sige-wǽpen
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A weapon with which victory is won, Beo. Th. 1612 ; B. 804
un-geháten
Not promised
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Not promised Ðæt ungeháten is sceal beón geendod, Blickl. Homl. 189, 27
bróþor-lufu
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charity, love Mára ðisra is bróðerlufu ( caritas ), Rtl. 6, 23: 28, 31
efen-ámeten
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Compared Efenámeten hé is neátum comparatus est jumentis, Ps. Srt. 48, 13
Linked entry: á-metan
for-gifenlic
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that is freed from an oppressive obligation, easy. For 'forgiving, . . ., bearable' substitute:
Linked entry: gifenlic
hlyta
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Hlutan (but y is written over u) sortilegos Txts. 97, 1886. Add
ofer-áwritten
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what is written above; suprascribtio, Mt. L. 22, 20. Cf. ofer-writen
sǽ-hund
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A sea-hound Scilla ðet is sǽhund gecweden, An. Ox. 26, 61
un-áhefendlic
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Insupportable Þǽr is unmǽte cyle and unáhefendlic hǽto geméted. Verc. Forst. 175
weorold-ríce
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Him is tó forbúgenne woroldríccra geférscipe (potentium consortium). Chrd. 69, 36. Add
feoh-wíce
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Is ðis ðára feohwícuna gemǽre and ðæs dúnlandes, C.D. v. 238, 35. (?)
on-unwís
Foolish, ignorant
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Foolish, ignorant Wiðmeten is nítenu[m] onunwísum ( insipientibus ), Ps. Spl. 48, 12
Linked entries: un-wís on-unwísdóm
for-gifenlíc
giving ⬩ dative ⬩ giving ⬩ dătīvus ⬩ forgiving ⬩ pardonable ⬩ bearable ⬩ remissus ⬩ tolerābĭlis
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giving, dative, or giving [case] ; dătīvus Dătivus is forgifendlíc dative is giving: Mid ðam casu biþ geswutelod ǽlces þinges gifu the gift of everything is declared by this case. Ðisum menn ic forgife hors huic hŏmĭni do ĕquum, Ælfc.
Linked entry: for-gyfendlíc
Gandis
The river Ganges ⬩ Ganges ⬩ Γάγγ951;s
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Gandes seó eá is eallra ferscra wætera mǽst, bútan Eufrate the river Ganges is the greatest of all fresh waters, except the Euphrates, 2, 4; Bos. 43, 45. Æt Gande ðære eá, Nar. 3, 22
Færpingas
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The people of a district of Mercia Færpinga landes is þreó hund hýda (in margin: Is in Middel-Englum Færpinga), C. D. B. i. 414, 27. [In Latin forms of this list Fferpinga, Ferpinga, Ferwinga, Fearfinga are variants of the word.]
acolitus
ἀκόλυθος ⬩ A light-bearer ⬩ lucifer ⬩ state ⬩ condition ⬩ ordo ⬩ gradus
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= ἀκόλυθος A light-bearer; lucifer Acolitus is se ðe leóht berþ æt Godes þénungum acolite is he who bears the light at God's services, L. Ælf. P. 34 ; Th. ii. 378, 7 : L. Ælf. C. 14 ; Th. ii. 348, 4. state, condition; ordo, gradus, etc
drop-fáh
Drop-coloured, variegated in spots, spotted ⬩ stillātus
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Drop-coloured, variegated in spots, spotted; stillātus Stillātus, ðæt is on úre geþeóde, dropfáh stillātus, that is in our language, spotted, Herb. 131, 1; Lchdm. i. 242, 14.
ge-scendnys
A confounding ⬩ confusio
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Babilonia seó Chaldeisca burh is gereht gescyndnys the devil that leads the sinful to confusion. Babylon, the Chaldean city, is interpreted 'confusion,' Homl. Th. ii. 66, 21
Linked entries: ge-sceandnys ge-scyndnys
fremsum
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Gedéfe is þín milde mód, mannum fremsum benigna est misericordia tua, Ps. Th. 68, 16. Siexte is ðæt hí beóð fremsume pietatis gratia benigni sunt, Past. 41, 18. Eálá þú fremsumeste hlǽfdige þe mé þíne árfæstan mildheortnysse æteówdest, Hml.
on-lecgende
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For 'on-lying' substitute 'that is to be laid on, that is to be applied to a wound', and add: — Wiþ sweórcoþe, wyrc onlecgende sealfe, Genim fearres gelyndo and beran smeru and weax, ealra emfela, wyrc tó sealfe, smire mid, Lch. ii. 48, 5