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tó-ceówan

(v.)
Grammar
tó-ceówan, p. -ceaw, pl. -cuwon; pp. -cowen

To chew to pieces, ⬩ break up by chewing ⬩ masticate

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Deoflen torendeð ham ant tocheoweð ham euch greot, O. E. Homl. i. 251, 12. Hit tocheoweð ant touret Godes milce, A. R. 202, 16

æmtegian

(v.)

to be at leisure

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to be at leisure, Past. 18, 4; Hat. MS. 26 b, 16

hrægel-weard

(n.)
Grammar
hrægel-weard, es; m.
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One who has charge of vestments Hræglweard vestiarius, Wrt. Voc. 289, 69

earfoþ-rihte

(adj.)
Grammar
earfoþ-rihte, adj.
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Hard to correct, incorrigible Gif hé þwur sý . . . oððe earfoðrihte, Nap. 19

Linked entry: -rihte

sige-beácen

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Cymeð sigebeácen ( the Latin has vox magna), Verc. Först. 122, 11. Add

tó-talu

(n.)
Grammar
tó-talu, e; f.

Reputation

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Reputation Fore ðassum tótales intinge pro hac reputationis causa. Rtl. 102, 5

heorot

(n.)
Grammar
heorot, heort, es; m.

A hart ⬩ stag ⬩ male deer

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A hart, stag, male deer Nán heort ne onsúnode nǽnne león no hart shunned any lion, Bt. 35, 6; Fox 168, 9. Heorot hornum trum the hart firm of horns, Beo. Th. 2742; B. 1369. Heorut cervus, Ps. Stev. 41, 1.

Linked entry: heort

a-býsgung

(n.)
Grammar
a-býsgung, -btsgung, e; f.

Necessary business ⬩ employment ⬩ occupatio

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Past. 18, 1; Hat. MS. 25a, 27, 29, 30

frum-lyhtan

(v.)
Grammar
frum-lyhtan, p. -lýhte

to dawn

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to dawn Siððan hit frumlýhte after it had dawned, Blickl. Homl. 207, 35

hrið-suht

(n.)
Grammar
hrið-suht, [?], e; f.

Fever

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Fever Hál of ridesohte the fever left her, Mk. Skt. Rush. 1, 31

Linked entry: ride-soht

ge-fliéman

(v.)
Grammar
ge-fliéman, p. de; pp. ed

To cause to flee ⬩ to drive away ⬩ fugare

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To cause to flee, to drive away; fugare, Past. 61, 2; Hat. MS

stede-heard

(adj.)
Grammar
stede-heard, adj.
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, very hard Strǽlas stedehearde, Judth. Thw. 24, 34; Jud. 223

icge

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In B. 1107 the MS. has icge = andiége (?). Cf. Goth. and-augjo openly

on-stíðian

(v.)

to make hard

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to make hard Onstíðade ( induravit ) hiora hearta, Jn. Skt. Lind. Rush. 12, 40

scip-weard

(n.)
Grammar
scip-weard, es; m.

One who has charge of a ship

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One who has charge of a ship Scipweardas, Andr. Kmbl. 596; An. 297

slǽp-bǽre

(adj.)
Grammar
slǽp-bǽre, adj.

Somniferous ⬩ soporific

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Somniferous, soporific Hys gecynde is swíðe hát and slǽpbǽre, Lchdm. i. 284, 22

wíf-feax

(n.)
Grammar
wíf-feax, es; n.

A woman's hair

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A woman's hair Wíffex cesaries, Wrt. Voc. i. 282, 43: ii. 16, 46

be-leósan

(v.)
Grammar
be-leósan, bi-leósan; p. -leás, pl. -luron; pp. -loren [be, leósan to loose]

To let go ⬩ to deprive of ⬩ to be deprived of ⬩ lose ⬩ privare ⬩ orbare ⬩ privari ⬩ amittere

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Ðǽr is swíðe beleás hérum, ðám ðe ic hæfde there I was much deprived of the hairs, which I had Exon. 107 a; Th. 407, 35; Rä. 27, 4

Linked entries: bi-leósan bi-loren

tyrdlu

(n.)
Grammar
tyrdlu, tyrdelu; pl. n.Treddles
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Halliwell quotes 'tak the triddils of an hare.' Tyrdyl schepys donge, Prompt. Parv. 494. Take scheps tridels or swynes muk, Rel. Ant. i. 53,16) Haran tyrdlu, Lchdm. ii. 214, 4. Genim gáte tyrdlu, 72, 16, 27. Tyrdelu, 282, 7

a-giéta

(n.)
Grammar
a-giéta, a-gíta, an; m.

A spendthrift ⬩ prodigal ⬩ prodigus ⬩ profligator

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A spendthrift, prodigal; prodigus, profligator, Past. 20, 1; Hat. MS. 29 a, 26