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horn-sele

(n.)
Grammar
horn-sele, es; m.

A building having pinnacles,

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A building having pinnacles, Cd. 86; Th. 109, 11; Gen. 1821

on-druncnian

(v.)

to get drunk

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to get drunk Beóþ ondruncniende inebriabuntur, Ps. Spl. T. 35, 9

suhterga

(n.)
Grammar
suhterga, suhteriga, suhtriga, suhtria, an; m.
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Th. 114, 9; Gen. 1901. His (Abraham's) suhtriga Lot, 122, 20; Gen. 2029. His suhtrian wíf, 106, 23; Gen. 1775

rómian

(v.)
Grammar
rómian, p. ode;

with gen. To strive after

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with gen.

Temes

(n.)
Grammar
Temes, Temese the Thames. In the declension both weak and strong forms are found. [In Latin, nom. Temis, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. i. 30, 12, Temes, ii. 23, 12: gen. Tamisae, i. 98, 1: dat. Taemise, 216, 25: acc. Tamesim Bd. 1, 2; S. 42, 34 may be cited]
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Neáh ðære ié ðe mon hǽt Temes (Temese, MS. C.) ad flumen Tamesim, Ors. 5, 12; Swt. 238, 22. Sý eá hátte Temese, Chr. Erl. 5, 11. Ymbe heora landgemǽra: andlang Temese (on Temese, 8), L. A. G. 1; Th. i. 152, 18. Út on Temese; ðonne ondlong Temese, Cod.

freóndlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
freóndlíce, adv.

like a friend ⬩ kindly ⬩ ămīce ⬩ benigne

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like a friend, kindly; ămīce, benigne We ðe freóndlíce wíc getǽhton we kindly assigned to thee a dwelling-place, Cd. 127; Th. 162, 25; Gen. 2686: 76; Th. 95, 16; Gen. 1579: Past. pref; Hat. MS. Freóndlícor more kindly, Beo. Th. 2058; B. 1027

wíte-lác

(n.)
Grammar
wíte-lác, es; n.

Punishment ⬩ torment ⬩ pain

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Th. 154, 12 ; Gen. 2554. Weras básnedon wíteloccas (wíteláces, Grn.) weán under weallum, 146, 5 ; Gen. 2417

deóre

(adv.)
Grammar
deóre, adv.
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Ger. tiuro.]

ofer-niman

(v.)

to take by violence, to violate ⬩ to take away, carry off ⬩ to take away

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Hé eode in tó mé ðæt hé mé ofernáme ingressus est ad me, ut coiret mecum Gen. 39, 14. to take away, carry off Sóna wæs ðæt ǽtter ofer-numen vidimus rasuram totam vim veneni absumisse, Bd. 1, 1; S. 474, 39. [O. H. Ger. ubar-neman to take away.]

be-cnáwe

(adj.)
Grammar
be-cnáwe, in the phrase beón becnáwe (v. to be beknown = to avow, confess, N. E. D. s.
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v. be-know
)
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Ic ne am bicnówe ðat ic (printed it; but cf. ic ne eom ge-cnáwe ꝥ ic ǽnigean menn geáfe þá sócne þanon ut, 222, 27) áni man úðe ðenen út . . . hámsócne, C. D. iv. 226, 4

and-wirdan

(v.)
Grammar
and-wirdan, p. de; pp. od

to answer ⬩ respondere

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Gen. 3, 2

cenning

(n.)
Grammar
cenning, e; f.

Birth, a producing ⬩ partus

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Birth, a producing; partus Ðære cenninge tíma tempus pariendi, Gen. 25, 24

Linked entries: bearn-cennung cynning

cwealm-dreór

(n.)
Grammar
cwealm-dreór, es; m. [dreór blood]

Slaughter-gore ⬩ sanguis cæde profusus

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Slaughter-gore ; sanguis cæde profusus, Cd. 47; Th. 60, 22; Gen. 985

for-swulge

(v.)
Grammar
for-swulge, 2nd sing. p. of for-swelgan.

hast swallowed up or devoured

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hast swallowed up or devoured, Cd. 43; Th. 57, 34; Gen. 938;

Ismahélitas

(n.)
Grammar
Ismahélitas, pl. m.

Ishmaelites

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Ysmahélitum Ismaelitis, Gen. 37, 28

brugdon

(v.)
Grammar
brugdon, p. pl. of bregdan.

laid hold of, drew ⬩ strinxerunt

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laid hold of, drew; strinxerunt, Cd. 93; Th. 120, 8; Gen. 1991;

heals-mægeþ

(n.)
Grammar
heals-mægeþ, e; f.

A virgin embraced and beloved

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A virgin embraced and beloved, Cd. 98; Th. 130, 6; Gen. 2155

Linked entries: mægþ heals-gebedda

on-clipian

(v.)

to invoke

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to invoke Enos ongan ǽrest onclypian invocare Drihtnes naman, Gen. 4, 26

swefnigend

(n.)
Grammar
swefnigend, es; m.

A dreamer

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A dreamer Hér gǽþ se swefnigend ecce somniator venit, Gen. 37, 19

wæl-dreór

(n.)
Grammar
wæl-dreór, es; m.

The blood of the slain

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Th. 62, 19; Gen. 1016. Ic fylde mid folmum ordbanan Abeles, eordan sealde wældreór weres, 67, 9; Gen. 1098

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