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blódig

(adj.)

bloodthirsty

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His micgge bið blódreád swilce hió blódig sié, Lch. ii. 198, 20. Swilce blódig wæter, 202, 2. Mid blódigum ríþum sanguineis rivulis, An. Ox. 3023. smeared with blood Þá eár wǽron blódege (cruentae), Ors. 4, 8; S. 188, 28. On blódigum limum, Hml.

dríman

(v.)
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Seldan snottor guma sorgleás blissað, swylce dol seldon drýmeð sorgful ymb his forðgesceaft, Fä. 55. Anna and Simeon sungon and drýmdon, Lch. iii. 428, 20. Uton dréman ( jubilemus ) Gode . . . on sealmum wé drýman him, Ps.

Linked entries: dreman drýman

ge-lufian

(v.)
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R. 12, 43. to shew affection by gesture, to caress Þ hé gelufude mid his brádre hand þá nunnan and ofer þá sculdru geþaccode ut in terga sanctimonialis feminae blandiens alapam daret. Gr. D. 189, 22

gesca

(n.)
Grammar
gesca, geocsa, geohsa, geoxa, gihsa, an ; m.
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Sele him wiþ geohsan ceald wæter and eced drincan, Lch. ii. 62, 13. III. sobbing :-- Mé þiós siccetung hafað ágǽled, þes. geocsa (cf. ic nú wépende and gisciende . ; . misfó, Bt. 2 ; F. 4, 8), Met. 2, 5

ge-witleás

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</b> of persons Gyf hwylc gewytleás man wénð ꝥ hé hine sylfne geworhte, Hml. S. 1, 67. of actions God wolde gewítnian ðá Niniuitiscan for heora gewitleásum dǽdum, Hml. S. 13, 274

gnídan

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Z. 137, 15. to rub an object Hit biþ geornlic þæt mon heardlíce gníde þone hnescestan mealmstán, Ors. 4, 13; S. 212, 27. <b>I a.

middel

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Ne wyrð seó nǽfre onwend þá hwíle þe God byð on hire midle, Ps. Th. 45, 4. the middle of the body Oð middil pube ( puue, MS. ) tenus, Hpt. 33, 251, 25

ge-sinhíwan

(n.)
Grammar
ge-sinhíwan, -hígan; pl. m.

Married persons;conjugesconjugaticonjugia

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Tu gesinhíwan sprǽcon ymbe hine ealle niht two married people were talking about him all night, Shrn. 90, 2. Ealla ðara monna hús bútan ðara gesinhígna all men's houses except the two married people's, 5.

á-sleán

to strike offremove by a stroketo strike make a mark(cut) by a stroketo strike with the handto strike with a hammer:--to strikeparalyseto strike out a pathmake way

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Add: to strike off, remove by a stroke Him mon áslóg þæt heáfod of, Ors. 6, 34; S. 290, 14. Hé áslóh of (áslóg, Lind.) ánes þeówan eáre, amputavit, Lind.) Mt. 26, 51. Hé ꝥ heáfod of áslóh, Hml. A. 15, 357. Hé hét his heáfod of ásleán, Hml.

Linked entry: on-áslagen

cép-man

(n.)
Grammar
cép-man, -mann, es; m.

A chapman, merchantmercator

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A chapman, merchant; mercator Híg fóron mid óðrum cépmannum they went with other merchants, Gen. 42, 5

hwæl-huntaþ

(n.)
Grammar
hwæl-huntaþ, es; m.

Whale-fishingwhaling

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Whale-fishing, whaling On his ágnum lande is se betsta hwælhuntaþ, Ors. 1, 1; Swt. 18, 5

Linked entry: huntaþ

hýdig

(adj.)
Grammar
hýdig, adj.

leathern

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Made of hide, leathern Hýdig fæt bulga, Ælfc. Gl. 29; Som. 61, 28; Wrt. Voc. 26, 28

Linked entries: higdi be-hydig

limp-líce

(adv.)
Grammar
limp-líce, adv.

Fitlyopportunelyconveniently

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Fitly, opportunely, conveniently God swíðe limplíce Beset ðæt gewrixle eallum his gesceaftum, Bt. 21; Fox 74, 21

mód-hete

(n.)
Grammar
mód-hete, es; m.

Hate

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Hate Ic hine wergþo on míne sette, and mód-hete, Cd. 83; Th. 105, 21; Gen. 1756

namnian

(v.)
Grammar
namnian, p. ode

To namecall by name

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To name, call by name Se namnode ðone Hǽlend be his naman, Ælfc. T. Grn. 10, 16

bi-míðan

(v.)
Grammar
bi-míðan, p. -máþ, pl. -miðon; pp. -miðen

To hide, concealoccultare, abscondere

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To hide, conceal; occultare, abscondere,Exon. 34 b; Th. 110, 33; Gú. 118: Ps. Th. 68, 6

regnig

(adj.)
Grammar
regnig, adj.

Rainy

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Rainy Hit wæs rénig weder, Exon. Th. 380, 18;Rä. 1, 10. sumer, Lchdm. iii. 162, 33

Linked entry: rénig

un-álísendlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
un-álísendlíc, adj.

Not to be remitted or forgivenwithout remission

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Not to be remitted or forgiven, without remission Bið his scyld unálýsendlíc, Homl. Th. i. 500, 18

un-tweód

(adj.)
Grammar
un-tweód, adj.

Not inspired with doubtunwavering

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Not inspired with doubt, unwavering Hé hæfde him on innan ellen untweódne, Andr. Kmbl. 2485; An. 1244

Linked entry: tweógan

weorold-bliss

(n.)
Grammar
weorold-bliss, e; f.
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Worldly bliss, earthly joy Hé his líchoman wynna forwyrnde and woruldblissa, Exon. Th. 111, 32 ; Gú. 135