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plætt

(n.)
Grammar
plætt, a sounding blow, a smack : in the compound
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eár-plætt Drihten ús sealde hǽlu þurh ðám eárplættum, Homl. Th. ii. 248, 25

Linked entries: eár-plætt spor-plætt

fliht

(n.)
Grammar
fliht, es; m.

A flightvŏlātus

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A flight; vŏlātus Swá earn his briddas spænþ to flihte sīent ăquīla prōvŏcans ad vŏlandum pullos suos, Deut. 32, 11: Exon. 13b; Th. 25, 11; Cri. 399

settend

(n.)
Grammar
settend, es; m.
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An ordainer, appointer Ðæt ðú ána eart éce Drihteu, weroda Waldend, sigora settend (sigeróf settend, Exon. Th. 188, 17 ; Az. 47), Cd. Th. 237, 5 ; Dan. 333

sciccels

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Áwyrp hyder þínne scyccels þe þú mid bewǽfed eart, Hml. S. 23 b, 210. Add

wíglíce

(adv.)
Grammar
wíglíce, adv.

In a warlike mannerby fighting

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In a warlike manner, by fighting Bellatores syndon wígmen,ðe eard sculon werian wíglíce mid wǽpnum, L. I. P. 4 ; Th. ii. 306, 37 : Wulfst. 267, 16

hócor-wyrde

(adj.)
Grammar
hócor-wyrde, adj.

Using scornful, mocking language

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Using scornful, mocking language Hér sind on earde hócorwyrde ǽghwǽr there are in the land here everywhere men of scornful speech, Swt. A. S. Rdr. 109, 156

æchir

(n.)

an ear of corn

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an ear of corn, Mt. Rush. Stv. 12, 1

geómor-mód

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Þám folce geómormódum ( the people threatened by Holofernes' army ), Jud. 144. of birds Fugelas cyrrað from þám gúþfrecan geómormóde eft tó earde, Ph. 353

ǼS

(n.)
Grammar
ǼS, es; n.

Foodmeatcarriona dead carcaseescacibuspabulumcadaver

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Food, meat, carrion, a dead carcase; esca, cibus, pabulum, cadaver Earn ǽses georn the eagle eager for food, Byrht. Th. 134, 60; By. 107.

arhlíce

(adv.)

disgracefullybasely

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disgracefully, basely Eádwine eorl wearþ ofslagen arhlíce fram his ágenum mannum earl Eadwine was basely slain by his own men, Chr. 1071; Erl. 210, 14; Th. 347, 12

ǽrendung

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Th. 446, 3. earn. v. gang-ǽrendung, gemót-ǽrendung, hæf-ǽrendung, hors-ǽrendung, hús-ǽrendung, miltestre-ǽrendung

eormen-strýnd

(n.)
Grammar
eormen-strýnd, e; f.

The great generation permagna gĕnĕrātio

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The great generation ; permagna gĕnĕrātio Ðú eart eorre eormenstrýnde thou art of an angry, great [heathen] generation, Salm. Kmbl. 659; Sal. 329

Linked entry: strínd

stýficung

(n.)
Grammar
stýficung, e; f.
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Earle 248, 11. In ðone norðran stýfecing, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 399, 35. Stýfecinc, 18, 33

éce

(adv.)
Grammar
éce, adv.
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Wé beóð mid úrum sáwlum éce symle earme oððe eádige, Wlfst. 145, 13. Add

hæring

(n.)
Grammar
hæring, es; m.

A herring

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Voc. 77, 62. xxx þúsenda hæryngys ǽlce eáre 30 thousand herrings every year, Cod. Dipl. Kmbl. iv. 172, 3

fýsian

(v.)
Grammar
fýsian, fésian

to send forthto drive awayrelēgāre

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to send forth, to drive away; relēgāre Ðonne fýsie hí man of earde let them then be driven from the country, L. E. G. 11; Th. i. 174, 1

Linked entry: fésian

ge-fleógan

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Se earn on ðám ófre gesæt, mid fisce geflogen, þone hé ðǽrrihte geféng, Hml. Th. ii. 140, 3. Add

ád-loma

(n.)
Grammar
ád-loma, -lama ? an; m.

One crippled by the flame?cui flamma claudicationem attulit?

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Earme ádloman poor wretches, i. e. diaboli, Exon. 46a; Th. 156, 33; Gú. 884. —

Linked entry: lama

ende-láf

(n.)
Grammar
ende-láf, e; f. [ende on end; láf a remainder, remnant]

The last remnant extrēmum relĭquum

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The last remnant; extrēmum relĭquum Ðú eart endeláf usses cynnes thou art the last remnant of our race, Beo. Th. 5618; B. 2813

freá-mǽre

(adj.)
Grammar
freá-mǽre, frǽ-mǽre; adj.

Very renownedceleberrĭmus

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Very renowned; celeberrĭmus Firum freámǽrne eard weardian to inhabit a country very renowned to men, Exon. 95 b; Th. 356, 11; Pa. 10

Linked entry: frǽ-mǽre