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á-wǽlan

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Dele paragraph I, and see á-wiltaná-wiltan, á-wilwan

Linked entry: wǽlan

apostolíc

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
apostolíc, def. m. -a, f. n. -e; adj.

Apostolicapostolicus

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Apostolic; apostolicus Ðá ongunnon hí ðæt apostolíce líf ðære frymþelícan cyricean onhýrigean cœperunt apostolicam primitivæ ecclesiæ vitam imitari, Bd. 1, 26; S. 487, 31. Se papa ðe on ðam tíman ðæt apostolíce setl gesæt the pope who at that time occupied

firen-dǽd

(n.)
Grammar
firen-dǽd, fyren-dǽd, -déd, e; f.

A wicked or sinful deedcrimescĕlestum făcĭnus

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A wicked or sinful deed, crime; scĕlestum făcĭnus Ðæt hie firendǽda tó frece wurdon that they were too audacious in wicked deeds, Cd. 121; Th. 155, 29; Gen. 2580: Exon. 118a; Th. 453, 35; Hy. 4, 25. Firendéda, Ps. C. 50, 44; Ps. Grn. ii. 277, 44. Firendǽdum

Linked entry: fyren-dǽd

gemete

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Dele, and see ge-met; VI, ge-métan; B. I. I

hwearf

(v.; adj.; part.)
Grammar
hwearf, adj.
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Dele. For and hwearf l. andhwearf, pp. of andhweorfan to oppose

stól

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In the compounds dele gebed, and for fealde l. fild(e)

mearc-ísen

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Dele last passage, and add Mercísene cauterio, An. Ox. 2, 61

ge-swǽre

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In bracket l. ge-swár, and dele 'ge-swǽre, subst. ; and'

harian

(v.)
Grammar
harian, horian.
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Dele: for horige in note to Ps. 27, 1 read hopige

hæleþ-helm

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Dele, and see hǽl; III ¶

seón

(v.)
Grammar
seón, to strain.
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Dele: v. ge-seón, and add: p. seáh (v. þurh-seón)

slíc

(adj.)
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Dele. The MS of Nar. 50, 19 has snotera, not slicera

willung

Grammar
willung, heat.
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Dele passage, in which wylme is to be read for wylinc

horsc

Grammar
horsc, quick.
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Dele passage from C. D. iii. 456, 15, and see horsc foul

on-hrægel

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Dele. The passage glossed is: In sabanis . . . bajulabantur aegroti. On glosses in

gaf

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
gaf, adj.
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Dele, and Similar entries see gaf-sprǽc: -gaf; n. See ge-gaf

deáwig-feðere

(adj.)
Grammar
deáwig-feðere, def. se deáwig-feðera, seó, ðæt deáwig-feðere; adj.

Dewy-feathered roscĭdus pennis

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Dewy-feathered; roscĭdus pennis Sang se wanna fugel, deáwigfeðera the sad fowl sang, dewy of feathers, Cd. 93; Th. 119, 24; Gen. 1984. Hwreópon here-fugolas. deáwigfeðere the fowls of war screamed, dewy-feathered, 150; Th. 188, 4; Exod. 163

Linked entry: úrig-feþera

FEALO

(adj.)
Grammar
FEALO, fealu, feale; def. se fealwa; adj.

FALLOW, pale yellow or red coloured as withered grass or leaves, dusky, bay? flāvus, gilvus, fuscus

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FALLOW, pale yellow or red coloured as withered grass or leaves, dusky, bay? flāvus, gilvus, fuscus Fealo líg feormaþ and fénix byrneþ the yellow flame consumes and burns the Phœnix, Exon. 59a; Th. 213, 1; Ph. 218: 104b; Th. 396, 8; Rä. 16, 1. Fealu

BLEÁT

(adj.)
Grammar
BLEÁT, def. se bleáta, seó, ðæt bleáte; adj.

Wretched, miserablemiser, miserabilisnudusnudusnuduspauper, miser

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Wretched, miserable; miser, miserabilis Ǽnig ne wæs mon on moldan ðætte meahte bibúgan ðone bleátan drync deópan deáþwéges there was not any man on earth that could avoid the miserable drink of the deep death-cup, Exon. 47 a; Th. 161, 24; Gú. 963

BLIND

(adj.)
Grammar
BLIND, def. se blinda, seó, ðæt blinde; adj.

BLIND, deprived of sightcæcusa blind or inward wounda bite, the wound of which does not appear because of the swelling of the part affectedmorsus, cujus vulnus non apparet præ tumore partis affectæ,

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BLIND, deprived of sight; cæcus Ðá wæs him broht án deófolseóc man, se wæs blind and dumb tunc oblatus est ei dæmonium habens, cæcus et mutus, Mt. Bos. 12, 22: Mk. Bos. 10, 46: Cd. 115; Th. 150, 13; Gen. 2491. Ðæt ðú grápie on midne dæg, swá se blinda