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fúl

(n.)
Grammar
fúl, es; n.
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., and add Áð ðæt hé nyste ne fúl ne fácen . . . Nyste ic on þám þingum þe þú ymbe speast fúl ne fácn, Ll. Th. i. 182, 1-3

streáw

(n.)
Grammar
streáw, streów, stréu, stréw, es; n.

Straw, hay

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Ðæt stréu (stré (printed sore, but cf. lytles strées festucae, Mt. Kmbl. p. 15, 4), Lind.), Mt. Kmbl. Rush. 7, 4, 5. Sume hí cuwon heora gescý, sume streáw, Homl. Th. i. 404, 6. Bærne streúw, Lchdm. iii. 114, 7

Linked entries: streów stréu stré

pirige

(n.)
Grammar
pirige, an ; f.
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On gerihte tó ðære pirigan, Chart. Th. 148, 28. Ðis sindon ða londgemǽra ... ǽrest of Piriforda on ða díc; andlang díc on ða pyrigan ; of ðære pyrigan ... Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 76, 27-30. Æt ðære pirian, 52, 18. On ða pyrian, ii. 205, 15.

Linked entry: pyrige

bláwung

inflation

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Similar entries v. bláwan, I. 1 Ðǽra winda naman and bláwunge (-a, v. l.) wé mihton secgan, Lch. iii. 276, 2. blowing of a trumpet. Similar entries v. bláwan, II. 2 Hwæt is se hreám búton ðǽra engla bláwung?, Hml. Th. ii. 568, 21.

hwá

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Ðæt is ðæt mann (mon, v. l.) forwierne his sweorde blódes, ðæt hwá forwirne his láre ðæt hé mid ðǽre ne ofsleá ðæs flǽsces lustas gladium a sanguine prohibere est praedica*-*tionis verbum a carnalis vitae interfectione retinere, 379, 2.

dype

(n.)
Grammar
dype, an; f: dýp, es; n.

Depth, the deep, seaprofundum, altĭtūdo, altum

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Depth, the deep, sea; profundum, altĭtūdo, altum Híg næfdon ðære eorþan dýpan non habēbant altitūdĭnem terræ, Mt. Bos. 13, 5. Ascúfaþ hine út on middan ðære dýpan thrust him out into the middle of the deep, Homl. Th. i. 564, 8.

ge-witnes

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Ðis syndon ðǽra manna naman ðe ðises tó gewitnesse wǽron, Cht. Th. 541, 1.

CNYSSAN

(v.)
Grammar
CNYSSAN, cnysan; part. cnyssende; p. cnyssede, cnysede, cnysde, cnyste; pp. cnyssed

To presstroubletossstrikedashbeatovercome; premeretribularepulsarecontunderevincere

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Ðæt hine ne cnysse sió wilnung lest desire overcome him Past. 19, 1; Hat. MS. 28a, 6

Linked entries: a-cnyssan cnyss

dyde

(n.)
Grammar
dyde, acc. sing. of dyd [dyde what was done, p. of dón to do]

a deedactum

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a deed; actum Ors. 5, 2; Barrington, 180, 15, = dǽde, Ors. 5, 2; Bos. 102, 21

for-cúþlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
for-cúþlíce, adv.

Perverselyacrossperversetransverse

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Perversely, across; perverse, transverse Ðæra cynega swuran forcúþlíce trǽdon colla rēgum pĕdĭbus calcārent, Jos. 10, 24

norþ-portic

(n.)

a north-porch

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a north-porch On ðære cyricean norþportice in porticu aquilonali, Bd. 2, 3; S. 557. 37

ge-brægd

(n.)
Grammar
ge-brægd, es; m. [ge-, brægd deceit]

Deceitfraudfrausfallācia

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Deceit, fraud; fraus, fallācia Gebrægdas oððe leásunga ðæra wlenca fallācia divĭtiārum, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 13, 22

huntung

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Add: — Wæs hé wel gleáw on huntunge, and ꝥ ǽlce dæge beeóde, Hml. S. 30, 16

micelu

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Heó hafað sǽd on grénum coddum on ðǽre mycele þe pysan, Lch. i. 316, 10. Add

swilige

(n.)
Grammar
swilige, an; f.
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Of mǽrdíc on ðá wæterswylian; of ðǽre swylian on mǽrðom, C.D. vi. 220, 23

Linked entry: swylige

abedisse

(n.)
Grammar
abedisse, an; f.

An abbessabbatissa

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An abbess; abbatissa Ðære abedissan betæhton committed to the abbess, Chr. 1048; Erl. 181, 28

býsnung

(n.)
Grammar
býsnung, bísnung, býsenung, e; f. [býsen, býsn an example]
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An example; exemplum For ðære miclan bísnunge for the great example, Ælfc. T. 5, 15

Linked entries: býsenung bísnung

untíd-sprǽc

(n.)
Grammar
untíd-sprǽc, e; f.

Unseasonable speech

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Unseasonable speech Unnytte dǽde and untídspǽca forhogian, L. I. P. 14; Th. ii. 322, 10

un-gerímed

(adj.)
Grammar
un-gerímed, adj.

Unnumberedinnumerable

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Unnumbered, innumerable Mid ðære ungerímedan mænigo innumerabilis multitudo, Bd. 5, 12; S. 628, 4 note

Linked entry: ge-rímed

ofer-mete

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Deóflice dǽda on gífernessan, on ofermettan and on oferfyllan, Ll. Th. i. 310, 17. Add