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ge-stéped

Grammar
ge-stéped, v. stépan
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in Dict

ge-stice

Grammar
ge-stice, v. stice ; II.
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in Dict

ge-swefnian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-swefnian, v. swefnan ;
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in Dict

ge-syd

Grammar
ge-syd, v. -syd
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in Dict

ge-feorrian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-feorrian, v. ge-fearrian
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in Dict

ge-flíme

Grammar
ge-flíme, v. ge-fléme
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in Dict

Linked entry: flíme

ge-wræht

Grammar
ge-wræht, v. wreccan (?)
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in Dict

gist-sele

Grammar
gist-sele, v. gest-sele, gyst-sele
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in Dict

cir-redness

Grammar
cir-redness, v. for-cirredness. , and cyrredness
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in Dict

land-seten

(n.)
Grammar
land-seten, e; f.

an estate ⬩ occupation of land

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Land in possession or occupation, an estate Ðis his sió landseten æt Stántúne ðe Cénwold hæfde [then follow the boundaries], Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 403, 24.

Linked entry: feld-seten

lybb

(n.)
Grammar
lybb, es; n.

Medicine ⬩ drug ⬩ simple ⬩ poison

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Ðis ðé lib be cyrneles this may be a medicine for thee for churnel, iii. 62, 21

Linked entry: lybbestre

slǽp

(n.)
Grammar
slǽp, es; m. (?)
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Ðis sind ða landgemǽro . . . Ǽrest of ðan ealdan slǽpe . . . tó ðan ealdan slǽpe ðǽr hit ǽr ongan, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. vi. 112, 30-113, 3. On ocean slǽw (slǽp?), iii. 48. 19. [Cf. O. H. Ger. sleifa labina (labina a myre, Wulck.

frǽcne

(adj.)
Grammar
frǽcne, adj.

Grievous ⬩ dire ⬩ dangerous ⬩ dīrus ⬩ perīcŭlōsus

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Grievous, dire, dangerous; dīrus, perīcŭlōsus Awend ðín ansýne fram mínum frǽcnum firenum turn thy face from my grievous sins, Ps. Ben. 50, 10; Ps. Grn. ii. 149, 10.

ge-sweðerian

(v.)
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For additional examples see sweðrian in Dict. : ge-sweðrung. v. ge-swædrung, sweðrung in Dict. and add :--

un-milts

(n.)
Grammar
un-milts, e; f.

Sternness ⬩ wrath

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Dip. Kmbl. ii, 4, 2: Cod. Dip. B. ii. 315, 21

Linked entry: milts

lǽst

(n.)

act ⬩ performance

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Nalles hige gehyrdon háliges láre siððan leófes leóþ lǽste neár swég swiðrode they did not neglect the holy one's [Moses] teaching, after the loved one's lay, when the time drew nearer for action [crossing the Red Sea], and his voice died away, Cd. 158

rǽde

(n.)
Grammar
rǽde, (?), an; f.
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A reading, lesson Ðiós rédo haec lectio, Lk. Skt. p. 11, 16. Ðió rédo quae lectio, 11, 5. Rédes lectionis, Mt. Kmbl. p. 10, 16. Ðara réda lectionum, 13, 13. Tó réde ad lectionem, Rtl. 126, 1. Hálige rǽdan (rǽdincge, MS.

Linked entry: ge-rǽde

cist-beám

Grammar
cist-beám, v. cyst-beám
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in Dict. for ex

for-sweorfan

(v.)
Grammar
for-sweorfan, to wipe out, destroy.
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See sweorfan in Dict

ge-dreósan

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Ne lǽt ðín ellen gedreósan, Val. l, 7. Gedroren is þeós duguð eal, dreámas sind gewitene, Seef. 86. Dagas míne gedroren syndan sméce gelíce defecerunt sicut fumus dies mei, Ps. Th. 101, 3

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