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un-gefére

(adv.)
Grammar
un-gefére, adv.

Impassably

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Impassably Ungefére [im]pervie, Wrt. Voc. 1 68, 61: 69, 17

un-ætspornen

(adj.)
Grammar
un-ætspornen, adj.

That is not hindered

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That is not hindered Unætspornenum fótum inoffensis pedibus, Dial. 1, 9

Linked entry: æt-speornan

un-oferswiðendlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
un-oferswiðendlíc, adj.

Invincible

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Invincible Unoferswíþendlíc weorud invincibilis exercitus, Bd. 1, 15; S. 483, 16

cwic-treów

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Cwictreów cresis, Wrt. Voc. ii. 137, 1: gnesis, 42, 17. Add

eofor-hwæt

(adj.)
Grammar
eofor-hwæt, adj.
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Bold as a boar Eoforhuaet (a proper name), Txts. 160, 1

Linked entry: hwæt

fíftíne-nihte

(adj.)
Grammar
fíftíne-nihte, adj.
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Fifteen days old On xv-nihte mónan, Lch. iii. 180, 1

fore-onfang

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glosses praesumtio Foreonfong praesumtio, Mt. p. 1, 4. Foreonfoeng, 8, 2

ge-léf

(adj.)
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weak Geleófe yldo aetate prouectae Bd. 3, 8; Sch. 222, 1. (?)

Linked entries: léf ge-leóf

harian

(v.)
Grammar
harian, horian.
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Dele: for horige in note to Ps. 27, 1 read hopige

hundnigontig-wintre

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þá hé wæs nigon-and-hundnigon*-*ligwintre, Gen. 17, 1. Add

á-hýðan

(v.)
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In 1. 5 reaof 'it despoileth hunger'

bæc-bord

(n.)
Grammar
bæc-bord, es; m.

The larboard or left-hand side of a ship, when looking towards the prow or headnavigii sinistra pars

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The larboard or left-hand side of a ship, when looking towards the prow or head; navigii sinistra pars Burgenda land wæs us on æcbord the land of the Burgundians was on our larboard or left, Ors. 1, 1; Bos. 21, 44

ge-wæge

(n.)
Grammar
ge-wæge, es; n.

A weightmeasure

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A weight, measure Gewæge weight, Herb. 1, 15; Lchdm. i. 74, 21: 16; Lchdm. i. 76, 1. Gewege, 2; Lchdm. i. 70, 15, note. Gewæge [giwege, Rush.] mensura, Mk. Skt. Lind. 4, 24. Gewoege ł gemet mensura, Lk. Skt. Lind. 6, 38

greáte wyrt

(n.)
Grammar
greáte wyrt, e; f.
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Meadow saffron; colchicum autumnale Ðeós wyrt ðe man hieribulbum and óðrum naman greáte wyrt nemneþ this plant which is called ίεόβoλβos and by another name great wort, Herb. 22, 1; Lchdm. i. 118, 14: L. M. ii. 52, 1; Lchdm. ii. 268, 22

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eá, interject.
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Eálá eá! is ꝥ þonne forweorþfullic wela?, Bt. 29, 1; F. 102, 14. Eálá wuldor þisse worulde, eá! for hwí ðé hátan dysige men wuldor?, 30, 1; F. 108, 2. Eálá (eá, v. l. ) mín cild, eá!, 34, 12; F. 154, 9. Add

spellian

(v.)
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Add Þá ðá hí him betweónon spellodon and wel fela worda sprǽcon cum vicissim aliqua confabularentur, Gr. D. 75, 21. Þá gebróðra þá ongǽn hine sylfne ánmódlíce wǽron spelliende contra se unanimiter conspirantes, 106, 1.[v. N. E. D. spell; vb. 1..]

íg-land

(n.)
Grammar
íg-land, es ; n.

An island

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An island Brittene ígland is ehta hund míla lang and twá hund brád. And hér sind on ðis íglande fíf geþeóde the island of Britain is eight hundred miles long and two hundred broad. And at present there are five languages in this island, Chr. pref; Erl

Linked entries: eá-land ég-land

mǽsc-wyrt

Grammar
mǽsc-wyrt, máx-wyrt, e; f.

Mash-wortthe wort in the mash-tub

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'Mash-wort, the wort in the mash-tub. On the malt boiling water is poured and allowed to stand three quarters of an hour; the liquid is wort, or mash-wort,' Lchdm. ii. 399, col. i Máxwyrte amber fulne, L. M. 1, 41; Lchdm. ii. 106, 16.

norþe-weard

(adj.)
Grammar
norþe-weard, adj.

Northwardnorth

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Northward, north Norþeweard, ðǽr hit smalost wǽre, hit mihte beón þreora míla brád tó ðæm móre the northern part of Norway, where it was narrowest, might be three miles broad to the mountains, Ors. 1, 1; Swt. 18, 31. Ðonne is tóemnes ðæm lande súþeweardum

Linked entry: norþ-weard

æmet-hwíl

(n.)
Grammar
æmet-hwíl, e; f. [æmetta leisure, hwil while, time]

Leisurespare-timerespiteotium

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Leisure, spare-time, respite; otium, Ælfc. Gr. 8; Som. 8, 1

Linked entry: amet-hwíl