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flogettan

to fly aboutfluttervolitareto be uncertainwavervacillate

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D. 100, 19. to be uncertain, waver, vacillate Sélre ys on eádmódrum trum faran þænne hangendum gráde on heágrum flogettan (fluctare), Scint. 205, 18

fore-cynren

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On ealre cneórisse and forecynrene (progenie), 44, 18: 48, 12: 89, 1. Fram forecynrene on forecynren a progenie in progeniem, 84, 6: Wrt. Voc. ii. 67, 44. For Cot. 154 substitute

geótend-ǽder

(n.)
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geótend-ǽder, e; f.
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An artery Gif þú geótendǽdre ne mæge áwríþan, genim ꝥ selfe blód þe ofyrnð, gebærn on hátum stáne, and gegníd tó dúste, lege on þá ǽdre ꝥ dúst, and áwríð swíðe, Lch. ii. 148, 16: 16, 7. See preceding word

ge-weaxness

(n.)
Grammar
ge-weaxness, e; f.
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Increase; interest on money, usury Se sláwa þeów þone onfangenan talent from his hláforde bútan geweaxnysse (cf. mid þám gafole cum usura, Mt. 25, 27; mid gestreóne cum usuris, Lk. 19, 23) áhýdde on eorþan, Hml. S. 23 b, 15

Linked entry: weaxness

heofon-flód

(n.)
Grammar
heofon-flód, es; m.
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Flood produced by heavy rain Wæs seó eá for regna micelnesse swíðe réðe, and heofonflód micel on sæt (on gesett, v. l.) fluuius prae inundantia pluuiarum late alueum suum immo omnes ripas suas transierat. Bd. 3, 24; Sch. 309, 18

manna

(n.)
Grammar
manna, manna.
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On ðǽre earce ðá stǽnenan bredu . . . and se swéta mete ðe hié héton moinnaa . . . sceal bión on ðǽmbreóstum ðæs monnan swétnes, Past. 125, 23. Hét hé hider rignan mannum tó móse manna cynne, Ps. Th. 77, 25

miltestre

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Sum wíf hátte Uenus, swá fracod on gálnysse ðæt hire fæder hí hæfde, and eác hire bróðor, on myltestrena wísan, Sal. K. 123, 91. Add

þeóf

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Man sette heora heáfda swilce óþra ðeófa búton ðám portweallon on ðám heáfodstoccum, Hml. S. 23, 76. Hé genam on his cwearterne twégen ðeófas, and sealde him ðone unlybban, Hml. Th. i. 72, 19. v. firen-, handfangen-, útfangene-þeóf. Add

tún-mann

(n.)
Grammar
tún-mann, es; m.

A man belonging to a tún

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Furseus oncneów ða sáwle; se wæs his túnman ǽr on lífe (he had lived on the estate (tún) belonging to Fursey's monastery), Homl. Th. ii. 344, 18

Linked entry: túnes-mann

ge-tríwan

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Israhélas on Drihten getreówen speret Israel in Domino, Ps. Th. 129, 6. Þæt hí getríwdon (hé getreówde, v. l. ) on Godes fultum, Bd. 1, 23; Sch. 50, 2.

Linked entry: ge-trýwan

lǽtan

(v.)
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Th. i. 356, 21. to allow or cause to pass or go, lǽtan of to let off Ic léte hǽþen folc ofer iów I will send heathen folk upon you Wlfst. 223, 12. Hé hine sóna hider lǽt continuo illum dimittet huc Mk. 11, 3.

forþ-man

(n.)

one very rich or wealthyprædīves

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one very rich or wealthy; prædīves, Som. Ben. Lye

Mame-ceaster

(n.)
Grammar
Mame-ceaster, e; f.

Manchester

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Manchester Mameceaster on Norþhymbrum, Chr. 923; Erl. 110, 4

un-blódig

(adj.)
Grammar
un-blódig, adj.

Bloodless

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Bloodless On unblódium gefeohte incruento prelio, Germ. 395, 16

Linked entry: blódig

breówan

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on breówende wyrt. Lch. ii. 332, 22. Add

ge-hæplicness

(n.)
Grammar
ge-hæplicness, e; f.
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Fitness, opportunity On geheplicnissum in oportunitatibus, Txts. 122, 6

Linked entry: -hæplicness

ge-nyhtsuming

(n.)
Grammar
ge-nyhtsuming, ge-nyhtsumung, e; f.
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Abundance On genihðsumunge in habundantia, Ps. Rdr. 77, 25

Linked entry: -nyhtsuming

pocc

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Wiþ pocce on eágum, Lch. ii. 36, 23. Add

rǽran

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Add On wintra . . . orceard rǽran, Angl. ix. 261, 24

wind-hreóse

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Dele, the better reading is: Wind on hreóre sǽ