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á-dreógendlic

(adj.)

agendus, gerendus

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Lífes ádreógen(d)lices vite gerende, Hy. S. 103, 3

fyndel

(n.)
Grammar
fyndel, e; f.

A device, invention

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Gyf hyra fyndele (adinuentionem)þrístfulle gecuran, Angl. xiii. 369, 54

Linked entry: findele

ofer-rówan

(v.)

to cross by rowing

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to cross by rowing: — Ðá hét his leorningcnihtas faran tó scipe, and oferrówan ðone brym, Homl. Th. ii. 384, 19

cnyht

(n.)

a boyyouth

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a boy, youth Exon. 121a; Th. 463, 33; . 79: 55a; Th. 195, 32; Az. 165: Beo. Th. 2443; B. 1219

tweó-mann

(n.)
Grammar
tweó-mann, es; m.
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A creature about which it is doubtful whether it be human Homodubii syndon hátene, ðæt beóþ twímen, Nar. 35, 3

Linked entry: twí-mann

wirsa

(adj.)
Grammar
wirsa, (wirra occurs once in the Chronicle); cpve.; wirrest, wirst; spve. adj.

Worseworst

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áwende hit him tó wyrsan þinge, 17, 13; Gen. 259. tǽhte Absalone óðerne rǽd wyrsan tó his willan, Homl. Skt. i. 19, 206. Wéne ic tó ðé wyrsan þinga, gif ðú Grendles dearst bídan, Beo. Th. 1055; B. 525.

scolu

(n.)
Grammar
scolu, scól (these two forms may give the later shoal, school as col, cól give coal, cool), e; f.
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gesomnode miccle scole and wered his geþoftena, Guthl. 2; Gdwin. 14, 2. Ðá wearð stearc storms gelác . . . út feor ádráf on Wendelsǽ wígendra scola, Met. 26, 31

Linked entries: scól sceolu

grið

(n.)
Grammar
grið, es; n.
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Heó gesóhte Baldwines grið she sought the protection of Baldwin, Chr. 1037; Erl. 167, 3: 1048; Erl. 178, 34: 180, 17, 19. Ðá gyrnde he gríðes and gísla then he required security and hostages, 180, 6: 1095; Erl. 231, 25.

flíma

(n.)

a run-awaydeserteran apostatean outlawexilean outcastwretch

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H. 18, 7), Nic. 17, 5

Linked entry: flýma

CÍDAN

(v.)
Grammar
CÍDAN, to cídenne; cídde, cíddon, cídon; cíded, cídd [cíd strife, chiding]

To CHIDE, rebuke, blame, contend, strive, quarrel, complainincrepare, rixari, altercari, queri

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Cídde him se Hǽlend increpavit ilium Jesus, Lk. Bos. 4, 35: Mk. Bos. 1, 25: 8, 33: Homl. Th. i. 300, 24: ii. 44, 21. His leorningcnihtas cíddon him discipuli ejus increpabant illos, Lk. Bos. 18, 15. Cíde he wið God let him blame God, Homl.

leáp

(n.)
Grammar
leáp, es; m.

a baskettrunk

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Sǽdere gebyreþ ðæt hæbbe ǽlces sǽdcynnes ǽnne leáp fulne, L. R. S. 11; Th. 1. 438, 9. Leápas corbes, Wrt. Voc. ii. 20, 52. Ðá bær man up of ðan ðe lǽfdon twelf leápas fulle, Wulfst. 293, 32. trunk [of the body], Judth. 10; Thw. 23, 8; Jud. 111

Linked entry: sǽd-leáp

leóht-líce

(adv.)
Grammar
leóht-líce, adv.

Lightlyslightlygentlyeasilyquickly

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[Swá swá heó líhtlucost mihten as quickly as they could, Th. An. 143, 21.]

Linked entries: leóht-líc líht-líce

mann-cwealm

(n.)
Grammar
mann-cwealm, es; m.

Death of menpestilencemortalityslaughter

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monege missenlíce moncwealmas gewurdon quantae clades gentium fuere, Ors. 1, 12; Swt. 52, 11. Manncwealmas ( pestilentiæ ) beóþ, Mt. Kmbl. 24, 7

munt

(n.)
Grammar
munt, es; m. [from Lat. mons]

A mounthillmountain

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Ne mæg hús on munte lange gelǽstan, Bt. Met. Fox 7, 36; Met. 7, 18. Munte promontorio, Hpt. Gl. 420, 6. Munt Scyllam, 529, 20. Ábútan ðone munt, Ex. 19, 12. Ðæra munta cnollas, Gen. 8, 5. Tó ðám muntum, 14, 10. On heálícum muntum heortas wuniaþ, Ps.

síde

(adv.)
Grammar
síde, adv.
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Ealra lǽca ðæra ðe gewurde wíde oððe síde, Hy. 1, 7. [Þis wes itald wide and side, Laym. 29902. Wide and side spelledd iss, Orm. 5900. Sidder (hanging) lower, Piers P. 5, 193.] Cf. preceding word

un-efn

(adj.)
Grammar
un-efn, -efen, -emn, -emne(?); adj.

Unequalunlikedissimilardiverseirregular

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Ac ðara monna mód bið suíðe unemn, for ðæm hit gedéð hit self him selfum suíðe ungelíc for ðære gelómlícan wendinge, for ðæm hit nǽfre eft ne bið ðæt hit ǽr wæs cor stultorum dissimile erit ...

ymb-gyrdan

(v.)
Grammar
ymb-gyrdan, p. de.
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Mid ðyssum gemǽrum hi synd útan ymbgyrde, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 396, 3

Linked entry: embe-gyrdan

be-helian

(v.)
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Ðeáh his þeáwas behelie, Prov. K. 58. Ðæt ðá loccas ðá hýd behelien (-igen, v. l. ), Past. 141, 9. Ðæt hié hié gehýden and beheligen under ðǽm ryfte ðǽre leásunga, 239, 25. Behýd and behelod mid ðǽre eorþan, Bt. 15; F. 48, 25.

ciric-sócn

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Þisne dæg wurþian mid ciricsócnum, H. R. 17, 26. Mid cyricsócnum cealdum wederum, Dóm. L. 30, 4. seeking a church for protection, a church as sanctuary. v. sócn, Be ciricsócnum. Gif hwá sié deáðes scyldig, and cirican geierne, Ll.

ge-lǽred

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Gl. 534. learned, erudite Uncúð longe swǽ gelǽrede biscepas sién, Past. 9, 4. Þæs hálgan weres and þæs gelǽredestan Bonefatius uiri; sanctissimi ac doctissimi Bonifatii, Bd. 5, 19; S. 660, 8.