. Gr. 9, 3; Som. 8, 37. Hnot mutilum, mutilatum, Cot. 131, Lye. Tó ðon hnottan seale to the pollard-willow, Cod. Dipl. Kmbl. v. 193, 35. On ða hnottan díc of ðære hnottan díc the dike without turf (

hefeld

(n.)
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For (f) substitute n., and add Hebeld licium, Wrt. Voc. ii. 113, 5. Hefeld, 51, 13. Hefelda liciorum (filis flamma combustis), An. Ox. 3550. Hefeldurn liciis, 7, 256. Heueldun, 4, 65. Hebild seems a mistake for hebild-gerd in the gloss hebild liciatorium

self-willes

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Add Wé sceolan beón eádmóde, wille wé, nelle wé, and hé wolde sylfwilles ús syllan ðá bysne, Hml. S. 16, 121. Scealt þú þínes unþances þone hord ámeldian þe þú sylfwilles ǽr noldest cýðan, 23, 716. Syl(f)willes ultronea (Victoria . . . ultronea spospondit

dærstan

(n.)
Grammar
dærstan, derstan; pl.

Dregs, leesfæx

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f? Dregs, lees; fæx Nyle he ða dærstan him dón unbrýce verumtamen fæx ejus non est exinanita, Ps. Th. 74, 8. Ða derstan beóþ góde the dregs will be good, L. M. 1, 2; Lchdm. ii. 38, 18, 19. Wið ecedes derstan with lees of vinegar, 1, 39; Lchdm. ii. 98

Linked entries: derstan dresten

FEÓL

(n.)
Grammar
FEÓL, e;

FILElīma

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f A FILE; līma Ic com láf fýres and feóle I am the leaving of fire and file, Exon. 126 a; Th. 484, 7; Rä. 70, 4. Mín heáfod is homere geþuren, sworfen feóle my head is beaten with a hammer, rubbed with a file, 129 b; Th. 497. 18; Rä. 87, 2

dem

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Hýnð vel lyre vel hearm vel demm dispendium vel damnum vel detrimentum, Wrt. Voc. i. 47, 29. (v. Angl. viii. 451.) For þý dæmme (demme, v. l.) þæs wáges fylles damno parietis, Gr. D. 125, 11. Þone wól (dem, v. l.) þínre gedréfednesse perturbationum morbum

gemynd-wirþe

(adj.)
Grammar
gemynd-wirþe, adj.
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Worthy to be had in remembrance, of persons Wé witon manige foremǽre and gemyndwyrþe weras forþ-gewitene þe swíþe feáwa manna á ongit, Bt. 19; F. 70, 12. of things, worthy of record Hé mé ealle ðá þe gemyndwurðe wǽron onsende ea mihi, quae memoria digna

ge-regnong

(n.)
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Substitute: <b>ge-regnung,</b> e ; f. A preparation of drugs, &amp; c. Geregnong confectio (cf. robetae et spalangii pestifera confectio, Ald. 25, 16). [The gloss to this passage in Wrt. Voc. ii. 78, 45 is gereohnung (l. geregnung? or

gigant

Grammar
gigant, l. gígant,
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and add Swá se hyhtenda; gígant (Is. 18, 6), Bl. H. 9, 34. Gígent, Ps. Srt. 18, 6 : 32, 16. Scoldon gígantas bión eorþan suna. . . . Ðá sceolde ðám gígantum ofþincan ꝥ . . . hwylc dysig Nefrod se gígant worhte, Bt. 35, 4 ; F. 162, 8-17. Gód and geafolic

ge-byrd

(n.)
Grammar
ge-byrd, gen. dat. -byrde; acc. -byrde, -byrd; pl. nom. gen. acc. a; dat. um; f : ge -byrdo; indecl. in s; f : found in both s. and pl. without any apparent difference of meaning.

birthoriginbeginningparentagefamilylineagenativitasorigostirpsgenusnaturequalitystateconditionlotfatenaturaqualitasconditiosorsfatum

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birth, origin, beginning, parentage, family, lineage; nativitas, origo, stirps, genus Bearnes þurh gebyrde through the birth of a child, Exon. 9 a; Th. 5, 28; Cri. 76. Þurh bearnes gebyrd through child-birth, 8 b; Th. 3, 18; Cri. 38. On dæg gebyrde die

FEALO

(adj.)
Grammar
FEALO, fealu, feale; def. se fealwa; adj.

