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æt-speornan

(v.)
Grammar
æt-speornan, l. æt-spornan, -spurnan,
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Þe lǽs ðe ðú æt stáne þínne fót ætspurne, Hml. Th. i. 516, 30. Þæt þú ne þurfe ðínne fót æt stáne ætspurnan, 166, 21. Ætspornan inpingere , Wrt. Voc. ii. 85 , 15. intrans.

stæððig

(adj.)
Grammar
stæððig, adj.
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Staid, sober, sedate, grave Ðæt cild Cúðberhtes dyslícan plegan mid stæððigum wordum þreáde, Homl. Th. ii. 134, 7. v. ge-, un-stæððig, and next word

Linked entry: stæðig

hwæte-healm

(n.)
Grammar
hwæte-healm, es; m.

The strawstalk of wheat

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The straw or stalk of wheat Genim hwǽte-healm and gebærn tó duste, L. M. 1, 60; Lchdm. ii. 130, 14

un-timber

(n.)
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Hié hira godu hæfdon geworhte of treówum and of stánum and of óðrum untimbrum (antimbrum ?) missenlicum, Verc. Först. 176

ofer-drífan

(v.)

to cover by driftingto overcome, refute, repel, defeat

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Gif hig sacan stande ðæt hig .viii. secgaþ and ða ðe ðǽr oferdrifene beóþ gilde heora ǽlc .vi. healfmarc if they (the twelve) disagree, that which eight of them say shall stand: and those that in such case are out-voted shall each pay six half-marks,

munt-clýse

(n.)
Grammar
munt-clýse, munt-clýsa ?, an; f. (m. ?).
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He garte close all þe entreeȝ wit stane and lyme and sand. Prose Life of Alexander, p. 104, E. E. T. S., no. 143. v. mann-cynn ; II.2.] —

Linked entry: clýse

drop-fáh

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Dropfág stronius (cf. stærn stronus, 29, 39), Wrt. Voc. i. 289, 27

treów

(n.)
Grammar
treów, es; n.

a treea materialwoodtreesa woodroof-treesaddle-treea piece of wooda beamlogstakestaffcudgelgallows-treetree used of the cross

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Th. 211, 19; Ph. 200. tree as in roof-tree, saddle-tree, a piece of wood, a beam, log, stake, staff, cudgel Scort sineweah stall vel treów cilindrus, Wrt. Voc. i. 41, 35.

Linked entries: tréu trýw treó

treów-lic

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Add: safe, to be trusted Treówlicre hit is be staðe tó [swim]manne ðonne út on sǽ tó seglanne, Prov. K. 64

clipian

(v.)
Grammar
clipian, Add: <b>I a.</b> with acc.
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Grn. 11. 37. of sounds Þone swég þára fíf clipiendra stafa, Chrd. 57, 8

á-swengan

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Ðá stánas wǽron áswengde on ðára onsýn þe þǽr onsǽton, Shrn. 81, 3. Add

a-sterian

(v.)
Grammar
a-sterian, p. ede; pp. ed

To agitatestirmovecommoveremovere

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To agitate, stir, move; commovere, movere He astereþ ðone ródor and ða tungla it moves the sky and the stars, Bt. 39, 8; Fox 224, 6, note

Linked entry: astered

ge-miltan

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Hé ádrígþ þá wǽtan, and wirð se swile swá heard swá stán, and ne mæg hine mon gemeltan ne gehnescian, Lch. ii. 212, 22. Gemaelted (liquefacta) is eorðe, Ps. Srt. 74, 4. Healfe cuppan clǽnes gemyltes spices, Lch. iii. 5.

rǽcan

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L. 26, 50. to hold out a thing and give to a person, a material thing Cuidestú ðone stán ráeceð (rǽceð, R.) ł seles him ? numquid lapidem porrigit ei?, Mt. 7, 9. Rǽces, 10.

snǽd

(n.)
Grammar
snǽd, e; f.

A cut, slice, morsel, bit a slice

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Genim spices snǽde þynne, lege on hátne stán Lchdm. ii. 58, 16. Heorotes horn gebærned tó ahsan . . . and mid hunige gewealcen tó snǽdum 238, 2. Genim þreó snǽda 52, 23. Genim fǽttes flǽsces, sele twá snǽda 268, 31.

of-scotian

(v.)

to shoot, wound or kill with an arrow, spear, etc.

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Mid flánum ofscotod and mid stánum oftorfod sagittis, saxis contriti Ors. 4, 11; Swt. 206, 14

Linked entry: scotian

on-tygness

(n.)
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the state of a person in respect to the frequency of the charges brought against him Be cirlisces monnes ontygnesse at ðiéfðe, Ll. Lbmn. 22, 23. v. §37

forþ-gesceaft

(n.)
Grammar
forþ-gesceaft, e; f.

the created thingscreationworldcreātūrares creātæmundusthe future worldstateconditionstătus fŭtūrus

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He ða forþgesceaft forgyteþ and forgýmeþ he forgets and neglects the future state, Beo. Th. 3505; B. 1750: Exon. 80 b; Th. 303, 20; Fä. 56. Ðæt ic an forþgesceaft feran móte that I may come to a future state, Ps. C. 50, 52; Ps. Grn. ii. 278, 52

wit-word

(n.)
Grammar
wit-word, es; n.

A statement which bears witnesstestamentcovenant

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A statement which bears witness to anything, testament, covenant Witword and gewitnes, ðæt ðæt stande ðæt hit nán man ne áwende, L. Eth. iii. 3; Th. i. 294, 1. Wé willaþ ðæt . . . witword and getrýwe gewitnes . . . fæste stande, L. N. P.

freomlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
freomlíc, adj.

Profitableadvantageousūtĭliscommŏdus

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Profitable, advantageous; ūtĭlis, commŏdus Nerón náht freomlíces ongan on ðære cynewísan Nero began nothing profitable in the state, Bd. 1, 3; S. 475, 20