droppetung
A dropping, falling by drops, drop by drop ⬩ stillicĭdium
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A dropping, falling by drops, drop by drop; stillicĭdium Swá swá niðer astíhþ droppetung droppende ofer eorþan as falling [rain] comes down, dropping over the earth, Ps. Lamb. 71, 6
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ed-wyrping
Recovery, a growing better, recovering ⬩ recŭpĕratio
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Recovery, a growing better, recovering; recŭpĕratio Án eáwfæst mynecenu læg swíðe geswenct, orwéne ǽlcere edwyrpinge a pious mynchen lay greatly afflicted, hopeless of any recovery, Homl. Th. ii. 26, 29
emta
leisure ⬩ ōtium
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leisure; ōtium On emtan to sméageanne to study at leisure, Bd. pref. S. 471, 10. Ic get emtan næbbe I have not leisure yet, Bt. 38, 2; Fox 196, 24
faroþ-rídende
Wave-riding, sailing ⬩ nāvĭgans
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Wave-riding, sailing; nāvĭgans We on sǽbáte wada cunnedon, faroþrídende we in the sea-boat made a trial of the fords, riding over the waves, Andr. Kmbl. 879; An. 440
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fird-stemn
An army-corps ⬩ exercĭtus cohors
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An army-corps; exercĭtus cohors Ðá se fird-stemn fór hám, ðá fór óðer út when the army-corps went home, then another went out, Chr. 921; Th. 195, 19
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gál-smerc
Light ⬩ laughing ⬩ giggling ⬩ pĕtŭlans
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Light, laughing, giggling; pĕtŭlans Gyf se munuc ne biþ gálsmerc and eáðe and hræde on hleahtre si mŏnăchus non sit pĕtŭlans, et făcĭlis et proclīvis ad ridendum, R. Ben. 7
herþan
Testiculi
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Alf. pol. 65; Th. i. 96, 25
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land-hæbbende
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Similar entries Cf. landágende. holding a country as a ruler Landhæbbende ł his cynnes látwa tribunus, Rtl. 193, 15
loft
air
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air Heó ne líþ on nánum þinge ac on lofte heó stynt it (the earth) does not rest on anything, but stands in the air, Hexam. 6; Norm. 10, 20
ge-wæccan
to watch
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to watch Ne mæhtes ðú án huíl gewæccæ non potuisti una hora vigilare, Mk. Skt. Lind. 14, 37. Gewaccas vigilate, 13, 35. Ðætte we giuæcge ut vigilemus, Rtl. 124, 23
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ge-earnian
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Toll and teám sý ágifen intó þám mynstre, bútan hé hit geearnian mæge ( unless he can gain remission ) tó þám ðe þænne áh mynstres geweald, Cht. E. 236, 5. Add
bleáte
Wretchedly, miserably ⬩ misere, miserabile
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Wretchedly, miserably; misere, miserabile He geseah ðone leófestan lífes æt ende bleáte gebǽran he saw his dearest [friend] bearing [himself] wretchedly at life's end, Beo. Th. 5640, note; B. 2824
ge-myrran
To hinder, obstruct, force, trouble ⬩ impedire, turbare, obstruere
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Kmbl. 1491; An. 747: Ps. Th. 62, 9: Exon. 71 b; Th. 267, 8; Jul 412
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þri-líc
Threefold
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Threefold Án myhtylíce and þrylíc hádelíce unus potentialiter trinusque personaliter, Hymn. Suet. 29, 13: 55, 13: 105, 15. Eálá ðú ðrilíc godcundnyss, 133, 5. Ðé þrylícne and ǽnne, 146, 32
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úf
An owl ⬩ vultur
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An owl; the word also glosses vultur Uuf bubo, Wrt. Voc. ii. 102, 28. Úf, i. 29, 45. Ðes úf hic uultur, Ælfc. Gr. 9, 22; Zup. 48, 17 note
wóh-hǽmende
Adulterous ⬩ fornicating ⬩ an adulterer ⬩ a fornicator
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Adulterous, fornicating; or an adulterer, a fornicator Ða wohhǽmendan fornicatores, Past. 51; Swt. 401, 27. Ðú dydest ðé tó ðám wóhhǽmendum cum adulteris portionem tuam ponebas, Ps. Th. 40, 19
be-smittian
To pollute ⬩ defile
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To pollute, defile, physical Besmittod blæc caccabatum atramentum, An. Ox. 4156. moral Heora for*-*mænig mid ídelum lofe byþ besmittad multos ex eis cenodoxiae morbus commaculat, R. Ben. 139, 19
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bóc-holt
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a beech-wood In bócholte, C. D. B. i. 344, 11. An cinges bócholte fíf wéna gang, C. D. ii. 103, I. xii. manentium quae dicuntur bócholt, i. 232, 20
be-sceáwung
Contemplation
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Contemplation Besceáwunge contemplationis, i. speculationis, ł considerationis, An. Ox. 244: 706: Wrt. Voc. ii. 139, 62. On Godes besceáwunge in contemplatione Dei, R. Ben. 135, 1: Gr. D. 4, 22
esol-cweorn
mill-stone
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A mill turned by an ass, mill-stone Esulcweorn mola asinaria, Past. 31, 17: asinaria, Wrt. Voc. ii. 72, 79: 8, 72. Eosulcweorn mola asinaria, Ll. Th. ii. 236, 11
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