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hrífe

(adj.)
Grammar
hrífe, (?); adj.
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Alle ðá ǽttrena and gett ðá rífista feerrǽsenda ǽc nétna sceðende omnia venenata et adne ferociora repentia et animalia noxia, Rtl. 125, 31. [ of things, destructive Ðére vii. niht gyf win[d] byoð, fír byð swýðe rýfe þý geáre si in septima nocte fuerit

bealo-leás

(adj.)
Grammar
bealo-leás, adj.

Void of evil ⬩ innocent ⬩ innocens

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Void of evil, innocent; innocens, Exon. 89 b; Th. 335, 27; Gn. Ex. 39

be-druncen

(v.; part.)
Grammar
be-druncen, pp. of be-drincan.

drunk in ⬩ absorbed

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drunk in, absorbed,Med. ex Quadr. 2, 10; Lchdm. i. 336, 4, MS. B;

Carrum

(n.)
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the place of a naval engagement, near Charmouth, Dorsetshire, Chr. 840; Erl. 67, 12

-end

(suffix)
Grammar
-end, es; m.
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Wegferend, es; m. a way-faring man. the ending of nouns, denoting the agent

fór-fór

(v.; part.)
Grammar
fór-fór, pl. -fóron

went before ⬩ got in front of

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went before, got in front of Fórfóron went before, Chr. 897; Erl. 95, 21;

ge-irnan

Grammar
ge-irnan, <b>; IV.</b>
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Oþ ꝥ hió sié eal tósoden and þicge geurnen, Lch. ii. 230, 8. Add

ge-byrd-wiglære

(n.)
Grammar
ge-byrd-wiglære, es; m.

A birth-diviner ⬩ ex natalibus divinator ⬩ astrologus

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A birth-diviner; ex natalibus divinator, astrologus, Ælfc. Gl. 4; Wrt. Voc. 17, 14

tannere

(n.)
Grammar
tannere, es; m.

A tanner(?)

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Be eástan eá and tannera hole, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. ii. 411, 22

wip-geondan

(prep.)
Grammar
wip-geondan, prep.

Beyond

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Beyond Eal ðæt ríce wiðgeondan Iordanen omnis regio circum Iordanen, Mt. Kmbl. 3, 5

cealf-loca

(n.)
Grammar
cealf-loca, an; m.
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An enclosure for calves Of dǽm londe et cealflocan, C. D. i. 312, 6

fág-wyrm

(n.)
Grammar
fág-wyrm, es; m.

A basilisk

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A basilisk Ofer nédran and fágwyrm super aspidem et basiliscum, Ps. Srt. 90, 13

ge-treówfullíce

(adv.)
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Eal seó geleáffulle gelaðung getreówfullíce be hire singð, Hml. Th. i. 546, 15. Add

niþer-stige

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Se nyðerstige and se úpstige descensus et ascensus, R. Ben. I. 28, 3. Add

on-gitenness

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Úrum ongytenessum þú behýdest þá ea nostros cognitionibus abscondis, Gr. D. 139, 16. Add

scóm-hylt

(n.)
Grammar
scóm-hylt, e; f.
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Substitute: <b>scóm-hylte,</b> es; n. Cf. heáh-hylte

ears-gang

Grammar
ears-gang, <b>; II.</b>
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ꝥ meox his argancges and his micgan stercus et urinam, Chrd. 69, 29. Add

rogian

(v.)
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Ex. 119. (?)

Scald

(n.)

the Schelde

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the Schelde Hér fór se here up on Scald, Chr. 883; Erl. 82, 15

ofer-flówend

(adj.)
Grammar
ofer-flówend, adj.

Superfluous

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Superfluous Ídel and oferflówend byþ eal ðæt tóforan ðysum is, R. Ben. 91, 4

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