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for-druwian

(v.)
Grammar
for-druwian, p. ode; pp. od

To dry upwitherarescĕre

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To dry up, wither; arescĕre He byþ aworpen út swá twíg, and fordruwaþ mittētur fŏras sīcut palmes, et arescet, Jn. Bos. 15, 6

fóre-astreccan

(v.)
Grammar
fóre-astreccan, p. -astreahte, -astrehte; pp. -astreaht, -astreht

To lay or stretch out beforeprōsternĕre

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To lay or stretch out before; prōsternĕre Ðæt he fóreastrehte hig on wéstene ut prōsternĕret eos in deserto, Ps. Spl. T. 105, 25

ful-brecan

(v.)
Grammar
ful-brecan, p. -bræc, pl. -brǽcon; pp. -brocen

To break entirelyviolatepĕnĭtus frangĕreviolāre

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To break entirely, violate; pĕnĭtus frangĕre, violāre Se ðe áðor fulbrece he who violates either, L. C. E. 2; Th. i. 358, 21

Linked entry: brecan

ge-edwyrpan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-edwyrpan, p. te; pp. ed

To recoverreviverevīviscĕre

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To recover, revive; revīviscĕre Ðá æt nýhstan onféng he gáste and wearþ geedwyrped tandem recepto spīrĭtu revixit, Bd. 4, 22; S. 590, 36

mán-áþ

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
mán-áþ, es; m.

A false oathperjury

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A false oath, perjury Se ðe mánáþ [other reading mǽnne áþ] swerige he who commits perjury, L. Ath. i. 25; Th. 212, 18

sméðness

(n.)
Grammar
sméðness, e ; f.
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smoothness forgeaf hreóflium sméðnysse, Homl. Th. i. 26, 11. a smooth, level surface Feld campus, sméðnys planities, Wrt. Voc. i. 53, 49

sundor-líf

(n.)
Grammar
sundor-líf, es; n.
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- sundorlíf (vitam privatam) and munuclíf wæs foreberende eallum ðám weolum ðæs eorþlícan ríces, Bd. 4, 11; S. 579, 7

tearflian

(v.)
Grammar
tearflian, p. ode

To wallow, roll over

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To wallow, roll over On eorðan forgnyden fǽmende tearflode (terflede, teorflede, later MSS.) elisus in terram uolutabatur spumans, Mk. Skt. 9, 20

un-warnod

(adj.)
Grammar
un-warnod, adj.

Unwarned

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Unwarned Gif preóst óðerne unwarnode lǽte ðæs ðe wite ðæt him hearmian wille, L. N. P. L. 33; Th. ii. 294, 25

weder-burh

(n.)
Grammar
weder-burh, f.
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A town exposed to storms, a weather-beaten city Him Dryhten bebeád, ðæt ða wederburg wunian sceolde, Andr. Kmbl. 3390; An. 1699

yfel-dónde

(adj.)
Grammar
yfel-dónde, adj. (ptcpl.)
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Evil-doing Drihtenes ondwlita bið ofer ða yfeldóndan men tó ðon ðæt hig forspille, L. E. I. 28; Th. ii. 424, 22

ypping-íren

(n.)
Grammar
ypping-íren, es; n.
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sceal fela andlómena habban . . . mattuc, ippingíren, scear, culter and eác gádíren, Anglia ix. 263, 3

bí-leofian

(v.)
Grammar
bí-leofian, p. ode

To support

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To support Féng tó medmycclan bigleofan, þæt wæs tó þám berenan hláfe, and þone þigede and his líf bíleofode, Guth. 34, 7

Linked entry: big-leofan

býre

(n.)
Grammar
býre, a time, season. l, byre,
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and add Ǽ þám byre, þe wite eal, Wlfst. 123, 5. Oð ðone byre, þe hí God áwehte, Hml. S. 23, 336

cradel

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læg on cradole (-ule, v. l. ) bewunden ealswá óðre cild dóð, Wlfst. 17, 1. Cradelas cunabula, Wrt. Voc. ii. 137, 27. Add

eást-gársecg

(n.)
Grammar
eást-gársecg, es; m.
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The eastern ocean Ꝥ his ríce gebrǽdde oþ þone eástgársecg ut oceano ultimoque oriente finiret imperium, Ors. 3, 9; S. 132, 5

fæst-mód

steadfast

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tómiddes þám líge tó Gode ánmódlíce clypode, and on þǽre frecednysse fæstmód þurhwunode, Hml. S. 31, 872. Add

giw

Grammar
giw, l. <b>gíw,</b> and add: <b>giú, gíg</b>
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Geówes hafað fiðeru and griffus fét, Sal. 264

glida

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Sé ðe reáflác lufað, bið glida, and ná culfre, Hml. Th. ii. 46, 16

hláf-weard

(n.)
Grammar
hláf-weard, es; m.

A stewardmajor-domo

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A steward, major-domo, sette hine on his húse tó hláfwearde (printed hálf-) constituit eum dominum domus suae Ps. Th. 104, 17

Linked entries: healf-weard hláford