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ræt

(n.)
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a rat Ræt raturus (in a list of animals), Wrt. Voc. i. 22, 48

ancor-bend

(n.)
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Cf. ancor-ráp, -streng

hilde-leóma

(n.)
Grammar
hilde-leóma, an; m.

A hostile, warlike ray

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A hostile, warlike ray, Beo. Th. 2291; B. 1143 [a sword]: 5159; B. 2583

til-fremmende

(adj.)
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Th. 440, 23; . 60, 7. Cf. gód-fremmende

Linked entry: til

turf

(n.)
Grammar
turf, gen. dat. tyrf; pl. tyrf and turf; f.
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Of ðisse eorþan tyrf, 222, 15; Ph. 349: 423, 21; . 41, 25. Ic seah turf tredan .vi. ge*-*bróðor, 394, 10; . 14, 1

Linked entry: tyrf

warian

(v.)
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warian, p. ode
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Th. 499, 27 ; . 88, 22: 414, 17; . 32, 21. Hé hǽðen gold waraþ, Beo. Th. 4543; B. 2277. IIIa. to hold a place, occupy, inhabit :-- Hié dýgel lond warigeaþ, Beo. Th. 2720; B. 1358. Hé wésten warode, 2534; B. 1265.

Linked entries: werian be-warian

wíd-gil

(adj.)
Grammar
wíd-gil, wíd-gill, -giel, -gel, and-gille; adj.
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Ic com brǽdre and wídgielra ðonne ðes wong gréna, 425, 4; . 41, 51. Wídgelra, 426, 33; . 41, 83

Linked entries: -gill -gal

wund

(adj.)
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wund, adj.

Wounded

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Th. 388, 2; . 6, 1. Mín heáfod is searopíla wund, 497, 17; . 87, 2. Mécum wunde, Beo. Th. 1135; B. 565: 2154; B. 1075. of disease.

hár

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Voc. ii. 128 25. of frost, hoar: — Hwílum hára scóc forst of feax[e], . 88, 7. of stone (cf. ræg-hár Ofer hárne stán, B. 1415 : An. 843. a. the word occurs often as epithet of stones and trees used as boundary-marks Tó ðám háran stáne; of ðám stáne

HOLT

(n.)
Grammar
HOLT, es; m. n.

a HOLT, wood, grove, copsewood;lignum

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Ful oft unc holt wrugon wudubeáma helm, Exon. 129 a; Th. 496, 1; . 85, 7.

Linked entries: gár-holt hilt

DEÓRE

(adj.)
Grammar
DEÓRE, dióre; adj.

DEAR, belovedcārus, dilectus, familiāris dear of price, precious, of great value, desirable, excellent, glorious, magnificent, noble, illustrious pretiōsus, magni æstimandus, desiderabĭlis, exĭmius, gloriōsus, magnifĭcus, nobĭlis, illustris

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Is mín módor mægþa cynnes ðæs deórestan my mother is of the noblest race of women, Exon. l09 a; Th. 416, 11; . 34, 10

Linked entries: dýre dióre

hundteóntigfealde

(adv.)
Grammar
hundteóntigfealde, adv.
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A hundredfold Hundteantigfalde (hund*-*rað síða monigfallíce, L. ) onfooð centuplum accipiet. Mt. R. 19, 29

ágnian

(v.)
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ágnian, = áhnian; part. ágnigende; p. ade, ode; pp. ad, od; v. a.

To ownpossessto appropriate to himselfto prove or claim as one's ownpossiderevindicare sibi

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Ðone gleówstól [MS. gleáwstól] bróðor mín ágnade my brother possessed the seat of joy, Exon. 130a; Th. 499, 3; . 88, 10. He ágnige hit let him prove it as his own [keep possession of it, Th.], L. C. S. 24; Th. i. 390, 10, 11: L.

Linked entries: áhnodon ægnian

a-wrecan

(v.)
Grammar
a-wrecan, p. -wræc, pl. -wrǽcon; pp. -wrecen.

to drive awaypellereexpellereto hitstrikeicerepercutereto relaterecitesingnarrareenarrarecanereto avengerevengeulcisci

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to drive away; pellere, expellere Ðara ðe he of lífe hét awrecan of those whom he bade to drive from life, Exon. 130 a ; Th. 498, 11; . 87, 11. to hit, strike; icere, percutere Awrecen wælpílum hit with darts of death, Exon. 49 b; Th. 171, 15; Gú.

Linked entries: a-wræc a-wrecen

DUST

(n.)
Grammar
DUST, es; n.

DUST pulvis

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Ligeþ dust ðǽr hit wæs the dust shall lie where it was, Exon. 99 b; Th. 373, 8; Seel. 105: l08 a; Th. 412, 10; . 30, 12. Hió wǽre fordrugod to duste it would be dried to dust, Bt. Met. Fox 20, 207; Met. 20, 104: Salm.

EAXEL

(n.)
Grammar
EAXEL, eaxl, exl, e; f: eaxle, an; f.

The shoulder hŭmĕrus

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Hæfde earmas and eaxle it had arms and shoulders, Exon. 129 a; Th. 494, 24; . 83, 6. Gif eaxle gelæmed weorþeþ if a shoulder be lamed, L. Ethb. 38; Th. i. 14, 2. He hit set on his exla impōnit eam in hŭmĕros suos, Lk. Bos. 15, 5: Andr.

Linked entries: eaxle esl exl

FLINT

(n.)
Grammar
FLINT, es; m.

FLINTa rocksĭlexpetra

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Flinte ic eom heardra I am harder than flint, Exon. 111b; Th. 426, 23; . 41, 78. Ðæt ðú gesomnige flint unbrǽcne that thou unite the unfragile flint, Exon. 8a; Th. 1, 11; Cri. 6: Salm. Kmbl. 202; Sal. 100.

EÁRE

(n.)
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EÁRE, an; n: nom. acc. sing, eáre; nom. acc. pl. eáran

The EAR of man or an animalauris

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Th. 140, 8: Exon. 128 b; Th. 494, 19; . 83, 3: Cd. 216; Th. 275, 13; Sat. 171. [Wyc. eer, eere, ere: Piers P. ere: Chauc. ere: Orm. æere: Plat. oor, n: O. Sax. óra, n : Frs. ær, ear, eare: O. Frs. are, ar, n: Dut. oor, n: Ger. ohr, n: M. H.

Linked entries: éran eár eárede

óþ-þringan

(v.)
Grammar
óþ-þringan, to force away from one (oftenest in phrases líf, feorh, etc., óþþringan
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Th. 496, 9; . 85, 11. Cf. æt-þringan

ge-windan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-windan, p. -wand, pl. -wundon; pp. -wunden.

To twistweavebendwindtorquĕreplectereimplĭcāreTo goturnturn aboutrevolverollse vertĕrevolvĕre

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Ne hafu ic in heáfde hwíte loccas, wrǽste gewundne I have not white locks on my head, delicately wound, Exon. 111 b; Th. 427, 30; . 41, 99. v. intrans.