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for-swulge

(v.)
Grammar
for-swulge, 2nd sing. p. of for-swelgan.

hast swallowed up or devoured

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hast swallowed up or devoured, Cd. 43; Th. 57, 34; Gen. 938;

hrægel-weard

(n.)
Grammar
hrægel-weard, es; m.
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One who has charge of vestments Hræglweard vestiarius, Wrt. Voc. 289, 69

gnyrn-wracu

(n.)
Grammar
gnyrn-wracu, e; f.

Revenge for injurygriefenmityhate

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Revenge for injury or grief, enmity, hate, Elen. Kmbl. 718; El. 359

Linked entry: wracu

un-gewitfulness

(n.)
Grammar
un-gewitfulness, e; f.

Madnessinsanity

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Madness, insanity Saules ungewitfulnes (-full-, Hatt. MS.), Past. 26; Swt. 185, 1

Linked entry: ge-witfulness

forlegis-wíf

(n.)
Grammar
forlegis-wíf, es; n.

A prostitute

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A prostitute Ic þé háte lǽdan tó forlegeswífa húse, Shrn. 154, 21

Linked entry: forliger-wíf

hincian

(v.)
Grammar
hincian, (?); p. ode

To limphobblehalt

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To limp, hobble, halt: Hincodon (? printed luncodon) claudicauerunt, Ps. L. 17, 46

Linked entries: luncian hinca

sige-beácen

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Cymeð sigebeácen ( the Latin has vox magna), Verc. Först. 122, 11. Add

Linked entry: sige-beám

tó-talu

(n.)
Grammar
tó-talu, e; f.

Reputation

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Reputation Fore ðassum tótales intinge pro hac reputationis causa. Rtl. 102, 5

CNYSSAN

(v.)
Grammar
CNYSSAN, cnysan; part. cnyssende; p. cnyssede, cnysede, cnysde, cnyste; pp. cnyssed

To presstroubletossstrikedashbeatovercome; premeretribularepulsarecontunderevincere

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Ðæt hine ne cnysse sió wilnung lest desire overcome him Past. 19, 1; Hat. MS. 28a, 6

Linked entries: a-cnyssan cnyss

searu-níþ

(n.)
Grammar
searu-níþ, es; m.
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Cf. too inwit-níþ), 6126; B. 3067. armour-hate (v. searu, <b>IV a</b>), martial strife, the strife of armed men, battle Nó ic wiht fram ðé swylcra searuníþa secgan hýrde, billa brógan, 1168; B. 582

stóc-líf

(n.)
Grammar
stóc-líf, es ; n.
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home that he hath promised us, Shrn. 163, 20.

Linked entry: stóc

sceáta

(n.)
Grammar
sceáta, an; m.

a corner,anglebosom, lapa cloth, napkin

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Ðone norþsceátan man hǽt Polores . . . and se súþsceáta hátte Bachinum . . . and ðone west*-*sceátan man hǽt Libeum . . . se þridda sceáta is án hund and syfan and hund syfantig míla westlang, Ors. 1, 1; Swt. 28, 2-9. the lower corner of a sail (cf. sheet

Linked entries: súþ-sceáta sceát

ge-þeóde

(n.)
Grammar
ge-þeóde, es; n.

Languagespeechidiomtranslationlingua

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Ðæt hér ðý mára wísdóm on londe wǽre ðý we má geþeóda cúþon that there might be the more wisdom in the land the more languages we knew, Past. pref; Swt. 5, 25; Hat. MS. Hát todǽlan heora geþeóde divide linguas eorum, Ps. Th. 54, 8.

Linked entry: ge-þióde

for-geat

(v.; part.)
Grammar
for-geat, ðú -geáte, pl. -geáton

forgothast forgotten

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forgot, hast forgotten, Gen. 24, 67: Ps. Lamb. 41, 10: Jud. 3, 7;

frum-lyhtan

(v.)
Grammar
frum-lyhtan, p. -lýhte

to dawn

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to dawn Siððan hit frumlýhte after it had dawned, Blickl. Homl. 207, 35

hrið-suht

(n.)
Grammar
hrið-suht, [?], e; f.

Fever

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Fever Hál of ridesohte the fever left her, Mk. Skt. Rush. 1, 31

Linked entry: ride-soht

scip-weard

(n.)
Grammar
scip-weard, es; m.
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One who has charge of a ship Scipweardas, Andr. Kmbl. 596 ; An. 297

icge

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In B. 1107 the MS. has icge = andiége (?). Cf. Goth. and-augjo openly

be-heáwan

(v.)
Grammar
be-heáwan, bi-heáwan; p. -heów; pp. -heáwen

To beatbruisehewcut offto separate fromdeprive oftundereheówcædendo privareamputare

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To beat, bruise, hew or cut off, to separate from, deprive of; tundere, heów; cædendo privare, amputare Beheáwene mid swingellan tunsi per flagella Past. 36, 5; Hat. MS. 47 b, 15. Heáfde beheáwan to behead Bt. Met. Fox 1, 85; Met. 1. 43.

Linked entries: be-heówe bi-heáwan

ge-mearr

(n.)
Grammar
ge-mearr, es; n.

A hindrance, errora stumbling-block

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A hindrance, error Ðonne se Godes ðiów on ðæt gemearr ðære woruldsorga beféhþ when the servant of God accepts the hindrance of worldly cares, Past. 51, 7; Swt. 401, 20; Hat. MS.