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here-bleáþ

(adj.)
Grammar
here-bleáþ, adj.

Fearful in fight, ⬩ timorous

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Fearful in fight, timorous Flugon forhtigende woldon herebleáþe hámas findan fearful they fled and shunning the battle would find their homes, Cd. 166; Th. 206, 17; Exod. 453

hrut

(adj.)
Grammar
hrut, or hrút

balidus ⬩ balidus

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balidus, Cot. 28, Lye. Ettmüller suggests balidus = balans animal, and compares Icel. hrútr a ram: Ducange has the following balidus fortasse pro validus, ad coitum aptus.; See hryte

Linked entry: hryte

leód-geld

(n.)
Grammar
leód-geld, es; n.
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The fine paid for slaying a man, L. Ethb. 21; Th. i. 8, 4: 7; Th. i. 4, 9. Similar entries v. Grmm. R. A. 653, and leód

Linked entry: leód

múl

(n.)
Grammar
múl, es; m.

A mule

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A mule Múl mulus, Wrt. Voc. i. 23, 25: 78, 10: 287, 49: ii. 56, 40. Ne beó gé ná swylce hors and múlas, Ps. Th. 31, 10

níw-fara

(n.)
Grammar
níw-fara, an; m.

A new-comer ⬩ a stranger

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A new-comer, a stranger Ic eom nífara hider on eorþan beforan ðé and ælþeódig incola ego sum apud te in terra, et peregrinus, Ps. Th. 38, 15

Linked entries: níw-gefara fara

norþan-wind

(n.)

a wind from the north

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a wind from the north Norþanwind septentrio, Wrt. Voc. i. 36, 11. Ðæs norþanwindes ýst, Bt. 9; Fox 26, 20. Stearc stormas and norþanwindas, 23; Fox 78, 27

Linked entry: norþ-wind

piplian

(v.)
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to grow pimply Wið teter and pypylgende (pipligende, MS. B.) líc, Lchdm. i. 234, 10. Wið pypelgende (pipligende, MS. B.) líc ðæt Grécas erpinam ( έρπηs ) nemnaþ, 266, 20

rǽsele

(n.)
Grammar
rǽsele, an; f.
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A conjecture, solution of a riddle Gif ðú mǽge réselan gesecgan, Saga hwæt hió hátte, Exon. Th. 421, 34; Rä. 40, 28. v. rǽswan, and cf. rǽdels, III

Linked entries: rǽdels résele

scrúd-waru

(n.)
Grammar
scrúd-waru, e ;
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f Habit, dress Ðæt hé ( a monk ) healdan wille his clǽunisse and munuclíce scrúdware, L. Eth. v. 6; Th. i. 306, 9: vi. 3; Th. i. 314, 27

Linked entry: waru

sealticge

(n.)
Grammar
sealticge, an; f.
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A dancer Hét Herodes ðæt heáfod beran on disce and sellan ánre sealticgan ( the daughter of Herodias who danced before Herod) hire plegan tó méde, Shrn. 123, 2

Linked entry: salticge

slǽting

(n.)
Grammar
slǽting, e; f.
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Hunting Hé (William Rufus) geátte mannan heorawudas and slǽtinge (cf. William of Malmesbury's statement that he gave the English free leave to hunt), Chr. 1087; Erl. 225, 7

síd-land

(n.)
Grammar
síd-land, es ; n.
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A broad, spacious land Sceal fromcynne folde ðíne, sídland manig, geseted wurðan, Cd. Th. 133, 3 ; Gen. 2205. Sǽs and sídland, 148, 3 ; Gen. 2451. Cf. wíd-land

under-bregdan

(v.)

to spread under

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to spread under Óþer eáre hí him on niht under-brédaþ and mid óðran hí wreóð unam aurem sibi noctem substernunt, de alia se cooperiunt, Nar. 37, 12

un-sæpig

(adj.)
Grammar
un-sæpig, adj.

Not sappy ⬩ sapless

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Not sappy, sapless Treówa gif hí beóð on fullum mónan geheáwene, hí beóð heardran tó getimbrunge, and swíðost gif hí beóð unsæpige geworhte, Homl. Th. i. 102, 24

Linked entry: sæpig

wórung

(n.)
Grammar
wórung, e ; f.

Wandering about ⬩ rambling

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Wandering about, rambling Hé hét ðæt hé wunode bútan wórunge on mynstre. Homl. Skt. i. 6, 99. Ásolcennys ácenð ídelnysse . .., wórunge and fyrwitnysse. Homl. Th. ii. 220, 26

ác-holt

(n.)
Grammar
ác-holt, es; m.
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An oak wood Tó thám ácholte, C. D. B. iii. 44, 28. Ǽlce geáre fíftig fóðra and án hund of ðæs cinges ácholte, C. D. vi. 243, 13

Alamanne

(n.)
Grammar
Alamanne, pl.
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The Alamanni Gratianus gefeaht wið Alomonne (Alamanne, v. l.) þǽm folce and heora fela M ofslóg (plus quam triginta millia Alamannorum interfecta ), Ors. 6, 34; S. 290, 16

carcern-weard

(n.)
Grammar
carcern-weard, es; m.
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A prison-warder, jailor Hé wæs on carcern sænded . . . , and æfter twelf dagum cóm se carcernweard, Shrn. 54, 13, 16. Sc̃s Arthemius wæs ǽr carcernweard, 89, 23, 27

ed-leániend

(n.)
Grammar
ed-leániend, es; m.
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One who rewards, recompenses, remunerates Se ordfruma and edleániend þæs écan lífes auctor ac retributor vitae, Gr. D. 286, 6. Edleáni[ende] remuneratore, i. largitore, An. Ox. 2549

Linked entry: -leániend

efen-gemyndig

(adj.)
Grammar
efen-gemyndig, adj.
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Commemorative Ealle þá syndon nú from heora eágum gewitene, and nǽfre efngemyndige hider eft ne cumaþ ( will never come back here to commemorate them ), Bl. H. 101, 1

Linked entry: ge-myndig