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sixta

(num.; adj.)
Grammar
sixta, ord. num.
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Seista (sesta, Rush. ), Mk. Skt. Lind. 15, 33

þwárian

(v.)
Grammar
þwárian, p. ode

To bring into agreementmake harmonious

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To bring into agreement, make harmonious Hé gemetgaþ ða feówer gesceafta, ða hé þwáraþ and gewlitegaþ (geþwǽraþ and wlitegaþ, Cott.

under-ládteów

(n.)
Grammar
under-ládteów, es; m.

A subordinate ruler

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A subordinate ruler, applied to the consuls in comparison with the kings Him ðá Rómáne æfter ðæm ládteówas (underlátteówas, MS.

Linked entry: lád-teów

wangere

(n.)
Grammar
wangere, es; m.
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Mk. 4, 38), Wrt. Voc. ii. 73, 29 : 17, 53 : i. 25, 45 : capitale, ii. 128, 44. Bolster vel wongere cervical, i. capitale, 130, 26. Fram dǽle ðæs heáfdes mihte wongere (cervical) betwih geseted beón, Bd. 4, II ; S. 580, 16

cnyssan

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Cnyssaþ (cnysað, L.) pulsate . . . cnyssande (ðǽm cnysende, L.) pulsanti, Mt. R. 7, 7, 8. Ongan ic wépan and míne breóst cnyssan, Hml. S. 23 b, 428. Add

Crist

Grammar
Crist, l. Críst,
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. ¶ Crístes , mæsse :-- Oþiéwde reád Crístes mǽl ( a cross ), Chr. 773; P. 50, 20. Tóforan Xp̃es mæssan, 1038; P. 161, 14: 1043; P. 165, 9: 1076; P. 212, 20

druncennes

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Gif ðá druncengeornan men heora druncennyssa geswícan nellað, 145, 34. Add

eorþ-hrérness

(n.)
Grammar
eorþ-hrérness, e; f.

An earthquake

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Eorðhroernisse, Mt. L. 28, 2. Geséende eorðhroernise viso terrae motu, 27, 54. Biðon eorðhreoerniso (the first e in -hreoerniso is marked for erasure; -hroernisse, R.), 24, 7. Eorðhroernisso miclo, Lk. L. 21, 11

Linked entry: hrér-ness

feferian

(v.)
Grammar
feferian, p. ode

feverish

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To be feverish, suffer from fever Febrende wæs febricitans, Mk. L. 1, 30. Gyf hé feforgende (fefrigende, v. l.) sý, Lch. ii. 220, 18. Syle drincan fefergindum, 122, 15. Tó þám fefergendan (-um, v. l.), 138, 5: 212, 13.

Linked entry: febrende

ge-mód

(n.)
Grammar
ge-mód, es; n.
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Ne mid swíðran his nele brýsan wanhydig gemód wealdend engla, Dóm. L. 50

ge-creópan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-creópan, p. ge-creáp, pl. ge-crupon
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To creep, crawl. of a human being Hé ne meahte gangan, ac hé gecreáp in þá ciricean he could not walk, but he crawled into the church, Shrn. 126, 25. of a reptile Gecreáp þǽr inn tó þám hálgan men sum unhýre nǽddre, Gr. D. 211, 13

Linked entry: creópan

ge-frǽge

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-frǽge, adj.
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Eálá, mín Drihten, þæt þú eart ælmihtig, micel, módilic, mǽrþum gefrǽge and wundorlic (cf. hú micel and hú wunderlic þú eart, Bt. 33, 4; F. 128, 4), Met. 20, 2. Rómwara betest, monna módwelegost, mǽrðum gefrǽgost, Past. 9, 12. Add

húslian

(v.)
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Man sceal húslian þone seócan þá hwýle hé hit for*-*swelgan mæg, and man ne sceal hit ná dón nánum sámcwyce men, for þan þe hé hit sceal etan, Ll. Th. ii. 390, 23. Gé sculon húslian þá cild bonne hí gefullode beóð, and hý Add: —

lyffetere

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Lyftere (lystere, MS. ; but cf. liffetere favisor, Wrt. Voc. i. 49, 14. Ólecceþ fauet ii. 147, 19) fautoris (strophosi fautoris instinctu, Aid. 66, 19. Cf. instinctu strophosi hostis, 37, 3, in both passages the devil is meant), An. Ox. 4674.

of-sníþan

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Add: to slaughter an animal Gif hwá drince wyrm on wætere, ofsníðe sceáp raðe, drince hát ꝥ sceápes blód, Lch. ii. 114, 7. to cut off, amputate Hé sceal his unþeáwas hatian and ofsníþan, Met. 27, 33. O. H.

rǽd-wita

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Substitute: one wise in counsel, one of the leading men of a country, one of the 'witan' Cyningas and rǽdwitan forwyrþan reges et principes peribunt, Archiv cxx. 297, 31.

wǽta

Grammar
wǽta, wǽte;
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</b> add :-- Sume men of hiora scome þá wǽtan for þǽm nýde þigdon vidimus plerosque pudore amisso suam urinam uexatos ultimis necessitafibus haurientes, Nar. 9, 22

scearp-numol

(adj.)
Grammar
scearp-numol, adj.

Efficacious

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Efficacious Ðeós wyrt ys swýðescearpnumul (-el, MS. B.) níwe wunda and wíde tó gehǽlenne, swá ðæt ða wunda hrædlíce tógædere gáþ, Lchdm. i. 134, 10. Ðeós wyrt is swíðe scearpnumul wið ðæt áttor, 152, 3.

Linked entry: teart-numol

brægden

(v.; adj.; part.)
Grammar
brægden, adj. [= bregden; pp. of bregdan]

Deceitful, cunning, crafty;dolosus

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Deceitful, cunning, crafty; dolosus Sendon [sendan MS.] hí Mariurn, ðone consul, ongeán Geoweorþan, á swá lytigne, and á swá brægdenne, swá he wæs they sent Marias, the consul, against Jugurtha, as he was always so cunning, and always so crafty, Ors.

Linked entries: ge-brægden brǽden

wín-gedrinc

(n.)
Grammar
wín-gedrinc, es; n.

Wine-drinkingwine

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Of ungemete ǽlces þinges, wiste and wǽda, wíngedrinces, Met. 25, 39. Wíngedrince nectare, Wrt. Voc. ii. 61, 32. Hié tó ðam symle sittan eodon, wlance tó wíngedrince, Judth. Thw. 21, 12; Jud. 16