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un-onwendedlic

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Linked entry: on-wendedlic

ofer-hlýde

(adj.)
Grammar
ofer-hlýde, adj.

Over-loud, noisy

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of-þrysman

(v.)
Grammar
of-þrysman, -þrysmian

to destroy by choking

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to destroy by choking Gewilnunga ðæt word ofþrysmaþ (-þrysmiaþ, MS. A. ) concupiscentiae verbum suffocant. Mk. Skt. 4, 19

scyld-frecu

(n.)
Grammar
scyld-frecu, e; f

Guilty greed

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Guilty greed Mé (Eve) scyhte tó scyldfrece fáh wyrm þurh fægir word, Cd. Th. 55, 23; Gen. 898

Linked entry: frecu

ge-tácnung

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Grn. 10, 42. of words, signification Significatio ys getácnung, hwæt þæt word getácnige, Ælfc. Gr. Z. 120, 1: 223, 1. 16.

mór-heald

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
mór-heald, But the word might be a noun,
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Wǽron land heora lyfthelme beþeaht mearchofu mórheald, Cd. 145: Th. 181, 14; Exod. 61. = placed on a mountain slope, Wrt. Voc. ii. 147, 71, (?)

Linked entry: heald

áne

(adv.)
Grammar
áne, ǽne; adv. [án one, with the adverbial -e]

Once ⬩ once for all ⬩ only ⬩ alone ⬩ semel ⬩ solum ⬩ tantum

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Ic bydde ðé, ðæt ðú lǽ te me sprecan áne feáwa worda I pray thee, that thou let me speak only [once for all] few words, Nicod. 11; Thw. 5, 40. Ic ðé ǽne abealh, éce Drihten I alone angered thee, eternal Lord, Cd. 222; Th. 290, 4; Sat. 410

Linked entry: ǽne

breóst-hord

(n.)
Grammar
breóst-hord, es; n. m.

the heart, mind ⬩ a hoard, treasure ⬩ The breast's treasure, the thought, mind, heart ⬩ pectoris thesaurus, cogitatio, mens, cor

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[breóst the heart, mind, hord a hoard, treasure] The breast's treasure, the thought, mind, heart; pectoris thesaurus, cogitatio, mens, cor Óþ-ðæt wordes ord breóst-hord þurhbræc until the point [or issue] of the word broke through his mind, Beo.

ciris-æppel

(n.)
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Voc. ii. 15, 74. v. next word

hwæt-hweganunges

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lunger

(adj.)
Grammar
lunger, adj.
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Ger. lungar strenuus, expeditus. '] See next word

Linked entry: ceás-lunger

ge-swǽsnys

(n.)
Grammar
ge-swǽsnys, se; f.

A sweet word ⬩ a compliment ⬩ an enticement ⬩ allurement ⬩ a dainty ⬩ blanditia

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A sweet word, a compliment, an enticement, allurement, a dainty; blanditia Geswǽsnyssa blanditiæ, Ælfc. Gr. 13; Som. 16, 17

swét-líce

(adv.)
Grammar
swét-líce, adv.

Sweetly, pleasantly

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Sweetly, pleasantly Swétlíce drincan ða word ðínes wísdómes verba tuae scientiae dulciter haurire, Bd. 5, 24; S. 649, 1

Linked entry: swót-líc

god-borh

(n.)
Grammar
god-borh, gen. -borges; m.

A word of uncertain meaning occurring only in

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A word of uncertain meaning occurring only in L. Ælf. pol. 33; Th. i. 82, 4-8. q. v

Linked entry: borh

cealre

(n.)
Grammar
cealre, calwer, es; m.

calmaria, gabalacrum

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Nim súr molcen, wyrc to cealre,and beþ mid ðý cealre take sour curds, work them to a jelly, and foment with the jelly, L. M. 1, 39; Lchdm. ii. 98, 25, 26.

Linked entries: celras calwer

bealcan

(v.)

to emit ⬩ utter ⬩ pour out ⬩ eructare

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to emit, utter, pour out; eructare Dæg ðam dæge bealceþ word dies diei eructat verbum, Ps. Spl. 18, 2

Linked entry: bælcan

ful-

(prefix)
Grammar
ful-, full-,
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in composition, denotes the fulness, completeness or perfection of the meaning of the word with which it is joined

Linked entry: wær-líc

pís-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
pís-líc, adj.
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Rush. 14, 40. v. next word and pís

píslíce

(adv.)
Grammar
píslíce, adv.
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Rush. 11, 53. v. preceding word

stán-scilig

(adj.)
Grammar
stán-scilig, adj.
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Skt. 4, 5, 16. v. preceding word

Linked entry: scilig