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æt-hweg

(adv.)
Grammar
æt-hweg, adv.
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How Gé magan be þissum ánum (deófles men) gecnáwan, þá ðurh deófol swylcne cræft hæfde ongeán swylce Godes þegnas, . . . æthweg hit bið þonne se deófol cymð, Wlfst. 101, I

á-hrisian

(v.)
Grammar
á-hrisian, p. ede.
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L. 117, 13. to excite, arouse Áhrisige óðre tó geornfulnesse gódra weorca, Past. 461, 16

cimbala

Grammar
cimbala, (cym-).
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slóh cymbalan (cim*-*balan, v. l.) percussit cymbala, Gr. D. 62, 16, 23. Add

Linked entry: cymbala

eall-swilc

(adj.)
Grammar
eall-swilc, adj.
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Tó eallswilcre gehýrsumnesse swá ǽr his fæder dyde, Chr. 1091; P. 227, 3

féster-bearn

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Gregorius is úre altor and wé syndan his alumni, ðæt is ðæt is úre fésterfæder on Críste, and wé syndon his fésterbearn on fullwihte, Shrn. 62, 21. Substitutefor passage

Linked entry: féster-fæder

fíc-treów

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(Adam) ábyrgde ðá forbodenan fíctreówes blǽda, Sal. K. p. 182, 34. Under ðǽm fícbeóme ł fíctrée sub ficu, Jn. R. 1, 48. Add

ge-onlícan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-onlícan, p. ge-onlícte, ge-onlíhte
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To make like; reflex. with tó, to pretend to be geonlícte (-líhte, v. l.) hine sylfne tó sumum ælþeódigum men peregrinum quempiam esse se simulans, Gr. D. 75, 4

Linked entry: on-lícan

ge-wriþing

(n.)
Grammar
ge-wriþing, e; f.
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Binding Þænne unrihtlíce fǽrunga byþ gewriþen þæne gewríþincge his dóm of óþrum gylte geearnige cum iniuste forsitan ligatur, ipsam obligationis suę sententiam ex alia culpa mereatur, Scint. 202, 13

hleótend

(n.)
Grammar
hleótend, es; m.
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One who obtains Swá þéh his sylfes wyllan wæs lytel (hleótend, v. l.) in ðám midle Crístes þegna tamen sponte fit parvulus in medio discipulorum Gr. D. 218, I

hol-ness

(n.)
Grammar
hol-ness, e; f.
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A hollow, depression in the earth's surface sóhte þone Godes wer geond þá holnessa (holenesse, v. l.) þára dena virum Dei per concava vallium quaesivit. Gr. D. 99, 22

land-folc

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Cóm ꝥ landfolc tó þe þǽr tó láfe wæs þǽr heora hláfordes líc læg, Hml. S. 32, 134. wunode on þǽre byrig and bodode þám landfolce, 29, 83. Add

lǽn-land

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Þonne is þæs londes þridde half híd þe Óswold selð Cynelme his þegne tó bóclonde, swá hit him ǽr hæfde tó forlǽten tó lǽnlonde, Cht. E. 208, 11. Add

mis-feng

(n.)
Grammar
mis-feng, es ; m.
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A mistake, fault, misdeed ús gegearwað þá heofonlican for ðám eorðlicum . . . gif wé ælmyssan dón willað on úrum lífe, and gif wé dǽdbóte dón willaþ úrra misfenga, Nap. 45

spyrte

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sóhte ráp and spertan (wylian, v. l.) funem sportamque quaesivit, Gr. D. 110, 1. Spyrtan sportulas, i. cofinos, An. Ox. 3857. Add

un-líf

(n.)
Grammar
un-líf, es; n.
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Not life, (spiritual) death Ne þearf nánne man tweógian; æfter his deáþe óðrum þissa onféhð swá lífe swá unlífe swaðer his gewyrhto bióð and his earnung, Verc. Först. 176

Linked entry: un-lífes

un-micel

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him worhte tela unmycel eardunghús sibi humili habitaculum construxit, 201, 5

weorþ-mynd

Grammar
weorþ-mynd, <b>. I.</b>
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Se apostol mid manegum tácnum gerehte hwylcne weorþmynd be him haefde ut apostolus signis ostenderet quam de illo haberet aestimationem, Or. D. 228, 8. v. sundor-, synder-weorþmynd. Add

brim-wísa

(n.)
Grammar
brim-wísa, an; m. [brim, wísa
a leader, guide
]

a leader, guideA sea-leaderleader of sailors per maris æstum dux, nautarum dux

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A sea-leader, leader of sailors; per maris æstum dux, nautarum dux Abreót brimwísan, brýd aheorde he slew the sea-leader, set free his bride, Beo. Th. 5852; B. 2930

Linked entry: wísa

wíg-hryre

(n.)
Grammar
wíg-hryre, es; m.

Fall in fight

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Fall in fight Se ðe æt sæcce gebád wíghryre wráðra he that in strife had lived to see the fall in fight of fierce foes Beo. Th. 3242; B. 1619

stæl-giest

(n.)
Grammar
stæl-giest, es; m.

A thievish guest

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A thievish guest (of an insect eating a book) Þeóf in þýstro ... stælgiest ne wæs wihte ðý gleáwra ðe ðám wordum swealg, Exon. Th. 432, 13; Rä. 48, 5