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CÚSC

(adj.; adv.)
Grammar
CÚSC, adj.

Chaste, modest, pure, clean ⬩ castus, purus

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Chaste, modest, pure, clean; castus, purus Ðurh cúscne siodo through modest conduct, Cd. 29 ; Th. 39, 2; Gen. 618

deoreþ-sceaft

(n.)
Grammar
deoreþ-sceaft, es; m. [deoreþ = daroþ a dart, sceaft a shaft, handle]

A dart-shaft, a spear ⬩ hasta

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A dart-shaft, a spear ; hasta Under deoreþsceaftum amid the dart-shafts, Cd. 93; Th. 119, 23; Gen. 1984

Linked entry: sceaft

efosian

(v.)

to cut in the form of eaves, to round, shea ⬩ tondēre

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to cut in the form of eaves, to round, shear; tondēre Hine man efosode eum totondērunt, Gen. 41, 14

fíf-tene

(n.; num.; adj.)

fifteen ⬩ quindĕcim

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Th. 420; B. 207: Cd. 69; Th. 84, 14; Gen. 1397

folc-getrum

(n.)
Grammar
folc-getrum, folce-getrum, es; n.

Folk-host ⬩ exercĭtus

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Folk-host; exercĭtus Folcgetrume gefaren hæfdon they had come with a host, Cd. 93; Th. 119, 29; Gen. 1987

Linked entry: folce-getrum

fýr-gebræc

(n.)
Grammar
fýr-gebræc, es; n.

A fire-crash ⬩ ignis frăgor vel strĕpĭtus

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A fire-crash; ignis frăgor vel strĕpĭtus Ðæt fýrgebræc the fire-crash, Cd. 119; Th. 154, 24; Gen. 2560

Linked entry: ge-bræc

earcnan-stán

(n.)
Grammar
earcnan-stán, es; m.

A precious stone, gem ⬩ gemma, lăpis prĕtiōsa

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A precious stone, gem; gemma, lăpis prĕtiōsa Se earcnanstán the precious stone, Exon. 253; Th. 73, 27; Cri. 1196

óþ-wendan

(v.)
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Th. 26, 8 ; Gen. 403

gilm

(n.)
Grammar
gilm, es; m.

A yelm ⬩ a handful of reaped corn ⬩ bundle ⬩ bottle ⬩ manipulus

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A yelm, a handful of reaped corn, bundle, bottle; manipulus Eówre gilmas stódon your sheaves stood, Gen. 37, 7

Linked entries: gelm gylm

strýdan

(v.)
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Ger. strutenti prodigus ), Wrt. Voc. ii. 86, 51

Linked entry: stryndan

þeóden-máðum

(n.)
Grammar
þeóden-máðum, es; m.
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Th. 26, 20; Gen. 409

widl

(n.)
Grammar
widl, filth, pollution : — Ǽlc widðil omnis pollutio, Rtl. 98, 24. Idese mid widle and mid womme besmítan, Judth. Thw. 22, 12; Jud. 59. Widl and fúl
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Th. 78, 16; Gen. 1294

Linked entry: ge-widlian

lunger

(adj.)
Grammar
lunger, adj.
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Ger. lungar strenuus, expeditus. '] See next word

Linked entry: ceás-lunger

mín

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Add Ne þearf ic yrfestól eaforan bytlian ǽnegum mínra, Gen. 2177

nos-þyrel

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Gen. Thw. 4, 16. Add

tíman

Grammar
tíman, <b>. I 2.</b> add: tíman be
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Gen. Thw. 2, 4

wealh-land

Grammar
wealh-land, I.
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add: cf. the prose version of this passage Swá oft swá wyt férdon tó fyrlenum eardurn, Gen. 20, 13

on-wǽcan

(v.)

to soften, mollify, cause relaxation of severity

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Th. 26, 7; Gen. 403

snytre

(adj.)
Grammar
snytre, adj.

Wise

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Th. 170, 6; Gen. 2808

Linked entry: un-snyterness

swodrian

(v.)
Grammar
swodrian, p. ode

To get drowsy, fall asleep ⬩ drowsy, dull,

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To get drowsy, fall asleep Ic hnæppode and ic swodrode ego dormivi et soporatus sum, Ps. Spl. 3, 5

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