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dýþ

(n.)
Grammar
dýþ, e; f.
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fuel, tinder Dýþe malleoli (ambustas malleoli machinas, Ald. 23, 8. Cf. malleolus, genus fomenti aput Persas: malleolus, sarmenta, Corp. Gl. H. 75, 2, 5), An. Ox. 2, 43: Hpt. 445, 39

hýþ-gild

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Substitute: A festival held at a harbour in honour of the god of harbours Hýdgylda portunalia (spurcas caeremonias exhibentes, aut lupercalia celebrando, vel portumnalia perpetrando, Ald. 67, II), An. Ox. 4717

Linked entry: hýþ-lic

á-líman

(v.)
Grammar
á-líman, p. de.
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á-lýman) :-- Up ámýlde emergeret (si Homerus ab inferis emergeret, Ald. 33, 30), An. Ox. 2427. Up ámýlþ emergat, Wrt. Voc. ii. 143, 27.) to bring forth, shew forth Dægrima rynas up álýmþ aurora cursus provehit , Hy. Srt. 16, 33

Linked entries: á-mylþ líman

wapolian

(v.)
Grammar
wapolian, p. ode

To foam ⬩ bubble up ⬩ pour forth ⬩ abound ⬩ swarm

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Up ábrǽcan, wapeladan ebulliebant, emergebant (cadavera vermium examina ebulliebant, Ald. 48), Hpt. Gl. 488, 11. Wapeledan ł up ábræcan bullirent, exundaverunt (cum Ethnae montis incendia favillis scintillantibus bullirent, Ald. 55), 499, 46.

un-áseolcendlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
un-áseolcendlíc, adj.

Eager ⬩ energetic ⬩ vehement

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Eager, energetic, vehement Of geornum subnixis, unáseolcendlícum (-seoclendlícum, MS.) menegungum hortamentis (the whole passage is: Puberem subnixis precibus et inauditis blandimentorum hortamentis flectere nitebantur, Ald. 46), Hpt. Gl. 485, 50

hnifol-crumb

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with the face bent downwards Hnifol-crump, gebíged cernua curvaque (cf. cernua curvaque vetustas, Ald. 18, 17), Wrt. Voc. ii. 23, 46, 47. Nióle oððe hnifolcrumbe cernuas 18, 42. Substitute:

ymb-heápian

(v.)
Grammar
ymb-heápian, p. ode

To crowd about, surround in crowds

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Ymbheápod glomeratus (the passage is :-- Lucifer parasitorum sodalibus vallatus et apostatarum satellitibus glomeratus, Ald. 10), 76, 31

Linked entries: heápian ymb-hípan

clústor-loc

Grammar
clústor-loc, pl. -locu (not -loca).
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Clústerlocu crustra (ærea portarum clustra, Ald. 148, 30), 90, 57

eal-mægen

all power, all might

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all power, all might

Linked entry: al-mægen

hǽmed-dreám

(n.)
Grammar
hǽmed-dreám, (?), hǽmed-drím, hǽmed-dríme (?), es; m.
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, a life of pleasure Hǽmedrímes (hǽmeddrímes), [hæmed-] scipes lenocinii (antequam Samson illecebrosis lenocinii nexibus nodaretur, Ald. 72, 15), An. Ox. 5046. (Cf. 5245, under hǽmed; )

þurh

(prep.)
Grammar
þurh, þurg, þuruh, þorh, þorch, þerh, þerih, þærh; prep.

Through ⬩ through ⬩ for ⬩ during ⬩ through ⬩ by ⬩ through ⬩ by ⬩ by means of ⬩ by use of ⬩ through ⬩ in consequence of ⬩ as the result of ⬩ by reason of ⬩ on account of ⬩ through ⬩ from ⬩ through ⬩ in virtue of ⬩ by right of ⬩ in ⬩ by ⬩ in the character of ⬩ by way of ⬩ in ⬩ with ⬩ with a view to ⬩ through ⬩ by ⬩ in

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Alf. pol. 4; Th. i. 62, 15. Grammar þurh, preposition following case : -- Wá ðam ðe hig þurh (ðerh, Lind. Rush.) cumaþ uae illi per quem ueniunt, Lk.

Eald-Seaxe

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Wǽron Frysan, Dene, Ealdseaxan (Ald-, v. l. ), Bd. 5, 9; Sch. 590, 9. Add

swengan

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Dele fram- at end, and add Fram swengde excussit (tiro ... procul excussit jaculatas fraude sagittas, Ald. 167, 26), Wrt. Voc. ii. 92, 75: 31, 55. Cf. Fram áswengde vel tódráf excussit, 146, 17

ge-wyrce

(n.)
Grammar
ge-wyrce, es; n.
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. ¶ Gewyrce plastica (in rerum visibilium plastica Ald. 75, 34), Wrt. Voc. ii. 87, 35. what is got by work, profit, perquisite, v. ge-wyrcan; Ǽhteswán gebyreð stífearh, and his gewirce ðonne hé spic behworfen hæfð, Ll. Th. i. 436, 23.

Linked entries: ge-wirce wyrce

a-hýdan

(v.)
Grammar
a-hýdan, p. de; pp. ed

To hide ⬩ abscondere ⬩ occuhare

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Rómáne gesomnodon al ða goldhord and sume on eorþan ahýddon the Romans collected all the treasures and hid some in the earth, Chr. 418 ; Th. 18, 6, col. 1

niht

(n.)
Grammar
niht, næht, næct, neaht, neht, nyht, e; f.: but also with gen. es.

night ⬩ night ⬩ darkness ⬩ night

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night (as opposed to day) Niht is gesett mannum tó reste on ðysum middanearde ... Úre eorþlíce niht (nyht, MS. M.) cymþ þurh ðære eorþan sceade... Seó niht hæfþ seofan dǽlas fram ðære sunnan settlunge óþ hire upgang. Án ðæra dǽla is crepusculum, óðer

hréða

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H. éðan melote (Amos, dum spoliare se melote et amiculis erubesceret, Ald. 50, 25), 82, 79: 56, 63

wlita

(n.)
Grammar
wlita, an; m.

face ⬩ countenance ⬩ beauty

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Similar entries v. wlite) decore (in pulcherrimo pubertatis decore, Ald. 71), Hpt. Gl. 520, 22

Linked entry: wlite

fǽring

(n.)
Grammar
fǽring, e; f.

ecstasy ⬩ rapture ⬩ accusation

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Ox. 4842), Ald. 69, 5), Wrt. Voc. ii. 111, 20

Linked entries: fǽran færeng

næss

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Add Næssas cautes (rupibus in celsis qua tundunt caerula cautes, Ald. 267, 24), An. Ox. 26, 56. add: Cf. Hí nyþer ge*-*feallað under neowulne grund descendant usque ad abyssos, Ps. Th. 106, 25