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hilde-spell

(n.)
Grammar
hilde-spell, es; n.

A warlike speech

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A warlike speech, Cd. 170; Th. 214, 22; Exod. 573

hilde-swég

(n.)
Grammar
hilde-swég, es; m.

Sound of battle

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Sound of battle, Cd. 93; Th. 120, 7; Gen. 1991

wíc

(n.)
Grammar
wíc, The word is generally neuter, but as it is often used in the plural where a singular might express the meaning, the similarity of neuter plural and feminine singular accusatives seems to have caused the word to be taken sometimes as feminine, e. g. tó ánre wíc, Homl. Th. i. 402, 22. A weak form also seems to be used, Chart. Th. 446, 29.
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Wæs in wícum wóp, Cd. Th. 190, 16; Exod. 200: 124, 12; Gen. 2061. Hé fór of ðám wícum, Chr. 878; Erl. 80, 12. Restaþ incit hér on ðissum wícum (cf. exspectate hic cum asino, Gen. 22, 5), Cd. Th. 174, 20; Gen. 2881.

þeód-bealu

(n.)
Grammar
þeód-bealu, wes; n.
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Great ill, grievous ill Þeódbealu on þreó healfa ( referring to three elements in the misery of the lost; cf. O. Sax. thiod-arbédi, applied to the expulsion from Eden ), Exon. Th. 78, 2; Cri. 1268.

þring

(n.)

a press ⬩ crowd ⬩ what presses or confines

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[Cf. Icel. þröng a strait, a narrow place.]

Linked entry: þryng

tycgan

(v.)
Grammar
tycgan, p. togde (?)
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[Cf. O.H. Ger. zucchen; p. zuhta rapere, eruere: Ger. zucken to shrug, writhe, palpitate: Icel. tyggja to chew: Dan. tugge.] Cf. togian, togung, togettan

Linked entry: ticgende

unriht-wyrcend

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
unriht-wyrcend, es; m.: or -wyrcende; adj. (ptcpl.)

An evil-doer ⬩ evil-doing

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An evil-doer, or evil-doing Ic ne ineode on ðæt geþeaht unrihtwyrcendra cum iniqua gerentibus non introibo, Ps. Th. 25, 4. Mid ðám unrihtwyrcendum cum operantibus iniquitatem, 27, 3. Belocen ðǽm synnfullum mannum and ðǽm unrihtwyrcendum, Blickl.

hider-cyme

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Add: Similar entries Cf. hider; I. 2 Angelcynnes hidercymes on Breotone aduentus Anglorum in Brittaniam, Bd. I. 23; Sch. 48, 7. Similar entries Cf. hider; I. 3 Eall þæt man ús foresægð ymbe Crístes hidercyme (hidertócyme, v.l.), Wlfst. 241, 22

mertze

Grammar
mertze, (?) substitute: <b>mertze, myrtse,</b>
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Th. i. 300] Scipmanna (-e, MS. ) myrtse, céping teloneum (cf. teloneum tributum pro mercibus, Migne), Wrt. Voc. i. 37, 10. Cf. ciping; <b>I a</b>

æfter

(prep.; adv.)
Grammar
æfter, prep. [æft, q. v; er, q. v.] dat; rarely acc.

AFTER ⬩ post ⬩ Along ⬩ through ⬩ during ⬩ κατά ⬩ per ⬩ According to ⬩ by means of ⬩ secundum ⬩ propter ⬩ After ⬩ about ⬩ propter ⬩ ob ⬩ de ⬩ After ⬩ above ⬩ according to ⬩ post ⬩ super ⬩ secundum

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Th. 1866; B. 931: Cd. 8; Th. 9, 19; Gen. 144 : Cd. 46; Th. 59, 15; Gen. 964: Cd. 143; Th. 178, 1; Exod. 5 : Cd. 148; Th. 184, 18 ; Exod. 109: Cd. 227; Th. 304, 14; Sat. 630: Exon. 16 a; Th. 36, 8; Cri. 573: Exon. 18 a; Th. 44, 31; Cri. 711: Exon. 117

Linked entries: æftyr efter eftyr

stán-rocc

(n.)
Grammar
stán-rocc, es; m.
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Cf. scylf

Linked entry: rocc

twi-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
twi-líc, twi-lí (-li?); adj.
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Cf. twill coarse linen cloth Tuilí biplex, duplex, Txts. 109, 1151. Aenlí simplex, tilí bilex, 115, 156, 157. [O.H. Ger. zui-líh bilex (tunica), bissina (tunica), biplex (pannus): Ger. zwillich ticking.] Cf. þri-líc, and see twilíc-brocen

Linked entry: þrili

ed-wilm

(n.)
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a fiery whirlpool Þonne se fǽcna ( the devil) in þám fæstenne (hell ) gebróht hafað æt þám edwylme (cf. Milton&#39;s &#39; floods and whirlwinds of tempestuous fire&#39;) þá þe him on cleofiaþ, Wal. 73. Cf. preceding word

Linked entry: éd-wylm

gilpgeorn-ness

(n.)
Grammar
gilpgeorn-ness, e ; f.
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Hohfulnes and gylpgeornes (cf. se eahteoða leahter is superbia geháten, Hml. S. 16, 306), 188, 37

þæs-lic

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Ben. 1. 56, 15. such. v. þæslíce, and cf. þys-lic Swylc fæder swylc (ł) þæslic sunu þæslic and hálig gást qualis pater talis filius talis et spiritus sanctus, Angl. ii. 360, 10. Cf. his-lic

ǽr-boren

(v.; part.)
Grammar
ǽr-boren, p. part.

First-born ⬩ primogenitus

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First-born; primogenitus, Cd. 47; Th. 59, 33; Gen. 973

a-máwan

(v.)
Grammar
a-máwan, p. -meów; pp. -máwen [a, máwan to mow]

To mow ⬩ cut off ⬩ demetere ⬩ desecare

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To mow, cut off; demetere, desecare, Ps. Th. 101, 4

a-hlóg

(v.; part.)
Grammar
a-hlóg, -hlóh

laughed at ⬩ laughed

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laughed at, laughed,Cd. 109; Th. 143, 16; Gen. 2380;

be-fótian

(v.)
Grammar
be-fótian, fótigan ; p. ode ; pp. od [be, fótian, fót a foot]

To befoot ⬩ to cut off the feet ⬩ pedes abscindere

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To befoot, to cut off the feet; pedes abscindere Som

Linked entry: -fótian

a-urnen

(v.; part.)

run out ⬩ passed

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run out, passed, Cd. 79; Th. 98, 6; Gen. 1626

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