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blód-wanian

(v.)
Grammar
blód-wanian, p. ode; pp. od

To diminish bloodsanguinem minuere

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[wanian to diminish] To diminish blood; sanguinem minuere Nys ná gód móna blódwanian it is not a good moon for diminishing blood, Lchdm. iii. 184, 16

yfes-drype

(n.)
Grammar
yfes-drype, es; m.
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Eaves-drip Ðǽr ne gebyreþ an ðam lande an folcæs folcryht léfænnæ rúmæs bútan twígen fýt yfæsdrype, Chart. Erl. 141, 16, where see note

Linked entries: efes-drypa drype

fleax-gescot

(n.)
Grammar
fleax-gescot, fleax-gesceot, es; n.
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A contribution of flax paid to a church Sceóte man ælmessan . . . swá elles hwæt swá witan þearfe gerǽdan, hwílum weaxgescot, hwílum flexgescot, Wlfst. 171, 27

Linked entry: ge-scot

firsian

(v.)
Grammar
firsian, p. ode
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To remove to a distance. Ne feorsa ðú fultum ðínne ne elongaveris auxilium tuum, Ps. Spl. 21, 18. Take here feorsian, fyrsian in Dict., and add

Linked entries: feorsian fyrsian

wala

(n.)
Grammar
wala, (?),an; m.

A root (?)

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walan to the root of a matter, to certainty ; ad liquidum, Wrt. Voc. ii. 2, 46. Similar entries v. weall-, wyrt-wala

heáh-strǽt

(n.)
Grammar
heáh-strǽt, e; f.

High road

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High road Swá in ða heáhstrǽt so into the high road, Cod. Dipl. Kmbl. iii. 167, 21. ðære hǽhstrǽte to the high road, 246, 20

Linked entry: heáh-weg

on-leccan

(v.)

to reproach, blame

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to reproach, blame Onlehton (bysmrydon, MS. C.) irritaverunt, Ps. Spl. T. 105, 8. Cf. hosp (on leccungæ, MS. T.: bysmre, MS. C.) irrita, 88, 34. (?)

Linked entry: læccan

slífan

(v.)
Grammar
slífan, p. sláf; pp. slifen

To slive findo, effisso avulsio, abscissioslice

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To slive ('Slive to cut, slip, or slicc off. . . Palsgrave, "I slyve a gylowfloure or any other floure from his branche or stalke."' Baker, Northants Gloss.)

Linked entry: sléfan

ge-þurfan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-þurfan, ic -þearf; p. -þorfte

To have need or necessity;indigerenecesse habere

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To have need or necessity; indigere, necesse habere Ðýlæs ðé geþearfe to óðres mannes ǽhtum lest thou have need of another man's goods, Prov. Kmbl. 73

Linked entry: ge-þearf

LIFIAN

(v.)
Grammar
LIFIAN, leofian; p. ode

To LIVE

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To LIVE Ne swelte ic ac ic lifige non moriar, sed vivam, Ps. Th. 117,17: 118, 93. Ðú eádig leófast, 127, 2. Ðenden ðú hér leofast, Cd. 43; Th. 57, 29; Gen. 935.

Linked entries: leofian LIBBAN

stán

(n.)
Grammar
stán, es; m.
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</b> a stone to which worship is paid. v. stán-weorþung :-- Gehátaþ hý ælmessan þurh deófles láre oðþon wylle oððon stáne, Wulfst. 12, 3. Gif hwylc man his ælmessan geháte oððe bringe hwylcon wylle oððe stáne, L. Ecg.

Linked entry: stán-weorþung

eáca

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</b> addition to something :-- eácan mínum sáre in augmentum mei doloris, Gr. D. 6, 20. Ic fíftýne geár þé fyrste lǽte ðínum dagum eácan, Hml. S. 18, 429. Þæt gástlicum mægenum gearwige eácen ( incrementum ), Scint. 209, 12.

DÆG

(n.)
Grammar
DÆG, gen. dæges; pl. nom. acc. dagas; m: daga, an; m.

DAY dies the time of a man's life tempus vitæ humanæ the Anglo-Saxon Rune RUNE = the letter d, the name of which letter in Anglo-Saxon is dæg a day; hence this Rune not only stands for the letter d, but for dæg a day, as,- RUNE byþ Drihtnes sond, deóre mannum day is the Lord's messenger, dear to men

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Voc. 53, 7-15. v. tíd-sang. ¶ On dæg in the day, by day. To dæg to-day. Dæg ǽr the day before. On ǽrran dæg on a former day. Óðre dæg another day

un-eáðelíc

(adj.)
Grammar
un-eáðelíc, adj.

difficult to doimpossibledifficult to beargrievoustroublesome

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Líg fýres on ceafa yrnende æthabban ys uneáþelíc flammam ignis in paleas currentem retinere est impossibile, Scint. 57, 7. difficult to bear, grievous, troublesome Ne heó ( a sin ) nǽfre ne þince eów ðan hefig ne ðan uneáðelíc ne ðam fracodlíc

nyt-weorþ

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Forgife mé se wilega gifola þæt mé ǽgðrum onhagige, ge hér nytwyrðe beónne (cf. Alfred's words in the translation of Boethius: Ic wilnode weorþfullíce libbanne þá hwíle þe ic lifede, Bt. 17 ; F. 60, 14), ge húru þider cumane, Solil.

Linked entry: not-wirþe

for-teón

(v.)
Grammar
for-teón, for-teón; p.-teáh, pl. -tugon; pp. -togen.

to pull and hurtto gripeto pull in the way ofobscurecover upobducereto draw awaylead astrayseducere

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Substitute: to pull and hurt, to gripe Fortogen turminosus, Wrt. Voc. i. 16, 10.

mengan

(v.)
Grammar
mengan, mængan, mencgan; p. de.

to mixminglecombineto mingle togetherstir updisturb

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Th. 2903; B. 1449

Linked entries: mængan for-mengan

GRIM

(adj.)
Grammar
GRIM, adj.
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Th. 133, 36; By. 61. On ðam grimmun dæge dómes ðæs miclan on the terrible day of the great doom, Exon. 25 b; Th. 74, 12; Cri. 1205.

Linked entry: grym

teóða

(n.; num.; adj.)
Grammar
teóða, teogeða; ord. num.
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.; Th. i. 196, 20-26, cf. L. Edg. i. 3; Th. i. 264, 1-5

Linked entries: teigða téþa

cristen

(adj.)
Grammar
cristen, def.se cristena; sup. se cristenesta; adj. [Crist Christ]

Christian christianus

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Cristnu gesamnung the Christian church Ps. Th. 44, 11. Gif hwá cristenes mannes blód ageóte if any one shed a Christian man's blood L. Edm. E. 3; Th. i. 246, 2; Ps. Th. 106, 31.