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líþig

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Genim þás wyrte on mortere wel gepunude oð ꝥ heó wel líþi (líþe, v. l. ) , Lch. i. 312, 11. Add

leás-óleccan

(v.)
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to flatter Wæs hit ꝥ seó tunge þára leásólecendra ( adulantium ) cweleþ þæs sáwle þe hí gehiéran lysteþ Gr. D. 34, 27

morþ-cræft

(n.)
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deadly art Hwæt is seó micele miht þínre morð-cræfte, ꝥ þú þyllic gefremast þurh feóndlicne drýcræft, Hml. S. 35, 173. (?)

ofer-mód

Grammar
ofer-mód, pride.
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ongeán-weard

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un-ǽfæstlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
un-ǽfæstlíce, adv.
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Irreligiously Gif hwylc bróðor a npreósthýrede bið þe intó cyrcan unǽwfæstlíce and prútlíce (non religiose, sed pompatice) gǽð, Chrd. 60, 33

Linked entry: ǽ-fæstlíce

wilmian

(v.)
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seó arrianisce éhtnes dum perstcutio Ariana vehementer insaniret, Gr. D. 240, 7. (?)

ban-weorc

(n.)
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action which causes death, manslaughter Seó unlagu ꝥ man móste banweorc on unsacne secgan, Ll. Lbmn. 244, 34. Cf. morþ-weorc

weall-hát

(adj.)
Grammar
weall-hát, adj.

Boiling hot red-hot

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Boiling hot, red-hot Ácéle ðú wealhát ísen ðonne hit furþum sié of fýre átogen on wíne, Lchdm. ii. 256, 15

Linked entries: weal-hát weall

á-dreógendlic

(adj.)

agendus, gerendus

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glosses agendus, gerendus Seó átreógenlice agenda, R. Ben. I. 37, 12. Lífes ádreógen(d)lices vite gerende, Hy. S. 103, 3

on-birgness

(n.)
Grammar
on-birgness, e; f.

Taste, tasting

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Taste, tasting Seó wæs wynsumu on ðære onbyrignesse ... Manige men þurh ðyses wǽtan onbyrignesse wurdan gehǽlde, Blickl. Homl. 209, 9-12

Linked entry: birgness

on-þyncan

(v.)

to seem, appear

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to seem, appear Ðý læs ðæt eów seó sægen monigfealdlícor biþ onþúhte tó wrítanne ne sim scribendi multiplex, Nar. 3, 29

hláf-leást

(n.)
Grammar
hláf-leást, e; f.

Lack of bread

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Lack of bread For ðære hláfleáste ða eorþan ǽton for lack of bread they ate the earth, St. And. 34, 20

tunglen

(adj.)
Grammar
tunglen, adj.

Of the starssidereal

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Of the stars, sidereal Seó tunglene heofon, Anglia vii. 12109, 115. Tunglenes éþeles wlite sidereae patriae decus, Hymn. Surt. 58, 2

ast

(n.)
Grammar
ast, l. ást, e; f.
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See in D. D

á-þrúten

(adj.)
Grammar
á-þrúten, adj. (ptcpl.)

Swollen

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Swollen Lege on þá stówe þǽr hit áþrúten sié, Lch. ii. 44, 14. Bið ꝥ heáfod áþrúten and sár, 218, 19

cyning

(n.)
Grammar
cyning, cyng,es; m. [cyn people, -ing originating from, son of] .

a king, ruler, emperor rex, imperator a spiritual King, God, Christ Deus, Christusthe devildiabŏlus, satănas Anglo-Saxon kings were at first elected from a family or class, by Witena gemót the assembly of the wise. fidelity was sworn to them by the people, in the following words the king took a corresponding oath to his peoplethe Anglo-Saxon king had royal power to pardon transgressors of all forfeits the king had one halfall hoards above the earth, and within the earth. As we learn from Beowulf, in early and heathen times, much treasure was buried in the mound raised over the ashes of the dead, besides what was burned with the body Pastus or ConviviumThe king visited different districts personally or by deputy to see that justice was done to all his subjects. In these periodical journeys the king received support and entertainment wherever he went. Hence perhaps the privileges of our judges Vigilia head ward, or a proper watch set over the king, which he claimed when he came into any district the mint or coinage of money. The king exercised a superintendence over the circulating medium

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se bisceop him dihte.

ge-laþung

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Add: a calling, summoning Seó godcunde gelaðung euocatio diuina, R.

LEÓHT

(n.)
Grammar
LEÓHT, líht, es; n.

LIGHTa light

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Gl. 67; Som. 69, 89; Wrt. 41, 42. Se blinda bæd his eágena leóhtes the blind man asked for his eye-sight, Blickl, Homl. 21, 6: Elen. Kmbl. 596; El. 298. Se dæg wæs fruma ðyses lǽnan leóhtes the day was the beginning of this transitory light, Blickl.

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ge-grípan

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S. 23 b, 735