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ǽtren

(adj.)
Grammar
ǽtren, ǽttren, ǽtem, ǽttern; adj.

Poisonousvenenosus

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Him æt heortan stód ǽtterne ord [sc. gáres] the poisonous point[ the spear] stood in his heart. Byrht. Th. 136, 4; By. 146: Frag. Kmbl. 37; Leás. 20: L. M. 1, 45; Lchdm. ii. 112, 24

cyrr

(n.)
Grammar
cyrr, cerr, cirr, cierr,es ; m.

A turn, space of time, an occasion, affair versio, vices, temporis spatium, negotium

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Se biþ abísgod, on færelde mid óðrum cierrum who is busied, in a journey with other affairs, Past. 4, 1; Hat. 9b, 7

Linked entries: cerr cier

gearo

(adv.)
Grammar
gearo, gearu; adv.

Promptlyreadilyentirelyaltogetherprompteomnīnoprorsus

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Promptly, readily, entirely, altogether; prompte, omnīno, prorsus Ðæt ic goldǽht gearo sceáwige that I may promptly behold the gold-treasure, Beo. Th. 5490; B. 2748.

líc-þegnung

(n.)
Grammar
líc-þegnung, -þénung, e; f.

funeralexeguies

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Last offices done to the dead, funeral, exeguies Ic mæg habban árwurþfulle lícþénunge of heófigendre menigu I may have honourable service done to my corpse by a mourning multitude, Homl. Th. i. 86, 33.

lín

(n.)
Grammar
lín, es; n.

Flaxlinen

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Voc. ii. 113, 44. Besweópun hine mið líne ligaverunt eum linteis, Jn. Skt. Rush. 19, 40. Mið ðý onféng ðæt lín cum accepisset linteum, 13, 4. Bohte lín and hine biwand in líne mercatu sindonem eum involvit sindone, Mk. Skt. Rush. 15, 46: Lk. Skt.

pohha

(n.)
Grammar
pohha, poha, pohcha, pocca, an; m.
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Ðý læs ðider in yfel pohha ( sinus ) gesíge, Lchdm. ii. 208, 18. Sift ðonne, dó on pohhan ( bag ), lege under weofod, 138, 27. Dó on ǽnne pohchan, iii. 48, 5. 'Se ðe médsceattas gaderaþ, hé legeþ hié on þyrelne pohchan ( sacculum ).'

sellend

(n.)
Grammar
sellend, es
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Drihten se is ordfruma and syllend ( largitor ) ealra eádignesse, Bd. 4, 30; S. 609, 17. Hihton hí on God, ðæra góda syllend. Homl. Th. ii. 328, Hé lufaþ ðone glædan syllend, 212, 9. a betrayer Se sellend his traditor ejus, Mk. Skt. Lind.

Linked entry: syllend

ge-gilda

(n.)
Grammar
ge-gilda, -gylda, an; m.

A person who belongs to a guild, club, or corporationa guild-brothera companionfellowcongildosociussodalis

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Eng. i. 262, 259]; congildo, socius, sodalis Gieldan ða gegildan healfne let his guild-brethren pay half, L. Alf. pol. 27; Th. i. 78, 24 : 28; Th. i. 80, 3; L. In. 16; Th. i. 112, 8 : 21; Th. i. 116, 6 : L. Ath. v. § 8, 6; Th. i. 236, 36 : Hick.

stíle

(n.)
Grammar
stíle, es ; n.
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Voc. ii. 95, 56. Stýle accearium, 4, 29 : 63, 34. Þeáh mec heard bíte stíðecg stýle, Exon. Th. 499, 11 ; Rä. 88, 14. Flinte ic eom heardra, ðe ðis fýr drífeþ of ðissum strongan stýle heardan, 426, 26 ; Rä. 41, 79. Stýle gelícost. Beo.

Linked entries: stéle stete stýle

suhterga

(n.)
Grammar
suhterga, suhteriga, suhtriga, suhtria, an; m.
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Voc. ii. 109, 16. Suchtyrga fratuelis i. filius fratris, 36, 4. Suctyrian fratres patrueles, sic dictus est ad patres eorum, si fratres inter se fuerunt, 39, 49. Ic ( Abraham) eom fædera ðín sibgebyrdum, ðú (Lot ) mín suhterga, Cd.

teón-cwide

(n.)
Grammar
teón-cwide, es; m.
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Reproachful, abusive, insulting speech, blasphemy, contumely, calumny, slander Ne fríne ic ðé for tǽle ne þurh teóncwide, Andr. Kmbl. 1266; An. 633.

teón-rǽden

(n.)
Grammar
teón-rǽden, teón-rǽdenn, e; f.
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Skt. ii. 25, 640: Ælfc. T. Grn. 5, 18. Gif hé on gehwylcum teónrǽdennum ( injuriis) geþyld lufige . . . Gé eác earfeþa and teónrǽdena (injurias ) forberaþ, R. Ben. 27, 1, 21

un-þæslíc

(adj.)
Grammar
un-þæslíc, adj.

Unsuitableunseemlyunbecomingunfit

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Th. ii. 134, 13. Ús ne gedafenaþ ðæt wé úrne líchaman, ðe Gode is gehálgod on fulluhte, mid unþæslícum plegan gescyndan, i. 482, 9. Onunþæslícum tíman horis incompetentibus, R. Ben. 74, 23. Tó ðan unþæslícum ad ineptas, Hpt. Gl. 510, 35.

un-sprecende

(adj.)
Grammar
un-sprecende, adj.

Not speakingunable to speakwithout speechspeechless

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Skt. i. 3, 481. Ða unsprecendan cild, Homl. Th. ii. 116, 14: 50, 15

Linked entry: sprecende

wíd-wegas

(n.)
Grammar
wíd-wegas, pl. m.
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Blǽd is árǽred geond wídwegas, ofer þeóda gehwylce, 3412 ; B. 1704. Cf. síd-wegas

bismer-lic

disgracefulignominiouscontemptibleridiculousfrivolous

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Voc. ii. 150, 81: ridiculosum (phantasma), Hpt. Gl. 459, 35. Ꝥ is swíðe bysmærlic ridiculum est valde, Gr. D. 321, 12

bendan

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Th. ii. 386, 23-26. Gif man gehádodne man bænde oþþe beáte, i. 348, 5. Bende, 400, 19, 21. [Icel. benda to bend

ceás

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
ceás, e; f.
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Th. ii. 89, 26, Ðá wróhtgeornan ðe ceáse wyrceað (cf. ða ðe wróhte sáwað, 357, 14) seminantes jurgia, Past. 177, 11. Cǽsa insectationes, rixas, An.

Linked entry: ceást

dwolma

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Voc. ii. 73, 65: 17, 56. Dwolman (in antiquum) chaos, An. Ox. 2483

ele-greófa

(n.)
Grammar
ele-greófa, an; m.
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The glosser may have thought of the fire as fed by oil from cans, or by tow soaked in oil), An. Ox. 7, 87: 8, 99

Linked entry: greofa