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un-gelygen

(adj.)
Grammar
un-gelygen, adj.

Not lyingtrue

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Ed. 1; Th. i. 158, 12. Ðú téhtest mé swá ungelygena gewittnesse swá ic nán óðer dón ne mæg búte ic nǽde scall hym gelífan, Shrn. 201, 17

stagan

(v.)
Grammar
stagan, stǽcan ?.(Cf.
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Ǽles tácen is þæt mon wecge his swýþran hand and sette syþþan ofer his wynstran earm and ástrehtre his wynstran hande stríce þwyrs ofer mid þǽre swyðran, swylce hé hine corflige swá swá mon ǽl déð þonne hine mon on spite stagan wyle the sign for an eel

Linked entry: stǽcan

wine-leás

(adj.)
Grammar
wine-leás, adj.

Friendless

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Ex. 147. Earm biþ se ðe sceal ána lifgan, wineleás wunian, 344, 15; Gn. Ex. 1740. Wineleás guma, 289, 9; Wand. 45. Ic mé féran gewát folgaþ sécan, wineleás wræcca, 442, 9; Kl. 10. Ánhoga leódwynna leás, wineleás wræcca, 457, 27; Hy. 4, 90.

hoppe

(n.)
Grammar
hoppe, an; f.

An ornament suspended from the neck, a bell [?] hung from a dog's neck

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Edg. H. 8; Th. i. 260, 16.

Linked entry: ge-hopp

be-gang

(n.)
Grammar
be-gang, be-gong, bi-gang, bi-gong, bi-gencg, es ; m. [be, gang a step, proceeding].

a coursewaypassagecircuitdistrictcursusviatenorcircuitusan undertakinga businessexerciseservicereligious worship negotiumexercitatiocultus

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a course, way, passage, circuit, district; cursus, via, tenor, circuitus Ofer geofenes begang over the course of ocean Beo. Th. 729; B. 362. Holma begang the passage of the deeps Andr. Kmbl. 390; An. 195. Gársecges begang the circuit of ocean 1059; An

a-bútan

(prep.)
Grammar
a-bútan, -búton; prep. acc. [a + be + útan]

ABOUTaroundround aboutcirca

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Ex. 19, 12. Abúton hí circa eos, Mk. Bos. 9, 14. Abúton stán about a stone, L. N. P. L. 54; Th. ii. 298, 16

Beám-dún

(n.)
Grammar
Beám-dún, Beán-dúm, e; f.

BAMPTON, Devonshireoppidum situm esse arbitror in agro Devoniensi, qua Somersætensibus adjacet, et vocari hodie Bampton

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BAMPTON, Devonshire; oppidum situm esse arbitror in agro Devoniensi, qua Somersætensibus adjacet, et vocari hodie Bampton, Gibson Chr.

Linked entry: Beán-dún

cyne-setl

(n.)
Grammar
cyne-setl, es; n. [selt a seat]

A royal seat, throne imperii sedes, solium

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Ðe sit on his cynesetle qui sedet in solio ejus, Ex. 11, 5

cwylming

(n.)
Grammar
cwylming, e; f. [cwylmian to suffer]

Torture, trouble, suffering, a cross cruciātus, crux

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Se ðe ne nimþ hys cwylminge, and fyligþ me, nys he me wyrðe qui non accipit crucem suam, et sequĭtur me, non est me dignus, Mt. Bos. 10, 38: Lk. Bos. 9, 23

efen-yrfe-weard

(n.)
Grammar
efen-yrfe-weard, es; m.

A co-heir cŏhēres

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A co-heir; cŏhēres Sibba, his geféra and efenyrfeward ðæs ylcan ríces Sebbe, sŏcius ejus et cŏhēres regni ejusdem, Bd. 3, 30; S. 562, 2.

for-gytel

(adj.)
Grammar
for-gytel, -gytol, -gyttol; adj.

Forgetfulforgettingoblīviōsus

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Els. 5, 11. Forgytele we ne synt ðé nec oblīti sŭmus te, Ps. Lamb. 43, 18. He nis forgytol clypunge þearfena non est oblītus clāmōrem paupĕrum, 9, 13

Linked entry: for-gitel

ge-hyrstan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-hyrstan, -hierstan; p. -hyrste; pp. -hyrsted, -hyrst

To fryroastfrīgĕre

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Et ðas sídan ðe gehirsted is eat this side that is roasted, Shrn. 116, 6

sícan

(v.)
Grammar
sícan, p. sác.
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to sike (still in dial. e. g. Lancashire), sigh, groan On mínum bedde ic síce and wépe, Ps. Th. 6, 5. to sigh for, long for Ðæt wǽron ða tída ðe Rómáne nú ǽfter sícaþ en tempora . . . quibus recordatio suspirat, Ors. 2, 8 ; Swt. 92, 35

þwárian

(v.)
Grammar
þwárian, p. ode

To bring into agreementmake harmonious

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.), hwílum eft unwlitegaþ and on óþrum híwe gebrengþ and eft geedníwaþ elementa in se invicem temperat, et alterna commutatione transformat, Bt. 39, 8; Fox 224, 9

un-áræfned

(adj.)
Grammar
un-áræfned, adj.

Intolerableinsupportable

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Ecg. C. 19; Th. ii. 146, 4. Þurh ða wædlan stówe wætres and þurh ða unárefndon lond wildeóra and wyrma per immania et egentia plerumque aquarum, per aliquot serpentium ferarumque loca, Nar. 26, 8

un-swiciende

(adj.)
Grammar
un-swiciende, un-swicigende; adj.

Unfailingthat does not deceiveloyal

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Unfailing, that does not deceive, loyal Griffin swór áðas ðæt hé wolde beón Eádwearde kinge hold underkingc and unswicigende, Chr. 1056; Erl. 190, 35. Ðæt ðú wið Waldend heólde fæste treówe; seó ðé freoðo sceal weorðan áwa tó aldre unswiciendo, Cd.

Linked entry: swician

wyrtwalian

(v.)
Grammar
wyrtwalian, p. ode.
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Moys. 21 ( = Ex. 15, 17). Wirtwæledæst plantasti, Ps. Spl. T. 43, 3. Wyrtwalodes, 79, 10. to root up, eradicate Ic wyrtwalige (áwyrtwalige, v. l.) uello, uellico, Ælfc. Gr. 36; Zup. 214, 16. Wyrtwalod, Shrn. 184, 3

borda

(n.)
Grammar
borda, an; m.

a fringeembroidery

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Ex. 64

Linked entry: borde

brýsan

Grammar
brýsan, (-ian).
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L. 49. to pound, season Weorcu náne synd bútan of eádmódnysse brýsdde opera nulla sunt nisi ex humilitate condiantur, Scint. 20, 20. v. ge-brýsan (-ian)

ge-spreca

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Drihten spræc wið Móises swá man spricð wið his freónd, Ex. 33, II), Wlfst. 13, 5. Add