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be-hýdedness

(n.)
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be-hýdedness, -hýdness, e; f.
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Concealment, secrecy; a secret place Mid behýdnysse in occulto, Ll. Th. ii. 148, 13. Behýdednesse his latibulum ejus, Ps. L. 17, 12

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be-scínan

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Godes beorhtnys hí besceán, Hml. Th. i. 30, 16. Warna þú ꝥ; hý ná sunne ne bescíne, Lch. i. 318, 15. Add:

bráde

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Blinde gefettan, þæt hý lócedan bráde, Wlfst. 5, 2 : 47, 11. Þú héte him bysmere bráde healdan, Ps. Th. 103, 25. Add: —

carcern-þeóstru

(n.)
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carcern-þeóstru, e; f.
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Prison-darkness, the darkness of the prison Mistlice þreála gebyriað for synnum, bendas oððe dyntas oððe carcernþýstra, Ll. Th. ii. 278, 26

cildsung

(n.)
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cildsung, e; f.
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Puerility, trifling Ne geríseð ǽnig unnytt ǽfre mid bisceopum, ne doll ne dysig ne cildsung on spǽce, Ll. Th. ii. 314, 31

fágetung

(n.)
Grammar
fágetung, fáget[t]ung, e; f.
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A changing colour, growing dark "Ógan of heofenum." Hér is þǽre lyfte fágetung ðurh mislice stormas, Hml. Th. ii. 538, 33. Substitute:

ge-hlæstan

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Hé hét his scip mid hwǽte gehlæstan, and mid micclum gewihte goldes and seolfes, and mid reáfum, Ap. Th. 6, 3. Add

ge-sáweled

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Add: ge-sáwlod endowed with life Ǽr þám þe hit (utero conceptus) gesáwlod wǽre antequam animatus fuit, Ll. Th. ii. 154, 17

gyt-feorm

(n.)
Grammar
gyt-feorm, an entertainment where there is pouring of drink, a feast. Cf. ge-beór scipe, brýd-
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ealu (-oþ) On sumere ðeóde gebyreð winter-feorm, Eástcrfeorm, bénf(e )orm for ripe, gytfeorm for yrðe. Ll. Th. i. 440, 26

leás-gewita

(n.)
Grammar
leás-gewita, an ; m.
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A false witness Þá leásgewitan lédon heora hacelan ætforan fóturn sumes geonges cnihtes, sé wæs gecíged Saulus, Hml. Th. i. 46, 35

nigon-gilde

(adj.)
Grammar
nigon-gilde, adj.
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Entitled to ninefold compensation On þám lagum is cynges feoh nigongilde, Ll. Th. i. 330, 20. Preóstes feoh .IX. gylde, 2, 5

riht-gemæcca

(n.)
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a lawful husband Gif wíf wið óðres wífes rihtgemæccan hǽmð si mulier cum alterius legitima conjuge adulteraverit, Ll. Th. ii. 270, 11

riht-sinscipe

(n.)
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lawful matrimony Ðrý hádas sindon þe cýðdon gecýðnesse be Críste; þæt is mæigdhád, and wudewanhád, and rihtsinscipe, Hml. Th. i. 148, 7

swæþer

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add: Sé dyde þonne swaþer hé dorste . . . swá (vel) hé hit ágnode, swá (vel) hé hit týmde, Ll. Th. i. 160, 7

yfel-dǽd

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Hé wearð álýsed fram þæs drýes bendum . . . and arn tó ðám apostole bysmrigende þæs drýes yfeldǽdum, Hml. Th. ii. 414, 26. Add

fela

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fela, <b>;
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III 6.</b> add Ic ne dorste geðrístlǽcan þára mínra áwuht feala on gewrit settan, Ll. Th. i. 58, 21

sǽ-cir

(n.)
Grammar
sǽ-cir, sǽ-cirr

the retreat of the sea

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the retreat of the sea (when the waves drew back and left a passage for the Israelites), Cd. Th. 196,13 ; Exod. 291

Waller-wente

(n.)
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Waller-wente, pl.

The Celtic inhabitants of Cumbria

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The Celtic inhabitants of Cumbria Nime hé his mága .xii. and .xii. Wallerwente, L. N. P. L. 51;Th. ii. 298, 8

wæter-streám

(n.)
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wæter-streám, es; m.

A stream of water

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A stream of water Hé wæterstreámas wende tó blóde convertit in sanguinem flumina eorum, Ps. Th. 77, 44. [Waterr-stræm, Orm. 18092.]

brim-wylm

(n.)
Grammar
brim-wylm, es; m. [brim, wylm
æstus
]

æstusThe sea's surgemaris æstus

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The sea's surge; maris æstus Brimwylm onféng hilde rince the sea's surge received the man of war, Beo. Th. 2993; B. 1494