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FÚHT

(adj.)
Grammar
FÚHT, adj.

Moistdamphŭmĭdus

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Moist, damp; hŭmĭdus Ðeós wyrt biþ cenned on fúhtum and on wæteregum stówum this herb is produced in damp and watery places, Herb. 9, 1; Lchdm. i. 98, 25; 39, 1; Lchdm. i. 140, 5: 52, 1; Lchdm. i. 154, 26

Linked entry: fýhtan

heoru

(n.)
Grammar
heoru, heoro, hioro; m.

A sword

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The word is a poetical one both in English and Icelandic, and in these dialects, as in Old Saxon, is mostly used in compounds

Linked entries: heoro hioro

leás-cræft

(n.)
Grammar
leás-cræft, es; m.

deception

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A false art, deception Hé hié getýhþ tó eallum uncystum and tó ðære lufan ðisse worlde mid his leáscræftum he draws them to all vices and to the love of this world with his false arts, Blickl. Homl. 25, 12

ge-wistfullian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-wistfullian, p. ode; pp. od

To feast

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Et drinc and gewistfulla eat, drink, and feast, Homl. Th. ii. 104, 21. Gewistfullien epulentur, Blickl. Gl. Ðæt ic mid mínum freóndum gewistfullode ut cum amicis meis epularer, Lk. Bos. 15, 29

Linked entry: wistfullian

giþcorn

(n.)
Grammar
giþcorn, es; n.

Spurge laurel

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Spurge laurel Ðeós wyrt ðe man lactyridem and óðrum naman giþcorn nemneþ this plant which is called lacterida and by another name githcorn, Herb. 113: Lchdm. i. 226, 12: L. M. ii. 65, 1; Lchdm. ii. 292, 9: v. glossary

ge-bedda

Grammar
ge-bedda, <b>; I.</b>
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Th. i. 134, 20. add Hafað him þrý gebeddan, ꝥ is greót and molde and wyrmas, Verc. Först. 92, 9. Cf. ge-resta

be-secgan

(v.)
Grammar
be-secgan, p. -sægde, -sǽde, pl. -sægdon, -sǽdon; pp. -sægd, -sǽd [be, secgan to answer]

To defenddefendere

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To defend; defendere Him wæs lýfnesse scald, ðæt he him móste scyldan and besecgan on andweardnesse his gesacena leave was given him, that he might shield and defend himself in the presence of his accusers, Bd. 5, 19; S. 640, 11

ge-mindig

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-mindig, adj.

Mindfulmĕmor

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naman and ðínes if he be mindful of my name and thine, Nar. 47, 9

seócness

(n.)
Grammar
seócness, e; f.
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Sickness, illness, disease Ðæt God wolde sendan ærest hungor and ádla on manna ceáp, ǽr ðæt fýr cóme on heó, and heó mid mislícre seócnesse æt mannum genyman. Wulfst. 209, 30. v. deóful-, fylle-, lifer-, mód-, mónaþ-, ofer-, wæter-seócness

þreáníd-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
þreáníd-líc, adj.

That entails painful violencecalamitousafflictive

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That entails painful violence, calamitous, afflictive Micel is ðæt ongin and þreániédlíc ðínre gelícan ðæt ðú forhycge hláford úrne great is the undertaking and calamitous for the like of thee to despise our lord, Exon. Th. 250, 16; Jul. 128

un-þancful

(adj.)
Grammar
un-þancful, un-þancfull; adj.

Unthankfulungrateful

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Unthankful, ungrateful Ic wæs micles tó unðoncful Gode mínes gewittes and mínre hǽle and ealra ðara góda ðe ic on lifde, Anglia xi. 99, 67. Hé is gód ofer unþancfnlle (unðoncfullum, Lind.) benignus est super ingratos, Lk. Skt. 6, 35

wiþer-cirr

(n.)
Grammar
wiþer-cirr, es; m.

A going againstresistance

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A going against, resistance Ic gehýned eom, fáh and freóndleás; ic findan ne can wiðercyrr wið ðan of ðam wearhtreafum I am humiliated, proscribed and friendless; against this I can devise no resistance from hell, Elen. Kmbl. 1849; El. 926

drugung

Grammar
drugung, l. drúgung, drúwung,
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and add Seó lange drúgung (drúwung, v. l.) mid mycelre hǽte bærnde þá eorðan aestu nimio terram longa siccitas exurebat, Gr. D. 210, 16. Hit wæs ǽr þǽr singal drúwung, and sóna æfter þám cóm geþuhtsum rén, Shrn. 113, 20

ficol

Craftydeceitfulfalse

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Sume weorðað swicole and swǽslíce ficole and bútan getrýwðum forscyldgode on synnan, 82, 3. Substitute:

folc-dryht

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Þonne sió býman stefen and se beorhta segen . . . folcdryht wera biforan bonnað, sáwla gehwylce when the voice of the trumpet and the bright banner . . . summon to the presence the multitude of men, every soul, Cri. 1067. For first passage substitute

ge-cípe

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-cípe, adj.
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For sale Ðǽr ( in the temple ) wǽron gecýpe hrýðeru and scép and culfran. On ðám dagum ... man offrode hrýðeru ...; ðá tihte seó gítsung þá sácerdas þæt man ðillic orf þǽr tó ceápe hæfde, Hml. Th. i. 406, 17: 412, 1

Linked entry: ge-cýpe

ge-drif

Grammar
ge-drif, e ; f. . . . Rush. I. 31.
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Wið gedrif, nim snægl, and áfeorma hine, and nim ꝥ clǽne fám ; mengc wiþ wífes meolc, syle þicgan. Lch. iii. 70, 3

híre-mann

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Take here hýre-mann and hýrig-mann in Dict., and add

Linked entry: hýre-mann

hlídan

(v.)
Grammar
hlídan, p. hlád, pl. hlidon; pp. hliden
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To cover with a lid Ðonne þú hlid habban wylle, þonne hafa þú þíne wynstran hand sám-locene and eác swá þá swýþran and hwylf hý syþþan ofer þá wynstran eal swylce þú cuppan hlíde, Tech. ii. 125, 8. Add:

hirde-mann

(n.)
Grammar
hirde-mann, es; m.

A herdsmanshepherd

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A herdsman, shepherd Hire hyrdeman sume ác ástáh and his orf lǽswode mid treówenum helme, Hml. Th. ii. 150, 20. Se engel cýdde Crístes ácennednysse hyrdemannum, i. 36, 9. Sacu betwux Abrames hyrdemannum (inter pastores gregum) and Lothes, Gen. 13, 7