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ge-scortian

(v.)
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Take here <b>ge-sceortian</b> in Dict

ge-sliht

(n.)
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Take here <b>ge-slyht</b> in Dict

gíming-lic

(adj.)
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Take here <b>gémung-lic</b> in Dict

gird-wíte

(n.)
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Take here <b>gyrd-wíte</b> in Dict

lǽw-finger

(n.)
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Take here <b>leáw-finger</b> in Dict

Linked entry: leáw-finger

íw-berige

(n.)
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Take here <b>eów-berige</b> in Dict

hwirf-lic

(adj.)
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Take here <b>hwerf-lic</b> in Dict

los-wist

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This word is taken out of its order between los and lose

on-stæppan

(v.)
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Take here <b>on-steppan</b> in Dict

un-geméde

(adj.)
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un-geméde, adj.
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Perhaps this word should be taken as a noun; see mád-mód

wacan

(v.)
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This infinitive form does not occur, its place seems taken by wæcnan

beran

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Fótlástas beran to bend one's footsteps, take one's way , B. 846. Add

scypen

(n.)
Grammar
scypen, e; f.
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[Schepyn boscar (-tar? ), Wrt. Voc. i. 178, 10. Schyppune boster, 204. col. 2. The schepne brennyng with the blake smoke, Chauc. Kn. T. 1142.] Cf. scoppa

Linked entries: scepen scipen scoppa

hefe-líc

(adj.)
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hefe-líc, adj.

Weighty ⬩ heavy ⬩ grievous ⬩ serious ⬩ grave ⬩ tedious ⬩ wearisome

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Se cyng lét beódan mycel gyld and hefelíc the king had a great and grievous tax proclaimed, 1083; Erl. 217, 34. Ðæs ilcan geáres wæs swíðe hefelíc geár it was a very grievous year that same year, 1085; Erl. 219, 18.

ádlig

Grammar
ádlig, (dele ádlíc and addle).
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Tácn ádlies magan, Lch. ii. 174, 20. Hé ðonehis ádligum mǽge on ðone múð begeát, Hml. Th. ii. 150, 10. Gesáwon hí hine ádligne, 24, 28. Middaneard ádligne mundum languidum, Hy. S. 34, 24. Lifre ádlige jecur morbidum, 29, 23.

bádian

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

To pledge ⬩ seize ⬩ take by way of a pledge ⬩ pignerare ⬩ pignus auferre

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To pledge, seize, take by way of a pledge; pignerare, pignus auferre Of ǽgdran stæðe on óðer man mót bádian, búte man elles riht begytan mǽge from one shore to the other one may take a pledge, unless he can get justice in another way, L. O.

Linked entry: níd-bád

ciepe

(n.)

an onion ⬩ cæpe

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an onion; cæpe Genim ciepan take an onion, L. M. 1, 3; Lchdm. ii. 40, 6

Linked entry: cipe

efen-láste

(n.)
Grammar
efen-láste, an; f.

The everlasting ⬩ gnaphălium

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The everlasting; gnaphălium Genim efenlástan nyðowearde take the netherward [part] of everlasting. Lchdm. iii. 2, 2

ferd-wyrt

(n.)
Grammar
ferd-wyrt, e; f. [ = feld-wyrt?]
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-Nim ferdwyrt take gentian(?), L, M. 1, 87; Lchdm, ii. 154, 15

be-slagen

(v.; part.)

slain, taken away

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slain, taken away, Chr. 937; Th. 204, 28, col. 1; Similar entries pp. of be-sleán

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