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gilpen

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Take here <b>gilpna</b> in Dict., and add Oððe se gielpna (gilpna, v. l.) and se ágíta for his góda mierringe gielpe, and wéne ðæt hé sié kystig and mildheort aut cum effuse quid perditur, largum se quasi miserando glorietur Past. 149, 19

hæfenleást

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Take here hafenleást in Dict. and add Genóh wǽre þám wǽdlan his untrumnys, þeah ðe hé wiste hæfde ; and eft him wǽre genóh his hafenleast, ðeáh ðe he gesundful wǽre, Hml. Th. i. 330, 17. Þis earme wíf mé gesóhte . . .

heofon-cund

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Ðá cóm ðǽr gán in tó mé heofencund wísdóm. Bt. 3, l; F. 4, 17. From ðæs hefencundan Fæder éðle ádrifene. Past. 249, 15. Mid ðǽm heofoncundan fire wǽron ðá lác forbærndu on ðǽm altere, 222, 23.

heordan

(n.)
Grammar
heordan, heorde, an; f.

towoakum

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The coarse part of flax, tow, oakum; in pl. hards of flax Of heordan wearpe de sluppe [i. lini] stamine, An. Ox. 3726: Wrt. Voc. ii. 24, 30. (For both see Ald. 51, 23.) Heordan stuppa, Wrt. Voc. ii. 121, 14.

middeweard

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. ¶ as a noun :-- On middaweardan hire (heora) in medio eius ( eorum ), Ps. L. 54, 11, 16. Middeweardum, 136, 2. On middeweardum þínes freólsas, 73, 4. Add

mund

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Lida bið longe on síðe . . . hám cymeð, gif hé hál leofað, nefne him holm gestýreð, mere hafað mundum (unless the sea has him in its clutches), Gn. Ex. 107. <b>III a.

of-stician

(v.)
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In l. 7 after '79, 8' add: cf. Hé hét. . . ðæs pápan lima gelóme prician, oð þæt hé swulte ðurh swylcum pínungum, Hml. Th. ii; 312, 11. Add

or-leahter

(n.)
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Danger, peril Hwæt is ús sélre tó dónne þe on swá pleólicum orleahtre ( in tam graui discrimine) synd becumene?, Chrd. 2, 8.

wærc

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Först. 106, 11-107, 2: v. end-, hrif-, hype-, in-, rop-, út-wærc. Add

fæst

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fæst, <b>.
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</b> of a place that can be shut up :-- Wunion ealle an ánre fæstre wununge omnes in uno conclaui (cf. conclaus, locus conclusus, Corp. Gl. H. 35, 683) atrii, Chrd. 54, 33

cniht

(n.)
Grammar
cniht, <b>; I.</b> add: <b>I b.</b> used in reference to a guild, a junior member (?);
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Th. 612, 23: 28: 32. ( The guild in this case was &#39;þegna gild. &#39;)

ærn

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Seó reáde netele ðe þurh ærne in wyxð, Lch. iii. 52, 12. Genim grun-deswyligean ðá ðe on ærenu wexeð, 48, 29. Add: [older ræn. ]

gát

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Þá gǽt, Wlfst. 288, 4. the word occurs in local names, e. g. Gát-hám, Gáte-hlinc, Gáte-wyl, Gáta-ford, Gáta-tún, C. D. vi. 290

of-cyrf

(n.)
Grammar
of-cyrf, es; m.

a cutting off, amputationthat which is cut off

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Th. i. 94, 32. that which is cut off Hé tócearf his basing on emtwá, and sealde óðerne dǽl ðam earman wædlan, and mid ðam ofcyrfe hine eft bewǽfde wrapped himself in the remaining portion of the cloak, Homl. Th. ii. 500, 27.

cot-líf

(n.)
Grammar
cot-líf, es; pl. nom. acc. -líf; gen. -lífa; n.

A village villa

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[cot a cot, cottage; líf, II. a place to live in] A village; villa Ðæt cotlíf the village Cod. Dipl. 828; A. D. 1066; Kmbl. iv. 191, 13: 845; Kmbl. iv. 204, 31: 855; Kmbl. iv. 211, 25: 859; Kmbl. iv. 214, 6: 864; Kmbl. iv. 217, 7.

sorh-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
sorh-líc, adj.

Sorrowfulcausing sorrowgrievoussorrymiserable

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Setl his ðú gesettest sorglíc on eorðan sedem ejus in terra collisisti, Ps. Th. 88, 37

ge-tengan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-tengan, p. de; pp. ed [tengan to hasten, rush upon]

To hastenjoindevote one's self toinjungĕredēdĕre

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To hasten, join, devote one's self to; injungĕre, dēdĕre Hine sylfne getengde in Godes þeówdóm he devoted himself to God's service, Elen. Kmbl. 400; El. 200.

Linked entries: tengan ge-tenge

hlís-eádig

(adj.)
Grammar
hlís-eádig, adj.

Successful in acquiring fame, famous, renowned

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Successful in acquiring fame, famous, renowned Biþ hlíseádigra se ðe hit selþ ðonne se ðe hit gaderaþ: eác ða welan beóþ hlíseádigran ðonne ðonne hie mon selþ ðonne hie beón ðonne hí mon gaderaþ.

tó-fleótan

(v.)
Grammar
tó-fleótan, p. -fleát; pp. -floten

To float in different directions,be dispersed by water,be carried away by water

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To float in different directions, be dispersed by water, be carried away by water Ða brycge ðe forneáh eall tóflotan wæs the bridge that was almost quite carried away, Chr. 1097; Erl. 24, 299.

Linked entry: fleótan

twelf-feald

(num.; adj.)
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twelf-feald, adj.
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In. 4; Th. i. 104, 11. Forgilde hé mid twelffealdan, L. Eth. ix. 11; Th. i. 342, 28: Wulfst. 311, 6