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frécenlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
frécenlíc, frécendlíc; adj.

Dangerousperilousperīcŭlōsus

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Ðæt is hefig dysig, and frécenlíc fira gehwilcum that is a grievous folly, and dangerous to every man, Bt. Met. Fox 19, 3; Met. 19, 2: Bt. 14, 1; Fox 42, 13

Linked entry: frécendlíc

ge-hú

(adv.)
Grammar
ge-hú, adv.

In any manner

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In any manner He is gecweden hláf ðurh getácnunge and lamb and leó and gehú elles he is called bread typically and lamb and lion and in any other way, Homl. Th. ii. 268, 17.

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ge-rúme

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-rúme, adj.

Ample, roomy, expanded, made openamplus, spătiōsus, dīlātus, pătĕfactusspaciousopportunus

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Ample, roomy, expanded, made open; amplus, spătiōsus, dīlātus, pătĕfactus Is mín mód gehǽled, hyge ymb heortan gerúme my mind is healed, the thoughts around my heart expanded, Cd. 35; Th. 47, 11; Gen. 759.

Linked entries: rúme rúm

horig

(adj.)
Grammar
horig, horhig; adj.

Foul, dirty, defileduncleanlutulentus, cenosus

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Foul, dirty, defiled Swá hit gedafenlíc is ðæt his reáf ne beó horig so is it proper that his vestment be not foul, L. Ælfc. C. 22 : Th. i. 350, 21. Næs his reáf horig, Homl. Th. i. 456, 20. Mid horium reáfe, 528, 24. Mid horhgum scicelse, Th.

Tenet

(n.)
Grammar
Tenet, Tænet[t]; also Tenet-land
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the isle of Thanet Augustinus wæs cumende on Bretone ǽrest on Tenet ðam eálonde (Tenet-land, MS. B.) ( in insula Tanato) ... Is on eásteweardre Cent mycel eálond Tenet (Tanatos insula ), ðæt is syx hund hída micel ...

lim-rǽden

(n.)
Grammar
lim-rǽden, e; f.

A cloakchlamide

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Gl. 465, 72 limrǽdenne is given as a marginal reading against chlamide

Linked entry: lim-gelecg

sealm-getæl

(n.)
Grammar
sealm-getæl, es; n.
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A tale or number of psalms Ðæs sealmgetæles is elles tó lyt, R. Ben. 43, 19

ge-hírness

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Add: what is heard Hwelc giléfeð gihérnisse úser? quis credidit auditui nostro?, Jn. R. 12, 38

ge-dwildmann

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Án cyn gedwyldmanna ( hereticorum ) is þá wénað ꝥ hálige wæccan sýn ídele, Chrd. 25, 30. Add

ge-scýt

(v.)

shoots forward, falls or is allotted to

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shoots forward, falls or is allotted to, Homl. Th. ii. 104, 9; pres. of ge-sceótan

sundor-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
sundor-líc, adj.
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Ðám is sundorlíc sang tó singanne singulariter canticum cantare

Linked entry: synder-líc

teart-numol

(adj.)
Grammar
teart-numol, adj.

Efficacious

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Efficacious Ðeós wyrt is swýþe scearpnumul (teart-, MS. B.) wið ðæt áttor, Lchdm. i. 152, 3

blǽc-pytt

(n.)
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On blǽcpit; of blǽcpytte (the æ is accented), C. D. v. 332, 14

félnyss

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Sensus, ꝥ is andgit oððe félnyss, Hml. S. 1, 183. Foelnese sensum, Rtl. 177, 3. Add:

cyrographum

(n.)
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a writ Mid his úpstige is ádýlegod þæt cyrographum úre geniðerunge, Hml. Th. i. 300, 5

heáfod-bolla

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Hé hí bær tó þǽre stówe seó is gecweden cwealmstów and heáfodbollan stów, Nap. 36. Add

hǽþfeld-land

(n.)
Grammar
hǽþfeld-land, es; n.
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Moorland Lindesfarona landes is syfan þú end hýda mid hǽþfeldlande, C. D. B. i. 414, 18

hwælen

(adj.)
Grammar
hwælen, adj.
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Of the nature of a whale Hé is onmiddan hwælen, Sal. 263.. See Angl. i. 153

wæter-del

(n.)
Grammar
wæter-del, wæter-dell, es; n. m.(?)

A dell in which there is water

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A dell in which there is water Norð tó wæterdellæ, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 126, 14

ge-swing

(n.)
Grammar
ge-swing, es; n.

Labour;lăbor

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Labour; lăbor Geswing is beforan me lăbor est ante me, Ps. Spl. 72, 16: 89, 11

Linked entry: swing