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on-stígend

(n.)
Grammar
on-stígend, es; m.

One who ascends or mounts

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One who ascends or mounts Hors and onstígend áwearp in equum et ascensorem projecit in mare, Ps. Surt. ii. 187, 4

beado-weorc

(n.)
Grammar
beado-weorc, es; n.

A war-workwarlike operationbellicum opus

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A war-work, warlike operation; bellicum opus Ic eom beadoweorca sæd I am tired of war-works, Exon. 102b; Th. 388, 4; Rä. 6, 2: Chr. 937; Th. 205, 40, col. 1, 2; Æðelst. 47

Linked entry: beadu-weorc

ofer-weaxan

(v.)

to cover by growing, over-grow

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to cover by growing, over-grow Hǽlend wæs sprecende tó Abrahame and wæs cweðende ðæt his sǽd oferweóxe ealle ðás woruld, Blickl. Homl. 159, 26. Mid wuda oferwexen, 207, 27: Homl. Th. i. 508, 23

geþwǽr-lǽcan

(v.)
Grammar
geþwǽr-lǽcan, -lécan; p. -lǽhte; pp. -lǽht

To agreeassent toconcordāreassentīre

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To agree, assent to; concordāre, assentīre He sǽde ðæt heora þeáwas ne mihton his dihte geþwǽrlǽcan he said that their manners could not accord with his disposition. Homl. Th. ii. 158, 7.

féster-fæder

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Drihtnes engel hine gelǽdde tó sumum and his fésterfæder mid hine, Shrn. 91, 1. Add

treów-lic

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Add: safe, to be trusted Treówlicre hit is be staðe tó [swim]manne ðonne út on tó seglanne, Prov. K. 64

æt-foran

(prep.)
Grammar
æt-foran, prep. dat. [æt at, foran fore]

Close beforeclose bybeforeatanteprocoram

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Sæt ætforan ðam dómsetle sedit pro tribunali, Jn. Bos. 19,13

Linked entry: fóran

antefn

(n.)
Grammar
antefn, = antefen, e; f? es; n? [ἀντί opposite, φωνή a voice]

An antiphonanthema hymn sung in alternate partsantiphonacantus Ecclesiasticus alternus

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An antiphon, anthem, a hymn sung in alternate parts; antiphona, cantus Ecclesiasticus alternus Is ðæt sǽd, ðæt hí ðysne letanían and antefn geleóþre stæfne sungan fertur, quia hanc litaniam consona voce modularentur, Bd. 1, 25; S. 487, 24

ís-ceald

(adj.)
Grammar
ís-ceald, adj.

Ice-cold

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Ice-cold Ísceald , Exon. 81 b ; Th. 306, 28; Seef. 14: 307. 5; Seef. 19: Bt. Met. Fox 27, 6; Met. 27, 3

for-hweorfan

(v.)
Grammar
for-hweorfan, p. -hwearf

To pass awaybe destroyed

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To pass away, be destroyed On þám dæge on þám fýrenan wylme forhwyrfeð (-hwirf-, v. l.) and eorðe and heofonas, Wlfst. 183, 4

weorold-wæter

(n.)
Grammar
weorold-wæter, es; n.
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Ic ðé secge, twá sindon sealte , and twá fersce, Salm. Kmbl. p. 186, 24)

wrohtian

(v.)
Grammar
wrohtian, (?)
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bedráf, ðǽr ðe heó wrohtaþ (frohtaþ = forhtaþ? the Latin has: Mare forniidat, 210, 90) dæges and nihtes, Homl. Ass. 173, 105

be-reáfigend

(n.)
Grammar
be-reáfigend, es; m.

A spoilerrobber

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A spoiler, robber Eálá þú , manna be-reáfigend and unscæððigra beswtcend, Ap. Th. ll, 10. Cf. Bereafgende grassatrix, An. Ox. 7, 136

Linked entry: reáfigend

byht

Grammar
byht, [cf. búgan].
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Ðér díc útt scǽtt æt ðám bihtæ, C. D. v. 74, 2. On heges byhte; of ðám byhte, iii. 419, 16. Add

sæccan

(v.)

to fight, contend

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Similar entries v. preceding word(sæc); but cf. also sacian, sacan

óþ-fæstan

(v.)
Grammar
óþ-fæstan, I.
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Th. 292, 23; Sae. 445

tún-cressa

(n.)
Grammar
tún-cressa, an; m. : -cærse, -cerse, an; f.
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Nim túncersan sǽd, Lchdm. ii. 90, 18

sealt

(adj.)
Grammar
sealt, salt; adj.
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Salt, of that which is naturally salt For hwam wæs seó sealt geworden? Moises áwearp ða .x. word in ða , and his teáras ágeát in ða ; for ðam wearð seó sealt, Salm. Kmbl. 188, 15-19. Sealt wæter the sea, Ps. Th. 68, 2: Cd.

ge-wilwan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-wilwan, ge-wilwian, ge-wylian.
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D. 101, 13, 18. to roll together, band together Hí drífað þá dráfe crístenra manna fram út ðurh þás þeóde gewylede (-wil-, -wel-, v. ll. ) tógædere, Wlfst. 163, 6. v. wilwan

be-swícend

(n.)
Grammar
be-swícend, es; m.

A deceiverimpostor

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A deceiver, impostor Eálá þú , unscæððígra beswícend, Ap. Th. 11. 10. Bisuícend (-suíccend, -suiccend) impostorem, Txts. 70, 545. Biswícend, Wrt. Voc. ii. 45, 54

Linked entry: swícend