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lǽl

(n.)
Grammar
lǽl, lél, e; f.

withewhipswitcha wealstripemarkbruiseswelling

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Ne sý him blódig wund líces lǽla ac hine gesundne ásettaþ ðǽr hine genóman let there be no bloody wound on him, no stripes on his body, but do you put him down sound, where you took him, Exon. 42 b; Th. 143, 34; . 671. Léla livor, Kent.

Linked entry: lél

lange

(adv.)
Grammar
lange, adv.

Longa long timefar

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Swá lange swá dydon ánum of ðysum mínum læstum gebróðorum swá lange hyt dydon mé quamdiu fecistis uni de his fratribus meis minimis, mihi fecistis, Mt. Kmbl. 25, 40: Blickl. Homl. 169, 21. Genóh lange long enough, Deut. 1, 6.

Linked entries: lencg leng

scrýdan

(v.)
Grammar
scrýdan, p. de.
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Ic wæs nacud and mé scrýddon (operuistis). Mt. Kmbl. 25, 36, 38. Módor, scrýd (vesti) ðínne sunu, Æltc. Gr. 18; Zup. 111, 3.

Linked entries: -scrid ful-scrid

for-gán

(v.)

to forgoto abstain fromgo withoutto abstain from

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Hwæt him sié tó forgánne on liferádle, hwæt him sié tó healdanne ge on lǽcedomum ge on mete, Lch. ii. 210, 13. to abstain from action, not to do Gémnise mettes and woedes forgáes fuglas sollicitudinem cibi uestisque carent anes, Lk. p. 7, 15.

Linked entry: for-gangan

dyfen

(n.)
Grammar
dyfen, e; f.

Desert, reward merĭtum

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Desert, reward; merĭtum Æft heora ge-earnungum and dyfene juxta eorum merĭta, C. R. Ben. 2

DURRAN

(v.)
Grammar
DURRAN, ic, he dear, ðú dearst, pl. durron, durran; p. dorste, pl. dorston, dorstan; pp. dorren

DARE, presumeaudēre

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Sax. gi-durran, gi-dar,   gi-dorsta, O. Frs. thura, thur, dur thuron, thorste, M. H. Ger. turren, tar, turren, torste, O. H. Ger. turran, tar, turrumés, torsta, Goth. daursan, dars, daursum, daursta.]

grunian

(v.)
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Add: and <b&gt;grunnian.</b&gt; to grunt Grunian (grunnian, An. Ox. 4337) grunnire, Hpt. Gl. 507, 15. to make a noise when chewing the cud (?) Grunað ruminat, Scint. 54, 15

tíþe

(n.)
Grammar
tíþe, tíþa (-e, -a; masc.: -u, -a, -e; fem.: -a; pl.)

to obtain one's request,to have granted the request for something

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Th. 142, 12; Gen. 2360. Hé ongann tó Gode wísdómes wylnian, and hé eác ðæs tíða wearð, Wulfst. 277, 19. Ðú (Lot) scealt ðære béne tíða weorðan, Cd. Th. 152, 28; Gen. 2527.

Linked entries: un-tygþa tíþ týþa

deþþan

(v.)
Grammar
deþþan, (?); p. deþede
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To suck Ðá breóst ðá ðú deðedes (ge-dédes?; L. has gediides) ubera quae suxisti, Lk. R. 11, 27

Fariséisc

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Hú ne eom ic Fariséisc swá same swá ?, Past. 363, 3. Þǽre fariséiscre farisaicę, An. Ox. 1259. Add

un-geboht

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Cf. ge-bycgan ; V

Brǽden

(n.)

Bredon Forest

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Bredon Forest On Brǽdene ge ðǽr onbútan in Bredon and thereabout, Chr. 905; Th. 181, 23, col. 1, 2

snot

(n.)

mucus from the nose, snot

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mucus from the nose, snot [found in the compound ge-snot] Wið gesnote and geposum Lchdm. ii. 54, 17

Linked entry: ge-snot

ent

(n.)
Grammar
ent, es; m. A giant; gĭgas = γίγας
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Gen. 6, 4 : Homl. Th. i. 318, 15. He seah on enta geweorc he looked on the work of giants, Beo. Th. 5428; B. 2717: Exon. 77b; Th. 291, 24; Wand. 87: Andr. Kmbl. 2988; An. 1497: Menol. Fox 463; Gn. C. 2

Linked entries: EÓTEN eten

a-fligan

(v.)
Grammar
a-fligan, l. á-flígan, -fífan,
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S. 2, 33, áflígdon deóflu, Hml. Th. i. 64, 22. Sé forgeaf ús ðás mihte þæt wé untrume gehǽlon, deóflu áflían, 466, 3. Þá þýstru áflígean, Gr. D. 171, 2. Wé sceolan mid ródetácne þá réðan áflían. Hml. S. 17, 145. Aflíged mon homo apostata , Kent.

gidding

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Dele first and last passages, take here <b&gt;gedding</b&gt; in Dict., and add: of metrical composition Béda þises hálgan líf ǽgðer ge æfter ánfealdre gereccednysse ge æfter leóðlicere gyddunge áwrát Bede wrote St.

wic-þegen

(n.)
Grammar
wic-þegen, es; m.
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Ðære kycenan wicþénas on ðone Sætresdæg ǽgðer ge fata þweán ge wætercláðas wacsan . . . þweán on ðan sylfan dæge ealra gebróðra tét ǽgðer ge ðære wucan wicþénas ge ðære tóweardan . . . Ða wicþénas (cf. ða wucan þegnas septimanarii, R. Ben.

án-forlǽtan

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Manige men hwæthugu gód begangaþ, and raþe hié hit ánforlǽtaþ. Bl. H. 57, 3. Hé his swostor ánforlét. Chr. 658; P. 32, 7. to give up what one has a claim to Gif wé ússe brýde ánforlǽtað if we give up those who ought to be our wives. Shrn. 86, 22

Linked entry: for-lǽtan

cracettan

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Substitute : <b&gt;crácettan,</b&gt; crǽccettan to croak Se hrefn mid openum múðe ongann crákettan (crǽccettan, v. l.) ymbútan þone hláf corvus aperto ore circa panem coepit crocitare, Gr. D. 118, 25

hring

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Gr. 172, 28