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dreór-sele

(n.)
Grammar
dreór-sele, eses; m.

A dreary, desolate-looking hall domus mœstĭtiæ

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A dreary, desolate-looking hall ; domus mœstĭtiæ On dreórsele in the dreary hall, Exon. 115 b; Th. 444, 20; Kl. 50

ende-byrdnes

(n.)
Grammar
ende-byrdnes, -byrnes, -ness, e; f.

Order, disposition, method, way, manner, means ordo

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On endebyrdnesse in ordĭne,l, 8

éðel-eard

(n.)
Grammar
éðel-eard, es; m.

A native dwelling patrium domĭcĭlium

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A native dwelling; patrium domĭcĭlium Abraham wunode éðeleardum Abraham abode in the native dwellings, Cd. 92; Th. 116, 33; Gen. 1945

ferht-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
ferht-líc, adj.

Rationalwisejustequitablerationālissăpiensæquus

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Rational, wise, just, equitable; rationālis, săpiens, æquus Drihten ferhtlíc riht folcum démeþ Dŏmĭnus jūdĭcābit pŏpŭlos in æquĭtāte, Ps. Th. 95, 10

Linked entry: ferhþ-líc

fleóh-cyn

(n.)
Grammar
fleóh-cyn, -cynn, es; m.

A kind of fliesmuscārum gĕnus

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A kind of flies; muscārum gĕnus Fleóh-cynnes feala flugan on gemǽru sciniphes in omnĭbus fīnĭbus eōrum, Ps. Th. 104, 27

for-gnýdan

(v.)
Grammar
for-gnýdan, pp. -gnyden

To dash or throw downelīdĕre

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To dash or throw down; elīdĕre On eorþan forgnyden, fǽmende he tearflode elīsus in terram, vŏlūtābātur spūmans, Mk. Bos. 9, 20

ful-wærlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
ful-wærlíc, adj.

Full waryvery cautious or prudentvalde circumspectus vel cautusprudentissĭmus

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Full wary, very cautious or prudent; valde circumspectus vel cautus, prudentissĭmus Ys hit fulwærlíc it is very prudent, Gen. 41, 33

hundteóntigfeald-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
hundteóntigfeald-líc, adj.

Hundredfold

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Hundredfold Ðæt hé ón ðyssum life hundteóntigfealdlíce méde onfénge ut in hoc vita centuplum acciperet, Bd. 5, 19; S. 636, 36

hyge-wlanc

(adj.)
Grammar
hyge-wlanc, adj.

Proud

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Proud, elated in mind, Exon. 105 a; Th. 400, 1; Rä. 20, 2: 112 b; Th. 431, 21; Rä. 46, 4

land-sǽta

(n.)
Grammar
land-sǽta, an; m.

a colonist

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One settled in a country, a colonist Óðres eardes landséta colonus, Ælfc. Gl. 8; Som. 56, l00; Wrt. Voc. 18, 49

mǽr-ác

(n.)
Grammar
mǽr-ác, e; f.

An oak which serves as part of a boundary

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Of ðære ác in ða mǽrác, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 379, 31

mæsse-wín

(n.)
Grammar
mæsse-wín, es; n.

Wine used in the service of the mass

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Wine used in the service of the mass Messewín infertum vinum, Ælfc. Gl. 32; Som. 61, 126; Wrt. Voc. 27, 52

mere-candel

(n.)
Grammar
mere-candel, e; f.

The sea-candlethe sun which rises from, or sets in the sea

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The sea-candle, the sun which rises from, or sets in the sea, Bt. Met. Fox 13, 114; Met. 13, 57

Linked entry: heáðu-sigel

mynster-þegnung

(n.)
Grammar
mynster-þegnung, e; f.

Service done in a monastery

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Service done in a monastery Ðeós foresceáwung sý gehealden ... on eallum mynstres þénungum (mynster-þénungum, Wells Frag.), R. Ben. 85, 17

rǽd-gift

(n.)
Grammar
rǽd-gift, glosses consulatus, senatus
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in the following instances Rǽdgiftes consulates, Hpt. Gl. 412, 64. Rǽdgyft senatu, Hymn. Surt. 105, 34. Rǽdgifte senatum, Germ. 398, 108

ge-wyrdelíc

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-wyrdelíc, adj.

Historicalfortuitous

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Historical, fortuitous On gewyrdelícum racum in historical narratives, Homl. Th. i. 58, 9. Gewyrdelíc historialis, Hpt. Gl. 506; fortuitus, 410, 495

ge-cýð

(n.)
Grammar
ge-cýð, -cýðð, e; f.

A countrynative countrypatrianatale solum

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A country, native country; patria, natale solum On hiora ágenre gecýþþe in their own country, Bt. 27, 3; Fox l00, 1

ge-endebrednian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-endebrednian, p. ade; pp. ad

To set in orderordinare

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To set in order; ordinare Ðætte hia geendebrednadon ordinare, Lk. Skt. Lind. 1, 1. Geendebrednege ordinare, Mt. Kmbl. p. 7, 2

Linked entry: endebyrdnian

ge-hleow

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-hleow, adj.

Shelteredwarm

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Sheltered, warm Ond ðá on gehliúran dene and on wearmran we gewícodon in apriciore valle sedem castrorum inveni, Nar. 23, 4

under-þencan

(v.)

to look intoconsider

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to look into, consider Wé sculon swíðe smeálíce ðissa ǽgðer underðencean hoc in utrisque subtiliter intuendum, Past. 7; Swt. 49, 23