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Scottas

(n.)
Grammar
Scottas, pl.

The Scots ⬩ Scots of Ireland ⬩ Scots of Scotland

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Scots of Scotland Eádréd gerád eal Norþhymbra land him tó gewealde, and Scottas him áþas sealdan, Chr. 946; Erl. 118, 1. Hine gecés to hláforde Scotta cyning and eall Scotta þeód, 924; Erl. 110, 14. Crungun Sceotta leóda, 937; Erl. 112, 11, 32.

here-feoh

(n.)
Grammar
here-feoh, gen. -feós; n.

Booty

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Booty Eal ðæt herefeoh forléton prædam amiserunt, Ors. 3, 7; Swt. 118, 5

Linked entry: feoh

pynding

(n.)
Grammar
pynding, e ; f.
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A dam Ðæt wæter, ðonne hit biþ gepynd, hit miclaþ . . . ac gif sió pynding wierð onpennad, ðonne tófléwþ hit eall, Past. 38, 6; Swt. 277, 8

Linked entry: for-pyndan

ýþ-mearh

(n.)
Grammar
ýþ-mearh, gen. -meares; m.
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A wave-steed, a ship Sundhengestas, ealde ýðmearas, Exon. Th. 54, 5; Cri. 864. Se micla hwæl bisenceþ sǽlíþende, eorlas and ýðmearas, 363, 5; Wal. 49

wiþer-cora

Grammar
wiþer-cora, ;<b> I.</b>
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Add Wé synd oferswíðede . . . strewiað geond eall tóbrocene tigelan . . . and þǽron ástreccaþ þysne wiíercoran, Hml. S. 37, 180. Add Wiðercora apostata, transgressor, Hpt. 31, 15, 380

sigor-spéd

(n.)
Grammar
sigor-spéd, e; f.

Abundant success

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Mé is miht ofer eall, sigorspéd geseald, 2868; An. 1437

Linked entry: sige-spéd

gærs-stapa

(n.)
Grammar
gærs-stapa, gærstapa, an; m.

A GRASS-STEPPER ⬩ locust ⬩ lŏcusta

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Lamb. 77, 46, Gærstapan cómon and frǽton ealle ða gærscíþas locusts came and ate up all the blades of grass, Ors. 1, 7; Bos. 29, 42 : Homl. Th. ii. 192. 35.

hagal

(n.)
Grammar
hagal, hagol, hagul.
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D. hail) 'Ic sende micelne hagol . . . sweltað ealle þá þing þe úte beóð and se hagol him onufan fealð.' . . . Drihten sende hagul, Ex. 9, 18-23. Eall þæt se hagol lǽfde, 10, 15.

Rómánisc

(adj.)
Grammar
Rómánisc, adj.

Roman

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Ealle ða Rómániscan men þe Hannibal geseald hæfde, 4, 11; Swt. 204, 7

CLÁÞ

(n.)
Grammar
CLÁÞ, cláðes; m.

CLOTH, ⬩ pannus ⬩ vestirnenta

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CLOTH,; pannus: in the plural, clothes; vestirnenta Ne déþ nán man niwes cláðes scyp on eald reáf nemo immittit commissuram panni rudis in vestimentum vetus, Mt. Bos. 9, 16.

Linked entry: clǽþ

feorh-eácen

(v.; part.)
Grammar
feorh-eácen, part.

Endued with life ⬩ living ⬩ vītâ auctus ⬩ vīvens

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Endued with life, living; vītâ auctus, vīvens Feorheáceno cynn inc hýrað eall all races endued with life shall obey you two, Cd. 10; Th. 13, 17; Gen. 204

fóre-gleáw

(adj.)
Grammar
fóre-gleáw, adj.

Very prudent ⬩ provĭdus ⬩ præ aliis săpiens

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Fóregleáwe ealde úþwitan very prudent ancient philosophers, Menol. Fox 328; Men. 165

hreód-wæter

(n.)
Grammar
hreód-wæter, es; n.
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Fenny land where reeds are growing Ðá wæs ðæt land eall swá wé geférdon ádrigad and fien and hreádwæteru palus erat sicca et ceno habundans, Nar. 20, 23

ge-hindred

(v.; part.)
Grammar
ge-hindred, -hindrad, -hyndred; part.

Hindered ⬩ impĕdītus

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Hindered; impĕdītus Biþ eall se here swíðe gehindred [gehindrad, 252, 33, col. 1; gehyndred, col. 2] all the army will be greatly hindered, Chr. 1003; Th. 253, 32

Linked entries: ge-hyndred hindrian

á-grimetian

(v.)
Grammar
á-grimetian, p. ode: -grimettan; p. te
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To rage, be furious Se ealda feónd ágrimetede (-grymetode, v. l.) and hine gebealh antiquus hostis infremuit, Gr. D. 211, 22. Se fæder ágrimette pater infremuit , 238, 21

lǽce-getawu

(n.)
Grammar
lǽce-getawu, pl. n.
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Medical apparatus Hí wǽron geondsmeágende eall his lǽcegeteá. Þá fundon hí þá mancas in his lǽcecyste illius omnia medicamenta perscrutantes aureos invenerunt in medicamine, Gr. D. 344, 16

niht-slǽp

(n.)
Grammar
niht-slǽp, es; m.
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Sleep during the night Ꝥ ilce geþanc þe heom ámang þám nihtslǽpe wæs on heora heortan, eall, þá hí áwacodon, hí ꝥ sylfe geþóhton, Hml. S. 23, 442

ofer-fyllo

(n.)
Grammar
ofer-fyllo, n.
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Ramgeallan þone fágan cnúa on níwe ealo ǽr þon hit ásiwen sié ; sele ꝥ oferfyllo drincan þreó niht, Lch. ii. 124, 15

tídre

Grammar
tídre, <b>. II.</b> dele third passage. <b>II a.</b>
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Ealde menn sweltaþ, and óðre men ádlseóce bióð, and mænigra eágan tédra bióð, Archiv cxx. 298, 22. Þone hád týdera manna infirmantium personam, Gr. D. 267, 18. Add

gedwol-sprǽc

(n.)
Grammar
gedwol-sprǽc, e ; f.

Heretical speech, heresy

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Heretical speech, heresy Twégen ðsér wǽron bisceophádes men þe ǽlces yfeles heáfodhebban wǽron . . . hí Godes gelaðunge drehton and mid heora gedwolsprǽce eall folc ámyrdon, Hml. S. 23, 369