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for-fæger

(adj.)
Grammar
for-fæger, adj.

Very beautiful

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Very beautiful, surpassingly fair (the Phenix) hine forbærneþ and eft forfæger ediung úp áríseþ, E. S. viii. 479, 89

Linked entry: fæger

fleám-dóm

(n.)
Grammar
fleám-dóm, es; m.
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The condition of a fugitive Ðá fleáh se Siba mid fleámdóme áweg he fled away as a fugitive, Nap. 23

for-hrædlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
for-hrædlíce, adv.

Very quicklysuddenly

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Very quickly, suddenly Wé forhrædlíce tó ðǽm weorce dón ne mægen non repente in fabrica ponitur, Past. 445, 1

Linked entry: hrædlíce

ge-leáf

(n.)
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Nime leáfe (geleáfe, v. l. ), Ll. Th. i. 386, 16. Cf. ge-leáfa

ge-stalian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-stalian, to steal.
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Þæs ylcan his fæder eágum gestalode þá tíd ejusdem patris sui oculis furabatur horas, Gr. D. 98, 28. Add

ge-dwollíce

(adv.)
Grammar
ge-dwollíce, adv.
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In error, erringly worhton wólíce and ge-dwollíce him hǽþene godas, and þone sóþan God forsáwon, Wlfst. 105, 9

Linked entry: dwol-líce

ge-witod

(adv.)
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certainly Hwylces leánes hym wénan magon, and eác wénan ne þurfon, ac witod witan, Ll. Th. ii. 336, 16

hádelíce

(adv.)
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Substitute: In respect to person God . . . án myhtylíce and þrylic hádelice Deus . . . unus potentialiter, trinusque personaliter, Hy. S. 29, 13

hring-mǽl

(n.)
Grammar
hring-mǽl, es; n.
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. . . hringmǽl gebrægd, 1564. See next word

Linked entry: wunden-mǽl

lǽþan

(v.)
Grammar
lǽþan, to cause to be hateful, cause a person (dat.)
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to shun Eal þæt forbeóde and his gingrum lǽþe omnia que discipulis docuerit esse contraria R. Ben. 11, 18

leger-fæst

Grammar
leger-fæst, For 'R. Ben . . . Lye'
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substitute Ealle fram flǽscǽte forhæbben bútan þám wanhálum and þám legerfæstum ( prefer debiles et aegrotos ), R. Ben. 64, 7

meaht-loc

(n.)
Grammar
meaht-loc, es; n.
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A bolt of might Ne wáciað þás geweorc, ac wel healdað, stondað stídlíce bestryþed fæste miclum meahtlocum, Sch. 88

nafu-bor

(n.)
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an auger sceal fela tóla tó túne tilian . . . æcse, adsan . . . sage, . . næfebor, Angl. ix. 263, 3. Cf. nafu-gár

Linked entry: næfe-bor

ofer-þearf

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Ágan þá yldran on Crístenum folce ðæs oferþearfe, þæt heora gingran Gode gestrýnan. Wlfst. 38, 23: 301, 15. Add

ofostlíce

(adv.)
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hét ofeslíce leahtra leáse in þæs leádes wylm scúfan, Jul. 582. Add

on-lóciend

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Hyre byrigen is swutol eallum onlóciendum, Hml. Th. i. 440, 13. gehyrte eallum onlócigendum, Hml. S. 22, 140. Add

sicera

(n.)
Grammar
sicera, an; m.
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Intoxicating drink; sicera Ne drincon . . . siceran. Sicera . . . is ǽlces cynnes drinc . . . þe man of druncnian mæg, Chrd. 74, 6

strúdigendlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
strúdigendlíce, adv.
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Rapaciously, greedily Gif ofermódlíce and andiendlíce and strúdgendlíce his líf drohtnað si superbe, si inuidę uiuat, Chrd. 108, 18

tídlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
tídlíce, <b>;
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</b> add his gelaþunge ðæs ful tídlíce of ðǽra gedwolmanna gedreccednysse áhredde, Hml. S. 23, 407

un-gewidere

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ne mihte ná gán út of þám húse for þám ungewydere, Gr. D. 168, 14. Cf. mis-gewidere. Add