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for-sión

(v.)

to despise

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Past. 32, 1; Hat. MS. 39 b, 27

loc-feax

(n.)
Grammar
loc-feax, es; n.

Hair

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Hair Ðæs wonges locfeax cæsaries, Wrt. Voc. ii. 22, 57

þrǽc-wíg

(n.)
Grammar
þrǽc-wíg, es; m.
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Hard fighting Þurstige þræcwíges, Cd. Th. 189, 9; Exod. 182

feól-heard

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For 'hard like a file' substitute:

pohha

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Poh[han] fiscos, saccos publicos, An. Ox. 50, 19. Add

fýr-smeortende

(adj.)

smarting like a burnignitos ciniphes

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The Latin has ignitos ciniphes

ge-feaxode

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-feaxode, -fexode; adj.

Having hairhairedcŏmātus

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Having hair, haired; cŏmātus Ða wǽron hwítes líchoman and fægres andwlitan men, and æðelíce gefeaxode [gefexode, Homl. Th. ii. 120, 19] they were men of white complexion and fair countenance, and having noble hair, Nat. S. Greg. Els. 12, 1

Linked entries: ge-feaxen ge-fexode

ge-tǽse

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-tǽse, adj.

Meetconvenient suitablemildeasyaccommodusplaciduslenis

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Meet, convenient suitable, mild, easy; accommodus, placidus, lenis Gif him wǽre niht getǽse if he had had an easy night, Beo. Th. 2645; B. 1320. Swá hit getǽsost wæs as was most fitting, Bt. Met. Fox 20, 22; Met. 20, 11

cuning

(n.)

a king,

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Hat. Bodl. fol. 9a, 7

diégel

(adj.)

hidden, obscure

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hidden, obscure, Past. 43, 2; Hat. MS. 59 a, 17

feax-cláþ

(n.)
Grammar
feax-cláþ, es; m.

A head-clothhair-bandfilletfascia crīnālis

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A head-cloth, hair-band, fillet; fascia crīnālis, Cot. 93

feax-sceacga

(n.)
Grammar
feax-sceacga, an; m.

A bush of haircæsăriescrīnium fascĭcŭlus

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A bush of hair; cæsăries, crīnium fascĭcŭlus, Som. Ben. Lye

loc-gewind

(n.)
Grammar
loc-gewind, es; n.

Hair

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Hair Locgewind vel fexnes capillatura, Wrt. Voc. ii. 128, 38

Linked entry: ge-wind

earfoþ

(adj.)
Grammar
earfoþ, adj.

Hard, difficult

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Hard, difficult, Bt. proœm; Fox viii. 7. v. earfeðe; adj

gráp

(n.)
Grammar
gráp, e; f.
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Grasp, clutch Me fæste hæfde on grápe fast had me in his grasp, Beo. Th. 114; B. 555: 881; B. 438. Hond earm and eaxle Grendles grápe hand, arm, and shoulder, Grendel's grasp, 1676; B. 836.

Linked entry: nearu-gráp

ge-mǽtan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-mǽtan, p. -mǽtte; pp. -mǽted; v. impers. acc.

To dreamsomniare, somnium videre

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To dream; somniare, somnium videre Hwæt hine gemǽtte what he had dreamed, Cd. 178; Th. 223, 20; Dan. 122 : Rood. Kmbl. 3; Kr. 2. Swá his man-drihten gemǽted wearþ as his lord had dreamed, Cd. 179; Th. 225, 21; Dan. 157

Linked entry: mǽtan

alan

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Dele In the passage there given the glosser seems to have thought that parent might be from either of the two verbs parĕre, parēre, and has glossed it by foedað ł alaþ ł adeáuæð: the Rushworth gloss has only foedað ł aleð

a-gálan

(v.)

To loosedissolveremittere

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To loose, dissolve; remittere, Past. 11, 1; Hat. MS. 14b, 24

a-torfian

(v.)
Grammar
a-torfian, p. ode; pp. od

To throw forthto throwjactare

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Hat. 12, 24, Lye

fæst-hafolnes

(n.)
Grammar
fæst-hafolnes, -ness, e; f.

Fast-havingness, sparingness, economyparcĭtas

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Fast-havingness, sparingness, economy; parcĭtas Fæsthafolnesse parcĭtātem, Past. 60; Hat. MS

Linked entry: be-hæfednes