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glædlic

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Add: kindly, gentle. v. glæd; 3 Tunge glætlic treów lífes lingua placabilis lignum uitae, Scint. 78, 10. of a thing, delightful. Cf. glæd; 2, 3 Glædlicne drenc delectabilem potum, Scint. 13, 12

æpsenys

(n.)
Grammar
æpsenys, -nyss, e; f.

Disgrace ⬩ dishonour ⬩ shame ⬩ dedecus

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Disgrace, dishonour, shame; dedecus, Scint. 56

and-eáw

(adj.)
Grammar
and-eáw, adj. [and against, eáw = ǽw lawful, legitimate]

Arrogant ⬩ presumptuous ⬩ proud ⬩ arrogans

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Arrogant, presumptuous, proud; arrogans, Scint. 46

býrging

(n.)
Grammar
býrging, e; f.
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Taste, lasting; gustus, Scint. 12, Lye

lah-breca

(n.)
Grammar
lah-breca, an; m.

A law-breaker

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A law-breaker, Scint. 2, Lye

Linked entry: breca

ge-weredlǽht

(v.; part.)
Grammar
ge-weredlǽht, -werodlǽht

sweetened ⬩ made sweet ⬩ indulcoratus

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sweetened, made sweet; indulcoratus, Scint. 64

ge-efenlæcestre

(n.)
Grammar
ge-efenlæcestre, an; f.

A female imitator

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A female imitator, Scint. 13, Lye

gep

(adj.)

sly, cunning

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sly, cunning, Scint. 3, 24, 65

un-gecwéme

(adj.)
Grammar
un-gecwéme, adj.

Unpleasant ⬩ disagreeable ⬩ ingratus

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Unpleasant, disagreeable; ingratus, Scint. 38, 15

Linked entries: ge-cwéme un-cwéme

á-hirding

(n.)
Grammar
á-hirding, e ; f.
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Hardening Áhyrdincg induratio, Scint. 232, 19

Linked entry: á-hyrding

ofer-togenness

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Ofertogennysse obductionis, Scint. 179, 6. Add

scearpþanclíce

(adv.)
Grammar
scearpþanclíce, adv.

Acutely, effectually

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Acutely, effectually Scearpþanclíce efficaciter, Scint. 32

a-feormung

(n.)
Grammar
a-feormung, e; f.

A cleansing ⬩ purging ⬩ purgatio

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A cleansing, purging; purgatio, Scint. 3

efen-lǽcend

(n.)
Grammar
efen-lǽcend, es; m.

An imitator ⬩ imĭtātor

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An imitator; imĭtātor, Scint. 2, Lye

Linked entries: æfen-lǽcend -lǽcend

gálfullíce

(adv.)
Grammar
gálfullíce, adv.

Lustfully ⬩ luxuriously ⬩ libīdĭnōse ⬩ luxŭriōse

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Lustfully, luxuriously; libīdĭnōse, luxŭriōse, Scint. 13

of-setting

(n.)
Grammar
of-setting, e ; f.
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Pressure Ofsettincge oppressum, Scint. 143, 5

Linked entry: -setting

hál-bǽre

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For ' Scint. . . . Lye' substitute: of things Gesceád hálbiére ratio salutaris, Scint. 206, 14. Síþfætes hǽlbǽres itineris salutaris, 206, 17. Him hí syllan andetnesse hálbǽrne lǽcedóm sibi dent confessionis salubre remedium, Angl. xiii. 394, 408.

in-bestingan

(v.)
Grammar
in-bestingan, p. -stang

To pierce ⬩ penetrate

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To pierce, penetrate, make a thrust which enters but does not go quite through Gif hé þurhstinþ .vi. scill. gebéte. Gif man inbestinþ .vi. scill. gebéte, L. Ethb. 64; Th. i. 18, 12

lah-lic

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For 'Scint. 9, Lye' substitute Sé þe gylt his bóte lah*-*licre ( legitima ) beheófað, Scint. 46, 2. Gif hé nelle ꝥ ornest oþþe ne mage, begyte him lahlicne spalan, Ll. Th. i. 489, 16

a-tihting

(n.)

intention ⬩ an aim ⬩ intentio

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intention, an aim; intentio, Scint. 6, 7

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