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mán-ídel

(adj.)
Grammar
mán-ídel, adj.

Wicked and vain

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Wicked and vain Ðara múþas sprecaþ mánídel word quorum as locutum est vanitatem, Ps. Th. 143, 9, 13

Linked entry: ÍDEL

maðelig

(adj.)
Grammar
maðelig, adj.

Tumultuous ⬩ inciting to tumult

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Tumultuous, inciting to tumult as in the case of one who harangues people(?) Maðeli tumultuosa, Kent. Gl. 725

hríseht

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hríseht, l. hríseht(e), and for 'Cot. 186, Lye'
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substitute Ðý hrísehtan, þá hǽrihtan setosa (vervecum vellera ), Wrt. Voc. ii. 87, 27 (cf. bushy as an n

ǽniht

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Add: as substantive Ne ǽniht hiá gelǽdde ne quid tollerent, Mk. L. 6, 8. Ne ondueardest ðú ǽniht quicquam 14, 60. Ǽniht of ðǽm ðá ðe geségon, Lk. L. 9, 36. Ne spildic of ðǽm ǽniht ł óht non perdidi ex ipsis quemquam, Jn. L. 18, 9. Ne spræc ic ǽniht locutus

efen-fela

(n.; num.)
Grammar
efen-fela, -feola; indecl.

So many, as many ⬩ tŏtĭdem, tot

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So many, as many; tŏtĭdem, tot Eardas rúme Meotud arǽrde efen-fela bega þeóda and þeáwa the Creator established spacious lands, as many of both nations and manners, Exon. 89 a; Th. 334, 17; Gn. Ex. 17. Hilde abbudisse efen-feola wintra in munuclífe Drihtne

Linked entries: æfen-fela em-fela

Fresisc

(adj.)
Grammar
Fresisc, adj.

Of or belonging to Friesland ⬩ Frisian ⬩ Frīsĭcus

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Of or belonging to Friesland, Frisian; Frīsĭcus Nǽron hí náwðer ne on Fresisc gescæpene ne on Denisc they were shapen neither as the Frisian nor as the Danish, Chr. 897; Erl. 95, 15. Ðǽr wearþ ofslægen Lucumon, and ealra monna, Fresiscra and Engliscra

will

Grammar
will, will.
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Add Se bisceop hine lét faran be his wille (the bishop let him go as he pleased) . . . Hé geseah þá sóna ꝥ hé his sylfes geweóld ( he was his own master), Ælfc. T. Grn. 17, 10. Hié ealle þá worold on hiora ágen will onwendende wǽron they were turning

hundredes man

(n.)
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apparently the same as preceding word, Cyðe hit man ðam hundredes men, L. Edg. H. 2; Th. i. 258, 7

gíslþu

(n.)
Grammar
gíslþu, (?); f.
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The giving of hostages (? v. gíslian) Gísldu obsedatu (as if connected with obses and dare? ), Wrt. Voc. ii. 63, 25

maþelig

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Substitute: Talkative, talking much and loudly as a drunken man Maðeli (luxuriosa res, vinum, et) tumultuosa (ebrietas), Kent. Gl. 725

ælmes-gifu

(n.)
Grammar
ælmes-gifu, e; f.

What is given as alms, alms

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What is given as alms, alms Ðæt ðæt heom góde men tó ælmesgife for Godes lufan sealdon, Wlfst. 159, 20

Linked entry: gifu

wígbed-wíglere

(n.)
Grammar
wígbed-wíglere, es; m.

One who divines from the sacrifices ⬩ a diviner ⬩ soothsayer

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One who divines from the sacrifices, a diviner, soothsayer Wígbedwíglere ariolus (as if from ara ), Wrt. Voc. i. 17, 11

mægþ-bót

(n.)
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The mann of l. 2 seems to be the same as the wif of l. 5, mann = wíf-mann

bi-fóran

(adv.)
Grammar
bi-fóran, adv.

Before, of old ⬩ antea

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Before, of old; antea Swá ǽr bifóran as ere of old, Exon. 14 b; Th. 29, 26; Cri. 468

híred-wist

familiarity

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A being, as it were, of a family, familiarity Geornfullnyss híredwiste gearwað assiduitas familiaritatem parat, Scint. 203, 12. Substitute:

waru

(n.)
Grammar
waru, wearing?

A covenant

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A covenant.Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 429, 16Ors. 4, 5 ; Swt. 170, 10 Forms recorded as waru, warum, and wása

a-búfan

(adv.)
Grammar
a-búfan, adv.

ABOVE ⬩ supra

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[a + be + ufan] ABOVE ; supra Swá wæ ǽr abúfan sǽdan as we have before above said, Chr. 1090; Th. 358, 15

ealning

(adv.)
Grammar
ealning, adv.

Always ⬩ semper

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Always; semper Swá he ealning dyde æt Saltwíc as he always did at Saltwich, Th. Diplm. A.D. 886-899; 138, 15

ge-hægan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-hægan, pp. -hæged

To surround as with a hedge

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To surround as with a hedge Folc wæs gehæged the people was hemmed in, Cd. 151; Th. 188, 17; Exod. 169

wíte-hrægel

(n.)
Grammar
wíte-hrægel, es; n.

A garment worn as a punishment ⬩ sackcloth

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A garment worn as a punishment, sackcloth Ic míne gewǽda on wítehrægl cyrde posui vestimentum meum cilicium, Ps. Th. 68, 11