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ed-hwyrft

Grammar
ed-hwyrft, <b>.
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III.</b> Add: Hé ús edhwyrft forgeaf tó þám écean lífe þe wé ǽr forworhton, Verc. Först. 78, 18

sǽ-leóþ

(n.)

a sea-song,

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a sea-song, song sung by the sailors in rowing, to keep stroke Sǽleóþes celeumatis (κέλευμα), Wrt. Voc. ii. 22, 24

un-wyrttrumian

(v.)
Grammar
un-wyrttrumian, p. ode

To uprootpluck up by the rootsroot up

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To uproot, pluck up by the roots, root up Ðý læs gié unwyrtrumias (eradicetis) ðone huǽte, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 13, 29

wæl-fel

(adj.)
Grammar
wæl-fel, adj.

Cruel to the slainvery cruel

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Cruel to the slain (?) or very cruel. Cf. wæl-hreów Hræfen uppe gól, wan and wælfel, Elen. Kmbl. 105; El. 53

fyndel

(n.)
Grammar
fyndel, e; f.

A device, invention

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A device, invention Tó fyndele ad inventionem, Scint. 108, 12. Gyf hí hyra fyndele (adinuentionem)þrístfulle gecuran, Angl. xiii. 369, 54

Linked entry: findele

of-swelgan

(v.)

to swallow up, devour

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to swallow up, devour Deáþ forsiehþ ða æþelo, and ðone rícan gelíce and ðone heánan ofswelgþ, Bt. 19; Fox 68, 33

CRACIAN

(v.)
Grammar
CRACIAN, part. craciende,; p. ode; pp. od

To CRACKquake crepare

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To CRACK, quake; crepare Craciendum crepante Mone B. 123. Sió eorþe eall cracode the whole earth quaked Ps. Th. 45, 3

on-hefedness

(n.)
Grammar
on-hefedness, e; f.

Exaltation

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Exaltation Gif wé ðone hróf ðære heálícan eáðmódnesse getellan willaþ and tó ðære heofonlícan anhefednesse cuman þencaþ, R. Ben. 23, 2

Linked entry: -hefedness

on-hátan

(v.)

to promise

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to promise Hyre nales frætwe onhéht, Exon. Th. 249, 28; Jul. 118. Ðæt ic deófolgieldum gaful onháte, 251, 27; Jul. 151

on-sícan

(v.)
Grammar
on-sícan, p. -sác

To sigh, groan

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To sigh, groan Ðá onsác se wísdóm and cwæð; Eálá, Bt. 26, 2; Fox 92, 24: 40, 3; Fox 238, 7

ge-spittan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-spittan, pp. ed

To spit upon;conspuere

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To spit upon; conspuere Gispitted biþ conspuetur, Lk. Skt. Rush. 18, 32. Gispittendum on mec conspuentibus in me, Rtl. 19, 17

Linked entry: spyttan

ge-syd

(n.)
Grammar
ge-syd, es; n.

A place in which to wallowmud

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A place in which to wallow, mud Sol vel gesyd volutabrum, Ælfc. Gl. 56; Som. 67, 32; Wrt. Voc. 37, 22

ge-þéwan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-þéwan, p. -þéwde; pp. -þéwed, -þéwd

To oppress;opprĭmĕre

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To oppress; opprĭmĕre He sárig folc, geþéwde þurste, blissade he gladdened the sorrowful people, oppressed with thirst, Ps. Th. 106, 32

sweord-geswing

(n.)
Grammar
sweord-geswing, es; n.

Striking with swords, an attack with swords

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Striking with swords, an attack with swords Swyrdgeswing swíþlíc eówan to make a fierce attack, Judth. Thw. 25, 3; Jud. 240

tyge-hóc

(n.)
Grammar
tyge-hóc, es; m.

A hook to pull with

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A hook to pull with, the word occurs in a list of implements Scafan, sage, cimbíren, tigehóc, Anglia ix. 263, 2

Linked entry: hóc

þacian

(v.)
Grammar
þacian, p.ode

To thatch

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To thatch Me mæcg in Agusto and Septembri and Octobri ðacian, Anglia ix. 261, 17. Thakkyn howsys sartatego, Prompt. Parv. 490

for-styltan

(v.)
Grammar
for-styltan, p. te

To be overcome with astonishment

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To be overcome with astonishment Forstyltun (forestyldton, L. ) obstupuerunt, Mk. R. 5, 42:(forstyldton, L.) 10, 24: (forestylton, L.), 16, 5

Linked entry: fore-styltan

forþ-rihtes

(adv.)
Grammar
forþ-rihtes, adv.

Straight on

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Straight on Þá sealmas forðrihtes bútan antemne sint tó singanne psalmi directanei sine antiphona dicendi sunt, R. Ben. I. 48, 6

Linked entry: forþ-riht

fremsume

(adv.)
Grammar
fremsume, adv.

Benignlykindly

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Benignly, kindly Gedó nú fræmsume frófre þíne tó þínum gódan gástes willan benigne fac in bona voluntate tua, Ps. C. 130

Linked entry: fræmsum

ast

(n.)
Grammar
ast, l. ást, e; f.
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On odene cylne macian ofn and áste and fela ðinga sceal tó túne, Angl. ix. 262, 3. See in D. D