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níþlíce

(adv.)
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The passage in which muliebriter occurs is: Timidorum more militum horrorem belli muliebriter metuentium, Ald. 11. 22. Cf. níþing

ge-scrif

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Ox. 3037 (Ald. 41, 27)), 33, 12. a prescribed practice, rite, ceremony Gescrifu, dómas ceremonias (cf. gentilitatis cerimonias hǽþenscipes bígengcas, An. Ox. 2624 (Ald. 35, 36)), Wrt. Voc. ii. 23, 54

for-hwerfan

(v.)

To transform ⬩ pervert ⬩ transformāre ⬩ pervertĕre

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Alf. 49; Th. i. 56, 18

feax-eácas

(n.)
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feax-eácas, feax-eáca, an; m.

A forelock

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A forelock Loccas oððe feaxeácan antiae frontis (calamistro crispantur, Ald. 77, 16), Wrt. Voc. ii. 3, 66. Substitute:

ge-hiérsum

(adj.)
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ge-hiérsum, adj.

Obedient ⬩ obĕdiens

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Obedient; obĕdiens Hie him alle gehiérsume dydon they made all obedient to him, Chr. 853; Erl. 68, 11

for-gef

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for-gef, = for-geaf, the perf. also for for-gif, the impert. of for-gifan

to give ⬩ forgive

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to give, forgive, Andr. Kmbl. 971; An. 486: Ps. C. 50, 45; Ps. Grn. ii. 277, 45: 50, 63; Ps. Grn. ii. 278, 63: 50, 139; Ps. Grn. ii. 280, 139: 50, 154; Ps. Grn. ii. 280, 154

mot

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Mote atomo (minor . . modico Phoebi radiis qui vibrat atomo Ald. 272, 32), An. Ox. 23, 52 : 26, 74. Add

frum-ildu

(n.)
Grammar
frum-ildu, f.

The first age ⬩ youth

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The first age, youth Fram ðǽre frumildo a primaevo ( pubertatis tyrocinio, Ald. 33, 8 ), Wrt. Voc. ii. 2, 52

Linked entry: frymþ-ild

ge-bǽrness

(n.)
Grammar
ge-bǽrness, e; f.
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Behaviour, a particular instance of behaviour Gebǽrnessum gestu (sanctum voluit maculoso lædere gestu, Ald. 189, 20), Wrt. Voc. ii. 95, 4

Linked entry: -bǽrness

tude

(n.)
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Ald. 71, 35] tudu is a more probable form for the nominative

wil-líc

(adj.)
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wil-líc, adj.

From a fountain or well

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From a fountain or well; Willícan fontona (fontana flumina, Ald. 161), Wrt. Voc. ii. 92, 10. Wyllícan, 37, 30: 149, 79

wituma

(n.)
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wituma, an; m.

A dowry

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Weotoma dote (the line is: Ne metuas juvenis sortiri dote puellam, Ald. 170), Wrt. Voc. ii. 93, 28: 27, 18. Lócige hé ðæt hió hæbbe ðæt weorð sié hire mægðhádes, ðæt is se weotuma (wituma, v. l.) pretium pudicitiae non negabit (Ex. 21, 10), L.

Linked entry: weotuma

lád-rinc

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lád-rinc, For 'The word, ... vehicularius' substitute: In attempting to determine the meaning of this word it should be noticed that lád in all its other compounds, lád-mann, -scipe, -teáh, -teów, has the force of leading, guidance. The
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lád-rinc seems to be a guide, and his special character in the passage given above may be inferred from the following passage Si aduenae de aliis regionibus aduenirent, debebant ducatum habere ad aliam regalem uillam quae proxima fuisset in illorum uia

fore-burh

(n.)
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Foreburga praedia (lis satis cruenta inter duo populosa praedia gerebatur, Ald. 52, 16), An. Ox. 3790. Add:

gold-fyld

(adj.)
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gold-fyld, adj.
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Gilt, covered with gold-leaf Goldfyld fel petala (furva, Ald. 142, 3), Wrt. Voc. ii. 89, 48. See next word

Linked entry: -fyld

hrím

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Hríme pruina (frigidior candente pruina, Ald. 271, 31), An. Ox. 23, 14. Add

hwirflede

(adj.)
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hwirflede, adj.
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Ald. 272, 22), An. Ox. 23, 42. Cf. hwirfling

on-scillan

(v.)
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to echo, resound Onscilþ, oncwyð remugiet (ad Archangeli vocem totus simul remugiet mundus, Ald. 65, 21), An. Ox. 8, 265

Linked entry: scillan

sol

(adj.)
Grammar
sol, (?); adj.
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Dirty Soles rugosae (Constantinus . . . matronae rugosae figuram vidit in extasi deformem fronte vetusta, Ald. 152, 22), An. Ox. 15, 3

Linked entry: solian

girran

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., and add Ic (a file) gyrre garrio (garrio, voce carens, rauco cum murmure stridens, Ald. 252, 25), An. Ox. 26, 13. Gyrran grunnire (porcinus paganorum strepitus grunnire desisteret, Ald. 60, 36), 4337. [v. D.