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seár

Grammar
seár, siére.
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tindting

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Dele: the word seems only a bad reading of tyhting. Cf. Tyhtingce suasionis, An. Ox, 3382

ofer-hlúd

(adj.)
Grammar
ofer-hlúd, adj.

Over-loud, noisy, clamorous

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Similar entries v. next word

Linked entry: hlúd

be-hwylfan

Grammar
be-hwylfan, l. be-hwilfan,
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and substitute Ne behwylfan mæg heofon and eorðe his wuldres word wíddra and síddra þonne befæðman mæge . . . eorðan ymbhwyrft and uprodor heaven and earth cannot form a vault that shall cover his glory's word, too wide and too ample for the globe and

hluttran

(v.)
Grammar
hluttran, [?] to grow or
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make pure, clean, bright, Exon. 54 a; Th. 191, 8; Az. 85. v. next word

Linked entries: a-hluttrian ge-hluttrad

stán-scealu

(n.)
Grammar
stán-scealu, -scalu, e; f.
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Kmbl. iii. 378, 12. v. next word

tolcettan

(v.)
Grammar
tolcettan, p. te
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Gl. 435, 36. v. next word

turnigend-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
turnigend-líc, adj.
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Revolving Gif seó heofon turnigendlíc ( volubile ) is, Anglia vii. 12, 109 note. v. preceding word

dreórig-lic

(adj.)
Grammar
dreórig-lic, adj.
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Sad, mournful Dreórilic frecednys triste periculum, Germ. 402, 66. v. next word, and dreór-lic

for-weorpness

(n.)
Grammar
for-weorpness, e; f.
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L. 1, 17. v. preceding word

Linked entries: weorpness for-worpness

ge-styntan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-styntan, p, te
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ólehtan

(v.)
Grammar
ólehtan, ólectan
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recen

(adj.)
Grammar
recen, adj.
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Sax. rekón to make ready, set in order.] swift, quick (cf. recene) Blác rásetteþ recen reáda líg réðe scríþeþ geond woruld bright and swift rushes the red flame, fierce strides through the world, Exon.

Linked entries: recene recenlíce

lamp-healt

(adj.)
Grammar
lamp-healt, laempi-halt; adj.
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Lye quotes without reference lempe lenitas; Icel. has lempiligr pliant, could the word mean 'unable to bend, stiff, awkward?'

from-doe

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Giséne wérun swá fromdoe word ðás visa sunt sicut deleramentum verba ista, Lk. Skt. Rush. 24, 11

mete-corn

(n.)
Grammar
mete-corn, es; n.

Corn for food

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Th. 580, 7. v. next word

scip-férend

(n.)
Grammar
scip-férend, es; m.
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Kmbl. 500; An. 250. v. preceding word

Linked entry: ferend

tó-geíht

(adj.)
Grammar
tó-geíht, adj.
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(ptcpl. ) Added Interpolares vel additi, ðæt synd ða tógeíhte dagas, Anglia viii. 306, 44. v. next word

þædres

(adv.)
Grammar
þædres, adv.
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MSS.) hither and thither, Past. 22; Swt. 169, 13. v. preceding word

Linked entry: þideres

ge-fremednes

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Cýþde ꝥ þá word sóþe wǽron seó gefre-mednes (effectus) Stephanes deáðes, Gr. D. 318, 15. Add

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