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hárung

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Z. 82, 14. a growing grey-haired, old age Oð ylde and hárunga usque in senectam et senium, Ps. L. 70, 18

on-hyreness

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Wilt þú ꝥ þú hwæthugu in Nonnoses weorce oncnáwe eác be Heliseus onhyrenesse ? visne aliquid in operatione Nonnosi de imitatione quoque Blisaei cognoscere ?, Gr. D. 50, 5. Add

worn

Grammar
worn, (l b).
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Swá swá hé spræc tó fæderum úrum (Abraham) and sǽdes worne (sædsworne, MS.) sicut locutus est ad patres nostros Abraham et semini eius, Ps. Rdr. 296, 55. Add

hearm-cweðan

(v.)
Grammar
hearm-cweðan, p. -cwæþ

To revile, speak ill of

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Hearmcuǽdon him convitiabantur ei, Mk. Skt. Lind. 15, 32

riht-lícettere

(n.)
Grammar
riht-lícettere, es; m.

A thorough hypocrite

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A thorough hypocrite Fela manna wyrð þurh deófol forlǽred swá ðæt hý eal óðer specaþ and óðer hiwiaþ, óðer hý þencaþ; and ða beóþ rihtlíceteras, Wulfst. 54, 14

orc

(n.)
Grammar
orc, es; m.

The infernal regionsorcus

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The infernal regions (orcus) Orc orcus, Ep. Gl. 16 f, 36; Wrt. Voc. ii. 115, 61. Orcþyrs oððe heldeófol Orcus (the god of the infernal regions ), 63, 49

Linked entry: orc-þyrs

sweord-leóma

(n.)
Grammar
sweord-leóma, an; m.

The glitter of swords

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The glitter of swords Swurdleóma stód swylce eal Finnsburuh fýrenu wǽre there was flashing of swords, as if all Finnsburg were on fire, Fins. Th. 71; Fin. 35. :?-

sprytele

(n.)
Grammar
sprytele, sprítele(?), an; f.

A twigchipa sprout or twigrung of a laddera splinter

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(v. quotation from Jamieson's Dict. under sprot) Men of ðære ylcan styde sprytlan ácurfon astulis ex ipsa destina excisis, Bd. 3, 17; S. 544, 43

stíþ-hygdig

(adj.)
Grammar
stíþ-hygdig, -hýdig; adj.

Of stern purpose

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Kmbl. 241; El. 121

un-geþwǽre

(adj.)
Grammar
un-geþwǽre, adj.

not in harmonyat variancediscordantnot in agreementgiven to discordquarrelsomedisagreeabletroublesomevexatious

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Simle bióþ ða gódan and ða yflan ungeþwǽre betwyh him, ge eác hwílum ða yflan bióþ ungeráde betwuh him selfum, ge furþum án yfel man bið hwílum ungeþwǽre him selfum ut probis atque improbis nullum foedus est, ita ipsi inter se improbi nequeunt convenire

ge-wrixl

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ne . . . his gewric[s]l feneratur Domino [qui miseretur pauperis; et] vicissitudinem suam [reddet ei ], Kent. Gl. 701. of interchange, where wrongful change of places occurs, confusion, disturbance Gewrixl comotio, Wrt. Voc. ii. 132, 8.

leornian

(v.)
Grammar
leornian, p. ode

To learnstudyread

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Ǽlc ðe gehýrde æt fæder and leornode omnes qui audivit a patre et didicit, Jn. Skt. 6, 45. Fram ðám hé ðæt gemet leornode regollíces þeódscipes a quibus normam disciplinæ regularis didicerat, Bd. 3, 23; S. 554, 35.

Linked entry: leornend

GE-DÉFE

(adj.)
Grammar
GE-DÉFE, -doefe; comp. -ra; superl. -est, -ust; adj.

Becomingfitproperseemlyconvenientagreeabledecentquietmildmeekgentlekindbenevolentcongruusconvĕniensdĕcensopportūnushŏnestusquiētusmansuētusbĕnignus

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Gedéfe is ðín milde mód bĕnigna est misĕrĭcordia tua, Ps. Th. 68, 16. Gedéfe sacerd sacerdos quietus, Nar. 37, 25. Eart ðú on lifigendra lande se gedéfa dǽl tu es portio mea in terra vīventium, 141, 5. On tíde gedéfre in tempŏre opportūno, Ps. Spl.

Linked entry: deáf-líc

sige

(n.)
Grammar
sige, es ; m.
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Ic siges mihte eów sille, ðæt gé eów tó gamene feónda áfillaþ, Wulfst. 132, 19. Se cyng áhte siges geweald victory remained with the king, Chr. 1066 ; Erl. 201, 12. Hí mid mycele sige ( triumpho magno ) hám fóran, Bd. 1, 12 ; S. 480, 32.

hreðer-loca

(n.)
Grammar
hreðer-loca, an; m.

The breast

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Kmbl. 173; El. 86

nearu-searu

(n.)
Grammar
nearu-searu, we; f.

A wile that causes restraint or confinement

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Kembl. 2215; El. 1109

ge-nægled

(v.)
Grammar
ge-nægled, part. p.

Nailed

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Ex. 94. Genæglod, Homl. Th. i. 82, 25

Linked entry: næglian

teón-cwidian

(v.)
Grammar
teón-cwidian, p. ode, ede
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Teóncwid[ed]on, 74, 33. Fore teáncuidendum ús pro calumpniantibus nobis, Rtl. 176, 33. Cf. hearm-cwidian

under-etan

(v.)

to eat away belowto sapsubedere

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to eat away below, to sap; subedere Ðæt mennisce mód bið undereten and áweged of his stede ðonne hit se wind strongra geswinca ástyroþ, Bt. 12; Fox 36, 17

un-húfed

(adj.)
Grammar
un-húfed, adj. (ptcpl.)

With the head made barewith the head shaved

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With the head made bare, with the head shaved Unhúfed decalvata(the passage is: Quamvis flava caesaries raderetur et per publicum decalvata traheretur, Ald. 62), Hpt. Gl. 510, 13