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on-hádian

(v.)

to degrade from holy orders

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Alf. pol. 21; Th. i. 76, 1

Linked entry: un-hádian

smǽran

(v.)
Grammar
smǽran, (?); p. de

To laugh at, deride

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To laugh at, deride Gehlógun ł smérdon (be-smerdon? cf. besmeradun in Rush.) hine deridebant eum Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 9, 24

ge-þearfian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-þearfian, p. ode; pp. od

To impose necessity;necessitatem imponere

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To impose necessity; necessitatem imponere Ðá him swá geþearfod wæs as necessity thus was imposed upon them, Beo.Th. 2211; B. 1103

á-tyhtung

(n.)

intentionintentioincentive

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Grammar á-tyhtung, e; f. intention; intentio, Scint. 29, 10: 35, 14: 28, 13. incentive Átihtinga incentiva. An. Ox. 2, 304

ǽninga

(adv.)
Grammar
ǽninga, adv.

Of necessityby all means

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Of necessity, by all means.Bd. 4, 16; S. 584, 32: 5, 19; S. 640, 16: Andr. Kmbl. 439; An. 220

ǽrend-gást

(n.)
Grammar
ǽrend-gást, es; m.

A spiritual messengeran angelnuntius spiritusangelus

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A spiritual messenger, an angel; nuntius spiritus, angelus Godes ǽrendgást God's spiritual messenger, Cd. 104; Th. 138, 23; Gen. 2296

æt-grǽpe

(adj.)
Grammar
æt-grǽpe, adj.

Grasping atseizingprehendens

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Grasping at, seizing; prehendens Ðǽr him aglǽca ætgrǽpe wearþ where the miserable being seized him. Beo. Th. 2542; B. 1269

benc-swég

(n.)
Grammar
benc-swég, es; m.

A bench-noisenoise from the benchesconvivial noiseclamor in scamnis ad convivium sedentium

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A bench-noise, noise from the benches, convivial noise; clamor in scamnis ad convivium sedentium Beo. Th. 2326; B. 1161

Linked entry: swég

be-hrópan

(v.)
Grammar
be-hrópan, p. -hreóp, pl. -hreópon; pp. -hrópen [hrópan to call or cry out]

To scoff atrailtroublesugillare

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To scoff at, rail, trouble; sugillare Ðe-læs heó cume me behrópende ne veniens sugillet me Lk. Bos. 18, 5

dydrin

(n.)
Grammar
dydrin, es; m?

A yolkvitellus

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A yolk; vitellus Nim æges dydrin take the yolk of an egg, L. M. 1, 38; Lchdm. ii. 92, 20

fǽr-searo

(n.)
Grammar
fǽr-searo, gen. -searwes; n.

An insidious artificeinsĭdiōsa machĭnātio

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An insidious artifice; insĭdiōsa machĭnātio Feónda fǽrsearo the sudden artifice of foes, Exon. 19 a; Th. 48, 11; Cri. 770

in-ǽlan

(v.)
Grammar
in-ǽlan, p. de

To kindle

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To kindle Eów wæs ád inǽled for you a pile was kindled, Exon. 42 a ; Th. 142, 6 ; Gú. 640

Linked entry: on-ǽlan

ge-yrfian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-yrfian, p. ode; pp. od

To stock with cattle

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To stock with cattle Swá geirfað swá hit nú stent so stocked as it now stands, Th. Chart. 158, l0

geó-geáre

(adv.)
Grammar
geó-geáre, adv.

Of oldolim, antiquitus

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Of old; olim, antiquitus Swá swá we geógeáre hýrdon so as we of old have heard, Ps. Th. 47. 7

stigel-hamm

(n.)
Grammar
stigel-hamm, es ; m.
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An enclosure reached by a stile (?) On stigel*-*hammas; of stigealhammum on wígferðes leáge, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. v. 289, 2

un-álífendlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
un-álífendlíc, adj.

Unallowableillicit

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From unálífendlícum ab inlecebrarum, Wrt. Voc. ii. 2, 12: 44, 13

un-freóndlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
un-freóndlíce, adv.

In an unfriendly manner

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In an unfriendly manner Wé ðé freóndlíce wíc getǽhton, ðú ús leánest nú unfreóndlíce, Cd. Th. 162, 30; Gen. 2689

un-gescrépness

(n.)
Grammar
un-gescrépness, e; f.

Inconvenience

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Inconvenience Seó ungescrépnes ðæs sáres fram heora eágan gewát doloris incommodum ab oculis amoverent, Bd. 4, 19; S. 589, 37

Linked entry: ge-scrépness

wiþ-rǽdan

(v.)

to act againstbe an antidote

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to act against, be an antidote Ðære wyrte wyrttruma on wætere geðyged wiðrǽð íceom and næddrum, Lchdm. i. 144, 15

Linked entry: rǽdan

carl

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Arcton hátte án tungol on norðdǽle . . . þone hátað lǽwede menn carles wǽn, Lch, iii. 270, 11. Dele bracket, and add