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fóre-ceorfan

(v.)
Grammar
fóre-ceorfan, p. -cearf, pl. -curfon; pp. -corfen [fóre fore, ceorfan to cut]

To cut off the frontpræcīdĕre

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To cut off the front; præcīdĕre Ic fóreceorfe præcīdo, Ælfc. Gr. 28, 4; Som. 31, 35

swǽlan

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Cuth. poet. 46, 9), An. Ox. 32, 15

for-wrítan

(v.)
Grammar
for-wrítan, p. -wrát, pl. -writon; pp. -writen [wrítan to cut, carve, engrave, write]

To cut asunderdissĕcāre

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To cut asunder; dissĕcāre He forwrát wyrm on middan he cut the worm asunder in the middle, Beo. Th. 5403; B. 2705

Féðan-leag

(n.)
Grammar
Féðan-leag, gen. -leage; f. [Flor. Fethanleah: Hunt. Fedhalnea, Fedhanlea: Matt. West. Frithenleia]

Frethern

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D. 584] Ceawlin and Cutha fought against the Britons at the place which is called Frethern, Chr. 584; Th. 34, 9

un-ágǽledlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
un-ágǽledlíce, adv.

Unremittedly

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Unremittedly Hié sceoldan mancynne bodian; swá ðæt cúþ gewearþ ðæt hié ðæt seoþþan dydon unágǽledlíce, Blickl. Homl. 121, 5

Linked entry: á-gǽledlíce

wíc

Grammar
wíc, <b>.
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</b> add Þá cóm him fǽringa tó micel folc manna . . . wǽron ealle hǽdena, and þone Hǽlend ne cúþe nán man of þǽre wíc þe hí of wǽron, Hml. S. 31, 1016.

cnotta

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D. 165, 4. a knotty point, difficulty Hé hine befrán be gehwylcum cnottum þe hé sylf ne cúþe on þǽre hálgan béc, Angl. vii. 2, 13

ge-welhwǽr

(adv.)
Grammar
ge-welhwǽr, adv.

Everywhereŭbīque

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Everywhere; ŭbīque Is wíde cúþ þeódum gewelhwǽr it is well known to people everywhere, Menol. Fox 61; Men. 30: Swt. A. S. Rdr. 105, 33

Linked entry: wel-hwǽr

tó-geagnes

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D. 343, 8. add: (c a) of reciprocal action, again, in return Þéh þe hit gelumpe ꝥ him hwilc man þe hine ne cúþe ongén cóme, and sé þonne wǽre gegréted, ꝥ hé forhogode tógénes grétan si quis illum fortasse nesciret, salutatus etiam resalutare despiceret

weardian

(v.)
Grammar
weardian, <b>. I.</b>
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Cuth. poet. 37, 13), An. Ox. 32, 9. Dele ge-wardod at end

þurh-unrót

(adj.)
Grammar
þurh-unrót, adj.
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Cuth. poet. 37, 9, Hpt. 33, 238, ii

Linked entry: un-rót

styrigend-lic

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Hit is cúþ ꝥ se gást is styrigendlicran and férendran gecyndes þonne se líchoma liquet quia mobilioris naturae est spiritus quam corpus, Gr. D. 149, 35, Add

ceaster-ware

(n.)
Grammar
ceaster-ware, -wara; -warum; m.

City-inhabitants, citizenscives

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City-inhabitants, citizens; cives Wearþ Húna cyme cúþ ceasterwarum the coming of the Huns was known to the citizens, Elen. Kmbl. 83; El. 42: Andr. Kmbl. 3290; An. 1648

wítung-stów

(n.)
Grammar
wítung-stów, e; f.

A place of tormentpunishment

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A place of torment or punishment Ðæt is eác cúþ, ðæt for ðæs dæges weorþunge, ðæt ða sáuwla onfóþ reste, ða ða beóþ on wítincgstówan, Wulfst. 219, 34

fole-freá

(n.)
Grammar
fole-freá, an; m.

Folk's lordlord of a nationpŏpŭli dŏmĭnus

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Folk's lord, lord of a nation; pŏpŭli dŏmĭnus Hie ðæt cúþ dydon heora folcfreán they made that known to their nation's lord, Cd. 89; Th. 111, 7; Gen. 1852

swinsian

(v.)
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Cuth. poet. C. 31, 4, and five lines later dulcisonis occurs, to which word swynsiendum seems more properly to belong), Hpt. 33, 238, 9. Add

un-gewís

(adj.)
Grammar
un-gewís, adj.

Uncertainunknown

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Uncertain, unknown For ðam ðe him cúþ forþfór tóweard wǽre and ungewiis (ungewiss? q. v.) seó tíd ðære ylcan forðfóre eo quod certus sibi exitus, sed incerta ejusdem exitus esset hora futura, Bd. 3, 19; S. 547, 16

-bald

(suffix)
Grammar
-bald, -bold;

Boldcourageoushonourableaudaxvirtuosus

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Cúþbold, Cúþbald from cúþ known, bald bold. Eádbald happily bold, from eád or eádig and bald

ge-wyrþan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-wyrþan, he -wyrþeþ, -wyrþ

To bebecomehappenfiĕri

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Cúþ ðæt gewyrþeþ it shall be known, Elen. Kmbl. 2381; El. 1192: 2548; El. 1275. Hú gewyrþ ðis quomĕdo fiet istud? Lk. Bos. 1, 34

ge-mimor

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-mimor, adj.

Existing in the memory or mind[?], knownnotus

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, known; notus Leden him wæs swá cúþ and swá gemimor swá swá Englisc ðæt him gecyndelíc wæs linguam Latinam non minus quam Anglorum, quæ sibi naturalis est, noverit, Bd. 5, 20; S. 641, 35. v. Grm. D. M. 352-3

Linked entry: mimor