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hwistlian

(v.)
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Wistlaþ ot þám dǽle þe ꝥ sár biþ, Lch. ii. 258, 19. Hwistliende sibilant (coluber linguis trisulcis ), An. Ox. 4703. Swisliende, 2, 370. Add

þeáwfæstlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
þeáwfæstlíce, adv.
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In accordance with good usage Sume synd tó þám bilewite menn ꝥ ðú ne miht áfindan of ánum þúsende ánne þe mæge þeáwfæstlíce sprǽce sprecan, Hml. S. 5, 222

wróht-bora

Grammar
wróht-bora, <b>. I.</b>
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Ꝥ hé mid þý geweorðe úre wrégend and wróhtbora (-bera, v.l. accusalor) beforan þám dóme pæs écan déman, Gr. D. 221, 13. Wróhtborena excussorum, Ps. Rdr. 126, 4. Add

týdriend

(n.)
Grammar
týdriend, es; m.

One that brings forth

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One that brings forth Týdriend (týdriende ?) fecundus, i. copiosus, fructuostus, vel habundans, Wrt. Voc. ii. 148, 47. Cf. (?) Þe fule tuderende of flesliche lustes, O.E. Homl. ii. 55, 9

for-helan

(v.)
Grammar
for-helan, he -hilþ; p. -hæl, pl. -hǽlon; subj. p. -hǽle, pl. -hǽlen; pp. -holen

To cover overhideconcealcelāreoccultāreabscondĕre

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Ne biþ ðǽr wiht forholen there shall be naught concealed, Exon. 23 b; Th. 65, 14; Cri. 1054. Ðæt he ðæs hálgan hǽse forhǽle his hláforde that he should conceal the saint's command from his Lord, Glostr. Frag. 4, 20.

ge-sceap

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Ox. 8, 346. privy part Þæs fylmenes ofcyrf on ðám gesceape, Hml. Th. i. 94, 33

ciric-sócn

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Substitute: going to church, attendance at church Þæt crístene men þæne egesan ǽfre ne dreógan þæt hý deófolgyld weorðian, for ðám ne fremeð ǽnig cyricsócn ǽfre ǽnigum þéra þe þæt óðer drýhð, Wlfst. 281, 5.

ece

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Þá ǽlce dæge weóx se ece and seó ádl hefegode correptus febri . . . Cum per dies singulos languor ingravesceret, Gr. D. 175, 17. Ðǽr ( in hell) is éce æce (ece, v. l. ), Wlfst. 114, 4. Nis þǽr ( in heaven ) ǽnig sár geméted, ne ádl, ne ece, Bl.

be-reáfian

(v.)

alone

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Ꝥ hé God bereáfige, Lch. iii. 444, 1. þ á wícstówa and þæt wæl bereáfian castrorum praedam percensere, Ors. 3, 9; S. 128, 9. with spoil, in gen. pú þá treówa heora leáfa bereá-fast, Bt. 4 ; F. 8, 6.

ágend-frió

(n.)
Grammar
ágend-frió, -freo; indecl. m.

An ownerpossessorpossessor

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B.] ðone monnan let him give up the man to the owner, L. In. 53; Th. i. 136, 4

earp

(adj.)
Grammar
earp, adj.

Dark, dusky fuscus

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Dark, dusky; fuscus Earpan gesceafte, fús ofer folcum, fýre swǽtaþ the dark creatures [clouds; nubes], hurrying over the people, sweat fire, Exon. 102 a; Th. 385, 10; Rä. 4, 42

fealo-hilte

(adj.)
Grammar
fealo-hilte, adj.

Having a yellow or golden handle căpŭlo flāvo vel aureo instructus

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Having a yellow or golden handle; căpŭlo flāvo vel aureo instructus Feóll to foldan fealohilte swurd the golden-hilted sword fell to the earth, Byrht. Th. 136, 45; By. 166

Linked entry: -hilt

FEOHAN

(v.)
Grammar
FEOHAN, feón; part. feónde; p. feah, pl. fǽgon; pp. fegen

To rejoicebe gladexultgaudērelætāriexultāre

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To rejoice, be glad, exult; gaudēre, lætāri, exultāre Se feónde [MS. feond] gespearn fleótende hreáw the exulting [raven] perched on the floating corpses, Cd. 72; Th. 87, 11; Gen. 1447

Linked entry: feón

friþ-mǽl

(n.)
Grammar
friþ-mǽl, -mál, es; n.

An article of peacepācis pactio

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An article of peace; pācis pactio Ðis synd ða friþmál and ða fórword these are the articles of peace and the agreements, L. Eth. ii. prm; Th. i. 284, 6

Linked entry: friþ-gewrit

morþor-bedd

(n.)
Grammar
morþor-bedd, es; n.

The bed of deaththe bed where a murdered man lies

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The bed of death, the bed where a murdered man lies Wæs ðam yldestan mǽges dǽdum morþorbed stréd (of a man shot by his brother), Beo. Th. 4864; B. 2436

ge-cyssan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-cyssan, p. -cyste; pp. -cyssed [cyssan to kiss]

To kissoscŭlāri

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To kiss; oscŭlāri Gecyste cyning þegn betstan the king kissed the best of thanes, Beo. Th. 3744; B. 1870. Gecyste foet his osculabatur pedes ejus, Lk. Skt. Lind. 7, 38

mis-lǽdan

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Dysig bið se wegférenda man sé ðe nimð þone sméðan weg þe hine mislǽt, and forlǽt ðone sticolan þe hine gebrinctí tó ðǽre byrig, Hml. Th. i. 164, 8. Add

ge-slit

(n.)
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ge-slit, es; n.

A bitetearing

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A bite, tearing Ðæra næddrena geslit wæs deádlíc the bite of those serpents was deadly, Homl. Th. ii. 238, 30. Þurh deóra geslit by the tearing of beasts, 544, 2

Linked entry: slit

a-scínan

(v.)
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a-scínan, p. -scán, pl. -scinon; pp. -scinen

To shine forthto be clearevidentclarescereelucere

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Ðá ðǽr ascán beáma beorhtast then there shone the brightest of beams, Exon. 52a; Th. 180, 20; Gú. 1282

frécnen-spræc

(n.)
Grammar
frécnen-spræc, e; f.

An audacious or hostile speechaudax vel hostīlis sermo

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Th. 2213, note; B. 1104