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eder

(n.)
Grammar
eder, es; m.

A hedge, house sēpes, dŏmus

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A hedge, house; sēpes, dŏmus Hryðge ða ederas the houses [are] ruinous, Exon. 77 b; Th. 291, 5; Wand. 77

efne-spédelíc

(adj.)
Grammar
efne-spédelíc, adj.

Of the same substance, consubstantial consubstantiālis

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Of the same substance, consubstantial; consubstantiālis On þrým hádum efenspédelícum in trĭbus persōnis consubstantiālĭbus, Bd. 4, 17; S. 585, 38

ellen-líce

(adv.)
Grammar
ellen-líce, adv.

Boldly, daringlyfortĭter, strēnue, pŏtenter

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Boldly, daringly ; fortĭter, strēnue, pŏtenter Wíf beorn acwealde ellenlíce the woman daringly slew a warrior, Beo. Th. 4250; B. 2122

fǽr-searo

(n.)
Grammar
fǽr-searo, gen. -searwes; n.

An insidious artificeinsĭdiōsa machĭnātio

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An insidious artifice; insĭdiōsa machĭnātio Feónda fǽrsearo the sudden artifice of foes, Exon. 19 a; Th. 48, 11; Cri. 770

fela-geómor

(adj.)
Grammar
fela-geómor, adj.

Very sadvalde tristis

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Very sad; valde tristis Gewát him se góda, felageómor the good [king] departed, very sad, Beo. Th. 5892; B. 2950

feówer-scýte

(adj.)
Grammar
feówer-scýte, fyðer-scýte, fiðer-scýte, -scíte, feðer-scíte, -scitte, -scette; adj. [sceát, a corner]

Four-corneredquadrangularsquarequadrangŭlusquadrātus

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Four-cornered, quadrangular, square; quadrangŭlus, quadrātus Seó burh is feówerscýte the city is quadrangular, Ors. 2, 4; Bos. 44, 21

ferhþ-bana

(n.)
Grammar
ferhþ-bana, an; m.

A life-destroyermurderervītæ destructorinterfector

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A life-destroyer, murderer; vītæ destructor, interfector Fyrst ferhþbana the first life-destroyer, Cd. 162; Th. 203, 5; Exod. 399

fóre-breóst

(n.)
Grammar
fóre-breóst, es; n.

The fore-breastbreastchestpræcordiathōraxθώραξ

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The fore-breast, breast, chest; præcordia, thōrax = θώραξ Fórebreóst præcordia, Ælfc. Gl. 73; Som. 71, 23; Wrt. Voc. 44, 9

fyrest

(num.; adj.)
Grammar
fyrest, adj.

Firstfrontprīmus

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First, front; prīmus Æt ðám feówer tóþum fyrestum for the four front teeth, L. Ethb. 51; Th. i. 16, 2

fyrgen-streám

(n.)
Grammar
fyrgen-streám, es; m.

A mountain-streammontānum flūmen

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A mountain-stream; montānum flūmen Ðǽr fyrgenstreám niðer gewíteþ where the mountain-stream flows downward, Beo. Th. 2723; B. 1359

ge-ǽwnod

(v.)
Grammar
ge-ǽwnod, part. [ǽwnian to marry, wed]

Marriednuptus

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Married; nuptus Ruth wearþ geǽwnod Iessan ealdan fæder Ruth was married to the grandfather of Jesse, Ælfc. T. 12, 17

Linked entry: ǽwnian

eal-mihtig

(adj.)
Grammar
eal-mihtig, adj.

All-mighty omnĭpŏtens

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All-mighty; omnĭpŏtens On Godes ealmihtiges naman in the name of almighty God, Th. Diplm. A.D. 886-899; 138, 34

Linked entries: el-mehtig el-mihtig

hyse-berþling

(n.)
Grammar
hyse-berþling, es; m.

a male childpuerperium

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The bearing, of a male child, a male child[?]; puerperium, Ælfc. Gl. 5; Som. 56, 8; Wrt. Voc. 17, 16

Linked entry: berþ-ling

láreów-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
láreów-líc, adj.
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After the manner of a teacher Léreówlíc exhortatorium, Hpt. Gl. 512, 45. Láreówlícum cræftum gymnicis (gl. magisterialis) artibus, 405, 8

mealt

(adj.)
Grammar
mealt, adj.

Cookedboiled

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Cockayne says the word should be struck out), Lchdm. iii. 6, 17

Linked entry: malt

mid-eard

(n.)
Grammar
mid-eard, es; m.

The world

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The world Mideardes ordfruman mundi originem, Hymn. Surt. 13, 30. Seó sunne ðe onlíht ealne mideard, Homl. Skt. 1, 72

Linked entry: eard

neowol-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
neowol-líc, adj.

Profound

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Profound Hé siccetunga teáh of niwellícum breóste he heaved sighs from the depths of his breast, Homl. Skt. 7, 66

níd-bysig

(adj.)
Grammar
níd-bysig, adj.

Troubled by distresses

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Troubled by distresses Ðǽr ( in hell) ðú (the devil ) nýdbysig fore oferhygdum eard gesóhtes, Exon. Th. 267, 31; Jul. 423

norþ-gemǽre

(n.)

a boundary to the north

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a boundary to the north Ðara landa norþgemǽro sindon æt ðǽm beorgum Caucasus, Ors. 1, 1; Swt. 10, 26, 33

plúm-blǽd

(n.)
Grammar
plúm-blǽd, e ; f.
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Fruit of the plum-tree Plúmbléda ete neahtnestig let him eat plums after his night's fasting, Lchdm. ii. 230, 13

Linked entry: blǽd