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rǽcing

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Add: seizure, capture Hrǽcing [printed hracing, but see Skeat's collation) detentio (cf. captura, detentio, captio hæft, Wrt. Voc. ii. 128, 30, and see ge-rǽcan; 3 b), Rtl. 65, 29

nát-hwæt

(pronoun.)
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nát-hwæt, pron. indef.

Something unknown

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Something unknown Rúwes náthwæt something rough, but what I know not, Exon. Th. 479, 17; Rä. 62, 9 : 436, 23; Rä. 55, 5 : 499, 25; Rä. 88, 21

rǽd-wægn

(n.)
Grammar
rǽd-wægn, es; m.
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Icel. reið-skjótr, but see also hræd-wægn

ge-bicgan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-bicgan, -bicgean

to buypurchase

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to buy, purchase, Exon. 90 a; Th. 338, 22; Gn. Ex. 82: L. Edg. ii. 3; Th. i. 266, 18: L. Eth. ii. 1; Th. i. 284, 13

deóre

(adv.)
Grammar
deóre, adv.
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; but cf. þone deóran síð = death, Sal. 361) genam ǽþelne of eorðan, Chr. 1065 ; P. 194, 14

gár-rǽs

(n.)
Grammar
gár-rǽs, es; m.

A rush of spearsbattlewarwarfarehastārum impĕtusprœlium

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A rush of spears, battle, war, warfare; hastārum impĕtus, prœlium Ðæt gé ðisne gárrǽs mid gafole forgyldon that ye buy off this warfare with tribute, Byrht. Th. 132, 46; By. 32

eáwis-firina

(adj.)
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.), but perhaps it belongs here, and the first part, eáwisc, = public-anus, see the two preceding words, and cf. bær-synnig

folc-wóh

(n.)
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a public wrong Nis hís talu nán þincg soþ, ne drífð hé bútan folcwóh there is no truth in his tale, he is but wronging the public, Hml. S. 23, 691

welwan

(v.)

to seize

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to seize Wyleþ (printed wylcþ; but see Lchdm. iii. 373, col. 1 under wylan, where also Cockayne notes that the Latin is captat, not raptat) captat (printed raptat) Germ. 389, 42. (?)

Linked entry: wylcþ

ge-spédan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-spédan, p. -spédde; pp. -spéded, -spédd

To speedprospersucceedprogrediprosperaresuccedere

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Ac hí náht ná gespéddan but they succeeded naught, Chr. 1036; Th. 293, 23, col. 2. Ac man ðǽr ne gespǽdde but they didn't succeed there, 1096; Erl. 233, 29. Ealle þinge swá hwæt swá he déþ beóþ gespédde omnia quæcunque faciet prosperabuntur, Ps.

eft-sóna

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any other town were near us but Ephesus only, Hml.

self-myrþere

(n.)
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self-myrþere, (?), es; m.
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but cf. Icel. myrða to murder: O. H. Ger. murdit jugulal: Ger. morden) inter biolhanatas, Wrt. Voc. ii. 46, 61. Cf. self-bana

Linked entry: -myrþere

loft

(n.)

air

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air Heó ne líþ on nánum þinge ac on lofte heó stynt it (the earth) does not rest on anything, but stands in the air, Hexam. 6; Norm. 10, 20

in-bestingan

(v.)
Grammar
in-bestingan, p. -stang

To piercepenetrate

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To pierce, penetrate, make a thrust which enters but does not go quite through Gif hé þurhstinþ .vi. scill. gebéte. Gif man inbestinþ .vi. scill. gebéte, L. Ethb. 64; Th. i. 18, 12

wrǽstan

(v.)
Grammar
wrǽstan, (?); p. te

To bemake elegant,

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To be or make elegant, Similar entries v. wrǽst Wrǽstende indruticans (but the passage is : Ista (mulier nupta) stolidis ornamentorum pompis infruticans, Aid. 17), Wrt. Voc. ii. 77, 44: 44, 8: 110, 58

ge-ánlícian

(v.)

to join together

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But perhaps the form is geanlícude. v. Hpt. Gl. 426, 71 where the Latin is conspirati, consimilati), An. Ox. 863

Linked entry: án-lícian

wóde-wistle

(n.)
Grammar
wóde-wistle, an; f.

Hemlock

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Wódewistle (printed -þisele, but see Wülck. Gl. 297, 8) cicuta, 67, 37

Linked entry: wistle

segn-cyning

(n.)
Grammar
segn-cyning, es ; m.
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A king before whom a banner is borne Him ðǽr segncyning (Grein would read sigecyning ; but cf. (?) the passages from Bede under segn) wið ðone segn foran rád, Cd. Th. 188, 22 ; Exod. 172

ge-drorenlic

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-drorenlic, adj.
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Þeós world is eall forwordenlic and gedrorenlic [printed gedrofenlic, but see ge-hrorenlic) and gebrosnodlic and feallendlic, Bl. H. 115, 3

hwurful

(adj.)
Grammar
hwurful, adj.

Changeablefickle

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Changeable, fickle Hwæt getácniaþ ða truman ceastra bútan hwurfulu mód what do the strong cities betoken but fickle minds; quid per civitates munitas nisi suspectæ mentes, Past. 35, 5; Swt. 245, 7

Linked entry: hwerfel