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be-irfeweardian

(v.)
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Þí lǽs ús beyrfewerdige (-weard-, v. l. ), swá swá fæder déþ his bearn, R. Ben. l, 16

eáþ

(adv.)
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More easily Þæt þe eáð (iéð, S. 68, 14) mihte winnan, Ors. 2, 3; Bos. 42, 6: An. 368. Þæt mæg engel þín eáð geféran, 194

heals-gund

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Læcedómas wið healsgunde, and þæs lácn hwæðer hit sié . . . wið healsgunde, þonne ǽrest onginne se healsgund wésan . . . Wiþ þone ilcan . . . dó on þone gund, Lch. ii. 44, 7-26. Gif se gund biþ onginnende, 46, 3. Add:

Linked entry: heals-gang

hetollíce

(adv.)
Grammar
hetollíce, adv.

violentlyfiercelyseverely

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Similar entries Cf. hetol; III: ágelt hetollíce wercendum módignysse retribuet abundanter facientibus superbiam, L. 30, 24

Linked entry: hetol

hreófl

(n.)
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hreófl, e; f.
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swá mycel hreófle and sceorfe (micle hreófle and scurf) on his heáfde hæfde scabiem tantam ac furfures habebat in capite, Bd. 5, 2; Sch. 557, 12. Add

ofer-stæppan

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Hí ymb hine gemearcodon ánne bring on þǽre eorðan, and héton ꝥ nǽnige þinga mid his fét þone bring ne oferstópe in terra circulum designaverunt, extra quem pedem tendere nullo modo auderet, Gr. D. 197, 1. Add

ongelíce

(adv.)
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ongelíce, ongelíc; adv.
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In the same way, similarly: — beád þæt man ongelíce tó him onbúgan sceolde swá tó Gode, Ors. 6, 9 ; S. 264, 8. Ongelíc (sic MS.) similiter, Lk. L. 10, 32: 17, 31: 20, 31. Ongelíc, 16, 25

práfost-scír

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sí ádrǽfed of endebyrdnesse právostscíre deiciatur de ordine prepositurę, R. Ben. I. 111, 15: Gr. D. 50, 7. Wé þá synderlíce práuost hátað þe under óðrum ealdrum þǽre práuostscýre gýmað (prioratus curam gerunt), Chrd. 52, 15. Add

Róm

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becóm tó Róme (gesóhte Rómesbyrig, v. l. ), 133, 8. Sécende Rómesbyrig (Rómesburh, v. l. ), 273, 19. Fǽddæ hiǽ wylif in Rómæcæstri, Txts. 127, 2. Add

scilcen

(n.)
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scilcen, [The word has not necessarily a bad meaning. With the passage given compare the description of the same incident in Gr. D.
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sænde .vii. nacode mǽdenu (puellas), 119, 11] :-- Scylcen, fǽmne, meówle iuuencula, i. uirguncula, An. Ox. 2112. [Þer com o schelchene gon þat wes myd Kayphas (uenit una ex ancillis summi sacerdotis, Mk. 14, 66), Misc. 45, 279.]

ǽg-hwider

In every direction

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ǽghwider beseah on ǽghwilce healfe, Hml. S. 23, 503. Dún mid blóstmum gegyred ǽghwyder ymbútan mons floribus usquequaque vestitus, Bd. 1, 7; S. 478, 23

wígbed-þegnung

(n.)
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wígbed-þegnung, e; f.

Service at the altar

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Service at the altar Wé forbeódaþ ðæt ǽnig preóst óðre[s] cirican náðer ne gebicgæ ne geþicgæ, búton hine hwá mid heáfodgylte forwyrce, ðæt weófodþénunge wyrðe ne sí, L. N. P. L. 2; Th. ii. 290, 8

bana

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Add: Used of a weapon with which death is caused Ne wæs ecg bona he was not slain by the edge of the sword, B. 2506. Heardréde hildeméceas tó bonan wurdon falchions were the death of Heardred, 2203

sellan

(v.)
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sellan, sillan, sylian; p. salde, sealde; pp. sald, seald
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hire sáule sealde Sarcte Michahele, 147, 13. sealde his sweord ombihtþegne, Beo. Th. 1349; B. 672. Hié sealdon ánum unwísum þegne Miercna ríce tó haldanne, and him gíslas salde, Chr. 874; Erl. 76, 26-28.

fyren-dǽd

(n.)
Grammar
fyren-dǽd, e; f.

A wicked deedscĕlestum făcĭnus

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A wicked deed; scĕlestum făcĭnus He is mildheort, and manþwǽre hiora fyrendǽdum ipse est mĭserĭcors, et prŏpĭtius fit peccātis eorum, Ps. Th. 77, 37: Beo. Th. 2006; B. 1001: Cd. 191; Th. 237, 30; Dan. 345

lyft-gelác

(n.)
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lyft-gelác, es; n.
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Motion in or of the air þurh lyftgelác on land becwom [he was borne through the air], Andr. Kmbl. 1683; An. 828. þurh lyftgelác léges blæstas weallas ymbwurpon [the winds blew the flames ], 3102; An. 1554

rǽd-þeahtung

(n.)
Grammar
rǽd-þeahtung, e; f.
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Counsel wæs gemǽrsad ofer ealle óðere cyningas ǽgðer ge mid his miclan fultume ge mid his rǽdþeahtunge ge mid his wígcræfte ob magnitudinem virium consiliorumque summam belli nomenque traduxit, Ors. 4. 1; Swt. 154, 27

scofl

(n.)
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scofl, e; f.
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sceal habban spade, scofle, Anglia ix. 263, 6

Linked entries: scobl sceofl

scrúd-land

(n.)
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scrúd-land, es; n.
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geunn(-ann?) ðæs landes æt Orpedingtúne for his sáwle intó Cristes cyrican ðám Godes þeówum tó scrúdland. Chart. Th. 329, 19

ge-hagian

(v.)
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ge-hagian, p. ode; pp. od; v. impers.

To please

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To please Swá hwylc swá ðæt sió ðæt hine to ðan gehagige ðæt he ða óðoro lond begeotan wille whoever it be that is ready to take the other lands, Kmbl. Cod. Dipl. ii. 120, 24

Linked entry: hagian