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scyttels

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ne mihte þá scyttelsas unscyttan, Hml. S. 31, 863. Add

tó-berstan

Grammar
tó-berstan, <b>I a.</b>
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sylf áhreófode and tóbærst mid wundum from ðám heáfde oð Ðá fét, Shrn. 132, 8. Add

un-gelǽredlic

(adj.)
Grammar
un-gelǽredlic, adj.
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That learns with difficulty forlét þá ungelǽredlican (earfoðlǽran, v.l.) gebróðru indociles deseruit, Gr. D. no, 21

un-scógian

(v.)
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cleopode tó his þeówtlinge, 'Cum, deótul, hider and unscó (discalcea) mé, Gr. D. 221, 22. Add

wang

Grammar
wang, a cheek.
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Add: — Slóh þone Godes wer mid his brádre handa ofer his wange, Gr. D. 200, 15

á-wácian

(v.)
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Add: to make gentle, mollify, appease God áwácað tó him placat Deum, Verc. Först. 126, 6

folm

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Add: m. pl. folmas áþenede his folmas (folme, v.l. ) upp tó heofonum, Gr. D. 166, 7

sagu

(n.)
Grammar
sagu, e ; f.

A saw

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sceal habban æcse, adsan, sage, Anglia ix. 263, 2

Linked entries: saga saga

sceadwian

(v.)
Grammar
sceadwian, sceadewian; ode

To cover with shadow

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To cover with shadow scadewode (scaduaþ, Ps. Lamb.: sceadewede, Blickl. Gl.) obumbrabit, Ps. Spl. 90, 4

wæl-fǽhþ

(n.)
Grammar
wæl-fǽhþ, e; f.

Deadly feudhostility that leads to slaying

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Deadly feud, hostility that leads to slaying wælfǽhða dǽl, sæcca gesette. Beo. Th. 4061; B. 2028

wæter-scíte

(n.)
Grammar
wæter-scíte, an; f.

A towel

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A towel wearð bewǽfed mid ánre wæterscýtan (linteo, Jn. 13, 4),Homl. Th. ii. 242, 25

Linked entries: scíte wæter-sceát

wece-drenc

(n.)
Grammar
wece-drenc, es; m.

An emetic

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An emetic Wecedrenc . . . sele ðæt lytlum súpan . . . óþ ðæt spíwe, Lchdm. ii. 268, 31: 170, 8

snytro-hús

(n.)
Grammar
snytro-hús, es; n.

The house of wisdom

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The house of wisdom ðá swá gelóme wiðsóc snytruhúse repulit tabernaculum Silon Ps. Th. 77, 60

swippan

(v.)
Grammar
swippan, p. te

To scourge, beat, striketo smack, crack a whipto whip

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To scourge, beat, strike Hafaþ gyrde lange and ðone feónd swipeþ, Salm. Kmbl. 185; Sal. 92

Linked entries: swipian swipu

trymþ

(n.)
Grammar
trymþ, e; f.

Strengthsupport

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Strength, support Ealle getrymednesse ł trymðe hláfes forgnád omne firmamentum panis contrivit, Ps. Lamb. 104, 16

be-byrgan

(v.)
Grammar
be-byrgan, be-byrgean

to save

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to save Ꝥ mihte þá gedýglian and him bebyrgean (-beorgan, v. l.), Gr. D. 109, 33

ǽr

(adj.)
Grammar
ǽr, comp. m. ǽra, ǽrra; f. n. ǽre, ǽrre; sup. ǽrest; adj.

Earlyformerprecedingancientpriorpræcedensantiquus

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Swá he wæs gyrstan dæg and ǽran dæg sicut erat heri et nudius tertius, Gen. 31, 5. Ðæs ǽran tácnes prioris signi, Ex. 4, 8. Forlýst he his ǽrran gód he loses his former good, Bt. 35, 6; Fox 170, 22.

þorp

(n.)
Grammar
þorp, þrop, es; m. Perhaps the idea at first connected with the words is that of an assemblage, cf. the use in Icelandic: Maðr heitir einnhverr ... þorp ef þrír ero, Skáldskaparmál; þyrpast to crowd, throng: þyrping
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He com to Bethfage, swo hatte þe prop, O. E. Homl. ii. 89, 13. Ther stod a throp ... in which that poure folk hadden her bestes and her herbergage, Chauc. Cl. T. 199. Thorp, litell towne or thoroughfare oppidum, Prompt. Parv. 492.

Linked entry: þrop

be-cirran

(v.)
Grammar
be-cirran, (-cerran, -cyrran, q. v. in Dict.).

to turn roundabout to go roundpass byavoidto turnpervertseduceto beguiledeceiveto get round a person

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A. 173, 103. to beguile, deceive; cf. colloquial to get round a person cwæð ꝥ gesícled wǽre, and swá ꝥ folc becyrde (beswác, v. l.) Chr. 1003; Th. 252, 30. Cyrtenysse (wǽre) becyrred venustate caperetur, An. Ox. 5258.

Linked entries: be-cerran be-cyrran

helpend

(n.)
Grammar
helpend, es; m.

A helper

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Helpend and hǽlend wið hellsceaðum a helper and saviour against the harmers of hell, Exon. 68 a; Th. 252, 2; Jul. 157. Helpend ne halo ic I have no helper, Jn. Skt. Lind. 5, 7. Syððan ne hæbbe helpend ǽnne quia non est qui eripiat eum, Ps.