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heoru-grim

(adj.)
Grammar
heoru-grim, adj.

Very fierce or cruel,savage

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Kmbl. 237; El. 119: Andr. Kmbl. 61; An. 31: Cd. 189; Th. 235, 16; Dan, 307

LIFER

(n.)
Grammar
LIFER, e; f.

The LIVER

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Ðære lifre nett reticulum jecoris, Ex. 29, 13. Ealle ða þing ðe tó ðære lifre clifiaþ cuncta, quæ adhærent jecori, Lev. 1, 8. Se vultor sceolde forlǽtan ðæt hé ne slát ða lifre Tyties ðæs cyninges, Bt. 35, 6; Fox, 170, 3

mis-cweðan

(v.)

to speak amiss or incorrectlyto cursemaledicere

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Miscuédon him maledixerunt ei, Jn. Skt. Lind. 9, 28

nǽtan

(v.)
Grammar
nǽtan, p. te

To trample uponcrushsubdue

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Voc. ii. 118, 3 : Ep. Gl. 18 b, 27

Púnice

(n.)
Grammar
Púnice, pl.
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Claudius fór eft an Púnice, Swt. 178, 31

ge-wenge

(n.)
Grammar
ge-wenge, es; n.

The cheekmaxilla

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The cheek; maxilla And ðam ðe ðé slihþ on ðín gewenge et qui to percutit in maxillam, Lk. Bos. 6, 29; and to him that schal smyte thee on o cheke, Wyc.

ge-friðian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-friðian, p. ode; pp. od

To guardprotectdefenddeliver

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Alýs me and gefriða me libera me et eripe me, 7, 1. Gefriðie protegat, 19, 1 : Exod. 19, 4

Linked entry: ge-freoðian

þeaht

(n.)
Grammar
þeaht, e; f.
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Kmbl. 2482; El. 1242

þrymlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
þrymlíce, adv.

Magnificentlysplendidlygloriously

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Kmbl. 1558; El. 781: Exon. Th. 18, 23; Cri. 288. Cyning þrymlíce of his heáhsetle scíneþ, 232, 30; Ph. 514. Wæter wynsumu bearo geondfaraþ þrymlíce, 202, 11; Ph. 68: Menol. Fox 153; Men. 78.

þyrelian

(v.)
Grammar
þyrelian, þyrlian; p. ode.

to make a hole throughpierce throughperforateto make hollowto make vain

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to make a hole through, pierce through, perforate Þirlie his hláford his eáre mid ánum ǽle dominus perforabit aurem ejus subula, Ex. 21, 6. Þirlige, Lev. 25, 10. to make hollow; fig. to make vain Áídlie ł þyrlie obunco (?

Linked entry: þyrlian

un-forsceáwodlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
un-forsceáwodlíce, adv.

unexpectedlywithout forethoughtwithout consideration

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Gif hé hit ǽne and unforsceáwodlíce gedyde si semel et inconsiderate fecerit, L. Ecg. C. 39; Th. ii. 164, 24

Linked entry: fore-sceáwodlíce

ymb-gangan

(v.)
Grammar
ymb-gangan, p. -géng.
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Kmbl. 973; Sal. 487. to go about, over, through Gé ymbgangaþ sǽ and eorðu circuitis mare et aridam, Mt. Kmbl. Rush. 23, 14

wræc-mæcg

(n.)
Grammar
wræc-mæcg, es; m.

A wretch

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Kmbl. 773; El. 387. Hyne wræcmæcgas ofer sǽ sóhton, Beo. Th. 4748; B. 2379. ¶ used of evil spirits Wræcmæcgas, . . . Godes andsacan, Exon. Th. 116, 5 ; Gú. 202 : 118, 3; Gú. 234: 135, 26; Gú. 530. Wræcmæcgas, wergan gǽstas, 23, 3; Cri. 363

á-hwilfan

(v.)
Grammar
á-hwilfan, p. de
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To roll over, overturn Seó sǽ slóh tógædere and áhwylfde Pharaones cratu, Ex. 14, 27. Hí fæsthealdne weorcstán upp áhwylfdon, Hml. S. 23, 424. Álege ł ahwelf hig depone eos, Ps. L. 58, 12.

Linked entries: á-hwylfan hwilfan

be-hringed

(v.)
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Substitute: <b>be-hringan;</b> p. de; pp. ed To surround, encircle On mínum earfoþum þe mé habbað útan behringed a pressura quae circumdedit me, Ps. Th. 31, 8. Behrincged, 48, 5. Burh útan behringed mid feóndum, 17, 28.

be-teón

to coverto bestowassign

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Chr. 1075 ; P. 209, 31. to bestow, assign Eád. werd geaf Ulfe ꝥ ꝥríce, and hit yfele beteáh, Chr. 1049; P. 171, 26. Hér swytelað hú Ælfríc wille his áre beteón . . . Ic gean, Cht. Th. 567, 10

cifes

(n.)
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Of cifise ex pellice, Hpt. Gl. 511, 56. Hé hæfde his bróþor wíf him tó cifese, Shrn. 123, 1. Hé hæfde cyfese under his rihtǽwe, Scrd. 22, 22. Cebise, cebisae, caebis pelices, Txts. 85, 1540. Cyfesa, Wrt. Voc. ii. 84, 1.

Linked entries: cefes cyfes

ceaster-ware

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Eal seó burh wæs onstyred, and þá ceasterware cégdon, Bl. H. 71, 13. Þǽre burge ceasterware ( cives urbis illius ) gecyrdon, Gr. D. 198, 15. Þæs éþles ceasterware wǽron englas, 260, 20. Þá ceasterwara (-e, v. l. ) þǽre burge, 210, 12.

earfoþ-lic

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Take Deut. 1, 17 under next word, and add: difficult Ðæt is wundorlic ꝥ ðú segst, and swíþe earfoþlic dysegum monnum tó ongitanne mira et concessu difficilis illatio, Bt. 38, 2; F. 198, 17. Earfoðlic (or under ?)

fadung

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On swylcere fadunge (fandunge, v. l.) . . . eal mynstres fadung (ordinatio), 125, 4-7. Ꝥ Léden and ꝥ Englisc nabbaþ ná áne wísan on þǽre sprǽce fadunge (fandunge, MS.), Ælfc. Gen. Thw. 4, 8. Þæt is gedón be Godes fadunge, Hml. Th. i. 518, 31: Hml.