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spíwan

(v.)
Grammar
spíwan, p. spáw, pl.spiwon.

to spew, vomit, spit upto spitto spit

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spáw blód, Homl. Skt. i. 12, 63. spáw his innoð út þurh his múð, Shrn. 66, 33. Ðonne man ða cild cwalde, ðonne spiwon hí ða meoloc, 33, 1. Hit eft spíwende, Blickl. Homl. 57, 7. with dat.

Linked entry: spiwian

cáfe

(adv.)
Grammar
cáfe, adv.
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Quickly, promptly; celeriter, prompte Mægen samnode cáfe to ceáse he promptly collected his strength for the fight, Elen. Kmbl. 111; El. 56

ed-geong

(adj.)
Grammar
ed-geong, ed-giong; adj.

Growing young again rejuvĕnescens

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Growing young again; rejuvĕnescens Of ascan edgeong weseþ from ashes he becomes young again, Exon. 61 a; Th. 224, 10; Ph. 373

Linked entry: ed-giong

em-lícnes

(n.)
Grammar
em-lícnes, -ness, e; f.

Evenness, equality, equityæquĭtas

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Evenness, equality, equity; æquĭtas He démþ folc on emlícnesse judĭcābit pŏpŭlos in æquĭtāte. Ps. Spl. T. 95, 10: 110, 7: 118, 75

Linked entry: em-

Eotol-ware

(n.)
Grammar
Eotol-ware, gen. -wara ; dat. -warum; pl. m.

Inhabitants of Italy, Italians, ItalyItăli, Itălia

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Inhabitants of Italy, Italians, Italy; Ităli, Itălia He sinoþ gesomnade Eotolwara biscopa cōgĕret synŏdum episcŏpōrum Ităliæ. Bd. 2, 4; S. 505, 33

exl

(n.)
Grammar
exl, e; f.

Shoulder hŭmĕrus

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Shoulder; hŭmĕrus He hit set on his exla impō;nit in humeros suos, Lk. Bos. 15, 5: Andr. Kmbl. 3148; An. 1577

feówurtig

(n.; num.; adj.)
Grammar
feówurtig, adj.

Fortyquadraginta

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Forty; quadraginta Ðá ðá he fæste feówertig daga and feówurtig nihta cum jejūnasset quadraginta diēbus et quadraginta noctĭbus, Mt. Bos. 4, 2

fetor-wrásen

(n.)
Grammar
fetor-wrásen, e; f. [wrásen a chain]

A fetterchaincătēnacompes

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A fetter, chain; cătēna, compes Hraðe siððan wearþ fetorwrásnum fæst he was soon fast bound in fetters, Andr. Kmbl. 2215; An. 1109

Linked entries: feter-wrásen wrásen

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

mistig

(adj.)
Grammar
mistig, adj.

Mistycovered with mist

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heóld mistige móras, Beo. Th. 326; B. 162

níd-behóflíc

(adj.)
Grammar
níd-behóflíc, adj.

Necessary

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Necessary sǽde ðæt him wǽre his líf nýdbehóflíc quia multum necessaria sibi esset vita ipsius, Bd. 5, 5; S. 618, 3

drincan

Grammar
drincan, <b>; II.</b>
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ꝥ ǽlc mann drunce þæs deórwurðan wínes be þám þe sylf wolde, Hml, A. 92, 22

ge-feolan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-feolan, p. -fæl, pl. -fǽlon; pp. -folen, -feolen

To stick topersistinsistere

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To stick to, persist; insistere Ðæt he ðám, hálwendum ongynnessum georne gefeole ut captis salutaribus insisteret, Bd. 5, 19; S. 637, 11

swefel-þrosm

(n.)
Grammar
swefel-þrosm, es; m.
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The vapour or smoke of sulphur rýnde ofer synfullan sweflðrosm pluit super peccatores sulphur, Ps. Spl. 10, 7. Cf. swefel-réc

Linked entry: þrosm

un-gesǽllíce

(adv.)
Grammar
un-gesǽllíce, adv.

Unhappilymiserablywickedlyimprobe

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Unhappily, miserably, wickedly; improbe Hæfð se yfela gást ungifa ... and ða dǽlð ðám mannum ðe ungesǽlíce him gehýrsumiaþ, Wulfst. 52, 12

wit-leás

(adj.)
Grammar
wit-leás, adj.

Witlesssenseless

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Witless, senseless On ðam fíftan mónþe (the fœtus) biþ cwica and weaxeþ and seó módur líð witleás, Lchdm. iii. 146, 12

wiþer-talu

(n.)
Grammar
wiþer-talu, e; f.

Replydefence

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Reply, defence ðǽrrihte ádumbode, for ðan ðe æt Godes dóme ne bið nán beládung ne wiþertalu, Homl. Th. i. 530, 6

an-wealda

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wæs swá milde swá him nán onwald (an-wealda, v. l. ) næs ǽr þǽm, Ors. 6, 2; S. 254, 22. Add

brego

Grammar
brego, (-a).
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Sum árleás cynincg, Cosdrue geháten, wæs swá upáhafen, and swá árleás brega, ꝥ wolde beón God, Hml. S. 27, 27. Add

ge-cyssan

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gecyste þone man þe wæs egeslíce hreóf. Shrn. 147, 6. ꝥte gecyste hine ut oscularetur eum, Lk. L.R. 22, 47. Add