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ge-hiérsum

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-hiérsum, adj.

Obedientobĕdiens

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

feax-eácas

(n.)
Grammar
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-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

mot

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

for-hwerfan

(v.)

To transformperverttransformārepervertĕre

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Alf. 49; Th. i. 56, 18

wil-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
wil-líc, adj.
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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

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

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.)
Grammar
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.)
Grammar
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

for-gef

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

to giveforgive

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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

wrǽst-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
wrǽst-líc, (wrást-); adj.

Delicateelegant

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Wrǽstlícum delicatis (ornamentis vestium delieatis decorari, Ald. 73), 87, 17

be-hæfednes

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Substitute: Restraint, temperance Behæfednes parsimonia (cujus alimonia parsimonia tam frugalis fuisse ferebatur, Ald. 51), Wrt. Voc. ii. 83, 26. Cf. for-hæfedness

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.

sulh

(n.)
Grammar
sulh, suluh, sul[l]; gen. sule, but also sules; dat. sylg, sylh, syl; acc. sulh, sul; n. pl. sylh, syll; gen. sula; dat. sulum: a weak genitive seems also to occur in sylan scear;
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generally feminine, but see the genitive. a plough Sulh aratrum, Wrt. Voc. i. 15, 2: 289, 76. Sul, ii. 6, 19: Ælfc. Gr. 17; Zup. 109, 18. Swá seó sulh ðone teóðan æcer gegá, L. Eth. ix. 7; Th. i. 342, 11: L. Eiig. i. 1; Th. i. 262, 9: L. C. E. 8; Th.

feþrian

(v.)
Grammar
feþrian, p. ode

fledged

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To become feathered, be fledged Feðriað plumescunt (grandia membra mihi (the ostrich) corpore denso, Ald. 255. 26), An. Ox. 26, 27