on-bítan
To taste of, partake of
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Ne hit se mon drincan meahte, ne his ǽnig neát onbítan ne meahte, Nar. 8, 32. Nǽnigre wǽtan onbítan. Guthl. 2; Gdwin. 16, 24
earn-cyn
Eagle-kind ⬩ gĕnus aquĭlæ
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Eagle-kind; gĕnus aquĭlæ Ne ete ge nán þing earncynnes do not eat anything of the eagle-kind, Lev. ll, 13
efn-líca
An equal ⬩ æquālis
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An equal; æquālis Nis nán efnlíca ðín there is no one thine equal, Bt. Met. Fox 20, 38; Met. 20, 19
Linked entry: efen-líca
un-helian
To uncover ⬩ reveal
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To uncover, reveal Nis nán þing oferheled ðe ne beó unheled nihil opertum est quod non reueletur, Lk. Skt. 12, 2
carl-fugol
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A male bird Nán man ne wát hweþer hit ( the Phenix) is þe carlfugol þe cwénfugol, E. S. viii. 479, 90
tó-sígan
To fall to pieces, ⬩ to decay, ⬩ get worn out
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Næs his reáf horig ne tósigen. Homl. Th. i. 456, 20.
sceápen
Of a sheep
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Ete sceápen flǽsc and nán óþer, 358, 22
hlem
A sound, ⬩ noise, ⬩ crash
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A sound, noise, crash Nán monn ne gehiérde ne æxe hlem ne biétles suég absque mallei sonitu, Past. 36, 5; Swt. 253, 17
scild-wyrhta
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Nán scyldwyrhta ne lecge nán scépes fell on scyld; and gif hé hit dó, gilde .xxx. sciłł., L. Ath. i. 15 ; Th. i. 208, 9-11.
éhtere
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On ðám écan wuldre ne wunað nán wiþerwinna, ne nán yfel éhtere þe ús dreccan mage, 78, 146. Se Hǽlend for his éhterum gebæd, 47, 567. Fore oehterum ( persecutoribus ) gibidda, Rtl. 44, 30. Add
wiþer-talu
Reply ⬩ defence
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Reply, defence Hé ðǽrrihte ádumbode, for ðan ðe æt Godes dóme ne bið nán beládung ne wiþertalu, Homl. Th. i. 530, 6
nebbian
To turn the face towards anyone ⬩ to retort upon anyone
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Ac se apostol Paulus hine nebbaþ mid ðisum wordum ( retorts upon him, meets him, with these words ) : ' Ne brohte wé nán þing tó ðisum middangearde, ne wé nán þing heonon mid ús lǽdan ne mágon, Homl. Th. i. 256, 7-12
bildan
to embolden ⬩ encourage
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to embolden, encourage Nán mon hiu hiéremonna mód ne bilt (bielt, v. l.) tó gǽstlicum weorcum nulla subditorum mentes exhortatio sublevat, Past. 129, 11
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hafoc-cynn
The hawk species
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The hawk species Ne ete gé nán þing hafoccynnes ne earncynnes eat nothing of the hawk-kind or the eagle-kind, Lev. 11, 13
orpung
breathing, breath ⬩ a breathing-hole (? cf. preceding passage), a pore
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Nán mann ne nýten næfþ náne orþuage búton þurh ða lyfte, Lchdm. iii. 272, 22. Óþ ða nýhstan orþuncge until his latest breath, L. Ælf. E. 4; Th. ii. 392, 10. God on ábleów on hys ansíne lífes orþunge (spiraculum vitae), Gen. 2, 7. a breathing-hole (?
ge-wǽcednyss
Weakness
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Weakness Him nán þing ne eglaþ ǽnigre brosnunge oððe gewǽcednysse nothing pains him of any corruption or weakness, Homl. Th. ii. 552, 29
hefig-lic
heavy ⬩ grave ⬩ deep ⬩ profound
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Add: of fighting, heavy Nán hefilic gefeoht ne wearð, Chr. 868; P. 71, 2. grave, deep, profound Hefiglices gedwolan erroris, Past. 367, 19
beadu-folm
A war or bloody hand ⬩ bellica manus
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A war or bloody hand; bellica manus Nán íren blódge beadufolme onberan wolde no iron would impair his bloody warhand, Beo. Th. 1984; B. 990
be-sárgung
compassion
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Ne bið nán besárgung ðǽra mánfulra yrmðe, Hml. Th. i. 334, 10. Add:
morgen-gifu
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Nabbe gé (the suitors for the speaker's daughter) ná gódne tíman áredodne . . . ac . . . áwrítað eówre naman on gewrite and hire morgengife, þonne ásænde ic þá gewrita mínre dohtor ꝥ heó sylf geceóse hwilcne eówer heó wille, Ap. Th. 20, 7 [v. N. E.