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briord

(n.)
Grammar
briord, es; m.

A brim, margin, rim, the highest part of anything; labrum, ora, margo, summitas, summum

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A brim, margin, rim, the highest part of anything; labrum, ora, margo, summitas, summum Gefyldon ða to briorde impleverunt eas ad summum, Jn. Lind. War. 2, 7

Weolud

(n.)

the river Welland

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the river Welland Him cirde tó þurferþ eorl and ða holdas and eal se here ðe tó Hámtúne hiérde norþ óþ Weolud Chr. 921; Erl. 107, 29

ge-frǽge

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-frǽge, adj.
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Eálá, mín Drihten, þæt þú eart ælmihtig, micel, módilic, mǽrþum gefrǽge and wundorlic (cf. hú micel and hú wunderlic þú eart, Bt. 33, 4; F. 128, 4), Met. 20, 2. Rómwara betest, monna módwelegost, mǽrðum gefrǽgost, Past. 9, 12. Add

eln-boga

(n.)
Grammar
eln-boga, an; m.

An elbowcŭbĭtum

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An elbow; cŭbĭtum Se earm nǽnige bígnesse on ðam elnbogan hæfde the arm had no bending at the elbow, Bd. 5, 3; S. 616, 23

Linked entries: el-boga elm-boga

ciric-gemána

(n.)
Grammar
ciric-gemána, an; m.
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Church-communion, membership of a church Sume men sculan of cyricgemánan áscádene weorðan for synnan, eal swá Adam wearð of engla gemánan, Wlfst. 103, 23

hergaþ

Grammar
hergaþ, hereþ

booty

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Þá ongan hé þǽr standan earm mid his hereðe (cum praeda sua), Gr. D. 224, 26. Add:

mere-men

Grammar
mere-men, mere-menn.
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gecíged, and eác þá castalidas nymphas, ꝥ synt dúnylfa, Angl. viii. 325, 25. Add

Linked entry: men

sweord-leóma

(n.)
Grammar
sweord-leóma, an; m.
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-Swurdleóma stód swylce eal Finnsburuh fýrenu wǽre there was flashing of swords, as if all Finnsburg were on fire, Fins. Th. 71; Fin. 35

on-hyreness

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Wilt þú ꝥ þú hwæthugu in Nonnoses weorce oncnáwe eác be Heliseus onhyrenesse ? visne aliquid in operatione Nonnosi de imitatione quoque Blisaei cognoscere ?, Gr. D. 50, 5. Add

riht-lícettere

(n.)
Grammar
riht-lícettere, es; m.

A thorough hypocrite

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A thorough hypocrite Fela manna wyrð þurh deófol forlǽred swá ðæt hý eal óðer specaþ and óðer hiwiaþ, óðer hý þencaþ; and ða beóþ rihtlíceteras, Wulfst. 54, 14

þeód-scipe

(n.)
Grammar
þeód-scipe, es; m.
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A people Him cierde tó eall se þeódscype on Myrcna lande all the people of Mercia, Chr. 922; Erl. 108, 25. Eal þeódscype hine hæfde for fulne cyng, 1013; Erl. 148, 36. Þes þeódscype the English, Wulfst. 163, 19. Se ðeódscype the Jews, 14, 7.

Linked entry: leód-scipe

ofer-flédan

(v.)

to overflood, overflow, inundate, cover with water

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to overflood, overflow, inundate, cover with water Seó Nilus oferflétt (-fléd, MS. M.: -flét, MSS. P.

Linked entry: flédan

smítan

(v.)
Grammar
smítan, p. smát, pl. smiton; pp. smiten

to daub, smear, smudgeto defile, pollute to smear, anoint to cast linerestrike

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Ðissa (oil, grease, and tar) ealra emfela and ðara dusta ealra emfela, gemeng eal ceald tósomne, ðæt hit fram ðám wósum eal wel smítende [sí] (may be adapted for smearing) smire mid Lchdm. ii. 126, 11. [ Ofersmít mid ele 180, 28.] to defile, pollute

a-scúnian

(v.)
Grammar
a-scúnian, l. á-scunian,

to abhordetestto express hate or scorn of:-- to reject because of hate or scorn

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and add: to abhor,detest Eal lufian ꝥ hé lufað, and eal áscunian ꝥ hé áscunað, Ll. Th. i. 178, 5. 'Þú gesáwe gehwǽde mot on þínes bróðor eáge' . . . þæt is on andgite: þú ásceonudest þá lǽstan gyltas on þíne gingran, R. Ben. 12, 5.

I

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Thus the mutation of the breaking ea is written i, e. g. ildu, irmþu from eald, earm; and the mutations of eó, are written í, e. g. onlíhtan, híran.

burh-waran

(n.)
Grammar
burh-waran, gen. -warena; pl. m.
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Inhabitants of a city; cives Wearþ eal here burhwarena blind all the multitude of the city-inhabitants became blind, Cd. 115; Th. 150, 13; Gen. 2491

cniht-geogoþ

(n.)
Grammar
cniht-geogoþ, e; f.
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. , and eác þá gelícnyssa . . . cnihtiugoð and sumor beóð gelíce . . . sumor byð wearm . . . cnihtiugoð byð wearm, Angl. viii. 299, 23-30

Linked entry: cniht-iugoþ

dracu

(n.)
Grammar
dracu, e; f.
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Trouble, affliction Eal hit is for synnum and gyt weorþeð máre, þæs þe béc secgað, wracu (dracu, v. l. ) and gedrecednes, Wlfst. 91, 7. v. dreccan

geár-geriht

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Þæt wé eal gelǽstan on geárgerihtan þæt úre yldran hwílum ǽr Gode behétan; ðæt is sulhælmessan and Rómpenegas and cyricsceattas and leóhtgescota, Wlfst, 113, 9. Add

on-styreness

(n.)
Grammar
on-styreness, e; f.

Movement

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Movement Nalæs ðæt án óðra lima ac swylce eác ðære tungan onstyrenesse non solum caeterorum membrorum, sed et linguae motu, Bd. 4, 9; S. 577, 17