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lytel

(n.; adj.; adv.)
Grammar
lytel, neut. of adj, used as subst. or adv.

A little

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Ymbe án lytel gé mé ne geseóþ and eft ymbe lytel gé mé geseóþ modicum non videbitis me et iterum modicum et videbitis me, Jn. Skt. 16, 16

ge-nyhtsumnes

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Voc. i. 53, 47. a large amount, an ample supply Ginyhtsumnise (printed genyhtsume) lécedóme abundantia remediorum, Rtl. 40, 29. Of gefremedre genihtsumnysse de congesta (virtutum) copia, An. Ox. 3345.

freóls-tíd

a festivalan anniversary

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Freólstída and fæstentída rihtlíce understandan, Wlfst. 113, 1

lyðre

(adj.)
Grammar
lyðre, adj.

Evilwickedbasemeanpoorsordidvilelewddepraved

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Lytel is se fyrst ðyses lífes and lyðre is few and evil are the days of this life, Wulfst. 109, 2. Hú lǽne and hú lyðre ðis líf is on tó getrúwianne, 189, 3. Eálá ðú lyðra þeówa serve nequam, Mt. Kmbl. 18, 32: Lk. Skt. 19, 22: Homl. Th. ii. 552, 6.

west

(adv.)
Grammar
west, adv.
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Súð, eást and west, Met. 9, 42: 14, 7. Ðæt hé west and norð trymede getimbro, Cd. Th. 18, 18; Gen. 275. Ðæt is ðrittiges míla lang east and west, Bd. 1, 3 ; S. 475, 19. Wes[t]mest án íglond ligð út on gársecg, Met. 16, 11

mód-blind

(adj.)
Grammar
mód-blind, adj.

Having the mind's eye darkenedundiscerning

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Having the mind's eye darkened, undiscerning Leóde ne cúðan, módblinde men, Meotud oncnáwan, Exon. 25 a; Th. 73, 11; Cri. 1188: Andr. Kmbl. 1627; An. 815: Elen. Kmbl. 611; El. 306

on-irnan

(v.)

to yield, give way

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Duru sóna onarn þurh handhrine háliges gástes, Andr. Kmbl. 1998; An. 1000

ge-hǽman

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Add Hé hí genam niédenga and hire mid gehǽmde, Past. 415, 17

stíl-ecg

(adj.)
Grammar
stíl-ecg, adj.
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Steel-edged Stíð and stýlecg ( a sword ), Beo. Th. 3070 ; B. 1533

Linked entry: stýl-ecg

un-súr

(adj.)
Grammar
un-súr, adj.

Not sour

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Not sour Eala forgá and meoloc þicge unsúre, Lchdm. ii. 292, 30

Linked entry: súr

breoton

(adj.)
Grammar
breoton, adj.

Spaciousample

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Spacious, ample Fóh hider tó mé burh and breotone bold, Sat. 687

bridlian

(v.)
Grammar
bridlian, l. brídlian,
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H. 161, 18. and add

duguþ-miht

(n.)
Grammar
duguþ-miht, e; f.
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Supreme power Ealdordómas and duguðmihta principatus et potestates, Lch. i. lxviii, 11

duþhamor

Grammar
duþhamor, l. dúþ-hamor,
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Voc. ii. 78, 9. and add

ear

Grammar
ear, ocean. l. eár
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and add In eáre (me are, MS.), Dan. 324. Cf. eá water

eorþ-cyn

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For 'each terrestrial species' substitute 'all that lives on earth,' and add:

fæst-gongel

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For 'faithful' substitute ' steady-going, ' and for 'faithful soul' substitute ' constant mind. '

ge-hresp

(n.)
Grammar
ge-hresp, es; n.
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Plundering Þurh hǽðenra manna gehresp and gestrodu, Nap. 30. See next word

Linked entry: -hresp

ge-cwémlic

Grammar
ge-cwémlic, For pleased read
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pleasing, and add: suitable, fit Gecwémlíce congruam, R. Ben. I. 78, 5

Linked entry: cwém-lic

hǽlnes

Grammar
hǽlnes, <b>; I.</b>
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Add:after ' salvation, ' 1. 2 : nuuc dies salutis, and at end: cf. halignes