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níten-cynn

(n.)
Grammar
níten-cynn, es; n.
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A kind of cattle gesceóp æf ðǽre eorðan eall nýtencynn and deórcynn (jumenta et bestias), Hml. Th. i. 16, 5. Eall nýtencynn and ðá wildan deór, Hex. 14, 29

spyrte

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sóhte ráp and spertan (wylian, v. l.) funem sportamque quaesivit, Gr. D. 110, 1. Spyrtan sportulas, i. cofinos, An. Ox. 3857. Add

un-líf

(n.)
Grammar
un-líf, es; n.
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Not life, (spiritual) death Ne þearf nánne man tweógian; æfter his deáþe óðrum þissa onféhð swá lífe swá unlífe swaðer his gewyrhto bióð and his earnung, Verc. Först. 176

Linked entry: un-lífes

un-micel

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him worhte tela unmycel eardunghús sibi humili habitaculum construxit, 201, 5

weorþ-mynd

Grammar
weorþ-mynd, <b>. I.</b>
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Se apostol mid manegum tácnum gerehte hwylcne weorþmynd be him haefde ut apostolus signis ostenderet quam de illo haberet aestimationem, Or. D. 228, 8. v. sundor-, synder-weorþmynd. Add

brim-wísa

(n.)
Grammar
brim-wísa, an; m. [brim, wísa
a leader, guide
]

a leader, guideA sea-leaderleader of sailors per maris æstum dux, nautarum dux

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A sea-leader, leader of sailors; per maris æstum dux, nautarum dux Abreót brimwísan, brýd aheorde he slew the sea-leader, set free his bride, Beo. Th. 5852; B. 2930

Linked entry: wísa

on-ginness

(n.)
Grammar
on-ginness, e; f.

A beginning, undertaking

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Hine hét ðæt ðám hálwendan ongynnessum georne befulge eum coeptis insistere salutaribus jussit, Bd. 5, 19; S. 637, 11

Linked entry: -ginness

wíg-hryre

(n.)
Grammar
wíg-hryre, es; m.

Fall in fight

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Fall in fight Se ðe æt sæcce gebád wíghryre wráðra he that in strife had lived to see the fall in fight of fierce foes Beo. Th. 3242; B. 1619

stæl-giest

(n.)
Grammar
stæl-giest, es; m.

A thievish guest

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A thievish guest (of an insect eating a book) Þeóf in þýstro ... stælgiest ne wæs wihte ðý gleáwra ðe ðám wordum swealg, Exon. Th. 432, 13; Rä. 48, 5

of

(prep.; adv.)
Grammar
of, prep. with dat., or adv.

Offromout ofoffas regardsabout

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ástáh of ðam wætere ascendit de aqua, Mt. Kmbl. 3, 16. ' Drihten ásette on sunnan his hús, and of ðæm út eode swá swá brýdguma of his brýdbúre.'

Linked entry: ob

ǽfen-steorra

(n.)
Grammar
ǽfen-steorra, an; m.

The evening starHesperus

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The Romans designated him by the names Lucifer and Hesperus, to characterise him as the morning or evening star Se steorra ðe we hátaþ ǽfensteorra, ðonne he biþ west gesewen, ðonne tácnnaþ he ǽfen.

Linked entry: morgen-steorra

ge-wealdan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-wealdan, p. -weóld; pp. -wealden

To wieldrulehave power overcommandcontrolcause

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Gif he abilhþe áhwám on unriht áhwár geweólde gebéte hit georne and gif him abulge ǽnig man swíðe forgife ðæt if he anywhere have wrongly been the cause of offence to any man, let him diligently make amends; and if any man have much offended him, let

Linked entry: ge-waldan

un-stille

(adj.)
Grammar
un-stille, adj.

Not stillunquietnot at restmovingliking movementunquietrestlessunrulyunquietdisturbednot at peacetroubled

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Th. 18, 27. not at peace, troubled wæs fram ðam áwyrgedan gáste unstille; and swá swýþe hine drehte, ðæt his sylfes nǽnig gemynd ne hæfde, Guthl. 13; Gdwin. 60, 12

Linked entry: stille

án-forlǽtan

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(Adam) gemunde þá gefeán þe ǽr ánforlét (amiserat), Gr.

Linked entry: for-lǽtan

ge-limp

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wæs suíde úpáhafen on his móde for his anwalde and for his gelimpe successu suae potestatis elevatus. Past. 39, 14. <b>II b.

be-byrian

(v.)
Grammar
be-byrian, p. ede, ide; pp. ed

To burysepelire

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To bury; sepelire Ðæt móston ða deádan bebyrian that they might bury the dead, Ors. 3,1; Bos. 54, 29. Hine árlíce bebyride eum honorifice sepelivit, Bd. 4, 22 ; S. 591, 20

camb

(n.)
Grammar
camb, e; f.
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A comb, an assemblage of cells in which bees store their honey; favus yrnbþrungon me swá swá beón camba they surrounded me as bees [surround] the combs, Ps. Lamb. 117, 12

castel-weorc

(n.)
Grammar
castel-weorc, es; n.
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Castle-work; castellorum opus suencten ðe men of ðe land mid castelweorces [for castelweorcum] they oppressed the men of the land with castle-works [castellis ædificandis], Chr. 1137; Th. 382, 20

cýððu

(n.)
Grammar
cýððu, ee; f.

A native country, home situs natalis

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A native country, home; situs natalis Fugel his cýððu séceþ the bird seeks its home, Exon. 59 b; Th. 217, 9; Ph. 277: Exon. 119 b; Th. 459, 9; Hy. 4, 114

fæn

(n.)
Grammar
fæn, fænn, es; n. m.

A fen, mud pălus, lŭtum

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Swá swá fænn strǽtena ic adilgige ut lŭtum plăteārum dēlēbo eos, Ps. Lamb. 17. 43

Linked entry: fænn