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fela-leóf

(adj.)
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fela-leóf, adj.

Much-beloved ⬩ valde cārus

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Much-beloved; valde cārus Sceal ic mínes felaleófan fǽhþu dreógan I must endure enmities for my much-loved [friend], Exon. 115 a; Th. 443, 6; Kl. 26

hogung

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Substitute: effort, endeavour. v. hogian; Mid hogungum eallum uton biddan ealle þæne Ælmihtigan nisibus totis rogite-mus omnes cunclipotentem Hy. S. 8, 23

screáwa

(n.)
Grammar
screáwa, an; m.

A shrew-mouse

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A shrew-mouse Screáwa mus araneus, Wrt. Voc. i. 24, 29: musiranus, ii. 55, 80: massiranus, 71, 24. Scréuua, screáuua, scraeua musiranus, Txts. 78, 649

ge-unclǽnsian

(v.)
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Add: to defile Ne geunclǽnsað ( coinquinat ) ðæt nó ðone mon ðæt on his múð gáð, ac ðæt ðæt of his muðe gǽð, ðæt hine geunclǽnsað, Past. 317, 14

eást-rihte

(adv.)
Grammar
eást-rihte, adv.

East right, towards or in the east ⬩ contra ortum sólis

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East right, towards or in the east; contra ortum sólis We witan 8ðer eálond eást-rihte nōvĭ;mus insŭlam aliam contra ortum sōles. Bd. I. I; S. 474, 15

for-þearle

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Se micela ylf ondrǽt him forþearle, gif hé gesihð áne mús, Hml. A. 64, 287. Add

Linked entry: þearle

elnung

(n.)
Grammar
elnung, ellnung, e; f.

Zeal, hot emulation, envy ⬩ zēlus, æmŭlātio

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Elnung oððe æfista húses ðínes ge-et [=ge-æt] mec zēlus do)mus tuæ cŏmēdit me, Jn. Lind. War. 2, 17

Linked entry: ellnung

cat

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Gif hwylcum mete hund oððe catt ( felis ) oððe mús oðhrine, oððe óðer unclǽne nýten hwylc, Ll. Th. ii. 164, 8. Cattes fleót, stán, stoke, C. D. vi. 267. Add

dolg-slege

(n.)
Grammar
dolg-slege, es; m. [slege a blow]

A wounding blow ⬩ vulnĕrans ictus

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Ðeáh he sáres swá feala deópum dolgslegum dreógan sceolde although he must suffer so much pain through deep wounding blows; 2489; An. 1246

Linked entry: dolh-slege

a-bídan

(v.)
Grammar
a-bídan, ic -bíde, ðú -bídest, -bítst, -bíst, he -bídeþ, -bít, pl. -bídaþ; p. -bád, pl. -bidon; pp. -biden; v. intrans.

ABIDE ⬩ remain ⬩ wait ⬩ wait for ⬩ await ⬩ manere ⬩ sustinere ⬩ expectare

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To ABIDE, remain, wait, wait for, await; manere, sustinere, expectare Hý abídan sceolon in sin-nihte they must abide in everlasting night, Exon. 31b; Th. 99, 28; Cri. 1631.

healf-clǽmed

(adj.)
Grammar
healf-clǽmed, adj.

Half finished

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Half finished [of house built with mud] Mín ðæt healfclǽmede hús my half-finished mud-hut, Shrn. 39, 20

swég-hleóþor

(n.)
Grammar
swég-hleóþor, es; m.

Sound, voice

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Anglia vi. 243) cymeþ, woþa wynsumast, þurh ðæs wildres muð; æfter ðære stefne stenc út cymeþ of ðam wongstede, Exon. Th. 358, 8; Pa. 42. Swég[h]leóþres geswin the melody of vocal music, 207, 5; Ph. 137

ge-wirþe

(n.)
Grammar
ge-wirþe, es; n.
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Amount of so much. Take here <b>ge-wyrþe</b> in Dict., and add Hé gesealde twégra æcera gewirde landes concessit duo iugera ruris, C. D. vi. 207, 16. Heó on hire múð sende þreóra corna gewyrde, Hml. S. 23 b, 716

ge-myne

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Add: cf. ge-mun

oþ-hrínan

(v.)
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Gif man mid unclǽnum handum hwylces metes onhríne, oððe him hund oððe catt oððe mús oðhríne se quis immundis manibus cibum aliquem tetigerit, vel canis, vel felis, vel mus tetigerit, Ll. Th. ii. 164, 9.

Linked entry: hrínan

wamm

(adj.)
Grammar
wamm, adj.
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Add: — Wom[mum?] maculoso, An. Ox. 17, 48

wesle

(n.)
Grammar
wesle, an ; f.
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Gif on hwylcne mycelne wǽtan mús oððe wesle ( mustela ) on befealle, and ðǽr deád sig, sprenge mid háligwætere and þycge, L. Ecg. C. 39; Th. ii. 164, 11 : 40; Th. ii. 166, 6, 9

Linked entry: weosule

ciern

(n.)
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ciern, es; n?

sapa

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Must or new wine toiled thick; sapa, Cot. 170: 184

hwiscettung

(n.)
Grammar
hwiscettung, e; f.
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Squeaking Mid músa hwiscetunge stridores soricum Gr. D. 185, 4

a-byrgan

(v.)
Grammar
a-byrgan, -byrgean, -byrian

To taste ⬩ gustare

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Mus. MSS. Cot. Julius, E. 7, fol. 203, Bibl. Bodl. MSS. Bodley 343

Linked entry: býrian