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byrig

(n.)
Grammar
byrig, es; n.
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A mulberry-tree; morus He ofslóh byrig heora on hagule occidit moros eorum in pruina, Ps. Spl. 77, 52: L. M. 2, 53; Lchdm. ii. 274, 17

fífel

(n.)
Grammar
fífel, es; n? m?

A sea-monstermonstergiantmonstrum mărīnumgĭgas

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A sea-monster, monster, giant; monstrum mărīnum, gĭgas Þurh fífela gefeald forþ onette through the field of the monsters he hastened forth, Wald. 76; Vald. 2, 10

forþ-lútan

(v.)
Grammar
forþ-lútan, p. -leát, pl. -luton; pp. -loten

To fall forwardsfall downprocĭdĕre

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To fall forwards, fall down; procĭdĕre He forþleat on his andwlitan procĭdĕret in făciem, Bd. 4, 3; S. 569, 11. Forþloten prōnus, proclīvis, Scint. 6: Prov. 29

hwistlere

(n.)
Grammar
hwistlere, es; m.

A piper

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Ðá geseah hwistleras cum vidisset tibicines, Mt. Kmbl. 9, 23

in-swógenness

(n.)
Grammar
in-swógenness, e; f.

violent entrance

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A rushing in with a loud sound, violent entrance mid ðæs unclǽnan gástes inswógennisse þrycced wæs spiritus inmundi invasione premebatur, Bd. 2, 5 ; S.507, 4

meld-feoh

(n.)
Grammar
meld-feoh, gen. -feós; n.

Fee paid for giving information

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Fee paid for giving information Se ðe hit (forstolen flǽsc) ofspyraþ, áh ðæt meldfeoh, L. In. 17; Th. i. 114, 4. v. Grmm. R. A. 656

ge-witfæst

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-witfæst, adj.

Of sound mind

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Of sound mind Nǽnig deófolseóc ðæt he eft wel gewitfæst nǽre no possessed person that was not in his right mind again, Guthl. 15; Gdwin. 66, 17

Linked entry: -witfæst

ge-fremednes

(n.)
Grammar
ge-fremednes, -ness, e; f.

An accomplishmentfulfilmenteffectperfectioeffectus

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An accomplishment, fulfilment, effect; perfectio, effectus He hraðe ða gefremednesse ðære árfestan béne wæs fylgende mox effectum piæ postulātiōnis consĕcūtus est, Bd. 1, 4; S. 475, 31

ge-nédedlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-nédedlíc, adj.

Compulsory, forcedcoactus

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Compulsory, forced; coactus He geleornade ðæt Cristes þeówdóm sceolde beón wilsumlíc, nalæs genédedlíc didĭcĕrat servĭtium Christi voluntārium, non coactitium esse debēre, Bd. 1, 26; S. 488, 18

þanc-metung

(n.)
Grammar
þanc-metung, e; f.
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Deliberation, consideration Gif mid ðancmetuncge (-metegunge, MS. B.: þoncmeotunge, Bd. M. 88, 4) and ðreodunge geþafaþ si ex deliberatione consentit, Bd. 1, 27; S, 497, 23

Linked entry: ge-þancmetian

un-gereccan

(v.)

to repel a charge fromto clear

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to repel a charge from, to clear Gif hit man him on gerecce, and hine ungereccan ne mæge, L. Ath. iv. 1; Th. i, 222, 4

Linked entry: ge-reccan

weoroldcundlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
weoroldcundlíce, adv.
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In a worldly manner brýcððære god*-*cundan áre worldcundlíce ( seculariter ), Past. 9; Swt. 57, 7. Ðeáh hié woroldcundlíce drohtigen cum terrena agunt, 18 ; Swt. 135, 17

cáf-ness

(n.)
Grammar
cáf-ness, e; f.
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Alacrity, promptness, energy God onscunað þá sleacnysse on his ðegnum, and ðá lufað þe mid cáfnysse þæs écan lífes myrhðe sécað, Hml. Th. ii. 282, 4

cniht-leás

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H. 113 b' substitute for ðǽre sárignysse wæs him ána cnihtleás on his inran búre, and hine sylfne ðǽrinne beclýsde, Hml. S. 23, 395

crismal

(n.)
Grammar
crismal, (e?), es; m. or n.
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A chrisum-cloth Mid þám crismale þe man him on utan þæt heáfod déð, man tácnað þæne cristenan cynehelm þe on heofenum áh, Wlfst. 36, 17

clyppan

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gelæhte hine be þám swuran and cyste and clypte, Hml. S. 30, 336. Ꝥte clioppende (cliopende, R.) wæs ut complexus esset, Mk. L. 9, 36. Add

cirps

(adj.)
Grammar
cirps, adj.
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hæfde cyrpse (cyrspe, crispe, v. ll.) loccas fægere capillis pulcherrime crispis, Bd. 5, 2; Sch. 561, 3

Linked entry: cyrps

costian

(v.)
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Ðára ácorenra mód wile costian, Past. 465, 11. Costtad conprobatur, Am. Ox. 12, 7. Add

ed-geong

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Áríseð se Fénix of dǽðe and bið edgung . . . á emb þúsend wintra hine forbærneþ and eft ediung úp áríseþ, E. S. viii. 479, 85-89. Add

flán-geweorc

Arrowsjavelins

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Arrows, javelins, a flight of arrows Sumum wíges sped giefeð æt guðe, þonne ofer scildhreádan sceótend sendað flacor flángeweorc (fluttering flights of arrows), Cri. 676. Substitute: