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á-blácian

(v.)
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Hept. p. 30, at end). of material, to get dull or tarnished, lose colour Ðæt fægere híw ðæs goldes sié áblácod ( pallescit ), Past. 135, 2

niht-buttorfleóge

(n.)
Grammar
niht-buttorfleóge, an; f.

An insect that flies at nightblatta

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An insect that flies at night; blatta, Wrt. Voc. i. 23, 65

wyrht

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Dele 'leóþ' at end, and add: v. lǽce-, un-wyrht; egen-wirht ?

un-gelygen

(adj.)
Grammar
un-gelygen, adj.

Not lyingtrue

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Ath. iv. 1; Th. i. 222, 10, 13. Hæbbe hé ðæs portgeréfan gewitnesse oþþe óðera ungeligenra manna ðe man gelýfan mæge, L. Ed. 1; Th. i. 158, 12.

á-screopan

Grammar
á-screopan, l. á-screpan,

to clear off

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and add: to clear off Þonne áscrypð hió ꝥ áter áweg, Lch. ii. 144, 17. Áscrep þá greátan rinde of, 270, 17. Áscrepan (-screfan, Erf.) egerere, áscrepen (-aen,Erf.; -anWrt. Voc. ii. 39, 17) egesta, Txts. 59, 730-1: Wrt. Voc. ii. 29, 16: 142, 68

Bedewinda

(n.)
Grammar
Bedewinda, an; m.

BEDWIN, Wilts

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BEDWIN, Wilts Ic, Ælfréd, West-Seaxena cining [MS. cingc], an Eádweade, mínum yldran suna, ðæs landes æt Bedewindan I, Alfred, king of the West-Saxons, give the land at Bedwin to Edward, my elder son [lit. made a grant of the land at Bedwin ], Alfd.

mǽd-mǽwect

(n.)

the mowing of a meadow

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the mowing of a meadow Eác hé sceal hwíltídum geara beón on manegum weorcum tó hláfordes willan tóeácan . . . mǽdmǽwecte also he shall at times be ready for labour of many kinds at his lord's pleasure, besides . . . mowing his meadows, L. R.

Linked entry: mǽwect

lǽst-wyrhta

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Lǽstwyrhta caligarius Wülck, Gl. 112, 9, omitted at Wrt. Voc. i. 19. 17. Add

wiþ-scúan

(v.)
Grammar
wiþ-scúan, ( = wiþ-scúfan ?)
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Tó wiðscúenne, Bd. l, 14; Sch. 39, 19 [see last passage at wiþ-scúfan)

cýta

(n.)
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For buteo. l. butio, which is the form at Wrt. Voc. i. 29, 32

lætemest

(adv.)
Grammar
lætemest, adv.

Lastly at lastfinally

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Lastly, at last, finally Lætemest (lætmest, Lind.) novissime, Mk. Skt. Rush. 16, 14

ge-hlihhan

(v.)
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ge-hlihhan, p. ge-hlóh, pl. ge-hlógun
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To lough at, deride Hiá gehlóga hine deridebant eum. Mt. L. 9, 24

Linked entry: hlihhan

níd-faru

(n.)
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At end of first line l. there for the, see Txts. p. 149

Seár-mónaþ

(n.)
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Fox (at end); Hickes, i. 215. See preceding word. (?)

Linked entry: sére-mónaþ

fígan

(v.)

become an enemybe at enmityinĭmīcāriinĭmīcĭtias exercēre

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to be or become an enemy, be at enmity; inĭmīcāri, inĭmīcĭtias exercēre, Som. Ben. Lye

fóre-steóra

(n.)
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fóre-steóra, an; m.

A fore-steererman at the prow of a shipprōrētaprōræ conductor

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A fore-steerer, man at the prow of a ship; prōrēta, prōræ conductor, Cot. 149

weol-deáþ

(n.)
Grammar
weol-deáþ, es; m.

A violent death

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A violent death Hié wældeáð (death at Grendel's hands) fornam, Beo. Th. 1395; B. 695

bróðor-þínen

(n.)
Grammar
bróðor-þínen, -þínenu, e; f.

A midwife at the birth of twin-brothersfratres geminos parturienti obstetrix

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A midwife at the birth of twin-brothers; fratres geminos parturienti obstetrix, Gen. 38, 28

Linked entry: beorþor-þínen

smeáþanclíce

(adv.)
Grammar
smeáþanclíce, adv.

Exactly, at large subtiliter

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Exactly, at large; subtiliter Swá wé hér bufan smeáþanclíce áwriten habbaþ Anglia viii. 309, 22

ǽwda

(n.)
Grammar
ǽwda, an; m.

A witnessone who affirms the truth by oathfidejussorconsacramentalis

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A witness, one who affirms the truth by oath; fidejussor, consacramentalis Hæbbe him in áþe óðerne ǽwdan gódne let him have with him in the oath another good witness, L. Wih. 23; Th. i. 42,8. Mid gódura ǽwdum by good witnesses, L. H.

Linked entry: ǽwda-man