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un-hlúd

(adj.)
Grammar
un-hlúd, adj.
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Not loud, low Hé þone forðfarenan be naman gecígde mid unhlúdre stefne non grandi voce defunctum per nomen vocavit, Gr. D. 85, 5

út-leóriende

(adj.)
Grammar
út-leóriende, adj.
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(ptcpl. ) Outgoing, departing Be þám út-'eóriendum (egredientibus) sáwlum of líchaman, Gr. D. 301, 14. Þá útleóriendan sáwle þára rihtwísra manna, 337, 19

ád-fynig

(n.)
Grammar
ád-fynig, es; n.

A damp place where a bonfire was made(?)

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Be eástan pyte tó ðám ealdan ádfini; of ðám finie, C. D. v. 194, 2

Linked entry: fynig

gyltan

(v.)
Grammar
gyltan, p. gylte; pp. gylt

To commit guilt or sinto be guilty

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To commit guilt or sin, to be guilty Ðara gyltendra scylda the sins of the guilty, Past. 21; Swt. 167, 6; Hat. MS

Linked entries: for-gyltan gyltende

gestæf-lǽred

(v.)
Grammar
gestæf-lǽred, part. [stæf a letter; lǽred learned; pp. of lǽran]

Versed in lettersliteratelearnedbooklearnedlītĕrātus

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Versed in letters, literate, learned, booklearned; lītĕrātus Cild biþ gestæflǽred a child will be booklearned, Lchdm. iii. 184, 3: 192, 15: 194, 12

Linked entries: -lǽred -stæf-lǽred

æðeling

(n.)
Grammar
æðeling, es; m. [æðele, -ing son of, originating from] .

the son of a kingone of royal blooda noblemanthe kingGodChristregia subolesvir nobilismanmenpeoplehomohomines

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Æðelinges beam the prince's child, Beo. Th. 1780; B. 888. Be sumum Rómániscum æðelinge by a certain Roman nobleman, Bt. 16, 2 ; Fox 52, 19. Crist Nergende! wuldres Æðeling! Saviour Christ! Prince of Glory! Exon. 10a; Th. 10, 26; Cri. 158.

nese

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Hé cwæð be him sylfum tó þám cýpemannum: 'Syllíce is mé ánum gelumpen . . . man mid wítum ofgán willað æt mé ꝥ ic mid rihtan þingon begyten hæfde.'

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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Ǽghwilc gylt be hys gebyrdum every one pays according to his condition, Ors. 1, 1; Bos. 20, 35.

segl

(n.)
Grammar
segl, swegel, segel, es ; m. n.
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Ðá wæs be mæste merehrægla sum, segl sále fæst, Beo. Th. 3816 ; B. 1906. Ðæt scip wæs ealne weg yrnende under segle, Ors. 1. 1 ; Swt. 19, 34. Nefne hé under segle yrne, Exon. Th. 345, 11 ; Gn. Ex. 186 : Andr. Kmbl. 1009 ; An. 505.

Linked entry: swegl-síðe

wiþerian

(v.)
Grammar
wiþerian, wiþrian; p. ode.

to be againstbe hostileto strivestruggledisputeto resistopposeto make hostileprovoketo become provoked

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to be against, be hostile Ic wiðerige adversor, Ælfc. Gr. 25; Zup. 145, 18. Ða ðe wiðriaþ mé qui adversantur mihi, Ps. Lamb. 34, 19. Ða wiðrigendan (wiðriende, Ps.

á-lífan

(v.)
Grammar
á-lífan, (-lýfan, q. v.
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Th. 139, 8. to be permitted Álýfð (is áléfed, L. R.) restedagum wel tó dónne hweþer ðe yfele licet sabbatis bene facere an male? , Mk. 3, 4. Hwæþer álýfð ( licet ) ǽnegum men his wíf forlǽtan, 10, 2.

Linked entries: a-léfan á-lýfan

herigend-lic

praiseworthyapprobationexcellent

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Ic wolde beón gehered þeáh ðe ic herigendlic nǽre, Angl. xi. 113, 49.

ge-myndig

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Gl. where warning is to be taken Beóð gemyndige Lothes wífes, Lk. 17, 32. where kindness, compassion, & c. is implied Hit beón mæg ꝥ hé wǽre gemyndig manna týddernesse, Bl. H. 197, 13. Wes þú mín gemyndig, 147, 36.

wrǽd

(n.)
Grammar
wrǽd, wrǽð, es; m.

a bandagebandfilletwhat is bound togethera bundlea bandcompanyflock

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Ben. 135, 27. what is bound together, a bundle Wrǽdes fascis, Hpt. Gl. 529, 4. a band, company, flock. Similar entries Cf. wrǽd-mǽlum Wrǽð grex, Mt. Kmbl. Rush. 8, 32.

fore-mǽre

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fore-mǽre, , for-mǽre.
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Þá federas scealon beón foremǽre on andgite, on þylde, on gesceáde (omnibus rebus excelsi), R. Ben. 137, 25. of things, material On þǽre dúne wæs gefyrn foremǽre templ, Hml. S. 3, 236.

ge-teohhian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-teohhian, -teohian, -tiohhian, -tihhian; p. ode, ade; pp. od,ad

To appointdeterminedecreeassignstătuĕredecernĕreassignāre

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Wæs óðer in geteohhod mǽrum Geáte another dwelling had been assigned to the renowned Goth, Beo. Th. 2605; B. 1300. Geteohod, Bd. 5, 14; S. 634, 31, note.

bearn-teám

progenyoffspringissuechild-bearingprocreation of children

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Gesceafta ne beóð ástealde bútan for bearnteáme ánum, 20, 161. Swíðor for bearnteáme þonne for gálnysse propagandi voluntas pia fuit, quia concumbendi voluntas libidinosa non fuit, Angl. vii. 44, 443: Hml. Th. ii. 54, 10: 70, 20: 94, 13.

dracentse

(n.)
Grammar
dracentse, dracente, dracanse, draconze, an; f.

Dragon-wort, dragons dracontea = δρακόντιoν, arum dracuncŭlus

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Ðeós wyrt, ðe man dracontea and óðrum naman dracentse nemneþ, ys sǽd ðæt heó of dracan blóde acenned beón sceolde this herb, which is named dracontea, and by another name dragons, is said to be produced from dragon's blood, Herb. 15, 1; Lchdm. i. 106,

Linked entry: dracan blód

GLÆS

(n.)
Grammar
GLÆS, es; n.

Glass

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Ðæt nebb líxeþ swá glæs oððe gim the beak glitters like glass or gem, 60 a; Th. 218, 25; Ph. 300. Biþ ðonne se flǽschoma ascýred swá glæs then shall the body be as transparent as glass, Blickl. Homl. 109, 36. Of glæse geworht made of glass, 127, 33.

Linked entry: glas

heals

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Cyning þegn be healse genam, 1872. Hire wið halse grápode, 1565.