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un-ágán

(adj.)
Grammar
un-ágán, adj.

Not lapsedwith the time of its lease not run out

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on ðissum gewrite stondeþ, ii. 100, 12-29

for-ceorfan

to cut upto cut offto cut down

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Ox. 1578. to deprive by cutting of (dat.) Sume wǽron handum and fótum forcorfene some had their hands and feet cut off, Hml. Th. i. 542, 32

tótian

(v.)
Grammar
tótian, p. ode

To peep outlook

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To peep out, look; Halliwell gives toot= to pry inquisitively, as a Northern word Se ceác oferhelede ða oxan ealle búton ða heáfudu tótodon út the basin covered the oxen entirely, except that the heads peeped out; luterem boves portant, qui facie exterius

be-rǽsan

attack

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Add: to rush upon, attack Hé him on berǽsde irruit super eos, Gen. 14, 15. to rush into (extremes) Berǽst hé on ungemetlice cuéminge inordinate ad mollitiem rapitur, Past. 143, 6.

spǽtlan

(v.)
Grammar
spǽtlan, spǽtlian; p. ede.

to emit salivato foamto spit on anything

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Voc. ii. 73, 37. to spit on anything Hié hine bindaþ and spǽtliaþ on his onsýne, Blickl. Homl. 15, 11. Hié spǽtledon on his onsýne, 23, 32. Spǽtlædon, 237, 11. Spǽtledon (-odon), Anglia xii. 505, 14

liþ

(n.)
Grammar
liþ, es; m. n.

A jointlithlimb

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Ðæt hé dyppe his fingres liþ on wætere that he may dip the tip of his finger in water, Lk. Skt. 16, 24, On ðone liþ ðæra eaxla, L. M. 2, 36; Lchdm. ii. 242, 12. On ðæt liþ, 1, 61; Lchdm. ii. 132, 6. Liþu artus, Wrt. Voc. 64, 77.

Linked entries: leoþu lid

ǽg-hwonene

(adv.)
Grammar
ǽg-hwonene, adv.

On every sideubique

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On every side; ubique Ða ýða ǽghwonene ðæt scyp fyldon the waves filled the ship on every side, Bd. 3, 15; S. 541, 42

eá-steþ

(n.)
Grammar
eá-steþ, eá-stæþ,es ; n.

A river-bant flūmĭnis rīpa

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A river-bant; flūmĭnis rīpa Hí on ðam eásteðe ealle stódon they all stood on the river-bank, Byrht. Th. 133, 40; By. 63

fyrgen

(n.)
Grammar
fyrgen, es; n.

A mountainmountain-woodlandmonssaltus

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A mountain, mountain-woodland; mons, saltus Flet [MS. fled] Þor on fyrgen hæfde Thor had a dwelling on the mountain, Lchdm. iii. 54, 17

mere-faroþ

(n.)
Grammar
mere-faroþ, es; m.

Sea-waves

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Sea-waves On merefaroþe on the waves, Andr. Kmbl. 577; An. 289: 701; An. 351: Exon. 122 b; Th. 471, 16; Rä. 61, 2

neáh-stów

(n.)
Grammar
neáh-stów, e; f.

a neighbouring placeneighbourhood

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a neighbouring place Ealle ða neáhstówa ðǽr ymbútan, Bt. 15; Fox 48, 22. neighbourhood On ðære circean oððe on hire neáhstówe, Shrn. 81, 24

worþ-apulder

(n.)
Grammar
worþ-apulder, e ; f.

An apple-tree growing by a homestead

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Be hagan on weorðe hege; foið be ðan hege on weorðapeldre, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. v. 381, 31

Linked entries: apulder weorþ-apulder

dene

(n.)
Grammar
dene, m.
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On Duddingdene; andlong denes, C. D. iii. 449, 11. On ðám dene ( convalle ) ðe Mambre wæs háten, Prud. 6 b: Gen. 18, 1. Add

for-hweorfan

(v.)
Grammar
for-hweorfan, p. -hwearf

To pass awaybe destroyed

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To pass away, be destroyed On þám dæge on þám fýrenan wylme sǽ forhwyrfeð (-hwirf-, v. l.) and eorðe and heofonas, Wlfst. 183, 4

neáh-gebúr

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Hét hé makian ǽnne castel. . . and hine on his spǽce Malueisin hét, ꝥ is on Englisc Yfel néhhebúr, Chr. 1095; P. 231, 9. Add

wǽg

Grammar
wǽg, weight.
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Add Ælc man þe riht démeð, hé hæfð wǽga on handa, and on ǽgðere sceale hé byrð rihtwísnesse and mildheortnesse, Ll. Lbmn. 474, 6

hwílend-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
hwílend-líc, adj.

temporaltemporarytransitory

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One is of time ... the second ... and the third are of eternity, Bt. 42; Fox 256, 15.

Linked entry: hwílwend-líc

súþ-fór

(n.)
Grammar
súþ-fór, e; f.
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Flosi fór suór um sjá ok hóf þá upp göngu sína ok gekk suðr ok ljetti ekki fyrr enn hann kom til Rómaborgar, Njala. c. 158.]

LUST

(n.)
Grammar
LUST, es; m.

LUSTdesirepleasurevoluptuousness

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Nú is ðín folc on luste now is thy people desirous, Andr. Kmbl. 2046; An. 1025: Elen. Kmbl. 276; El. 138. Wedres on luste glad on account of fair weather or[?] desirous of fair weather, Exon. 97 a; Th. 361, 28; Wal. 26.

Linked entry: lustume

leód

(n.)
Grammar
leód, e; f,

A peoplenationracecountry

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Úres hláfordes gerǽdnes is ðæt man cristene menn of earde ne sylle ne húru on hǽðene leóde our lord's ordinance is, that Christian men be not sold out of the land, certainly not into a heathen country [or leóde = men, preceding word], L.