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a-myrdrian

(v.)
Grammar
a-myrdrian, p. ede; pp. ed

To murderkilloccidereinterficeretrucidare

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To murder, kill; occidere, interficere, trucidare Ðæt man amyrdred that a man be murdered, L. C. S. 57; Th. i. 406, 25

a-swícian

(v.)
Grammar
a-swícian, p. ode ; pp. od

To offendscandalizare

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MS.] si oculus tuus dexter scandalizat te, Mt. Kmbl. Rl. 5, 29

Linked entries: ǽ-swícian swician

mere-strengu

(n.)
Grammar
mere-strengu, f.

Strength in the seastrength for swimming

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Strength in the sea, strength for swimming Ic merestrengo máran áhte, earfeþo on ýðum, ðonne ǽnig óðer man, Beo. Th. 1070; B. 533

níd-faru

(n.)
Grammar
níd-faru, e; f.

A journey one is forced to takedeath

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A journey one is forced to take, death Fore there neidfaerae naenig uuirthit thoncsnotturra than him tharf sié, Archaeologia, vol. xxviii. p. 357

plúme

(n.)
Grammar
plúme, an; f.
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A plum (fruit or tree) Seó plúme hoc prunum, Ælfc. Gr. 6; Som. 5, 60. Plumae prunus, Txts. 88, 822 : plumum, 87, 1600

Linked entries: plýme plún

téan

(v.)
Grammar
téan, (?), tégan(?); p. téde

To grow tough or pliant

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Similar entries v. tóan, tóh; see also (?)ge-teágan

un-met

(adj.)
Grammar
un-met, un-mett, -mete; adj.

Without measureimmenseexcessive

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Without measure, immense, excessive Wæs seó éhtnysse unmetre eallum ðám ǽrgedónum quae persecutio omnibus anteactis immanior fuit, Bd. 1, 6; S. 476, 23

wóperian

(v.)
Grammar
wóperian, p. ode

To waillament

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To wail, lament Ða cleopode seó ungesǽlige wóperiende him tó: ' Eálá, help mín, wildeór mé habbaþ forneán tó-slyten,' Homl. Ass. 196, 32

weorold-dryhten

(n.)
Grammar
weorold-dryhten, es; m.
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The Lord of the world, the Deity Gif ðú wilnige weorulddrihtnes heáne anwald ongitan si vis celsi jura tonantis cernere, Met. 29, 1

á-hrǽcan

(v.)
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to clear out, spit out Sele ꝥ geagl tó swillanne ꝥ hé þý sél mæge ꝥ yfel út áhrǽcean, Lch, ii. 24, 13

Linked entry: hrǽcan

be-lǽwend

(n.)
Grammar
be-lǽwend, es; m.
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A betrayer hé Iudas geféra, Crístes be-lǽwendes, C. D. iii. 350, 17. Þurh þone Iudas, Crístes belǽwend, H. R. 15, 6

birla

(n.)
Grammar
birla, an; m.

The barrel

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The barrel, body (of a horse) Gif hors sié ofscoten; nim tóbrecenre nǽdle eáge, stinge hindan on þone byrlan, Lch. ii. 156, 30

Linked entry: byrla

ge-hlǽnsian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-hlǽnsian, p. ode
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To make lean Gewiss ys þæt þurh forhæfed-nysse flǽsc gehlǽnsud ( maceretur ), Scint. 53, 8. Gehlǽnsedum macilento, i. tenuato An. Ox. 2123

gewif-sǽlig

(adj.)
Grammar
gewif-sǽlig, adj.
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Fortunate: — Gewifsǽli furtunatus, þone gewifsǽligan (but gewilsǽligan according to Wülcker's reading, see Wülck. Gl. 406, 2) fortunatiim, Wrt. Voc. ii. 37, 6, 5

gyru

(adj.)
Grammar
gyru, (?); adj.
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nytlicness

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Add: profit, advantage Swá ꝥ hit for micelre nyttlicnesse (magnae utilitatis) ꝥ hyra weorc forholen beón ne magon, Gr. D. 61, 10

rima

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On ende ł riman sǽs in postremo maris, Ps. Rdr. 138, 9. Ǽghwár be þǽre riman, Chr. 1052; P. 178, 26. Add

þearfa

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Add Hé waes þearfa woruldlicra ǽhta and hé wæs on his geearnungum welig pauper rebus, sed meritis dives erat, Gr. D. 281, 13

un-æþelness

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For 'Dial. 2, 23' substitute Seó aeþelnes heora gebyrda gegearwað þæs módes unæþelnesse solet nobilitas generis parare ignobilitatem mentis, Gr. D. 151, 24

yfellíce

(adv.)
Grammar
yfellíce, adv.
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