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hyrne

(n.)
Grammar
hyrne, an; f.

A horncornerangle

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On ða feówer hyrnan ðære earce per quatuor arcæ angulos, Past. 22, 1; Swt. 169, 21

Linked entry: hyrnan

un-gewuna

(n.)
Grammar
un-gewuna, an; m.

A bad customevil practice

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A bad custom, evil practice Se eorðlíca geférscipe hiene tiéhð on ða lufe his ealdan ungewunan ad vetustatem vitae per societatem secularium ducitur, Past. 22; Swt. 169, 9.

Linked entry: ge-wuna

wiþer-tihtle

(n.)
Grammar
wiþer-tihtle, an; f.

A counter-chargecross-action

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Si quis in placito per justiciam posito sui vel suorum causam injustis conterminacionibus (v. l. concriminationibus) vel contraposicionibus difforciet, hanc perdat, et de cetero rectum faciat, sicut hundreto vel judicibus videbitur ydoneum, L. H.

firen-lust

lust

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Fyrenlusta and synlicra dǽda, Wlfst. 56, 6, Mid manigfealdon firenlustum, Ors. l, 2; S. 30, 16. þurh firenlustas (fieren-, v. l.) per luxuriam, Past. 311, 13. Add:

Sætern-dæg

(n.)
Grammar
Sætern-dæg, Sæternes-, Sæter-,Sæteres-dæg, es ; m.

Saturday dies Saturni

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Æghwylce Sæternesdæge per omne sabbatum, Bd. 2, 3; S. 504,40 . Seternesdæg Sabbatum, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 12,8 . Sætresdæg (Sæternes-,MS. T. ), R. Ben. 37, 23: 38, 8. On ðæm Sæteresdæge, Blickl. Homl. 71, 30.

hoppe

(n.)
Grammar
hoppe, an; f.

An ornament suspended from the neck, a bell [?] hung from a dog's neck

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Hie eall him gesealdon ðæt hie ðá hæfdon búton ðæt ǽlc wífmon hæfde áne yndsan goldes and án pund seolfres and ǽlc wǽpnedmon ǽnne hring and áne hoppan ita ut nihil præter annulos singulos, bullasque sibi ac filiis, et deinde per filias uxoresque suas

Linked entry: ge-hopp

friðo-webba

(n.)
Grammar
friðo-webba, an; m.

A peace-weaveran angelpācis tectorangĕlus

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A peace-weaver, an angel; pācis tector, angĕlus He up lócade swá him se ár abeád, fǽle friðowebba he looked up as the messenger commanded him, the faithful weaver of peace. Elen. Kmbl. 175; El. 88. v. Grm. And. u. El. pp. 143-5

Linked entry: freoðo-webba

be-scýt

(v.)

injects

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injects, Alb. resp. 40; Similar entries 3rd pers. pres. of be-sceótan

blǽt

(v.)
Grammar
blǽt, ðú blǽtst

is livid, thou art livid

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is livid, thou art livid; 3rd and 2nd pers. pres. of blátan

under-hwítel

(n.)
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Before 'ragana' insert persa. v. Angl. viii. 452

flicce

(n.)
Grammar
flicce, es; n.
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Flicci perna, Txts. 86, 774. Flicii, 88, 804. Flicci feusa (perna, quod rusticae fiosa dicunt), An. Ox. 53, 44 (and note). Mon selle .IIII. scép and tuá flicca, C. D. i. 293, 9. Feówer swín and feór fliccu, 164, 31. Add

ciric-friþ

(n.)

church-peace

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church-peace, L. Alf. pol. 2; Th. i. 62, 5

meðema

Grammar
meðema, <b> = (?)</b> meduma
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Meðema persa (wersa,Wrt.) tramarium, Wrt. Voc. i. 59, 27

Linked entry: persa

be-rindran

(v.)

to strippeel

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to strip, peel Genim spracen berindred. Lch. ii. 58, 8

Linked entry: rindran

crǽwst

(v.)
Grammar
crǽwst, he crǽwþ crowest, crows
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2nd and 3rd pers. pres. of cráwan.Lk. Bos. 22, 34

fore

(prep.)
Grammar
fore, = for, q. v; prep. dat. acc.

foron account offor the sake ofpropropterperforon account offor the sake ofpropropterper

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for, on account of, for the sake of; pro, propter, per; with the dative; cum dătīvo Ne syndon to lufianne ða wísan fore stówum, ac for gódum wísum stówe syndon to lufianne non pro lŏcis res, sed pro bŏnis rēbus lŏca amanda sunt, Bd. 1, 27; 8. 489, 41

swefen

(n.)
Grammar
swefen, swefn, es; n.
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Óðer swefen hine mǽtte and hé rehte ðæt his bróðrum: ' Ic geseah on swefne ( per somnium ),' Gen. 37, 9. For ðære gesihðe ðe hé on ðæm swefne geseah, Past. 16;Swt. 101, 18. Ðá stód him sum mon æt ðurh swefen ( per somnium ) . . .

Linked entry: swefn

un-hál

(adj.)
Grammar
un-hál, adj.

In bad healthsickweakinfirmunhealthyunsound

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Ðý læs hié mid ðý tóle ðæt hále líc gewierden ðe hié sceoldon mid ðæt unhále áweg áceorfan dum per hoc in se sana perimunt, per quod salubriter abscindere sauciata debuerunt, Past. 48; Swt. 365, 12.

á-cæglod

(adj.; part.)
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pegged, as if studded with pegs (?) Ðá cwom sum deór of ðǽm fenne; wæs ðǽm deóre eall se hrycg ácæglod (cf. Angl. iv. 157 where atæglod is read) the back was as if all studded with pegs; the Latin has belua serrato tergo Nar. 20, 26

Linked entries: -cæglod á-tæglod

friþ-geár

(n.)
Grammar
friþ-geár, es; n.

A year of peace or jubileepācis annusjūblĭæus annus

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A year of peace or jubilee; pācis annus, jūblĭæus annus, Som. Ben. Lye