credic
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Bd. 3, 27: Lac in fiala ponere solebat), An. Ox. 29, 3. (?)
ellen-treów
An elder-tree
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An elder-tree Tunc in uiam publicam usque sambucum quam uocitant ellentreów, C. D. iii. 379, 15
folc-egsa
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Terror felt by a people or that which causes terror in a people. For 'Folk-terror' substitute:
hlígan
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, for the Latin in the second passage substitute ' scientiae sibi nomen extendunt', and add:
hún
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a bear-cub, in proper names, e.g. Hún-bald, Ælf-hún. v. Txts. 635 for many examples
hunig-flówende
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Add: lit. of flowers, Gú. 1250 (in Dict. ). fig. Huniflówende gecnordnessa melliflua studia, Hpt. Gl. 404, 17
imbe
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Take here ymbe in Dict., and add: Cf. Of ðám móre on imbaleá, C.D. v. 277, 13
Linked entry: ymbe
laþung
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Add: a church; ecclesia On háligre laþunge gelǽred bodigend in sancta ecclesia doctus predicator Scint. 124, 9
cwild-flód
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a deluge On cwildflóde wætra in diluuio aquarum (cf. cwilde flód, 28, 10), Ps. Vos. 31, 6
Linked entry: flód
sóhþa
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Voc. ii. 112, 4. The word is written sohctha 45, 72. Somner suggests ioctha
Linked entry: sóchtha
tó-drǽfness
Division, ⬩ difference
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Division, difference Tódroefnise wæs him bituién ymb ðæt schisma erat in eis, Jn. Skt. Lind. 9, 16
Linked entry: drǽfness
un-gelífedlíc
Incredible ⬩ marvellous
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Skt. ii. 23 b, 39. Nis nán tó ðam ungelýfedlíc spel, gif hé hyt segð, ðæt ic him ne gelífe, Shrn. 196, 18. Ðæs wealles micelness is ungeliéfedlíc tó secgenne murorum ejus vix credibilis relatu magnitudo, Ors. 2, 4; Swt. 74, 14.
be-dǽlan
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Nis nán man swá swíþe bedǽled ryhtwísnesse, ꝥ hé nán ryht andwyrde nyte, 35, 1; F. 156, 7. where what is possessed is taken away Bescyrede vel bedǽlde fraudaverat, Wrt. Voc. ii. 150, 46.
þearf-líc
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Hér is hálwendlíc lár and ðearflíc lǽwedum mannum, Wulfst. 134, 9. Ðæt is þearflíc gewuna, 104; 17: 108, 19: L. Ath. v. 8, 9; Th. i. 238, 18. On gódum lǽce biþ gelang þearflíc broces bót, L. Pen. 9; Th. ii. 280, 13.
æt-bredan
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Th. ii. 328, 30. Drihten mancynne ætbrǽd wuldor, þæt hé him wuldor forgeáfe, i. 578, 15. with idea of spoliation Ic ætbréde vel ic forgrípe diripio, i. rapio, abstraho, eripio, Wrt. Voc. ii. 140, 48.
LEÓF
LIEF ⬩ desirable ⬩ pleasant ⬩ acceptable ⬩ loved ⬩ beloved ⬩ dear ⬩ a friend ⬩ loved one
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Gode is swíðe leóf ðæt gé earmum mannum syllon it is very acceptable to God, that you give to poor men, Blickl. Homl. 53, 28. On ða tíd wæs mannum leóf ofor eorþan and hálwende at that time it was pleasant for men upon earth, and healthful, 115, 8.
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hlǽfdige
A lady, ⬩ mistress of a house; ⬩ after Bertric's time it is the title given to the wife of the West-Saxon king,
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A lady, mistress of a house; after Bertric's time it is the title given to the wife of the West-Saxon king, v. William of Malm. bk. ii. c. 2 Hlǽfdige, domina, Wrt. Voc. 72, 79. Hírédes hlǽfdige materfamilias, 73, 21.
á-teorian
to get exhausted ⬩ faint, ⬩ to lose heart or energy ⬩ get weary ⬩ faint ⬩ to get exhausted ⬩ come to an end ⬩ fail ⬩ be wanting ⬩ to be defective
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Th. ii. 564, II. Se dægÞonne ealle dagas áteoriað, þonne þurhwunað hé (Sunday) aa 310, 29. Hí (unexpected guests) nǽfre áteriað minstre mmquam desunt monasterio, R. Ben. I. 89, 10. Ðá ǽhta ðe ús áteoriað transitory possessions, Hml. Th. ii. 318, 26.
inwid
Fraud ⬩ guile ⬩ deceit ⬩ evil ⬩ wickedness
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Ne wæs ǽfre fácen ne inwid on his heortan nor was ever deceit nor guile in his heart, 223, 31. Gramlíc inwit nequitia, Ps. Th. 54, 15. Mán and inwit, 9. Forðan mé inwit næs on tungan quia non est dolus in lingua mea, 138, 2.
for-helan
To cover over ⬩ hide ⬩ conceal ⬩ celāre ⬩ occultāre ⬩ abscondĕre
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Forhele ic incrum Hérran hearmes swá fela I will conceal from your Lord so much calumny, Cd. 27; Th. 36, 29; Gen. 579. Gif he hit forhilþ if he hide it, Lev. 5, 1.