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morgen-torht

(adj.)
Grammar
morgen-torht, adj.

Bright with the brightness of morning

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Bright with the brightness of morning (applied to the sun), Andr. Kmbl. 482; An. 241

neáh-gehúsa

(n.)
Grammar
neáh-gehúsa, an ; m.

A neighbour

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Surt. 30, 12 : 78, 4, 12 : 79, 7

Linked entry: ge-húsa

síþ-lǽdness

(n.)
Grammar
síþ-lǽdness, e ; f.
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Surt. ii. p. 195, 39. Cf. onwegálǽdness

swét-swége

(adj.)
Grammar
swét-swége, adj.
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Surt. 58, 16

wund-swaþu

(n.)
Grammar
wund-swaþu, e; f.

The trace of a wound ⬩ a scar

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Surt. 37, 6

ge-bán

(n.)
Grammar
ge-bán, ge-bǽne, es; n.
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Bones Mid his gebána reliquium (gebǽnum, v.l.) apud mortua sua ossa, Gr. D. 86, 11

Linked entries: bán ge-bǽne

súþ-ende

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
súþ-ende, es; m.
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The south end Súð andlang mearce tó ðæs gáres súðende, C. D. v. 86, 28

úþ-witigung

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Wæs sum mǽden . . . wlitig on wæstme and on úðwitegunge snoter, Hml. S. 35, 83. Add

ǽht-spédig

having great possessions

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Add: having great possessions Sum ríce man and for worlde ǽhtspédig, Bl. H. 197, 27

ofer-stellan

(v.)

to cross

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to cross Hit sum slóg oferhleóp and oferstælde transiliret Bd. 5, 6; S. 619, 17

pyle

(n.)
Grammar
pyle, es; m.
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Se legeþ pyle under ǽlces monnes elnbogan ... vae his qui consuunt pulvillos sub omni cubito manus, et faciunt cervicalia sub capite universae aetatis.... Pulvillos sub omni cubito manus ponere est ... Past. 19, 1 ; Swt. 143, 13-15.

Linked entries: pile pylu

ang-sumnes

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Sume hí cuwon heora gescý for ðǽre micclan angsumnysse ðæs hátan hungres, 404, 6.

ge-hirwan

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On gemǽnum naman muneca ingehýd byð gehyrewed sub generali nomine monachorum propositum blasphe-matur R. Ben. 136, 5

Linked entry: ge-hyrwan

á-fǽran

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Wǽron sume tó deáðe áfǽrede. St. A. 34, 32. Add

hunig

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Mon ðás ðing selle . . . mittan fulne huniges oðða twégen uuínes, sué hwaeder suae ðonne begeotan mæge, C. D. i. 293, 14 : 299, 23. Sester fulne huniges, 312, 10

sunn-stede

(n.)
Grammar
sunn-stede, es; m.
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A solstice Sumor hæfþ sunnstede . . . winter hæfþ óþerne sunnstede . . .

níwerne

(adj.)
Grammar
níwerne, adj.

Young ⬩ tender

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Young, tender Sum wíf mid hire nýwerenan (MS. Bodl. niwernan, glossed by tenero) cilde, Homl. Th. i. 566, 5

picen

(adj.)
Grammar
picen, adj.
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Surt. 142, 30. On ðære picenan eá, Blickl. Homl. 43, 28

ge-bregdan

Grammar
ge-bregdan, <b>; V.</b>
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Gebrǽd hé hine sylfne swylce hé wǽre sum ælþeódig man peregrinum quempiam esse se simulans, Chrd. 99, 23. Add

sunne-beám

(n.)
Grammar
sunne-beám, es; m.
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A sun-beam Hér æteówede cometa se steorra, and scán iii móuðas swilce sunnebeám, Chr. 678; Erl. 41, 5

Linked entry: sunn-beám

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