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gim-cyn

(n.)
Grammar
gim-cyn, gym-cyn, -cynn, es; n.

A gem-kind ⬩ a precious stone ⬩ a gem ⬩ genus gemmarum ⬩ gemma

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Met. Fox 8, 114; Met. 8, 57: 15, 8; Met. 15, 4. On ðære éðyltyrf niððas findaþ gold and gymcynn in that country men find gold and gems, Cd. 12; Th. 14, 29; Gen. 226: Elen. Kmbl. 2046; El. 1024

ge-stæððig

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-stæððig, adj. [stæðig firm]

Steadfast ⬩ firm ⬩ stăbĭlis ⬩ firmus

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Met. Fox 24, 84; Met. 24, 42: 29, 171; Met. 29, 87. Ealle gesceafta onfóþ æt ðam gestæððigan Gode, endebyrdnesse, and andwlitan, and gemetgunge all creatures receive from the steadfast God order, and form, and measure, Bt. 39, 5; Fox 218, 14

ed-niwe

(adj.)
Grammar
ed-niwe, ed-neowe; adj.

New, again new, renewed ⬩ renŏvātus

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Met. Fox 11, 77; Met. 11. 39

Linked entry: ed-neowe

gilp-sceaða

(n.)
Grammar
gilp-sceaða, an; m.

An arrogant, boasting criminal

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Met. Fox 9, 98; Met. 9, 49

an-æðelian

(v.)
Grammar
an-æðelian, p. ode, ade; pp. od, ad; v. trans. [an = un not, æðelian to ennoble]

To dishonour ⬩ degrade ⬩ ignobilem reddere

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Met. Fox 17, 53; Met. 17, 27

an-sendan

(v.)
Grammar
an-sendan, p. -sende

To send forth ⬩ send ⬩ emittere ⬩ mittere

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Met. Fox 5, 10; Met. 5, 5: Ps. C. 50, 16; Ps. Grn. ii. 277, 16

Linked entry: on-sendan

cypera

(n.)
Grammar
cypera, an; m.

KIPPER, salmon in the state of spawning ⬩ salmo ova gignens

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Met. Fox 19, 23; Met. 19, 12

brosniend-lic

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Se heofonlica mete wæs gesewenlic and brosniendlic, Hml. Th. ii. 274, 29. Þis brosniendlice corruptibile hoc , An. Ox. 1250. Mid byrðenne þæs brosniendlican líchaman carnis corruptibilis pondere, Gr. D. 138, 21.

riftere

(n.)
Grammar
riftere, es; m.

a reaper

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Se bær his ryfterum mete tó æcere, Homl. i. 570, 33

Linked entry: riptere

ǽg-hwæþer

(and) both . . . and

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Ǽghwæþer ge . . . ge (and) both . . . and:-- Hí ǽghwæðer ge an farað ge eft cumað, Met. 20, 12. Ǽghweþer, Bl. H. 125, 8: 215, 13. Forwyrnednesse ǽghweðer ge on mete, ge on hrægle, ge on ǽghwylcum þinge, 219, 29.

Linked entry: ǽg-þer

hand-full

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'Horse mete is bere ꝥ hé ús forgeaf, underfó hé gærs.' Þá underféng se hálga þá handfulle, Hml. S. 3, 218. Sé ðe gripa ł handfulla gæderaþ qui manipulos colliget, Ps. L. 128, 7. Genim þreó handfulla mucwyrte, þreó sealtes. Lch. ii. 38, 10

lítan

(v.)
Grammar
lítan, [from lútan, as bígan from búgan]

to bend ⬩ incline

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Met. Fox 26, 237; Met. 26, 119

fífel-streám

(n.)
Grammar
fífel-streám, es; m.

The frightful or horrid stream ⬩ the ocean ⬩ ōceănus

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Met. Fox 26, 51; Met. 26, 26

for-drugian

(v.)
Grammar
for-drugian, -druwian; p. ode; pp. od

To dry up ⬩ parch ⬩ wither ⬩ arescĕre ⬩ siccāri

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Met. Fox 20, 207; Met. 20, 104

Linked entry: for-druwian

Indéas

(n.)
Grammar
Indéas, pl.

Indians

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Met. Fox 16, 35; Met. 16, 18

heaðu-rinc

(n.)
Grammar
heaðu-rinc, es; m.

A warrior

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Met. Fox 9, 89; Met. 9, 45

LYSTAN

(v.)
Grammar
LYSTAN, p. te

To LIST

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Met. Fox 26, 142; Met. 26, 71. Se gesceádwíslíca willa ðæt hine ðara twega lyste the rational will which delights in them both, Bt. 14, 2; Fox 44, 26: Bt. Met. Fox 10, 2; Met. 10, 1.

á-stígan

Grammar
á-stígan, <b>. I</b> 2.
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Hé on gylp ástág, Met. 9, 46. Add

hærean-fagol

(n.)
Grammar
hærean-fagol, Have the glossers misunderstood the word herinaciis, and supposed it to be the name of a bird ? Can the hærean represent herin and fagol be a mistake for fugol? and in the other gloss, hâtte-fagol, is hatte = hatte, andfago/ for fugol, so that the gloss would mean
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herinacius is the name of a bird ?

el-lende

(adj.)
Grammar
el-lende, ele-lænde; adj.

Strange, foreign ⬩ extĕrus, peregrīnus

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Met. Fox 8, 60; Met. 8, 30. In ellende in foreign land, afar, Mt. Kmbl. Rush. 21, 33: 25, 14

Linked entries: ele-lænde -lende

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