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wicg-cræft

(n.)
Grammar
wicg-cræft, es; m.
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Steed-craft, skill in connection with horses Sum bið meares gleáw, wiccræfta wís, Exon. Th. 297, 18; Crä. 70

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wógung

(n.)
Grammar
wógung, e; f.

Wooing

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Wooing Sum heretoga áwðgode dæs cáseres dohtor; wearð se cásere for ðære wógunge ástyrod, Homl. Skt. i. 7, 301

heáh-þegen

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Wæs sum heáhþegen geháten Tetradius, Hml. S. 31, 506. Mid ánum heáhþegene Lisias geháten (Lysias a nobleman and Add: —

hæpsian

(v.)
Grammar
hæpsian, p. ode; pp. od

To hasp, fasten with a bolt

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To hasp, fasten with a bolt Ic scitte sum loc oððe hæpsige sero, Ælfc. Gr. 37; Som. 39, 21

irfe-láf

(n.)
Grammar
irfe-láf, e; f.

heirloominheritanceheir

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An hereditary relic, heirloom, what is left of an inheritance, inheritance, heir Hé fédeþ folc Iacobes and Israhéla yrfeláfe pascere Jacob servum suum, et Israel hæreditatem suam, Ps. Th. 77, 70.

bere-ærn

(n.)
Grammar
bere-ærn, ber-ern, beren, bern, bearn, es; n.

A barley-placea corn-placea barnhorreum

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A barley-place, a corn-place, a barn; horreum He gegaderaþ his hwǽte on his bern congregabit triticum suum in horreum, Mt. Bos. 3, 12 : 13, 30. He feormaþ hys berenes flóre purgabit aream suam, Lk. Jun. 3, 17.

heáh-þeód

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Substitute: An illustrious race Sum æþela man on þǽre héhþeóde Myrcna ríce vir de egregia Merciorum stirpe, Guth. Gr. 104, 2: 152, 19

ǽfen-rest

(n.)
Grammar
ǽfen-rest, e; f.

Evening restvespertina requies

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Evening rest; vespertina requies Sum sáre ongeald ǽfenreste one paid dearly for his evening rest, Beo. Th. 2508; B. 1252

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þurh-þyddan

(v.)

to thrust throughpierce through

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to thrust through, pierce through Ðá com sum cempa swíþe gewǽpnod, and hyne sóna þurhþydde, Homl. Skt. i. 3, 273

word-leán

(n.)
Grammar
word-leán, es; n.

A reward for words (a song)

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A reward for words (a song) Oft ic wóðboran wordleána sum ágyfe æfter giedde. Exon.Th. 489, 18 ; Rä. 78, 9

dalmatice

(n.)
Grammar
dalmatice, an; f.
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A dalmatic Man álegde ofer þá bǽre his dalmatican ( dalmaticam ), . . . and sum man gehrán þǽre dalmatican, Gr. D. 329, 24

snellíce

(adv.)
Grammar
snellíce, adv.

Rapidly, quickly, with activity strenue

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Rapidly, quickly, with activity Sum sceal snellíce snére wrǽstan one rapidly bends the harpstrings Exon. Th. 332, 9; Vy. 82

sigel-beorht

(adj.)
Grammar
sigel-beorht, adj.
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sun-bright, bright with the sun, sunny Wintres dæg sigelbeorhtne genimþ hærfest mid herige hrímes and snáwes winter's day takes captive sunny autumn with its army of frost and snow, Menol. Fox 404 ; Men. 203.

drohtnian

(v.)
Grammar
drohtnian, drohtian; part. drohtniende, drohtiende, drohtende; p. ode , ade ; pp. od, ad

To converse, dwell or keep company with, pass life, liveversāri, conversāri, dēgĕre, vitam ăgĕre

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Surt. 44, 7. To hwám drohtaþ heó mid us why dwelleth she with us? Salm. Kmbl. 894; Sal. 446: Exon. 57 a; Th. 203, 22; Ph. 88. We drohtniaþ degĭmus, Hymn. Surt. 113, 17.

Linked entries: drohtian drohtigen

folc-rǽden

(n.)
Grammar
folc-rǽden, -rǽdenn, e; f.

A nation's lawplēbiscītum

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A nation's law; plēbiscītum Sum mæg folcrǽdenne gehycgan one may deliberate a nation's law, Exon. 79a; Th. 295, 32; Crä. 42

hriðer-hirde

(n.)
Grammar
hriðer-hirde, es; m.

herdsman

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A neat-herd, herdsman Amos hátte sum hrýðerhyrde Amos was the name of a certain herdsman, Homl. Th. i. 322, 35

þoftscipe

(n.)
Grammar
þoftscipe, es; m.
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Fellowship Sum bróðor ... se him wæs on gástlícum (-re, MS.) þoftscipe geþeóded, Guthl. 10; Gdwin. 52, 5: 14; Gdwin. 62, 2

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

GAMEN

(n.)
Grammar
GAMEN, gomen, es; n.

GAMEjoypleasuremirthsportpastimejŏcusoblectāmentumgaudiumjūbĭlumlætĭtialūdus

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Bǽdon híg sume, ðæt Samson móste him macian sum gamen præcēpērunt ut vocārētur Samson et ante eos lūdĕret, Jud. 16, 25. Gamena lūdōrum: gamene jŏco, Mone B. 2807, 2808

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ofer-búgan

(v.)

to avoid, shun

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to avoid, shun Hié sindon suá micle wærlícor tó oferbúganne [ferbúgonne, Cott. MSS.] suá mon ongiet ðæt hié on máran ungewitte beóþ tanto caute declinandi sunt quanto insane rapiuntur, Past. 40, 5; Swt. 295, 21.

Linked entry: búgan