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am-byre

Grammar
am-byre, (am-byre = and-byre).
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Substitute: Unfavourable, contrary (of wind) Þyder, hé cwæð, þæt man ne mihte geseglian on ánum n, mónðe, gyf man . . . ǽlce dæge hæfde ambyrne wind, Ors. l, I ; Bos. 21, 20. [Cf. Icel. aud-viðri a head wind. Mod. Icel. and-byrr (= mðt-byrr). (Dr.

and-leofen

(n.)
Grammar
and-leofen, es; n. l. e; f., but also gen. andlifenes, acc. ondlifen,
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Hí him andlifene (-lyfne, v. l.) and áre (debita stipendia ) forgeáfon, Bd. 1, 15; Sch. 41, 12. Hé him ondlifen forgeaf and weoruldþearfe victim temporalem administravit, 1, 25; Sch. 55, 20 note. Seó wǽdl þǽra andlyfna alimentorum indigentia, Gr.

and-cýþness

(n.)
Grammar
and-cýþness, e; f.
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Ger. ant-kundi expertus.] Cf. un-andcýþigness

Linked entry: cýþ-ness

ǽ-swícian

(v.)
Grammar
ǽ-swícian, l. -swician,
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and add: to desert Ic ðé nǽfre ne ǽswicige. Hml. Th. ii. 246, 2. Ealle gé mé ǽswiciað, 244, 33. to be apostate Ǽswician apostatare, Wrt. Voc. ii. 3, 2. to offend Gif honde ðíne ǽswicæþ ðec . . gif eágan ðín ǽswiceþ ðec, Mt. R. 18, 8, 9.

and-heáfdu

(n.)
Grammar
and-heáfdu, (-a); n. pl.
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Headlands, the unploughed ground at the end of the furrows where the plough was turned Andlang ðǽra andheáfda, C. D. v. 298, 7, 9. Be ðém andheáfdan, ii. 172, 29: iii. 193, 8: vi. 8, 27, 29 (cf. on ðá heáfda, 36).

Linked entry: on-heáfdu

ǽ-bryce

(n.)
Grammar
ǽ-bryce, (ǽw-bryce, q. v. in Dict.)

Adultery; of a churchman, neglect of celibacy

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Adultery; of a churchman, neglect of celibacy :-- Ðá ðe on sinscipe wuniað and heora ǽwe healdað búton ǽwbryce, Hml. A. 21, 178. Ðá ðe ǽwbryce ne wyrceað, 19, 140. Sé ðe ofer his ǽwe hǽmð, hé is forlír ðurh his ǽwbryce, Hml. Th. ii. 208, 17.

Linked entry: ǽ-breca

ác-drenc

(n.)
Grammar
ác-drenc, -drinc, es; m.

Oak-drink ⬩ a kind of drink made of acorns ⬩ potus ex quercus glandibus factus

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Oak-drink, a kind of drink made of acorns; potus ex quercus glandibus factus

ác-melu

(n.)
Grammar
ác-melu, g. -meluwes; n.

Acorn-meal ⬩ querna farina

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Acorn-meal; querna farina, L. M. 1, 54; Lchdm. ii. 126, 7

ád-fær

(n.)
Grammar
ád-fær, nom. acc; g. -færes; pl. nom. -faru; n.

The pile-way ⬩ the way to the funeral pile ⬩ iter rogi

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The pile-way, the way to the funeral pile; iter rogi Ðæt we hine gebringen on ádfære that we may bring him on the way to the pile, Beo. Th. 6012; B. 3010

ád-fýr

(n.)
Grammar
ád-fýr, es; n.

A pile-fire ⬩ ignis rogi

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A pile-fire; ignis rogi Abraham ádfýr onbran Abraham kindled a pile-fire, Cd. 162; Th. 203, 4; Exod. 398

ǽ-bær

notorious

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notorious, L. Eth. vi. 36; Th. i. 324, 11

ǽ-bebod

(n.)
Grammar
ǽ-bebod, es; n.

Law ⬩ injunction of the law ⬩ command ⬩ lex ⬩ legis mandatum

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Law, injunction of the law, command; lex, legis mandatum Ðú me ǽbebod ǽrest settest tu legem posuisti mihi, Ps. Th. 118, 102

æ-bilgan

Grammar
æ-bilgan, æ-bilian

to make angry ⬩ exasperare

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to make angry; exasperare, Ps. Spl. 67, 7

æ-bilignes

(n.)
Grammar
æ-bilignes, -ness, e; f.

Indignation ⬩ anger ⬩ indignatio

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Indignation, anger; indignatio,Apol. Th

æ-ciorfan

(v.)

to cut to pieces

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to cut to pieces, Ps. Spl. 128, 4

ǽ-cræftig

(adj.)
Grammar
ǽ-cræftig, adj.

Law-crafty ⬩ one skilled in law ⬩ a lawyer ⬩ scribe ⬩ legis peritus

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Law-crafty, one skilled in law, a lawyer, scribe; legis peritus Him ǽcræftig andswarode to them the skilled in law answered, Cd. 212; Th. 262, 10; Dan. 742

ǽ-fæstnes

(n.)
Grammar
ǽ-fæstnes, -festnes, -nys, -ness, e; f.

Firmness in the law ⬩ religion ⬩ religio

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Firmness in the law, religion; religio He wæs mycelre ǽfæstnesse wer he was a man of much religion, Bd. 4, 31; S. 610, 7: 2, 9; S. 510, 30, 32

ǽ-festlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
ǽ-festlíce, adv.

Religiously ⬩ religiose

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Religiously; religiose

æ-gylde

(adv.)
Grammar
æ-gylde, adv.

Without compensation

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Without compensation, L. E. G. 6; Th. i. 170, 13

æ-gype

(adj.)
Grammar
æ-gype, -gipe; adj.

Trifling ⬩ worthless ⬩ nugalis

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Trifling, worthless; nugalis Forðon hí dydan Drihtnes sprǽce ǽghwæs ægype quia exacerbaverunt eloquium Domini, Ps. Th. 106, 10