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sundor-folgoþ

(n.)
Grammar
sundor-folgoþ, es; m.
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An appointment, office sǽde þæt nán crísten man ne móste habban nǽnne his sunderfolgeþa, Ors. 6, 31; S. 286, 5. Cf. sundor-notu, -nytt

sworettung

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on mænigfealdum sworettungum geanbidode, Hml. S. 23 b, 647

temian

(v.)
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swíþe his líchaman tæmede (temode, v.l.) and swæncte per abstinentiam carnem domavit, Gr. D. 11, 9

þeów

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cwæð þæt hit ná geweorþan sceolde þæt sé wǽre leóda cyning, sé þe ǽr wæs folce þeów, Ors. 4, 6; S. 178, 21. Add

þurh-standan

(v.)
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to persist, continue Þone æftran dæg mid his nihte on bénum þurhstód secundo die cum nocte subsequent in precibus perstitit, Gr. D. 200, 8

sám-milt

(adj.)
Grammar
sám-milt, -melt; adj.

Half-digested

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Half-digested Se geþigeda mete hefegaþ ðone magan, and ðone sámmeltan (the half-digested food) þurh ða wambe út sent, Lchdm. ii. 186, 22

wæfer-hús

(n.)
Grammar
wæfer-hús, es; n.

A theatreamphitheatre

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A theatre, amphitheatre lǽdde hí tó ðam wæferhúse, ðǽr ða deór wunodon, beran and león, ðe hí ábítan sceoldon, Homl. Skt. ii. 24, 49

ǽn-líce

(adv.)
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Ðá cwæð ðæt folc ðæt ǽnlíce spræc, 18, 111: 36, 79: Hml. A. 103, 44. Add

brǽding

(n.)
Grammar
brǽding, e; f. [brǽdan
to spread, extend
]

to spread, extendA spreadingampliatio

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A spreading; ampliatio Mæg hine scamian ðære brǽdinge his hlísan he may be ashamed of the spreading of his fame, Bt. 19; Fox 68, 24

Linked entry: brǽdan

swíþ-stríme

(adj.)
Grammar
swíþ-stríme, adj.

Having a strong stream

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Having a strong stream Ðá com tó swíþ*-*strémre (swíðstrangre, MS. B.) eá pervenit ad flumen meatu rapidissimo, Bd. 1, 7; S. 478, 4

Linked entries: stríme swíþ-strang

turf-haga

(n.)
Grammar
turf-haga, an; m.

An enclosed space covered with turfa grassy enclosure

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An enclosed space covered with turf, a grassy enclosure Ongan eorðan delfan under turfhagan (cf. wangstede,1584; El 794) Elen. Kmbl. 1656; El. 830

fram-lic

(adj.)
Grammar
fram-lic, (freom-); adj.

Stoutbold

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Stout, bold (Nero) nóht fromlices (freom-, v.l.) ongan on ðǽre cynewísan nihil omnino in re militari ausus est, Bd. 1, 3; Sch. 15, 21

Linked entry: freomlic

wíg-spéd

(n.)
Grammar
wíg-spéd, e ; f.

Success in warvictory

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Success in war, victory mé tír forgeaf, wígspéd wiðwráðum, Elen. Kmbl. 329; El. 165. Him Dryhten forgeaf wígspéda gewiofu, Beo. Th. 1398 ; B. 697

á-wógian

(v.)
Grammar
á-wógian, p. ode

To woo

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To woo Ðá foreward ðe Godwine worhte wið Byrhtríc þá his dohter áwógode, Cht. Th. 312, 11: Hml. S. 7, 14, 299: 9, 58

Linked entry: wógian

bæþ-stede

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bær iungra manna plegan on handa tó ðám bæðstede belimpende and cliopode: 'Gehýre gé . . . se bæðstede is open,' Ap. Th. 12, 17-21. Add

on-sacan

(v.)

to attack, strive againstto, resist, refuse to comply with a demandto declare that one has no knowledge of a personto refuse a person what he wantsto refuse to acknowledge a claim, not to allow the truth of a statement, in a legal sense to deny a chargeto make excuseto sacrifice

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Ðá onsóc se óðer, and cwæþ him nán feoh ne sealde, Shrn. 127, 26. onsóc (andsóc, Rush.) mid aað, ðæt ic ne conn ðone monno, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 26, 72, 70.

Linked entries: an-sacan sacan on-sacan

feor

(adv.)
Grammar
feor, adv.

avoidancewidelywidelyfarfar

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Ys heora heorte feor fram mé, Bl. H. 69, 25.

Linked entries: fier firr fyr

bísen

(n.)
Grammar
bísen, l. bisen, e; bisene, an; f. (also n. in North.),

an exemplar a modelpatternexampleprecedenta ruleprescriptpreceptparablesimilitudetype

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Gif hwá ðás bóc áwritan wylle, þæt hí gerihte be ðǽre bysne (the original), Hml. Th. ii. 2, 21: Ælfc. Gr. Z. 3, 21. monig tácen unwitende dyde on Godes bisene, Ors. 5, 14; S. 248, 14.

teár

(n.)
Grammar
teár, ( = teahor), teór, tæher, teher, tehher, es; m.

A tear.a drop of water from the eye,caused by emotion, generally by griefin plural, used for the feeling of which the tears are a sign, grief, afflictioncaused by weakness.a tearlike dropthat which drops or exudes, e.g. honey from a comb

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Heó is fulneáh deád for teárum and for unrótnesse, Bt. 19; Fox 28, 30. Eua bær teáras on hire innoþe, Maria brohte ðone écan gefeán eallum middangearde,Blickl. Homl. 3, 12.

á-feallan

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mid þý horse áfeóll, Ors. 3, 7; S. 118, 5. áfeóll ofdúneweard, Gr. D. 24, 25. Þá englas þe þanon áfeóllon, Hml. A. 2, 34. Nán mon ne bitt óðerne ðæt hine rǽre, gif self nát ðæt áfeallen bið.