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eá-riþ

(n.)
Grammar
eá-riþ, es; m.

A water-stream aquae rīvus

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A water-stream; aquae rīvus Ðǽr synd fúle eáriþas yrnende there are foul running water-streams, Guthl. 3; Gdwin. 20, 5

efn-líca

(n.)
Grammar
efn-líca, an; m.

An equalæquālis

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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

for-síðian

(v.)
Grammar
for-síðian, p. ode; pp. od [síðian to journey]

To perishĭter fātāle inīre

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To perish; ĭter fātāle inīre Hæfde ðá forsíðod sunu Ecgþeówes Ecgtheow's son had then perished, Beo. Th. 3104, note; B. 1550

forþ-gecýgan

(v.)
Grammar
forþ-gecýgan, p. de; pp. ed

To call forthprovŏcāre

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To call forth; provŏcāre He hi to gefeohte forþgecýgde he called them forth to battle, Bd. 1, 16; S. 484, 20

forþ-ryne

(n.)
Grammar
forþ-ryne, es; m.

An onward courseprocursus

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An onward course; procursus Heóldon forþryne eástreámas heora river-streams held their onward course, Cd. 12; Th. 14, 8; Gen. 215

gehæg-holt

(n.)
Grammar
gehæg-holt, a copse in an enclosure (?),
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a copse where there is pasture(?) Ðis synt ðá denbǽra ðe tó ðissum londe belimpað . . . gehægholt, C. D. ii. 195, 16

bríce

(adj.)
Grammar
bríce, adj.

Usefulutilis

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Thes. i. 135

wil-gebróþor

(n.)
Grammar
wil-gebróþor, pl. m.

Brethren pleasant in their lives

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Brethren pleasant in their lives Freólícu twá frumbearn, Cain and Abel . . . willgebróðor, Cd. Th. 59, 30; Gen. 971. Cf. wil-gesweostor

Linked entry: ge-bróþor

ge-þearfian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-þearfian, p. ode; pp. od

To impose necessity;necessitatem imponere

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To impose necessity; necessitatem imponere Ðá him swá geþearfod wæs as necessity thus was imposed upon them, Beo.Th. 2211; B. 1103

spiwian

(v.)
Grammar
spiwian, p. ode

To spit up, vomit

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Him bánlocan blóde spiowedan their carcases spouted forth blood Exon. Th. 271, 3; Jul. 476

Linked entry: spiowian

hýre-mann

Grammar
hýre-mann, hiére-, hýr-mann, es; m.

a subjectfollowerservantsubordinatea parishioner a hearer

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ignorance of the teacher the followers go astray, and often from the wisdom of the teacher the followers are preserved; per pastorum ignorantiam hi, qui sequuntur, offendant, Past. 1, 4; Swt. 29, 5.

wíc-geréfa

(n.)
Grammar
wíc-geréfa, an; m.
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The reeve of a wíc. v. wíc, III.

ge-sceþþan

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the corslet, B. 1502.

Linked entries: sceþþan ge-sceaþan

ællyfta

(n.; num.; adj.)

the eleventhundecimus

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the eleventh; undecimus. Bd. 1, 34; S. 499, 35

ǽ-swutol

(n.)
Grammar
ǽ-swutol, es; m. [ǽ law, sweotol manifest, clear, open]

One who makes the law cleara lawyerlegisperitus

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One who makes the law clear, a lawyer; legisperitus

á ðý

ever theunquam eo

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ever the; unquam eo, Bt. 13 ; Fox 38, 9

átor-cræft

(n.)
Grammar
átor-cræft, es; m.

Poison-craftthe art of poisoningsorceryveneficium

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Poison-craft, the art of poisoning, sorcery; veneficium,Lye

burh-riht

(n.)
Grammar
burh-riht, es; n.
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The civil law; jus civile, Som. v. riht law

CIN

(n.)
Grammar
CIN, cyn, e; f.

The CHIN mentum

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The CHIN; mentum Cin mentum, Wrt. Voc. 71, 1

Linked entry: cyn

ed-recedroc

(n.)
Grammar
ed-recedroc, -rocc,es; m.

The belching thing rūmen

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The belching thing; rūmen, Cot. 169, Som. Ben. Lye