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ge-hǽre

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-hǽre, adj.

Hairy

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Hairy Wǽron hie swá gehǽre swá wildeór pilosus in modum ferarum, Nar. 22, 5

un-scyldiglíce

(adv.)
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un-scyldiglíce, adv.
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Innocently, guiltlessly Swá hwá swá unscyldiglíce bútan fácne leofode ǽr his gecyrrednesse, Nap. 66

Linked entry: scyldiglíce

bylgan

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bylgan, bylgean to bellow.
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Hwílum ðá deófol hine bylgedon on swá fearras and ðuton swá wulfas, Shrn. 52, 29. Add

discipul-hád

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Swá swá níwe discipulháda underðeódde quasi novo discipulatui subditam, Bd. 5, 21; Sch. 680, 12. Add

hlúd-swége

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Hé hlúdswége (hlúdon swége, v. l.) clypode swá swá leó grimmeteð, Hml. S. 15, 188. Add

ge-snid

(n.)
Grammar
ge-snid, es; n.

A killingslaughteroccisio

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A killing, slaughter; occisio Swá swá sceáp to gesnide sicut oves occisionis, Ps. Lamb. 43, 23

Linked entry: snid

mægen-fæst

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Þes eard nis eác ealles swá mægenfæst hér on úteweardan þǽre eorðan brádnesse swá swá heó is tómiddes on mægen-fæstum eardum, þǽr man mæg fæstan freólícor þonne hér, Hml. S. 13, 106-109. Add

tiger

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Gelamp þæt twá hréðe deór, þe sind tigres gehátene, þǽr urnon and ábiton swá hwæt swá hí gemétton ... Ðá cwǽdon þá apostoli tó ðám folce, 'Þás réðan deór gehýrsumiað Godes mihte ... þurh ðæs naman sind þás réðan tigres betwux eów swá tame swá scép, Hml

blódlǽs-tíd

(n.)
Grammar
blódlǽs-tíd, e; f.
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Proper time for bleeding Nis nán blódlǽstíd swá gód swá on foreweardne lencten, Lch. ii. 148, 2

spitu

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Swá swá mon ǽl déð þonne hine mon on spite stagan wyle, Tech. ii. 124, 11. Add

numol

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Add: of the mind, able to grasp, capable Andgytful, numel capax (memoriae), An. Ox. 3101. biting Swá swá deáðes geféran, swá forfleóh þú ꝥ numele wín ut mortis socium, sic mordax effuge vinum, Chrd. 74, 10

costnere

(n.)
Grammar
costnere, es; m.

A tempter tentator

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A tempter; tentator Swá swá se geleáfa strengra biþ, swá biþ ðæs costneres miht læsse as the faith is stronger, so is the might of the tempter less Homl. Th. ii. 392, 20

stǽr-wrítere

(n.)
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stǽr-wrítere, es; m.
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A writer of history, a historian Swá swá sóþsagol stǽrwrítete ( verax historicus ) ða þing ðe be him oþþe ðurh hine gewordene wǽron ic áwrát, Bd. 3, 17; S. 545, 5. Stæfwrítere (stǽr-?) historiographus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 42, 45. Swá swá Trogus and Iustinianus

in-méde

(adj.)
Grammar
in-méde, adj.
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Of profound concern, of great solicitude Þonne ne sceal ús nán woruldgestreón swá inméde swá úres Drihtnes lufu, Nap. 40. Gode náne ǽhta ne synd swá inméde swá him synd tó ágenne úre sáwle clǽne, ib. Hí nán þing him inmédre ne lǽten, ne besorhre, þonne

Linked entry: -méde

ge-seáw

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Add: Full of moisture, soaked Nim þæs eceddrences swá mycel swá þé þince, dó rædic on ꝥ seáw þæs drinces, lǽt beón nihterne on, syle on morgenne . . . þæne rædic swá geseáwne tó þicganne, Lch. ii. 286, 12

tó-beran

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add: — Swá hwæt swá fugelas tóbǽron, Wlfst. 183, 14: Verc. Först. 88, 6: 134, 4. to be separate Swá micel tó-bireð eástdǽl fram westdǽle quantum distat oriens ab occasu, Ps. Vos. 102, 12. Cf. tó-berenness

heolca

(n.)
Grammar
heolca, an; m.

Hoar-frostrime

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[?] Hoar-frost, rime Swá swá bytte on heolcan sicut uter in pruina, Ps. Lamb. 118, 83

líget-ræsc

(n.)
Grammar
líget-ræsc, es; m.

Lightning

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Lightning Ic geseah Satanan swá swá lígetræsct of heofone feallende, Lk. Skt. 10, 18, MS. A

wág-þyrel

(n.)

a door-way

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a door-way Swá swá wáge l wágþeorles áhyldum tamquam parieti inclinato, Ps. Lamb. 61, 4. (?)

dǽma

(n.)
Grammar
dǽma, an; m.

A judge judex, arbiter

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A judge; judex, arbiter Béte swá mycel swá dǽman tǽcan subjacebit damno quantum arbitri judicaverint, Ex. 21, 22