myrgan
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Take here mirgan, and add: [v. N. E. D. merry ; vb. ]
sceorfan
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Þá yfelan wǽtan sceorfendan and scearpan, Lch. ii. 176, 20. Add
séft-lic
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Easy, luxurious Ungemetlíce ríclic and séftlic lýf, Solil. H. 38, 3
sixtigoþa
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Se syx-and-syxtigeþa sealm, R. Ben. 37, 6, 16. Add
stól
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In the compounds dele gebed, and for fealde l. fild(e)
un-fenge
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Unacceptable Bið úre onsægdnes Gode uncwéme and unfenge. Verc. Först. 175
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meaht-full
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Powerful Mín God is strang and mihtful, Hml. A. 174, 137
sǽ-wæter
Sea-water
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Sea-water Genim celeþonian seáw and sǽwæter. Lchdm. ii. 28, 12
wel-gehwǽr
Everywhere
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Everywhere Hí welgehwǽr hergedon and bærndon Chr. 1001; Erl. 136, 2
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fýr-scofl
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Voc. ii. 11, 16, and add:
grýto
Greatness ⬩ grossitudo
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Greatness; grossitudo Ungemetlícre grýto and micelnysse vincens grossitudine, Nar. 8, 22
copian
To plunder ⬩ pillage ⬩ steal ⬩ compilare
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To plunder, pillage, steal; compilare Copade and stæl compilabat Cot. 53
wan-hæfenness
Want ⬩ need
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Want, need Wanhæfænysse and metelǽste famis inedia, Hpt. Gl. 480, 33
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á-windwian
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Wé beþurscon úre fýnd and áwindwedan, Ps. Th. 43, 7. Add
þeówetling
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Þeáh ðe hé brúce brádes ríces hé is earm ðeówtling ná ánes hláfordes though he exer- cise extensive power, he is a poor miserable slave, and not of a single master, Homl. Th. ii. 228, 11. Ǽlc hysecild ǽgðer ge æþelboren ge þeówetling, i. 92, 1.
twǽming
division ⬩ separation ⬩ severing the connection between objects ⬩ separation ⬩ distinction
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Hé þurhwunaþ on ánum háde untótwǽmed, (Christ) Homl. Th. i. 40, 24-30. Ðǽr biþ seó twǽming rihtwísra manna and árleásra, (at the last day) 616, 28.
for-niman
To take away ⬩ deform ⬩ plunder ⬩ destroy ⬩ ransack ⬩ waste ⬩ consume ⬩ devour ⬩ rapĕre ⬩ perdĕre ⬩ extermĭnāre ⬩ vastāre ⬩ consūmĕre ⬩ devŏrāre
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Líg eall fornam the flame consumed all, Cd. 119; Th. 153, 34; Gen. 2548: Andr. Kmbl. 1988; An. 996: 3061; An. 1533. Swylt ealle fornom secga hlóþe death destroyed all the band of men, Exon. 75 b; Th. 283, 5; Jul. 675: 59 b; Th. 216, 15; Ph. 268.
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hol
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Séc án hol treów ( cavam arborem ) and bring mé þá hrægl þé þú þǽr inne finde, Gr. D. 202, 23. Befleáh hé in sum hol treów and hine sylfne áhýdde, 293, 14. On þone holan æsc, C. D. B. ii. 247, 4. Leápas hole (c?)
ofer-gán
to overspread ⬩ to overrun (a country, as a victorious army does), to conquer ⬩ to pass a point or limit ⬩ to pass a moral limit, to transgress ⬩ to pass across, traverse, cross ⬩ to pass, pass off or away, be over, come to an end ⬩ To be over ⬩ to come upon, attack
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Hine slǽp ofereode, Andr. Kmbl. 1640; An. 821. Similar entries v. ofer-gangan
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