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níd-níd

(n.)
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níd-níd, e ; f.
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Absolute, unavoidable necessity Gif ǽnig geþrístlǽse bútan slǽperne tó slǽpenne bútan hé neádneóde hæbbe (absque causa ineuitabili), Chrd. 61, 9

ofer-líhtan

(v.)
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to alight upon Mé seó swéte stemn oferlíhte and mé dá gedréfedan geðóhtas fram áflýmde, Hml. S. 23 b, 558

on-scillan

(v.)
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to echo, resound Onscilþ, oncwyð remugiet (ad Archangeli vocem totus simul remugiet mundus, Ald. 65, 21), An. Ox. 8, 265

Linked entry: scillan

scyld-full

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Add: culpable Tó þý ꝥ ic þý éð mihte gefyllan þá scyldfullan gewilnunga mínes forligeres, Hml. S. 23 b, 339

stán-græf

(n.)
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a stone-quarry Of thám, bærue west andlang mærce tó stángrave; of thám grave, C. D. B. iii. 694, 13.] [

þeóging

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Swá hwylc[e] swá hwætlíce tó þeógincge ( ad profectum ) efstað, búton tweón hrædlíce hí beóð geendude, Scint. 101, 16. Add

un-geþyld

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Ná swá þeáhhwæþre þás brocu Romulan mód gelǽddon tó ǽnigre (ǽnigum, v.l.) ungeþylde (-þyldo, v.l. ), Gr. D. 284, 5. Add

wérigu

(n.)
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weariness, grief Þonne árísað twégen ealdormen tó þeóda wérigum posteo exsurgent duo principes ad premendas gentes, Verc. Först. 118, 15. (?)

wiþ-westan

(n.; adv.)
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to the west of Þonne wiþwestan Alexandria þǽre byrig Asia and Affrica tógædere licgeað, Ors. l, I; S. 8, 12

up-gange

(n.)
Grammar
up-gange, an; f.

Landing.

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Landing. Hí bǽdon ðæt hí upgangan ágan móston they asked for leave to land, Byrht. Th. 134, 20; By. 87

Linked entry: up-gang

ǽl-fisc

(n.)
Grammar
ǽl-fisc, es; m.

An eel

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An eel Ic geeácnode tó ðǽre ǽrran sylene týn þúsenda ǽlfixa ǽlce geáre ðám munecum, C. D. iii. 61, 5

ælmes-gifu

(n.)
Grammar
ælmes-gifu, e; f.

What is given as alms, alms

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What is given as alms, alms Ðæt ðæt heom góde men tó ælmesgife for Godes lufan sealdon, Wlfst. 159, 20

Linked entry: gifu

breard

(n.)
Grammar
breard, es; m.

A brim, margin, rim,

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A brim, margin, rim, the highest part of anything To brearde heofnes ad summum cæli, Mk. Lind. War. 13, 27

bremman

(v.)
Grammar
bremman, part. bremmende; p. de; pp. ed

To rage, roar; rudere, fremere

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To rage, roar; rudere, fremere Bremman rudere, Cot. 192. Bremmende rudens, 192. Bremmde fremuit, Jn. Lind. War. 11, 33, 38

healf-slǽpende

(adj.)
Grammar
healf-slǽpende, adj.

Half asleep

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Half asleep Ætýwde him gamalielus gást healfslǽpendum the spirit of Gamaliel appeared to him when half asleep, Shrn. 113, 5

ofer-brecan

(v.)

to infringe, violate (an agreement)

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to infringe, violate (an agreement) Hé oferbræc heora gecwedrǽdenne, Ors. 3, 6; Swt. 108, 8: 5, 12; Swt. 242, 8

ofer-rícsian

(v.)

to dominate, rule over

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to dominate, rule over: — Hé him geþafode ðæt hit mid anwalde him móste oferrícsian Past. 17, 8; Swt. 119, 19

Linked entry: rícsian

ge-sweógian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-sweógian, p. ode; pp. od

To be silent;tăcēre

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To be silent; tăcēre Gesweógode he áne hwíle he was silent for some time, Bt. 39, 2; Fox 212, 10

tintreg-stów

(n.)
Grammar
tintreg-stów, e; f.

A place of torment

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A place of torment Hí (the devils) ðone hálgan wer gelǽddon tó ðám sweartum tintrehstówum, Guthl. 5; Gdwin. 38, 4

twi-fingre

(adj.)
Grammar
twi-fingre, adj.

Two fingers thickterm applied to the fat on swine

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Two fingers thick, term applied to the fat on swine Æt twyfingrum (spic), L. In. 49; Th. i. 132, 19