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pic

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Sé þe æthrínð pic byð besmiten, Scint. 83, 5. Ꝥ weallende pic, Hml. A. 174, 165. Add

sigor-fæst

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Add: as an epithet of men Ne byð nǽfre nǽnig leán þæs sigores búton hit sý mid gewinne gecampod. Hwanon beóð hálige men sigorfæste (victores), nymðe hí campian wið þám searwum þæs ealdes feóndes?, Gr. D. 221, 9: 234, 2

borh-fæstan

(v.)
Grammar
borh-fæstan, geborh-fæstan; p. -fæste; pp. -fæsted [borh a surety, fæstan to fasten]

To fasten or bind by pledge or suretyfidejussione obligare

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To fasten or bind by pledge or surety; fidejussione obligare Man borhfæst ðam cyninge [MS. kyninge] ealle ða þægnas they bound by pledge all the thanes to the king, Chr. 1051; Ing. 228, 33; Erl. 181, 5

Linked entry: fæstan

ge-rǽdan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-rǽdan, p. -reórd, -réd, -rǽd

To give counsel, advise, bring about by adviceconsilium dare

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To give counsel, advise, bring about by advice; consilium dare Ðe him ðone teónan gerǽd who brought that injury upon them by his counsel, Cd. 37; Th. 48, 12; Gen. 774: 37; Th. 49, 25; Gen. 797

Linked entries: ge-rǽde ge-rádian

scín-gelác

(n.)
Grammar
scín-gelác, , es; n.
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A magical practice Hí ongunnon secgan ðæt hit drýcræftum gedón wǽre scíngelácum ðæt se stán mǽlde they said that it was done by the sorcerer's arts, by magical practices, that the stone spoke , Andr. Kmbl. 1531 ; An. 767

áh

(v.)
Grammar
áh, 3rd pres. of ágan.

hasownshabet

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Th. 136, 60; By. 175;

be-þénede

(v.)

served

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served : substituted by Thorpe, Beo. Th. 4077, for bewenede

ge-mangian

(v.)
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For 'to traffic, trade' substitute 'to gain by traffic.'

lid-mann

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

A sailorseaman

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Th. 134, 44; By. 99. Lidmanna sum, 136, 41; By. 164. Lid-manna helm (Beowulf), Beo. Th. 3251; B. 1623. Liðmonna freá [Ulysses ], Bt. Met. Fox 26, 126; Met. 26, 63

Linked entries: lið-mann liðs-

be-hlǽnan

(v.)

to beset by leaning anything against anotheracclinando circumdare

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to beset by leaning anything against another; acclinando circumdare

Linked entries: bi-hlǽman hlǽnan

fugel-hǽlsere

(n.)
Grammar
fugel-hǽlsere, es; m. [hǽlsere a diviner]

A diviner by birdssoothsayeraugur

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A diviner by birds, soothsayer; augur, Som. Ben. Lye

inwit-scear

(n.)
Grammar
inwit-scear, es; m.
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Slaughter effected by craft,Beo. Th. 4949; B. 2478

líg-egesa

(n.)
Grammar
líg-egesa, an; m.
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Fear caused by fire, Beo. Th. 5554; B. 2780

lust-grin

(n.)
Grammar
lust-grin, e; f.
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Snare set by pleasure, Soul Kmbl. 46; Seel. 23

Linked entry: grin

gléd-egesa

(n.)
Grammar
gléd-egesa, an; m.

Terror caused by fire

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Terror caused by fire, Beo. Th. 5293; B. 2650

hyse

(n.)
Grammar
hyse, es; m.

A young manwarrior

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Th. 131, 2; By. 2: 135, 34; By. 128: Fins. Th. 96; Fin. 48

Linked entries: hós hese hise

-tig

(suffix)
Grammar
-tig, -ty, a numeral suffix in words denoting the decades; up to 60 such words are formed with a suffix only, from 60 to 120 hund is prefixed and tig suffixed, hund-seofon-tig, hund-twelf-tig. Other dialects make a distinction in the numerals at the same point. Gothic uses tigus (pl. tigjus) in the earlier, -téhund in the later, O. Saxon -tig in the earlier, while 70 is given by ant-siƀunta; in
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O. H. Ger. the two forms are -zug and -zó. In O. Frs. and Icel. the same forms are used throughout. Tig is another form of the root seen in ten (tehan, g for h according to Verner's Law)

be-swælan

(v.)
Grammar
be-swælan, p. de; pp. ed

To burn, sweal, scorch, singeadurere, ustulare

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To burn, sweal, scorch, singe; adurere, ustulare Næs hyra feax fýre beswæled nor was a hair of them burned by the fire, Cd. 195; Th. 243, 18; Dan. 438. Glédum beswæled scorched by gleeds, Beo. Th. 6075; B. 3041

handlung

(n.)
Grammar
handlung, e; f.

Touching, handling

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Touching, handling Ðone ðe se eádiga Benedictus ná handlunge ac on beseónde fram his bendum álýsde whom the blessed Benedict not by touching him, but by looking on him, had released from his bonds, Homl. Th. ii. 182, 4

Linked entry: handlinga

wanigend

(n.)
Grammar
wanigend, es ; m. One who diminishes, weakens, impairs, injures, spoils, etc. v. wanian
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Gyf him þince ðæt hé on reádum horse ride, ðæt byð his góda wanigend (wanung, MS. T. ) if he dreams that he is riding on a bay horse, that means there will be a spoiler of his goods, Lchdm. iii. 172, 29