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a-tæfran

(v.)
Grammar
a-tæfran, -tiefran, -tifran ; p. ede ; pp. ed

To depictpaintdepingere

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To depict, paint; depingere Ic hæbbe atæfred I have depicted, Past. 65 ; Hat. MS

ege-láf

(n.)
Grammar
ege-láf, e; f.

What had escaped horrorhorrōris resĭduum

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What had escaped horror; horrōris resĭduum Ege-láfe [MS. ece-láfe], acc. Exod. 370

grana

(n.)
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one who has a moustache (?) Polopis et crinitus, i. grona, Hpt. 33. 251, 18. (?)

Linked entry: granu

mæder

(n.)
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Another version of this prescription has : Ofgeót mid hlúttrum ealaþ, Lch. ii. 354, 19.(?)

of-eten

(adj.)
Grammar
of-eten, adj.
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That has eaten excessively, fat Ofeten (ofer-?) obesus,i. pinguis, An. Ox. 22, 4

Linked entry: of-ǽte

heg-hús

Grammar
heg-hús, hig-hús, es; n.

A hay-housefœnile

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A hay-house; fœnile, Ælfc. Gl. 109; Som. 79, 20; Wrt. Voc. 58, 60

níd-hǽmestre

(n.)
Grammar
níd-hǽmestre, an; f.

A woman who has been violateda mistress

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A woman who has been violated, a mistress Nédhǽmestran amatricis, Hpt. Gl. 509, 70

Linked entry: hǽmestre

sceþness

(n.)
Grammar
sceþness, e; f.
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Hurt, harm Hé eft férde bútan sceþnysse ǽniges sáres, Guthl. 16; Gdwin. 68, 27

slíþan

(v.)

to harm, hurt, damage, destroy to injure

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to harm, hurt, damage, destroy Heoro slíþendne Exon. Th. 346, 10; Gn. Ex. 202

ing

(n.)
Grammar
ing, the name of the nasal guttural ᛜ ng, in the Runic alphabet. In the Gothic the name seems to have been iggws, see Zacher, Das Gothische Alphabet, p. 3.
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In the Runic poem 22 ; Kmbl. 343, 27 it is taken as the name of a prince of the East Danes Ing wæs ǽrest mid Eást Denum gesewen secgum ; óþ hé siððan eft ofer wǽg gewát. Ðus heardingas ðone hæle nemdon. This name [cf. Gothic form] may be the same as

sæd

(adj.)
Grammar
sæd, adj. with gen.

Sated, weary, filled, having had one's fill

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. : of war had had his fill, Chr. 937; Erl. 112, 20. Beadoweorca sæd, Exon. Th. 388, 4; Rä. 6, 2. Wiste wlonc and wínes sæd, 369, 11; Seel. 39. Swíðe ǽtan and sade wurdan manducaverunt et saturati sunt nimis Ps. Th. 77, 29.

cwart-ern

(n.)

a prison

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Hat. 25, 36, 39

hréfan

(v.)
Grammar
hréfan, p. de

To roof

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To roof Hé lǽt it réfen he had it roofed, Chr. 1137; Erl. 263, 8

þringan

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In l. 9 the MS. has þrym̃e (not þryme). Add Gúðcyst on þrang, Exod. 343

heorþ-pening

(n.)
Grammar
heorþ-pening, -peneg, es; m.

A tax of a penny to be paid by every house [e.g. Peter's pence]

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Peter's mass day: and he who shall not have paid by that time, let him be led to Rome, and in addition thereto pay xxx pence, and then bring a certificate that he has there paid so much.

ster-melda

(n.)
Grammar
ster-melda, an; m.
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Perhaps for stermelda might be written stelmelda, a sense which has been given in the translation above

Linked entry: melda

án-wilnes

(n.)
Grammar
án-wilnes, -ness, e; f.

Obstinacyself-willcontumacypertinaciaprotervia

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Obstinacy, self-will, contumacy; pertinacia, protervia, Past. 32, 1; Hat. MS. 40 a, 16, 25

dígel

(adj.)

hidden, secret

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Hat. MS. fol. 1 a, 20; Homl. Th. ii. 314, 17

leód-bealu

(n.)
Grammar
leód-bealu, wes; n.

Harm

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Harm or bale which affects a people, Beo. Th. 3448; B. 1722: 3896; B. 1946

grimsung

(n.)
Grammar
grimsung, e; f.
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Fierceness, roughness Mid ungemetlícre grimsunge multa asperitate, Past. 17, 11; Swt. 125, 14; Hat. MS