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brócian

(v.)
Grammar
brócian, l. brocian,
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bebeád þæt mon Crístene men brocode persecutionem in Christianos exercuit, Ors. 6, 19; S. 272, 7. and add

dréfre

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
dréfre, adj. l. <b>dréfre,</b> dréfere, es; m.
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A disturber, turbulent person Ne sý dréfre (drǽfend, dréfende, v. ll.) non sit turbulentus, R. Ben. 121, 12

fore-witol

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Se forewitola Scyppend wiste on ǽr hwæt of hyre gedón habban wolde, Chr. 1067; P. 201, 26. Add

Linked entry: -witol

forhtung

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forgifð trúwan úre forhtunge, Hml. T. ii. 124, 27. Mid forhtunge eges metu timoris, Scint. 228, 7. Add

ge-gyltan

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gegylte on neorxnawonge, Angl. xi. 1, 15. Ic eom ondetta synne þe hié on gegyltan, 98, 21. Add

ge-hwyrftness

(n.)
Grammar
ge-hwyrftness, e ; f.
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Return wítegode . . . be his ágenre ge-hwyrftnesse (-hwyrfnesse ? v. ge-hwirfness) of his wræcsíðe, Ps. Th. 22, arg

Linked entry: hwyrftness

git

Grammar
git, ye two.
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Cwæð tó him (cf. handþegnas twégen, 62, 5): 'Ac tó hwon sweriað git mán?', Guth. 64, 6. Add

Hámtúnisc

(adj.)
Grammar
Hámtúnisc, adj.
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Of Northampton Harold sǽde ꝥ Cnutes sunu wǽre and Ælfgyfe þǽre Hámtúnisca[n], Chr. 1035; P. 159, 29

mene

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geg'ængde mé mid orle of golde áwefen and mid ormettum mynum mé gefretewode, Hml, S. 7, 37. Add

morgen-steorra

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Add: — cóm beforan Críste on myddangeard swá se morgensteorra cymð beforan þǽre sunnan, Shrn. 95, 13. Ǽr r

Sadducéas

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geseah ðæt folc Phariséo and Saducia his éhtan . . . ðá Saducie antsacodon ðǽre ǽríste, Past. 363, 1-5. Add

sadol

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breác weþera fella for sadole (-ele, v. l.) vervecum pellibus pro sella utebatur, Gr. D. 34, 13. Add

sárig-ness

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Wearð þearle áhwǽned, and his líc for ðǽre sárignysse mid wácan hreáfe scrýdde, Hml. S. 23, 394. Add

tó-dwæscan

Grammar
tó-dwæscan, l. -dwǽscan,
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and add Mid his gebedum þæs fýres mægen and strengðe tódwǽscte exorando flammas pressit, Gr. D. 48, 14

þeóh

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wæs togen ofdúne be þám þeón ( per coxas ), and upp be þám earmum, Gr. D. 320, 19. Add

weá-mód

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Witan him ( the king ) sceolan rǽdan, and ne sceal beón weámód, O. E. Hml. i. 303, 2. Add

riht-wísend

(n.)
Grammar
riht-wísend, es; m.

A Sadducee

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A Sadducee Ðá geseh manega ðæra sunderhálgena and ðæra rihtwísendra tó his fulluhte cumende, Mt. Kmbl. 3, 7

Linked entry: wísend

á-dífan

(v.)

to render inaudible

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to render inaudible Se organ ealle ðá býman oferhleóðrað and ealle ðá óðre ádýfeð, Salm. K. 152, 13

Linked entry: dífan

gálian

(v.)
Grammar
gálian, p. ode

To be licentious

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To be licentious (gál) Sé þe gálað, libbende deád ys qui luxuriatur, uiuens mortuus est Scint. 87, 10

wift

(n.)
Grammar
wift, e; f.

Some implement used in weaving

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Some implement used in weaving sceal habban fela towtóla . . . pihten, timplean, wifte, wefle, wulcamb, Anglia ix. 263, 12