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dún-lendisc

(adj.)
Grammar
dún-lendisc, adj.

Hilly, mountainous land montānus

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Hilly, mountainous land; montānus Sume sind derivatīva, swá dún-lendisc montānus, Ælfc. Gr. 5; Som. 4, 10

from-doe

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Giséne wérun swá fromdoe word ðás visa sunt sicut deleramentum verba ista, Lk. Skt. Rush. 24, 11

íð-dǽde

(adj.)
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íð-dǽde, adj.

Easy to do

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Easy to do Hit wæs Gode ýðdǽde, ðá hé hit swá gedón habban wolde, Wulfst. 15, 18

ofer-líþan

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Swá ic strange sǽ and mycele oferlíðe velut transvadato vasti gurgitis aequore, Guth. Gr. 102, 33. Add

on-wæstm

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Add: shoot, branch Drihten forbrycð þá myclan cedertreówu emne swá þá lytlan onwæstmas, Ps. Th. 28, 5

ofer-mæstan

(v.)

to over-fatten

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to over-fatten Swá ðæt úre líchama ne wurþe ofermæst tó ídelum lustum, Bd. Whelc. 228, 25

Linked entry: mæstan

on-sceortian

(v.)

to grow short

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to grow short Swá ða dagas forþ onsceortiaþ as the days go on shortening, Shrn. 96, 3

snytro-hús

(n.)
Grammar
snytro-hús, es; n.

The house of wisdom

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The house of wisdom Hé ðá swá gelóme wiðsóc snytruhúse repulit tabernaculum Silon Ps. Th. 77, 60

metsian

(v.)
Grammar
metsian, p. ode.

to feedto furnish with provisions

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to feed Ðú metsast ús cibabis nos, Ps. Spl. 79, 6. Hé metsode hí cibavit illos, 80, 15: nutriebat, Hpt. Gl. 466, 28: saginaverit, 493, 9. Ðú ús geþafodest him tó metsianne swá swá sceáp, Ps. Th. 43, 13. to furnish with provisions Heora ǽlc férde tó

Linked entries: metian ge-metsian

weorþfullíce

(adv.)
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adv, of moral worth, worthily, honourably, excellently Ic wilnode weorþfullíce tó libbanne ða hwíle ðe ic lifede, Bt. 17; Fox 60, 15. nobly, in a way that is highly esteemed Swá swá men wurðlícor lybbaþ ðonne treówu, swá hý eác weorðfulícor árísaþ on

on-drysne

(adj.)
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add: of a person Hú egeslic and hú andrysne heáhþrymme cyningc hér wile déman quam celsithronus metuendus adveniet judex, Dóm. L. 94. of a thing, of awful moment, solemn [The Latin of R. Ben. 140, 5 is: Ad celebrandum missarum solemnia] Nú is þearf

spannan

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add: to harness or yoke oxen to that which has to be drawn Ðá þá him náht ne speów, þá hét hé spannan oxan tó, ac hí ne mihton áwecgan ꝥ mǽden swá, Hml. S. 9, 106. to join in matrimony Span[n]an adjungere (has sponsi ad prolem generis satagunt adjungere

fliéte

(n.)
Grammar
fliéte, an; f.

Creamcurdsflos lactiscoagŭlum

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Cream, curds; flos lactis, coagŭlum Fliéte verbĕrātum: geþworen [MS. geþrofen] fliéte churned cream; lactudiclum? Wrt. Voc. 290, 27, 28. Dó on ðæt fæt swá fela swá ðara fliétna ðǽron clifian mǽge put into the vessel as much of the curds as may cleave

for-cnídan

(v.)
Grammar
for-cnídan, p. ic, he -cnád, ðú -cnide, -cnyde, pl. -cnidon; pp. -cniden

To beat or break into piecesdash or throw downcomminuĕrecontĕrĕrecollidére

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To beat or break into pieces, dash or throw down; comminuĕre, contĕrĕre, collidére Ic gewanie oððe forcníde hig swá swá dust commĭnuam eos ut pulvĕrem, Ps. Spl. 17, 44. Ealle trumnysse hláfes he forcnád omne firmāmentum pānis contrīvit, 104, 15. Setl

for-drincan

(v.)
Grammar
for-drincan, p. -dranc, pl. -druncon; pp. -druncen

To make drunkinebriatemadefăcĕreebriāre

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To make drunk, inebriate; madefăcĕre, ebriāre Gedréfde hí syndon and astyrede syndon swá swá fordruncen [MS. fordruncon] man turbāti sunt et mōti sunt sīcut ebrius, Ps. Lamb. 106, 27. Abigail forswígode ðæt dysig hiere fordruncnan hláfordes Abigail concealed

Linked entry: fore-druncen

rásettan

(v.)
Grammar
rásettan, p. te
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To move impetuously, to rage (of fire) Hé ( Nero) wolde fandian, gif ðæt fýr (at the burning of Rome ) meahte swá longe reád rásettan, swá hé secgan gehérde, ðæt Troia burg ofertogen hæfde léga leóhtost, Met. 9, 14. Blác rásetteþ reáda líg, reðe scríþeþ

ge-yrsian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-yrsian, p. ode; pp. od.

to angermake angryto be angry

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to anger, make angry Hý geyrsedon irritaverunt, Ps. Lamb. 105, 7. Irtacus ðá wearþ swíðe geyrsod Irtacus then became very angry, Homl. Th. ii. 476, 34. to be angry He nele swá micclum swá we geearniaþ us geyrsian he will not be angry with us so much

Linked entries: ge-eorsian ge-orsod

twi-híwe

(adj.)
Grammar
twi-híwe, adj.
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of two forms or shapes Twihiówe, swá swá biþ healf mon and healf fear biformis, Wrt. Voc. ii. 12, 31. Twihíwe biformia, 126, 12. of two colours Twihíwe bicolor, Wrt. Voc. i. 46, 34. Twihíwe godweb coccum bis tinctum, ii. 135, 44. Twi-férum vel (twi)

bolt

A bolt an arrow

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A bolt, an arrow þǽr is ǽlc treów swá riht swá bolt there is every free as straight as a bolt (cf. bolt-upright), E. S. viii. 477, 13. Speru, boltas catapultas (cf. An. Ox. 4238 (where the same passage is glossed)arewan, gauelucas) Wrt. Voc. ii. 85,

hand

(con.)
Grammar
hand, [ = and(?)]

also

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also Ymbe midne dæg and nóntíde Bode se hírédes ealdor út and dyde hand swá gelíce exiit circa sextam, et nonam horam: et fecit similiter, Anal. Th. 74, 4. Hí férdon swá tó Sandwíc and dydon hand ðæt sylfa they went to Sandwich and did just the same,