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a-bútan

(prep.)
Grammar
a-bútan, -búton; prep. acc. [a + be + útan]

ABOUT ⬩ around ⬩ round about ⬩ circa

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Abúton stán about a stone, L. N. P. L. 54; Th. ii. 298, 16

un-áræfned

(adj.)
Grammar
un-áræfned, adj.

Intolerable ⬩ insupportable

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Þurh ða wædlan stówe wætres and þurh ða unárefndon lond wildeóra and wyrma per immania et egentia plerumque aquarum, per aliquot serpentium ferarumque loca, Nar. 26, 8

Crecgan ford

(n.)
Grammar
Crecgan ford, Creccan ford, es; m. [
  • Hunt.
Creganford: the ford of the river Cray]

CRAYFORD, Kent ⬩ loci nomen in agro Cantiano

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CRAYFORD, Kent; loci nomen in agro Cantiano Hér Hengest and Æsc fuhton wið Brettas in ðære stówe ðe is gecweden Crecgan ford in this year [A.

Linked entries: Creacan ford Creccan ford

el-þiódgian

(v.)
Grammar
el-þiódgian, -þiódigian; p. ode; pp. od [el, þeód a people]

To live in foreign parts, to lead a pilgrim's life ⬩ pĕregrīnāri

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To live in foreign parts, to lead a pilgrim's life; pĕregrīnāri Wilnode he on neáweste ðara háligra stówe to tíde elþiódgian on eorþan cŭpīvit in vīcīnia sanctōrum lŏcōrum ad tempus pĕregrīnāri in terris, Bd. 5, 7; S. 621, 12

smeaþancollíce

(adv.)
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Hé him swýðe smeáþancollíce getǽhte þá syndrigan stówa loca singula subtiliter designavit, Gr. D. 148, 15. Hé smeáþancollíce áxiende oncneów requirens subtiliter agnovit, 172, 14.

wæter-leás

(adj.)
Grammar
wæter-leás, adj.

Without water, dry

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Hé gáð ðerh stówa (-e, Rush.) wæterleása (-e, Rush.) perambulat per loca inaquosa, Lk. Skt. Lind. 11, 24

heard-módness

(n.)
Grammar
heard-módness, e; f.

Hardness of mind or heart

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Hardness of mind or heart Stán is gesett ongeán ðone hláf forðan ðe heardmódnys is wiðerrǽde sóþre lufe a stone is put in opposition to bread, because hardness of mind is contrary to true love, Homl. Th. i. 252, 18

Horsa

(n.)
Grammar
Horsa, an; m.
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Hér Hengest and Horsa fuhton wið Wyrtgeorne ðam cyninge in ðære stówe ðe is gecueden Agælesþrep and his bróður Horsan man ofslóg, 455; Erl. 12, 13

hús-bonda

(n.)
Grammar
hús-bonda, -bunda, an; m.
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Ðá wearþ Eustatius uppon his horse and his gefeoran uppon heora and férdon tó ðam húsbundon and ofslógon hine binnan his ágenan heorþa one of his men wanted to stop at a man's house against his will, and wounded the man of the house, and the man of the

Linked entry: bonda

strand

(n.)
Grammar
strand, es ; n.
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Se Hǽlend stód on ðam strande . . . Ðæt strand getácnode ða écan staðolfæstnysse ðæs tówerdan lífes, Homl. Th. ii. 288, 30. Wudes ne feldes, sandes ne strandes, Lchdm. iii. 288, 1. Hí sǽton be ðam strande secus littus sedentes, Mt.

be-hindan

(prep.; adv.)
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Behindon forlǽtan, Nar. 7, 3, Stód bihianda stans retro, Lk. L. 7, 38. Cwom bihianda venit retro, Mk. L. 5, 27. Behianda (bihionda R.), Lk. L. 8, 44

á-stífian

(v.)

to become incapable of motion ⬩ to become incapable of action from fear, wonder

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Voc. ii. 63, 62, 65. lit. to become incapable of motion Hé ástífode and se earm stód ungebígendlic, Gr. D. 254, 36. Heora handa ástífedon, Hml. Th. i. 598, 11. Þá múlas ástífodon, Hml. S. 31, 985. Hé ástífod lǽge, Bl. H. 193, 8.

hreóh-ness

Grammar
hreóh-ness, hreó-ness, e; f.

storm ⬩ tempest

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Roughness of the weather, of the sea, storm, tempest Ofer eów cymeþ mycel storm and hreóhnes tempestas vobis superveniet, Bd. 3, 15; S. 541, 33. Hreánis tempestas, Mt. Kmbl. Rush. 16, 3.

Linked entry: hréð-ness

rǽde-sceamol

(n.)
Grammar
rǽde-sceamol, es; m.
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Icel. reiðu-stóll, and see rád On rǽdescamole in pulpito, Wrt. Voc. ii. 45, 3. Rǽdescamelas fulchra (cf. fulcra eal bedreáf, Wrt. Voc. i. 59, 33 : fulcris, thoris, lectis, Wülck. Gl. 245, 28), 36, 36

ge-bédian

(v.)
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Substitute: ge-bedi(g)an to worship, pray Hé þóhte þæt hé wolde Róme gesécan, and ðá hálgan stówe ðára eádigra apostola . . . geseón and him þǽr bodigan (gebedigan, gebiddan, gebodian, v. ll.)

ge-delfan

(v.)
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To dig a hole In ðǽm gedolfene byrgenne his stóue in defossum sepulturae suae locum, Jn. p. 2, I

ge-eówan

Grammar
ge-eówan, ge-eówian.
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Geówige hé him þá stówe, Angl. xiii. 427, 895. Hwelce hí hié innan geeówigen Gode, Past. 273, 5. Is þé nú genóg openlíce geeówad þára leásena gesǽlþa anlícnes, Bt. 24, 3; F. 84, 19. Add

land-scearu

Grammar
land-scearu, <b>. I.</b>
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Add Swá hé on lansceare (printed -sceape, but see Nap. 41) stille stande ðǽr hine storm ne mæg áwecgan, An. 501. Add Ðis ys seó landscaru tó trefwurabo, Cht. E. 296, 1 : 8 : 12. (Cf. landgemǽro, 17.) On landscare hrycg, Cht. Crw. 3, 3.

geond-sceáwian

(v.)
Grammar
geond-sceáwian, p. ode; pp. od [sceáwian to look]

To look at, survey ⬩ perlustrāre ocŭlis

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Geondsceáwode he ða þing ðe to ðære stówe belumpon he looked about at the things which appertained to the place, Guthl. 3; Gdwin. 22, 17

syrfe

(n.)
Grammar
syrfe, an; f.

A service-tree ⬩ sorbus

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Ðonon tó ðan wón stocce; and ðǽr tó wuda; ðonon on ða syrfan, vi. 234, 26. Similar entries v. v. next word

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