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lǽrig

(n.)
Grammar
lǽrig, A word of doubtful meaning occurring only twice
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Either rendering is admissible so far as the sense is concerned

Linked entry: ymb-lǽr(i)gian

ge-siltan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-siltan, p. te; pp. ge-silted, ge-silt
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., and add Fleót ꝥ fám of, geselt swíþe wel, Lch. ii. 96, 9. Nim þreó snǽda buteran, gemenge wið hwǽten mela, and gesylte, 152, 18. Netle gesoden on wætre and geselt 228, 3. Sié gesæle sallietur, Mk. L. 9, 49. Gesælted bið salietur, Mt. L. 5, 13

on-wunung

(n.)
Grammar
on-wunung, e; f.

a habitation, dwellingpersistence, perseverance

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Gewýt fram me, and far ut of mýnre onwununge. Nicod. 27 ; Thw. 15, 11.

Linked entry: in-wunung

seolfren

(adj.)
Grammar
seolfren, seolofren, seolfern, silfren, sylofren, sylfren; adj.
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Glæsen fæt on seolfrenre racenteáge, Blickl. Homl. 209, 4. In seolfren fæt belúcan. Elen. Kmbl. 2050; El. 1026. Hafaþ silfren (seolofren, MS. B.) leáf, Salm. Kmbl. 129; Sal. 64. Nim mínne sylfrenan læfyl. Gen. 44, 2 : Bd. 1. 25 ; S. 487, 3.

grindel

(n.)
Grammar
grindel, es; m.
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Guest, English Rhythms, ii. 40, note 1, observes 'As far as we can judge from the drawing which accompanies the description, the grindel was a kind of heavy iron grating, which rather encumbered the prisoner by its weight, than fixed him in its grasp.

grút

(n.; v.)
Grammar
grút, indecl. and <b>grút;</b> pl. n.
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<b>grýt, grút;</b> f. and add Grút far, Wrt. Voc. ii. 39, 76. Gruiit ( = grýt (?), grút (?)) pollinis, 117, 64. Clam wiþ þon; þá reádan tigelan, gecnúwa tó dúste, gemeng wið grút, Lch. ii. 114, 25

ealdor-bealu

(n.)
Grammar
ealdor-bealu, aldor-bealu; gen. -bealuwes, -bealwes; n.

Vital evil malum vitæ affĭciens

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Vital evil; malum vitæ affĭciens þrówiaþ ealdor-bealu egeslíc the hostile shall suffer terrific vital evil, Exon. 31 b; Th. 98, 31; Cri. 1616

Linked entry: aldor-bealu

wær-wyrde

(adj.)
Grammar
wær-wyrde, adj.

Cautious of speech, prudent in speech, careful of one's words

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Th. 303, 22; . 57

fela-geong

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Fród guma sægde fela geongum the wise old man said much to the young one (cf. sægde eaforan worn, 66), . 53. Dele, and for citation substitute

brond-hord

(n.)
Grammar
brond-hord, es; n.

a burning, hord a hoard, treasureA burning or ardent treasure, a treasure exciting ardent desiresardens thesaurus

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a hoard, treasure] A burning or ardent treasure, a treasure exciting ardent desires; ardens thesaurus Se ǽr in dæge wæs dýre, scríðeþ nú deóp feor, brondhord geblówen, breóstum in forgrówen copper was dear in [that] day, now it circulates wide and far

Linked entry: brand-hord

-mód

(suffix)
Grammar
-mód, Add: v. ǽ-, fast-, ge-, geþyld-, hefig-, hoh-, hræd-, leás- [v. leásmód-ness], lytel-, mád-, seóc-, stearc-, strang-, swǽr-, þole-, unrót-, wác-, weá-, wiþer-mód.

ge-heort

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-heort, comp. ra; adj.

Heartyanimatedcourageousanĭmæquus

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Hearty, animated, courageous; anĭmæquus On geheortum hyge in a courageous soul, Exon. 81 a; Th. 305, 14; . 86. Beó geheortra anĭmæquior esto, Mk. Bos. 10, 49

feor-weg

(n.)
Grammar
feor-weg, es; m.

A far or long wayvia longinqua

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A far or long way; via longinqua Mín bigengea gewát bryce on feorweg incŏlātus meus prolongātus est, Ps. Th. 119, 5: Exon. 36 a; Th. 117, 22; Gú. 228.

þanc-snotor

(adj.)
Grammar
þanc-snotor, þanc-snottor; adj.
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Th. 301, 19; . 21. Fore there neidfaerae naenig uuiurthit thoncsnottura than him tharf sié, Txts. 149, 17

drúsan

(v.)
Grammar
drúsan, drúsian; part. drúsende; p. ode, ade; pp. od, ad; v. intrans.

To sink, become low, slow, inactive, to DROWSEcadĕre, lentum vel segnem esse

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Lagu drúsade, wǽldreóre fág the stream became slower, stained with deadly gore, Beo. Th. 3265; B. 1630.

blæse

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Blæse fax, Germ. 393, 67. Ðeós wyrt scíneð on nihte swá blæse (blyse, v. l.), Lch. i. 300, 23. Blasan (-en, MS.) globi, An. Ox. 3085 : facula, 976 :3, 39. Blæsan, 2, 22. Blæsum faculis, 3522 : 4427. Blesum tedis, Wrt.

fǽman

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Add: of fluids, when boiling Wyl wæter on croccan, dó hunig on, fleót simle ꝥ fám of oþ hit nelle má fǽman, Lch. ii. 104, 20.

rysel

(n.)
Grammar
rysel, rysele, es ; m.

Fat

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Fat Rysel adeps, axungia, Wrt. Voc. i. 71, 10 :ii. 101, 37. Rysle arvina, 2, 61 : 92, 15. Rysele, 80, 44. Rysle ilium, 48, 33. Genim hænne rysele ... góse rysele, Lchdm. ii. 40, 10-12. Swínes rysl, Homl. Th. ii. 144, 29.

Linked entry: risel

be-neoðan

(prep.)
Grammar
be-neoðan, be-nyðan; prep. dat. [be, neoðan under]

BENEATHbelowunderinfra

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BENEATH, below, under; infra Hió biþ swíðe fior hire selfre beneoðan she is very far beneath herself Bt. Met. Fox 20, 444; Met. 20, 222. Gif se sconca biþ þyrel beneoðan cneówe if the shank be pierced beneath the knee L.

for-wrecan

(v.)
Grammar
for-wrecan, p. -wræc, pl. -wrǽcon; pp. -wrecen [wrecan to drive]

To drive outbanishexpelexpellĕrepropellĕrefŭgāre

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He hine feor forwræc he banished him far, 219; B. 109. Hý forwrǽcon wícinga cynn they expelled the race of the vikings, Scóp Th. 95; Wíd. 47. Eart ðú ána forwrecen on Hierusalem tu sōlus peregrīnus es in Jerusalem? Lk. Bos. 24, 18