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gálfull

(adj.)
Grammar
gálfull, adj.

Lustful ⬩ licentious ⬩ luxurious ⬩ libīdĭnōsus ⬩ luxŭriōsus

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Lustful, licentious, luxurious; libīdĭnōsus, luxŭriōsus, Scint. 21 : 28 : 58

á-wending

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Áwendincg subversio, Scint. 188, 4: inmutatio, 225, 15. Add

Linked entry: wending

for-hogiendlic

(adj.)
Grammar
for-hogiendlic, adj.

Contemptible ⬩ despicable

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Contemptible, despicable Forhogigendlic contemptibilis, Scint. 62, 7: 125, 9

Linked entry: -hogiendlic

ceorfincg-ísen

(n.)
Grammar
ceorfincg-ísen, es; n.

A marking or searing-iron ⬩ cauterium = καυτήριον

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A marking or searing-iron; cauterium = καυτήριον Scint. 9

féstrian

(v.)
Grammar
féstrian, p. ode, ude; pp. od, ud

To foster ⬩ nourish ⬩ nutrīre

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To foster, nourish; nutrīre Féstrud beón nutrīri, Scint. 81

Linked entry: fóstrian

for-gyltan

(v.)

to become guilty ⬩ to commit ⬩ committĕre

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Scint. Ben. Lye

spær

(adj.)
Grammar
spær, adj.
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Spare, frugal Spær mete parcus cibus, Scint. 52, 6

tung-full

(adj.)
Grammar
tung-full, adj.
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Loquacious, talkative Tungfull mann linguosus homo, Scint. 81, 9

under-wendan

(v.)

subvertere

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glosses subvertere in: Hé underwende subuertat, Scint. 196, 6

á-stirred

(adj.)
Grammar
á-stirred, adj.

Starred ⬩ starry

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Starred, starry Geseón heofen ástyrredne (stellatum), Scint. 180, 3

Linked entry: -stirred

ceald

(adj.)
Grammar
ceald, adj.
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Mid cealdrum éstum frigidioribus aepulis, Scint. 52, 1. Add

frécedlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
frécedlíce, adv.
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In peril Scipu frécedlíce geyrnað. Archiv cxx. 298, 6

ge-þwǽrung

(n.)
Grammar
ge-þwǽrung, e; f.
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Consent Mid geþwǽrunge geþances consensione mentis, Scint. 228, 12

Linked entry: -þwǽrung

felasprecol-ness

(n.)
Grammar
felasprecol-ness, e; f.

Loquacity

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Sé þe hatað felaspeculnysse, hé ácwencð yfelnysse, Scint. 79, 9

hwelian

(v.)
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Mænige andan mid wunde hweliað multi inuidię liuore tabescunt, Scint. 77, 2. Be óþres fremum þú ná hwela de alterius profectibus non tabescas, 8. For ' Lchdm. . . . col. 1' substitute Scint. 76, 19 and add: to waste away, pine: —

fleótan

(v.)
Grammar
fleótan, part. fleótende; ic fleóte, ðú flýtst, he flýt, pl. fleótaþ; p. fleát, pl. fluton; pp. floten [fleót a stream]

To FLOAT ⬩ swim ⬩ fluctuāre ⬩ nătāre ⬩ nāvĭgāre

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Oft scipu scríðende scrinde fleótaþ illic nāves pertransībunt, Ps. Th. 103, 24. Fleát fámigheals forþ ofer ýðe the foamy necked one floated forth over the wave, Beo. Th. 3822; B. 1909

Linked entry: a-fleótan

scegð

(n.)
Grammar
scegð, scǽð, es; m.: e; f.
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Litel scip vel sceigð scapha vel trieris, 47, 61. Ic gean mínre scǽðe for mínre sáwle intó Hramsége healfe ðam abbode and healfe ðam híréde, Chart. Th. 598, 9.

híhþ

Grammar
híhþ, híhþu, híhþo.

altitude ⬩ a summit ⬩ top ⬩ the highest point ⬩ extreme degree ⬩ the heavens

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Heáhþo, 6. the highest point, extreme degree Mæg[en] sóðes gebedes ys hýhð (celsitudo) sóðre lufe, Scint. 4, 20. the regions above, the heavens Þænne hýhð heofenlic (celsitudo caeleslis) byð openud, Scint. 180, 15.

Linked entries: heáhþu héhþu

a-fandigendlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
a-fandigendlíc, -fandelíc, -fandodlíc; adj.

What may be tried ⬩ proved ⬩ probable ⬩ probabilis

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What may be tried, proved, probable; probabilis,Scint. de prædest

Linked entry: a-fandelíc

cneátung

(n.)
Grammar
cneátung, e; f.

A debate, an inquiry, a search; ⬩ disputatio, scrutinium

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A debate, an inquiry, a search; disputatio, scrutinium Scint. 14

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