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wíf-fæst

(adj.)
Grammar
wíf-fæst, adj.

Married

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Cf. wíf-leás

mis-libban

(v.)

to lead a bad life

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to lead a bad life Biþ mannum sceamu ðæt hí mislybban sceolon, and ða nýtenu healdaþ heora gesetnysse, Homl. Th. ii. 324, 18

Linked entry: libban

tyhting

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S. 28, 66. v. leás-, on-tyhting. Add

ǽ-lǽdend

(n.)
Grammar
ǽ-lǽdend, es; m. [ǽ lex, lǽdend lator, from lǽdan ferre, to move or propose a law]

A lawgiverlegislator

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A lawgiver; legislator, Ps. Spl. 9, 21

ge-hlǽnsian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-hlǽnsian, p. ode
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To make lean Gewiss ys þæt þurh forhæfed-nysse flǽsc sí gehlǽnsud ( maceretur ), Scint. 53, 8. Gehlǽnsedum macilento, i. tenuato An. Ox. 2123

syl-weg

(n.)
Grammar
syl-weg, es; m.
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On sylweg; andlang weges on ða hǽðihtan leáge, and swá on ðæt fúle slóh, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 262, 22

an-lǽdan

(v.)
Grammar
an-lǽdan, p. de

To lead on or toadducere

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To lead on or to; adducere Ðǽr eorp-werod an-laddon there led on the swarthy host. Cd. 151; Th. 190, 5; Exod. 194

a-þýwan

(v.)
Grammar
a-þýwan, p. de; pp. ed [a from, þýwan to drive]

To lead or drive fromto discardejicere

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To lead or drive from, to discard; ejicere He hý raðe aweg aþýwde he soon drove them away, Ors. 6, 36; Bos. 131, 28

hoc

(n.)
Grammar
hoc, gen. hocces

Hock, mallow

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Hock, mallow Hocces leáf, L. M. 3, 37; Lchdm. ii. 330, 3. Hocces moran, 41; Lchdm. ii. 334, 27. Hoc, Lchdm. iii. 22, 2

wudu-bind

(n.)
Grammar
wudu-bind, es; m. ; -binde, au; f. : -bindele, an; f.

Woodbine

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Wudubindes leáf, Lchdm, ii. 34, 26: 306, 24: 326, 11. Wudubindan leáf, iii. 14, 2 : 30, 8. Wuduhunig ðæt wæxes on wudubinde, Mk. Skt. Lind. i. 6

for-nirwan

(v.)
Grammar
for-nirwan, for-nirwian
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Ðǽre .x. niht (after Christmas) gif wind byð, treów byóð fornerwede (will come into leaf late?), Lch. iii. 164, 24

Linked entry: nirwan

lín-æcer

(n.)
Grammar
lín-æcer, (?), es; m.
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wege þám innmæstan ; of línaceran innan ðone hege, Cht. . 239, 10, Cf. lín-leáh, fleax-æcer

læð

(n.)
Grammar
læð, es; n.

Land

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Land Ðó swá ic lǽre beó ðé [Lchdm. ðú] be ðínum and lǽt mé be mínum ne gyrne ic ðínes ne lǽðes ne landes ne sace ne sócne ne ðú mínes ne þearft do as I advise; be thou with thine and leave me to mine; I desire nothing of. thine, neither lea nor land,

gást-cófa

(n.)
Grammar
gást-cófa, an; m.

The spirit's chamberbreastanĭmi cŭbīlepectus

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Kmbl. 22; Leas. 13

út-hleáp

(n.)
Grammar
út-hleáp, es; n.

The fine for allowing a culprit to escape

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Th. 411, 30: 359, 3 (printed -leaw)

Linked entry: hleáp

a-dwelian

(v.)
Grammar
a-dwelian, p. -dwelede, -dwealde; pp. -dweled, -dweald [a, dwelian. to err]

To seducelead into errorseducere

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To seduce, lead into error; seducere Woldon adwelianmancyn fram heora Drihtene they would seduce mankind from their Lord, L. Ælf. P. 29; Th. ii. 374, 31

scottettan

(v.)
Grammar
scottettan, (?) to move about quickly (? cf. sceotan, <b>III, IV;</b> scotian,
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). to dance, leap Sceottet (or = (?) sceóteþ: t for þ occurs in verb inflexions in the same glossary, e. g. geþwǽrat, 397, 439) saltat, Germ. 394, 222

hringan

(v.)
Grammar
hringan, p. de; v.

To ring

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Yc gef leáua ðam munche tó hringinde hyre týde I give leave to the monks to ring their hours, Chart. Th. 437, 13

heáfod-bæþ

(n.)
Grammar
heáfod-bæþ, es; n.
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Weliges leáf wylle on wætere, þweah mid þý, Lch. ii. 156, 1

in-wudu

(n.)
Grammar
in-wudu, a ; m.
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Woodland reserved to the lord Se wuda gemǽne þe intó lóceres leáge hýrð oð ðæs cinges inwuda, C. D. B. iii. 189, 2. Cf. in-snǽd