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á-gíta

Grammar
á-gíta, -giéta.
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MS.) his góda and wilnað mid ðý geearnian ðone hlísan ðæt hé sié rúmgiful saepe se effusio sub appellatione largitatis occultat , Past. 148, 6.

Linked entries: á-giéta gítav

ge-hýþness

(n.)
Grammar
ge-hýþness, ge-hýdness, e; f.
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commodity, convenience, advantage Ðý lǽs hié gedwelle sió gehýdnes and ðá getǽsu ðe hié on ðǽm wege habbað ne subsidia itineris in obstacula perventionis vertant, Past. 387, 13.

Linked entries: ge-hýdness -hýþness

líhtan

(v.)
Grammar
líhtan, to shine.
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Take here leóhtan in Dict. and add: to be light Þá sceán leóht inn, swylce níwe móna árise, swá ꝥ hit líhte under þǽre róde swýðran earme . . . hit líhte geond ealle þá cyrcan, Vis. Lfc. 51-56.

myrige

(adj.)
Grammar
myrige, adj.
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Hé sǽde þæt him nǽre nǽfre ǽr swá éðe ne swá myrige, swá him þá wæs, Wlfst. 237, 7. Dómesdæg ys se myrga dæg, Angl. viii. 336, 30

Linked entries: mirigþ mirige mirige

súþan

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Add Be-westan him is se beorh Athlans oð ðone gársecg, and súþan ðá beorgas þe man hǽt Æsperos; and be-súþan him Aulolum sió þeód ab occidente Atlantem montem et Oceanum Atlanticum, sub Africo Hesperium montem, a meridie gentes Aulolum, Ors. 1, 1; S.

tó-stregdan

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Add Þonne hit tóstreigdeð (-stregdeð, v.l.) and tódǽleð hit sylf ymb óðerra manna wísan cum ad exteriora sparserit, Gr. D. 5, 1. Tóstrǽdaþ spargimus, An. Ox. 46, 18.

æ-not

(adj.)
Grammar
æ-not, adj. [æ without, not use]

Uselessof no useunprofitableinutilis

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Useless, of no use, unprofitable; inutilis Ðæt hit ænote weorþe that it be useless, L. Eth. vi. 34; Th. i. 324, 7

átter-coppe

(n.)
Grammar
átter-coppe, an ; f. [átor poison, copp a head]

A spideraranea

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A spider; aranea Swindan ðú dydest swá swá áttercoppan sáwle his tabescere fecisti sicut araneam animam ejus, Ps. Spl. T. 38, 15

bære-flór

(n.)
Grammar
bære-flór, es; m.

A barley-floorbarn-floorthreshing-floorhordei areaarea

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A barley-floor, barn-floor, threshing-floor; hordei area, area Þurh-clǽnsaþ his bæreflór permundabit aream suam, Mt. Kmbl. Rush. 3, 12

Linked entry: bere-flór

byrig-berge

(n.)
Grammar
byrig-berge, an; f.
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A mulberry; morum Byrigbergena seáw selle drincan give him to drink juice of mulberries, L. M. 2, 30; Lchdm. ii. 230, 12

embehtian

(v.)
Grammar
embehtian, p. ode, ade; pp. od, ad

To minister, serveministrāre

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To minister, serve; ministrāre Heóembehtade oððe gehérde him ministrābat eis, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 8, 15. Embehtaþ ministrābit, Lk. Skt. Lind. 12, 37

flohten-fóte

(adj.)
Grammar
flohten-fóte, adj.

Web-footedpalmĭpes

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Web-footed; palmĭpes Ne ete flohtenfóte fugelas let him not eat web-footed birds, L. M. 1, 36; Lchdm. ii. 88, 9

Linked entry: fleohtan

fyrht

(adj.)
Grammar
fyrht, adj.

Timidtĭmĭdus

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Timid; tĭmĭdus On his sóþfæstnesse swylce démeþ on folce fyrhte þearfan in sua justĭtia jūdĭcābit paupĕres hujus pŏpŭli, Ps. Th. 71, 4

eal

(n.)
Grammar
eal, e; f.

An awlsubŭla

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An awl; subŭla Þurhþyrlige his eáre mid eale [mid áne eale, Roff.] perfŏret aurem illīus subŭla, L. Alf. 11; Wilk. 29, 12

lúcan

(v.)
Grammar
lúcan, p. leác

To pull up

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To pull up Swá swá londes ceorl of his æcere lýcþ yfel weód monig, Bt. Met. Fox 12, 55; Met. 12, 28

mid-ferhþ

(n.)
Grammar
mid-ferhþ, es; m. n.

Middle life or age

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Middle life or age On cnihtháde ... swá forþ eallne giógoþhád ... and ðonne lytle ǽr his midferhþe, Bt. 38, 5; Fox 206, 25

mód-geþoht

(n.)
Grammar
mód-geþoht, es; m.

Mindthought

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Mind, thought <b>Mihtigne</b> on his módgeþohte mighty of mind, Cd. 14; Th. 17, 1; Gen. 253

nægled-cnearr

(n.)
Grammar
nægled-cnearr, es; m.

A vessel the planks of whose sides are nailed together

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A vessel the planks of whose sides are nailed together Gewitan him ðá Norþmen nægledcnearrum, Chr. 937; Erl. 115, 2; Æðelst. 53

níd-þing

(n.)
Grammar
níd-þing, es; n.

A necessary thing

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A necessary thing Ealra neádþinga hé ( the monk) sceal hihtan and wilnigan fram his mynstres fæder (the abbot ), R. Ben. 57, 3

ge-wyld

(n.)
Grammar
ge-wyld, -wild, es; n.

Powerdominion

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Power, dominion Æfter ðam ðe Alexander hæfde ealle Inde him to gewyldon gedón perdomita Alexander India, Ors. 3, 9; Bos. 67. 21