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flohten-fóte

(adj.)
Grammar
flohten-fóte, adj.

Web-footedpalmĭpes

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Web-footed; palmĭpes Ne ete flohtenfóte fugelas let him not eat web-footed birds, L. M. 1, 36; Lchdm. ii. 88, 9

Linked entry: fleohtan

gleáw-hycgende

(adj.)
Grammar
gleáw-hycgende, adj.

Thinking wisely

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Thinking wisely Gif ðú onseegan nelt gleáwhycgende if thou, wisely considering, wilt not sacrifice, Exon. 69 a; Th. 257, 24; Jul. 252

un-gebyrde

(adj.)
Grammar
un-gebyrde, adj.

Not naturaluncongenial

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Not natural, uncongenial Ǽlc gesceaft flíhþ ðætte him wiþerweard biþ and ungebyrde (? -byde, Fox) and ungelíc, Bt. 34, 11; Fox 150, 23

Linked entries: ge-byrde un-gebyde

un-béted

(adj.)
Grammar
un-béted, adj.

For which amends has not been made

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For which amends has not been made Nǽnig bihelan mæg on ðam heardan dæge wom unbéted, Exon. Th. 80, 25; Cri. 1312

un-gewilde

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Add: Not under control of (dat. ) Se earm stód un-gebígendlic ǽghwæs þám ágendfreán ungewylde brachium inflexibile remansit, Gr. D. 254, 38

un-seoflende

(adj.)
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not sighing, glad Hwædere gé bióð unsiofiende, hió gecyrreð eft eów on gefeán sed tristitia uestra conuertit in gaudium, Verc. Först. 176

a-wefan

(v.)
Grammar
a-wefan, p. -wæf, pl. -wǽfon ; pp. -wefen

To weavetexere

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To weave; texere Wyrmas ne awǽfon worms did not weave, Exon. 109 a ; Th. 417, 23; Rä. 36, 9 : Jn. Bos. 19, 23

mann-mirring

(n.)
Grammar
mann-mirring, es; f.

Destruction of men

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Destruction of men Ac man þǽr ne gespǽdde bútan manmyrringe they did not succeed without loss of men, Chr. 1096; Erl. 233, 29

Linked entry: mirring

un-nídelíce

(adv.)
Grammar
un-nídelíce, adv.
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Not scantily, moderately Swíþe wundorlice wísan ꝥ wǽron, þá þe ic gehýre and náht unnédelíce bliþe (non mediacriter læta) Gr. D. 346, 9

Linked entry: nídelíce

mearca

(n.)
Grammar
mearca, an; m.
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a mark, line. v. mearc; a territory. v. land-mearca (perhaps also Dene-mearca, the nominative of the weak form does not occur)

sám-hál

(adj.)
Grammar
sám-hál, adj.

weak

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Not in perfect health, weak Nú ne beóþ náht fela manna ætsamne, ðæt heora sum ne sí seóc and sámhál, Wulfst. 273, 10

mæstel-bearh

(n.)
Grammar
mæstel-bearh, gen. -bearges; m.

A fattened barrow pig

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Lind. 6, 6 note

Linked entry: bearg

wlǽtung

(n.)
Grammar
wlǽtung, e; f.

sicknessnauseadefilementdisfigurement

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sickness, nausea Mid micelre wlǽtunge gewíteþ ðæt sár on weg, Lchdm. i. 80, 14 note. Similar entries v. morgen-wlǽtung, Lchdm. iii. 44, 19. defilement, disfigurement. Similar entries v. wlǽta, Wléttuncg deformatio, Hpt. Gl. 510, 6

á-meallian

(v.)
Grammar
á-meallian, p. ode
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Ox. 61, 4 (see the note). Ámeallud exinanita (faex ), Ps. Spl. C. 74, 8. Cf. á-mællad

feðer-fóte

(adj.)
Grammar
feðer-fóte, adj.

Four-footedquadrŭpes

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-fóta] neáta ðone téðan dǽl to þearfum syllan wolde Eadbyrht would give the tenth part of four-footed cattle to the poor, Bd. 4, 29; S. 608, 17, note, MS. B

lim-lǽw

(n.)
Grammar
lim-lǽw, e; f.

mutilation

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Pen. 3, note; Th. ii. 278, 27

Linked entry: lǽw

mǽrels

(n.)
Grammar
mǽrels, márels, es; m. and <b>mǽrels-ráp,</b> es; m.

A rope for mooring a shippronesium

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Parv. 327, and note. ]

Linked entry: scip-mǽrels

ofer-mete

(n.)
Grammar
ofer-mete, es; m.

Food in excess, a feast where food is in excess

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Ofermettas commessationes Bd. 4, 25; S. 601, 13 note

á-wirgedness

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A. 45, 522 note. Geheald þíne tungan fram áwyrgednyssum, Wlfst. 246, 14

Linked entry: wirgedness

dryht-scipe

(n.)
Grammar
dryht-scipe, driht-scipe, es; m. [-scipe termination]

Rulership, lordship, domination, dignity domĭnātus, dignĭtas

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Nalles feallan lét dóm and drihtscipe he let not his power and domination sink, Cd. 60; Th. 73, 4; Gen. 1199. Ne lǽt ðín dryhtscipp feallan let not thy mighty rule fall, Wald. 12; Vald. 1, 7

Linked entry: driht-scipe