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earendel

(v.)
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Add: eorendel Leóma vel earendil (oerendil, Erf., earendel, Corp.) jubar, Txts. 72, 554. Eorendel aurora, Hy. S. 16, 35: 30, 2. Se níwa eorendel Sanctus Jóhannes, Bl. H. 163, 30

wiccung-dóm

(n.)
Grammar
wiccung-dóm, es; m.
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Witchcraft, sorcery, magic Hé hét tósomne sínra leóda ða wiccungdóm wídost bǽron ( praecepit rex, ut convocarentur arioli, et magi, et malefici, et Chaldaei, Dan. 2, 2), Cd. Th. 223, 17; Dan. 121

ge-hwyrftnian

(v.)

to tear

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His æfterfolgeras hit siððan totugon and totǽron ðam gelícost ðonne seó leó bringaþ his hungregum hwelpum hwæt to etanne hý ðonne gecýdaþ on ðam ǽte hwylc heora mǽst mæg gehwyrftnian his successors afterwards rent and tore it most like to when the lion

earm

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H. 187, 27. a foreleg of an animal Seó leó mid hire earmum scræf geworhte, Hml. S. 236, 787

mód-blind

(adj.)
Grammar
mód-blind, adj.

Having the mind's eye darkenedundiscerning

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Having the mind's eye darkened, undiscerning Leóde ne cúðan, módblinde men, Meotud oncnáwan, Exon. 25 a; Th. 73, 11; Cri. 1188: Andr. Kmbl. 1627; An. 815: Elen. Kmbl. 611; El. 306

gamen

amusement, mirthjest, gamegamea game, pastime

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cf. sealting), gleódǽda gife for gumþegnum, leóht and leoðu-wác, Crä. 82. Gamena angin ludorum gesticulatio An. Ox. 2871. Sleglicum gamena gamene scenico ludorum joco 2886. Man geswíce freólsdagum hǽðenra leóþa and deófles gamena, Ll. Th. ii. 248, 12

for-ðam

(adv.)
Grammar
for-ðam, for-ðæm, for-ðan, for-ðon; adv.

For that causeconsequentlyproptĕreaidcircoĭdeo

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Wæs he sóþfæstnysse wer, and he forðon eallum wæs leóf he was a man of truth, and was consequently dear to all, Bd. 3, 15; S. 541, 22: Cd. 9; Th. 11, 9; Gen. 172: Exon. 10 a; Th. 10, 7; Cri. 148: Beo. Th. 6035;B. 3021: Menol. Fox 382; Men. 192: Ps.

ge-treówlíce

(adv.)
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Gitrowalíce, 24, 15. faithfully, loyally. v. ge-treów; Leóf cynehláford, ne cóm him nán þing tó þance ꝥ hé swá getreówlíce ꝥ þé geopenode pro hac fide nihil mercedis accepit, Hml. A. 98, 221.

candel-stæf

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Leóht scínende ofer candelstæf háligne lucerna splendens super candelabrum sanctum, Scint. 226, 1: Gr. D. 99, 13. Man sceal habban candelstafas, Angl. ix. 264, 18. Add

geahl

(n.)
Grammar
geahl, es; m.

The jowljawfauces

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The jowl, jaw; fauces God forbriteþ téþ, heora on múþe heora, tuxlas oððe geahas leóna tobrycþ Drihten Deus contĕret dentes eōrum in ōre ipsōrum, mŏlas leōnum confringet Dŏmĭnus, Ps. Spl. 57, 6

sár-ness

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Add Áwende seó sárnyss ealra his lima tó ðǽre heortan (cf. gehwearf þára leoma sár tó his innoþum membrorum dolor ad vitalia rediit, Gr. D. 282, 6), Hml. Th. ii. 96, 33

folc-gestreón

(n.)
Grammar
folc-gestreón, es; n.

A public treasurepŏpŭli dīvĭtiæ

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A public treasure; pŏpŭli dīvĭtiæ Ða leóde leng ne woldon Elamitarna aldor swíðan folcgestreónum those nations would no longer strengthen the Elamites' prince with the public treasures, Cd. 93; Th. 119, 17; Gen. 1981

twinclian

(v.)
Grammar
twinclian, p. ode
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Ic ðæt lytle leóht geseah twinclian, Bt. 35, 3; Fox 158, 32

un-gníþelíce

(adv.)
Grammar
un-gníþelíce, adv.
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In no mean manner or degree Hé his ꝥ ǽfæste líf leofde swýþe ungnéþelîce (unheánlîce, v.l., non mediocriter), Gr. D. 43, 26. He scan ungnéþelíce ( non mediocriter) mid þý worde þǽre hálgan láre, 175, I

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hungrig

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Ox. 3685, Hungrigum familicis i. abstinentibus (turmis), 3860. þonne seó leó bringð his hungregum hwelpum (avidis calulis ) hwæt tó etanne, Ors. 3, 11 ; S. 142, 24. of things, meagre, scanty, v. hungor-lic Hungrigre gneáþnysse familice frugalitatis (

án

(num.; adj.; pronoun.)
Grammar
án, <b>. I</b> I 2 a.
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Add Seó leó gelæhte ǽnne and ǽnne, Hml. S. 35, 281. v. án; &para; in Dict. <b>VI a.</b> made definite by the demonstrative Hí ealle stódon, ðá dá se án ðé týnde, Hml. Th. ii. 30, 12. l a. Add On ǽlcum ánum geáre.

ic

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Of láme ic þe leoðo gesette, geaf ic þé lifgendne gǽst, árode þé ofer ealle gesceafte, Cri. 1382. Ic þurh Iúdas ǽr hyhtful gewearð and nú gehýned eom þurh Júdas eft, El. 922. Add

tó-slítness

(n.)
Grammar
tó-slítness, e; f.

a tearing in piecesrending in piecesdissension

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a tearing in pieces, rending in pieces Ungeherédre leoma tóslítnysse wundade inaudita membrorum discerptione lacerati, Bd. 1, 7; S. 479, 14. fig. dissension Tóslítnisse (-slittnise. Lind.) ł unsibbe dissensio, Jn. Skt. Rush. 7, 43

Linked entries: tó-slite tó-slítere

eác

(prep.; con.)
Grammar
eác, prep. dat.

With, in addition to, besides cum, præter

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With, in addition to, besides; cum, præter Gif ðú sunu áge, oððe swǽsne mǽg, oððe freónd ǽnigne eác ðissum idesum, aláide of ðysse leód-byrig if thou have a son, or beloved kinsman, or any friend with [in addition to] these damsels, lead [them] from

Linked entries: ǽc éc ícan

for-geldan

(v.)

to pay forrepayreturngiverenderreddĕreretrĭbuĕre

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Ða mágas healfne leód forgelden let his kindred pay half the fine [for slaying a man ], L. Ethb. 23; Th. i. 8, 8