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earme

(adv.)
Grammar
earme, adv.

Wretchedly, badlymĭsĕre, măle

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Wretchedly, badly; mĭsĕre, măle He lyt ongeat ðæt him swá earme gelamp he little knew that it would fall out to him so badly, Cd. 76; Th. 94, 26; Gen. 1567

feá

(n.)
Grammar
feá, indecl. n.

FEE, money, goodspĕcūnia

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FEE, money, goods; pĕcūnia Gif ðú ðisses mannes feá in his synnum deádes ne onfénge si hujus vĭri in peccātis suis mortui pĕcūniam non accēpisses, Bd. 3, 19; S. 549, 10

fild

(n.)
Grammar
fild, es; m? n? e; f?

A milking, the quantity of milk drawn at one milkinglactis quantĭtas sĕmel mulcta

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A milking, the quantity of milk drawn at one milking; lactis quantĭtas sĕmel mulcta Gif fild awyrd if a milking be spoilt, L. M. 1, 67; Lchdm. ii. 142, 14

folc-riht

(adj.)
Grammar
folc-riht, -ryht; adj.

According to folk-rightlawfulsecundum publĭcum juslēgālis

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According to folk-right, lawful; secundum publĭcum jus, lēgālis Síe he wyrðe folcryhtre [-rihtre MS. G.] bóte let him be worthy of lawful compensation, L. Alf. 13; Th. i. 46, 25

forþ-lífan

(v.)
Grammar
forþ-lífan, p. -láf, pl. -lifon; pp. -lifen [lífan to leave]

To stand outappearpromĭnēre

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To stand out, appear; promĭnēre Mid ðý me of sweoran forþlífaþ seó reádnes and bryne ðæs swyles dum mihi de collo rŭbor tŭmōris, ardorque promĭneat, Bd. 4, 19; S. 589, 30

fúl-líce

(adv.)
Grammar
fúl-líce, comp. -lícor; adv.

Foullyshamefullyfœdesordĭdeturpĭter

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Foully, shamefully; fœde, sordĭde, turpĭter Gif hwá fúllíce hine sylfne besmíte si quis fœde seipsum polluĕrit, L. M. I. P. 40; Th. ii. 276, 7: C. R. Ben. 44: Scint. 24

gǽst-gehygd

(n.)
Grammar
gǽst-gehygd, es; n.

Thought of mindănĭmi cōgĭtātio

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Thought of mind; ănĭmi cōgĭtātio Him seó unforhte ageaf andsware, þurh gǽstgehygd, Iuliana the fearless Juliana gave him answer through her mind's thought, Exon. 67 b; Th. 251, 20; Jul. 148

hyld-áþ

(n.)
Grammar
hyld-áþ, es; m.
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O. 1; Th. i. 178, 2: see 252, 5

Linked entry: hold-áþ

íg-búende

(v.; part.)
Grammar
íg-búende, part.
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Dwelling in an island Swá hine cígaþ ígbúende Engle and Seaxe weras mid wífum so call it the island-dwellers, Angles and Saxons, men and women, Menol. Fox 367; Men. 185

Linked entry: ég-búende

mynele

(n.)
Grammar
mynele, an; f.

Desirelonging

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Desire, longing Ðæt hé tó his earde ǽnige nyste módes mynlan so that he (Ulysses) felt no heart's desire for his native land, Bt. Met. Fox 21, 133; Met. 26, 67

ge-wissung

(n.)
Grammar
ge-wissung, e; f.

Directioninstructionguidance

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Direction, instruction, guidance For fela gewissungum ðe seó in bóc hæfþ toforan ðám óðrum for many directions which that one book has above the others, Swt. A. S. Rdr. 65, 295

Linked entry: wissung

ge-fórword

(v.)
Grammar
ge-fórword, part.

Agreed uponcovenantedbargainedcompactus

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Agreed upon, covenanted, bargained; compactus Gif hit swá gefórword biþ if it be so agreed, L. Edm. B. 4; Th. i. 254, 14 : L. Eth. ii, 4; Th. i. 286, 19

wunden-locc

(adj.)
Grammar
wunden-locc, adj.

With braided locks

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Seó cneóris, wlanc, wundenlocc, 26, 13; Jud. 326

eáwis-firina

(adj.)
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.), but perhaps it belongs here, and the first part, eáwisc, = public-anus, see the two preceding words, and cf. bær-synnig

eornoste

(adv.)
Grammar
eornoste, adv.
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Swá hwæt swá hé ǽfre gecwæð bodiende, þeáh þe hé hit ná eorneste (on eornost, v. l.) gecwǽde siquid umquam non jam decernendo, sed minando, diceret, Gr. D. 151, 8. Add

hál-fæst

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For 'Lye' substitute His sáule gyltas . . . onwreoða . . . suman swá gástlicum bréðer þe hálfæst and his sáule wundela gehǽlan cunne (spiritali seniori qui sciat curare sua vulnera ), R. Ben. 72, 6

hungor-lic

(adj.)
Grammar
hungor-lic, adj.
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See hungrig; where the same passage is glossed

irgþ

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Hwí wolde geðafian hé þæt his ðegen ( St. Peter) hine for yrcðe swá oft wiðsóce?, Hml. Th. ii. 350, 3. Add

níwian

(v.)
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Add: to repeat Wið foredum lime, lege þás sealfe on ꝥ forode lira, and forlege mid elmrinde, dó spilc tó; eft simle níwa oþ ꝥ gehálod sié, Lch. ii. 66, 23

styfic-leáh

(n.)
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Cf. stivecleiam, 638, 2, and see Philol. Soc. Trans. 1895-8, p. 541