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un-fæderlíce

(adv.)
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ábát his suna . . and unfæderlíce macode heora flǽsc him tó mete, Sal. K. 121, 17. Add

deófol

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deófol, <b>;
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</b> add sende sumne heáhgeréfan ... swíðe hetel deófol, Hml. S. 29, 204

réðen

(adj.)
Grammar
réðen, (?); adj.

Wild

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Wild Ðæt hine gereordode mid ðám réðenum (MS. U. réðum) nýtenum, Homl. Skt. i. 10, 102

rodor-stól

(n.)
Grammar
rodor-stól, es; m.

A celestial throne

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A celestial throne mid handum his on heofonríce rihte rodorstólas, Cd. Th. 46, 24; Gen. 749

Gal-walas

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hyne onsende tó Galwala mǽgðe tó þǽre ceastre þe ys nemned Limouex, Shrn. 98, 27. Add

á-segendness

(n.)
Grammar
á-segendness, e; f.

An offering

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An offering Nymþe mid ásegendnisseum (muneribus) in eóde, Nar. 24, 17. Similar entries Cf. on-sægdness

Linked entry: -segendness

bed-gemána

(n.)
Grammar
bed-gemána, an; m.

Cohabitation

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Cohabitation Ðone ymbhogan ne forlét ðæs flǽsclican beddgemánan nec stratum carnalium sollicitudine deserit, Past. 99, 25

Linked entry: ge-mána

symbel-hús

(n.)
Grammar
symbel-hús, es; n.

A banqueting-hall, dining-room

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A banqueting-hall, dining-room æteóweþ iów symbelhús ( cenaculum ) micel, Lk. Skt. Rush. Lind. 22, 12

sél

(adv.)
Grammar
sél, soel ; also sélor ; adv. (cpve.)
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Th. 476, 31. with verbs of liking or pleasing nánum menn sél ne úðe ðonne mé there was no one he would sooner give it to than to me, Chart. Th. 485, 17. Ða men ðe ic mínes erfes seólest onn, 480, 20.

gód

(n.)
Grammar
gód, es; n.
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Nát þára góda, þæt mé ongeán sleá, rand geheáwe he knows not of such advantages as striking at me, hewing my shield (Grendel could not do these things as he had no sword), B. 681. Weán dreógan, góda bedǽled, Sat. 186.

a-hreósan

(v.)
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a-hreósan, p. -hreás, pl. -hruron; pp. -hroren [a, hreósan to rush]

To rushfallfall downirrueremerecorrueredecidere

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He ahreás he fell, Homl. Th. i. 192, 20

Linked entries: a-hruron a-reósan

a-ríman

(v.)
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a-ríman, p. de; pp. ed

To numbercountenumeratenumerareenumeraredinumerarerecensere

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To number, count, enumerate; numerare, enumerare, dinumerare, recensere He aríman mæg regnas scúran dropena gehwelcne he can count every drop of the rain-shower, Cd. 213; Th. 265, 21; Sat. 11 : Ps. Th. 89, 13: 146, 5.

Linked entry: ríman

bere-ærn

(n.)
Grammar
bere-ærn, ber-ern, beren, bern, bearn, es; n.

A barley-placea corn-placea barnhorreum

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A barley-place, a corn-place, a barn; horreum He gegaderaþ his hwǽte on his bern congregabit triticum suum in horreum, Mt. Bos. 3, 12 : 13, 30. He feormaþ hys berenes flóre purgabit aream suam, Lk. Jun. 3, 17.

doppettan

(v.)
Grammar
doppettan, p. te; pp.ed

To dip often, dip in, immerse mersāre

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To dip often, dip in, immerse; mersāre Geseah he swymman scealfran on flóde, and gelóme doppettan adúne to grunde, éhtende þearle ðære eá fixa he saw gulls swimming on the water, and frequently dipping down to the bottom, eagerly pursuing the fishes

eorl-scipe

(n.)
Grammar
eorl-scipe, -scype, es; m.

Manliness, bravery, courage, supremacy, nobility vĭrīlĭtas, nobilĭtas

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He eorlscype fremede he effected supremacy, Exon. 85a; Th. 320, 31; Wíd. 37

for-gýmeleásian

(v.)
Grammar
for-gýmeleásian, -gímeleásian, -giémeleásian, -gémeleásian; p. ode; pp. od [for-, gýmeleásian to neglect]

To neglect entirelyomnīno neglĭgĕre

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Gif he forgýmeleásaþ his hláfordes gafol if he neglect his lord's tribute, L. Edg. S. 1; Th. i. 270, 15. Swylc geréfa swylc ðis forgýmeleásie such reeve as may neglect this, L. Ath. iv. 1; Th. i. 222, 2.

for-liger

(n.)
Grammar
for-liger, -ligr, -lír, es; m.

A fornicatoradultererfornĭcātorădulter

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He is forlír he is an adulterer, Homl. Th. ii. 208, 17. God fordémþ ða dyrnan forlíras God condemns secret adulterers, ii. 324, 7

frófor-gást

(n.)
Grammar
frófor-gást, frófer-gást, es; m.

The Spirit of comfortthe Holy GhostParacleteconsōlātiōnis SpīrĭtusSpīrĭtus SanctusParaclētusΠαράκλητος

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in the Greek tongue Παράκλητος, that is Spirit of comfort, because he comforts the sad, Homl.

galdor-cræft

(n.)
Grammar
galdor-cræft, gealdor-cræft, es; m.

The art of enchantingmagic artincantationincantandi arsmăgĭca arsincantātio

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He Iudéa galdor-cræftum wiðstód he withstood the magic arts of the Jews, Andr. Kmbl. 332; An. 166. Ða ðe galdorcræftas begangaþ those that practise magical arts, Blickl. Homl. 62, 23

Linked entry: gealdor-cræft

Iclingas

(n.)
Grammar
Iclingas, pl.
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Guthlac belonged was ðæs yldestan and ðæs æðelstan cynnes ðe Iclingas wǽron genemnede he [Guthlac's father] was of that chiefest and noblest race that were called Iclings, Guthl. 1 ; Gdwin. 8, 4. [Icelingtun (Ickleton in Cambridgeshire?)