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rípan

(v.)
Grammar
rípan, rýpan; p. te
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Hý hergiaþ and heáwaþ, rýpaþ and reáfiaþ and tó scipe lǽdaþ, Wulfst. 163, 12. Ðér þeáfas ofdelfes ł hrýpes ubi fures effodiunt, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 6, 19. Hí férdon ǽghweder flocmǽlum and heregodon úre earme folc, and hí rýpton (rǽpton, MS.

ge-ebbian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-ebbian, p. ode, ade; pp. od, ad

To ebbrecedererefluere

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To ebb; recedere, refluere Ðá ðæt wæter wæs geebbod fram ðám scipum when the water had ebbed from the ships, Chr. 897; Th. 176, 26, col. 2

leánian

(v.)
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Drihten leánigende ys Dominus retribuens est Scint. 108, 13. Leániendum remuneratore, An. Ox. 767: largitore Hpt. Gl. 492, 1. Leániende wrace ultricem uindictam An. Ox. 3816 Add

selden

(adj.)
Grammar
selden, adj.
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Rare, infrequent Seldene synd frýnd þá þe oð ende wuniað leófe rari sunt amici qui usque ad finem existant cari, Scint. 197. 18. v. N.E.D. seldom; adj.]

þeód-wita

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</b> add :-- Þeodwitan philosophi, Scint. 106, 6

forþ-lútan

(v.)
Grammar
forþ-lútan, p. -leát, pl. -luton; pp. -loten

To fall forwardsfall downprocĭdĕre

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Forþloten prōnus, proclīvis, Scint. 6: Prov. 29

Scildingas

(n.)
Grammar
Scildingas, pl.
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The descendants of Scild, or more generally the Danes. The word occurs often in Beowulf, and is also found in the compounds Ár-, Here-, Sige-, Þeód-Sciídingas

Linked entry: Scild

á-hlǽnsian

(v.)
Grammar
á-hlǽnsian, to grow or
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S. 23, 126. figurative Gif mid hungre fæstena leahtras líchaman beóð áhlǽnsude ( macerentur ), Scint. 57, 13

Linked entry: hlǽnsian

cwild-bǽrlíce

(adv.)
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Synne áttor hálwendlíce byð geopenud on andetnysse, þæt cwyldbǽrlíce lutude on geþance peccati virus salubriter aperitur in confessione, quod pestifere latebat in mente, Scint. 39. 7. Add

dihtung

(n.)
Grammar
dihtung, e; f.
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Disposition, regulation, ordering Wunderlic dihtung upplices tódáles mira dispositio supernae distributionis, Scint. 227, 8. Æfter gesetnesse oððe dihtinge abbodes secundum dispositionem abbatis, R. Ben. I. 54, 13

weg-férend

(n.)
Grammar
weg-férend, es; m.

A wayfarer, a traveller

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Stunt wegférend stultus viator, Scint. 187, 6. Wíferend viator, Kent. Gl. 137

unweder-líce

(adv.)
Grammar
unweder-líce, adv.

In a way that indicates bad weatherthreateningly

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In a way that indicates bad weather, threateningly Tó dæg hit byð hreóh weder; ðeós lyft scínð unwederlíce hodie tempestas, rutilat enim triste coelum, Mt. Kmbl. 16, 3

hæfe

Grammar
hæfe, leaven, l. hæf,
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Scint. 75, 3

ofer-swíþe

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Þá þe oferswvþe mettum brúcað qui nimium cibis utuntur, Scint. 56, 11. Þá yfelan for hyra yflum weorcum wǽron gewítnode oferswíþe, Bt. 39, 11; F. 230, 6. Add

tung-wód

(adj.)
Grammar
tung-wód, adj.
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Tongue-mad, violent in speech Uppstige sandfull on fótum forealdudes swá wíf tungwód menn stillum ascensus arenosus in pedibus ueterani, sic mulier linguata homini quieto, Scint. 223, 13

æt-habban

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Æthabban retinere, Scint. 57, 7, 8. Add

hleahtor-lic

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Hlehterlic hit ys wanhálnysse tóbrocenre ealles líchaman wunda feáwa geswutelian ridiculum est debilitate fracta totius corporis uulnera pauca monstrare, Scint. 38, 7. Dele the passage given, and add:

méd-wyrhta

(n.)
Grammar
méd-wyrhta, an; m.
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A hireling, worker for pay, mercenary Médwyrhta (mercennarius) ys sé þe stówe hyrdes healt, ac gestreón sáwla ná sécð, Scint. 123, 13. Médwyrhtena lixarum, An. Ox. 4, 24

ge-wǽpnian

(v.)
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gewǽpnað, þonne man tó wíge þencð, Wlfst. 200, 11. of natural means of attack or defence Hæfde ꝥ deór þrié hornas on foranheáfde, and mid þǽm hornum wæs egeslíce gewǽpnod bestia tribus armata in fronte cornibus, Nar. 15, 14. of things. material Hí ꝥ scip

ǽ-lic

Grammar
ǽ-lic, (ǽw-).

of law, concerned with law, belonging to lawin accordance with law, fixed by law, legal, legitimate

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Ǽlice legalia (scita), An. Ox. 5144. with special reference to marriage, Similar entries v. ǽ :-- Ǽulic hǽmæd legitimum connubium, An. Ox. 415. Ǽwlices gegæder-scipes legitime jugalitatis, 582. Ácenned of ǽlicum gesinscype, Bd. 1, 27; S. 495, 22.

Linked entry: ǽw-lic