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ymb-hegian

(v.)
Grammar
ymb-hegian, pp. od
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To hedge about, surround Ic ymbhegige (embhagige, v. l.) saepio, Ælfc. Gr. 30, 2 ; Zup. 190, 15. Emhegod mid weorodum mǽdena septus chords virginum, Hymn. Surt. 140, 12

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under-folgoþ

(n.)
Grammar
under-folgoþ, es; m.

An office under a superior

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An office under a superior Hé ( Julian ) sǽde ðæt nán cristen man ne móste habban nǽnne his underfolgoþa (sunder-folgeþa, Swt. 286, 5), Ors. 6, 31; Bos. 128, 24

líc-stów

(n.)
Grammar
líc-stów, e ; f.
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A place of burial Hé mé sǽde ꝥ se biscop him forgǽfe lícstówe in his cyrcan episcopus locum in ecclesia praebuit, in quo sepeliri debuisset, Gr. D. 340, 35

un-gearu

Grammar
un-gearu, <b>.
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</b> add Hé him sǽde ꝥ hé hiene mehte lǽdan þurh þæt wésten, ꝥ hé on Perse on ungearwe becóme, Ors. 6, 31; S. 286, 17

cwyrn-stán

(n.)
Grammar
cwyrn-stán, cweorn-stán,es; m.

A mill-stone molaris lapis, mola

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Ðæt him wǽre getiged án ormǽte cwyrnstán to his swuran, and he swá wurde on deóppre besenced that an immense mill-stone was tied to his neck, and he was so sunk in the deep sea, Homl. Th. i. 514, 17: Mt. Bos. 18, 6.

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hýrsumian

(v.)
Grammar
hýrsumian, p. ode, ede

To be obedientobeyserve

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To be obedient, obey, serve Windas and him hýrsumiaþ venti et mare obediunt ei, Mt. Kmbl. 8, 27: Homl. Th. ii. 368, 28. Hýrsumiaþ ancillantur, Ælfc. Gl. 100; Som. 77, 6; Wrt. Voc. 55, 9.

scip-gebroc

(n.)
Grammar
scip-gebroc, es; n.
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Shipwreck Ðæt hié æfter ðæm scipgebroce him ða ondrǽden ut mare post naufragium metuant, Past. 52, 1; Swt. 403, 12.

un-glæd

(adj.)
Grammar
un-glæd, adj.

Dullcheerless

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Dull, cheerless Swá eác se súþerna wind hwílum miclum storme gedréfeþ ða ðe ǽr wæs smylte wedere glæshlútra on tó seónne; ðonne heó swá gemenged wyrð mid ðan ýðum, ðonne wyrþ heó swíþe hraðe ungladu, þeáh heó ǽr gladu wǽre on tó lócienne si mare volvens

weorold-snotor

(adj.)
Grammar
weorold-snotor, adj.
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Woroldsnottre men ( naturalists ) secgaþ. ðæt ða ficsas sýn on hundteóntiges cynna and ðreó and fíftiges, Shrn. 65, 31. Weoroldsnottrum gymnosophistis, Wrt. Voc. ii. 81, 52.

be-norþan

(adv.)
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Him is be-norðan Creticum se , S. 26, 33. Beeástan him . . . and benorðan, S. 28, I. Gallie benorþan muntum, 4, 7; S. 184, 4. Ne benorðan mearce, ne besúðan, Ll. Th. i. 232, 18

ymb-gang

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Add Hiere ymbegong wæs xxx míla, and eall heó wæs mid útan befangen bútan þrím mílum viginti millia passuum muro amplexa, iota pene mari cingebatur, absgue faucibus, quae tribus millibus passuum aperiebantur. Ors. 4, 13 ; S. 210, 29.

un-wrǽst

(adj.)
Grammar
un-wrǽst, -wrǽste; adj.

Weakpoorsorrymiserablewretched

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Hé wearð him on ánum unwrǽstum (unwrǽste, Th. 321, 10) scipe (cf. uneáðe ætburstan, p. 320, col. 2) férde ofer , Chr. 1051; Th. 319, 3. Hí hí selfe léton ǽgþer ge for heáne ge for unwrǽste, Ors. 3, 1; Swt. 98, 23

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hǽwen

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Þá hǽwnan sǽs marmora glauca, Wrt. Voc. ii. 90, 43. v. blǽ-hǽwen, grén-hǽwen, lín-hǽwen, sweart-hǽwen, wel-hǽwen, and preceding word

fracoþ-word

(n.)
Grammar
fracoþ-word, -wyrde, es; n.
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An abusive word, an insult, bad language Hé sǽde hú manigne teónan and orwyrdu þára nunnena fracoð-wyrda (-worda, v.l.) hé geþrowode quantas pateretur verborum contumelias enarravit, Gr. D. 152, 7

fisc-cynn

(n.)
Grammar
fisc-cynn, -cinn, es; n.

The fish kindkind of fishespiscium gĕnus

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The fish kind, kind of fishes; piscium gĕnus Is heofena ríce gelíc asendum nette on ða , and of ǽlcum fisccynne gadrigendum sĭmĭle est regnum cælōrum săgēnæ missæ in măre, et ex omni gĕnĕre piscium congrĕganti, Mt. Bos. 13, 47.

meahte-líce

(adv.)
Grammar
meahte-líce, <b>meaht-líce;</b> adv.

Mightilypowerfullywith powerin power

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oncneów ðá Cristofer here ýða mihtelíce eode the sea acknowledged him, when Christ in his might walked over the waves, Homl. Th. i. 108, 17. Mid ðám hé ðý mihtlícor wiðscúfan mihte quibus potentias confutare posset, Bd. 5, 21; S. 642, 39.

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bróc

(n.)

a brook

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Hleomoce hátte wyrt, sió wéaxeð on bróce, Lch. ii. 92, 14. ꝥ wæter cymþ up æt ðám ǽwelme, wyrþ ðonne tó bróce, ðonne tó eá, ðonne andlang eá oþ hit wyrþ eft tó Bt. 34, 6; F. 140, 19. Sum micel ǽwelm, and irnon manige brócas of, 34, I; F. 134, 10.

sneóme

(adv.)
Grammar
sneóme, snióme; adv.

swiftly, rapidlyquickly, immediately, at once velociter, cito, subito, statim citius quickly to hasten

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Swá heó geseah, hé hió snióme fleáh 113, 3. Sniómor Cd. Th. 51, 21; Gen. 830

wealian

(v.)
Grammar
wealian, p. ode

To be impudent, bold, wanton.

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Similar entries v. wealh, II a Hé wealode mid wordum, and sǽde ðæt hé wolde his wífes brúcan on ðám unálýfedum tíman, Homl. Skt. i. 12, 48

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feormung

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., susceptio; cf. sum man hine laðode ꝥ hé sǽte mid him in his húse æt þám glédan, 75, 17) næs ná bútan scylde, Gr. D. 76, 22