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for-hogdlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
for-hogdlíce, adv.

contemptuously

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With contempt, contemptuously Críst þá mycclan burh swá forhogdlíce nemde, Bl. H. 77, 26

Linked entry: -hogdlíce

ge-meodniss

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v. medumness; but see preceding word) Rómánisca de dignitalibiis Romanorum. Add

hlyta

Grammar
hlyta, hlytta.
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Hlutan (but y is written over u) sortilegos Txts. 97, 1886. Add

sǽ-waroþ

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Sǽwaroþa (swá waroþa, MS. but cf. Dan. 323) sond, Az. 39. Add

un-wiþmetenness

(n.)
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Unwiðmetenesse in conparatione (but the glosser has read inconparatione), An. Ox. 587

Linked entry: wiþ-metenness

cumb

(n.)
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and should be taken as separate words (but see N. E. D. coomb). Add:to cumb, On cumb middeweardne, C. D. iii. 411, 11. On wulfcumb ufeweardne, 403, 19: 446, 22. But also neuter (?); cf. Innan rigecumb norðewærd, 449, 27.

-es

(suffix)
Grammar
-es, is the termination of the genitive case singular, in the greater part of Anglo-Saxon nouns. — Cyninges botl a king's palace. — Abrahames God

Abraham's God

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In English e is omitted, but its place is denoted by an apostrophe

birig

(n.)

to a city,

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to a city, for byrig, Gen. 13, 12: Deut. 14, 27; d. s. of burh

ge-byrgan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-byrgan, p. de; pp. ed

To burysepelire

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To bury; sepelire Wæs on helle gebyrged sepultus est in inferno, Lk. Bos. 16, 22

ge-ǽlan

(v.)

to burn

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to burn Geǽl cealcstán swíðe, Lch. ii. 98, 13. Geǽldes heortes hornes ahsan, 120, 26

be-byrigean

(v.)

to bury

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to bury, Mt. Bos. 8, 21, 22 : Bd. 4, 11; S. 580; 3

Deóra bý

(n.)
Grammar
Deóra bý, Deór-bý,es ; n? [Hunt. Dereby, Derebi: Ethel. Derebi: deór an animal, deer; bý a dwelling, habitation; a habitation of deer or animals]

DERBY Derbia

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DERBY; Derbia Hér Æðelflǽd, Myrcna hlǽfdige, begeat ða burh ðe is geháten Deóra bý in this year [A. D. 917] Æthelfled, lady of the Mercians, obtained the burgh which is called Derby, Chr. 917; Erl. 105, 24: 942; Erl. 116, 14; Edm. 8.

Linked entry: Deór-bý

byrian

(v.)
Grammar
byrian, p. ede, ide; pp. ed
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To bury: Ðǽr hí mon byride where they buried her, Ors. 3, 6; Bos. 58, 9

Linked entries: be-byrian byrigan

un-gehæplíc

(adj.)
Grammar
un-gehæplíc, adj.

Unsuitableincongruous

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., but see Anglia viii. 452) incongruus, Wrt. Voc. i. 61, 39

Linked entry: un-geþæslíc

smeortan

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: to burn Tó smorcenne (smeortenne? Cf. O. H. Ger. smerzan cremare) arsuros, An. Ox. 1431

cáwel-wyrm

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Add: — Cáwlwyrm (printed calfwyrt; but see Nap. 76) eruca, Wrt. Voc. i. 31, 72

Linked entry: cealf-wyrt

pæll

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Hé hét dæftan his búr mid pallum and mid wáhryftum, Hml. S. 35, 50. Mǽrða . . . on pellum and purpuran, Hml. A. 92, 18. On pællon and on gyldenan faton, Chr. 1075; P. 309, 33. add: purple cloth On scynnan mid pælle betogen, Chr. 1075; P. 209, 31

maðu

(n.)
Grammar
maðu, e; f.

A bugmaggot

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A bug, maggot(?) Maðu cimex, Ælfc. Gl. 23; Som. 60, 9; Wrt. Voc. 24, 13: 78, 69

Linked entry: maða

blysian

(v.)

to burnblaze

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to burn, blaze Fýr blysede beforan his ansýne ignis a facie ejus exarsit, Ps. Th. 17, 8

Linked entry: bǽl-blys

fnǽran

(v.)
Grammar
fnǽran, p. de

To snort

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To snort Fearras fnǽrdon (printed fnæsdon, but see Grn. Wlkr. i. 321, 10), Lch. iii. 32, 12