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sóþ-sagol

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Se sóðsagola (verax) raciend, Gr. D. 265, 12. Of swíðe sóðsagoles ( veracis ) gesægne, 215, 6. Ꝥ secgað þá ǽfæstan and þá sóðsagolan ( veraces ) weras, 191, 15. Add

styrigend-lic

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Hit is cúþ ꝥ se gást is styrigendlicran and férendran gecyndes þonne se líchoma liquet quia mobilioris naturae est spiritus quam corpus, Gr. D. 149, 35, Add

þrítig

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Add: as abstract number Tele þú . . . oð ꝥ þú cume tó þrittiga, Lch. iii. 228, l. Fíf síðon seofon beóð fíf and þrittig, Angl. viii. 302, 48

un-tólísendlic

(adj.)
Grammar
un-tólísendlic, adj.
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Not to be absolved Gif þá scylda ne beóð swá myccle and swá untðlýsendlice æfter deáðe si culpae post mortem insolubiles non sunt, Gr. D. 342, 26

Linked entry: tó-lísendlic

wesendlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
wesendlíce, adv.
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Essentially Þ is þonne óþer, ꝥ man eádiglíce lifige sume hwíle, óðer is, ꝥ man aa wesendlíce (essentialiter) and écelíce lifie, Gr. 0. 336, 36: 337, 4

wilde

(adj.)
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powerful Ac ꝥ is bedeóhlod ús hweþer þá wyldre wǽre in Stephane and þone sigor áhte sed quid in eo vicerit nos latet, Gr. D. 320, 24

-wrecness

(suffix)
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Substitute: <b>wrecness,</b> e; f. Wickedness, evil Hefig mán is and Godes wrecnys graue est facinus, Bd. I. 27; Sch. 69, 17

feþer

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Pyles tácen is þæt þú mid þínum scytefingre sume feþer tácnum gestríce on þýne wynstran hand innewearde and lecge tó þínum eáron, Tech. ii. 126, 6. Add

rustig

(adj.)
Grammar
rustig, adj.

Rusty

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Rusty Ðá wurdon Janes dura fæste betýned and his loco rustega ' Jani portas ipse clausit, Quas obseratas otio ipsa etiam rubigo signavit, Ors. 5,15 ; Swt. 251, 21

rygen

(adj.)
Grammar
rygen, adj.

Rye, of rye

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Rye, of rye Of rigenum melwe, Lchdm. ii. 236, 9. Of súrre rigenre grút, 342,17 . Genim rigen healm and beren, 148, 11. Genim rigen mela, 148, 22

Linked entry: rigen

Sabíne

(n.)
Grammar
Sabíne, a; pl.

The Sabines

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The Sabines Hú Rómáne and Sabíne him betweónum wunnon, Ors. 2, 4; tit. ; Swt. 2,19 . Tó ánwíge gangan wið swá fela Sabína, 2, 4; Swt. 72, 16

horn-geáp

(adj.)
Grammar
horn-geáp, adj.

Having a wide extent between the 'horns', an epithet of a building

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Having a wide extent between the 'horns', an epithet of a building Tempel dryhtnes heáh and horngeáp, Andr. Kmbl. 1335; An. 668 : Beo. Th. 164; B. 82

ofer-gewrit

(n.)
Grammar
ofer-gewrit, es; n.

A superscription, an inscription

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A superscription, an inscription Hwæs anlícnys, ys ðis and ofergewrit suprascribtio Mt. Kmbl. 22, 20: Homl. Skt. i. 23, 475. Ofergewritum epigrammatibus Wrt. Voc. ii. 33, 23

slíf-leás

(adj.)
Grammar
slíf-leás, adj.

Sleeveless

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Sleeveless Sléfleás scrúd colobium, sléfleás aucra scrúd levitonarium Wrt. Voc. i. 40, 20, 21. Hæbban hý scapulare, ðæt is gehwǽde cugelan and slýfleáse R. Ben. 89, 13

híw-gedál

(n.)
Grammar
híw-gedál, es; n.

A separation of man and wife, ⬩ divorce:

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A separation of man and wife, divorce: Hé sylle hyre hyra híwgedáles bóc det illi libellum repudii, Mt. Bos. 5, 31; 19, 7; Mk. Skt. 10, 4

freóndlíce

(adv.)
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Ælfríc abbod grét freóndlíce Sigferd, Ælfc. T. Grn. 1, 5. Þá þe Gode híwcúþlícor and freóndlícor þeówiað hi gut Deo familiarius serviunt, Gr. D. 165, 1. Add

friþ-áþ

(n.)
Grammar
friþ-áþ, es; m.

An oath confirming peace made between two hostile powers

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An oath confirming peace made between two hostile powers Ðá þet gafol gelést wæs and þá friðáðas gesworene, þá tóférde se here, Chr. 1012 ; P. 143, 5

self-cwalu

(n.)
Grammar
self-cwalu, e; f.

Self-slaughter ⬩ suicide

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Self-slaughter, suicide Sum sceal ful earmlíce ealdre linnan . . . and hine tó sylfcwale secgas nemnaþ speak of him as committing suicide, Exon. Th. 330, 24; Vy. 56

burh-geat-setl

(n.)
Grammar
burh-geat-setl, es; n.

A town-gate-seat, where a court was held for trying causes of family and tenants ⬩ ad urbis portam sedes,

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A town-gate-seat, where a court was held for trying causes of family and tenants; ad urbis portam sedes, L. R. 2; Th. i. 190, 15

ge-crymian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-crymian, ge-crymman

To crumble bread

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To crumble bread Nim of ðám hálgedan hláfe þe man hálige on hláfmæssedæg feówer snǽda and gecryme on þá feówer hyrnan þæs berenes, Lch. iii. 290, 28

Linked entry: crymian