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middan-geard

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Ðeáh ðe seofon middangeardas sýn ealle on efn ábrǽdde on þisses ánes onlícnysse, 29. Add Ðeáh ðe eal middangeard sý fram Adames frymðe edniówe geworden, and ánra gehwylc. . . móte lifigan ðreó hund wintra, Sal. K. 148, 33

beorþ

(n.)
Grammar
beorþ, berþ, byrþ, e; f : es; n? [beorþ bears, from beoran, as byrþ birþ from beran]

A BIRTHthe act of coming into lifethe thing bornnativitaspartusfetus

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A BIRTH, the act of coming into life, the thing born; nativitas, partus, fetus Cot. 87. Found in the compounds berþ-estre, berþ-ling : v. also beorþor, beorþor-cwelm, -þínen; hyse-beorþor

Linked entries: byrþ byrþ-ling

fét

(n.)
Grammar
fét, to or for a foot, feet,
  • Ex. 21, 24: Ps. Lamb. 72, 2: Mt. Bos. 18, 8
; dat. sing.
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and nom. acc. pl. of fót

fiðrum

(n.)
Grammar
fiðrum, to or with wings,
  • Bt. Met. Fox 31, 15
  • ;
  • Met. 31, 8: Elen. Kmbl. 1482
  • ;
  • El. 743
; pl. dat.
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and inst. of fiðere

bréc-hrægel

(n.)
Grammar
bréc-hrægel, -hrægl, es; n. [bréc
breeches
, pl. of bróc, f; hrægel
a garment
]

breechesa garmentlumbare, diplois =διπλοίςA sort of garment

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lumbare, diplois = διπλοίς A sort of garment; Him si abrogden, swá of bréchrægle [mid twýfealdum mentle, Spl.], hiora sylfra sceamu operiantur [aperiantur ?] sicut diploide confusione sua, Ps. Th. 108, 28

flohten-fóte

(adj.)
Grammar
flohten-fóte, adj.

Web-footedpalmĭpes

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Web-footed; palmĭpes Ne ete flohtenfóte fugelas let him not eat web-footed birds, L. M. 1, 36; Lchdm. ii. 88, 9

Linked entry: fleohtan

in-wreón

(v.)
Grammar
in-wreón, p. -wráh; pl. -wrigon

To uncoverreveal

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Kmbl. 1621; El. 813

lud-geat

(n.)
Grammar
lud-geat, es; n.

postern

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A back door, postern Þurh ludget per seudoterum [ψευδoθυρoν ], Wrt.Voc. ii. 67, 72. þorh ludgæt, 116, 70: Ep. Gl. 18 b, 16

gringan

(v.)
Grammar
gringan, ic gringe, ðú gringest, gringst, he gringeþ, gringþ, pl. gringaþ; p. grang, pl. grungon; pp. grungen
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Kmbl. 252; El. 126

Linked entries: gring cringan

gebeorh-stów

(n.)
Grammar
gebeorh-stów, e; f.

A place of refugerefŭgium

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A place of refuge; refŭgium Ðú eart mín gebeorhstów on mínum earfoðum tu es mihi refŭgium a pressūre, Ps. Th. 31, 8

ge-biterian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-biterian, p. ode; pp. od [ge-, biterian to embitter]

To make bitteramarefacere

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To make bitter; amarefacere Hí sealdon him gebiterod wín dăbant ei myrrhātum vīnum [amarefactum vīnum, vīnum myrrha imbūtum ], Mk. Bos. 15, 23

ge-burh-scípe

(n.)
Grammar
ge-burh-scípe, es; m.

A townshipmunicipiummunicipatus

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Ed. 1; Th. i. 158, 21

wísfæst-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
wísfæst-líc, adj.

Wise

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Wise Hé him wísfæstlíc word onsende, þurh ðæt hí hrædlíce hǽlde wǽron misit verbum suum et sanavit eos, Ps. Th. 106, 19

wiþ-styltan

(v.)
Grammar
wiþ-styltan, p. te

To hesitatedoubt

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To hesitate, doubt Gif gié hæbbe leáfo and gié ne wiðstylte si habueritis fidem et non haesitaveris, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 21, 21

bleáþ

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Siþþan hié welegran wǽron, hié eác bleáðran gewurdon aurum Persicum prima Graeciae virtutis corruptio fuit, Ors. 2 5; S. 84, 22. Add

burgwaru-mann

Grammar
burgwaru-mann, burg-wealda (burh-).
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Aaron and lulius wǽron burhwarumen (burhwaru, burhwealdan) on Ligeceastre Aaron et Iulius Legionum urbis ciues, Bd. 1. 7; Sch. 27, 17. Add

ceorl-líce

(adv.)
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For 'Bridf' substitute On twám wísum is se dæg gecweden, naturaliter et vulgariter, ꝥ ys gecyndelíce and ceorlíce, Angl. viii. 317, 8

ge-mannþwǽrian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-mannþwǽrian, p. ode
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To make gentle Ðætte hié gemonn-ðwǽrige (-man-, v.l.) sió lufu hiora niéhstena ut ex proximi amore man-suescunt, Past. 363, 21

Linked entry: -mannþwǽrian

ge-notian

(v.)
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to note, mark Of oferwritenum ðás in foruuard fore genotad infindes ex superscriptionibus quas in fronte notatas invenies, Mt. p. 12, 2

in-drencan

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Ðú indrenctest hié inebriasti eam, Ps. Srt. 64, 10. Add