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neáh-gebýren

(n.)
Grammar
neáh-gebýren, e; f.

A neighbour

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A neighbour Heó clypaþ hyre frýnd and néhhebýryna (-byrna, MS. A.) convocans amicas et vicinas, Lk. Skt. 15, 9

Linked entry: ge-býren

níw-gehwirfed

(adj.)

newly converted

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newly converted Ðæt ða nígehwyrfedan (níghwurfedan, MS. C.; níghwerfdan, MS. V.) mid fulluhte áþwóge, Homl. Skt. 5, 126

óþ-hleápan

(v.)
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to run away, escape Gif út óþhleápe, L. Eth. i. 1; Th. i. 282, ii. Cf. æt-hleápan

Linked entry: hleápan

be-syrewian

(v.)
Grammar
be-syrewian, p. ede; pp. ed

To ensnare, deceivecircumvenire, decipere, machinare

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To ensnare, deceive; circumvenire, decipere, machinare woldon hine besyrewian they would deceive him, Chr. 1002; Erl. 137, 34

bitst

(v.)
Grammar
bitst, he bitt

askest, he asks,

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askest, he asks, Ex. 33, 12: Homl. Th. i. 250, 8, 9; 2nd and 3rd pers. pres. of biddan

ge-óleccan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-óleccan, v. a.

To allureblandiri

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To allure; blandiri Ðá ðé mǽst geóleccan when they most allure thee, Bt. 7, 2; Fox 18, 1

Linked entries: óleccan ge-ólǽcan

regn-dropa

(n.)
Grammar
regn-dropa, an; m.

A raindrop

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A raindrop Hagol cymþ of ðám réndropum ðonne beóþ gefrorene up on ðære lyfte, Lchdm. iii. 278, 19

scild-rída

(n.)
Grammar
scild-rída, ( = hreóða?), an; m.
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A phalanx: — Ðeáh wyrcen getruman and scyldrídan wið mé si consistant adversum me castra, Ps. Th. 26, 4

scín-lǽce

(n.)
Grammar
scín-lǽce, an; f.
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A woman who practises magic, a sorceress Ðá cwǽdon Rómware ðæt heó wǽre drýegge and scínlǽce, Shrn. 56, 13

un-ǽt

(n.)
Grammar
un-ǽt, es; m.

Excessive eatingrevelling

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Excessive eating, revelling begǽð unǽtas and oferdrincas and gálscipe comessationibus vacat et luxuriae atque conviviis, Deut. 21, 20

un-gerǽdelíce

(adv.)
Grammar
un-gerǽdelíce, adv.

Roughlyrudely

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Roughly, rudely Ða Godes wiðerwinnan ða fǽmnan genámon, út of ðære byrig ungerǽdelíce togoden, Homl. Ass. 178, 307

Linked entry: ge-rǽdelíce

westan-wind

(n.)
Grammar
westan-wind, es; m.
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A west wind bád westanwindes and hwón norþan, and siglde ða eást, Ors. 1, 1 ; Swt. 17, 15

weorold-prýt

(n.)
Grammar
weorold-prýt, -prýd, e; f.
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Worldly pride Næs heó, swá nú æðelborene men synt, mid oferméttum áfylled, ne mid woruldprýdum, Lchdm. iii. 428, 32

wróht-scipe

(n.)
Grammar
wróht-scipe, es; m.

Crime

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Crime sóhton weras tó weorce (the building of Babel) and tó wróhtscipe, Cd. Th. 100, 31; Gen. 1672

an-módnes

(n.)
Grammar
an-módnes, (án- ?)
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resolution, constancy, steadfastness Gyf him þince ꝥ mid gyrdel sió gyrded, ðæt byð anmódnes, Lch. iii. 170, 22

brýd-niht

(n.)
Grammar
brýd-niht, e; f.
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Bridal night, night after a wedding Ðǽre forman brýdniht, þá twá wǽron on ðǽm brýdbúre, Shrn. 49, 3

eást-leóde

(n.)
Grammar
eást-leóde, pl. m.
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Eastern people, orientals scare hæfde eást*-*leóda þeáwe habuerat tonsuram more orientalium, Bd. 4, 1; Sch. 339, 15

feoh-land

(n.)
Grammar
feoh-land, es; n.

Pasture-land

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Pasture-land méé geset on swýðe good feoh*-*land in loco pascuae me collocavit, Ps. Th. 22, 1

forþ-mann

(n.)
Grammar
forþ-mann, es; m.
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A man of rank cwæð ꝥ sum forðman wǽre on Myrcna lande, Nap. 25. Cf. forþ-þegn, -wíf

Linked entry: forþ-wíf

ge-sáwenlic

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-sáwenlic, ge-sawenlic ?; adj.
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Visible Hit is earfoðrecce hwæt gesáwenlicra (-sew-, v.l. ) wundra geworhte. Wlfst. 22, 14. Cf. ge-sewenlic; for-sáawenlic