FALLOW, pale yellow or red coloured as withered grass or leaves, dusky, bay? flāvus, gilvus, fuscus

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FALLOW, pale yellow or red coloured as withered grass or leaves, dusky, bay? flāvus, gilvus, fuscus Fealo líg feormaþ and fénix byrneþ the yellow flame consumes and burns the Phœnix, Exon. 59a; Th. 213, 1; Ph. 218: 104b; Th. 396, 8; Rä. 16, 1. Fealu

ge-unrótsian

(v.)
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Add: trans. To trouble, grieve, disquiet Þú geunrótsast mé contristas me, Gr. D. 38, 19. Swá ðætte se ilca lust ðe hine geunrótsað hine eft gerótsat ut contristet quod libet, et libeat quod contristet, Past. 417, 8. Hé his gebróðru ne geunrótsige, R.

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æþelo

(n.)
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Add: f. and in pl. n. nature, in respect to other than rational beings Nim swá wuda swá wyrt of þǽre stówe þe his eard and æþelo biþ on tó weaxanne, and sette on uncynde stówe him, ðonne ne gegréwþ hit ðǽr náuht, Bt. 34, 10; F. 148, 26. Hé þǽre sunnan

leás

Grammar
leás, <b>. II.</b>
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Add Sóðfæst verax, sóðsagol veridicus, leás fallax vel mendax, unsóðsagol falsidicus Wrt. Voc. i. 76, 17-20. of persons (or personifications). not truthful Ic cwæð þæt wǽron ealle menn ungemete leáse ego dixi, 'Omnis homo mendax,' Ps. Th. 115, 2. not

ymb-wendan

(v.)
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to turn round, convert, avert, move, change Ymbuoendest conversas (but the Latin is p. part. ac. pl. f.), Rtl. 114, 34. Ymbuoende on bægcgling conuersa est retrorsum Jn. Skt. Lind. 20, 14. Ymbwoend averte Rtl. 8, 37; 15, 25. Ymbwoendendum vellentibus

ende-byrdes

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Ðú þysne middangeard from fruman ǽrest forð oð ende tídum tódǽldes endebyrdes (in order, in regular succession ; cf. the corresponding prose: Ðú ðe tída fram middaneardes fruman oþ þone ende endebyrdlíce gesettest, Bt. 33, 4; F. 128, 7), Met. 20, 12.

ge-reclíce

(adv.)
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Substitute: In an orderly manner. of movement, smoothly, quietly Ǽspringe Ce áwealleð of clife . . . and gereclice rihte fiðweð, Met. 5, 14. Ofer rodorum gereclíce feðerum lácan ( to fly smoothly), 24, 8. of action He eallum gereclice racað and eáðelice

ge-swincan

(v.)
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to labour, toil Ic wundrige hwí swá mænige wíse men swá swíþe geswuncen mid ðǽre sprǽce and swá litel gewis funden, Bt. 41, 4; F. 250, 20. to labour under, be afflicted with þonne se ufera dǽl þæs líchoman on ǽnigum sáre oððe on earfeþum geswince, Lch

Linked entry: swincan

hǽðung

(n.)
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Substitute: hǽþung, e; f. Parching or drying by heat On ðǽre sunnan is hǽtu and beorhtnys; ac seó hǽtu drýgð, and seó beorhtnys onlýht. Óðer ðing déð seó hǽtu, and óðer seó beorhtnys, belimpð seó hǽðung tó ðǽre hǽtan, and seó onlíhting belimpð tó ðǽre

tó-swellan

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After 'F' in last line insert: 10876, and add His hýd tósweóll cutis intumescebat, Gr. D. 157, 9. Hé beót Libertinum on ꝥ heáfod and on þá ansýne oð ꝥ eall his andwlita wearð tóswollen and áwannod ei caput ac faciem tutudit totumque illius vultum tumentem