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úht-hlem

(n.)
Grammar
úht-hlem, úht-hlemm, es; m.

A din made in the early morning

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A din made in the early morning (the noisy conflict of Beowulf and Grendel; cf. dryhtsele dynede ... reced hlynsode ... swég up ástág, 1540-1569; B. 767-782), Beo. Th. 4019; B. 2007

un-fremful

(adj.)
Grammar
un-fremful, adj.

Unprofitablenot advantageous

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Unprofitable, not advantageous Unfremful bið ðæt folc beó bútan steóre oððe bútan ǽ him eallum tó hearme, Homl. Skt. i. 13, 126. Unfremful imperfectum (incomplete, not of use), Hpt. Gl. 524, 66

Linked entry: fremfull

un-geþanc

(n.)
Grammar
un-geþanc, es; m. n.

Evil thought

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Evil thought Bútan hé mid fulre dǽdbóte his ungeþanc gebéte, R. Ben. 21, 6. Áfyrsiaþ of mínre gesyhðe ða ungeðanc eówra heortena auferte malum cogitationum vestrarum ab oculis meis, Wulfst. 48, 20

weorn

(n.)
Grammar
weorn, (wearn?)
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an admonition (?) Hét ðá of ðam líge lifgende bearn Nabocodonossor neár æt gangan; ne forhogodon ðæt ða hálgan, siþþan hí woruldcyninges weorn gehýrdon, Exon. Th. 197, 5 ; Az. 185. Cf. warenian, warenung

birging

(n.)
Grammar
birging, e; f.

Tastingtaste

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Tasting, taste Byrgincg (gustus) swéte út ánýdde of neorxena wonge, Scint. 57, 2. Hnesce on æthrine and weredre on byrigincge (biriginge, byrincge, v. ll.), Lch. i. 108, 2. On byrgynge, 250, 22

cneów-bíging

(n.)
Grammar
cneów-bíging, e; f.
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Bending of the knee, genuflexion Mid cneówbígincge cum genuflectione, Angl. xiii. 417, 743. Búton cneów*-*bigincge, 418, 752. Mið cnéwbéging (mid cneú bégende ł béginge, R.) genu flexo, Mk. L. 1, 40

Linked entry: bíging

ealdor-bold

(n.)
Grammar
ealdor-bold, es; n.
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A chief residence, court of a king Be Deorwentan þǽre eá, ðǽr wæs þæs cyninges ealdorbold (aldor-, v.l.) juxta amnem Deruuentionem, ubi tunc erat uilla regalis, Bd. 2, 9; Sch. 146, 21

Linked entry: bold

feld-gangende

(adj.)
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going about the fields, (a beast) of the field Ealdes swínes tord þæs þe feldgangende sié, Lch. ii. 62, 22. Hé hine geðídde tó feldgongendurn deórum (agri bestiis), Past. 38, 23. Add:

fore-leóran

(v.)

to precedepass by

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to precede Ic forlióro (foregá, R.) iówih praecedam vos, Mt. L. 26, 32. Foreliórað íwih praecedit vos, 28, 7. to pass in front of, pass by Foreliórende praetereuntes, Mt. R. 27, 39

for-hylman

To cover upneglect

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To cover up, leave unperformed, neglect Cwæð Dryhten: 'Ic bebeóde . . . þæt þeós onlícnes eorðan séce' . . . Ne dorste þá forhylman Hǽlendes bebod wundor fore weorodum, ac of wealle áhleóp fyrngeweorc, An. 736. Substitute:

gebeótlic

(adj.)
Grammar
gebeótlic, adj.
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Arrogant, proudly threatening Pharao him filigde mid his gebeótlicum crætum and gilplicum riddum Pharaoh followed them with a threatening array of chariots and with his braggart knights, Hml. Th. ii. 194, 22

gemynd-dæg

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Add: the anniversary of a person's death Scs Gregorius gemynddæg (March 12. Cf. On ðone twelftan dæg ðæs mónðes (March) bið Sce Gregories geleórnes, Shrn. 62, 18), Ll. Th. i. 92, 5

ge-wácian

(v.)
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Ealle þá getimbru þissere burge wé geseóð midlangre ealdunge gewácode hujus urbis aedificia longo senio lassata videmus, Gr. D. 134, 11. The Latin of Ors. 3, 4 is: Nisi otio torpuisset. Add

glædlic

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Add: kindly, gentle. v. glæd; 3 Tunge glætlic treów lífes lingua placabilis lignum uitae, Scint. 78, 10. of a thing, delightful. Cf. glæd; 2, 3 Glædlicne drenc delectabilem potum, Scint. 13, 12

heáfdian

(v.)
Grammar
heáfdian, p. ode
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To behead Sóna swá hig man heáfdode, þá cóm þǽr fæger culfre of þám líchaman, Shrn. 154, 11. Heó lócode his goldes þe hí belífian ( vel heáfdian) wolde, Hml. S. 12, 221

gyden-lic

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Substitute: Of a goddess, vestal (virgin) Gedenlic vestalis, Veslam colens (virgo), Hpt. Gl. 481, 37 : An. Ox. 3193. Gyddenlic, 7, 233 : 8, 170. Gydenlice, Wrt. Voc. ii. 81, 73. Gydenlic, 92, 78

heorot-beg

(n.)
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some kind of berry Murus eorum i. pro omni feraci arbore posuit .i. aliquando fructus eius albus, aliquando rufus, aliquando niger .i. herutbeg (note on Ps. 78, 45), An. Ox. 54, 2

hleahtor-bǽre

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Productive of laughter: Ne sceal hé fela sprecan, ne ídele word ne hleahtorbǽre (leahtor-, v. l.) multum loqui non amare, verba vana aut risui apta non loqui R. Ben. 18, 8. Substitute:

hréða

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Add: a mantle Hréðan melote (the mantle of Elijah), Wrt. Voc. ii. 77, 61. H. éðan melote (Amos, dum spoliare se melote et amiculis erubesceret, Ald. 50, 25), 82, 79: 56, 63

neáh-fæder

(n.)
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a neighbouring father of the church, one not belonging to distant parts Nú ic þus swíðe behealde þá neáhfæderas þe mid ús wǽron dum vicinis valde patribus intendo, Gr. D. 179, 7