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þeód-mearc

(n.)
Grammar
þeód-mearc, Cd. Th, 187, 33; Exod. 158,
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read þeód mearc

fræt-genga

(n.)
Grammar
fræt-genga, (frǽt- ? cf. frǽtum given under fiǽte)
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glosses apotas[s]ia (=apostasia?) Fretgenga apotassia, Wrt. Voc. i. 285, 11: ii. 8, 32. Fraetgengian apotasia, 100, 47. Frætgengan, 7, 8

Linked entries: fræc-genga frecgenga

full

(n.)
Grammar
full, a cup with liquor in it.
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Bæd hé þone bisceop blætsian his ful; hé nolde, and se dysiga dranc bútan bletsunge, Hml. S. 12, 70. Hé gesénode án wínes ful, and onsende sumum were, Shrn. 126, 17. Ðreó full gódes wínes, Lch. i. 196, 13. [Þe ilke þat halt þene nap, he hine drinkeð up

geohhol

(n.)
Grammar
geohhol, gehhol, gehol, geól; n. pl. (cf.
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Icel.). Take here <b>geól</b> in Dict., and add Þý twelftan dæge ofer geohhel (geohol, ge(o)h(o)l (the o's above the line), geochol, v. ll.) epifaniae, Bd. 4, 19; Sch. 443, 9. On Gehhol (Geól, Geohhol, v. ll. ), Ll. Th. i. 64, 23. On Gehhol

Linked entry: geól

hand-gemǽne

(adj.; part.)
Grammar
hand-gemǽne, in the phrase handgemǽne beón (cf.
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Germ. handgemein werden to fight hand lo hand) Ðǽr unc hwíle wæs handgemǽne there for a time it was for the two of us hand-to-hand fighting, B. 2137

westnorþ-lang

(adj.; adv.)
Grammar
westnorþ-lang, adv. or adj. [cf. west-lang]
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With the length lying north-west (and south-east) Þonne is Italia land westnorðlang and eástsúðlang Italiae situs a circio in eurum tenditur Ors. 1, 1; Swt. 22; 17

rysel-wærc

(n.)
Grammar
rysel-wærc, pain in the abdomen (cf. hrysel
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abdomen, Wrt. Voc. i. 44, 20) Wiþ wambe wærce and ryselwærce, Lch. ii. 318, 15

rýan

(v.)
Grammar
rýan, (?), rýn (cf. for similar form of infinitive þýn); rýde

To roar, rage

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Seó leó gif heó blódes onbirigþ heó gemonþ ðæs wildan gewunan hire eldrana onginþ ðonne rýn and hire racentan slítan (cf. the corresponding passage in the Metres : Onginþ racentan slítan, rýn, grymetigan, Met. 13, 29) si cruor horrida tinxerit ora, resides

Linked entries: rýn rýnan

fisc-wylle

(adj.)
Grammar
fisc-wylle, -welle; adj. [cf. weallan to swarm]

Full of fish ⬩ abounding in fish ⬩ piscíbus abundans ⬩ piscōsus

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Full of fish, abounding in fish; piscíbus abundans, piscōsus Ðæt eálond is fiscwylle the island is abounding in fish, Bd. 1, 1; S. 474, 41. Fiscwyllum wæterum flŭviis piscōsis, 1, 1; S. 473, 15. Fiscwelle bisarius? [= piscārius ], Wrt. Voc. 66, 8

helle-hæft

(n.)
Grammar
helle-hæft,
  • Cd. 227; Th. 304, 16; Sat. 631.

helle-heáf

Grammar
helle-heáf,
  • Cd. 2; Th. 3, 19; Gen. 38.

helle-níþ

Grammar
helle-níþ,
  • Cd. 37; Th. 48, 13; Gen. 775.

ge-bihþ

(n.)
Grammar
ge-bihþ, e; f. [cf. byht a dwelling, abode]

An abode ⬩ habitation ⬩ domĭcĭlium

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An abode, habitation; domĭcĭlium On mislícum monna gebihþum in the various abodes of men, Exon. 45 b; Th. 154, 22; Gú. 846

wís-fæst

(adj.)
Grammar
wís-fæst, (
Similar entries
v. wíse, and cf. þeáw-fæst
); adj.

Perfect

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Perfect Gif ðú wilt wísfæst (perfectus)wosa, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. Rush. 19, 21. Wísfæst éghwelc bið perfectus omnis erit, Lk. Skt. Lind. 6, 40. Folc wísfæst plebem perfectum, I. 17. Wísfæsto (perfecti) wossað gié. Rtl. 13, 19

swerian

(v.)
Grammar
swerian, p. swór (but a weak swerede occurs; cf.
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Swerian (cf. gif hí ðone áð syllan ne durren, 394. 3) hí, ðæt him nǽfre áð ne burste, L. C. S. 30; Th. i. 392, 27. (2 a) to swear by, on . . . that . . . :-- Swerian hí on ðam háligdóme, ðæt hig nellan nǽnne sacleásan man forsecgean, L.

Linked entry: fore-swerian

byrlian

(v.)
Grammar
byrlian, byrelian; p. ade; pp. ad [byrle, byrele a cup-bearer]
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To pour out, give to drink, serve; propinare Ic him byrlade wróht of wége I poured out complaint to them from the cup, Exon. 72b; Th. 271, 23; Jul. 486.

Linked entry: byrelian

helle-flór

(n.)
Grammar
helle-flór,
  • Cd. 214; Th. 269, 9; Sat. 70.

helle-scealc

Grammar
helle-scealc,
  • Cd. 216; Th. 273, 8; Sat. 133.

mæced

(adj.; part.)
Grammar
mæced, [ = má-éced? cf. má-geéct]

mactus

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glosses mactus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 79, 53

swólig

(n.)
Grammar
swólig, (cf. dysig for the form), es; n.
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Burning, heat Swólig caumatio, Wrt. Voc. ii. 130, 8. Hát lyft and swólga ( sultriness? ) bringaþ ádle on ðam milte, ðonne se mon wyrð tó swíþe forhǽt, Lchdm. ii. 244, 7

Linked entry: swól

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