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ofer-wígan

(v.)

to overcome in fight, conquer

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to overcome in fight, conquer Yldo oferwígeþ wulf, heó oferbídeþ stánas, Salm. Kmbl. 598; Sal. 299

Linked entry: wígan

láþian

(v.)
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Heom láðode eallum ꝥ hí swá oft árisan, hwílon þrywa on niht, hwílon feówer sýðum, tó singenne þone lofsang þonne hí slápan sceoldon, Hml. S. 21, 231. Add

ryscen

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Þá nam heó ánne riscenne on scipwísan gesceapenne sumpsit fiscellam scirpeam, Ex. 2, 3. Add

níþ-full

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Add: jealous Sár heortan and heóf wíf níþfull ( zelotypica), Scint. 225, 1. Se níðfulla (æfæstiga, v. l. ) mæssepreóst (cf. hé ongann andian, 8), Gr. D. 117, 17: 118, 17.

tó-sceácerian

(v.)
Grammar
tó-sceácerian, p. ode

To waste, ⬩ devastate, ⬩ scatter

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To waste, devastate, scatter Nú is eall mín heord tósceácerod nunc omnis grex meus vastatus est; they were scattered (Ezek. 34, 5), L. Ecg. P. iii. 16; Th. ii. 202, 28.

Linked entry: sceácerian

flasce

(n.)
Grammar
flasce, an; f.
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Hæfdon hí mid heom twá flaxan mid ælað gefylde, Guth. 64, 15, 24. Take here flaxe in Dict., and add

stirn-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
stirn-líc, adj.

hard, harsh ⬩ Hard, unpleasant, severe

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Seó heofone ús winþ wið, ðonne heó ús sendeþ styrnlíce stormas, 92, 17

Linked entry: styrn-líc

scyfe

Grammar
scyfe, <b>I a.</b> add: glossing
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praecipitium Þá hors . . . þǽre eá wǽtres hryne heom ondrédon, efne swá hit sum deáþes plyht oððe scyfe wǽre aquam fluminis tangere quasi mortalem praecipitium pertimescebant, Gr. D. 15, 10

a-hréran

(v.)
Grammar
a-hréran, p. de; pp. ed [a, hréran to move, agitate]

To shake ⬩ make to tremble ⬩ commovere

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To shake, make to tremble; commovere Heó ahréred [MS. ahreded] is commota est, Ps. Th. 59, 2

Linked entry: a-hreded

árigend

(n.)
Grammar
árigend, es; m.
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A patron, protector, benefactor Heó wæs wuduwena and steópcilda árigend, Lch. iii. 430, 2: Wlfst. 257, 4

brac-hwíl

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Swá ys seó brachwíl on þæs mannes eágan, heó ys sóðes atomus, Angl. viii. 318, 33. Add

eánian

(v.)
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Wolde seó cú cealfian; ac heó eánode lamb ongeán hire gecynde, Hml. Th. ii. 302, 1. Add

milte-seóc

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Add: milt-seóc Wið miltan sáre, genim þás wyrte. . . heó þone miltseócan gehǽleþ, Lch. i. 276, 16

riht-gewitt

(n.)
Grammar
riht-gewitt, es; n.

Right mind

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Right mind Ðá wæs heó of hyre ryhtgewitte she was out of her mind, Shrn. 141, 18

þingestre

(n.)
Grammar
þingestre, an; f.
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A female advocate Ðæt heó ús beó þingestre tó ðam heofenlíce mægenðrymme, Homl. Ass. 137, 698

án-rǽdlic

(adj.)
Grammar
án-rǽdlic, adj.
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Unhesitating, decided ꝥ wæs ánrǽdlicu eáþmódnes ꝥ heó sylf hié þeówen nemde, Bl. H. 13, 13

blinnes

Cessation ⬩ intermission

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Cessation, intermission Fæste heó .xv. winter bûtan blinnysse (sine intermissione), Ll. Th. ii. 156, 5. Substitute:

micelu

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Heó hafað sǽd on grénum coddum on ðǽre mycele þe pysan, Lch. i. 316, 10. Add

wisnian

(v.)
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Heó weosnað and brosnaþ in hire sylfre in semet-ipsa marcescet. Gr. D. 134, 2. Add

cúþ

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Th. ii.514, 30, Heora cúðan (cúþe, v. l.) menn and heora geféran illorum socii, Bd. 5, 10; Sch. 603, 20. Cúðra manna cognatorum, Nar. 37, 5, v. dæg-, mǽg-, seld-cúþ