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feormend

(n.)
Grammar
feormend, es; m.

An entertainer

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An entertainer Sum sceal on féðe on feorwegas nýde gongan and his nest beran . . . áh hé feormendra lyt lifgendra, Vy. 30

ofer-hlúde

(adv.)
Grammar
ofer-hlúde, adv.
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Over-loudly Ne sceal man sealmas ofstlíce singan, ne oferhlúde psalmi non cursim, ane in excelsis uocibus recitentur, Chrd. 57, 13

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saban

(n.)
Grammar
saban, es; m. (?)

A sheet

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A sheet On sabanum, id est scéte in sabanis (cf. on scétum in sabanis,48, 47), Wrt. Voc. ii. 82, 57

horu-weg

(n.)
Grammar
horu-weg, es; m.

A dirty road, a lane [?]

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Ðar horoweg útt sceát, Cod. Dipl. Kmbl. v. 173, 17. Horwegstige devia semita, Cot. 61, Lye

sponge

(n.)
Grammar
sponge, an; f.

A sponge

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Genim spjungean, gedó on scearp eced, Lchdm. ii. 192, 18

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ast

(n.)
Grammar
ast, l. ást, e; f.
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On odene cylne macian ofn and áste and fela ðinga sceal tó túne, Angl. ix. 262, 3. See in D. D

wiþ-lǽdan

(v.)
Grammar
wiþ-lǽdan, p. de

To lead awaycarry off take away

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Similar entries v. wiþ, II. 3 Ðú ðe Jóseph swá sceáp gramum wiðlǽddest qui deducis velut ovem Joseph, Ps. Th. 79, 1. Ðú míne sáwle of swyltdeáðes láþum wiðlǽddest eripuisti animam meam de morte, 55, 11. Ða ðe wiðlaeddun ús qui abduxerunt nos, Ps.

hirde-leás

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Add: without a shepherd Swá swá hyrdeleáse sceáp sicut oves quibus non est pastor, Hml. A. 110, 260. without a pastor, without an ecclesiastical ruler Seó cyrice æt Hrofesceastre wæs hyrdeleás Hrofensis ecclesia pastorem minime habebat.

fýran

(v.)
Grammar
fýran, fýrian; p. de, ede

To furrow, cut with a ploughshare

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scer tungan úre fýrian (printed scyrian, but see An. Ox. 2492 note) ná durre eorþan heortan fremedre ut uomer linguae nostrae proscindere non audeat terram cordis alieni, Scint. 124, 5. Ongeán fírigende hand manus resulcans, iterum aperiens, An.

fémne

(n.)
Grammar
fémne, an; f.

A virginyoung womanvirgo

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A virgin, young woman; virgo Fémne sceal hire freónd gesécan the virgin shall seek her friend, Menol. Fox 548; Gn. C. 44

gærs-swýn

(n.)
Grammar
gærs-swýn, es; n.

A pasturage swineherbāgii porcus

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A pasturage swine; herbāgii porcus He sceal syllan gærs-swýn dēbet dăre porcum herbāgii, L. R. S. 2; Th. i. 432, 9

metod-gesceaft

(n.)
Grammar
metod-gesceaft, e; f.

Decree of fatedeath

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Decree of fate, death Sum sceal seonobennum seóc sár cwánian, murnan meotudgesceaft ( approaching death ), Exon. 87 b; Th. 328, 19; Vy. 20

mód-þracu

(n.)
Grammar
mód-þracu, gen. -þræce; f.

Impetuosity of mindimpetuous or daring courage

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Impetuosity of mind, impetuous or daring courage Ic ðæm gódan (Beowulf) sceal for his módþræce mádmas beódan, Beo. Th. 775; B. 385

in-ǽlan

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Holen sceal inǽled, yrfe gedǽled deádes monnes, Gn. Ex. 80. Gesáwon hí ǽnne ofen inǽledne ( succensum clibanum ), Gr. D. 219, 12. Add

níde

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Add Hé gebint hine selfne tó him mid his wordum ðæt hé sceal niéde ðá giémenne ymb ðone habban ðe hé ǽr ne ðorfte ... ðæt hé hine sceal níde tela lǽran apud curam, quae ante deerat, mens ligatur . . . commissis sibi cogitur bona dicere, Past. 193, 8-

níd-cofa

(n.)
Grammar
níd-cofa, an; m.

A prison

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A prison Se hálga wæs lǽded in ðæt dimme ræced, sceal ðonne in neádcofan nihtlange fyrst wunian, Andr. Kmbl. 2619; An. 1311

níd-þing

(n.)
Grammar
níd-þing, es; n.

A necessary thing

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A necessary thing Ealra neádþinga hé ( the monk) sceal hihtan and wilnigan fram his mynstres fæder (the abbot ), R. Ben. 57, 3

glof

(n.)
Grammar
glof, es; n.

A cliff

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A cliff Hafuc sceal on glofe wilde gewunian the hawk shall dwell wild on the cliff, Menol. Fox 494; Gn. C. 17

wer-bold

(n.)
Grammar
wer-bold, es; n.
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Weir-building Se gebúr sceal his riht dón . . . tó werbolde .xl. mǽra oððe án fóðer gyrda, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 450, 37

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ang-módness

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Gif seó sáwl slídan sceal in þá écan wíta and mid deóflum drohtnoð habban in angmódnysse earmra sáwla. Wlfst. 188, 6. Add