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ge-metgian

(v.)
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Gif cann gemetgian hwæt hine anhagige tó sellanne, hwæt healdan scyle si bene jus possidendi disponatur, Past. 341, 12. Godes gecorenra wuldor is gemetegod be heora geeanmngum, Hml. Th. i. 446, 9

byrig

(n.)
Grammar
byrig, e; f: acc. s. byrig, byrige
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A city; urbs, civitas Hér Cúþa gefeaht wið Brytwalas æt Biedcan forda, and genam Lygeanbyrig and Ægles byrig in this year Cutha fought against the Brito-Welsh at Bedford, and took Lenbury and Aylesbury, Chr. 571; Th. 33, 28.

CYND

(n.)
Grammar
CYND, es; n.

nature, KIND naturaa sort, gender natura, genus

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nature, KIND; natura Gif hió hire cynd healdan wile if she desire to retain her nature, Bt. 35, 4; Fox 160, note 21, MS.

Linked entry: cind

myrten

(adj.)
Grammar
myrten, adj.

That has died by disease

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Grécas myrten flǽsc nǽnigum men ne lýfaþ ac ða hýda ðæra myrtenra neáta hý heom dóþ tó scón Graeci carnem morticinam nulli permittunt, de pellibus tamen morticinorum animalium calceamenta sibi faciunt, Th. ii. 166, 29-31

norþ

(adj.)
Grammar
norþ, adj.

In a northerly position

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Hét Eádweard cyning átymbran ða norþran burg, 913; Erl. 100, 34. On ðǽm dagum wæs ðæt norþmeste [ríce] micliende, Ors. 6, 1; Swt. 252, 12. Sciþþie ða norþmestan 1, 7; Swt. 40, 6. Óþ ða norþmestan næssan on eorþan, Met. 9, 43

ge-forewyrdan

Grammar
ge-forewyrdan, ge-forewordan.
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Take here <b>ge-forword</b> in Dict., and add: To settle the terms of an agreement, agree Nú wille ic ðæt heora cwide stande swá swá hit geforewird wes on gódre manna gewitnesse, C. D. iv. 201, 4.

wamm-dǽd

(n.)
Grammar
wamm-dǽd, e; f.

An evil deed, a misdeed, trespass, crime

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Him (David) sáwla Neriend secgan hét ymb his womdǽda Waldendes dóm, Ps. C. 19 : Exon. Th. 270, 18;Jul. 467

a-grafen-líce

(n.; adv.)
Grammar
a-grafen-líce, an; n. [a-grafen carved, -lice a body]

That which is carveda carved imagesculptile

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That which is carved, a carved image; sculptile He gebǽdon ðæt agrafenlíce adora verunt sculptile, Ps. Spl. 105, 19

byrigen-stów

(n.)
Grammar
byrigen-stów, e; f.
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A burying-place He sylfa byrigenstówe worhte sibi ipse in locum sepulcri fecerat, Bd. 5, 23; S. 645, 19

embehtsumnes

(n.)
Grammar
embehtsumnes, -nis, -niss, e; f.

A compliance, kind attention obsĕquium

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A compliance, kind attention; obsĕquium He démeþ embehtsumnisse [MS. embehtsumise] oððe hérnisse arbitrētur obsĕquium, Jn. Lind. War. 16, 2

gamnian

(v.)
Grammar
gamnian, part. gamnigende; p. ode; pp. od

To playlūdĕre

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To play; lūdĕre Wæs him geþúht, swilce he gamnigende spræce vīsus est eis quăsi lūdens lŏqui, Gen. 19, 14

eall-rúh

(adj.)
Grammar
eall-rúh, adj.

All-rough omnīno hirsūtus

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All-rough; omnīno hirsūtus Se wæs reád and eall rúh he was red and all hairy, Gen. 25, 25

eall-swá

(adv.)
Grammar
eall-swá, adv.

Also, so, so as, likewise, even as, even sosīcut

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Also, so, so as, likewise, even as, even so; sīcut Eallswá he sǽde sīcut dixit, Mk. Bos. 14, 16

hwǽte-cynn

(n.)
Grammar
hwǽte-cynn, es; n.
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Wheat-kind ðé gesadade mid ðý sélestan hwǽtecynnes holde lynde adipe frumenti satiat te, Ps. Th. 147, 3

in-belúcan

(v.)
Grammar
in-belúcan, p. -leác

To shut

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To shut Ðá ða duru inbeleác æfter him then he shut the door after them, Blickl. Homl. 217, 26

Linked entry: be-lúcan

lár-swic

(n.)
Grammar
lár-swic, es; m. n.[?]

Deceptionseductiondelusiontreachery

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Deception, seduction, delusion, treachery Mycel is nýdþearf manna gehwylcum, ðæt wið deúfles lárswice warnige symle, Wulfst. 309, 14

líf-líce

(adv.)
Grammar
líf-líce, adv.

Vitally

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Vitally, so as to infuse life genam ðá hláf and hine líflíce hálgode, Homl. Th. ii. 244, 10

módor-cynd

(n.)
Grammar
módor-cynd, e; f.

The nature derived from the mother

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The nature derived from the mother wæs sóþ man þurh his médrengecynd (módercynde, MS. H.), Wulfst. 17. 7

níþ-cwalu

(n.)
Grammar
níþ-cwalu, e; f.

Grievous destruction

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Grievous destruction hý generede from níþ-cwale, and eác forgeaf éce dreámas, Exon. Th. 77, 18; Cri. 1258

níw-gehwirfed

(adj.)

newly converted

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newly converted Ðæt ða nígehwyrfedan (níghwurfedan, MS. C.; níghwerfdan, MS. V.) mid fulluhte áþwóge, Homl. Skt. 5, 126