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miltestre

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Sum myltestre þurh deófles tyhtince þóhte ꝥ heó his hlísan ámyrran wolde. Hml. A. 195, 19. Sum wíf hátte Uenus, swá fracod on gálnysse ðæt hire fæder hí hæfde, and eác hire bróðor, on myltestrena wísan, Sal. K. 123, 91. Add

meter-fers

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Eall swylce sum getýd wer sitte and sum meterfers mid his feðere áwríte, viii. 317, 22. Oft þá þeódwitan þus heora meteruersgewurðiað, 332, 15. Hig gewurðiað heora spǽce and heora meterversa gesetnyssa, 313, 29. Add

ridda

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Add Férde sum ǽrendfæst ridda be ðǽre ylcan stówe, Hml. S. 26, 221. Add Ðǽr cóm rídende sum egeful ridda (cf. There appeared an horse with a terrible rider . . . he that sat upon the horse had complete harness of gold, 2 Macc. 3, 25), Hml. 25, 773

smǽte-gylden

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Ðeáh ðe sié sum smétegelden dún eall mid gimmum ásett æt sunnan úpgange . . . and ðǽr sitte sum cynebearn anufan ðǽre gyldenan dúne, Sal. K. 85, 36. Add

martyr-dóm

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On ðá tiid . . . suá huelc sua biscephád under-féng, hé underféng martyrdóme . . . nán twió næs ðæt hé sceolde cuman tó hefegum martyrdóme illo in tempore quo quisquis plebibus praeerat, primus ad martyrii tormenta ducebatur. . . quemque dubium non erat

edesc-hen

(n.)

an edish hen, a quail cŏturnix

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Surt. 104, 40

unriht-hǽmdere

(n.)
Grammar
unriht-hǽmdere, es; m.

An adulterer

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Surt. 49, 18

Linked entry: hǽmdere

wréhtend

(n.)
Grammar
wréhtend, es; m.

An accuser

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An accuser Wréhten his selfes accusator sui, Kent. Gl. 650

wealdness

(n.)
Grammar
wealdness, e; f.

Rule dominion

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Surt. 144, 13

on-éðung

(n.)
Grammar
on-éðung, e ; f.

In-breathing, inspiration

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Surt. 17, 16

anddetan

(v.)

To confessconfiteri

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To confess; confiteri Hyra synna anddetende confitentes peccata sua, Mk. Bos. 1, 5

hwelan

(v.)
Grammar
hwelan, hwylan; p. hwæl

To roarbellow

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To roar, bellow Streámwelm hwileþ the surf roars, Andr. Kmbl. 990; An. 495

Linked entries: hwelung on-hwelan

in-bærniss

(n.)
Grammar
in-bærniss, e; f.

Incensefrankincense

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Surt. 140, 2

mearh-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
mearh-líc, <b>mearg-líc;</b> adj.

Marrowyfat

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Surt. 65, 15

óþ-ícan

(v.)
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Surt. 68, 2 7. Cf. æt-ýcan

seofonfealdlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
seofonfealdlíce, adv.
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Surt. 11. 7: 78, 12

un-gereordedlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
un-gereordedlíc, -gereordlíc; adj.

Insatiable

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Surt. 100, 5

un-hrædsprǽce

(adj.)
Grammar
un-hrædsprǽce, adj.

Not ready of speech

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Not ready of speech Ic eom unhrædsprǽce incircumcisus sum labiis, Ex. 6, 30

Linked entry: hræd-sprǽce

word-gebeót

(n.)
Grammar
word-gebeót, es; n.

A promise

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A promise Héhis wordgebeót gemunde memorfuit testamenti sui, Ps. Th. 10, s, 34

Linked entry: word-beót

be-súpan

(v.)
Grammar
be-súpan, p. -seáp

To sup upswallow

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To sup up, swallow Besúp scenc fulne þæs drences. Lch. ii. 312, 25