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mǽr-ác

(n.)
Grammar
mǽr-ác, e; f.

An oak which serves as part of a boundary

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Dip. Kmbl. iii. 379, 31

neód-ful

(adj.)
Grammar
neód-ful, adj.

Earnest ⬩ zealous

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Earnest, zealous Bidde ic monna gehwone ðe ðis gied wræce, ðæt hé mec neódful gemyne, Exon. Th. 285, 26; Jul. 720

stapol-weg

(n.)
Grammar
stapol-weg, es; m.
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Dip. Kmbl. v. 281, 23

syrf-treów

(n.)
Grammar
syrf-treów, es; n.

A service-tree ⬩ sorbus

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Dip. Kmbl. iii. 379, 22

Linked entry: syrfe

þorn-rǽw

(n.)
Grammar
þorn-rǽw, e; f.
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Dip. Kmbl. iii. 77, 28. On ða ealdan þornrǽwe, 199, 33, 34

Linked entry: Tráci

geó-man

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Take here <b>iú-man</b> in Dict., and add Swá geómen cwǽdon, Lch. iii. 430, 32

ge-byrgednes

(n.)
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The better reading of the passage given in Dict. under ge-byrigednes is ge-byrgednes, Bd. 4, 32; Sch. 546, 3

Linked entry: ge-byrigdnes

myrige

(adv.)
Grammar
myrige, adv.
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Take here mirige in Dict., and add Fegerne tún timbrian, and þǽr murge and sófte on eardian. Solil. H. I. 13

ágan

Grammar
ágan, <b>. I.</b>
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Add Fæder ðín ágeð (possedit) (te, Ps. Rdr. 286, 6. Add Tó hyhte ágan to expect, Sat. 176. (v. ge-wyrht; )

wægn-weg

(n.)
Grammar
wægn-weg, es; m.

A cart-road ⬩ carriage-road

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Dip. Kmbl. vi. 8, 37. On ðone brádan wǽnweg, iii. 37, 26

ǽngan-cundes

(adv.)
Grammar
ǽngan-cundes, adv.

In a way that is unique

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Críst stód ofer ádle (alde, MS.) ǽngancundes as none other did Lch. iii. 36, 25

ge-steal

(n.)
Grammar
ge-steal, -steall, es;n,

Constitution ⬩ frame

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Constitution, frame Eal ðis eorþan gesteal all this earth&#39;s frame, Exon. 78 a; Th. 293, 2; Wand. 110

ent

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. ¶ in local names: Ænta díc, C. D. iv. 34 11. On enta (entan, v. 265, 20) hléwe, 49, 4. Add

láþettan

Grammar
láþettan, [In the last two passages láþettan translates infestare, which however is for infestari. The original Latin of the two translations is: Canes latrantes uiderit vel eis infestare, and: Camelos uidere et ab eis se uiderit infestare.]
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For 'To be odious . . . hate' substitute: to abhor, execrate, hate, hold in detestation Þíne goda ic láðette and him teónan dó ego diis tuis abominationem feci Angl. xvii. 116, 4.

Linked entry: lǽþettan

sǽ

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Add Wæs gecweden tó ðǽre byrig ðe Sídón hátte, sió stód bí ðǽre sǽ: 'Ðiós sǽ cwið ðæt ðú ðín scamige.' Swelce sió burg wǽre ðurh ðæs sǽs stemne tó scame geworden, Past. 409, 32-35. Ofer sę́as hé gestaðolode hié, Ps. Vos. 23, 2.

lǽne-

(adj.; prefix)
Grammar
lǽne-, lǽn-lic; adj.

Transitory ⬩ transient ⬩ not enduring

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Transitory, transient, not enduring Cwæþ se godspellere Martha and Maria getácniaþ ðis lǽnelíce líf and ðis gewítendlíce, Blickl. Homl. 73, 9.

deácon

(n.)

a levite, deacon ⬩ levītes

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a levite, deacon; levītes Aaron ðín bróður, deácon, hæfþ góde spræce Aaron frater tuus, levītes, eloquens est, Ex. 4, 14

for-gémeleásian

(v.)
Grammar
for-gémeleásian, p. ode; pp. od

To neglect ⬩ neglĭgĕre

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To neglect; neglĭgĕre Swylc geréfa swylc ðis forgémeleásige quīlĭbet præfectus qui hoc neglĭgit, L. Ath. iv. 1; Wilk. 62, 38

sealt-seáþ

(n.)
Grammar
sealt-seáþ, es; m.
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A salt-pit, salt-spring Hafaþ eác ðis land sealt*-*seáþas hábet fontes salinarum, Bd. 1, 1; S. 473, 22

ge-deorfsum

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-deorfsum, adj.

Troublesome ⬩ grievous ⬩ mŏlestus ⬩ grăvis

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Troublesome, grievous; mŏlestus, grăvis Ðis wæs swíðe gedeorfsum geár this was a very grievous year, Chr. 1103; Erl. 239, 1

Linked entry: ge-dyrfsum

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