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Hálgo-land

(n.)
Grammar
Hálgo-land, es; n.
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A district [fylki] of Norway, Hálogaland Óhthere sǽde ðæt sió scir hátte Hálgoland ðe hé on búde. Hé cwæþ ðæt nán mann ne búde be norþan him Ohthere said that the district was called Halogaland that he lived in.

tó-bríting

(n.)
Grammar
tó-bríting, e; f.
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Crushing, fig. destruction Tóbrýtincge forestæpþ ofermódignyss contritionem precedit superbia, Scint. 82, 12

Linked entry: bríting

un-áreccendlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
un-áreccendlíc, adj.

Not to be related ⬩ indescribable

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Not to be related, indescribable Unáreccendlíc blis inenarrabile gaudium, Scint. 26, 15

wild-deóren

(adj.)
Grammar
wild-deóren, adj.
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Of wild beasts Mid wilddeórenum tóþum cum feralibus dentibus Scint. 99, 7

á-cofrian

(v.)
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Wunda opene raþe ácofriað ( exalant ), belocene þearle wundiað, Scint. 40, 12. Add

Linked entry: -cofrian

cúþ-nes

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For 'Scint. 38 . . . to know' substitute Þinges cúðnesse, Hml. A. 200, 165

efen-þrowung

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Be efenþrowunge níhstan de compassione proximi, Scint. 147, 8: 148, 12. Add

gilping

(n.)
Grammar
gilping, e; f.
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Boasting, arrogance, vainglory For ídelre gylpincge pro vana gloria Scint. 144, ll

hirwing

(n.)
Grammar
hirwing, e; f.

Evil-speaking ⬩ blasphemy

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Evil-speaking, blasphemy Of heortan manna ... forðstæppað ... hyrwincga (blasphemia), Scint. 137, 12

mis-wenian

(v.)
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to misuse, abuse Miswenige (printed-penige) abutatur, Scint. 224, 10: 225, 8

nyhtsum-ness

(n.)
Grammar
nyhtsum-ness, e; f.
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Abundance Of nihtsumnesse (abundantia) blisse gesibsum mann byð oncnáwen, Scint. 11, 13

on-færeld

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Be onfærelde yfelra andwerdra de incursione malorum presentium, Scint. 212, 5. Add

orsorglíce

(adv.)
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Add Þæt fram þysum lífe orsorhlícur (securius) sí gefaran, Scint. 48, 3

feðer-

(prefix)

four-

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four-, used only in the compounds, — feðer-fóte, -sceátas, -scette, -scíte, -scitte

scortlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
scortlíc, adj.
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Short, of time, not lasting Sceortlíc ł hwílendlíc momentaneum, Scint. 214, 16

twisehtness

(n.)
Grammar
twisehtness, e; f.
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Discord, dissension, variance Fram twysehtnysse yfele a dissensionis malo, Scint. 6, 12

under-standing

(n.)
Grammar
under-standing, e; f.

Intelligence

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Intelligence On andgyte inran under-standincge sense interioris intelligentie, Scint. 221, 13

Linked entry: -standing

wiþ-meting

(n.)
Grammar
wiþ-meting, e; f.

Comparison

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Comparison Wiðmetincg comparatio, Scint. 194, 13. Of wiðmetincge ex comparatione, 103, 9

Linked entry: -meting

deorc-ness

(n.)
Grammar
deorc-ness, e; f.
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Darkness, obscurity On swá micelre deorcnysse in tanta obscuritate, Scint. 228, 3

for-gifedness

(n.)
Grammar
for-gifedness, (-gifen-?)

forgiveness

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forgiveness Andetnys synne forgyfednysse sylð confessio peccati ueniam donat, Scint. 40, 13

Linked entry: gifedness

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