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deófol-lic

(adj.)
Grammar
deófol-lic, (deóf-); adj.
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A. 145, 22. Tó deóflicum weorcum, Angl. xi. 112, 19. Wíð þás egeslican and þás deófollican coðe, þæt is wið þás hellican unþeáwas, Wlfst. 245, 21: Angl. viii. 337, 7. Wyrto yfelwyrcendo and dióublica ( diabolicas ), Rtl. 103, 1

Linked entry: deófel-lic

ÁÞ

(n.)
Grammar
ÁÞ, es; m.

an OATHa swearingjuramentum

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Þrýfeald áþ a threefold oath; triplex juramentum, hoc est, accipiat quinque, et ipse sit sextus, L. C. S. 22 ; Th. i. 388, 11, 12, and note b

Linked entries: aaþ ánfeald áþ

hlehhan

(v.)
Grammar
hlehhan, hlæhan, hlihhan, hlichan, hlihan. hlihgan; p. hlóh; pl. hlógan

To LAUGH [with gladness or contempt], to deride

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Ða apostoli hlógon ðæra deófla leásunga and se ealdorman cwæþ mé stent ege ðysse andsware and ge hlihaþ the apostles laughed at the devils' lying words, and the general said 'Fear comes upon me at this answer, and you laugh,' Homl. Th. ii. 482, 25.

æfter-leán

(n.)
Grammar
æfter-leán, es; n.

An after-loanrewardrecompenseretributionpræmiummerces

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An after-loan, reward, recompense, retribution; præmium, merces Þearl æfterleán hard retribution, Cd. 4; Th. 5, 24; Gen. 76

ǽn

(n.; num.; adj.)

oneunus

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one; unus Wyrc ðé nú ǽnne aro now make thee an ark. Gen. 6, 14: Mt. Bos. 5, 36

ǽrynde

(n.)
Grammar
ǽrynde, es; m.

An interpreterinterpres

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An interpreter; interpres Ðæra byrla ealdor forgeat Iosepes ǽrynde prepositus pincernarum oblitus est Josephi interpretis sui, Gen. 40, 23

aweg-gewítan

(v.)
Grammar
aweg-gewítan, p. -gewát, pl. -gewiton; pp. -gewiten

To go awaydepartdiscedere

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To go away, depart; discedere Ic eom aweg-gewiten I am gone away, Ors. 2, 4; Bos. 44, 36

Cyne-mǽres ford

(n.)
Grammar
Cyne-mǽres ford, es; m. [Flor. Kimeresford: cyne royal; mǽre a mere; ford a ford]

KEMPSFORD, Gloucestershire

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KEMPSFORD, Gloucestershire Rád Æðelmund alderman ofer æt Cynemǽresforda alderman Æthelmund rode over at Kempsford, Chr. 800; Erl. 60, 6

eár-scrypel

(n.)
Grammar
eár-scrypel, es; m.

An ear-scraper, ear-fingerdĭgĭtus auricŭlāris

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An ear-scraper, ear-finger ; dĭgĭtus auricŭlāris Eár-scrypel auricŭlāris, Glos. Brux. Recd. 38, 75; Wrt. Voc. 65, 3

Linked entry: scripel

ellen

(adj.)
Grammar
ellen, adj.

Of elder, elder-sambūceus

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Of elder, elder-; sambūceus Genim ellenne sticcan take an elder-stick, L. M. 1, 39; Lchdm. ii. 104, 7

embiht

(n.)
Grammar
embiht, es; n.

An office officium

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An office; officium Gefylde wǽron ða dagas embihtes his implēti sunt dies offĭcii ejus, Lk. Skt. Lind. 1, 23

endian

(v.)
Grammar
endian, ændian; p. ode ; pp. od

END, make an end fīnīre, dēsĭnĕre

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To END, make an end; fīnīre, dēsĭnĕre Hí hit endian sceoldon they should end it. Ps. Th. 9, 6

Linked entry: ændian

fealu

(n.)

fallow, pale yellow, dusky,

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Kmbl. 841; An. 421

eal-werlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
eal-werlíce, adv.

All-manly, liberally, freely prorsus virīlĭter, benigne

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All-manly, liberally, freely; prorsus virīlĭter, benigne Ealwerlíce [MS. ealwerlíc] dó Driht benigne fac Domine, Ps. Spl. 50, 19

Linked entry: werlíce

ealdor-sacerd

(n.)
Grammar
ealdor-sacerd, es; m.

A high priest summus sacerdos

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A high priest; summus sacerdos Ongan ealdorsacerd hyspan the high priest began to revile, Andr. Kmbl. 1340; An. 670

lytel-ne

(adv.)
Grammar
lytel-ne, adv.

almostnearly

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All but, almost, nearly Hé lytelne [lytesne?] Breotona ríce forlét Brittaniam pene amisit, Bd. 1, 3; S. 475, 22

mete-þegn

(n.)
Grammar
mete-þegn, es; m.

An officer whose duty it is to see after fooda sewer

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An officer whose duty it is to see after food, a sewer, Cd. 148; Th. 185, 31; Exod. 131

mis-weaxan

(v.)

to grow in an improper way

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to grow in an improper way Ðæt hí symle ða misweaxendan bógas of áscreádian, Homl. Th. ii. 74, 12

morþor-cræft

(n.)
Grammar
morþor-cræft, es; m.

Deadly or murderous art or power

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Deadly or murderous art or power Ðǽr sylfǽtan (the cannibal Mermedonians) éðel healdaþ morþorcræftum. Andr. Kmbl. 353; An. 177

Linked entry: morþ-cræft

nunn-scrúd

(n.)
Grammar
nunn-scrúd, es; n.

The habit of a nun

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The habit of a nun Finde Æþelflæd án hyre nunscrúde, lóce hwæt hió betsð mǽge, Chart. Th. 538, 12