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stingan

(v.)
Grammar
stingan, p. stang, pl, stungon ;
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Ic habbe ðæt geleornod, ðæt nán lǽwede man náh mid rihte tó stingan hine on ánre cirican, ná an án ðara ðinga ðe tó cyrcan belimpþ. And for ðí wé forbeódaþ eallan lǽwedan mannum ǽure ǽnne hláuordscipe ouer cyrcan, Cod. Dip. B. i. 137, 24. (Cf. Icel.

líc-hama

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Twégen líchaman, twá líc gemína (defunctorum) cadauera, An. Ox. 1870: Ph. 489. <b>I a.</b> the trunk as opposed to the limbs :-- Hé. leomum onféng and líchoman,Cri. 628. <b>I b.

hyht

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Add: hope, expectation of something desired Ðæt sió manung hine tó hyhte gehwierfe ut admonitio eum ad&amp;#39;spent reducat, Past. 265, 21. <b>la.</b> </b> in gen. Ne bið him wynne hyht, Ph. 480.

ǽfen-gebéd

(n.)
Grammar
ǽfen-gebéd, es; n.

An evening prayerevening service

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An evening prayer, evening service Ǽfen-gebéd vespertinum officium, Ælfc. Gl. 34; Som. 62, 50

æt-swerian

(v.)
Grammar
æt-swerian, p. -swór; pp. -sworen

To forsweardeny with an oathabjurare

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To forswear, deny with an oath; abjurare, L. In. 35; Th. i. 124, 11, note

dwala

(n.)

an error, doubt

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an error, doubt Nánnes dwala is non dubium est, Mt. Kmbl. Præf. p. 2, 13

eíg

(n.)
Grammar
eíg, e; f.

An islandinsŭla

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An island; insŭla Wið eíge near the island, Chr. 878; Th. 148, 29, col. 1

for-þriccednes

(n.)
Grammar
for-þriccednes, -ness, e; f.

A pressingan oppressiondistressanxietypressūra

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A pressing, an oppression, distress, anxiety; pressūra Þeóda forþriccednes pressūra gentium, Lk. Bos. 21, 25

gadrian

(v.)
Grammar
gadrian, gadrigean

to gather

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to gather, Bd. de nat. rerum; Lchdm. iii. 232, 2 : Andr. Kmbl. 1562; An. 782

ealo-benc

(n.)
Grammar
ealo-benc, e; f.

An ale-bench

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An ale-bench In ealo-bence on the ale-bench, Beo. Th. 2062; B. 1029

heoru-sweng

(n.)
Grammar
heoru-sweng, es; m.

A blow with a sword,

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A blow with a sword, Beo. Th. 3184; B. 1539: Andr. Kmbl. 1903; An. 954

land-rest

(n.)
Grammar
land-rest, e; f.

A land-couchgrave

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A land-couch, grave Lǽtan landreste to leave the grave, Andr. Kmbl. 1561; An. 782

morgen-torht

(adj.)
Grammar
morgen-torht, adj.

Bright with the brightness of morning

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Bright with the brightness of morning (applied to the sun), Andr. Kmbl. 482; An. 241

óþ-windan

(v.)
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to get away, escape Án scip óþwand, Chr. 897; Erl. 95, 27. Cf. æt-windan

blisgere

(n.)
Grammar
blisgere, es; m.

An incendiaryincendii auctor

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An incendiary; incendii auctor Blisgeras incendiaries, L. Ath. i. 6; Th. i. 203, note 38

ge-scildend

(n.)
Grammar
ge-scildend, -scyldend, es; m.

A protector

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A protector Mín gescyldend protector meus, Ps. Th. 27, 8: Andr. Kmbl. 2583; An. 1293

Linked entries: scildend ge-scyldend

slǽpness

(n.)
Grammar
slǽpness, e; f.
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Sleepiness, drowsiness Deófol ús lǽreþ slæpnesse and sent ús on slǽwðe, Homl. As. 168, 106

súþ-west

(adv.)
Grammar
súþ-west, adv.
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South-west Án ðæra gárena líþ súðwest ( in africum ), Ors. 1, 1; Swt. 24, 3

wudu-bát

(n.)
Grammar
wudu-bát, es; m.

A wooden skip

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A wooden skip Hwá me on wudubáte ferede ofer flódas, Andr. Kmbl. 1810 ; An. 907

wúsc-bearn

(n.)
Grammar
wúsc-bearn, es; n.

A belovedan adopted child

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A beloved or an adopted child Uúscbearn (wuso, Rush.) filioli, Jn. Skt. Lind. 13, 33

Linked entry: wýsc