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níd-behéfe

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is nýdbehéfe, Chrd. 111, 6. with dat. of person Ús ys þín líf nýdbehéfe gít, Hml. 8. 22, 226: 28, 142: Scint. 8, 4. <b>II a.</b> with dat. of person and dat. infin. :-- Iss

borh

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D. iv. 235, 19

wéde

(adj.)
Grammar
wéde, adj.

Furious, in a rage, mad, fierce,

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B. v.wéde-hund) hundes slite, Lchdm. i. 362, 23

Linked entries: woede wéde-hund

ǽr-ǽt

(n.)
Grammar
ǽr-ǽt, es; m.

Eating too soon

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I. (1 a); cf. Ll. Th. ii. 436, 6, 33-38] Míne synna . . . on ǽrǽte and on oferfylle, Angl. xi. 102, 88. Swá hwæt swá wé misdóð . . . on ǽrǽte and on oferdrince, xii. 514, 10. Leahtras . . . ðæt is ǽrǽtas and oferdruncennessa, Wlfst. 135, 2.

Linked entry: ǽr

hand-dǽda

(n.)
Grammar
hand-dǽda, an; m.

One who does a deed with his own hand

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Eth. 2, 5; Th. i. 286, 22

Linked entry: -dǽda

hand-wyrm

(n.)
Grammar
hand-wyrm, es; m.

An insect supposed to produce disease in the hand

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I, 50; Lchdm. ii. 122, 21

hráca

(n.)
Grammar
hráca, an; m.

Expectoration, spittle, matter brought up when clearing the throatspittle

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Wið swíðlícne hrácan, 146, 2; Lchdm. i. 270, 2. Mycelne hrácan, 158, 1; Lchdm. i. 284, 23

Linked entry: hrǽcan

sol

(n.)

a solea collar of wood, put round the neek of cattle to confine them to the stelchSole a rope or halter to tie cattle in the stallsoles, fetters, and shackles'

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'Sole, a rope or halter to tie cattle in the stall,' Kennett's Parochial Antiquities. Among 'husbandlie furniture' Tusser gives 'soles, fetters, and shackles' [cf. however sál] Sol orbita, Wrt. Voc. ii. 65, 6

Linked entry: sylu

geswinc-ful

(adj.)
Grammar
geswinc-ful, -full; adj.

Full of labourlaborioustroublesomewearisomelăbōriōsusincommŏdus

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Full of labour, laborious, troublesome, wearisome; lăbōriōsus, incommŏdus Hit biþ swíðe geswincful it is very laborious, Past. 60; Swt. 453, 10; Hat. MS: Lchdm. iii. 188, 19: 192, 2, 23.

Linked entry: swinc-full

ge-temian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-temian, p. ede: pp. ed

To tame;domare

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Th. i. 208, 20

holian

(v.)
Grammar
holian, p. ode

To hollow out, make hollow, dig, make a holecavare

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Th. ii. 162, 7

tó-worpness

(n.)
Grammar
tó-worpness, -wyrpness, e;

dispersiona throwing outejection

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f dispersion, v. tó-weorpan, I. On tówyrpnisse hǽðna in dispersionem gentium. Jn. Skt. Rush. Lind. 7, 35. a throwing out, ejection, v. tó-weorpan, IV.

Linked entries: -worpness tó-wyrpness

swǽrlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
swǽrlíce, (swár-); adv.

of doing or bearing what is painful, grievously of sleeping, heavily,graviter

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Skt. i. 21, 261. of sleeping, heavily, Wé feóllon on slǽpe swárlíce, swylce wé on deáðe lágon, Homl. Skt. i. 11, 239

Linked entry: swárlíce

spornan

(v.)
Grammar
spornan, spurnan; p. spearn, pl. spurnon ; pp. spornen.

to strike with the foot, spurnto spurn, rejectstumbleto strike with the feet, tread

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Voc. ii. 44, 72. On spornendum fét in offenso pede Scint. 187, 8. to spurn, reject Æfter ðæs mǽdenes sprǽce, ðe hine spearn mid wordum, Homl. Skt. i. 7, 64

Linked entry: spurnan

byrgea

(n.)
Grammar
byrgea, byrigea, byriga, berigea, an; m. [borh, borg a pledge, security]
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Alf. pol. 18; Th. i. 72, 12, 15, 16: L. In. 31; Th. i. 122, 6. Se man ðam óðrum byrigean geselle let the man give surety to the other, L. H. E. 8; Th. i. 30, 12. Gif he byrigan forwærne if he retuse surety, 9, 10; Th. i. 30, 15, 17.

efnan

(v.)
Grammar
efnan, p. ede, de; pp. ed; v. trans.

to throw down, prostrate, level, lay lowprosternĕreto perform, execute, labour, achieve patrāre, perpetrāre, facĕre, præstāre

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to throw down, prostrate, level, lay low; prosternĕre Ic efne to eorþan ealdne ceorl I throw down the old churl to earth.

Linked entries: æfnan efnian ge-efnan

pleó-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
pleó-líc, adj.
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Dangerous, perilous, hurtful, hazardous Hit swýðe pleólíc is, ðæt man on ðám hálgum stówum áðer oððe ðæt dó oððe ðæt sprece ðæt ðǽm stówum ne gedafenaþ, L. E. I. 10; Th. ii. 408, 27.

þweorlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
þweorlíce, adv.

awryaskewin reversed orderin a way that offers oppositionobstinatelyflatlyperverselyevilly

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Skt. i. 17, 10. in a way that offers opposition, obstinately, flatly (of refusal) Hé wiðcwæð þwyrlíce (flatly; cf. Icel. synja, neita þverliga; or angrily, Similar entries v. þweorh, III) and hí mid gedréfedre ǽbilignysse him fram ádráf Homl.

ymb-trymian

(v.)
Grammar
ymb-trymian, -trymman; p. -trymede, -trymde.
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Ic eom embtrymed fulcior, sustentor Wülck. Gl. 245, 26

glæs-fæt

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Add: a flask, bottle Bebeád Benedictus ꝥ hí út áwurpon ꝥ ilce glæsfæt ( ampulla vitrea) in þám wæs gesewen sum dǽl eles . . . þá ꝥ útáworpene glæsfæt (vas vitreum ) cóm in þá stánas, Gr. D. 159, 20-27.