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út-waru

Grammar
út-waru, [For the obligation involved in waru see werian ; <b>III c.</b>]
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Hí him ꝥ land sealdon æt Norðtúne . . . ꝥ syndon iii hída inware and óðer healf útware, Cht. E. 235, 29. Add

salor

(n.)

a hall, palace

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a hall, palace Eów ðeós cwén laðaþ salore (cf. hofe, 1111; El. 557), Elen. Kmbl. 1100; El. 552 : 764; El. 382

sceorpan

(v.)
Grammar
sceorpan, scearp

To scrape, to irritate

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To scrape, to irritate Gif man [hwæt ?] sceorpe on ðone innaþ if anything irritate a man in the insides, Lchdm. iii. 44, 27

Linked entry: ge-sceorpan

wil-þegu

(n.)
Grammar
wil-þegu, e; f.

A grateful repast

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A grateful repast Tólýsan líc and sáwle, and þonne tódǽlan werum wiste and wilþege fǽges flǽschoman, Andr. Kmbl. 306; An. 153

á-wrǽnan

(v.)

to make wrǽne

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to make wrǽne(q. v.) Gif mon sié unwrǽne, wyl on meolce þá ilcan wyrt, þonne áwrǽnst þú, Lch. ii. 144, 21

Linked entry: wrǽnan

ge-fédan

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L. 8, 30. (1 a) to suckle an infant :-- Ðá breósto ðá ðe ne gefoedon ubera quae non lactauerunt, Lk. L. 23, 29. to bring up Nazareth ðér wæs gefoeded ( nutritus ), Lk. L.

hangra

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Other forms which occur, and which connect the word with trees, are: byric*-*hangran, C. D. iii. 412, 8. perhangran, C. D. B. iii. 97, 3. ðan þriddan þorne æt wírhangran, C. D. v. 297, 18. On sealhangran (cf. sahlbeorge (sealh-?)

fleótan

to floatto swimto flow

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Add: to float, to be supported on the surface of a liquid Heó fleát áweg ofer ꝥ wæter lande. Shrn. 31, 21. Eahta daga fulla ꝥ ilce scip fleát (enatavit) wætres full, Gr. D. 249, ll. Nim eádoccan moran þá þe fleótan wille, Lch. iii. 6, 28.

ge-hírsumnes

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Ben. 96, 17. as a technical term, the order given to a monk by his abbot; (obedientia quidquid ab abbate monachis injungitur, Migne) Gif þú hwilcere gehírsumnesse scapulares beþurfe, Tech. ii. 127, 18

Hagustaldes-eá

Grammar
Hagustaldes-eá, Hagustealdes-hám
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cyricean [] Heagostealdes- (Hægestealdes-, v. l. ) eá, 4, 12 ; Sch. 414, 18 : 5, 23; Sch. 691, 18. Hé Cúðberht gehálgode biscope Hagustaldes-hám, Chr. 685

be-fleón

to fleeto flee fromto flee from

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Bi-fleónde subterfugiens, 83, 8. absolute, to flee Ðá ðe hire befleóð hió geheálð fugientem salvet infirmum, Past. 399, 15. to flee from (with, acc.) Ꝥ hié Godes erre beflugon, Bl. H. 169, 11. Þæt hit ǽlc befluge, Guth. 20, 22.

æt-standan

(v.)
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æt-standan, ic -stande, ðú -standest, -stentst, he -standeþ, -stent, -stynt, pl. -standaþ; p. -stód, pl. -stódon; pp. -standen.

To standstand stillstopstand nearreststaystand upstareadstarerestarerequiescereTo stopobturereclaudere

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To stand, stand still, stop, stand near, rest, stay, stand up; stare, adstare, restare, requiescere Íran on wealle ætstód the iron stoord in the wall, Beo. Th. 1787; B. 891. Ðá ætstód se Hǽlend then Jesus stood still, Mk. Bos. 10, 49.

Linked entry: æt-stent

a-sprýtan

(v.)
Grammar
a-sprýtan, -sprítan; p. -sprýtte, -sprítte; pp. -sprýted

To sprout outcause to sprout outgerminare

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To sprout out, cause to sprout out; germinare Þornas and bremelas heó asprit ðé spinas et tribulos germinabit tibi, Gen. 3,18

fleóte

(n.)
Grammar
fleóte, an; f.

A streamriverrīvus

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A stream, river; rīvus To ðære fleótan to the stream, Cod. Dipl. Apndx. 123; A. D. 774; Kmbl. 111, 381, 7

ge-wrǽðan

(v.)

to be wroth, savage

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to be wroth, savage Beran to him gewrǽðan gesihþ if he sees a bear savage at him, Lchdm. iii. 212, 4

Linked entry: wrǽþan

ge-campian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-campian, -compian; p. ode; pp. od

To fight

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To fight He wolde gecompian wiþ ðone awerigdan gást he wished to fight with the accursed spirit, Blickl. Homl. 29, 17

Linked entry: campian

ge-lýhtan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-lýhtan, p. -lýhte; pp. -lýhted, -lýht

To illumine, give light to

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To illumine, give light to He blynde gelýhte he enlightened the blind, St. And. 44, 34 : Nic. 34; Thw. 20, 2

Linked entry: ge-líhtan

weorr

(adj.)
Grammar
weorr, adj.
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Bad, grievous Ðæt wæs ðam weorode weor geþoligenne (cf. sár geþolienne, 3375 ; An. 1691), Andr. Kmbl. 3317; An. 1661

Linked entries: wirsa weor

bismer-full

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Ábúgan bismerfullum (bysmor-, v. l.) deófolgylde, Hml. A. 28, 98. Búgan þám bysmorfullum godum, Hml. S. 29, 207. Add

deáþ-synnig

(adj.)
Grammar
deáþ-synnig, adj.
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Guilty of death, liable to the punishment of death Sé ðe ofslaeð deádsynig ( reus ) bið dóme, Mt. L. 5, 21

Linked entry: deád-synnig