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freórig-ferþ

(adj.)
Grammar
freórig-ferþ, adj.

Sad in soultristis anĭmo

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Sad in soul; tristis anĭmo Cwom freórigferþ ðá seó fǽmne wæs he, sad in soul, came to where the damsel was, Exon. 52 b; Th. 182, 30; Gú. 1318

full-cáflíce

(adv.)
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full-cáflíce, adv.

Full quicklyvery eagerlyvelocissĭme

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Full quickly, very eagerly; velocissĭme Se fullcáflíce bræd of ðæm beorne blódigne gár he very eagerly plucked the bloody dart from the chief, Byrht. Th. 136, 19; By. 153

Linked entry: ful-cáflíce

maniend

(n.)
Grammar
maniend, es; m.

One who claims

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Se wæs ǽrest theloniarius ðaet is gafoles moniend he (St. Matthew) was first theloniarius, that is a tax-gatherer, Shrn. 131, 24

preóst-lagu

(n.)
Grammar
preóst-lagu, e ; f.
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Ǽlc preóst finde him .xii. festermen ðæt preóstlage wille healdan mid rihte, L. N. P. L. 2 ; Th. ii. 290, 1-16

scyrting

(n.)
Grammar
scyrting, e; f.
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A shortening, an abridgement Gif hwilc gelǽred man ðás race ( the homily on Job ) oferrǽde, ðonne bidde ic ðæt ðás scyrtinge ne tǽle, Homl. Th. ii. 460, 6

scoppa

(n.)
Grammar
scoppa, an ; m.
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A shop, a booth or shed for trade or work (cf. work*-*shop) geseh ða welegan hyra lác sendan on ðone sceoppan ( in gazophilacium ), Lk. Skt. 21, 1

Linked entries: scioppa sceoppa

ge-gang

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manige mæn þára þe ic gemunde, ǽgþer ge on tída gegange ge eác on wundrum oferþeáh multos quorum memini uirtute et tempore praecessit, Gr. D. 179, 10. Add

ge-ortréwan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-ortréwan, p. de; pp. ed [tréwan to trust]

To despairdēspērāre

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To despair; dēspērāre Ða þreó ðé ne lǽtaþ geortréwan he ðam écan lífe these three suffer thee not to despair of the everlasting life, Bt. 10; Fox 30, 9

sundor-genga

(n.)
Grammar
sundor-genga, an; m.
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-Sum fearhrýþer ðæs óþræs ceápes geférscipe oferhogode, and him gewunode ðæt wæs geond ðæt wésten sundorgenga, Blickl. Homl. 199, 5. Cf. án-genga

þegen-gilde

(n.)
Grammar
þegen-gilde, es; n.
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The wergild for a thane Gyf þrǽl þegen fullíce áfylle, licge ǽgylde; and gyf se þegen þæne þrǽl, ðe ǽr áhte, fullíce áfylle, gylde þegengylde, Wulfst. 162, 10

under-folgoþ

(n.)
Grammar
under-folgoþ, es; m.

An office under a superior

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An office under a superior ( Julian ) sǽde ðæt nán cristen man ne móste habban nǽnne his underfolgoþa (sunder-folgeþa, Swt. 286, 5), Ors. 6, 31; Bos. 128, 24

un-meahtiglíc

(adj.)
Grammar
un-meahtiglíc, adj.

weakimpossible

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weak biþ unmehtiglíc, Lchdm. ii. 60, 8. Uumihtiglíc, iii. 74, 23. impossible Unmæhtiglíc (-iclíc, Lind.) inpossibile, Lk. Skt. Rush. 1, 37: 17, 1. Suíðe unmæghtiglíc, Lind. 18, 24

Linked entry: un-meahtelíc

warian

(v.)
Grammar
warian, p. ode
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Waraþ windes full, Salm. Kmbl. 49 ; Sal. 25

wamm-wyrcende

(adj.)
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working iniquity Ðæt weorþeþ þeódum tó þreá, ðám ðe þonc Gode, womwyrcende, ne cúþun ðæs ðe on ðone hálgan beám ahougen wæs. Exon. Th. 67, 23 ; Cri. 1093

dæg-steorra

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wæs ásend tóforan Drihtne, swá swá se dægsteorra gǽð beforan ðǽre sunnan, Hml. Th. i. 354, 33. Ðú geworhtest dægsteorran ( auroram ) and sunnan, Ps. Spl. 73, 17. Add

fóre-þencan

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fóre-þencan, l. fore-þencan,
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smeáþ ł foreþæncð meditabitur, Ps. Rdr. 1, 2. Ne gié foreðencgæ non praemeditari, Lk. L. 21, 14. Nælle gié foreðence nolite praecogitare, Mk. L. 13, 11. and add

full-secgan

(v.)
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fulsǽde his síð him eallum, Hml. S. 4, 284

ge-lícweorþ

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-lícweorþ, ge-lícweorþe, ge-lícwirþe, ge-lícwyrþe; adj.
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Ðonne mæg eówian ðǽr Gode suíðe gelícweorðe (lícwyrðe, v. l. ) forhæfdnesse, Past. 315, 19. v. wel-gelícwirþe

gram

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beforan þone graman cyning ( tyrannum ) gelǽd wæs, Bt. 16, 2; F. 52, 22. See next word. Add

heolorian

(v.)
Grammar
heolorian, heolrian, holrian
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to weigh in a balance heolrede pensauit. An. Ox. 1597. Holrede, Hpt. Gl. 443, 75. Heolrode trutinabat, Wrt. Voc. ii. 86, 4. Heolorende librantis, 78, 23: 52, 29