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éwe

(n.)
Grammar
éwe, es;

common gender A sheep, generally ŏvis

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common gender A sheep, generally as ŏvis Beéwes weorþe of a sheep's worth; de ŏvis prĕtio, L. In. 55; Th. i. 138, 6

fáh-man

(n.)
Grammar
fáh-man, -mon, es; m.

A foeman, an enemyinĭmīcus

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A foeman, an enemy; inĭmīcus Gif hie fáhmon [fáhman MS. H.] geierne if a foeman flee to it, L. Alf. pol. 5; Th. i. 64, 9

Linked entry: ge-fáhmon

fiht-wíte

(n.)
Grammar
fiht-wíte, es; n.

A fine for fightingpugnæ mulcta

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A fine for fighting; pugnæ mulcta He áh fihtwíte he has fines for fighting, L. C. S. 15; Th. i. 384, 3, note 6, MS. B

Linked entry: fyht-wíte

forþ-gesýne

(adj.)
Grammar
forþ-gesýne, adj.

Visibleconspĭcuus

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Visible; conspĭcuus Fela biþ on foldan forþgesýnra geongra geofona there are many early gifts ever visible on earth, Exon. 78 a; Th. 293, 15; Crä. 1

freónd-spéd

(n.)
Grammar
freónd-spéd, e; f.

An abundance of friendsamīcōrum cōpia

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An abundance of friends; amīcōrum cōpia Ic ðam magorince sylle freóndspéd I will give many friends to the youth, Cd. 106; Th. 140, 19; Gen. 2330

full-neáh

(adv.)
Grammar
full-neáh, adv.

Full nearlyvery nearlyalmostfĕre

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Full nearly, very nearly, almost; fĕre Ðú eart fullneáh forþoht thou art almost despairing, Bt. 8; Fox 24, 16: Chr. 897; Th. 175, 39, col. 1

fyrn-gewinn

(n.)
Grammar
fyrn-gewinn, es; n.

An ancient warvĕtus pugna

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An ancient war; vĕtus pugna On ðæm wæs ór writen fyrngewinnes on which was engraved the origin of the ancient war, Beo. Th. 3382; B. 1689

ealdor-mon

(n.)
Grammar
ealdor-mon, -monn, es; m.

An elderman, alderman, nobleman, chief mājor nātu, princeps

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An elderman, alderman, nobleman, chief; mājor nātu, princeps Ebrinus se ealdormon Ebrinus mājor dŏmus rēgiae. Bd 4, 1; S. 564, 33: 2, 13; S. 515, 32

heofon-wóma

(n.)
Grammar
heofon-wóma, an; m.

A heavenly soundthe sound heard at the day of judgment,

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A heavenly sound, the sound heard at the day of judgment, Exon. 20 a; Th. 52, 58; Cri. 835: 22 b; Th. 62, 10; Cri. 999

náwa

(adv.)
Grammar
náwa, [ = ne áwa]; adv.

Never

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Never Ðæt is swíðe strang ðam ðe ðæt náwa ǽr þigde it is very strong for him who never before tasted it, Lchdm. ii. 252, 14

Linked entry: áwa

scrépe

(adj.)
Grammar
scrépe, scroepe; adj.
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C.) on lǽswe sceápa and neáta alendis apta pecoribus ac jumentis, Bd. 1, l; S. 473, 13

Linked entry: scroepe

georran

(v.)
Grammar
georran, girran, gyrran; ic georre, gyrre, ðú gyrst, he gyrþ, pl. georraþ; p. gear, pl. gurron; pp. gorren

To chatter, sound, creaksonare, stridere, garrire

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Strengas gurron the ropes creaked, Andr. Kmbl. 748; An. 374

Linked entries: girran gyrran

ge-métednes

(n.)
Grammar
ge-métednes, -ness, e; f.

An invention, a discoveryinventio, adinventio

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An invention, a discovery; inventio, adinventio Syle heom after nearoþancnysse oððe máne gemétednessa oððe heora afundennysse da illis sĕcundum nequĭtiam adinventiōnum ipsŏrum, Ps. Lamb. 27, 4

Linked entry: ge-métnes

scín-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
scín-líc, adj.
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Of the nature of an apparition, phantasmal Suoefno and næhta scínelíco sompnia et noxia fantasmata (the glosser seems to have read noctes fantasmaticae? ), Rtl. 180, 16

stílen

(adj.)
Grammar
stílen, adj.
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Of steel, hard as steel Ðære stýlenan helle, Salm. Kmbl. 978 ; Sal. 490. Ne mihte ic of ðære heortan heardne áðringan stýlenne stán, 1009 ; Sal. 506

Linked entry: stýlen

sunn-set

(n.)
Grammar
sunn-set, es; n.
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The place where the sun sets, the west From sunsete (sunnsett, Lind.) ab occasu, Lk. Skt. Rush. 12, 54. Sunset occidentem, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 24, 27

wuldor-mága

(n.)
Grammar
wuldor-mága, an; m.

A man who will attain the glory of heavenan heir of heaven

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A man who will attain the glory of heaven, an heir of heaven Se wuldormága (St. Guthlac), Exon. Th. 167, 28; Gú. 1067. v. next word

æt-standend

(n.)
Grammar
æt-standend, es; m.
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A bystander, an attendant Seó heofenlice cwén cwæð tó hire ætstandendum, Hml. Th. i. 450, 31. Hé þone Hǽlend bodode eallum ætstandendum, Hml. S. 29, 255

á-cígan

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Tó giriord áceigido aron ad coenam vocati sunt Rtl. 70, 37. Add

brǽw

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Brǽwas palpebre, i. superciliarum loca, An. Ox. 1731 On ðæs siwenígean eágum ðá brǽwas (palpebrae) greátigað, Past. 69, 2. Dínum bréwum, palpebre, Kent. Gl. 79. Add: