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ge-fleógan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-fleógan, p. -fleág, -fleáh, pl. -flugon; pp. -flogen

To flyfly overvolaretransvolare

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To fly, fly over; volare, transvolare He héht his heáhbodan hider gefleógan he commanded his archangel to fly hither, Exon. 12 a; Th. 19, 4; Cri. 295. Ne mæg ǽnig ðone mearcstede fugol gefleógan nor may any bird fly over the boundary place, Salm.

tígan

(v.)
Grammar
tígan, p. de
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To tie, literal Valerianus hét beheáfdian on Ypolitus gesihðe ealle his híwan, and hine sylfne hét tígan be dám fótum ungetemedra horsa swuran, Homl.

wiþ-gangan

(v.)

to go againstto go offwithdrawfail

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to go against Ic ne meahte mægnes cræfte gúðe wiðgongan (I could not go and meet the foe in fight ), ac ic sceal sécan cempan sǽmran, Exon. Th. 266, 4; Jul. 393. to go off, withdraw, fail Byð mé eágon wiðgangen defecerunt oculi mei, Ps. Th. 68, 3

wrencan

(v.)
Grammar
wrencan, p. te.

to tarntwistto practise wilesuse tricks

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to tarn, twist (intrans. ) Is ðæs horderes tácen, ðæt mon wrænce mid his hande, swilce hé wille loc unlúcan, Techm. ii. 118, 12. to practise wiles, use tricks, Similar entries v. wrenc Biþ óþer swice, . . . wrenceþ hé and blenceþ, worn geþenceþ hinderhóca

feó-laga

(n.)
Grammar
feó-laga, an; m.

A fellowcolleaguepartner

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Þá cyningas (Edmund and Cnut) wurdon feólagan and wedbróðra (heora freóndscipe gefæstnodan, v. l.) . . . and féng þá Eádmund cyng Westsexan and Cnut þám norðdǽle, Chr. 1016; P. 152, 26

Linked entry: felage

ge-helan

(v.)
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To conceal Hé geheóld and gehæl þá deógolnysse mid him secretum tenuit desiderium, Gr. D. 98, 20. Hyra willa bið ꝥ hí beón geholene latere in voluntate habent 61, 4. intrans. To hide, conceal oneself Hé ne maehte gehæla non potuit latere Mk. L.

ge-hwearfness

(n.)
Grammar
ge-hwearfness, ge-hwerfness, e; f.
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Conversion S Paules gehwerf-nes Críste, Shrn. 58, 26.

ge-swæccan

(v.)
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Cam. 113, 6. to taste, v. swecc; I lc geswæcce sapio, Ælfc. Gr. Z. 221, 9

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ge-delfan

(v.)
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To dig Hé gedalf in eorðo fodit in terra, Mt. L. 25, 18. Þá hé hæfde gedolfen twéntig fóta on ðǽre eorðan, H. R. 13, 14. trans. To dig a hole In ðǽm gedolfene byrgenne his stóue in defossum sepulturae suae locum, Jn. p. 2, I

lǽlian

(v.)
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Substitute: to hurl a dart (?)

hwón-lic

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Skt. for Swt. and add Wurdon æteó-wode fela ðúsend engla, þý lǽs ðe wǽre geþúht ánes engles ealdordóm hwónlic swá micelre bodunge, Hml. Th. i. 38, 6. Hit wǽre hwónlic gebúht ꝥ . . . bútan mennisce eágan mihte geseón ꝥ . . Hml. S. 31, 1252

liþ

(n.)
Grammar
liþ, a fleet.
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Þá lǽt Eádward cyng scypian xl. snacca, þá lágon æt Sandwíc . . . þá geáxedon ꝥ lið ꝥ on Sandwíc læg embe Godwines fare, setton þá æfter, and hé heom ætbærst, and ꝥ lið wende ongeán Sandwíc, and swá hámweard Lundenbyrig, Chr. 1052 ; P. 179, 13-22

nume-stán

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The gloss at 13, 6 seems to combine these two, and in this case nume-stán corresponds to the second. Could nume-stán be a mistake for nume[rus tæfl]stán ?

repel

(n.)
Grammar
repel, es; m.
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A rod, staff For þárn þe hé næfde nǽnne repel hine mid þersceanne (gyrde hine mid sleánne, v. l.), þá gelæhte hé þone fótscamul. . . and beót Libertinum on ꝥ heáfod quia virgam qua eum ferire posset minime invenit, comprehenso scabello ei caput

swingel

Grammar
swingel, <b>. I a.</b>
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Wæs sum wyln gehæft swinglum ... and læg on hæftnédum ꝥ heó hetelíce wǽre þæs on morgen beswungen ... Heó clypode þám hálgan Swýðúne ꝥ hé ... fram þám réðum swinglum hí áhredde, Hml. S. 21, 166-171.

rów

(n.)
Grammar
rów, e; f.

Quiet, rest

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Biteache mi gast and mi bodi baðen to ro and to reste, Marh. 20, 5. Cristess resste and Cristess ro, Orm. 7042

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wǽl-bed

(n.)
Grammar
wǽl-bed, wǽl-bedd, es; n.

The bed of the slain

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The bed of the slain Ic hine heardan clammum on wælbedde wríþan þóhte I had thought to bind him on the couch of the slain (i.e. to kill him ), Beo. Th. 1932; B. 964. Hwæt befealdest ðú folmum ðínum on wælbedd bróðor ðínne? Cd. Th. 62,8; Gen. 1011

of-dæl

(adj.)
Grammar
of-dæl, adj.

Tending downwards, inclined to anything inferior

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Tending downwards, inclined to anything inferior Hit biþ ámerred mid ðám lǽnum gódum forðam hit biþ ofdælre ðǽrtó it is led astray by the transitory goods, because it is more inclined to them; ad falsa devius error abducit, Bt. 24, 2; Fox 82, 2.

Linked entry: æf-dæl

abedisse

(n.)
Grammar
abedisse, an; f.

An abbessabbatissa

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An abbess; abbatissa Ðære abedissan betæhton committed to the abbess, Chr. 1048; Erl. 181, 28

a-hnyscan

(v.)
Grammar
a-hnyscan, p. -hnyscte; pp. -hnysct

To mocksubsannare

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To mock; subsannare Fýnd úre ahnyscton us inimici nostri subsannaverunt nos, Ps. Spl. 79, 7

Linked entry: -hnyscan