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níþ-cwalu

(n.)
Grammar
níþ-cwalu, e; f.

Grievous destruction

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Grievous destruction hý generede from níþ-cwale, and eác forgeaf éce dreámas, Exon. Th. 77, 18; Cri. 1258

níw-gehwirfed

(adj.)

newly converted

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newly converted Ðæt ða nígehwyrfedan (níghwurfedan, MS. C.; níghwerfdan, MS. V.) mid fulluhte áþwóge, Homl. Skt. 5, 126

óþ-hleápan

(v.)
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to run away, escape Gif út óþhleápe, L. Eth. i. 1; Th. i. 282, ii. Cf. æt-hleápan

Linked entry: hleápan

bitst

(v.)
Grammar
bitst, he bitt

askest, he asks,

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askest, he asks, Ex. 33, 12: Homl. Th. i. 250, 8, 9; 2nd and 3rd pers. pres. of biddan

un-ǽt

(n.)
Grammar
un-ǽt, es; m.

Excessive eatingrevelling

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Excessive eating, revelling begǽð unǽtas and oferdrincas and gálscipe comessationibus vacat et luxuriae atque conviviis, Deut. 21, 20

westan-wind

(n.)
Grammar
westan-wind, es; m.
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A west wind bád westanwindes and hwón norþan, and siglde ða eást, Ors. 1, 1 ; Swt. 17, 15

an-módnes

(n.)
Grammar
an-módnes, (án- ?)
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resolution, constancy, steadfastness Gyf him þince ꝥ mid gyrdel sió gyrded, ðæt byð anmódnes, Lch. iii. 170, 22

eást-leóde

(n.)
Grammar
eást-leóde, pl. m.
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Eastern people, orientals scare hæfde eást*-*leóda þeáwe habuerat tonsuram more orientalium, Bd. 4, 1; Sch. 339, 15

feoh-land

(n.)
Grammar
feoh-land, es; n.

Pasture-land

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Pasture-land méé geset on swýðe good feoh*-*land in loco pascuae me collocavit, Ps. Th. 22, 1

forþ-mann

(n.)
Grammar
forþ-mann, es; m.
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A man of rank cwæð ꝥ sum forðman wǽre on Myrcna lande, Nap. 25. Cf. forþ-þegn, -wíf

Linked entry: forþ-wíf

ge-sáwenlic

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-sáwenlic, ge-sawenlic ?; adj.
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Visible Hit is earfoðrecce hwæt gesáwenlicra (-sew-, v.l. ) wundra geworhte. Wlfst. 22, 14. Cf. ge-sewenlic; for-sáawenlic

ge-swǽslíce

(adv.)
Grammar
ge-swǽslíce, adv.
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Kindly, lovingly þá besárgode ðǽre sorh-fullan méder. and geswǽslíce hire sunu cyste. Hml. Th. ii. 150, 18

Linked entry: swǽslíce

ge-talian

(v.)
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Add: to account, consider to be so and so bið untwýlíce mynetcýpa getalod, Hml. Th. i. 412, 16

læst

(n.)
Grammar
læst, e; f.
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A fault, sin Wé sceolon biddan georne God þæt úre neóda gecnáwe and úre læsta gebéte, Nap. 41

láþ-leás

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Ǽr sý láðleás (lǽeth;leás, Ll. Th. i. 164, 17) wið ǽlce hand, Ll. Lbmn. 144, 13. Add

Linked entry: lǽþ-leás

ofer-flówedlic

(adj.)
Grammar
ofer-flówedlic, adj.
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Superfluous warnie hine sylfne be oferflówedlicum (superfluo) leahtre, Chrd. 121, 37. Ús oferflówedlice þing fram áwurpan, Nap. 49

of-þylman

(v.)
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to choke, suffocate symlede set his beódgereordum ꝥ ic wæs oft swíþe neáh ofðylmed and ásmorod, Nap. 50

sealm-wyrhta

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Swá swá se sealmwyrhta cwæð, ' hit gecwæð, and þá gesceafta wǽron geworhte,' Hml. Th. i. 122, 13. Add

siccetung

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tógeihte þá teáras þám teárum and gemænig-fealdode þá sworetunga þám siccetungum, Hml. S. 23 b, 202. Add

ultor

(n.)
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a vulture Se ultor sceolde forlǽtan ꝥ ne slát þá lifre Tyties, Bt. 35, 6; F. 170, 2