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gyrstan-dæg

(n.)
Grammar
gyrstan-dæg, gestran-dæg, gysternlíc-dæg

yesterdayheri

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Swá he wæs gyrstan-dæg and ǽran dæg sicut erat heri et nudius tertius, Gen. 31, 5

hearm-cwidian

(v.)
Grammar
hearm-cwidian, -cwiddian; p. ode

To revile, calumniate, speak ill of

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To revile, calumniate, speak ill of Ongan hine hyspan and hearmcwiddigan [-cwidian, Cott.] he began to revile and speak ill of him, Bt. 18, 4; Fox 66, 33

wíf-healf

(n.)
Grammar
wíf-healf, e; f.

The female sidefemale line

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The female side, female line On ða gerád ðæt gecuron heora kynecinn ða on iía wífhealfa, Chr. Erl. 3, 16. (Cf. wíf-cynn, I. ) v. preceding word

FOR

(prep.)
Grammar
FOR, prep. dot. acc. and inst.

FORon account ofbecause ofwithbypropropterperaccording toprosĕcundumjuxtaForinstead ofprolŏcovĭceForon account ofbecause ofthroughpropropterper

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He wearþ sárig for his synnum he was sorry for his sins, Exon. 117a; Th. 450, 15; Dóm. 88. Ne dyde ic for fácne, ne for feóndscipe, ne for wihte I did it not for fraud, nor for enmity, nor for aught, Cd. 128; Th. 162, 34; Gen. 2691.

em-sárig

(adj.)
Grammar
em-sárig, adj.

Equally sorry æque tristis

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Equally sorry; æque tristis woldon ðæt ða óðre wíf wǽran emsárige heom they wished the other women to be equally sorry with themselves. Ors. 1, 10; Bos. 33, 1

Linked entry: emn-sárig

fágian

(v.)
Grammar
fágian, p. ode; pp. od

To shine, glitter, varyvăriāre

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To shine, glitter, vary; văriāre Swá hit nú fágaþ so it now varies, Bt. Met. Fox 11, 79; Met. 11, 40. fágiaþ they vary, Bt. 21; Fox 74, 13

Linked entries: ge-fágod fágettan

ferþ-friðende

(v.; part.)
Grammar
ferþ-friðende, part. [friðian to protect]

Life-savingvītam servans

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Life-saving; vītam servans Forlét ferþfriðende wellan on gesceap þeótan he let his life-saving fountains be poured into a vessel, Exon. 109 b; Th. 419, 25; Rä. 39, 3

Linked entry: ferhþ-friðende

folc-stów

(n.)
Grammar
folc-stów, e; f.

A public placecountry placepublĭcus vel rustĭcus lŏcus

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A public place, country place; publĭcus vel rustĭcus lŏcus He ferde ge þurh mynsterstówe ge þurh folcstówe discurrĕre per urbāna et rustĭca lóca sŏlēbat, Bd. 3, 5; S. 526, 27

Linked entry: folc

for-legenes

(n.)
Grammar
for-legenes, -legnes, -ness, -nys, -nyss, e; f.

Fornicationfornĭcātio

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He swylce unalýfeddre forlegnesse and egeslícre wæs besmiten fornĭcātiōne pollūtus est tāli, Bd. 2, 5; S. 506, 39

Linked entries: for-ligenes for-ligenes

forþ-becuman

(v.)
Grammar
forþ-becuman, -bicuman; p. -com, -cwom, pl. -cómon, -cwómon; pp. -cumen

To come forthproceedprocēdĕre

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To come forth, proceed; procēdĕre He gesyhþ fram hwylcum wyrttruman seó besmitenes forþbecom vĭdet a qua rādīce inquĭnātio illa processĕrit, Bd. 1, 27; S. 497, 8: Ps. Th. 72, 6

Linked entry: forþ-bicuman

óþ-rídan

(v.)
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to ride away Cyning in óþrád forþ onutte the king (Christ after the doors of Hell had opened) rode away into Hell, hastened on, Exon. Th. 461, 24; . 40

rád-stefn

(n.)
Grammar
rád-stefn, e; f.
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Gif þegen geþeáh ðæt þénode cyning, and his rádstefne rád on his híréde, L. R. 3 ; Th. i. 190, 19

Scrob-sǽte

(n.)
Grammar
Scrob-sǽte, -sǽtan; pl.
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The men of Shropshire; also used where now the name of their district would be used, Shropshire Dá fyrdedon intó Stæffordscíre and meó Scrobsǽton, Chr. 1016; Erl. 154, 22

scín-cræftiga

(n.)
Grammar
scín-cræftiga, an; m.
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A magician, sorcerer Gif wiccan oððe wigleras, scíncræftigan oððe hórcwénan on earde wurðan ágitene, fýse man georne út of ðysan earde, L. Eth. vi. 7; Th. i. 316, 20

sulh-hæbbere

(n.)
Grammar
sulh-hæbbere, es; m.
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One who holds a plough (cf. his sulh on handa hæfde, Ors. 2, 6; Swt. 88, 8), a ploughman Sulhhæbbere stibarius, Wrt. Voc. ii. 79, 24. v. next word

Linked entry: hæbbere

ymesene

(adj.)
Grammar
ymesene, (-séne?); adj.
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Sightless, blind Sum ymesene man mid wópe his fét gesóhte, biddende his hǽle. Laurentius mearcode ródetácen on ðæs blindan eágan, and ðǽrrihte beorhtlíce geseah, Homl. Th. i. 418, 22

á-cweccan

(v.)
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To quiver hine sylfne hetelíce ðýde, ðæt him on ácwehte, Hml. Th. i. 88, 10

adel-seáþ

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behýddon his líchaman on ánum adelseáðe, Hml. S. 5, 458. Adolseáðe, Shrn. 121, 25, 27. Adelseáþa cloacorum, An. Ox. 3319. Add

and-fang

(n.)
Grammar
and-fang, es; m.
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acceptance Ꝥte hæbbe ondfong ðerh Godes milsæ on heofnum, Jn. Skt. p. 188, 10. in a personal sense. Cf. under-fang Andfang(a ?) appetitorum, Wrt. Voc. ii. 10, 17

bord

a boardboard

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Voc. i. 39, 65. side of a ship, board (in larboard) wurpon heora waru ofor bord, Hml. Th. i. 246, 2, 9