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ge-samnian

(v.)
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Ox 1403. used reflexively, to join together for a common purpose to associate for common action Hié móton hié gesomnian, gif hié willað, tó þám were.

á-firran

(v.)
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Þá heuna hire áfyrrde án fox, Gr. D. 69, 27. Hé þysum mannum heora líf áfyrde, 162, 7. Hú hé ꝥ ríce ðám cyninge áferran mihte, Bt. l; F. 2, 19.

HERE

(n.)
Grammar
HERE, gen. heres, heriges, herges; m.

An army a hostmultitudea large predatory band

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Fox 25, 30; Met. 25, 15. Sió fierd ðone here gefliémde the English force put the Danish to flight, Chr. 894; Erl. 90, 26.

Linked entries: flot-herge hors-here

lǽce-dóm

(n.)
Grammar
lǽce-dóm, es; m.

Medicinea medicineremedycure

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Ic wolde ymbe ðone lǽcedóm ðara ðínra lára hwéne máre gehýran remedia audiendi avidus vehementer efflagito, Bt. 22, 1; Fox 76, 17. Ús is nédþearf ðæt wé sécan ðone lǽcedóm úre sáuwle, Blickl. Homl. 97, 31.

Linked entry: lǽce-cræft

rand

(n.)
Grammar
rand, es; m.
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Fox 534; Gn. C. 37. Lígýðum forborn bord wið rond the buckler against the boss burned with the flames, Beo. Th. 5339; B. 2673. Denoting the whole, a shield, buckler [Icel. rönd a shield] Rand dynede, campwudu clynede, Elen. Kmbl. l00; El. 50.

Linked entry: rand-beáh

circol-wyrde

(n.)
Grammar
circol-wyrde, es; m.

A calculator, reckonercomputator

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A calculator, reckoner; computator Feówer síðon syx byþ feówer and twentig: ða syx tída sind genemned þurh ðæra circolwyrda gleáwnysse quadrantes four times six are four-and-twenty: the six hours are called by the wisdom of calculators quadrants, Bridf

Linked entry: wirde

forþ-stefn

(n.)
Grammar
forþ-stefn, es; m. [stefn a prow]

A fore-prowprowprōra

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A fore-prow, prow; prōra Forþstefn scipes prōra nāvis. Lye

nigon-feald

(num.; adj.)
Grammar
nigon-feald, adj.

Nine-fold

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Nine-fold Nigonfeald novenarius, Ælfc. Gr. 49; Som. 50, 17

ceaster-sǽtan

(n.)
Grammar
ceaster-sǽtan, -sǽte; pl.
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Towns-folk Ceastersétna preóst, Cht. Th. 140, 19: 142, 1

feówer-wintre

(adj.)
Grammar
feówer-wintre, adj.
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Four years old Feówerwintre quadrimus, Ælfc. Gr. Z. 287, 19

clif-hlép

(adj.; adv.)
Grammar
clif-hlép, clif-hlýp

right down, under footpessum

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right down, under foot; pessum, Cot. 155, Som. Ben. Lye

-witol

(suffix)
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Similar entries v. fore-witol,Chr. 1067; Erl. 204, 28

án-híwe

(adj.)
Grammar
án-híwe, adj.
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Of one form or colour Ánhíwes uniformi, An. Ox. 1046

fant-hálig

(adj.)
Grammar
fant-hálig, adj.
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Consecrated in a font Fanthálig [wæter], Lch. iii. 14, 21

Linked entry: fant-hálgung

feówer-ecgede

(adj.)
Grammar
feówer-ecgede, adj.

Four-edged

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Four-edged Heó hafaþ feówerecgedne stelan, Lch. i. 290, 19

Linked entry: fiþer-ecgede

feþriht

(adj.)
Grammar
feþriht, adj.

Featheredwinged

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Feathered, winged Feðrihtæ foet pennati pedes, Mt. p. 9, 19

ge-fildan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-fildan, p. de
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To fold up -Gefyldende inplicans, ligans, Hpt. Gl. 406, 33

or-dál

(n.)
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A masculine form ordelas occurs, C. D. ii. 252, 13

on-birging

(n.)
Grammar
on-birging, e; f.

Tasting, taking (food)

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Tasting, taking (food) Wið áttres onbyrgingce, Lchdm. i. 136, 12

Linked entry: birging

DEÁÞ

(n.)
Grammar
DEÁÞ, es; m.

DEATH mors

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Se deáþ cymþ death comes, Bt. 8; Fox 26, 6: Chr. 1065; Erl. 198, 7; Edw. 26. Hí ofercume unþinged deáþ vĕniat mors super illos, Ps. Th. 54, 14.

Linked entry: deóþ