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ge-andswarian

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

To answerrespondēre

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To answer; respondēre Ðá ne geandswarode he hyre qui non respondit ei verbum, Mt. Bos. 15, 23

ge-grundweallian

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

To foundfundāre

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To found; fundāre He ofer sǽs gegrundweallode hine ipse sŭper măria fundāvit eum, Ps. Spl. 23, 2

Linked entry: -grundweallian

hysping

(n.)
Grammar
hysping, e ; f.

Reproachrevilingcontumely

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Reproach, reviling, contumely Siððan his hyspinge gehéred hæfde acceptaque contumelia, Bt. 18, 4; Fox 66, 35

íð-dǽde

(adj.)
Grammar
íð-dǽde, adj.

Easy to do

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Easy to do Hit wæs Gode ýðdǽde, ðá hit swá gedón habban wolde, Wulfst. 15, 18

óþ-sceacan

(v.)
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to run away, escape Gif óþsceóce (-seoce, MS. ), L. Ath. v. 6; Th. i. 234, 11

Linked entry: óþ-seóce

sceadwian

(v.)
Grammar
sceadwian, sceadewian; p. ode
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To cover with shadow scadewode (scaduaþ, Ps. Lamb.: sceadewede, Blickl. Gl.) obumbrabit, Ps. Spl. 90, 4

snytro-hús

(n.)
Grammar
snytro-hús, es; n.
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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
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To scourge, beat, strike Hafaþ gyrde lange and ðone feónd swipeþ, Salm. Kmbl. 185; Sal. 92

Linked entry: swipian

þecgan

(v.)
Grammar
þecgan, p. þegde; pp. þeged
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To take, consume Hine þegeþ þurst he is consumed by thirst, Lchdin. ii. 60, 7: 74, 22

Linked entry: a-þegen

trymþ

(n.)
Grammar
trymþ, e; f.
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Strength, support Ealle getrymednesse ł trymðe hláfes forgnád omne firmamentum panis contrivit, Ps. Lamb. 104, 16

un-gecnáwen

(adj.)
Grammar
un-gecnáwen, adj.

Unknown

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Unknown fela þinga forðteáh ðe ðam folce ungecnáwe[n] wæs and ungewunelíc, Ap. Th. 17, 13

Linked entry: ge-cnáwan

wæter-scíte

(n.)
Grammar
wæter-scíte, an; f.
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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

wæl-fǽhþ

(n.)
Grammar
wæl-fǽhþ, e; f.
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Deadly feud, hostility that leads to slaying wælfǽhða dǽl, sæcca gesette. Beo. Th. 4061; B. 2028

wece-drenc

(n.)
Grammar
wece-drenc, es; m.
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An emetic Wecedrenc . . . sele ðæt lytlum súpan . . . óþ ðæt spíwe, Lchdm. ii. 268, 31: 170, 8

wundor-ágræfen

(adj.)
Grammar
wundor-ágræfen, adj.

Wondrously graven

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Wondrously graven wundorágræfene anlícnesse engla sínra geseh, Andr. Kmbl. 1424; An. 712

Linked entry: á-grafan

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

hlúd-clipol

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ná beó hlútclipol on stefne non sit clamostis in voice, R. Ben. I. 35, II. Add

lǽce-wyrt

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Add Abgarus wundrode ꝥ wearð gehǽled bútan lǽcewyrtum þurh ðæs Hǽlendes word, Hml. S. 24, 160

mód-lufu

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hine mid bám handum beclypte and mid eallre módlufan sette tó his breóstum, Nap. 45. Add

reccend-dóm

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heóld þæs mynstres reccendóm (ræcend-dóm, v. l.) monasterii regimen tenebat, Gr. D. 20, 21. Add