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þreágung

Grammar
þreágung, II. add: cf. þreágan; <b>I a.</b>
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III. add: — Gif tó ðám yflum cymþ réþu wyrd, þonne cymþ hé tó edleáne his yfla, oððe tó þréunge and tó láre ꝥ hé eft swá ne dó aspera fortuna puniendi corrigendive improbos causa deferíur, Bt. 40, l; F. 236, 8

gist-hús

(n.)
Grammar
gist-hús, (<b>gæst-hús,</b> q. v. in Dict.), es; n.
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Mæg hé witan ꝥ hé bið on sýðfæte and wel gysthúses beþearf, Ll. Th. ii. 430, 25. Ðone gewundedan ðe mon lǽdde helfcuicne tó ðǽm giesðhúse (giest-, v. l.) (ad stabulum ), Past.125, 8. In gesthúse in diversorio, Lk. R. L. 2, 7: Hml. Th. i. 116, 1.

ge-wítan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-wítan, p. ge-wát, pl. ge-witon. For <b>ge-wítan;</b>
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Th. 79, 14. with clause Gewíte þǽre cirican ealdor ꝥ him mon on þám fierste mete ne selle, Ll. Th. i. 64, 16

middel-gesculdru

(n.)
Grammar
middel-gesculdru, <b>middel-gescyldru;</b> pl. n.

The part between the shoulders

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The part between the shoulders Middelgesculdru interscapilium, Wrt. Voc. i. 44, 29. Middelgescyldru interscapulum, ii. 49, 49

gedwol-fær

(n.)
Grammar
gedwol-fær, es; n. or <b>-faru</b>, e; f.
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A going astray Gewǽcede on gedwolfære defectos in abductione. Ps. Rdr. p. 291, 36

hærfest-mónaþ

Grammar
hærfest-mónaþ, Add: cf. hærfest; <b>II a.</b>

heáfod-lencten-fæsten

Grammar
heáfod-lencten-fæsten, Dele, and see <b>heáfod;</b>

hád-griþ

Grammar
hád-griþ, Add: See hád; <b>V b.</b>

leáh-tric

Grammar
leáh-tric, l. leahtric, take here <b>leác-tric</b>
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in Dict., and add Be þǽre nunfǽmnan þe bát þone leahtric, Gr. D. 30, 33

oflinnendlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
oflinnendlíce, v. un-oflinnendlíce: <b>ófost.</b> l.
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ofost

onfundenness

Grammar
onfundenness, Add: v. á-fundenness; <b>onga.</b>

óra

(n.)
Grammar
óra, a monetary unit. v. íre: <b>orc</b>
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a cup.Add:

setness

Grammar
setness, Add: v. fram-setness: <b>setnian.</b>

smiþþe

Grammar
smiþþe, Add: v. mynet-smiþþe: <b>smiþu.</b>

sulung

(n.)
Grammar
sulung, e; f. l. <b>súlung,</b> es; n.

tweógan

Grammar
tweógan, <b>I c.</b> add after Swt. 192, 15: 5, 7; S. 230, 20. <b>II a.</b>
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Add [Þonne hí þeówiað þám ungesewenlican Gode, hí húru ne tweógen ná þára ungesewenlicra gescæfta ut quae invisibili serviunt esse invisibilia non dubitentur, Gr. D. 269, 2. Add Ic wát ꝥ hí tweógiað be þǽre sáwle life æfter þæs líchaman deáðe multos

æppel

(n.)
Grammar
æppel, nom. ac. pl. æp(p)la, ap(p)la, æpplas (apples of eye); gen. pl. appla, æpplena; m.: appla (-u, v. finger-æppel), æppel (? æppel mala, Wrt. Voc. ii. 54, 40); n.

an apple (in a special and in a general sense as in oak-apple) ⬩ an apple-shaped object ⬩ an eye-ball

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Líðe æppla (appla, v. l.) mitia poma, Ælfc. Gr. 274, 13. Gecyrnlede (-u in margin) appla mala granata, Hpt. Gl. 496, 60: An. Ox. 2, 258. Ðá Affracaniscan æppla mala punica, Wrt. Voc. ii. 83, 52. Æpla, Lch. ii. 244, 2. Æpplena pomorum, Ps. L. 78, 1.

ǽw

(n.)
Grammar
ǽw, ǽwe, es; n. [ǽ law] .

law ⬩ what is established by law ⬩ wedlock ⬩ marriage ⬩ a marriage vow ⬩ lex ⬩ matrimonium ⬩ a female bound by the law of marriage ⬩ a wife ⬩ conjux legitima ⬩ uxor justa

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law, what is established by law, hence wedlock, marriage, a marriage vow; lex, matrimonium Ðætte ryht ǽw gefæstnod wǽre that just law might be settled, L. In. pref; Th. i. 102, 9: 1; Th. i. 102, 16.

Linked entries: ǽwe ǽwen-bróðor ǽwum-boren

mǽg-wlite

Grammar
mǽg-wlite, <b>még-wlite,</b> es; m.

Appearance ⬩ form ⬩ species ⬩ species ⬩ forma ⬩ aspectus

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Mǽgwlit (mégwlitt, Rush) onsióne his species vultus ejus, Lk. Skt. Lind. 9, 29. Tó mǽgwlite andgytes ad formam sensus, Bd. 5, 24; S. 647, 34. Ðæt ðú meahte mínum weorþan mǽgwlite gelíc, Exon. 28b; Th. 87, 30; Cri. 1433.

Linked entry: scír

ge-strod

(n.)
Grammar
ge-strod, For the two separated forms substitute: <b>ge-strod,</b> es; n.
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See passage in Dict. under &lt;b>ge-strod&lt;/b> plunder

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