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full-eóde

(v.; part.)
Grammar
full-eóde, pl. -eódon

went after ⬩ followed ⬩ aided

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Th. 6230, note; B. 3119: Cd. 98; Th. 130, 1; Gen. 2153;

hríðer-heord

(n.)
Grammar
hríðer-heord, e; f.
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A herd of cattle Eówre sceáp and eówer hrýðerheorda oves tuæ et amenta tua, Gen. 45, 10

Linked entry: HEORD

hyge-þrýþ

(n.)
Grammar
hyge-þrýþ, es; m.

insolence

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Pride of heart or mind, insolence Higeþrýþe wæg was insolent, Cd. 102: Th. 135, 6; Gen. 2238

mód-hete

(n.)
Grammar
mód-hete, es; m.

Hate

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Hate Ic hine wergþo on míne sette, and mód-hete, Cd. 83; Th. 105, 21; Gen. 1756

pytted

(adj.)
Grammar
pytted, pitted (v. pytt, II),
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marked with hollows Ic gean mínon bréðer ðæs swurdes mid ðám pyttedan hiltan, Chart. Th. 559, 23

blæc-gym

(n.)
Grammar
blæc-gym, g. -gymmes; m.

A black fossil, called jet ⬩ nigro-gem-meus, lapis gagates

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A black fossil, called jet; nigro-gem-meus, lapis gagates = γαγάτηs, Bd. 1, 1; S. 473, 24

stæþ-weall

(n.)
Grammar
stæþ-weall, es; m.
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Th. 83, 7; Gen. 1376

stán-burh

(n.)
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Th. 133, 17; Gen. 2212

súþ-land

(n.)
Grammar
súþ-land, es; n.
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A land lying to the south Hé eardode on ðám súðlandum in terra australi, Gen. 24, 62

þreóhund-wintre

(adj.)
Grammar
þreóhund-wintre, adj.

Three hundred years old

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Three hundred years old Hé wæs on ðisum lífe þreóhundwintre and fíf-and-sixtigwintre, Gen. 5, 23

á-læccan

(v.)
Grammar
á-læccan, p. -læhte
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To get hold of, catch Se kyng álehte him betwux his earmes, Chr. 1123; P. 251, 9

Linked entry: læccan

Lǽden-bóc

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Gen. Thw. 2, 11. Add

of-þinen

Grammar
of-þinen, too moist (?)
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Substitute : <b>of-pínan</b> to get or be too moist. r. þínan

slipor

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Add: uncertain, unsteady, without fixed principles Þá geár þæs slyporan geogoðhádes lubrice etatis annos, Chrd. 54, 33

rodor-stól

(n.)
Grammar
rodor-stól, es; m.

A celestial throne

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Th. 46, 24; Gen. 749

smalian

(v.)
Grammar
smalian, p. ode

To become small, slender, etc. ⬩ minoro

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Fram mettum smaligan to get slender by diet Lchdm. ii. 282, 29

spere-níþ

(n.)
Grammar
spere-níþ, es; m.

Spear-strife ⬩ battle

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Th. 124, 7; Gen. 2059

wíg-síþ

(n.)
Grammar
wíg-síþ, es; m.

A warlike expedition

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Th. 126, 13 ; Gen. 2094

ǽg-þer

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Hét hé ǽgðer eáge út ádón, 1095; P. 231, 27. conjunction, with two clauses Ǽgðer wið Eást-Engle ge wið Norðhymbre, Chr. 906; P. 94, 22. with more than two Ǽgþer ge eargast, ge wrǽnast, ge ofer-módgast, Ors. 2, 2; S. 66, 28.

Linked entry: ǽg-hwæþer

aldor

(n.)
Grammar
aldor, es; n. [aldor = ealdor life] .

life ⬩ the vital parts of the body ⬩ vita ⬩ age

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Th. 3563; B. 1779: Cd. 21; Th. 26, 6; Gen. 402. To aldre, Beo. Th. 4014; B. 2005: 4990; B. 2498: Cd. 22 ; Th. 27, 33; Gen. 427: 22 ; Th. 28, 15 ; Gen. 436: Elen. Grm. 350: 1218

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