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feþe-leás

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Þá meahte hé gehýran and gangan, Shrn. 126, 22. For 'Footless' substitute: Without the power to walk, and add

ge-sundlíce

(adv.)
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Add: safely Sió nafu færþ néhst ðǽre eaxe, forþý hió færþ gesundlícost, Bt. 39, 7; F. 222, 22. prosperously, happily Hé þæs rices twislunge eft ánnesse bróhte, and swá gesundlíce ealles weóld, þæt þá þe his yldran gemundon þearle swíþe wundredon,

ge-bygle

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-bygle, adj.
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Se cyng him ongeán þá Maníge behét, þe fram þám eorle gebogen wæs, gebygle dónne, and eall ꝥ his fæder þǽr begeondan hæfde, 1091; P. 226, 9

Linked entry: ge-beógol

ge-twífyldan

Grammar
ge-twífyldan, l. ge-twifildan,
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Þá fíf pund hé bróhte his hláforde getwyfylde, Hml. Th. ii. 554, 32

hálig-ern

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Ðæt háliern wearð geopenod and þá lác wǽron in gebróhte, Ap. Th. 24, 6. On hálierne sacello, An. Ox. 3237. Oð ic ingá on háligern donec intrem in sanctuarium Dei, Ps. Rdr. 72, 17. Of háligetnum de sacrariis, Germ. 392, 43

leahtrung

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Add:: opprobrium, abuse, reproach Ic eom worden mannum leahtrunge ego sum opprobrium hominum Ps. Th. 21, 5. Þú hí gescyldst wið ǽlcere tungan leahtrunge proteges eos a contradictione linguarum 30, 23.

meter-fers

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Furtunatus sette þás naman ealle meterferse, Angl. xi. 2, 35. Eall swylce sum getýd wer sitte and sum meterfers mid his feðere áwríte, viii. 317, 22. Oft þá þeódwitan þus heora meteruersgewurðiað, 332, 15.

of-tredan

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Th. 7, 5. Ne lǽt þú mé oftredan þá ofermódan under heora fótum non veniat mihi pes superbiae, 35, 11. See next word

prætt

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Be þám ꝥ preóstas hí warnien wið þá scýnlican híwinga deófla prættes (prettes, 7, 26) ( ante transformationes daemonum), Chrd. 98, 33. Cwæð se Hǽlend him , 'Foxas habbað holu' . . .

un-wine

(n.)
Grammar
un-wine, es; m.

An unfriendenemy

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Gif ic ongén ne cume, þat þú it néfre ne lét weldon mine unwinan æfter mé þe mid unrichte sitteð ðéron and nyttað it mé éuere unðanke, Chart. Th. 584, 10

wælt

(n.)

apparently some part of the thigha sinew

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apparently some part of the thigh, a sinew (?) Gif wælt wund weorðeþ, .iii. scillingas gebéte, L. Ethb. 68; Th. i. 18, 19. (The preceding section deals with wounds to the thigh.

æfter-sang

Matins

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Th. ii. 376, 6. æftersange ad matutinas, Angl. xiii. 396, 449: 402, 528. Æftersanga symbolnys matutinorum sollempnitas, R. Ben. I. 43, 2. Æftersangum matutino, 46, 13. Æftersangas matutinas, Angl. xiii. 428, 904. Substitute:

brycgian

(v.)
Grammar
brycgian, p. ade; pp. ad

a bridgeTo bridge, bridge over, make a bridgepontem trajicere vel construere

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[brycg a bridge] To bridge, bridge over, make a bridge; pontem trajicere vel construere Sceal ís brycgian ice shall bridge over [water], Exon. 90 a; Th. 338, 4; Gn. Ex. 73. Ofer eástreámas ís brycgade the ice bridged over the water-streams, Andr.

Linked entry: ge-brycgian

of-þringan

(v.)

to throng, crowd, press upon

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to throng, crowd, press upon Ðeós menign ðe ofþrincþ ' the multitude throng thee and press thee' (A. V.), Homl. Th. ii. 394, 15. Ðæt hí hine ne ofþrungon ' lest they should throng him' (A. V. ), Mk. Skt. 3, 9

wíglian

(v.)
Grammar
wíglian, p. ode

To practise divination or sorcery

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To practise divination or sorcery Wígliaþ stunte men menigfealde wígelunga on ðisum dæge æfter hǽð;enum gewunan, swylce hí magon heora líf gelengan, oþþe heora gesundfulnysse. Homl. Th. i. 100, 19.

spor-wrecel

(n.)
Grammar
spor-wrecel, (?),es; m.

What is tracked after being driven off (?)

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Ðá forstæl hé ða unlǽdan oxan æt Funtial, and dráf cytlid, and hine mon ðǽræt áparade, and his speremon áhredde ða sporwreclas the man who tracked him rescued the cattle that had been driven off (?), Chart. Th. 172, 26

Linked entries: wrecel spyre-mann

fæger

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
fæger, fægr; comp. m. fægerra; f. n. fægerre; sup. -est, -ost, -ast, -ust; adj. [fæger beauty, fairness]

FAIR, beautiful, joyous, pleasant, pleasing, sweet pulcher, dĕcōrus, lætus, jucundus, dulcis

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On hrusan ne feól fæger foldbold the fair earthly dwelling fell not on the ground, Beo. Th. 1550; B. 773: 2278; B. 1137. Biþ swá fæger fugles gebǽru the bird's bearing is so pleasing, Exon. 57 b; Th. 206, 11; Ph. 125.

FORMA

(n.; num.; adj.)
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FORMA, m; forme f. n: def. adj.

The firstearliestprīmus

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Th. 4562; B. 2286: Exon. 84 b; Th. 319, 3; Wíd. 6: Cd. 17; Th. 21, 4; Gen. 319. Gebletsode Metod monna cynnes ða forman twá the Lord blessed the first two of mankind, Cd. 10; Th. 12, 31; Gen. 194. On forman at first, Blickl. Homl. 127, 20

Linked entry: feorma

word-cwide

(n.)
Grammar
word-cwide, es; m.

a sayingwordsspeechlanguage

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Æfter wordcwidum wuldor-cyninges after the words, 2892; An. 1449: Beo. Th. 5499; B. 2753. Uncre wordcwidas what we said to one another. Exon. Th. 472, 16; Rä. 61, 17. Cleopaþ se alda, wriceþ wordcwedas. Cd.

for-drífan

to drive awayoffoutto drive awaycast outto drive outto banishexpelto drive asideto overtask

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, 11. to subject to excessive toil or hardship, to overtask Eálá hú earmlice and hú reówlic tíd wæs ðá, ðá ðá wreccæ men lǽgen fordrifene full neáh deáðe, and syððan cóm se scearpa hungor and ádyde hí mid ealle, Chr. 1086; P. 218, 1