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for-gímeleásian

(v.)
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Sí forlǽten, forgýmeleásod excipiatur, An. Ox. 4571. Add:

geó-hwílum

(adv.)
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Cf. ær-hwílum

hǽlend-lic

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Substitute: That heals ot saves, salutary Hálwende, hǽlendlic þæs heofenlican [heretogan] cynnincg sahiatrix superne ducis natiuitas, An. Ox. 1538

láþ-leás

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Ǽr hé sý láðleás (lǽeth;leás, Ll. Th. i. 164, 17) wið ǽlce hand, Ll. Lbmn. 144, 13. Add

Linked entry: lǽþ-leás

mǽþ-méd

(n.)
Grammar
mǽþ-méd, e; f.
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Reward for mowing Gytteorm for yrðe, mǽðméd gutfirma ad arandum et firma pratorum fenandorum, Ll. Th. i. 440, 27

Linked entry: mǽþ

mot

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Mote atomo (minor . . modico Phoebi radiis qui vibrat atomo Ald. 272, 32), An. Ox. 23, 52 : 26, 74. Add

or-eald

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Hé wæs wrǽne oð ꝥ hé wæs oreald usque ad aetatem decrepitam lubricus extilit, Gr. D. 341, 3. Add

ormǽtness

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Add: an immense extent Se miccla gársecg mid micclum ormǽtnyssum ealle þás eorðan útan ymbligeð, Verc. Först. 111, 18

riht-nama

(n.)
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a right name, name correctly given Ic wolde georne æt ðé gewitan þissere byrig rihtnaman, Hml. S. 23, 547

þearf

(adj.)
Grammar
þearf, adj.
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Necessary Þá wæs him án hors þearf, ꝥ man him funde, Gr. D. 183, 2 (v. þearf; II 2)

wígbed-heorþ

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D. 216, 6, and add: the Latin is: Ab altaris crepidine pulverem collegit

wítegendlic

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Hé fela þing feorran oft wiste, ǽr þan þe hit gewurde, þurh wítigendlicne gást, Hml. S. 31, 1010. Add

word-lár

(n.)
Grammar
word-lár, e; f.
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(Verbal) teaching Swá dón hí . . . ꝥ. . . hí beón tó bysne óðrum ge an wordlǽre ( in uerbo), Chrd. 53, 22

á-windan

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á-windan, <b>. II</b> 2.
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add as alternative meaning: to become curved. Cf. ge-windan, ge-wind Þá handa áwindaþ the hands get cramped

Linked entry: windan

be-tǽcan

Grammar
be-tǽcan, <b>I a</b>.
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Mæssepreóst sceal betǽcan brýdguman and brýde be lagum sponsus ac sponsa a sacerdote legibus sponsentur , Chrd. 81, 9. Add

cráwe

(n.)
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C.D. vi. 275: as a proper name Æftaer Cráwan degæ míræ magan, iii. 274, 6

gúþ-rǽs

(n.)
Grammar
gúþ-rǽs, es; m.

A warlike attack

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A warlike attack Andr. Kmbl. 3061; An. 1533; Beo. Th. 5974; B. 2991: 3159; B. 1577: 4844; B. 2426

of-tyrfan

(v.)

to stone

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to stone; — Hiene oftyrfdon his ágene geféran ab exercitu suo lapidibus coopertus interiit, Ors. 4, 6; Swt. 172, 28

Linked entry: of-torfian

ge-spon

(n.)
Grammar
ge-spon, es; n.

An enticingpersuasionartificeillectatiopersuasioseductio

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An enticing, persuasion, artifice; illectatio, persuasio, seductio Deófles gespon the devil's artifice, Cd. 33; Th. 45, 2; Gen. 720

swylt-dæg

(n.)
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swylt-dæg, es; m.

Death-day, day of death

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Death-day, day of death Ǽr his swyltdæge, Cd. Th. 74. 12; Gen. 1221: Beo. Th. 5588; B. 2798