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rád-stefn

(n.)
Grammar
rád-stefn, e; f.
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Gif þegen geþeáh ðæt þénode cyning, and his rádstefne rád on his híréde, L. R. 3 ; Th. i. 190, 19

Scrob-sǽte

(n.)
Grammar
Scrob-sǽte, -sǽtan; pl.
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The men of Shropshire; also used where now the name of their district would be used, Shropshire Dá fyrdedon intó Stæffordscíre and meó Scrobsǽton, Chr. 1016; Erl. 154, 22

scín-cræftiga

(n.)
Grammar
scín-cræftiga, an; m.
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A magician, sorcerer Gif wiccan oððe wigleras, scíncræftigan oððe hórcwénan on earde wurðan ágitene, fýse man georne út of ðysan earde, L. Eth. vi. 7; Th. i. 316, 20

sulh-hæbbere

(n.)
Grammar
sulh-hæbbere, es; m.
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One who holds a plough (cf. his sulh on handa hæfde, Ors. 2, 6; Swt. 88, 8), a ploughman Sulhhæbbere stibarius, Wrt. Voc. ii. 79, 24. v. next word

Linked entry: hæbbere

ymesene

(adj.)
Grammar
ymesene, (-séne?); adj.
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Sightless, blind Sum ymesene man mid wópe his fét gesóhte, biddende his hǽle. Laurentius mearcode ródetácen on ðæs blindan eágan, and ðǽrrihte beorhtlíce geseah, Homl. Th. i. 418, 22

á-cweccan

(v.)
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To quiver hine sylfne hetelíce ðýde, ðæt him on ácwehte, Hml. Th. i. 88, 10

adel-seáþ

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behýddon his líchaman on ánum adelseáðe, Hml. S. 5, 458. Adolseáðe, Shrn. 121, 25, 27. Adelseáþa cloacorum, An. Ox. 3319. Add

and-fang

(n.)
Grammar
and-fang, es; m.
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acceptance Ꝥte hæbbe ondfong ðerh Godes milsæ on heofnum, Jn. Skt. p. 188, 10. in a personal sense. Cf. under-fang Andfang(a ?) appetitorum, Wrt. Voc. ii. 10, 17

bord

a boardboard

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Voc. i. 39, 65. side of a ship, board (in larboard) wurpon heora waru ofor bord, Hml. Th. i. 246, 2, 9

ealning

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Ðú wuldres God ealning ábidde ꝥ þé ne forlǽte láðum tó handum, Dóm. L. 30, 28. Alning (ealling, v. l. ), Gr. D. 146, 8: 290, 14: 324, 11. Add

earendel

(v.)
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Eorendel aurora, Hy. S. 16, 35: 30, 2. Se níwa eorendel Sanctus Jóhannes, Bl. H. 163, 30

earme

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Judas wæs on ðǽra twelf apostola rím geteald ǽr hine sylfne swíðe earme and unlǽdlíce of ðǽre gemánan ealra Godes gecorenra ádwǽscte and ádílgode, Hml. A. 153, 48. Add

for-sǽtian

(v.)
Grammar
for-sǽtian, p. ode

take by surprise

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To catch by lying in ambush, take by surprise forsǽtade hié ðǽr ðǽr hié geþóht hæfdon ꝥ hié hiene besǽtedon insidiantes insidiis capit. Or. 3, 11; S. 146, 10

ge-hýþan

(v.)
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to plunder, spoil Hungor (the Pater Noster) gehídeð (áhýþeþ, v. l. [under á-hýþan this passage is wrongly translated]), helle gestrúdeð hunger it harries, hell lays waste, Sal. 73

Linked entry: hýþan

ge-byrgen

(n.)
Grammar
ge-byrgen, gebyrgenn, e; f.
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A grave Se wífmon, sé hyre bearn áfédan ne mæg, genime heó sylf hyre ágenes cildes gebyrgenne dǽl, wrý on blace wulle and bebicge tó cépemannum, Lch. iii. 68, 5

hirw-ness

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Ne ǽnig man ne gewunie þæt huxlíce onhisce, ne ðurh hyrwnesse (hyruw-, v. l. blasphemiam) God ne gegremie, Wlfst. 70, 12. Take here hyrw-ness in Dict., and add

leahter-lic

(adj.)
Grammar
leahter-lic, adj.
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Vicious, faulty, defective Ic bidde þone gelǽredan and þone geleáfullan, gif hér hwylc hleahterlic word onfinde obsecrans, si illic vitiosus sermo aures eruditi lectoris perculserit Guth. Gr. 101, 11

riht-gesetedness

(n.)
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regular ordinance, right rule Þonne forlǽtað heora rihtgesetednysse (canonicum ordinem), Chrd. 10, 30. Gif hwá angeán þás gesetednyssa oððe óðre swilce rihtgesetednyssa beó tóþunden ( huic institutioni contumax), 61, 12

sǽ-clif

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Swilce wylle weorþan uppe on sumum sǽclife, Solil. H. 45, 18. Add

séþan

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Secgende and séðende ꝥ him swá gelumpen, for ðan ðe Godes templ tawode tó bysmore, Hml. S. 25, 541. Add