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eald-geféra

(n.)
Grammar
eald-geféra, an; m.
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An old comrade Hié hæfdon þrítig cyninga ofslagen heora ágenra ealdgeférena, Ors. 3, 11; S. 152, 24

efen-scolere

(n.)
Grammar
efen-scolere, es; m.
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A fellow-pupil Chalisten his enmscolere Callisthenem sibi apud Aristotelem condiscipulum, Ors. 3, 9; S. 132, 1

efen-þegen

(n.)
Grammar
efen-þegen, es; m.
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Énne of his efneðegnum, 28

for-sencan

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

drop

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To let fall, drop Forsencð hé ðone wæsðm his gǽstes ferre fructum spiritus recusat, Past. 347, 13

Linked entry: sencan

hýrsum-lic

(adj.)
Grammar
hýrsum-lic, adj.

Ready ⬩ willing

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Ready (of service), willing Hé gegearwode heom his hýrsumlice þegnunge eis obsequium praebebat, Gr. D. 152, 1

hors-cniht

(n.)
Grammar
hors-cniht, es; m.
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A groom Aman gelǽdde Mardochéum geond þá burh swylce hé his horscniht wǽre, Hml. A. 99, 242

mægenig

(adj.)
Grammar
mægenig, (?), ménig; adj.
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Strong Þurh ménige hand ( per rnantum fortem) hé hig út forlǽt of þís lande, Ex. 6, l

Linked entry: menigdu

merigen-dæg

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Gif hé him þæs mergendæges geunnan wolde si in crastino vitam servasset. Guth. Gr. 110, 60. Add

ofer-cymmend

(n.)
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one coming upon another, an assailant Gif bið strongra him se ofercymmend (superueniens), Lk. L. 11, 22

seócan

(v.)
Grammar
seócan, p. <b>seác.</b>
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To be ill Þysum cnihte seócendum (aegrotanti) and forneáh tó his ænde gelǽddum, Gr. D. 338, 24

steall

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(v. treów-, wíg-steall). v. beorg- (borg-), cyric-, him-, mæsse-, mere-, sealtærn-, tún-, wígbed-steall

treówþ

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Add Hé nam þone deácon in his treówþe diaconum in suam suscepit fidem, Gr. D. 253, 16

þeóstrian

(v.)
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R. 24, 29). add His seón swýðe þeóstrodon, Hml. S. 31, 588

under-cyning

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Nú hét hé þé dǽlan þíne goldhordas. . . and þú beó his undercyning. Homl. S. 32, 54. Add

mann-fultum

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Ueriatus him geteáh tó micelne monfultum, ond monega túnas oferhergeade, Ors. 5, 2 ; S. 216, 8. Add

riht-tíma

(n.)
Grammar
riht-tíma, an; m.

A right, proper time

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A right, proper time Ǽlc wuht from Gode wiste his rihttíman, Bt. 5, 3 ; Fox 12, 8

Linked entry: riht-tíd

rodor-stól

(n.)
Grammar
rodor-stól, es; m.

A celestial throne

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A celestial throne Hé mid handum his on heofonríce rihte rodorstólas, Cd. Th. 46, 24; Gen. 749

Sadducéas

(n.)
Grammar
Sadducéas, pl.

The Sadducees

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The Sadducees Eodun tó him Fariséas and Sadducéas, Mt. Kmbl. Rush. 16, 1. Sadducéa Sadducaeorum, 16, 6

ærcebiscop-dóm

(n.)
Grammar
ærcebiscop-dóm, es; m.

Archiepiscopal dignity, archbishopric

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Archiepiscopal dignity, archbishopric Æfter him féng Mellitus tó arceƀdóme (ercebiscopdóme,) (23, 27), Chr. 616; P. 24, 2

spere-níþ

(n.)
Grammar
spere-níþ, es; m.

Spear-strife ⬩ battle

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Spear-strife, battle Him Drihten mihte æt ðam spereníðe spéde lǽnan, Cd. Th. 124, 7; Gen. 2059

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