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gǽste-dóm

(n.)
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spirituality Utan geearwian ús nú mid inneweardum gebedum and mid gǽstedóme, Verc. Först. 96, 8

sixtig-wintre

(n.; adj.)
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sixty years old Hé wæs fíf and sixtigwintre, Gen. 5, 15, 18, 20, 21, 23

slǽpness

(n.)
Grammar
slǽpness, e; f.
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Sleepiness, drowsiness Deófol ús lǽreþ slæpnesse and sent ús on slǽwðe, Homl. As. 168, 106

þurh-brengan

(v.)

to bring through

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to bring through Hé tóslát sǽ and hé þurhbróhte ( perduxit ) hig, Ps. Lamb. 77, 13

Linked entry: brengan

un-forgitende

(adj.)
Grammar
un-forgitende, adj.

Not forgetful ⬩ mindful

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Not forgetful, mindful Ðínra gewinna and earfoða ic eom unforgitende, Guthl. 19; Gdwin. 76, 22

un-miltsigendlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
un-miltsigendlíc, adj.

Unpardonable

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Unpardonable Hwí wæs ðæs heáhengles syn unmiltsigendlíc, and ðæs mannes miltsigendlíc? Btwk. Scrd. 17, 21

unriht-gilp

(n.)
Grammar
unriht-gilp, es; m. n.

Vainglory

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Vainglory Ic andette unrihtgilp and ídel word, L. de Cf. 7; Th. ii. 262, 27

be-gnagan

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ꝥ seó nǽddre hí ábítan sceolde and hire bán be-gnagan, Shrn. 103, 6. Add

Candelmæsse-ǽfen

(n.)
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Candlemas-eve Ǽrest on Eásterǽfen, and óðre síðe on Candelmæsseǽfen, Ll. Th. ii. 256, 28

Linked entry: ǽfen

ciric-rán

(n.)
Grammar
ciric-rán, (-rén), es; n.
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Sacrilege On fæstenbricon, on cyricrénan, and on mæniges cynnes misdǽdan, Ll. Th. i. 322, 20

Linked entry: rán

efen-wel

Grammar
efen-wel, as well.
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Riht is ꝥ preóstas, and efenwel nunnan, regollíce libban, Ll. Th. ii. 324, 2. Add

fela-feald

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Ðeós woruld is gemæncged mid mænigfealdan máne and mid felafealdan fácne, Wlfst. 82, 6. Add

fille-seóc

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Take here examples under fylle-seóc, and add

Linked entry: fylle-seóc

fóre-áþ

Grammar
fóre-áþ, fór-áþ. l. fore-áþ, for-áþ,
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Th. i. 192, 2. and add

ge-fǽge

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-fǽge, (?), adj.
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Freóndum gefǽgra, B. 913. v. ge-feón, and for form cf. (?) ge-sprǽce

Linked entry: -fæge

húslung

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Add: hanseling, communion Háligra húslung is and on crístendóme háligra gemana, Wlfst. 24, 13 note

leáh-tric

Grammar
leáh-tric, l. leahtric, take here <b>leác-tric</b>
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., and add Be þǽre nunfǽmnan þe bát þone leahtric, Gr. D. 30, 33

médren-cynn

(n.)
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In l, 2 for reht meódrencynn l. rehtmeódrencynn, and take the passage to riht-médrencynn

mild-hleahter

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Dele, and read mid hleahtre in Ps. Spl. 34, 19. v. Ps. Cam. 34, 16

níd-lic

(adj.)
Grammar
níd-lic, adj.
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Necessary Swígendum ná éþelíce mæg lácnung gedafenlicre and neódlicre sprǽce beón gegearwnd, Scint. 41, 2

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