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be-corfen

(v.; part.)
Grammar
be-corfen, part. p.

Cut offbeheadedtruncatus

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Cut off, beheaded; truncatus Becorfen wæs heáfde capite truncatus est, Bd. 1, 27; S. 491, 19

ellnung

(n.)
Grammar
ellnung, e; f.

Emulation, zeal æmŭlatio

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Emulation, zeal; æmŭlatio Hí hæfdon Godes ellnunge æmŭlātiōnem Dei hăbēbant. Bd. 5, 22; S. 644, 8

ell-reord

(adj.)
Grammar
ell-reord, adj.

Foreign-speaking, barbarous barbărus

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Foreign-speaking, barbarous; barbărus Eallum ellreordum cynnum cunctis barbăris nātiōnĭbus, Bd. 4, 2; S. 565, 31

fóre-sægde

(v.; part.)
Grammar
fóre-sægde, p. of fóre-secgan.

foretoldtold

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foretold, told, Bd. 3, 15; S. 541, 16: biseno foresægde parabolam proposuit, Mt. Kmbl. 13, 24;

meter

(n.)
Grammar
meter, es; n.

Metre

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Metre Missenlíce metre diverso metro: eroico metre heroico metro, Bd. 5, 24; S. 648, 36, 37

norþ-portic

(n.)

a north-porch

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a north-porch On ðære cyricean norþportice in porticu aquilonali, Bd. 2, 3; S. 557. 37

god-sprǽce

(n.)
Grammar
god-sprǽce, es; n.
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An oracle Wæs sum godsprǽce and heofonlíc onwrigenes oraculum cæleste, Bd. 2, 12; S. 512, 23

ge-defenlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-defenlíc, adj.

Fitproperduedēbĭtus

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Fit, proper, due; dēbĭtus Mid gedefenlícre ege dēbĭto cum tĭmōre, Bd. 4, 3; S. 569, 28

un-forhæfedness

(n.)
Grammar
un-forhæfedness, e; f.

Incontinence

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Incontinence Gýfernyss móder ys unforhæfednysse ( incontinentiae ), Scint. 89, 14. Unforhæfdnysse, Bd. 1, 27; S. 493, 36

Linked entry: for-hæfedness

un-gehíred

(adj.)
Grammar
un-gehíred, adj.

Unheard of

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Unheard of Ungehéredre leoma tóslítnysse wundade inaudita membrorum discerptione lacerati, Bd. 1, 7; S. 479, 13

Linked entry: ge-híran

un-gehrinen

(adj.)
Grammar
un-gehrinen, adj.

Untouchedintact

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Untouched, intact Seó studu ungehrinen ( intacta ) fram ðam fýre áwunede, Bd. 3, 10; S. 534, 36

Linked entries: un-gedered ge-hrínan

unriht-wífung

(n.)
Grammar
unriht-wífung, e; f.

Unlawful matrimony

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Unlawful matrimony Hé forlét ða unrihtwífunge abdicato connubio non legitimo, Bd. 2, 6; S. 508, 30

be-murcian

(v.)
Grammar
be-murcian, p. ode
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To murmur, grumble, complain Hú un-gemetlíce gé Rómware bemurciað, Ors. I, 10; S. 48, 17

Linked entry: murcian

huntung

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Add: — Wæs hé wel gleáw on huntunge, and ꝥ ǽlce dæge beeóde, Hml. S. 30, 16

hlúd-swége

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Hé hlúdswége (hlúdon swége, v. l.) clypode swá swá leó grimmeteð, Hml. S. 15, 188. Add

incge

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Add: l.(?) incge[s] láfe. Incg- occurs several times in local names, v. C.D. vi. 306

lustsum-líc

(adj.)
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Ðá syndon swýþe fægere and lustsumlíce on tó seónne, Ors. 1, 3; S. 32, 14. Add

níd-behéfness

(n.)
Grammar
níd-behéfness, e ; f.
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What is needful Ealle nýdbehǽfnysse hé wæs dǽlende þám þe þæs behófodon, Hml. S. 30, 8

Linked entry: be-héfness

offrung-spic

(n.)
Grammar
offrung-spic, es; n.
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Bacon offered to idols Hé dyde swilce hé ǽte of ðám offrungspice, Hml. S. 25, 92

Linked entry: spic

ræpsung

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Add: repsung. add: evening On hrepsunge hé beeóm tó Iordanes ófrum, Hml. S. 23 b, 663