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LIFER

(n.)
Grammar
LIFER, e; f.

The LIVER

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Ðære lifre nett reticulum jecoris, Ex. 29, 13. Ealle ða þing ðe tó ðære lifre clifiaþ cuncta, quæ adhærent jecori, Lev. 1, 8. Se vultor sceolde forlǽtan ðæt hé ne slát ða lifre Tyties ðæs cyninges, Bt. 35, 6; Fox, 170, 3

hærfestlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
hærfestlíc, adj.

Autumnal

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Autumnal Hærfestlíc dæg autumnalis dies, Ælfc. Gl. 95; Som. 76, 19; Wrt. Voc. 53, 29. On ðæs hærfestlícan emnihtes ryne in the course of the autumnal equinox, Lchdm. iii. 238, 28 : 252, 1

wiþ-bregdan

(v.)
Grammar
wiþ-bregdan, -brédan; p. -brægd,-brǽd,pl. -brugdon, -brúdon

To withhold ⬩ restrain ⬩ check ⬩ hold back

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To withhold, restrain, check, hold back Gif ðæt mód ðæm willan ne wiðbrítt dum in cogitatione voluptas non reprimitur, Past. 11; Swt. 71, 8.

ofer-þearf

(n.)
Grammar
ofer-þearf, e; f.

Extreme need

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Extreme need Gif ðæs oferþearf síe ǽr mete, ðæt hé spíwan mǽge. Lchdm. ii. 226, 9: Wulfst. 134, 21. Ágan ða yldran ðæs oferþearfe, ðæt hí heora gingran Gode gestrýnan, 38, 23. For oferþearfe ilda cynnes. Elen. Kmbl. 1039; El. 521.

wǽpned-healf

(n.)
Grammar
wǽpned-healf, e; f.

The male side

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The male side Ðonne is mé leófast, ðæt hit gange on ðæt [bearn] strýned on ða wǽpnedhealfe, ða hwíle ðe ǽnig ðæs wyrðe sý, Chart. Th. 491, 16

gráf

(n.)
Grammar
gráf, es; m. n.
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Andlang ðære lytlan díc æt ðæs gráfes ende along the little ditch at the end of the grove, 249, 29. Forþ be ðam gráfe along past the grove, iii. 18, 31. Ðone gráf, 52, 23. Eác we wrítaþ him ðone gráf ðǽrto.

un-mǽte

(adj.)
Grammar
un-mǽte, adj.

Immense ⬩ enormous ⬩ excessive

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Ðæt mægen ðære unmǽtan ( immensi) hǽto ... on middel ðæs unmǽtan (infesti ) cyles, S. 627, 41, 42: Homl. Skt. ii. 23 b, 573. Bóc unmǽtre ( enormis ) micelnesse, Bd. 5, 13; S. 633, 5: Guthl. 3; Gdwin. 20, 1. Mid unmǽtan here, Chr. 1068; Erl. 206, 21.

Linked entry: un-gemǽte

Norþ-Wealh-cynn

(n.)
Grammar
Norþ-Wealh-cynn, es; n.

The Welsh

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Sum dǽl ðæs Norþ-Wealcynnes, 894; Erl. 92, 21

Linked entry: Wealh-cyn

wód-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
wód-líc, adj.

Mad ⬩ furious ⬩ frantic

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Mad, furious, frantic Benedictus manode ðone rédan éhtere ðæt hé ðære wódlícan réðnysse geswice, Homl. Th. ii. 182, 1. Heó ne róhte his worda for ðæra wódlícan ontendnysse, Homl. Skt. i. 3, 397.

spere-hand

(n.)
Grammar
spere-hand, the male side or
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line in speaking of inheritance Ic cýþe mínan leófan hláforde þæt ic on mínan suna þæs landes þe ic tó þé geearnode æfter mínan dæge tó habbanne his dæg, and æfter his dæge tó syllanne þǽm þe him leófast seó, and þæt sió on þá sperehand, C.

wéna

(n.)
Grammar
wéna, an; m.

supposition ⬩ opinion ⬩ thought ⬩ idea ⬩ imagination ⬩ hope ⬩ expectation

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Gif ðæt ondgit ongiett ðæt hit self dysig sié, ðonne gegrípð hit ðurh ðone wénan ðæt andgit ðære incundan byrhto 11; Swt. 69, 21.

Linked entry: wén

sceaþung

(n.)
Grammar
sceaþung, e; f.

Injury, damage

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ge ǽlc ðæra wónessa ðe tó ǽnigre bóte gebyrie, ðæt hit áge healf ðære cyrcean hláford, Chart. Th. 138, 18

teóðung

(n.)
Grammar
teóðung, teóðing, e; f.
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and ða biscopas ðæt ilce dón on heora ágenum gode, and míne ealdormen and míne geréfan ðæt silfe.

Linked entry: tegðung

sundor-genga

(n.)
Grammar
sundor-genga, an; m.
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-Sum fearhrýþer ðæs óþræs ceápes geférscipe oferhogode, and him gewunode ðæt hé wæs geond ðæt wésten sundorgenga, Blickl. Homl. 199, 5. Cf. án-genga

hér-lic

(adj.)
Grammar
hér-lic, hǽr-lic.

Laudable ⬩ noble

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Laudable, noble Hé hét Jóhannes, gódne pápan, heáfde beheáwon; næs ðæt hærlic dǽd. Met. i. 43. Næs þæt herlic dǽd ꝥ hine swelces gamenes gilpan lyste, 9, 18. Substitute:

á-bláwung

(n.)
Grammar
á-bláwung, e; f.
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Hé onfindeþ swile and ðæt ðá óman beóð inne betýnde þurh ðá ábláwunge, 174, 23

mǽr-þorn

(n.)
Grammar
mǽr-þorn, es; m.

A hawthorn tree which serves as a boundary

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A hawthorn tree which serves as a boundary Of ðæm pytte on ðone díc, ðæt on mǽrþorne; of ðæm þorne norþ on ðone hwítan stán, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 168, 33

twi-þráwen

(adj.)
Grammar
twi-þráwen, adj.(ptcpl.)

Double-twisted

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Double-twisted Is beboden ðæt scyle beón twiðrǽwen (-ðráwen, Cott. MSS.) twín on ðæm mæssegierelan, (torta byssus) Past. 14; Swt. 87, 18. Ðæt tweoðrǽwene (twyðráwene,twín), Cott. MSS. Swt. 89, 2

Linked entry: twi-spunnen

clipur

(n.)
Grammar
clipur, es; m.

A CLAPPER of a bell ⬩ tintinnabuli vel campanæ malleus

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A CLAPPER of a bell; tintinnabuli vel campanæ malleus Se bend ðe se clipur ys mid gewriðen, ys swylce hyt sý sum gemetegung ðæt ðære tungan clipur mǽge styrian, and ða lippan æt-hwega beátan.

hreð-mónaþ

Grammar
hreð-mónaþ, hréd-mónaþ, es; m.

March

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Ðonne se hréðmónaþ biþ ágán ðonne biþ seó niht twelf tída lang and se dæg ðæt ilce when March is past then the night is twelve hours long and the day the same, 69, 7

Linked entry: hlýda