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hærfest-tíma

(n.)
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hærfest-tíma, an; m.
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Autumn Autumnus. ꝥ ys hærfesttíma, cymð tó mancynne binnan seofen nihta fyrste autumn comes on the seventh of August, Angl. viii. 311, 18

híw-lic

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híw-lic, adj.
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Of a married woman Þǽre híwlican matronalis (cf. (?) matronalis pudicitiae obliviscens, Ald. 59, 16), Wrt. Voc. ii. 55, 19. For 'matronalis ... Lye' substitute:

hláf-gebrece

(n.)
Grammar
hláf-gebrece, es; n.
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A fragment of bread Hé his cristallum cynnum sendeð swylc swá hláfgebrece mittit crystallum suum sicut frusta panis, Ps. Th. 147, 6. Substitute:

in-sting

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Him mon betǽhte þá þreó land tó innstinge inn tó Defenum ( to be under the authority of Devonshire ), Cht. Crw. 19, 16. Add

lufung

(n.)
Grammar
lufung, e; f.
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Loving, action of loving Þá lufedon hí hyre mágas líchamlíce and on þǽre lufunge wǽron hyre éhtende (amando persequentes), Gr. D. 73, 14

scúfan

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scúfan, Add: <b>III a.</b> fig.
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Aldne monno of scýfende veterem hominem disponentes, Rtl. 32, 32. Add Se micla cræftiga hiertende tó scýfð, and egesiende stiérd, Past. 53, 16

un-swéte

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Add Hé cwæð. . . ꝥ . . . of þǽre eá wǽre reócende se mist unáræfnedlicre fýlnesse and unswétes stences (intolerabilis foetoris nebula), Gr. D. 218, 29

út-leóriende

(adj.)
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út-leóriende, adj.
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(ptcpl. ) Outgoing, departing Be þám út-'eóriendum (egredientibus) sáwlum of líchaman, Gr. D. 301, 14. Þá útleóriendan sáwle þára rihtwísra manna, 337, 19

for-nirwian

(v.)
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Dele the bracket in l. 2, and add: to diminish the productivity of. The Latin original is: Fructus arborum deficiunt, Archiv cxxviii. 57

burg-geriht

(n.)
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Of Þ ám lande æt Nigon hídon . . . burhgerihtu, Cht. Th. 432, 23. Burgerihta, 433, 18

Linked entry: ge-riht

clǽn-georn

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Add: desirous of cleanliness Góde bæc-yrstran . . . to ǽlcum meteþingum clǽngeorne . . . and wé wyllað þæt þá cócas clǽngeorne beón, Chrd. 19, 19-21

sceápen

(adj.)
Grammar
sceápen, adj.

Of a sheep

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Of a sheep Sceápen smera (cf. on sceápes smerwe,1. 9), Lchdm. ii. 128, 16. Ete sceápen flǽsc and nán óþer, 358, 22

útan-bordes

(adv.)
Grammar
útan-bordes, adv.

Abroad

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Abroad Man útanbordes wísdóm and láre hieder on lond sóhte people abroad came hither in search of learning, Past. pref.; Swt. 3, 11

Linked entries: útan útan-landes

ád-fynig

(n.)
Grammar
ád-fynig, es; n.

A damp place where a bonfire was made(?)

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Be eástan pyte tó ðám ealdan ádfini; of ðám finie, C. D. v. 194, 2

Linked entry: fynig

ælmes-gifa

(n.)
Grammar
ælmes-gifa, an; m.

An almsgiver

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An almsgiver Sé ðe wǽre gítsiende óðra manna þinga, weorðe of his ágenan rihte begytenan ælmesgyfa (-gifa, v. l.) georne, Wlfst. 72, 4

Linked entry: gifa

fýr-feaxe

(adj.)

Having locks of flame

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Having locks of flame Se fýrfeaxna [engel angelus] ignicomis (Ald. 146, 35), Wrt. Voc. ii. 90, 31: 47, 17

gyltan

(v.)
Grammar
gyltan, p. gylte; pp. gylt

To commit guilt or sinto be guilty

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To commit guilt or sin, to be guilty Ðara gyltendra scylda the sins of the guilty, Past. 21; Swt. 167, 6; Hat. MS

Linked entries: for-gyltan gyltende

heáh-gesceaft

(n.)
Grammar
heáh-gesceaft, e; f.

An exalted creature

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An exalted creature Hé is heáfod ealra heáhgesceafta he is the head of all exalted creatures, Cd. 1; Th. 1, 8; Gen. 4

broel

(n.)
Grammar
broel, brogel, es; n. [corrupted from the Mid. Lat. brolium or briolium]

A park, warren stored with deervivarium, hortus cervorum,

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A park, warren stored with deer; hence the BROYL, a wood in Sussex, belonging to the Archbishop of Canterbury; vivarium, hortus cervorum, Som

bryne-bróga

(n.)
Grammar
bryne-bróga, an; m.

fear; dreadFear or dread of fireincendii terror

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[bróga fear; dread] Fear or dread of fire; incendii terror Wið brynebrógan against the fire's dread, Exon. 55a; Th. 195, 24; Az. 161