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sóþ-spell

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Ðyllice leásunga hí worhton, and mihton eáþe secgan sóþspell, gif him þá leásunga nǽron swétran, Bt. 35, 4; F. 162, 15. Add

tabule

(n.)
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Add: tabul, tablu; f. Hæfdon hí mid him gehálgode fatu and gehálgode tablu (tabul, v. l. ), Bd. 5, 10; Sch. 601, 18

tó-lísness

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add: desolation On tóliésnesse in desolatione, Ps. Vos. 72, 19. Wé geómriaþ þá tólýsnesse and broc þyssere stówe, Gr. D. 313, 14

þingung

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From alre néweste gelaáfulra sýn heó ásceádene and ásyndrade nymðe heó hit hér mid þingonge bóte gebéte, C.D. i. 114, 27. Add

un-gehrinen

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Add: — Óðer dǽl hire wæs forbærned, óþer dǽl wunode ungehrinen and ungedered (pars altera intacta remanebat), Gr. D. 340, 22. Hé é

un-hírlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
un-hírlíce, adv.
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Fiercely, savagely Hégeseah þoneealdan munuc swíðe unheórlíce and wælgrimlíce fram deófle geswænced quem cum vir Deicrudeliter vexari conspiceret, Gr. D. 161, ll

Linked entry: hírlíce

yfel-dǽd

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Hé wearð álýsed fram þæs drýes bendum . . . and arn tó ðám apostole bysmrigende þæs drýes yfeldǽdum, Hml. Th. ii. 414, 26. Add

ceáp-land

(n.)
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bought land (?) Ic an mín wíf al ðat ceáplond and dat óðer ðat ic mid hire nam, C. D. iv. 294, 18

sǽ-cir

(n.)
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sǽ-cir, sǽ-cirr

the retreat of the sea

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the retreat of the sea (when the waves drew back and left a passage for the Israelites), Cd. Th. 196,13 ; Exod. 291

Waller-wente

(n.)
Grammar
Waller-wente, pl.

The Celtic inhabitants of Cumbria

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The Celtic inhabitants of Cumbria Nime hé his mága .xii. and .xii. Wallerwente, L. N. P. L. 51;Th. ii. 298, 8

æppel-sceal

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æppel-sceal, l. -scealu,

The sheath that encloses the pip of an apple

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The sheath that encloses the pip of an apple Filmenum, æpelscealum ymb ðá cyrnlu cittis, Wrt. Voc. ii. 17, 69. and add:

ǽrend-fæst

(adj.)
Grammar
ǽrend-fæst, adj.

Bound on an errand

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Bound on an errand Férde sum ǽrendfæst ridda . . . and lǽdde hit forð mid him ðǽr hé fundode tó, Hml. S. 26, 221

Linked entry: -fæst

wincel

(n.)
Grammar
wincel,

a corner

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(?) a corner; cf. place-names, e.g. Wincel-cumb, Homl. Skt. i. 21, 33: Cod. Dip. Kmbl. vi. 354; and modern Aldwinkle (Northants)

ofer-eald

(adj.)
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ofer-eald, adj.

Exceedingly old

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Exceedingly old Ðeáh hit gecyndelíc sý on menniscum gewunan, ðæt man mildheortnesse cýðe ðám oferealdum and ðám cildgeongum, R. Ben. 61, 12

ofer-wlencu (o)

(n.)
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ofer-wlencu (o), f.

Ostentation, superabundant means

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Ostentation, superabundant means Ða ðe hyra lífes þurh lust brúcan ídelum ǽhtum and oferwlencum, gierelum gielplícum, Exon. Th. 127, 21; Gú. 389

ofer-lǽdan

(v.)

to oppressopprimooppressoroppressio

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to oppress Ðá wæs se munt mid mycelum brógan eall oferlǽded; and unhiérlíc storm of ðæm munte ástág, Blickl. Homl. 203, 7

Linked entry: ofer-lád

sorh-cearu

(n.)

grievous carepainful anxiety

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grievous care, painful anxiety Næs him sorgcearu ðeáh his líc and gǽst hyra somwiste gedǽled(-de ?), Exon. Th. 160, 6; Gú. 939

full-faran

(v.)

to perform a journey

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to perform a journey For unfriðe man mót freólsǽfenan nýde fulfaran betweónan Eferwíc and six míla gemete, Ll. Th. ii. 298, 26

Linked entry: faran

híréd

Grammar
híréd, l. híred,

a familya familyhousethe familycourt

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and add: a family, wife and children Gif hwá stalie swá his wif nyte and his bearn ... Gif hé stalie on gewitnesse ealles his híredes, Ll. Th. i. 106, 15-17. Gif hig (priests) hwylc árwyrðe hýredes fæder tó his húse gelaðige, sé þe wyle mid his wífe

ge-fæstnian

(v.)
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Add: where motion is prevented, to fix. to make motionless that which can move Hé sealte ýþa gefæstnade, Ps. Th. 77, 15. to place firmly that which can be moved Betwux ús and eów is gefæstnod (gefæstnad firmatum, Lk. L. 16, 26) micel ðrosm, Hml. Th.