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leás-óleccan

(v.)
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to flatter Wæs hit ꝥ seó tunge þára leásólecendra ( adulantium ) cweleþ þæs sáwle þe hí gehiéran lysteþ Gr. D. 34, 27

mægden-mann

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Críst mǽdenmann him méder geceás, 14, 15 : Hml. Th. i. 308, 28. Add

mengung

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Add: a crowd of people Wé þe wǽron gemængde þysum folclicum mængungum nos turbis popularibus admixti, Ur. D. 209, 13

níd-þearf

(adj.)
Grammar
níd-þearf, adj.
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Oft sé sláwa ágǽlð ðæt weorc ðe him niédðearf wǽre wyrceanne plerumque piger necessaria agere negligit, Past. 283, 25. Add

nyhtsumian

(v.)
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to be sufficient Ðý lés ne nyhtsumigæ ús and eów ne forte non sufficiat nobis et vobis, Mt. R. 25, 9

ofer-mód

Grammar
ofer-mód, pride.
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Add Ofermód witan to feel pride, be proud; altum sapere (Rom. 11, 20), Scint. 8, 29. Dele and see next word

sot-mann

(n.)
Grammar
sot-mann, es; m.
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A foolish person Ús sceamað segcenne ealle ðá sceandlican wiglunga þe gedwǽsmenn (sotmen, v. l. ) drífað, Hml. S. 17, 101

swǽslíce

(adv.)
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add: — Þes wæs mé geþeóded swíðe swǽslíce and híwcúðlíce hic mihi valde familiariter jungebatur, Gr. D. 257, 14: 237, 22

wille-weg

(n.)
Grammar
wille-weg, es; m.
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A road to a well Andlang d;íc on wylleweg; ðæt andlang wylleweges, C. D. v. 150, 12. Cf. well-weg

wilmian

(v.)
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to rage Þá þá swíþlíce wédde and wilnode (wilmode ?) seó arrianisce éhtnes dum perstcutio Ariana vehementer insaniret, Gr. D. 240, 7. (?)

be-sprengan

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Add:: to bespatter ꝥ on þám fúhtan wege ne beón heora fét besprengde ne plantas humidior uia spargat , Chrd. 64, 36

ed-hwyrft

Grammar
ed-hwyrft, <b>.
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</b> Add: Hé ús edhwyrft forgeaf þám écean lífe þe wé ǽr forworhton, Verc. Först. 78, 18

sǽ-leóþ

(n.)

a sea-song,

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a sea-song, song sung by the sailors in rowing, to keep stroke Sǽleóþes celeumatis (κέλευμα), Wrt. Voc. ii. 22, 24

un-wyrttrumian

(v.)
Grammar
un-wyrttrumian, p. ode

To uprootpluck up by the rootsroot up

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To uproot, pluck up by the roots, root up Ðý læs gié unwyrtrumias (eradicetis) ðone huǽte, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 13, 29

wæl-fel

(adj.)
Grammar
wæl-fel, adj.

Cruel to the slainvery cruel

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Cruel to the slain (?) or very cruel. Cf. wæl-hreów Hræfen uppe gól, wan and wælfel, Elen. Kmbl. 105; El. 53

fyndel

(n.)
Grammar
fyndel, e; f.

A device, invention

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A device, invention fyndele ad inventionem, Scint. 108, 12. Gyf hí hyra fyndele (adinuentionem)þrístfulle gecuran, Angl. xiii. 369, 54

Linked entry: findele

of-swelgan

(v.)

to swallow up, devour

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to swallow up, devour Deáþ forsiehþ ða æþelo, and ðone rícan gelíce and ðone heánan ofswelgþ, Bt. 19; Fox 68, 33

CRACIAN

(v.)
Grammar
CRACIAN, part. craciende,; p. ode; pp. od

To CRACKquake crepare

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To CRACK, quake; crepare Craciendum crepante Mone B. 123. Sió eorþe eall cracode the whole earth quaked Ps. Th. 45, 3

on-hefedness

(n.)
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on-hefedness, e; f.

Exaltation

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Exaltation Gif wé ðone hróf ðære heálícan eáðmódnesse getellan willaþ and ðære heofonlícan anhefednesse cuman þencaþ, R. Ben. 23, 2

Linked entry: -hefedness

on-hátan

(v.)

to promise

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to promise Hyre nales frætwe onhéht, Exon. Th. 249, 28; Jul. 118. Ðæt ic deófolgieldum gaful onháte, 251, 27; Jul. 151