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irfe-láf

(n.)
Grammar
irfe-láf, e; f.

heirloominheritanceheir

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An hereditary relic, heirloom, what is left of an inheritance, inheritance, heir Hé fédeþ folc Iacobes and Israhéla yrfeláfe pascere Jacob servum suum, et Israel hæreditatem suam, Ps. Th. 77, 70.

nyt

(n.)
Grammar
nyt, nytt, e; f.

useadvantageprofitofficeduty

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Nebb biþ hyre æt nytte it has a face for use, 416, 23; Rä. 35, 3. Tó nyttum ad pensas, Wrt. ii. 4, 40 : ad expensas, 7, 30 : ad penses, 99, 23. office, duty Ðegn nytte beheóld, se ðe on handa bær hroden ealowǽge, Beo. Th. 993; B.494 : 6228; B. 3118

Linked entries: notu un-nyt

súgan

(v.)
Grammar
súgan, p. seáh, pl. sugon; pp. sogen.
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[In Txts. 64, 455 the entry fellitat suggit is perhaps all Latin, as the same form occurs again in a later glossary, where the termination of the verb is never -it, fellitat, i. decepit, suggit, beswícþ, Wrt.

nebb

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Add Hér pilus, neb piceca, Wrt. Voc. ii. 117, 41-42. Add Mid nebbe pluc[ciað] rostra (apes) decerpunt. An. Ox. 100. Add Nebb uultus, An. Ox. 2931. Dragað hine niwelne his neb tó eorðan, Hml. S. 14, 155.

gál

(adj.)
Grammar
gál, adj.
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Add

hwilc

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Be him sylfum þe be óþrum men hwylcum de se an de alio aliquo Bd. 4, 3 ; Sch. 365, 2. as substantive, alone, any one, any thing, some one, some thing Hwona ðǽs mæg hwelc ł hwá (ǽnig man, W. S.) gefylle ? unde istos potent quis saturare ?, Mk. R.

híhþ

Grammar
híhþ, híhþu, híhþo.

altitudea summittopthe highest point extreme degreethe heavens

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., and add: distance from the base upwards, altitude, elevation above the ground Þæs stánes héhþé obolisci proceritatem, i. altitudinem, An. Ox. 3525. figurative: Heálic héþ edita (pudicitiae) proceritas, An.

Linked entries: heáhþu héhþu

ǽfen-leóþ

(n.)
Grammar
ǽfen-leóþ, es; n.

An evening songvespertinus cantus

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An evening song; vespertinus cantus Atol ǽfenleóþ a dreadful evening song, Cd. 153; Th. 190, 18; Exod. 201

cúþe-líce

(adv.)
Grammar
cúþe-líce, adv.

Certainly

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Certainly Ac we ðæt cúþelíce oncneówan but that we certainly have known, Bd. 1, 27; S. 491, 4

driht-gesíþ

(n.)
Grammar
driht-gesíþ, es; m. [gesíþ a companion]

An associate, attendantsatelles

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An associate, attendant; satelles Nán ne feól drihtgesíþa none of the associates fell, Fins. Th. 84; Fin. 42

Linked entry: dryht-gesíþ

endung

(n.)
Grammar
endung, e; f.

ENDING, end fīnis, consummātio

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An ENDING, end; fīnis, consummātio Ðæt ríp is worulde endung messis consummātio sæcŭli est, Mt. Bos. 13, 39

fleóg-ryft

(n.)
Grammar
fleóg-ryft, es; n. [fleóge a fly, ryft a garment, veil, curtain]

A fly-netnet for keeping off fliesvēlāmen ad muscas prohĭbendascōnōpeumκωνωπεῖον

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A fly-net, net for keeping off flies; vēlāmen ad muscas prohĭbendas, cōnōpeum = κωνωπεῖον Fleógryft cōnōpeum, Cot. 46

Linked entry: fleóh-net

for-spenning

(n.)
Grammar
for-spenning, e; f.

An enticementallurementillĕcebralēnōcĭnium

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An enticement, allurement; illĕcebra, lēnōcĭnium Forspenningce illĕcebras, Mone B. 4614. Mid forspennincge lēnōcĭnio, 3098. Forspenningce lēnōcĭnia, 6013: 6274

forþ-bylding

(n.)
Grammar
forþ-bylding, e; f.

An instigationincitementemboldeningincĭtātio

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An instigation, incitement, emboldening; incĭtātio Heora feónda forþbylding the emboldening of their foes, Chr. 999; Erl. 135, 38

ealu-benc

(n.)
Grammar
ealu-benc, ealo-benc, e; f.

An ale-bench scamnum cervĭsiam bibentium

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An ale-bench; scamnum cervĭsiam bibentium On ealu-bence on the ale-bench, Beo. Th. 5726; B. 2867

Linked entry: ealo-benc

eall-nacod

(adj.)
Grammar
eall-nacod, adj.

Entirely nakedomnīno nūdus

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Entirely naked; omnīno nūdus Ic eom eallnacod I am all naked, Cd. 42; Th. 54, 3; Gen. 871

Linked entry: eal-nacod

in-genga

(n.)
Grammar
in-genga, an; m.

An aggressorinvader

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An aggressor, invader Seoððan Grendel wearþ ingenga mín since Grendel became my aggressor, Beo. Th. 3557; B. 1776

lár-bysn

(n.)
Grammar
lár-bysn, e; f.

An exampleproofspecimen

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An example, proof, specimen Lárbysn documentum vel specimen, Ælfc. Gl. 80; Som. 72, 104; Wrt. Voc. 46, 61

mán-ídel

(adj.)
Grammar
mán-ídel, adj.

Wicked and vain

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Wicked and vain Ðara múþas sprecaþ mánídel word quorum as locutum est vanitatem, Ps. Th. 143, 9, 13

Linked entry: ÍDEL

maðelig

(adj.)
Grammar
maðelig, adj.

Tumultuousinciting to tumult

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Tumultuous, inciting to tumult as in the case of one who harangues people(?) Maðeli tumultuosa, Kent. Gl. 725